LemonShortbread

Enjoy studying the process if it makes you happy. I'm not sure how many other members will enjoy answering your questions knowing you're years from knowing whether those answers will apply to you.

If they read the original post they will understand that its in a few years. They're not obliged to answer any questions!

Lee,

You're three or four years from filing. Why not check back and study the guides at that time. Things change from time to time. With all the time the two of you have spent together, you're not really going to have problems with relationship evidence. Relax, until about a year before you plan to move to the USA and marry.

Yes, the chances are things will change. I suffer from depression and anxiety and this is giving me a mood life and something to look forward to.

I'm excited to find out information about all of this! I know it's very early, but it's such a fun experience

You can get your skype logs; show messages from : yesterday, last 7 days ... pick which one and then crtl C +ctrl V.

Chat logs are secondary evidences, some people send hundreds of pages, some send a few pages through out the time of their relationship, realistically that latter is the best option - the IO is NOT going to read 200 pages of chat. Just print a few, maybe one from every month you have been together or a few from the start of your relationship, a few from now and a few from the middle. These items aren't the most important in regards to the petition.

Edit: Of course, all of this would need re-evaluating in ~ 3 years time.

I see what you mean, but the thing is that when I say we skype, there are no logs. It's just microphone. I don't want to fake a conversation, but I suppose I can inform her we need to do this and we can just write once a month instead of calling...?

I don't think you get it back (could be wrong). Send copies not originals.

I can get that done easily.

In regards to something like Chat logs... How many would be appropriate, and about what? Me and my GF really lack chat logs as we Skype most of the time...

You have paper evidence in the form of a stamp in your passport. You can copy and print the pages that show when you were admitted and left

Yeah, I have 9 of those, and surely if I give them my ESTA numbers, they can look me up on their databases...?

Will they really not accept anything before the two years, I would have thought that would be better evidence.

When you submit evidence, do you get it back?

I'm very gracious for the replies I have had.

I'm very excited, I can't wait to start paying all this money out

It will all be worth it in the end. It sounds like it will be stressing though!

At least in that time, I will have a chance to save up some money.

What are good things for proof of meeting?

I have every plane ticket, a frequent flyer card, movie ticket stubs, a ticket for a ski slope which is visible in a picture of us together (attached to coat), hundreds if not thousands of photos (plenty of different time periods too such as Christmas, Summer, and Easter), and also signed and dated letters from my parents when I travelled aged under 18 (dates will coincide with pictures and plane tickets).

Are you two going to be travelling in the meantime to see each other?

Yes. We aim for two visits a year.

Hello!

My name is Lee and I am a first time poster. I am 19 and I have a girlfriend in Virginia. I've known her since I was 11, and we have been dating for 51 months. In those 51 months I have managed to visit her in the USA 9 times. I've arrived via IAD twice, and the rest have been a combination of ATL and DTW. As I visited her for the first time when I was 15 at IAD. I got through fine. The second time, my Mother was with me to meet my girlfriend and her mother in person. That went completely fine. The remaining times, I have been asked the usual questions and I got through fine every time. Only one of those times was I taken to an interview room, but I was gone in under 5 minutes.

One thing I am always worried about is being turned away.

In 2 weeks, I am beginning a 4 year course at university. I intend to move to the USA as soon as it's over. However, there may be an opportunity for me to do a Masters degree and delay moving.

As far as I understand, the visa for me is the K-1. I have also looked at the I-129f form.

When do you think would be the best time to apply? Can I apply for it, get married there and remain in the UK until my studies are finished?

I'd love to speak with someone from the UK whom has experienced this.

I've looked stuff up about this a long time ago, and I decided today to resume it. That's when I found this forum.

I am very excited to find out more. I have already read a lot about this.

I was thinking about looking at immigration lawyers, but I'm sure I wouldn't need to get one as this seems like a very helpful place.

I could swear that I read somewhere that the age for applying is 21, but I haven't seen that this time.

I'd also like some clarity about what happens after the Marriage (regarding AOS).

I'd like to thank you if you took the time to read this!

Lee.