MrsBruce5

Ok, ok...I will bite.

I am Rose from New York, married Graham of Aberdeen Scotland in NY on Nov. 14th, 2005. He went back to the UK on Nov.16th. We filed our I-130 on Dec. 9th in Vermont and are waiting hopefully.

We met on line and were great friends for 3 years until we met in 2004.

After that, it was back & forth from NY to Aberdeen and from Aberdeen to New York as many times as our jobs and finances would permit. It has been almost 2 years of this distance-although it is all very trying sometimes, we are not worse for wear.

Initially, we planned on having him come here on a tourist visa and get married here, in March and adjust him then-until we heard of "dual intent" from a lawyer we consulted with. It was then that we heard about a CR1...

Within an hour of that meeting with the attorney, we were at town hall filing out an application for a license, and 4 days later, we got married in T shirts and jeans...(very romantic)...

We are having THE BIG wedding in Aberdeen on February 25th, full tartans and kilts-but more than anything- I am looking forward to seeing him again, more so than the actual wedding. It has been 3 1/2 LONG months. What would be the biggest wedding gift is to find our NOA2 via e-mail whilst I am visiting him. A girl can hope, right???

Sometimes it feels like the waiting will never end, but I am filled with hope that it will soon be over, and we will have our life together.

-Rose

PS-I cannot seem to get my timeline to post...

If it's a CR1, she doesn't have to be there for the interview as it is not in the US.

Queen, my advice is: cover your a**, and make the call to the embassy. Then, write a letter. Send it certified, return reciept to the NVC and to the Embassy.

Good luck, and I am sorry it did not work out.

-Rose

Hi Siddarth,

I like your name very much !

I filed in Vermont in December as well, and haven't heard anything since Dec. 14th, which was just a few days after I received my NOA1.

I wonder if perhaps things got a little backed up with the holidays???

In any event, I am in the same boat as you, my friend. I wake up each day hoping for that magic e-mail which will make my day. In the meantime, I keep myself busy with my work, family and friends. No one understands unless they go through it, which we all have here on this forum.

It will come. Have hope.

-Rose

Hi...

This is my first post here, although I have been reading since November.

I married a wonderful man from the UK in November here in New York. Two days later, I sadly had to say good bye to him so we could go about filing our CR1. Which we did on 12/5/06. I have received NOA1 on Dec. 9th, and was "touched" last on Dec 14th. So far, I look every day at my case status with hope.

We had a micro wedding here, and have been planning a big bash for friends and family back in his home town of Aberdeen on February 25th. I am traveling to Aberdeen on Feb. 20th and I am beginning to be concerned as to what to say when I am questioned at immigration in Aberdeen.

Do I tell them I am visiting my husband for our 2nd wedding? Or should I just say I am attending "a wedding", or visiting relatives? Obviously they will see the name change in my US passport when it is scanned...

Since I know very well that he cannot return here until he has his passport stamped and such- my question is, will I raise a red flag with my honesty? Or shall I keep it simple?

Anyone have any experience with this???

Thanks !

-Rose