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I'm Sabrina!!! So glad to hear everyone is safe and happy

Who's Sabrina? My daughter's name is Serena. Close, but no cigar. She's doing well. We're trying to get her adjusted to the time difference, but I don't think Amy quite has a handle on how to do that yet. She lets her sleep during the day and is surprised when she's up all night. She counters this by putting Serena in her swing and rocking her to sleep.

I am going through the K1 Process in Turkey. And in best case scenario, ,8 months at least. But count on longer. 8 months is the shortest. Believe it or not, spousal visas can be a lot shorter. And once the visa is granted, the green card is automatic upon entry. And the green card holder can begin working immediately.

However, it is your choice. Both routes have pluses and minuses. I would do a ton of research and read ALL the forums on both options. You should also be sure that you have everything you need before you file. You don't want to risk a Request For Evidence (RFE) and delay your timeline even further.

Good luck, and ask away on this website. The guidance has proven very helpful for most.

Sabrina

I'll be on Cloud 9 when they get here and we've had a chance to breathe a bit. For the moment, I don't have time to feel like I'm floating on clouds. I have an apartment to finish cleaning, else I feel the wrath of a short filipina.

Ray that's so great. And yes...get to cleaning...cuz you know the wrath of a small asian woman is INSANE! My father's wife is Indonesian...she busts his #### every time she comes back from Indo. lol

If your asking me, no we havent even gotten started with the process yet im just excited for you guys, thats all. Hope the interview will be a breeze for tolga.

That's sweet Sarah. I appreciate that. You mentioned your fiance had family in the US, are they near Atlanta?

I'll be sending your fiancée good thoughts and you both my best wishes! I'm also scared about my interview next week...what is helping me is focusing on the best outcome - that my visa is approved. Positive visualization may help your nerves. Good luck, keep us posted!!

Good luck to both of you. Kat...I can't wait to hear the good news. 22 more days for Tolga and his interview. another week after and he will be here!!! It's a very exciting time for all of us. God bless us all. Power of positive thinking will prevail!!! Hugs to all my May Team!!!

Thank you for the good wishes. He has more than enough paperwork to support his interview and his English is great now. So I'm not worried. I believe he will have his visa without issue. I know he will miss Izmir so much. But we are both looking forward to everyday life together. This has been a long journey.

Thank you so much Tolsab.

I was not able to have enough time to spend with my family before i left turkey Izmir.

maybe we can meey him in izmir before he go

I hope he will have a good interwiev and he will have his visa.

Good luck to him

Ironically, Tolga will be leaving Izmir at the end of January to come home to my daughter and me finally! His interview is January 19th. We can't wait!!! So exciting....the beginning is near

Enjoy your time with your family. It's a magical place indeed.

Actually i m also going there at the end of january as well i already booked my flight.

My all relatives live in Istanbul but only my family in Izmir.

I know Istanbul very well and of course I know Beykoz too.

Ask your husband i m sure he knows where is pasabahce

Hi back to your husband..

Sure why not if we are able to meet we can do it.

You don't have an active timeline posted. Are you on the schedule for an interview in Ankara?

That is so beautiful. Enjoy every moment, in all places lol

Thanks Nic!!! We are REALLY excited!! His medical is in 11 days! YAY!

Merry Christmas May Family!

So happy for Sabrina and Tolga!!!!

Hello folks...I posted this somewhere else. But have you all noticed that the Ankara Embassy has nothing on the calendar for February and March, but filling up in April and May?. That's so strange.

Did you happen to notice that it appears there are no interviews scheduled at all for February and March. But full for April and now May? Crazy!

When I got my interview date, I was talking to the lady at the embassy. Seems she was off by a week. January 19 is our date. But #19 is lucky for us. It's the date of our Nisan

Hold in there. I totally understand missing your love. It haven't been easy, but once on the other side, the journey is clear and worth every moment spent trying to unite. God bless you!

woohoo!! ) congratulations, Im so happy for you, hope it goes very smoothly and you guys get to unite once and for all.

Insallah I'll see that day soon too:( I miss him so much :'(

Hello May Family! Most of you might know this already. But Tolga and I have our interview date. January 11th!!! We're thrilled!!!!

We finally found out our interview date. And it's in 3 weeks in Ankara!! The interview calendar was concerning us, because there is nothing in February and March. Does anyone know why this is?

I can't believe my love will be here in a month. Yayyyy!! Time to plan the wedding!!

Hellooooo Ameriturks!!! Tolga got his interview date. January 11th!!! OMG we're SO excited!!! Now we can have our Wedding on the anniversary of our Nisan. February 19th. We were in tears this morning we were so happy. it's been a long wait, but FINALLY the end of this part of our journey is getting closer. Thank you everyone, you've been a HUGE help!!!

That's amazing news! Congrats to my fellow Turkey filer. It's very helpful to hear how the interview was for you to the rest of us. If you feel comfortable to share.

First of all congrats on the pregnancy...that's so great! As for the police certificate, do you have a copy of it scanned? Maybe when you call on Monday you can explain that it would be quite a while, you're expecting and have the scanned copy to send? It's possible they will make the exception. He could then bring the original to interview. It's incredible just how different the requirements are for each type of visa. K1 (our visa) is very different in process. However, Ankara seems to be more reasonable than most embassies. Perhaps NVC will give a little too.

Call back again tomorrow afternoon. I bet they have your number by then

I just called NVC and was told that my case has been received by them and is in the process of being entered into the computer. She said she did not have the case number for me yet. Not sure wat that means.... Can anyone help me understand plzzz?

I'm excited for you!!! Go Ice GO!!!!

Ice's interview is in 7 hours. EXCITED/NERVOUS!!!!

Honestly, if you send even 10% of that you will delay your case. They HAVE to read every word you send them. You're better just sending the timestamp of your chats and some emails. Calls logs. They want to know you communicated. They don't need to know your daily activity. And this process is invasive enough. Do your back and pocket book a favor. Don't send all that hun.

I believe it's time to shake up this May board a little. Some folks have their visas, some already done got married and all. But hey...some of us still need some positive vibes and smiles now. This ####### is HARD!!!! Geez. Ok...happy things....Niing & Ice have their interview this week. So HAPPY THOUGHTS...good luck to you guys!!! And from what I can tell, all of us original May folk have gotten at least some NOA 2 news. Am I wrong? So...things are happening. And I hope to wake up to my interview date in my inbox. And I'm PRAYING it's in Jan/Feb. Because when I look at this interview schedule http://www.usemb-ankara.org.tr/consular/english/schedule_iv.html it does NOT make me warm and fuzzy. I'm also concerned my father will not be able to come to my wedding if we have to schedule it later than March. SO.....hook a sistah UP! I want good vibes and happy holiday type stuff.

CMONNNNNN MAY TEAM!!!!

I was born in Canada and became a naturalized citizen. You do indeed do POE in Toronto. Did it several times a year. As long as you are on the same carrier, you might be fine with the connection time. However, this is a massive airport. So double check your Terminal numbers. Transferring between them is horrible.

YAYYYYY!!! Congrats to you and your love. When are you flying?

Visa in hand

Are you sure he can't drive? In Georgia where I live, my fiance can drive for up to 1 year on his Turkish drivers license.