Czy ktos tu jeszcze zaglada?! Ja kilka dni temu wrocilam z Polski. Bylo bardzo fajnie, choc oczywiscie na moj przyjazd pogoda sie zepsula poprawiajac szie tylko w dzien mojego wylotu...LOL Ale poza tym bylo bardzo milo.

Co u was slychac?

Weszlam sobie na stronie USCIS zeby zobaczyc ile bedzie kosztowac zniesienie warunku na moje 2-letniej zielonej karcie i wyczytalam ze 30 lipca (w moje urodziny w dodatku!) podnosza oplate z $205 + $70 (biometrics) do $545!!!!!! Chyba mnie zaraz kurwica strzeli!!!!

No ktos musi placic za ta wojne, nie? No i jak nie lepiej dla pana busha, jak nie my do pokrycia tych kosztow!

Ja sie wlasnie pospieszylam z AOS by zdarzyc przed 7-30. AOS teraz bedzie ponad $1000! Oni beda musieli podniesc finansowe kryteria na te wszystkie immigracyjne sprawy... bo za nie dlugo nikt nie bedzie mial kasy by tu zostac legalnie.

Hej,

No to jest straszne z ta kasa... Nawet nie wiedzialam, ze to tyle bedzie kosztowac. Mam wyslac moja aplikacje o staly pobyt w listopadzie. Mialam zamiar zainteresowac sie tym wczesniej, zeby potem nie robic wszystkiego na ostatnia chwile, ale jakos nie mam nastroju.

Niki, ale fajnie, ze bylas w Polsce! Co tam pogoda, przymajmniej zosbaczylas rodzinke
Ja mam nadzieje, ze uda mi sie pojechac za rok. W tym roku bylismy juz na wakacjach i niestety na maxa wykorzystalismy limit na podrozowanie. Juz pomijajac kase, ma mstraszne trudnosci dostac wolne w pracy...

Jezeli chodzi o mnie to bardzo leniuchuje, bo nie mam szkoly i nie umiem sie nacieszyc wolnoscia! Zaczynam z powrotem szkole w sierpniu, wiec juz niedlugo znowu nie bede miala czasu na nic.
No i najwazniejsze, musze Wam sie pochwalic, ze dostalam awans w pracy Pracuje teraz w dziale ksiegowosci, juz cale 3 tygodnie !!!!! Bardzo sie ciesze, bo to jest to co chcialam robic i udalo mi sie zostac w firmie, w ktorej pracuje... Naprawde bardzo, ale to bardzo sie ciesze!


Pozdrawiam Was wszystkich serdecznie
Monika

Czesc wam...

First of all, sorry for writing in english, but I do way to many mistakes. I just found this threat and thought... not many ppl write here so lets just do it
My name is Beata and I was born in Poland, lived there for 7 years and moved than to germany with my parents. I do speak polish since that's all we spoke at home, but I'm not really good at writing it, cause I never went to a polish school.
I'm in the US with my husband now and I really miss my family back in germany and poland so it's really good to see other ppl here form there.

I hope I can stay in contact with some of you here and maybe, how knows, meet somebody who lives around here.

Pozdrawjam wszystkich serdecznie... Beata

Czesc Beata!

Juz mialam powiedziec, ze super ekscytujacy watek nam sie zrobil... w kazdym razie witaj w polskim watku! Gdzie dokladnie mieszkasz w Pennsylwanii? Moj maz pochodzi z poludniowo-wschodniej czesci na granicy z DE i MD. Ja tez tam jakis czas mieszkalam. Piekne miejsce. W ogole bardzo lubie Pennsylwanie!

No to sprubuje po polsku...

Mieszkam w Gillett, to jest bardzo male miasteczko pszy granicy to Nowego Yorku, to znaczy mieszkam na polnocy. Naj blirzsze wjelkie miasto jest Elmira, NY. Jest tutaj super, bardzo mi sie tutaj podoba... troszke tak jak bylo w polsce :-D Moj Maz stont pochodzi.

Hejka,

Czy ktoras z Was sie starala o polskie obywatelstwo (i paszport) dla meza? Ciekawa jestem jak dlugo trwa ten proces, i czy szybciej by bylo jesli bym uzyskala obywatelstwo po rodzicach?

Po za tym czy wiecie czy trzeba miec polskie obywatelstwo i paszport zeby miec dom w polsce, lub otrzymac przez darowizne?

Dzieki

Ja sie bardzo slabo w tym temacie orientuje... Ale moja kolezanka ze studiow jest brazylijka i ma meza polaka, mieszkaja w polsce i ona zawsze sie skarzyla na caly proces imigracyjny... nie wiem jednak czy chodzilo tylko o staly pobyt czy o obywatelstwo... mi by sie wydawalo ze chyba po rodzicach ci bedzie latwiej, bo w polsce panuje prawo krwi, czyli masz obywatelstwo jesli twoje rodzice sa polakami, natomiast np. w stanach jest prawo ziemi, czyli jak sie jest urodzonym w stanach to ma sie obywatelstwo amerykanskie. Wydaje mi sie tez ze w innym przypadku (np. jak rodzice lub rodzic nie sa polakami) to trzeba w polsce mieszkac przez conajmniej 5 lat... ale nie jestem pewna i nie orientuje sie w roznych kruczkach prawnych.

Co do posiadania domu/ziemi w polsce przez cudzoziemcow to chyba mozna.. cos slyszalam ze cudzoziemiec kupujacy ziemie w polsce musi miec zgode ministerstwa spraw wewnetrznych ale nie wiem czy to tez dotyczy darowizny. Jesli twoj maz jest jednak polakiem, to chyba nie ma wiekszego problemu. Ale moge sie absolutnie mylic!!!

Dzieki Niki za info!

Myslalam ze ten proces jakos bedzie szybszy, jak nie przez rodzicow, to przez meza... a tu tyle czekania i starania sie. Mowia ze bedzie to trwalo do roku czasu.

AOS zlozylismy, i interview mamy w listopadzie. Ale w miedzy czasie chyba wybieramy sie do Polski jak AP przyjdzie. Czekam tylko zeby boska ustalila pare rzeczy w firmie, i wybieramy sie na podroz wzdluz Polski.... tzn Gdansk-Krakow. Po odwiedzaniu obydwu stron rodzin myslimy ze moze nam zostanie troche czasu i jeszcze chcielismy jakies krotkie wakacje w Europie. Co proponujecie?

Czesc wam...

Mam pare pytan skuli polskiego obywatelstw, ale najlepjej napisze po angielsku bo inaczej tu bende siedziala calom noc

I was born in Poland as were my parents, and when I was 7 we moved to germany and got the german citizenship. Back than we were allowed to keep our polish citizenship, so now we all have leagaly 2. ( anyone of you in the same situation?!)
Here is the thing... I know that poland is issuing new ID cards (plastic ones) and they give everybody time to the end of the year to get it changed. As far as I know after that there'll be no way to change your old ID (dowod osobisty). Will I lose my polish citizenship and will I have to apply for it again when I go back there or how the heck can I get my ID changed into the new one. Maybe over here at the consulate? Because as far as I know Poland doesn't tolerate 2 citizenships.

An other question is, how can my husband apply for the polish citizenship and would he lose his american if the'd get the polish one?!

Oh, and will I be able to keep my other 2 citizenships when I get the american one (one of these days... )

Dzienki wam za pomoc!!!! Thanks to everybody for your help!!!

As far as I know, and I might be wrong, you don't need to have Polish ID (meaning dowod osobisty) if you don't live in Poland. Your passport is enough. I'd check on that if I were you though... What you can do is call the Town Hall that issued your original ID and ask them what you should do.



No way you're gonna lose your polish citizenship. You don't lose a citizenship only because you don't have an ID... As for how to get a new one (other than going to Poland in person and doing it) I don't know. Again, call the Town Hall or the consulate.



Most countries don't. Including USA. HOWEVER, it means that they don't *recognize* you as a foreign citizen. As far as Poland is concerned you're a Polish citizen and they don't give a crap about your American citizenship. That's why when you're in Poland you're supposed to use only Polish documents, like passport, and not (for example) American passport. It's against the law. People do that though. I've seen tons on Polish-American citizens coming to Poland and using American passport.



Honestly... I'd forget about it. It's not worth it. He'd have to first become a permanent resident and then citizen after spending certain amount of years in Poland. I don't know what happens to his American citizenship though.



Probably, but again, I'm not sure.

Here is my situation and maybe it might help with answering your questions but I am not sure. My husband is Slovak and I am American and we live in Poland. I only have American citizenship/passport, my husband has only Slovak citizenship/passport. When we came to live in Poland a year ago. My husband had to fill out a few papers and he was able to get temporary resident card (approx. 5 years) to live and work in Poland since he is from another EU country. Because I am his wife I am also allowed to get a temporary resident permit, I also filled out a few papers and I am also able to live and work in Poland.
Hope this helps.
Jill

Thanks a lot for you help!!!

I know that he can work in europe without any problems. That's not what I wanted though. The thing is just, that I'm worried about having some kind of problems when I go back to poland and want my new ID card. Plus my husband wants the polish citizenship I just talked to my dad the other day and he goes to Poland (from Germany) like once a month, I send him my marriage certificate and my husbands bithcertificate, he's gonna try to find out that stuff for me since he's going there next week again.

But again, thanks for all you help!!!

This whole getting citizenship through Poland got a lot tougher now that they are in the EU, so expect to be jumping through some hoops... cause they are making me do it. I was contemplating whether to seek citizenship through my Polish parents, or marriage to my husband. Turns out the parent way is simpler... and that takes 1 yr to process and of course a bunch of fees.

At least when I was getting the paperwork for my fiance/now husband through USCIS I knew what to expect, but everytime I talk to the Polish consulate I get a new story on what the requirements are. So this keeps delaying the case. ugh!

Sorry I cant help with how to get it going for your husband, but at the least, expect that the process will definitely take longer than 1 yr to process, and at some point you have to say you guys want to live in Poland (they are going to ask why he seeks citizenship).

About the ID (dowod osobisty), its not that if you dont get the new plastic one by the end of the yr that you will never be able to have one, its just that the one you have will no longer be valid. The next time you are in Poland you can get one... but it takes about 3 weeks to make it and you have to pick it up yourself. They are switching to a system that the plastic ID cards will be valid for 10yrs, where the previous ones had no expiration date. I think the only potential issue you may have with the ID card is that you have to be "zameldowana" in Poland, and not sure whether you are since you lived in Germany.

Well, yeah, I was expecting that it's gonna take a while for him to get the citizenship, and I know that it's gonna suck since right now I'm waiting on my papers here and it sucks for me... like for all of us...

I am "zameldowana" in Poland since the day I was born, I was never "odmeldowana". My sister still lives there so I use her adress as mine. I was in Poland just a few month ago but back than I didn't know that they are gonna change their ID cards and when I found out I was already here in the US. Hopefully I can go there next summer and have that thing done.

Thanks for everything!!!!

If you are still zameldowana, you have nothing to worry about, it's similar then to getting a renewal... but I'm going only off of what I hear.

Where in Poland are you from?

That's good to know!!
I was born in Rybnik, that's about 30 min. away from Katowize if you know that. Your fiance/husband is from Poland too, where is he from? You've been there before? Do you like it . We want to go back to Europe some time in the future when we are both done with school, it might be germany or poland, we don't know yet.

My hubby is from Gdynia/Gdansk area, the opposite side of PL We are actually planning a trip there later this fall for a Christening. He just got his AP this weekend so we are excited about that. I do know where Katowice are, my family is from southern Poland, dad from Krakow, mom from Tarnow if you are familiar with those cities. The past several years I've been going to poland every year. Mostly to see my husband... and then to travel around Europe too.

Depending on time, we may actually do a weekend trip to Germany, somewhere in the Hamburg area. I've never been to Germany, so that will be fun.

Are you getting homesick? He misses home a lot, since he doesn't have any other family in the US.

Yeah, I'm familiar with those cities. I've been to Gdansk and Krakow is just a couple hours away from my hometown. Those are really beautifull cities!! Germany has a lot to offer too though. I've traveled there a lot with my husband since I grew up in germany. I'm sure you're gonna like it there.

I am actually getting very homesick every now and than . I'm the jungest from 5 kids and we have a big family in general and I do miss them all a lot. I've been here in the US for about 3 month now and for some reason I still didn't really meet anybody to hang out with, someone like a friend... I'm sure your husband knows what I mean, you might too. I got my husbands family around and stuff, but they have their own things to do you know?! Job, hobbys... plus he's got a very small family so there is not much to pick from...

Well, hope you're gonna have fun in europe!!!

Just a quick note, remember that whatever "official" documents that you bring to Poland from the US, they should be affixed with an Apostille from the Secretary of State where the document was generated. In example, in PA, you would take the document from the town/city to the State House, and have the Secretary of State's office process an Apostille.

My parents just returned after vacationing for 2 months in Poland, and couldn't get their Dowod Osobisty because their Marriage Certificate (from the US, 50 years ago) didn't have an Apostille.

Hope this helps save some folks some confusion...

Apostille only applies to documents created outside of the country they are intended to be used in. I think only your mom should have had a problem with the dowod osobisty if she's using your dad's last name (hence using marriage certificate to prove citizenship/residency). Your dad should have been able to get the dowod without the marriage certificate.

But I do agree that the Apostille has to be attached to practically everything used in PL now. I believe this came into effect last year. The Apostille costs $2-6 to get done, small price but a hassle.

Actually, the marriage certificate was done here in the US, and both parents emigrated from PL. The marraige certificate issue is taken care of, but now for the dowod, they want my mothers birth certificate...she was born in PL, in 1932...that part of PL is now in Belarus. Z bid komplikowane.

But you are correct...if you are bringing US documents to PL for anything official, make sure to have an Apostille attached.

Anyone have any friends in Minsk?

I got a new dowod osobisty based on my american marriage cert.... all I had to do was to "umiejscowic" it at my local (in Poland) townhome. And get it officially translated.

Did you have to be there in person or did you do it by mail? I'm trying to get my new dowod osobisty right now but I can figure out how to do it except going there in person. And I'm in the US now and have no clue when I'm gonna be back in Poland again. Maybe I can do it at the polish consulate?!?

Oh... sorry for the stupide question... but what is a Apostille????

@ nie wiem... sorry, I don't know anybody in Minsk

Sandy Cheeks -

http://www.mswia.gov.pl/portal/pl/432/

I think this will answer a few questions, but in short it seems everything needs to be done there. Even passports can't be done at the consulate anymore.

An apostille is basically a certification by the state of issuance legalizing a document for International use in accordance with the Hague Convention, which, Poland is now a signatory to since it is an EU member nation. This eliminates the need for doing what Pilot's Girl had to do with her umiejscowanie, and subsequent official translation by a consular officer, or official translator.

Have a good day...

Thanks for that explanation And also thanks for that link, yeah, it does help. It's a lot of polish... I never went to a polish school so never really learned to read or write it but I can speak it. It's just gonna take me a little longer

Oh, and to everybody... does someone of you know a recipe for an easter disch called swienconka (or something like that)...?!?

Are all of you guys in the US?? Where are you. I'm in the north of PA, about 10 min. from the border to NY state.

Sandy cheeks,

Swieconka is not really a "dish" but all the contents of your Easter basket that you get blessed in church. Like bread, kielbasa or other meat, eggs, butter, horseradish, cakes or whatever else you put in there depending on taste/region.

p.s. I'm in the Chicago area.

Nie Wiem - I visited the polish consulate here in Chicago, and they said, although they dont make the passports themselves... they do take care of the whole process for people with expired ones, or those who can't travel (like those with expired visa's). They said it takes longer, and of couse much more $$.

Any one know of any good sites on cheap air fares to Poland for the fall? My husband wants to go real bad, but I can't seem to find anything under $900 to Gdansk Usually in the fall/winter months flights were in the $500-650 range, now that the USD is so weak and fuel so expensive its getting hard. If you guys know of any good deals, pass along the info please

I know that you call the stuff in the basket swienconka, but I met an older lady the other day and her parents were from poland. She said, her mom used to make something called swienconka and she made it out of all the stuff that was left in the basket.

About the plane ticket. Why don't you book a flight to germany and than from there to poland. I flew from frankfurt to krakow for 100 Euro. I just had a look online and just picked the 16.th to the 30 October. A flight from chicago to frankfurt is 486$ and from frankfurt to gdansk is 182 Euro. That would be about 700 $ per person. I found the first flight on www.cheaptickets.com and the second one on www.expedia.de.

If you don't speak german let me know when you want to go and I'll have a look for you.

Good luck.

Must have been something just in her family.... I've never heard anything like that before. The only thing that comes to my head (and it's probably not that) is something similar to so-called "smieciowka," which basically means "garbage dish" where everything you have in the fridge is thrown in together Like say, if you eat it for breakfast, it'd eggs, leftover meat, some left over veggies, and whatever else... Eaten as scrambled eggs/omlette/burrito. So maybe the same way it's a dish made of everything from swieconka? I doubt there's a recipe for that though!

Nanusia,

Lufthansa has some really good pricing, via Frankfurt - take a look at Sidestep, and I think you'll see some attractive fares.

Sandy Cheeks - I checked with Mama, and she says that it is most likely the meal that she was referring to. All the items in the basket, plus what ever else you want to prepare, and each table/home is a bit different.

Here is a bit of help though - Swieconka

Maine here...

Thanks for taking the time and asking your "mamusia" nie wiem, I appreciate it. I didn't have much time yet but I'm also gonna have a look at the link you gave me and let my friend know.

Hi everyone
Same like pilot’s girl I got a new dowod osobisty based on my american marriage certification, I had to officially translated and “umiejscowic”. Sandy cheeks make sure that your marriage cert includes when and where you were born – both of you.

Siemka Wszystkim!
Nie pisze po angielsku za co przepraszam,ale nie umiem pisac po angielsku ,a raczej zapomnialam jak sie to robi:/
Wiecej w pracy musze rozmawiac nic pisac i sa tego skutki.Wiekszosc slow znam ze sluchu niz z pisowni:/Jak bym miala pisac notke po angielsku zajeloby mi to dwa razy wiecej czasu niz po polsku
Wracajac do watku dowodow osobistych.
Jak ktos ma jakies pytanie dotyczace tego jak otrzymac lub calej procedury i innych zawilych tematow w tej sprawie to niech mi da znac, moja mama pracuje w Urzedzie Miasta w wydzialae spraw obywelskich, wiec siedzi w tym gleboko od hmm 20 lat Jak cos trzeba to sie jej popytam, podobnie z paszportami i umiejscowieniem aktow

Pozdrawiam

Witam,

Znalazlam bardzo fajny nowy portal internetowy, www.nasza-klasa.pl, doskonaly jezeli chcecie odnalezc stare szkolne znajomosci, powspominac itd.

Pozdrawiam
Monika

Oblukam.... No i oczywiscie jeszcze jest grono.net

niom, ja potwierdzam , co pisze nika Dja jestem zarejestrowana juz prawie od roku tam i qrka odnalazlam znajomych , ktorych lata juz nie widzialam,zwlaszcza ze szkol(a przeszlam ich troszke).jak ja zaczynalam to bylo malo osob,a teraz jest MASA LUDZI .
Mialam juz nawet jedno spotkanie po latach z dziewczynami z podstawowki jak bylam w Polsce.
Fajna sprawa:D
Pozdrawiam

Hi Everyone! I just started applying for a k-1 for my boyfriend who is from chelm, poland. I'm glad to see there is a thread particularly for poles. It will be nice to be able to talk to you all.

My biggest worry about the visa process is that my boyfriend doesn't speak english. Were/are any of you in that situation? How were things when you got to the states? Did you feel isolated and have a hard time finding work, or did you learn quickly and transition smoothly? Did you find Polish-speaking friends quickly here in the states? How soon after getting married can you go back to poland to visit?

I just worry after all the work of getting the visa that Michal will get homesick! How do you all deal with homesickness?

I'm going to visit poland over christmas! I can't wait! We are going to a sylwester for new years. It'll be my first. Any idea what sort of clothes I should wear? A full-length gown?

Also, I speak polish somewhat, but need A LOT of practice with my spelling and grammar. Maybe reading all your posts will give me practice!

I'm excited to meet you all!

Me!

Hi Me!

First of all welcome!!!

I don't think you are gonna have any problems with your boyfriend not speaking english since you speak polish and as long as you guys can proof that you are in a "real" relationship everything will be fine! Plus as soon as he comes here he's gonna "have" to learn english just to get around.

Homesichness is something you're gonna have to deal with no matter what I guess. My husband is the US citizen in our relationship so I know how it is being so far away from your family. Especially since polish familys are usually very close to each other. But I'm sure you guys get through that good. Also you can always go back just for visits. When he comes here you'll have to get married and than apply for AOS. Whit that application you're also gonna apply for AP, which is kind like a free pass to be able to leave the states. Cause he won't be able to leave the US while his AOS is pending, with AP he can. But you'll learn about all that when you apply for it.

Good luck and happy thanksgiving... Oh, and have fun in Poland over christmas, you're gonna like it... I'm really jealous!!!!! And you probably wanna wear a full lenght gown as you already said it But you should talk to your boyfriend about what kind of party that's gonna be.

Beata

Hi Me

I too am jealous that you are spending Christmas and New Years in Poland. My husband and I were planning to go for the fall, but we didn't make it. Now we have our AOS interview next week, so we are excited about that. We have Poland in our plans for early 2008.

Are you Polish also? You mentioned Sylwester, sylwester really only translates into "new years" so the ball gown question depends where you guys are headed, whether to a banquet hall or just a friends party.

About the homesickness, when Lukasz got to the US, he was ok at first, but soon it got worse. His family was real tight, they hung out a lot together and he missed them A LOT! I actually thought that if it were me moving to PL that I wouldn't miss my family that much, but I guess everyone is different He didnt know that much English when he got here, but he picked up very very quickly. Most of my friends are polish/american so we speak both languages but of course english rolls off our tongues more freely. He also started taking weekend ESL classes at a community college. Here in chicago they are free up to a certain level.

The job scene wasn't as great. He dropped out of college to come here to be with me, so any prospective employers frown upon that, and tend to offer crappy jobs, like maintenance or cleaning This depresses Lukasz sometimes cause he says he never had to do this type of work in Poland.

I guess his assimilation in the US will sort of depend on you, and if he has any Polish people in the area. Even though Chicago is loaded with Polish people, Lukasz has a hard time finding real buddies/friends. He says everyone here is different, that everyone is focused on money & status, not true friendships; none will compare to those he had in PL.

Hello, though I am not from Poland but that's the place where I will go for my interview. Yesterday received packet3 from the embassy and it contained only a checklist. When I read other posts, I see that the others also get DS-230 part I. So, I am confused if it is needed to download it by myself and fax together with the checklist, or I just fax the checklist? And the checklist is in the Lithuanian language, so should I fill it in, or download the same checklist but in English and fax to them?
Thanks in advance !

Hi and welcome! Please join our discussions (which seem to be pretty dead recently ) as often as you can!



Like it was said before, as long as you speak Polish and you can communicate it won't be an issue. All you have to do is prove your bona fide relationship.


I'd been to the States before I moved, so it wasn't a big cultural shock. In fact when I first moved I didn't really feel like life here was all that much different from my life in Poland. Even in Poland I probably spoke more English than Polish overall due to my education and profession. Only after and few months/years I started to notice more and more differences. After moving to the US, I never really felt isolated, but that's maybe because I speak fluent English and I'm not particularly shy. I never had problems getting a job either. The only thing that I had hard time with was not having a car and being stuck at home all day before I got my work permit and not having real friends. That's one thing that really bothers me about Americans sometimes. In Poland, if you have good friends, they will call, hang out etc. In America, everybody's "busy".. Too busy to call, too busy to meet even for an hour. It took me a while to make friends. And I guess you have to get used to the American idea of a "friend". But other than that everything was pretty smooth. I know it wasn't smooth for everyone I know though, so I guess I'm lucky.



Honestly, I don't have Polish friends here and I don't hang out with Polish people. Mostly because there's so little Polish peeps in SLC. I did meet a girl recently though, and we're gonna hang out sometime.

I moved to US beginning of June 2005 and went back for the first time in February 2007. My Mom was here for a visit in Dec 05 though.



Oh I'm sure he will. It's normal. I wasn't too homesick (but I've always been quite independent and I've lived away from my family since I was 18) but the first few months I did get upset a lot more than now. Mostly because I didn't have any friends to fill the void. I think you have to be very understanding and supporting of your guy the first year or so.

Anyways, welcome again and congrats on going to Poland for Xmas!

You don't need DS-230. It's only for immigrant visas. K1 is not an immigrant visa. You just fax the checklist. Fax whatever checklist they sent you. It doesn't matter which language though, coz it's the same document.

Hi,
My husband recieved his visa today yeah!!!
I added my review of the warsaw embassy in the reviews section if anyone is interested.
We applied by DCF.
We will be heading to the States at the beginning of 2008.
So exciting.
Jill

Thanks a lot !




Congratulations to you !

Congratulations!

Great news on the approval. We have our AOS interview next week. So we are getting a little anxious for it. Hopefully it will go smoothly.

Congrats on your visa! That's awesome!

Congratulations Guys!

Hey guys... I just wanted to share some good news with you... my case has been transfered to CSC...
Hopefully it doesn't take that long anymore and I get the green card soon. That would be the best Christmas gift ever...

I guess I should accept that it may be hard for him at first. I lived in poland with him for about nine months and I missed my american frineds a lot. He was really great about my homesickness though. I cryed about not having any friends to have a "girl's night out" with, so he called up some of his girl friends and had them take me out dancing and to the bar. I feel like people were VERY kind to me in Poland and willing to do anything to make me feel welcome. I can only hope that my friends and family here are willing to do the same for him. I have a friend who is married and who always says she worries about her husband because he has no friends of his own, so I have secret plans of forcing her husband and Michal to be friends .

Thanks for your advice about the new years ball. We had to pay a fee, and then I understand that there will be dinner, drinks, and dancing. Our friend Monika and her husband will be coming with too, so I think it's going to be a really great night. I haven't found a dress I like yet, but I'm keeping my eye out.

I think the hardest thing about having friends who spoke a language that I was still learning was that as it got late at night and everyone sat around talking my brain would get tired from trying to understand and then I would start daydreaming and eventually fall asleep!

Michal's in scotland now working, so maybe scotland to the US won't be as big of a transition. He's already picking up a lot of english there. I always thought it was sad that so many poles work so far away from home though. Michal's mom works in Italy, his brother-in-law in scotland, and many of his close friends just moved to england. I guess it would be sort of like if I decided to move out to california, though. I actually did live and work in california for a few months before going to poland, and it's funny, but I felt like california was more of a foreign country than poland was .

Congrats on the visa Jill!