Hollie&Greg

I got approved today! 😊😊

I’m looking for some advice, my interview is next week and I’m a little concerned if I’m asked “when did he propose/how did he propose” so wondered if anyone could shed some light...

I first started talking to my fiancé in 2016, we met in July 2017 when I went to the US, we had discussed marriage throughout our relationship and when I was there in July we mutually decided to get married however we didn’t purchase rings. 

We filed for a K1 visa in October and he visted me in November 2017 and after meeting my parents and receiving their blessing, we exchanged rings however there was no formal “on one knee proposal” (that isn’t us).. plus we were already referring to each other as fiancé etc. 

if im asked the above question .. how do I word the above without going into too much detail? Do I say he didn’t formally propose and it was a mutual engagement? We exchanged rings later??! Help! 

Hi everyone,

Has anyone based in NZ seen Dr. Lisa Searle at citymed? If so, how did they find her? I’ve got an appointment to see her on Friday and I’m just wondering if she was approachable? I’ve got a couple of things I’m concerned about so I just wanted to see how easy she was to speak with?

thanks!

Hollie

Got our paperwork sent. Was received 10/13. Now the waiting game begins!!

Ekkk! I think I'm starting to be a worry wart... I did some more reading about some cases.. There's also a 7 year age gap between myself and Greg, being that I'm 7 years his senior. I'm 29, he's 22. Is it likely there will be any discrimination due to this?.. Although apparently I look about 23 (I'm ID'd frequently) and maturity and looks wise you'd never guess his age - he looks and acts a lot older but on paper that's obviously not visible... It seems that it's a lot more socially acceptable for men to date younger women however when the other way round.. it's frowned upon.  Should we mention anything about it when write a letter outlining our relationship? it's never been an issue for us because our outlook on life is very similar and we've not had any issues where our age gap has posed a problem.

Actually, Another question, I've uploaded part 3 of the I-129F regarding the "multiple flier waiver" what on earth does this mean? My partner doesn't have any criminal convictions nor do I, therefore would have thought that this wasn't applicable, however I have read that they expect you to leave no empty spaces so have been N/A anything that doesn't apply - in this case, do we skip that section entirely (apart from the "no" checkboxes convictions obviously). 

On second thoughts.... the box that has "not applicable" ..................... i think i've been looking at this too long!! hahaha

Thank you both for your speedy responses! Both of you have provided some reassurance. 

Looks like we're going to start gathering everything in the next couple of weeks (we have majority of it, it's just a case of compiling it!). 

Some of the wording is most confusing!!!

Hi Everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone has a similar situation to mine and can provide me with advice or even some reassurance.

My partner and I met online in December 2016 and after a period of a few months we developed feelings for one and other, our situation at the time was rather complicated being that we were both in unhealthy relationships so I suppose we confined in each other and as a result, ended up falling inlove.

I have conversation histories saved from January 2017 on Line (mobile app like viber) and Facebook Messenger where we speak daily for hours, call each other for hours at a time etc. I recently traveled to the US to meet him and his family and everything was perfect and set in stone how genuinely inlove we are.  I have photos of us together etc. 

Anyhow, we have discussed marriage a number of times throughout our relationship (i have screenshots etc) and when I was in the United States we also discussed it.  His family also aware of our intentions.  He is a US Marine so travelling is a little difficult so he has yet to meet my family however will come in time. Although these have been discussions we have not made specific plans due to the uncertainty of processing times, nor has a ring been purchased (mainly because a ring isn't overly important to me, the commitment we have to each other in my opinion far outweighs the materialistic aspect). Is this enough? Do wedding plans actually have to be made and a ring be purchased to prove? (we're well aware we would need to get married within 90 days which is our intention). 

It appears the process time is fairly lengthy and it's extremely hard being separated for such long periods of time, my main question is, would it be sensible to file the first step i.e. I-129F prior to purchasing a ring and him coming here...?

I was given estimated times such as 6-8 months, however have read some statistics of it being sooner, can the process be sped up? Does your nationality have anything to do with the processing times? 

I really appreciate any correspondence, from anyone in a similar situation or that has been through this process already.

Thanks for reading and goodluck to anyone that is looking into or going for applications! 

Extremely stressful, especially when everything is sincere and your fate is in the hands of someone you don't know!

Hollie