Ok. Thanks for your response to my last quesiton about bringing the fiancé to USA. However, here is the catch... we've never met in person. It has been on-line love affair. (Facebook, Yahoo messenger, webcam... he has sent a post card and I ve mailed him a package). Isn't a requirement of the fiancé visa to have met in person? HOw do you work around that? If we had lots of money it wouldn't be a problem but niether of us are rich... just in love...
Thx in advance for you are help
Angela

How long have you been communicating? Have you sent just the one package and him the one postcard? Having several articles of correspondance, over a period, would be most beneficial to you... letters, phone bills, e-mail, etc..

One stipulation for the fiancé visa is that you do have to have met, unless you can show that it would cause extreme financial difficulty. You also would have to be able to show that you can support him for a number of years if need be... with pay stubs, letter from employer showing your salary, etc. or else you would need someone to co-sponsor him, similar to co-signing on a car... they would be responsible if you couldn't be. It doesn't matter if he plans to work or not... the government want to be sure he would not end up depending on government assistance and the paperwork is simply required.

Read through the link that was provided by lawanwadee... check out the application process for the I-129F petition to bring a fiancé over for more details on what would be required. There are several steps to the process... one also being that you would need to get married within 90 days of his arrival. You mentioned eventually marrying, so the fiancé visa may not be the best option for you just yet until you have more documentation to support the relationship and would marry soon after his arrival.

There are a number of pretty pricey fees along the way as well, so if you are having difficulty getting in a visit to each other, you will find the process of bringing him here costly... (in total, far more than a plane ticket would be!)

Maybe try to save some money, either you or him, and plan a visit. Best to meet in person anyway and spend some actual time together. Down the road you may decide to go with the fiancé visa, or you may decide you would like to live in Germany. You might end up deciding to marry there and at some point have him come back to the US on a spousal visa.

There are several different options, but they will all take money, time, and plenty of documentation that the relationship is legitimate.

It's quite an adventure, long distance relationships are exciting and frustrating at times, but if you find you truly love this person and want to marry him, it will obviously be well worth the time and effort.

It takes a lot of time, money, and a lot of work on documentation. If he is not eligible to obtain visitor's visa to come to see you, maybe it's better for you to go there and see if he is the same one that you've been communicating with.

I spend years working on immigration in US, and I don't believe in long distance relationship. Even in the cases both have met in person a few times before. Most ended up in less than 2 years after marriage, followed with hatred, anger, revenge, etc.

Do not rush... good luck.