kimmie

Holy moly! Congrats and congrats! :-)

That gives me some hope that it's coming sometime this year and I'll ignore that pesky timeline that keeps pushing itself back! And he just decided to be here for my birthday visa or not so yippee! At least I know for sure when the next time I'm seeing him is - we were waiting for the approval so that was up in the air. But I am much more calm and rational when I know how long I have to go...

Keep 'em coming!!!!

*steppin' away from the caffeine*

Woohoo!!!! Congrats Scott!! Just one more out of the way for the rest of us!

Count me in the ever-tired-of-this-waiting-game miserable bunch. We just made plans for another visit just in case it doesn't come through soon. Really thought the last visit was gonna be the last visit...sigh. My patience is wearing thin here but seeing this approval means they are coming!

VSC - I am within driving distance so I suggest you get your act together before I storm the castle!

I hope these NOA2s start rolling in soon! I can't take it anymore! All these hours spent on skype are keeping my house from getting cleaned and making my butt flat! C'mon, USCIS! Help a girl out, would ya?

Welcome Charles!

Yup - can't wait for someone in this forum to get their NOA2 just so we can all stop nail biting! LOL! Driving myself crazy - some days I'm all "it will happen when it happens" and other days I'm ready to drive to Vermont and kick the door in. Though I suppose I'd have a drama-free life otherwise and what fun would that be? Just nervous now that the Olympics will cause delays in interviewing in London over the summer...and I really need him here by September so I don't have to pay a babysitter for after school!

I did the English flag because according to my born and bred Englishman, he is English. I made the mistake of calling him British once - just once. I've learned a thing or two about English pride.

I did the English flag because according to my born and bred Englishman, he is English. I made the mistake of calling him British once - just once. I've learned a thing or two about English pride.

Well, THAT was the fastest 2 weeks of my life...off he has gone back to England...the only happy thing is it's our last separation until he's here for good! Never thought I'd actually miss the snoring, farting, and morning breath that could kill an elephant.

How is everyone holding up with the endless waiting? Trying NOT to follow timelines but feel I need to DO something...urgh!

But it's JUNE - one bit closer I hope!!

Joy - congrats!! Did your family make it? How did that go?

Cori & Rob - That is crappy! Though I suppose if you try to look for the positive, you'll be starting your new lives together in YOUR place, which should help with the transition! I hope...

Visit with Sid hanging with my kids has gone really well and they are really sad he's leaving next weekend and mad that I can't tell them when he'll be back for good. Well, I keep telling them that I know but I'm keeping it a secret from them to keep them guessing. May as well have some fun with it while I'm waiting!

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend - and it's almost JUNE! It's our turn soon!!!

I did find one silver lining to all of this though. I've got more time to get some weight off before the wedding. Hey, I'll look for any positive I can right now

You have such a positive attitude Meg! I'm sure Alan appreciates how supportive you are while all this is going on - it must be really hard for him to be so close to this happening, especially with the boys so excited to come over. And that's an excellent thought on the weight - I decided last night to do something about it. Too bad he gets here on Friday. Ah well - next time.

Yahoo! Congratulations!

My husband will be US citizen in less than 18 hours from now!!

(Can ya tell I'm so excited?? Even using that dorky dancing smilie. Hahahaha)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Oh no Meg - I am so sorry to hear about all the extra stress! :-( Please - vent away! That's what we're here for... I have researched some UK laws regarding child support and it just made my head spin - I can't even imagine all that you are both dealing with. Fingers crossed it all goes as smoothly as possible! Chin up!

I know it's a burden, but I will offer to relieve you of that earlier NOA2 date. I suppose SOMEONE has to take it. ;-)

Woohoo! Congrats!

Yikes - I miss so much when my stupid 'real' life gets in the way.

Welcome new folks to the thread!

Joy - I echo Meg's sentiment about your parents taking the time to get know Aaron. I remember when I yelled at my mom after she was hard on me for getting divorced about how I wish it was enough for her that I find happiness, and that the how wasn't so important. That and I said if he wasn't welcome at the turkey day dinner table, then my kids weren't coming either. Leverage - it works every time. Things are strained but she is trying... I hope your family comes around to support you.

to any and all approvals...

4 more sleeps and he's here!!! 5 more sleeps until I complain about the snoring and farting!!!

Totally normal here as well!! We seem to be a bit snippy lately...and for us a lot has to do with the distance just catching up to us combined with the stress of everything finally becoming a reality. If either one has a ####### day, there's no one to cuddle with when we get home. If we row, , we can talk it out but there's no make-up sex or snuggling on the couch. For us it's not having that physical comfort when things are rough, for either one or both of us.

BUT this could all be a load of #######. He's here next week, so this will put my theory to the test. I'll let you know if one of us ends up sleeping in my son's top bunk.

Hi Kimmie--

Here's a couple of things from the USC wife.

Thank you so much for that! I already have the guilt thing starting and he's not even here yet LOL! I know I need to get rid of that and remember that we BOTH made sacrifices for him to be here. And I love the idea of the asking him for money once in a while - that's a great way to make him feel needed.

Fortunately we both know that even though we will finally get to be together every day, that doesn't mean that all our challenges will magically disappear - some may, but they'll be replaced by others. But I look forward to it!

CONGRATS on the citizenship! It must feel so nice to be at the end of the journey! :-)

I also sent out the i-129f in February, I'm going keep an eye on this thread.

Good luck to everyone.

Welcome Pillo!! :-) Hope it's a quick journey for you!

Thank you so much for your post! My fiance will hopefully be arriving some time in the autumn, and I have been fretting about how to help make the transition as easy on him as possible. He has no licence, there is nothing to walk to for miles and miles, and he is leaving a job that he loves to come here and start all over again. I can't even fathom what this will be like for him, and I know I need to be patient and let him get through it, supporting him as much as I can. But that loss of independence - that will be really hard for him so thank you for talking about what you have done to help get some of the feeling back. I appreciate hearing it from your perspective - it will help me understand him a little better I think! I do try and reassure him that no self-respecting American woman can resist the English accent, so as long as the hiring manager is female, he's a shoo-in! :-p

Good luck with the volunteer work! I hope it all works out for you! Finding something fulfilling to do I'm sure will go a long way towards getting out of that rut! I look forward to hearing more about your journey and adjustment - welcome to the US!

Take care!

HAHAHA!! I know, right? I'm sure we've all been in situations where we hear about people doing "long distance" relationships only to find out that they're a few hours away (by plane or by car). I know all of us here would think, "Psh! Please."

LOL! I have this one FB friend that keeps posting about how she only sees her BF every few weeks and how hard it is and all I want to do is unfriend her because she has NO idea what hard is - that and she can't spell. And then I come on here and read about couples who haven't seen each other in a year, who have to schedule when they can talk, who have been waiting for a lot longer than I have, and it puts it in perspective a little bit. Plus I'm antsy because he will be here in 2 weeks and time seems to have slowed to a glacial pace...guess I should go dust off the old treadmill and put my butt back where he remembers it. :-p

Hi Dan & Lindsey - welcome to the club! :-)

And woohoo on a January approval! It's the small things right now...

I seem to have missed all the excitement with the delays at VSC - kind of glad LOL! Will just keep plugging away at the hunting and gathering of stuff for the next phase of the process. He's going to get his vac records from his doctor this week and try and get any of the ones he may need - hopefully free! Not pain free though - BWAHAHA! Oh,wait, I need to start practicing the role of sympathetic wife, don't I? :-p Eh, if he doesn't know me better than that by now...

Not a good week here really - feel like I'm under pressure to get everything sorted for him to get here and have it all 'just right', and I know he's really starting to get anxious about the actual move, so we are both on edge. 4 more weeks until visit time so hopefully that will cheer us up. And the waiting...I stopped checking the lists too! Was driving myself batty... Ah well...tomorrow's another day and as long as approvals are happening somewhere then they'll get to all of us at some point I suppose? I'm thinking some nice music and vodka will take the edge off. :-p Haha! Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

Congratulations!!! :-)

Welcome Sophie! Good luck on your journey! :-)

Hi Kimmie,

I have never heard of anyone needing a subject access record. I thought if you have a "spent conviction" and it doesn't show up on your ACPO, then you would just get an MOC from the court who convicted you. It may or may not be available depending on how old the conviction is. If he has no arrest history then you just send ACPO...as far as I understood it anyway.

Great - thank you so much! I think we were making it more confusing than it needed to be.