shaiboogie

Hi everyone!
My I-129F was received on May 22nd, and I received my first NOA by text on May 24th. I received the letter about a week after that.
The processing times for the California Service Center have not been updated since April. I am hoping to get my NOA2 soon!
Blessings to everyone on your journeys! 

Yep I know I have to pay for both of us, when we submit the visa application . I just was expecting his name as beneficiary lol. Now I know. Thank u. @Trinab80
 
LOL it's OK. Thank u @Matiela
 
I'm so happy right now! 😍

Newbie here!
 
Hello all I received my email May 26th 👏🏾(  Confirming that they received my petition ) and stating that I should receive my letter (NO1) between 7 to 10 business days. 
 
It's such a great feeling knowing that you're not the only one in your situation and that you all share the same passion for wanting to be with your fiancé despite the distance.
 
Good luck to you all!

For my wife and I, the hardest part of the journey and our relationship was the time between filing and approval. It's lots of paperwork and even more impatient waiting while it goes through the system and you don't know how much longer it will be. The good news though, is working towards her eventual interview is 100x better then random visits for a few months.

Hello David,
 
What worked best for us, was to stop comparing our timeline to other's. We've kept ourselves busy doing what we won't be able to do once we are together (I won't be able to see my friends, or visit the places I like once I live there), and he won't be able to have his "man time" as much as he does now.
Hope you don't have to wait too much longer. 
 
Good luck!
 

WORD!!
I'm glad I could create a worth acronym for us hahaha

I'm a pro whiner as well!

My fiancé is in the military, so you never know about leave. I hope he will come over here soon! It might be the last time for long, until he can come back to potato land. 
I won't travel until my K-1 is issued. 

But harder times will come up... I have told my boss today, that I'll quit later in the year, so they can find a replacement for me. Tomorrow I'll go to the other boss... then it's out.
A very hard moment that was.... many tears. Been there for 10 years. It's my replacement family. 

I guess the time has come, where I realize that I am going to change my entire life. It's for a good cause, but it's very hard.

 

Hello everyone :),
 
It's a shame I found this forum so long after I actually went through the immigration process (k1 from Germany)
 
I have been reading a lot of the threads the past few days and decided to create an account :). 
 
The first year I was here I struggled I won't lie but this second year here has been great. I guess I am just writing this to say that even though a lot of people do have troubles integrating into American culture there are some success stories too
 
I will first go through the things I had troubles with then move onto the positives
 
- I don't think the bread here is very good
- People can seem very superficial in the beginning 
- Philadelphia has a lot of trash everywhere and crime (which i never experienced in Germany)
-Healthcare is so complex and confusing (good thing my wife works in healthcare and can help)
- Missed speaking my native language
 
 
Now things I have been pleasantly surprised by
 
-My certifications for my job were accepted and helped me find a job somewhat easily
-even though people are tough in Philadelphia I couldn't believe how much people wanted to help me
-The amount of food from all over the world in Philadelphia is great
-cost of living for a big American city is much lower than I thought it would be
-salaries for IT in the USA is almost 3x higher than what I made in Germany
 
 
I am going into my 3rd year here in America and I finally don't feel homesick or like I'm questioning everyday why I moved here. So to people who are looking at moving here or are having a rough first few months there is hope! I just felt like I had to spread some seemingly rare success in this forum
 
- Robert
 
 

Ciao! Hello! 
 
Me and my fiance have just started this Journey. Im currently just waiting for him to finish up his part of the documents needed to go in our petition package.  I want to have it sent by Mid-April the lastest. We are so excited.. I wish everyone luck on their journey <3!!!

Ciao! Hello! 
 
Me and my fiance have just started this Journey. Im currently just waiting for him to finish up his part of the documents needed to go in our petition package.  I want to have it sent by Mid-April the lastest. We are so excited.. I wish everyone luck on their journey <3!!!

Ciao! Hello! 
 
Me and my fiance have just started this Journey. Im currently just waiting for him to finish up his part of the documents needed to go in our petition package.  I want to have it sent by Mid-April the lastest. We are so excited.. I wish everyone luck on their journey <3!!!

Ciao! Hello! 
 
Me and my fiance have just started this Journey. Im currently just waiting for him to finish up his part of the documents needed to go in our petition package.  I want to have it sent by Mid-April the lastest. We are so excited.. I wish everyone luck on their journey <3!!!