Immigration Lawyer Suggested A Prenup Might Help Our Visa Case And Now I Don't Know What To Do
Location: New York
Hi.
My fiance (29M) and I (27F) have been together for 3 years and got engaged last summer. He's here on a work visa that expires next year and we always knew we'd probably have to get married sooner than we originally planned because of it. Which honestly I'm fine with because I love him and we were heading there anyway.
But his immigration lawyer basically told us we need to have our financial shit completely documented and organized for the spouse visa process. Like they want to see everything - bank statements, proof of how we support each other, lease agreements like the whole deal. While we were going through all our finances together for the first time it got kinda weird.
He makes about 3x what I make. He also has a lot of family money that I didn't fully understand the extent of until now. And I have student loans that are honestly embarrassing to talk about. The lawyer kept asking really detailed questions about how we manage money together and whether we have any formal agreements about finances.
Then she straight up suggested we consider doing a prenup. She said that having clear documentation of our financial arrangement could actually help show USCIS that this is a real and thought out partnership and not just a green card marriage.
I honestly didn't see that coming. I always thought prenups were something that made you look less committed and not more but she made it sound like it could strengthen our case by showing we've had serious conversations about our life together.
When I mentioned this to my fiance he said he agrees with it. He said his family would think it's a bit weird but he doesn't care what they say and that he's willing to do it because its the right thing to do.
The thing is that I personally don't know what to do. The lawyer seemed to think it was a smart move but I'm not 100% sure.
Has anyone been through the spouse visa process? Is this normal advice from immigration lawyers or is she just trying to upsell us on legal services? I'm so confused about what the right move is here
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