Does anyone find themselves daydreaming...

[wooden heart 4]

... Sometimes I find myself daydreaming of my fiancee and I being who we are, but just forty years ago... I imagine it was much easier to marry & immigrate back then. Plus, I'd be wearing some swanky polyester clothing. Just trying to distract myself while I wait for the Consulate to contact me. It's a nice daydream. praying for all who wait tonight!

[Hank_ 9,174]

Polyester??? Heck I was wearing the same style of clothes I am wearing now!! Jeans and a T-shirt !!

When it works why change it!!

[Ron and Rhea 42]

I can tell you that 31 years ago it was NOTHING like what it is now...I really do not remember much of it, as it was the late 70's early 80's and in SoCal....so there were some other activities that kept my mind busy, ahah, but I can assure you the process was nothing like this nor a fraction as long.

However, my fiance is worth all the time and effort and cost involved in the current process...even though it sucks. haha

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Topic has been moved to Off Topic from the K-1 visa forum as it is not directly related to the K-1 visa process and procedures.

[Moomin 292]

I(from the foreign country) have relatives in California, my grandmother's sister is the "original" Dane. She immigrated about 60 years ago, still visits Denmark every other year. This summer she visited and told me about her process back then. I was baffled by the lack of papers and security. But I guess everything has its price. Telling her about the K1 procedure she - as the 78 year old she is - twitched her face into something like this

Good luck with your upcoming interview

[Darnell 8,478]

i likes the polyester head scarves, Si Man !

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

... Sometimes I find myself daydreaming of my fiancee and I being who we are, but just forty years ago... I imagine it was much easier to marry & immigrate back then. Plus, I'd be wearing some swanky polyester clothing. Just trying to distract myself while I wait for the Consulate to contact me. It's a nice daydream. praying for all who wait tonight!

Blame the same device that made it possible for most of you to meet your SOs. The internet.

The increase in people meeting online has fueled the increase in petitions which has extended the delays. So the very thing that may have made your journey possible is also causing it to be much slower.

Ironic, yes?

[wooden heart 4]

Blame the same device that made it possible for most of you to meet your SOs. The internet.

The increase in people meeting online has fueled the increase in petitions which has extended the delays. So the very thing that may have made your journey possible is also causing it to be much slower.

Ironic, yes?

It is, but I can't take personal blame for that one. We both signed up for a summer volunteer trip through a Christian organization at our respective universities.

[wee carrington 33]

My great-grandma came over the border from Ontario to Buffalo and just stayed (this would have been in the 1920's). They would visit her family in Brant a lot too, so it's not like she never went back and forth.

It's strange my entire life Ontario has always been like the next county over and now you need a passport (or enhanced license) to go over.

Anyway, hope everything goes quickly for you! Best of luck

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

It is, but I can't take personal blame for that one. We both signed up for a summer volunteer trip through a Christian organization at our respective universities.

Me neither, we met by chance and it was not even in Ukraine!

[Robert&Karen 264]

My parents came to the US with my sister and me in 1965. I see the old home movies, it was a different world back then.

[EminTX 131]

Heck, just reading here and seeing the differences in the timelines on older threads or on the signatures of folks that have been here at VJ for a few years makes me jealous.

It doesn't help that I hear this from every direction: "Why are you waiting? Just do it illegal like my cousin/aunt/husband/etc. Obama is gonna make it all okay real soon. Doncha know about the Dream Act?" (I live on the coast of Texas.)

Sigh.

[Operator 1,927]

My parents came to the US with my sister and me in 1965. I see the old home movies, it was a different world back then.

Same world, just a different quality of film.

Seriously, if we all take a look at it 10 years from now we will see a different picture all together I think. The rate of change for everything seems exponential now.

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Ah, but 40 years ago it would've also been more expensive and difficult to visit family back home. I'm rather enjoying the current age of cheap, accessible flights.