It Took 11 Years for Our K-1 Visa Journey to Begin

[mariediena 30]

 

          My fiancé and I have been in a relationship for 11 years now and we are looking forward to celebrating the next chapter of our lives together after being apart for more than a decade.

 

             My fiancé and I first met in 2006 when we were in high school in the Philippines. We were initially friends and became official as a couple in January 2007. Our long distance relationship began not long after we became a couple. Four months later, May of  2007, I had to move to the United Kingdom to live with my family. Throughout the years, our ways of communication evolved from mailing each other love letters, international prepaid phone calls, text messaging,  and various social media platforms such as Yahoo Messenger, Friendster, Skype, Facebook,  and now Facetime - making things a little easier.

 

            The next time we met  after I left  Philippines in 2007 was in  March 2010 when I attended his graduation there. I still couldn't believe how we managed not seeing each other for 3 long years! Well I guess, love does conquer all!

 

            He was then petitioned by his parents to the US in 2012 and  in  August of that year I came to visit him in California. Again, another 2 years of not seeing each other! I was still studying at university then and both of us didn't really have enough money to see each  other as often as we would like to. However, when I graduated in 2014, got a job and he became a RN in the US, we were able to go on holidays together and see each other more often than we used to - which is twice a year! Still not a lot, I know.

 

        When he became a US citizen in August 2017, we couldn't wait to file for the K1 visa. We know that this would be another long journey. It's another test of patience, but I pray that someday, we will be together. We waited for 11 years to be able to just file a petition for K1 visa and I guess a couple of months won't hurt that much.

 

For everyone who's patiently waiting,  please remember that this is the final test of patience. You're almost there - we are almost there. <3

 

[TBoneTX 43,285]

What a nice story.  All the best to you.

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True love prevails

[KASH2011 382]

Good things come to those who wait!  Welcome to VJ.

[Liam2021 561]

It really nice to hear the story like this.My story similar to you,and we been living happy together in USA for 5 months.Waiting is not easy, but it will come.