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  1. Hey,

    Could somebody point me to an official link stating the time you're allicated to enter the US once your K-1 is approved. I know it's 90 days from when you land you have to get married, but how long is it from when its approved and in your passport till you travel? I always thought it was 6 months but now my dads asking i can't remember where I saw it to show him where it says....

    :help:

    TYVM :D

  2. Hey VJers,

    In early april I sent PK3 back to London without the checklist (as I hadn't gotten all documents yet and didn't know whether to risk it or not)....anyway so on one of the forms of what I sent back there was a question.

    Do you intend to work in the US? (can't remember exact form)...

    I had put "unsure." I put this because I am unable to work here in the UK due to disability and no jobs here are available that can cope with my physical needs. I want to "try" at some point to look into transcription work in the US, as that would be something I'd be able to do (it's big in the US but not in the UK). But I am still unsure on my health whether to take the risk to find a job and then end up having to quit unable to cope with the workload. Looking back at my answer I have a feeling I will have to explain it but my question is, was this a sensible answer to put in your opinion? I have never worked due to disability, but I do internet DJing for an ammiture internet radio station for a few pounds every week but it isn't a real job. Other than that I have never been able to do any real job....but like I said America may have transcription work and hours I'd be able to cope with. I don't know yet as I'm not there and know that anyway when you arrive you cannot work for several months. I'm sorta worring now that they might see this as a negative...my answer. But I was being honest. I know the fact I'm unemployed will be a negative, but in your opinion has my honest answer may cause more confusion?

    Andy thinks I'm overthinking. Which is probably true. This is the most important thing i've ever done and I don't want to screw it up even more than health etc thats beyond my control.

    Also I wanted to ask....do you think it'll be possible for me to apply for permition to work just incase I find something that may be suitable for me?

  3. Hey Folks,

    We aren't at the AOS stage yet but I have one thing playing on my mind I wonder if you guys here could answer for me.

    You see my dad is really involved with helping with my fiance's and I's "visa journey" (for lack of better expressions). He's got alot of immigration books written by various lawyers and theres alot of talk in them about the AOS interview. In the back of all of them are 100 sample questions (most recent is 2006 edition). But what I'm confused about is they stress it's like a big test on american history, but when I look at the sample questions here on vj on AOS.....they are similar to the K-1 interview questions...relationship etc how you met. Wheras these books are saying its all about knowing america. Or perhaps I'm misunderstanding and this "test of american history" interview is for naturalision not AOS. I'm confused.

    Fiona

  4. Thats really encouraging :) Collie. How made you are for each other too! wow partner with useful medical skills...

    Fuzziness, no I meant any condition :) I notice one big worry on these boards is actually depression/anxiety disorders and if it might affect the process so having a thread like this may help people to not post multiple and get some reassurance.

    I have a big fear of us getting knocked back, so wanted to hear your experiances :)

  5. I gave this a go

    Fiona needs the stability of an adopted family

    Fiona needs enough money to rent space in the building :lol:

    Fiona needs a reality check :lol::lol:

    Fiona needs places to stop and hide :innocent:

    Fiona needs to prevent history from repeating itself :unsure:

    Fiona needs cautioning when she says she would 'rather be the one that stays than have to say goodbye.'

    Try this for Andrew...

    Andrew needs a belt :lol::lol: (don't think he'd use it for its purpose though)

    Andrew needs guidance and boundaries from his adoptive family :unsure:

    Andrew needs all the prayers he can get

    Andrew needs me :blush:

    Nice game. Was fun.

  6. I know this is very corny but just wondered if there is anybody else of VJ with health/medical issues who'd like to come to this thread and share there story. So we can all learn a bit, if having a medical condition affected the process. In what way and why? Any health problem :) Hopefully there are some happily ever afters out there too who can officially say "I'm in america, I made it despite that...."

    :P

  7. I went through San Francisco on my visit to my fiance mid last year. They were pleasant, the porters are the most frustrating...rubbing there fingers expecting tips and following you around. I'll be going back the same way. Be sure to update us on how the POE goes with the brown envelope and questions :thumbs: oh and congratz and good luck !

  8. I would love to go stuff this checklist in the mail because it stares me in the face every mornin'. You know what its like. It's a real question of judgement now because I have the police record, everything else EXCEPT for the I-134 from fiance and co-sponcer. They are waiting on supporting letters to attach with theirs before sending it back to me. I've had alot of PMs of people basically saying I'm delaying myself if I don't send this checklist back until I officially have the I-134s in my hand. Which I see the point of, I know they will get those to me eventually and before the interview. I trust them dearly. I'm paranoid though of saying I have a document I don't! And my parents (who like to butt in from time to time about this visa)...bless them but sometimes grrr. Keep telling me to wait till I have them. I had an email from the London embassy the other day thinkin' they lost our chestlist 'duh. I just cannot decide wheather to take this risk for a quicker interview date or to do the "better be safe than sorry."

    *confused and pressured*

    So I'm gonna have to try and weigh up the pros against the cons.

    If I send the checklist in

    1. Hopefully I will get an interview date for late julyish not right into the summer

    2. Shows fiance (who I've been naggin' to death about if he's recieved anything yet poor guy) I trust he will get them to me.

    3. Will give us a boost knowing an interview date

    4. Ability to book medical on same date and transport ready.

    Cons

    1. Interview comes around but fiance and co-sponcer have some difficulty with obtaining something

    2. Forms get lost in the post to me

    3. Have to reschedule interview because of possible difficulties with form evidence

    4. Get into trouble for tickin it and jeperdising our chances

  9. Hey ya'll,

    What a wonderful wake up to a saturday morning to find this on my doorstep. They really cut it close just 3 days before the 40 day wait mark. Phew it's such a relief to have it in my hands. I contacted the Greater Manchester Police in England to obtain it and am going to attempt to attach it here so people can look to see what it's like. I've blacked out my name of course. But yeah

    :dance: *does the VJ dance*

    Good luck to everybody else still battling to get there police certificates.

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  10. Hi Vjers,

    My fiance and co-sponcer (his mom) are continuing to battle through the I-134 forms. I wanted to check with people who have done this if this sounds right what we'll end up with at the end.

    - I-134 filled in by fiance (sponcer) and notorized

    - Supporting bank statement that shows clearly Andy recieves SSI. Showing how often, how much, who from and how long.

    - A letter by Andy stating his unemployment due to disability

    - I-134 filled in by co-sponcer (andrews mom) and notorized

    - Letter from the state of California stating she'd employed as a fulltime caregiver for Andrew and how much she recieves.

    - Supporting bank statement that shows she clearly gets payed by them as a job, how often, who from, how much and for how long.

    - Copy of last income tax return just incase

    Is there anything else we may have not realised? We are doing this on our own despite the complex case we have because we cannot afford an attorney and the MDA hasn't yet responded to our request for support.

    In the mean time we must carry on. I'd like advice from others who have done the co-sponcer thing because there fiance doesn't mean 125% above the poverty line. Is there any other evidence we have missed?

    Thank you

  11. :D I sent what I hoped was the Alliance Medical Centers email (googled it and found a website) an email in hope in answering my questions. I have tried to phone this place but they couldn't give me information without my booking date which is kind of weird because there were general queries. And the first e-mail message I got was the phone them. So I was a tad pissed off. Then today I got a lovely shocking reply.

    Here were my questions:

    1) My friend told me that out of the two centers for immigration medicals in london only one had wheelchair access. Which was apparently the Alliance Medical Imaging Center (insert address). Is it true it has access?

    2) I have a complex immigration case because I have Muscular Dystrophy. I have 6-8 letters of reasurrance from my doctors that I am fit to fly, stable enough to do this and details of my long term health issues. Is this enough or do I need to bring my entire medical records?

    3) I am wheelchair dependant, after seeing pictures of how they do chest x-rays at the medical center from VJ ( :D ) I realise I won't be able to use it as its against a wall and at a standing persons level. I cannot transfer out of my wheelchair without special equipment that general hospitals normally don't have on site and I cannot bring this equipment from home as I'm travelling from Manchester. How does your medical center normally handle people in my situation regarding chest x-rays?

    Here was there reply:

    Hello Fiona

    I am Iain Lamb, Clinical Lead Radiographer for the Centre.

    We do have wheelchair access to the centre, just let us know when you

    are arriving and we will give you the directions to our easier access

    door.

    As to what information to bring, I have spoken to the Knightsbridge

    practice and if you bring what ever information you have availiable that

    will be helpful.

    When taking the X-ray we will be able to manage this without too much

    inconveniance to you.

    Regards

    Iain Lamb

    0207 935 7711

    ilamb@alliance.co.uk

    That is soo positive, I'm really happy and more at ease now.

  12. Thank you all for your advise and I'll try and find some of the stuff you suggested. Though I need to be careful with sprays one because we have 5 pets....and 2 myself and my dad are chronic asthmatics. My mum put vinigar on the table after reading in a magazine ants don't like it....didn't work though...they just run around faster and feast of that....

  13. Hello Everybody,

    About a few weeks ago I started noticing ants on my computer table...just one or two didn't think nothing of it so just er...squished them with paper. Then a few days later about 5 where under my keyboard and I freaked out......My laptop gets moved alot from bed to table so they couldn't of been under there long. Then 3 decided to set up camp under my soda cup a few days after that feasting off what looked like a food stain. Then it was fine after we wiped the top of the desk etc...then 2 weeks later an army of them swamped the table whilst I was using the computer and of course I screamed for assistance from family members. My brother was horrified. They were going in all directions under papers...the computer....on the computer...around the plugs. So he cleared the whole table and sprayed it with insect repelent. He also tried to search where they were coming from. He looked around, under and beside the table (where we have a boiler cupboard)....nothing except for spiders webs in there. He then went outside an noticed there was like an air vent leading into the back room and loads of ants so he sprayed that and lifted up some pavement slabs and sprayed em till there was like....a big pavement slab side full of ant corpuses. Poor guy was outside all evening trying to kill as many as he could see. We also have some wires coming through the back wall so he plugged the gap with bluetac. Now thats 2 days ago....yesterday I squished three more ants on my desk. Where could they be coming from/in from? And how the heck do I get rid of them?

    Help...

  14. Oh what a fantastic thread.

    First off I need to just say you guys aren't alone about the whole ...thinking you're from australia or mexico. When I went to visit Andy with my parents and they stayed in the hotel. They were called australians, italians and germans..... then some girl who was serving them told my dad he didn't speak very good english. He told her out right he speaks the queens english, she gives him a funny look and asks him whos this queen person he speaks of. He had to explain we were all scottish but moved to england and visiting california! And this person wasn't american either... :hehe:

    Things Andy has had to explain to me:

    Fiona: Honey, why are there trees in the middle of the roads?

    Andy: For heavens sake woman they're on an island they aren't just in the middle of the road stuck in the tar.

    __________________

    Mother in law hands plate to Fiona

    Fiona: *Ohhhh * whats this thing....green long things here?

    Andy: Thats asparagus dear....don't tell me you've never had asparagus!

    __________________________________________________________

    Andy and Fiona roll into the mall....lady comes upto us and tries to help

    Fiona: This is soooo weird, in England shop assistants never help!

    Andy: *head in his hands* You're in america dear, I'm beginning to think you're from a third world country.

    ___________________________________________________________

    Fiona: Can you pass me my trainers please?

    Marcy (sister-in law to be); you're what? trainees?

    Andy: Shoes Marcy, they can sneakers trainers....

    Marcy: You're gonna be an american girl....shoes are shoes!

    ____________________________________________________________

    Andy and Fiona at the county fair....We go to a stand with wrap things...

    Fiona: *Psst...* what have they just given me?

    Andy: *can't stop laughing* a tacoo

    LOUD PEOPLE TALKING

    Fiona: A PORNO?

    Andy: TACOO!!

    Man at the stand: ANOTHER TACOO COMING UP SIR!

    ________________________________________________________

    :blush:

  15. ALABAMA:

    Shari (& British hubby, Keith) - Birmingham, Alabama

    Miranda and James (another future British hubby!) - Huntsville, Alabama

    Welshcookie - Mobile, Alabama (eventually)

    ARKANSAS:

    SpriteyStace (Stacy & Paul) - Stuttgart, Arkansas

    CALIFORNIA:

    Ladybutterfly444 - San Diego, California

    lynzm22 (lynsey and Jason)- Lancaster, California

    Daisy - hubby is north of Palmdale, California

    Perfect - South Orange County, CA

    ddchucksgirl - northwest Lost Angeles, CA

    robinklake - Myself and UK fiance are in sunny Santa Monica, CA!

    Purple Hibiscus - Huntington Beach, CA.

    Els and Brian-Riverside, CA

    Andrew & Fiona - Stockton, CA

    COLORADO:

    Ladybird216 - Western Colorado

    Boiler - Boulder County, Colorado

    CONNECTICUT:

    Jayke (and hopefully within the next 3 weeks her British hubby) - Connecticut

    Bradfordplip - Time split between SE Michigan & NE Connecticut

    nickels&dimes - Connecticut (Nickels=Sheril UKC & Scott USC)

    FLORIDA:

    Kerry - Central Florida

    Munchkins (Val and Alan ) - Jacksonville Florida -to be with daughter and family

    atothelkini (Alan, N.Ireland) - Tallahassee, Florida

    missyandneil - Orlando, Florida

    Kate, Josh & bump - Tallahassee

    GEORGIA:

    Crazy Brit - Covington, Georgia

    Matti_n_Kelli: Hiram, Georgia

    IDAHO:

    MeandMyGeordie - Sher (USC) & Steve (Newcastle upon Tyne) South Central

    Idaho, Twin Falls

    ILLINOIS:

    pj1959us (hubby David)---central Illinois

    Luv2teach77 (And her handsome british Husband ) - Trenton, Southwest Illinois

    (Near Missouri border)

    JJM8081(British fiance Joe)--Chicago suburbs

    poppy33usa - just on the illinois side of the illinois/missouri border in the st louis metro area

    jpkeswim - Southwest, Illinois near St. Louis Missouri

    Crisscat - (Sharri & Neil ) Southern IL 65 miles southeast of St Louis MO and not far from alot of you here in IL LOL

    Yorkie - Chicago, Illinois

    Frances (Yorkshire hubster, VJ username falcozappa) - Chicago

    Circus-of-Power(Paul and Catherine) Central IL

    INDIANA:

    Annelizabeth - Southern Indiana

    Andy(uk) Patricia - Near Indy, Indiana

    Baileyj - Southwest Indiana

    KENTUCKY:

    Itsmeitsmeitsree! (Billy and Becky) - Lexington, Kentucky

    MAINE:

    clmarsh (Christina & Chris): Portland, Maine

    MARYLAND:

    Terry & Jeannine.... Towson, Maryland

    MASSACHUETTS:

    matanddanni-Southampton,MA

    Kezzie - Boston MA

    MICHIGAN:

    Bradfordplip - Time split between SE Michigan & NE Connecticut

    euro (Amanda) & Mark(USC)..Brownstown (near Detroit)

    sanctifyer - somewhere near detroit in mid 2006

    badbabe113 - Rockwood Michigan (near detroit)

    David(alias Scotty)Scotland to Livingstone County to be with Bess

    lizaanne (USC) & Simon (Brit) - Detroit area -one of these days, if this process ever ends

    Charlie76 - Michigan, Detroit area

    mary&tom - Southeastern Michigan

    Alison and Scott - Otsego in Plainwell, Michigan

    Colin(Keigwyn UK) and Lisa - Escanaba way up in the UP

    MINNESOTA:

    Chrissy25 - Southern Minnesota

    britsngrits - Twin Cities of MN - Paul-Peterborough

    JayJay - Minnesota Lake, near Mankato about 2 and a half hours away from the twin cities

    MrsDarby-Oliver (England) and Alicia (Minnesota)-now both living in Minnesota

    MISSOURI:

    DaniChristine - Dani (USA) and Anthony (Northern Ireland)

    MONTANA:

    wherezdabearz - John (USA) and Alison (UK) hope to be living together in Missoula (that's where da bearz are...) from end of Jan 2006

    techgirl - Terry (USA) and Davo (UK)- Flathead Lake (western MT)

    NEW JERSEY:

    Gemma12nEl - Bergen County New Jersey

    VisagirlNJ - My fiance will be moving to Hudson County, NJ in APril

    NEW YORK:

    Louandmikek3 - Long Island, New York (Louise, UK and Mike, US)

    DavidUK- Manhattan, New York

    Gwen75 - Manhattan, New York

    Shakysgirl- Russell (UK) and Patricia (US)- upstate NY

    Donna(dmd01708) Oneida County, Upstate New York

    Estella76 - Marie (US) and Adam (UK) - Queens, NY

    Peachbythebeach - Me (US) Hubby (UK) - Long Island

    NORTH CAROLINA:

    Jo1973 - Durham, North Carolina

    saturn5man (Neil) - Near Raleigh, North Carolina

    Jaylen Brit(UK) and LenJayUS (US) - Lenior, North Carolina (from this year)

    mullensgirl (UK) Chris (USC) Eventually Jacksonville NC

    OHIO:

    TenderCats (hubby) - Ohio

    Widge - NE Ohio

    Helen - Columbus OH

    OKLAHOMA:

    Sukie175 (Sarah) - Gage, NW OK (near Woodward)

    OREGON:

    Pam & Dave, Portland OR

    ZZZZZZ (aka Pam & Dave) Portland OR/ Southminster UK

    blandas - Move from Loughborough (just south of Nottingham) to Oregon.

    PENNSYLVANIA:

    Broma25 - Bucks County, Pennsylvania

    Britjohn- Delaware County, Pennsylvania (near Delaware border)

    cheeky^Wolf - (Helen will be there soon) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Pumpkinsnook - Berks Co, Pennsylvania (arriving 17th August - 13 days and

    counting!)

    Antone and Lyanthya - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

    Abby(PAX) and Ewen - Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (likely moving to NYC, NY in the summer of 06)

    SOUTH CAROLINA:

    zenaelarabi - (Oxfordshire to Columbia SC)

    pink_cloud-Charleston, South Carolina

    TENNESSEE:

    govols- Tennessee

    TracyTN (and future hubby ChasUK) - Nashville, TN

    TEXAS:

    Geordieluvr (aka Andria and her Geordie Peter) - Richardson, Texas

    medicjeff (wife Jane from the UK) Austin, Texas

    silent whispers - San Antonio, Texas

    tamarae (Shawna & Ciaran from the UK, arriving soon) - Lubbock, TX

    UTAH:

    HuffyTheSlayer - Salt Lake City, UT

    VERMONT:

    Lou - Central Vermont

    VIRGINIA:

    naiku - Northern Virginia (whenver this process is finished)

    mijkij (also NoVA)

    Litlemo (aka Ally - Geordie,,, Greg - USC)

    MrsBeer:30- N.Virginia

    WASHINGTON:

    arwensun1965 - Kent, WA

    samantha_lou - Vancouver, WA

    Alana (US) & Ewan (Scotland) in Des Moines, Washington......

    torpedo_bob, Camas,Washington

    WEST VIRGINIA:

    Margyw- West Virginia

    rebeccajo (and robertwesley - Wes) irishman & southern gal in West Virginia

    Girona40 - Curt (USC) and Glenys, Michael and Sarah (UK)

    WISCONSIN:

    Michelle(USC)andCraig(England)...northern Wisconsin...border of UP of Michigan

    Badgerbabe - Green Bay, Wisconsin

    SteveLaura/LauraSteve - from London, UK to Milwaukee, WI

    Moonlite-just north of Milwaukee

    AllSerene-near Milwaukee I think?

    Mellie(and Scott)-near Milwaukee

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