Lee&Ana

I cannot believe I read the whole thing.

This is an example of what I was talking about: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/524857-k1-fraud/

What made you stuck at background checks?

Wow. I don't know what to say or even begin. There is no mention of you bringing your lady to the USA and having a better life. What is that worth to her. $30,000 would buy a lot of hired help if you know what I mean. I would run as fast as you can OP

Why not move to the Philippines? With your ssi check you can probably live like a king over there. You can also be with your girlfriend and not endure the whole immigration process.

Who has no money for AOS? And more responses that are not contributing to the conversation but have a mocking and sarcastic tone to them. Forgive me for starting a thread and actually wanting to learn other people's reasoning for getting a partner from another country.

Adopting her kids will make you financially responsible for them. Why give up supporting income from the father? And if you bring the kids to the USA, when do you suppose he will see them? If you adopt the kids you are a braver man than me

The idea behind this thread was to gather input of what made you choose a foreign woman to marry

I am pondering the motivation that a man has when he decides to look outside his country for a wife. I have my own thought process but I am interested in hearing what other men have to say on the subject. Perhaps this would be an opportunity to examine the phenomenon that is occuring now where many men are bringing foreign women to their country for marriage. I am about to start the k1 process for my girlfriend. I have my ideas as to what life could/would/should or will be like and what our respective roles in the marriage will be. Let the conversation begin.

If I were your fiancee, I would be extremely disappointed that you felt this way. And I'd hope that you came to your sense and either committed 100% to this endeavour or told me that you aren't sure about us so that I can let you go and find someone who is sure.

How I am not 100% committed? I am spending a lot of money, time and trouble to bring her to a country where she will actually have an opportunity to thrive and not just exist in squalor. And you wouldn't be disappointed that you were my fiancé because you don't know anything about me and want to be insulting because you don't agree with my viewpoint.

Elaborating on why your marriage is not working would enable people here to give you a better opinion. As opposed to posting and say we love each other but it isn't working.

This would ensure that the relationship is legitimate and the petitioner would not be on the hook for what could be potentially a beneficiary just getting married for a green card. There are a lot of stories of beneficiaries divorcing ASAP and can do so because they have status. If they are without status they cannot do that. It would give the marriage enough time to blossom or wither and the petitioner would not be responsible for what is essentially a green card marriage. K1 visa couples have to marry within 90 days, but i don't think 90 days is really enough time to determine if the marriage is going to work. I am thinking of bringing my fiancé over here but not adjusting status right away until I know the marriage will work. If there is no AOS and the marriage doesn't work I am not responsible for anything and life goes on. The petitioner is taking all the risk and the potential for being on the hook indefinitely is huge.

I would be more concerned about if they were to get divorce before the AOS is filed, because the beneficiary would be SOL having no basis to AOS. That's something to think about if you are the beneficiary, unless that's the plan of the petitioner to be sure the marriage/relationship works out (which would be wrong in my opinion).

My girlfriend and I met last month in the Phils for 16 days and have decided to do the k1 visa. In her excitement to send me printed pictures, letter of intent and the g325a, she made a mistake on the g325a by typing NONE where it asks where she was born. I know that they want original signed copies and the package cost me $47. How should I rectify this mistake without getting the application sent back. Can i use whiteout and handwrite it in or can she email me another copy and i print it out? Thanks in advance.

Congrats. I am about to file for a k1 visa for my pinay girlfriend. Your timeline and quick approval gives me hope. I live in Nevada so I will be using the Texas service center as well

What was the 35 days? 35 days after interview, after filing ??????? I want I take lessons from you guys. Congrats

I hit the post button and then I tried to edit but it became a second post which was removed by admin. The good news is her viber and skype is working again. I guess we were both panicking because talking to each other all the time is something I look forward to and so does she. She works 6 days a week as a dental assistant for about 5000 pesos a month. The money is not a lot for me but I was burned once before. As everyone knows, we all get jaded as we get older. A little about me: I am 42, never married and no kids. She is 23, never married no kids. But only time will tell. I guess in the big scheme of things a couple of hundred is no money

I have previously posted about the beginning of my visa journey. My next quesition is involving financial help for my online girlfriend. As everyone here knows, filipinas are very poor. Simple things that we take for granted are luxuries in the phils.

My question is how to determine if you are being taken for a ride. My situation is as follows: my girlfriend use to pay at an Internet cafe to talk to me. She was regular, and still is, as a Swiss watch when keeping in contact with me. When we became "serious" I bought her a smart bro pocket wifi that she uses with her phone. We basically viber and skype when I am not sleeping or working, which is quite a few hours a day. That was $65. Last week I paid her breakage rent for $35.

Today, she dropped her ph

I met a filipina online. We were friends first and have been talking on skype and viber for 2-4 hours a day. How long should I wait before I go to visit her? We have been an "item" for about 1 and 1/2 months and know each other for about 2 and 1/2 months. I have been to the phils in 2013 and previously dated a pinay here in the states before for 3 years. How long has everyone on this forum chatted with their partner before visiting?

It is not that I shouldn't start the journey, it is more a matter of being on the hook for 10 years. Correct me if I am wrong, I am a total newbie, but if she runs off on you, you are responsible to support her for 125% of the poverty limit. If you get divorced, you are paying. If she sleeps with your best friend, you are paying. The only way you can get off the hook is when she becomes a citizen, dies, goes back to her country or gets 10 years of work credit. That is a huge liabilty and risk. It might not be something you have contemplated Derrick, but it exists. You bring a foreign national to this country and sign the I 864, you have signed a contract with the federal government to support that person. I am not talking about supporting her in terms of marriage, schooling etc. Your fiance/wife as loving, wonderful, sexy etc. etc. as she may be can leave you high and dry and you will be paying if she avails herself of government benefits.

Now, I may be putting the cart before the horse. I am at the very beginning stages of getting to know the filipina and planning a trip to the phils to be with her for a couple of weeks to determine our compatibilty in person. Depending on how the visit goes will determine if I proceed with the k1 visa. I don't care about gold digging or green card or any of that other nonsense. If she gets a green card and works and wants a divorce, no problem. If she runs off with another guy who has more money than me, fine. As long as i am not paying to "drive the car" without being able to drive the car".

I am a new forum member. I am in the very beginning of my visa journey. I met a very nice, hardworking pinay on a dating website. This forum is a great educational tool with a wealth of knowledge. I was reading about the affidavit of support form that has be signed and it scares the hell out of me. Being responsible financially for someone for 10 years no matter what happens is scary and has me questioning about whether it is worth the risk to immigrate someone here from another country. All responses and questions are welcone. Thanks in advance