THANK YOU VISAJOURNEY

[Brian&Naty 0]

A very big THANK YOU to all the members of VJ whom have helped Naty and myself through our long and sometimes frustrating K-1 process. Naty was approved on July 16th, 2009 in Manila.

I am pretty certain without the assistance I found on here, I do not know what I would have done. Visajourney is a tremendous community with so many good and decent people. I cannot say thank you enough.

LOOKING BACK.

In retrospect, the bumps in the road were more based on emotions rather than the actual process itself. Like anything else, its the "not knowing" that rattles the nerves.

In comparison to others on here, it seems that my journey along this path with Naty was rather tame. My heart goes out to those whom have run into missing documentation, failed medicals, mis-understandings, and the collapse of relationships when the burdens becomes too hard. There are reasons for everything in life and even a loss is still a gain in what we can learn about who we are when the going gets tough.

As petitioners, the majority of us are where we are going to be when our significint others join us. For our spouses, girlfriends, boyfriends, and their children, they are leaving the life they know behind, their friends, family, neighbors, the surroundings, good or bad, it takes a lot of courage no matter the circumstances. I told Naty to go out and take pictures of everything she sees everyday. The house and the neighbors, the salon she worked in for so many years. Anything and everything. This will be her history to reflect on and to remind her of home. Funny how even a photo of a doorway can tell a story years later.

Having said that; is what I am bringing to the table, is it better?, is it worse?, is it worth the sacrifice on Naty's part? There is just no way to tell. Prayer and faith has taken us this far, It will have to take us the rest of the way.

It has been 4 long years and during the last 2, we have been fortunate in that I was able to provide Naty with a laptop and webcam so we could chat anytime. There is just no way to oversell the importance of having daily contact. If you can do it, make it so.

For Naty and myself, This part of the journey is coming to an end and a new and ever more challenging journey begins. We will marry on August 21st, 2009, exactly 4 years to the day when I first met Naty in an Internet cafe.

For those of you still waiting. Keep your hopes high and you prayers loud and often. Believe in each other and more importantly, believe in yourself. Every storm ends, every mountain has a summit. For every setback there is a victory just in the offing. You will wake up one day with your sweetheart by your side sooner than you think. Gods speed.

[thepizzadude 26]

Congrats

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Congratulations!

[Mountain Climber 186]

Awesome!!!!

[Jauque 1]

YAY for you guys! Congratulations

[johnnybgood265 3]

A very big THANK YOU to all the members of VJ whom have helped Naty and myself through our long and sometimes frustrating K-1 process. Naty was approved on July 16th, 2009 in Manila.

I am pretty certain without the assistance I found on here, I do not know what I would have done. Visajourney is a tremendous community with so many good and decent people. I cannot say thank you enough.

LOOKING BACK.

In retrospect, the bumps in the road were more based on emotions rather than the actual process itself. Like anything else, its the "not knowing" that rattles the nerves.

In comparison to others on here, it seems that my journey along this path with Naty was rather tame. My heart goes out to those whom have run into missing documentation, failed medicals, mis-understandings, and the collapse of relationships when the burdens becomes too hard. There are reasons for everything in life and even a loss is still a gain in what we can learn about who we are when the going gets tough.

As petitioners, the majority of us are where we are going to be when our significint others join us. For our spouses, girlfriends, boyfriends, and their children, they are leaving the life they know behind, their friends, family, neighbors, the surroundings, good or bad, it takes a lot of courage no matter the circumstances. I told Naty to go out and take pictures of everything she sees everyday. The house and the neighbors, the salon she worked in for so many years. Anything and everything. This will be her history to reflect on and to remind her of home. Funny how even a photo of a doorway can tell a story years later.

Having said that; is what I am bringing to the table, is it better?, is it worse?, is it worth the sacrifice on Naty's part? There is just no way to tell. Prayer and faith has taken us this far, It will have to take us the rest of the way.

It has been 4 long years and during the last 2, we have been fortunate in that I was able to provide Naty with a laptop and webcam so we could chat anytime. There is just no way to oversell the importance of having daily contact. If you can do it, make it so.

For Naty and myself, This part of the journey is coming to an end and a new and ever more challenging journey begins. We will marry on August 21st, 2009, exactly 4 years to the day when I first met Naty in an Internet cafe.

For those of you still waiting. Keep your hopes high and you prayers loud and often. Believe in each other and more importantly, believe in yourself. Every storm ends, every mountain has a summit. For every setback there is a victory just in the offing. You will wake up one day with your sweetheart by your side sooner than you think. Gods speed.

Well said Brian, Best of luck to the two of you and Congratulations once again

[Ban Hammer 12,897]

moved from K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures to K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

not seeking any k-1 advice, status update information.

[Honey&Sweety 1]

Congratulations and best wishes in advance!

[NatPatBen 3]

Congratulions on the approval.