90 Day Fiancé: Niles and Matilda Face Backlash Over Visa Delays and Missing GoFundMe Transparency
When 90 Day Fiancé viewers first met Alabama native Niles and his Ghanaian bride Matilda on Season 7 of Before the 90 Days, their heartwarming cross-cultural romance quickly made them fan favorites. Audiences cheered as they celebrated their traditional Ghanaian wedding and admired their mutual determination to overcome distance and financial hardship. Now featured on Season 8 of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, the couple’s continuing long-distance marriage is drawing intense scrutiny—and fans are starting to ask tough questions about where their money and immigration plans actually stand.
Financial Stability Raises Questions Over Visa Delays
Throughout their journey, the primary roadblock keeping Matilda in Ghana was financial. High immigration processing fees previously prevented Niles from submitting her visa application. To bridge the gap, the couple launched a GoFundMe campaign, turning to their dedicated fanbase for financial support to help reunite them in the United States.
However, circumstances have since shifted. Niles recently secured steady employment, providing him with a regular income to complement the funds previously raised online. Social media updates show Niles traveling to Ghana to visit Matilda, with the pair sharing affectionate photos celebrating their reunions. But despite these improved financial prospects, Matilda remains in Ghana—and there is still no evidence that the official visa paperwork has been filed.
Fan Backlash and Transparency Allegations Grow
The lack of concrete progress has sparked growing frustration across online communities. On platforms like Reddit and Instagram, viewers are increasingly demanding accountability regarding the public donations. Critics have accused Niles of being uncommunicative, pointing out that he has provided no updates on how the GoFundMe money was used or why the visa filing remains stalled despite his new job.
Some fans have gone so far as to label Niles a grifter due to his continued silence. While defenders point out that U.S. immigration processes are notoriously slow and complex regardless of income, others argue that a simple status update is the bare minimum owed to followers who contributed their own money to the cause.
Secret Relocation Plans Add Fuel to the Fire
Adding another layer of complication to the controversy is a staggering revelation about Niles’s true intentions. Rather than actively pursuing a U.S. visa to bring Matilda to Alabama, Niles reportedly plans to relocate to Ghana permanently—a decision he has kept hidden from Matilda.
This secret move completely reshapes how viewers perceive their storyline. Moving to Ghana directly contradicts his longstanding promise to bring her to America, raising major doubts about whether he ever truly intended to complete the U.S. visa process.
As 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way continues to air, the gap between Niles’s public declarations and his actual actions leaves their future in serious jeopardy. Whether Niles will step forward to clarify the status of the raised funds—and finally reveal his true relocation plans to Matilda—remains the biggest unresolved question facing the couple today.
