Hi there all! My name is Michael, and I am just starting the process to bring my lady Naphalai from Thailand to the US to be with me..

She lives in HK, and works as a caretaker and masseuse in an old folks home in HK, because she can make more money in HK than in Bangkok. It was kind of the usual thing, we met on the net, and started talking and ended up talking more, and more, and MORE. Her best girlfriend owns a small internet cafe in HK, which helped.

I am sorry, but when you both agree in advance that you will be on webcam for 1 hour, and then end up talking for 6 hrs on the cam, and then doing it again the next day, and then do the same for every weekend for the next four months there is something Going On!. She works about 14 hrs per day in HK so we can only talk on week-ends.

I finally had to see her, so I flew to HK spent some time there, and we flew to Thailand together and spent some time there with each other, and with her family. At my age(49), and with some REALLY bad history, I am a little sceptical about "love". I refuse to say that this is love. (she isn't a kid, she is 42)

All I know is that I care about her and think about her every single day, and I want to be with her all of the time. Love, Not love, who cares? She will come here and be my lady, and I really want that more than anything in the world. She will take care of me, and I will take care of her, and I truly think we will be very, very happy together.

I think I have all of the papers together, and will doublecheck over the next 2 days. All I need to do is generate a checklist and a letter, and I think we have it covered! I will create a Timeline soon, and keep it updated.

MEGATHANKS to whoever set up this site, and manages it! The Fiance visa process is not that complex once you know what it is, but starting off from scratch is difficult. If it were not for this site, I would have paid someone to set up the visa, not because I could not set it up, but because I did not know what was required.



Regards,

Michael



PS - One of my favorite blogs in Thailand is kind of under attack by google.com . If you have a minute please go to http://www.mangosauce.com/about/google_kil...sident_blog.php The blog owner "David" is a really nice guy. I am the guy referred to as MDS in the entry. I reallly think that everyone on the web needs to stand up to corporate arrogance and indifference, and kind of draw some lines. Just read the article, and if you are not pissed, do nothing. If you are pissed, send a nasty little email to google, per the directions in the article. I really and truly believe they deserve it. Google is really big, but I do not think they own us........................yet.

Hi Michael! Hope your process runs smoothly for you both....

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Welcome to VJ This is the place to be for the best advice and all your questions answered. The people here are great! Good luck with your journey

Michael... welcome to VJ...
wishing you and Naphlai a lifetime of love and happiness...
and a speedy process!

welcome!

Welcome to VJ and may you have a smooth journey.

Mary

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Welcome to VJ and good luck on your journey

Welcome

Welcome to VJ and good luck to the both of you for a speedy process

Michael, welcome and good luck with your visa journey!

welcome aboard VJ, enjoy your journey, its one in a life time experience

WELCOME!! And all the best to you..and Michael..this is just an opinion...but ...


YOU'RE IN LOVE, MR.!!!!!!!! just teasin ya! M.

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When you get past 40 you tend to approach life and relationships differently and sometimes feel a little jaded but Michael when it's love it's love no matter how old you are just enjoy it

Adele

Welcome to VJ & good luck with your journey!

Thank you all so much for the good wishes.

Wednesday, the third of May, I fired off the I-129F packet by express mail. I am anxiously awaiting the notification of delivery from the shipper.. I quadruple checked it, and followed the checklist in the FAQ religiously, so hopefully it is OK. I would like to avoid RFE's.

Could someone tell me who runs this site? It is a truly wonderful resource for anyone going through this process, and I would like very much to thank them.


Best Regards,

Michael


PS - I was going to try to "just wait" until Napha could be here with me to see her again, but after looking at the wait times, that is not going to work. If I am really, really lucky, I can wait till we get NOA2, and then fly to HK to help her do Packet 3. If not, my passport is going to get more stamps, because I have six weeks of vacation "on the books", and I want to be with her NOW. The key is to not burn so much vacation(and Cash) that I can't afford to be there for her during Packet 3 and the interview. Hell, she can't get time off till later in the year, anyway(she used all she had in HK and BKK with me on my last trip). If I can set Packet 3 up correctly(so the interview is hopefully a "slam dunk") I should be able to arrive a day or two before the interview, and go to it with her.. Given other peoples experiences I have read about on this forum, I am not going to schedule departure tight with the interview. I want a week after the interview until our flight. If there is a last minute snag, that gives us a week to fix it, and still travel together. If there are no snags, we can party it up for a week in HK.

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welcome

responded to your PM (and can't believe I spelled sceptical with a K!!!!!hahahah) and just wanted to wish you all the very best after reading your post again here..sometimes it's very hard to believe in love after you've been put through the mill, but as you say, time will prove things out. I, for one, will be rooting for you both. M.

You think that is bad? I build a website www.thaiterracerestaurant.com for some friends of mine who own a restaurant here, and are helping me learn to speak Thai. When I first put the site up, the guy who manages the restaurant pointed out that I spelled "restaurant" "resteraunt" on several pages. Nice to have a non-native speaker correct your spelling I don't think I will ever misspell that word again, though.




Thank you very much for your kind wishes.


Regards,

Michael

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Chok dee na krap!!!

good luck to everyone

hi

Hi, back. Nice to meet you. Good luck!


Regards,

michael

Welcome to VJ... look forward to future posts from you.

(And isn't skeptical spelled with a "k"????)