Miss M

Wellcome to California MNyarai

Hope to hear from you.

Shaq

Yaaaay, a fellow Zimbo. Thank you. Where are you?

Another great place: Mitchell's Ice Cream in the mission.

Is it better than Swensens? I will definitely check it out - thank you. I've only been here a few days, but am looking forward to exploring all the great food options.

Thank you all. Your posts made me smile!

SuperDupert - I live a street up from Lombard so I have been on it already

Rice-a-roni........really?

Hi

I am a Zimbabwean and arrived here 2 and a half weeks ago. Anyone else here?

I submitted a divorce decree as I do not have a divorce certificate either, and it was accepted.

First a little background info: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/339333-this-is-stupidbut-i-need-ur-help/page__p__5014904#entry5014904

I mean, I admire the honesty of posting from the same account but I guess that's about as much honesty as there is to this. In this case it might be better for the petitioner to be the one on VJ knowing where she stands in this.

Thanks Moomin. I just knew from this post that something wasn't right, and you've helped me prove it.

Do you have a police report from the time of the armed robbery? It might help to show that you lost a laptop that had all your pictures on it. Also, did you ever e mail anyone the pictures? Someone might still have them.

It's really unfortunate that they turned him down - especially as you have children together.

Gosia and Tito, thank you for your encouraging words. We are moving to San Francisco, and I am generally a very adaptable person (I even lived in Kabul, Afgh. for a while) but I just feel apprehensive about being all on my own. I am sure that I will be fine, and that within a few months I'll be settled. Thank you.

Sunshine39 - Thanks again. At least your husband will have you by his side so I am sure he will be fine. I guess the most important thing is support, whether it's from a spouse, a community, friends etc.

Thanks Sunshine. I am sure I will adjust well - eventually, but am really very worried about those first few weeks and months alone, with no family of my own close by

My husband is American and we have 2 young children together. We currently live in South Africa and plan on moving to the US within the next few weeks. Unfortunately, my husband's job requires a lot of travel - mostly to Asia and the Middle East, and he is likely to be gone every 2 - 3 weeks, for 4 weeks at a time. We have lived like this for 8 years but it hasn't been hard as I was close enough to home and everything I find familiar, for it not to matter too much. But I worry about what it will be like for me to have settle myself and our small kids, largely on my own. I am not sure that my husband completely 'gets' what this entails/means for me, but with each passing day, I am becoming more and more worried and less excited about our move. Anyone here had to do anything similar? How did you cope? Has life in the US been worth the move, emotionally?

Yes, get a new passport. I filed in South Africa and had about 8 months left on my passport. I was advised to get a new one, which I did.

We filed a month after we got married. We had been together for 8 years and had 2 children already so providing evidence of a bonafide marriage was fairly easy. Sounds like you guys have been together for a while anyway, so should be fine.

Great news that it gets approved so fast.

May I ask one more time; what documents apart from the following did you enclose:

1-130 form

G-325 forms respectively

South African residency requirements

Proof of petitioners US citizenship

Marriage Certificate

Biographical photocopy page of beneficiary International passport

Passport photographs as specified

Fees

Yes. And to be honest, I found the USCIS staff very helpful both via e mail and on the phone. They can and will answer any questions you have.

Hi

Just read your post sent to Sarah.

Did you submitt your petition in Johannesburg?

How long did it take to get an approval?

Regards

Edward

Yes we did, and it took 5 days to get approval - mostly because we forgot to submit my husband's passport picture. Once they received that, we got the approval on the very day.

Hi all,

My husband and I are going the DCF route in South Africa. We have an appointment with the US Embassy on Thursday, September the 8th. We are going to file our I-130 application. Could anyone please give me some guidance on the paperwork that we should take with us. This is our first visit to the Embassy and I am quite nervous as I want everything to run smoothly.

Is is necessary to have affidavits from friends? We have a lease together and many photos from our relationship over the past two years.

Thanks,

Sarah

Hi Sarah

Have you heard any feedback? We live in Cape Town and have also gone the DCF route for a CR1. We submitted everything in July, got an approval notice in July, and then nothing. The approval notice says to await further instructions, but it is hard to tell how long this wait will be. Very frustrating.