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My wife was previously married to another American citizen. They began the petitioning process and it proceeded at least to the point where they were informed that the application had been approved and that she would soon receive further instructions (about the interview I assume). I don't know why or how the process was ended, but to my knowledge my wife was never interviewed, and she of course never came to the USA. Later she and her husband divorced. Before we were married all I knew was that she had been married to another American and had divorced him. From the first I was afraid that the mere fact that she had been married to another American would raise a red flag when we applied for her visa as my wife. After we were married I learned more things about the marriage, divorce, and her husband which made me even more concerned. Without going into all the details, her marriage to her first American husband displays many of the signs of a "sham" marriage. I don't believe it was a "sham" marriage, but I can see why the USCIS might suspect that it was, given the facts. My questions are: 1) will the USCIS investigate the previous marriage in depth; and 2) if the USCIS concludes it was a "sham" marriage (which given their bias I think they might), will they assume that our marriage is fraudulent also? For the record, we have been married for over three years, and have lived together for most of that time in China. I have read a couple of things online which lead me to believe that a previous marriage to an American would be a red flag that might trigger scrutiny of the previous marriage, especially since my wife and her then husband had started the petitioning process. My real concern is that if the USCIS looks closely at that marriage, and asks about it at my wife's interview, the facts they would discover might very well convince them that it was a "sham" marriage. As I said, I don't think it was a "sham" (although my wife was guilty of very poor judgment which to this day I don't fully understand), but it certainly has many of the characteristics of a "sham" marriage. It seems to me, that if the USCIS were to be convinced it was a "sham", then they might well conclude ours is a "sham" as well, although living together for three years does seem to indicate a valid marriage. I guess I am a bit paranoid, since everything I have read seems to indicate that the USCIS takes it for granted that everybody petitioning for a visa is trying to defraud the US Government, and that the petitioners are guilty until they can prove they are innocent. That being the case, might not the USCIS explain away the three years we have lived together? I mean, they might rationalize that I am sincere, but that my wife is cynically playing a long game, in hopes of eventually getting a green card. I don't believe that is the case, but given the bias of the USCIS against petitioners, are my fears completely unfounded? I would very much appreciate it if you could give me an opinion concerning this. -
I was wondering if finding your future wife on POF dating site was going to be a potential issue in the CR-1 process? This was a free dating site. http://www.pof.com/
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I started the K-1 process in September. Since then I have learned that being recently divorced is a red flag. I met my fiancee online in June of this year while being separated, and my divorce was final in mid-August. My ex-wife (also an American) had a job that required travel (it's how I became interested in China) and she spent most of her time in the U.K. over the last year making it difficult to fit in the court dates to finalize everything. Also I have no children from the marriage. So my question is, is this a reason for concern? Or is it more significant when the beneficiary is recently divorced? Also there is an age gap with my fiancee, but on the positive side, she speaks excellent English and should be able to explain the situation if needed. So my concern is the divorce and also the speed of the relationship with my new found love. Even though we have only known each other since June we have either texted, or video chatted on Skype twice a day for hours since meeting. We have gotten to know each other so well that we are now watching videos, reading stories to each other, and asking trivia questions just to keep the conversation going. I have hundreds of pages of chat logs if needed. I think we have ask and answered just about every personal and relationship question possible. Also, we spent two weeks together in late August, and we will meet again in late November for another two weeks. This is my first attempt at sponsoring anyone for a visa. Any input is greatly appreciated.
