lrbirdsong

yaaaaay! we made it!
NOA1 Mar 5, 2020
NOA2 Oct 8, 2020

timeline updated, and will commence to dl/read the helpful PDF! thank you!

 

12 hours ago, nykolos said:

 I'm 2 days behind you.. I've been through this waiting game before, my gut tells me one or both of us will receive our NO2 this week.. Let's see.

 

i hope we both get the news we've been waiting for! and i was just saying to my fiance, i have a good feeling about middle Sept.. 
best of the very best of luck to us!

 

10 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

 

Try one of the case tracker apps.

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yes! i have 3 of them, because of your previous posts, actually - so, THANK YOU!! 
i like all 3 (Lawfully, USCIS Case Tracker, and Notifier for USCIS Case Status,) but while the Lawfully one has interesting features, the best it tells me is that my case will be processed, and i quote, "Most Likely After Aug. 02, 2020"... uhm, yeah, i hope so hahahaha...

edited to add: it's the USCIS Case Tracker app that lets you set a broad scope to see the cases and dates prior to your own - you can see, for instance, case withdrawal notices, ref, typo, name, birthday change notifictions.. pretty interesting.. 
 

4 hours ago, jess.y said:

I’m fairly certain a couple whose NOA1 date was early March received their NOA2 around the end of August. But that’s all. 

on July 28, AP19 posted that they received their NOA2 on that day - their NOA1 was March 5, 2020...
March 5 is the same day as me and my fiances' NOA1 - yet we are well over 1 month after AP19's fortunate notification without any sign of movement..
oh well... our love is stronger than the time and space between us. 

Hello! Ciao!

I have a question about income... I need to know whether or not I would include my disabled sons* SSI payments as income, in addition to what I earn from my job...?
If I do not include the SSI, I fall short of the sponsor income requirement by a few thousand dollars - therefore, I would need a Joint Financial Sponsor.. 

thank you for any constructive feedback/information, in advance! 

*My son is a minor. Once my Fiance arrives, our household composition is just the 3 of us. 

12 hours ago, kswheezy said:

Welcome @lrbirdsong and @mongen27! Glad you made it to the thread 😄😉 

thank you for the welcome - nice to see some PNW neighbors in the group! 🙂

3 minutes ago, PatLuvO said:

Yea this year is going by fast and slow simultaneously lol lol 

just figures we'd pick a paradox year to get this process started..
they say rain on a wedding day is a great omen for a long happy marriage, so i'm gonna take some liberties and say a pandemic when you're in the K1 process makes for the most amazing marriage(s) ever.... hahahaaaa... silver linings 😂

1 minute ago, PatLuvO said:

Welcome to the thread! 😀 I like your idea. I’m going to keep that in mind to help me cope lol 

lol... ain't it the truth, though! and thank you for the reply!
finding people who are sharing a very similar experience is, i dare say, a relief... 
my fiance and i often talk about how time and space are nothing compared to what we have; and i'd wait forever just for him.. i don't want to, though ahahahahaha 🤣

on the other hand, this year is going by so fast?! i feel like i am suspended in April, but it's August! so, another sort of reprieve, i suppose? 😊

 

--snip-- I wish you the best in your journey.

i was being quite sincere.. thank you.. you've been very helpful

there just seems to be a void of information, or a lack of overlap... it has been frustrating for us.

my apologies for the chaotic nature of my situation... we'll just keep trying to find the way that works for us.. i hope there is one.

thank you for your response, AmyKathleen.. i appreciate that you didn't seem to insult my intelligence or imply that i am better off than i described.. FYI, i would SELL everything i own to go to belgium.. IF it was the best way for us to be together..

i have read that getting married abroad makes it easier to return to the US with a foreign born spouse... but i could not find the reasons that was so.. and, as i have said, i don't have an income to support him.. i just get by..

so we were looking at options, and became overwhelmed by the red tape..

sorry if i come across as not having done my homework... i will mention, again, that i am suffering from severe depression in addition to trying to hold my family together, knowing that i am also physically incapable of working, and feeling guilt for that..

people could stand to be a bit empathetic.. we're all on this planet together..

You can marry where ever you want to. But to have him live permanently in the US you are going to somehow need a sponsor (or higher paying job) to fulfilling the requirements.Going to Belgium and marrying is going to cause the same problem.

thank you for your reply.

yes, we are familiar with the co-sponsor scenario.. however, we don't know anyone who would financially obligate themselves to him/us.

that's a big commitment..

anyway, i have been to uscis.gov over and over and over again.. there is nothing there that answers question for our specific situation..

like, if we get married in Belgium, how soon could we all move back here? because getting married in Belgium doesn't require a co-sponsor..

but how could we come back to the US if i am unemployed due to pain and depressive issues that keep me from gainful employment?

You can get married next week in the US. It is very simple. I am not sure what the confusion over that is.

If you want to sponsor him to live in the US based on your marriage, then since you have limited income, you would need a co-sponsor. The forms also cost money ($1000+). You can check out the required yearly income required for your family size at uscis.gov. If you make under that, you can get a co-sponsor for that aspect. Read that website and follow the links for "I want to help my relative immigrate." This website has good guides too.

Once you've read over that, I'd come back with further questions.

hello. my name is Laurie. i am an American citizen, my boyfriend/fiance is Belgian. we have a 3 and a half year old son. i am almost 42, he is almost 29. (yes, i am aware that so called large age differences are "red flags" for couples seeking marriage... )

here is our predicament.. we want to be together. we are in love. we want to be a family.. but we don't know what would be the best way to make this happen.

he is currently in the US on a visa waiver. we are talking about all of our various options, and we feel daunted by them.

we've been together since 2007. in that time we conceived a child that was still born. shortly after that, we conceived our son. during the pregnancy he had to leave the country. he returned for the birth, and was only able to spend a few months with our baby, before he had to return to Belgium. he was unable to return to the US for almost 3 years... but we kept in daily contact, skyped and phone calls.

we have looked at work visa options, but he does not have any special skills. we have talked about school, but neither of us have that kind of money.

we've talked about marriage (which we WANT to do anyway.. we'd have done it by now, in fact, if we could figure out how... ) - i am currently receiving state aid while i work through severe depression issues, and also a chronic pain issue. i have a very, very limited income. i certainly don't have the kind of money that is required for me to sponsor him in marriage.. but we thought perhaps that would be a reason why he should be here, to care for our son while i receive treatment...

we also thought that perhaps it would be easier for he and i to be married in Belgium... but we are unable to find information on how we would be able to return to the US.. i have older children from a previous relationship, and am a home owner with a mortgage.

we can't afford a lawyer/attorney. we are in love. we just want to be together, as a family, but seem to find more and more red tape the more we look into options.

if anyone can offer any kind of advice, or information that would at least point us in the right direction i would be SO grateful..

i am sorry to paint such a vague picture of our situation, but i would be happy to clarify as necessary.

thank you in advance..

sincerely, Laurie