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Amy Sukwan's avatar

Me and Ka were married on November 1, 2019, so it's been over five years. The sheer length of time now bizarrely plays in his favor as the first two years of legal marriage are vetted differently by immigration: during that time they are often scrutinizing the bonafides of the relationship and any visa to the US remains dependant on the US citizen spouse and the immigrant staying together. After two years of legal marriage, regardless of where the marriage took place conditions are then removed and the immigrant simply becomes a US permanent resident with a 10 year green card. If he gets this visa at this point Ka could come to the USA, divorce me the next day and stay as long as he wishes. Within two years he would be eligible for US citizenship.I don't think that's happening but we're long past bonafides of marriage scrutiny.

The May-December marriages are often assumed to have some aspect of illegitimacy to them, but money talks. A lot of people, as was true of my first husband Oh, find that America is not all that it's cracked up to be. They work in some instances but not in others.

I'd wonder why this 75 year old wouldn't just want to stay in the Phillipines...

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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