MuslimTurtle
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Hey everyone, and sorry that this isn't classified in a certain area. Honestly, I look at all the letters and numbers and my head just starts spinning from anxiety and nothing makes sense to me. I do have a question, please direct me to the best place to post this and I will.
I went abroad a while back and without intending to, I met an amazing woman that I spent some time with while I was there. Because of their religious laws, we weren't able to spend a lot of time together, especially alone, but since coming back to the States, we have been in constant contact with each other through text, voice, and video. We talk probably 20 out of 24 hours every single day and we have really hit it off.
Being from Egypt, her salary is small compared to here. She makes about $500/month, and 1 Egyptian pound is currently equal to about 18 US dollars. The economy sucks. We have been researching visitor, student, work, immigration visas, and all say they require a certain amount of money in the bank or a large investment in order to be eligible to come over. Because of the economy there, saving up that kind of money they would want would take a very long time.
She has a degree in English translation as well as other certifications. She has done legal and medical Arabic to English and vice versa translation, and currently works as a content writer for a company in Egypt, focusing mostly on English translation. She also has studied graphic design, but all this is getting off topic. What I mean to say is, she isn't a doctor or lawyer or scientist, and I myself only work a humble job as a laborer. I know I could support her without any assistance and she is willing to work when she comes here, but we need help with what we should expect, how to get the process started, etc. We considered a student visa, she could come and enroll in a school to further her career or start a new one, but she would be unable to work off-campus, and I wouldn't be able to help her financially because they would rightfully suspect she is here fraudulently. We don't want to cause trouble or give any reason why they should deny her visa, so we want to go very by the book.
Then there is a work visa, but same situation, she would need money, I couldn't help her lest they suspect fraud. We want to be together and see where this goes without having to spend tons of money for me to fly back and forth, not to mention missing a lot of time from work doing so. It works temporarily, once or twice a year, but that isn't sufficient to maintain a healthy relationship.
We considered even her immigrating to Canada since the process seems easier, and as far as I have been told, I have Canadian citizenship through my mother, I would just have to reapply for it, but again, we worry about the legality of this plan. I am aware of the K1, but the restrictions on that are not something we can really do right now with my job status (I just started a new job and have no time saved up for vacation).
Is it totally hopeless for us to proceed with this if we aren't both lawyers or come from a large sum of money? I know it will be worth it in the end, but are we naïve to think this is the best for both of us?
I went abroad a while back and without intending to, I met an amazing woman that I spent some time with while I was there. Because of their religious laws, we weren't able to spend a lot of time together, especially alone, but since coming back to the States, we have been in constant contact with each other through text, voice, and video. We talk probably 20 out of 24 hours every single day and we have really hit it off.
Being from Egypt, her salary is small compared to here. She makes about $500/month, and 1 Egyptian pound is currently equal to about 18 US dollars. The economy sucks. We have been researching visitor, student, work, immigration visas, and all say they require a certain amount of money in the bank or a large investment in order to be eligible to come over. Because of the economy there, saving up that kind of money they would want would take a very long time.
She has a degree in English translation as well as other certifications. She has done legal and medical Arabic to English and vice versa translation, and currently works as a content writer for a company in Egypt, focusing mostly on English translation. She also has studied graphic design, but all this is getting off topic. What I mean to say is, she isn't a doctor or lawyer or scientist, and I myself only work a humble job as a laborer. I know I could support her without any assistance and she is willing to work when she comes here, but we need help with what we should expect, how to get the process started, etc. We considered a student visa, she could come and enroll in a school to further her career or start a new one, but she would be unable to work off-campus, and I wouldn't be able to help her financially because they would rightfully suspect she is here fraudulently. We don't want to cause trouble or give any reason why they should deny her visa, so we want to go very by the book.
Then there is a work visa, but same situation, she would need money, I couldn't help her lest they suspect fraud. We want to be together and see where this goes without having to spend tons of money for me to fly back and forth, not to mention missing a lot of time from work doing so. It works temporarily, once or twice a year, but that isn't sufficient to maintain a healthy relationship.
We considered even her immigrating to Canada since the process seems easier, and as far as I have been told, I have Canadian citizenship through my mother, I would just have to reapply for it, but again, we worry about the legality of this plan. I am aware of the K1, but the restrictions on that are not something we can really do right now with my job status (I just started a new job and have no time saved up for vacation).
Is it totally hopeless for us to proceed with this if we aren't both lawyers or come from a large sum of money? I know it will be worth it in the end, but are we naïve to think this is the best for both of us?
