Anna Sif

I went to California through Houston (not Dallas, but close ) over Xmas to meet my fiance's family, after having visited him in Portland in October, so i was a bit nervous as well, but I was very straight forward, when they asked, I told them i was meeting my boyfriend's family and showed them my return ticket itinerary, and that was all.

But to play it safe, bring your house rent contract or something that shows you live in the UK.

as for the proposal, congrats and you go, man!

It seems the general situation here is that there's usually one "VJer fan/paperwork organiser/Visa expert" in the couple (in my case, it's me) who takes care of the details and the other, while interested, leaves the bulk of the work to the "expert".

That's definitely my case, i did all the research, prepared the papers and sent them to my fiance with (literally) yellow post its explaining where to sign (+ another note reminding him to peel off the post-its before sending the petition!!), but that's becuase i am a bit of a control freak and an organiser and i enjoy doing it. And my man is only too happy to let me do it!

But going back to your post, I think you should talk to your fiancee about it if it bothers you, if you want her to get more involved in the proccess, and defintely about your finantial situation and why you can't go visit her at the moment. From what you say: doesn't she work? Maybe she could try to find a job and help cover the costs of a flight?

oh, please! do you really think anyone at USCIS is going to look through their backlog of cases to see who's the naughty ones who've been talking to the press and childishly "punish" them for their "indiscretion"? Give me a break!

Let's get out of our little VJ world for a second and remember that 99.9% of the population don't have a clue what a K1 visa is, have never heard of IMBRA, and have no idea about what regular law abiding people like you and I have to wait and go through just to be able to be with our loved one.

Media exposure will only make people aware of the situation and simpathetic to it, who knows, there might be lawyers, congressmen/women, lawmakers reading this article and can help do something about it.

Since when is it wrong to denounce a situation that is clearly affecting people negatively? Are we so scared and paranoid and selfish that we'd rather hide and pretend nothing is wrong than denounce it?

We're talking about the Associated Press, by the way, not People magazine or a tabloid.

I say go for it full on, Bill's girl! And thank you very much for having the guts to do this, and for putting a voice and a face to all of us in this situation.

ha ha! What would i do without these little VJ moments?

i usually chuckle, but this one made me laugh out loud!

And to Anna, yes if you have lived in another country for 6 months or more then you need a police cert.

Thanx, Munchkins.

Is that the Form 3019 they have the at Met police site? Can I ask you, what type of ID did you send with your request? It says in the form that you can only send originals as identification, and even though they say they send it back, I really don't want to send my passport or drivers license in case it gets lost?

Did you attach a note asking what you needed it for? The form seems a bit vague, so I want to make sure it's the right thing...

And do you (or anyone else) know if you can request one in person at any police station in the UK? I travel to London very often, so i could do it on one of my visits...

thanx!!!

hey, Stacey.

May I ask:

Did he need this because he lived in London at one point?

I lived in London for a year when i was 19 so i think i'll have to ask for a police report there once we send and (hopefully) get our K1 visa aproved.

Can I ask you where did he aply for this? I currently live in Holland, so I'd apreciate a site or phone where these certificates have to be requested.

thanx!

Anna

Thank you all. I've "dissected" the site already and it's soooo informative.

We'll be going through Nebraska and the Amsterdam Embassy, so not too bad.

Will keep posting and certainly will visit back to check how everyone else is doing.

Anna

Hi, all.

I'm new here.

My fiance and I are starting to gather documentation, etc for the K1 visa.

I just found this site and it's like heaven opened up, it's so helpful and there's so much information. What seemed like a daunting process now looks clear and even, dare I say, easy? (I'm a natural born optimist)

Anyways, just wanted to introduce myself, and oh, yeah, ask a question.

What does it mean that you're "touched"? Keep reading it in entries and I wonder what it means.

Best.

Anna