BIG STEP!!!

[J&D_anon 0]

Hey guys,

this has nothing to do with the visa, but i still wanted to share it with ya'll.

I signed my cancellation agreement at work today, dated for the 30th or april, so if you check my timeline

and the processing time, this should be a good time to quit the job

It was a funny feeling, because this was already a huge step to me, since this job was permanent BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT

it felt GREAT also. Now i am a little bit closer to my goal.....to be with my fiance forever YAY !!!!

How long did you all wait to quit the job and how was the feeling???

I am EXCITED

[chelben 0]

Hey guys,

this has nothing to do with the visa, but i still wanted to share it with ya'll.

I signed my cancellation agreement at work today, dated for the 30th or april, so if you check my timeline

and the processing time, this should be a good time to quit the job

It was a funny feeling, because this was already a huge step to me, since this job was permanent BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT

it felt GREAT also. Now i am a little bit closer to my goal.....to be with my fiance forever YAY !!!!

How long did you all wait to quit the job and how was the feeling???

I am EXCITED

wow..congrats...

[Flames9_RN 359]

I gave them like 2 yrs notice, lol!! Was in the canadina Armed Forces. Had just transferred from navy to air force!! So I owed them 2 more yrs of service. I had just met my wife at time of transfer, so who knew at the time if the relationship would work or not!! Needles to say it did and my occupation was not that happy with my choice to get out, but they understood!! Glad al is going well for u

Edited January 9, 2007 by flames9

[almaty 19]

good for you..my best to you and yours..bro dean

[TracyTN 237]

Hope that timeline works out for you!

[Mags 112]

I handed in my notice at work once I had passed my interview. I would never have done it before, just in case we were denied (small chance but you never can tell). Even then, my visa took a month to arrive and I almost was out of a job with no visa. It was a stressful time.

I sincerely hope that your timeline and visa issuance works out as you anticipate.

[Anna Sif 0]

I know how it feels! I have a very good relationship with my bosses, and they knew i had a steady relationship with someone from the US, so I had hinted already that i might leave eventually, but gave official notice in October, so they had enough time to find a replacement and for me to train him/her, and it's worked out perfectly.

But i was a bit nervous until my interview was done and the visa in my passport. I mean, i had given notice at work and my apartment, so i pictured myself jobless and homeless if things didn't work out.

Good luck with the rest of the process!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I let work know that it was coming for about 9 months - when we filed for the visa - but didn't hand in my official notice until I had the visa in hand. That was hard because it was far far and away the best job I had ever had in all ways - boss, type of work, location, money, colleagues. . . As it was, it wasn't work that was the problem - it was the notice on my apartment - I was on a month to month agreement and had to give a minimum of a month's notice. Then of course, my fiance's schedule had to be co-ordinated so that he was available to come up and pick me and the belongings I was transporting right away (mainly cats and houseplants) across the border - which required me negotiating with my landlady to allow me to stay an extra week without penalty. The 5 weeks notice I gave worked out well as it allowed us to advertise for my replacement and to give her 2 weeks in tandem training. Still, it is a 'heart in the throat' moment when you hand in your resignation and know you don't have another job waiting - just a big move to another country.

Edited January 9, 2007 by Kathryn41

[Thingee 0]

My SO isn't planning on giving notice at work until his flat is sold(under contract? I can't remember the British phrasing). Not planning on putting the flat on the market until the visa is in his hot little hands.

[J&D_anon 0]

I handed in my notice at work once I had passed my interview. I would never have done it before, just in case we were denied (small chance but you never can tell). Even then, my visa took a month to arrive and I almost was out of a job with no visa. It was a stressful time.

yeah that is right, but we in Germany (at least at my job) just can quit the job 3 months to the end of a quarter, which means either the 31st of march or the 30th of june etc. So IF i get the visa at the end of april, i would've to wait until the end of june to move to the states and THAT is a waaaaaaay to long for my taste.

As soon as i hold the visa in my hand i am going to move to my baby.

It sure is a little risky, i admit that, but in my opinion the right and BEST decission.

Maybe i should add, that my parents live close to me (same town, right across the street), so if things go bad, i can live with them until the Visa is in my hands and not pay extra money.

Today i will write the cancellation for my appartment, for the end of may! YAYYYY.....

[Mags 112]

Ah well, having your parents close by helps alot! My Dad lived in another country and I had no relatives nearby.

Edited January 10, 2007 by mags