Somehow I always get the two mixed up. Well I mailed off the application packet today, certified mail.

Like all things the age difference matters but is part of a bigger picture. This is the information about the removal of conditions but gives a good idea about what the USCIS examines as part of marriages and visas:

If an interview is deemed necessary, the case is sent to the Service Center's Adjudications Unit and given to an adjudicator to assign a fraud level. The fraud levels of A, B, and C are assigned to the I-751 based on the documentation submitted with the application. If the adjudicator is fully satisfied that the case is approvable, then a fraud level of C is assigned. If the adjudicator is less than fully satisfied, but still feels that (based on the information available at the time) the case can be approved, then a fraud level of B is assigned. If the adjudicator has serious concerns about the approvability of the case and/or wants the applicant and the spouse to be interviewed, then the case would be assign ed a fraud level of A.

· Reasons for Assigning Fraud Level C. If you assign a fraud level C, it means that there are no technical problems (signatures, missing information, lack of evidence, etc.) and you think the case is approvable (no interview necessary). All required supporting documents are attached and there is no indication of fraud that can be identified in the documents or through the biographic data of the parties involved.

· Reasons for Assigning Fraud Level B. Fraud level B cases are those cases which have no technical problems that need correction and have the minimum number of proper supporting documents, but there is something, or an absence of something (which you may or may not be able to articulate) that creates suspicion about the bona fides of the marriage, the veracity of the evidence, etc. The reasons for suspicion are so varied that a concise list cannot be made. An example would be where the I-751 is supported by t he minimum required number of documents, however the documents are all of recent origin. Remember, though, that a level B case will be approved if the computer randomly does not assign the case to an interview slot, so do not assign a fraud level B if the application and /or supporting documents are insufficient to approve the case.

· Reasons for Assigning Fraud Level A. Fraud level A should be assigned when the adjudicator strongly suspects fraud. Reasons fraud level A might be assigned include:

- the petitioner fails to sign the form;
- there is insufficient evidence;
- a large age difference exists between the spouses;
- the married couple is not living together;
- a prior I-751 was denied;
- the petition was filed untimely without a good reason for being late; or
- any other reasons as the service center director may determine.

(3) Entering Cases in the Computer . Once the fraud level is determined, the adjudicator enters the case in the MFAS data base. The district office assigns a percentage to each fraud level. All fraud level A cases are interviewed. The responsible officer (usually the ADDE) in the district offices may choose to interview between 30% to 100% of all fraud level B cases; and between 10% and 50% of all fraud level C cases. After the case is entered in MFAS, the adjudicator enters the fraud level and the computer determines if the case will be sent for interview depending on the percentage of cases the district office wants to interview.

... and so has no bearing on the discussion at hand. End of story.

Ian

13 years ISN'T a large age difference...

Of course this is subjective! But 13 years is a large amount of time in relation to our lifespan. In fact it is almost 20% of a persons allotted 70 years. Now i feel old

I always feel taken aback when I think about the fact that when I was marrying my first husband, at age 19, my current husband was only 6.

ACK!

Rene

"War story" -- A good friend is a retired ConOff who did a tour in Manila. They often saw situations where the AmCit man was 50 years older than his lovely wife. They had no problem with that -- "If the man died on his honeymoon, he would die happy."

22 years ago when I first came here on vacation I actually drove within a mile of my wife's house. We didn't meet until 11 years later.

Additionally, I was randomly using my video camera to record my journey at the time and I videoed the empty area where we built our current house.

= Fate!

Rene

My hubs is 11yrs older than me, and I came here on a K1. no problems at all

See #5, above.