4 year journey at an end

[bigdog 376]

Congratulations, way to go.

[Wally G! 58]

Congratulations!!!

[shydon 0]

Congrats!!

[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

As you can see from my signature, our long journey has finally come to an end. A little over 4 years after meeting, we have our 10 year GC in hand. Just over 3 years from first filing for K-1. We filed as early as possible at every milepost and lucked out at every turn it seemed. Not a single hiccup the entire way except one lost letter that temporarily extended her GC. We had to get another copy so we could travel.

I know the journey is a lot more of a headache for others and I realize how much good fortune we've had. Everyone here has been great with advice along the way! We'll be married for three years this summer and we have a beautiful daughter who is almost two years old. It doesn't get much better!

Congrats I'm very happy for you! It's always a nice feeling to know you're done with USCIS (for 10 years at least )

[Gage 2]

Thank you everybody! Yes, USCIS and me are so close I send them a fruit basket every couple of months. Okay, not quite that far, but they actually were better than I hoped and the whole process smooth. Even when we were warned (here and other forums) against trying to have my wife come over for a visit on her B-2 after we filed for K-1, they didn't even blink. The bizarre thing I remember from the whole experience is that when she finally made the move over here on her K-1, they grilled her (politely of course)for nearly 40 minutes in an office at JFK before they'd let her leave. She thought there trying to find excuses to send her back. Two visits on a B-2 and nothing. Wants to come stay for a while with a document saying she can and suddenly she's a target. Oh well, still much easier than some people deal with. We don't know about citizenship yet. She first wants to make sure that it won't make it harder for her to go back to Russia for visits.

[Barca 10]

congrats

[Chicagoguy 2 27]

Congratulations Gage and wife. It is my guess that many of the posters here either need help with the forms or have something go wrong. We don't hear of the many successes. Also, many people arrive here without knowing about Visa Journey.

We had almost the same timeline as yours. Keep all Russian documents up to date and travel as if she is still Russian when entering there and as US person when arriving here. I told my wife that there might be advantages we have never considered in being citizens of two countries.

[Fight for Love 98]

As you can see from my signature, our long journey has finally come to an end. A little over 4 years after meeting, we have our 10 year GC in hand. Just over 3 years from first filing for K-1. We filed as early as possible at every milepost and lucked out at every turn it seemed. Not a single hiccup the entire way except one lost letter that temporarily extended her GC. We had to get another copy so we could travel.

I know the journey is a lot more of a headache for others and I realize how much good fortune we've had. Everyone here has been great with advice along the way! We'll be married for three years this summer and we have a beautiful daughter who is almost two years old. It doesn't get much better!

this kind of true to life story of VJ's I’m looking forward everyday...something that will make me inspired and others here too....like the saying "there's a light in the end of the tunnel"......hey I’m so happy for u god bless u and your family

[tru_loves_journey 117]