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Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 17th 2013, 7:27 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

So another update. I went to the embassy on wednesday to have my interview for an F1 visa, to do a 2 year associate degree in San Jose. My first interview, where they check your paperwork and take...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 10th 2013, 6:55 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

Sorry I should have updated this thread ages ago. The extension came through in the end with no problems, although it was about 5 days after my original stay expired, it was backdated to cover that...
Forum: USA
Mar 13th 2013, 6:22 am
Replies: 26
Views: 4,503
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: Marks and Spencer free shipping to US and Canada

Woop! New bras ordered, I was just moaning the other day about how I can't get decent underwear in my size. I 'heart' M&S
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Mar 7th 2013, 11:01 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

So a friend of mine who's here from South Africa in exactly the same position as me has just been denied an extension to her stay, and so now I'm getting very nervous. I still have a flight booked...
Forum: USA
Feb 7th 2013, 9:24 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,376
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: Recommended neighbourhoods in San Francisco/Bay Area

I'm based in Mountain View, and it does tick the boxes you're looking for. I'm in an apartment, which I found through Padmapper.com, the other site I used quite heavily to look for places to live...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 7th 2013, 9:09 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

So just as a bit of an update, towards the end of January we decided that I did want to stay a bit longer, so I've just been through the process of applying for an extension to my stay. I'm now...
Forum: USA
Dec 1st 2012, 12:29 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,805
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: Best time to search for rentals in SF BAY area?

Hi, I'm staying in Mountain View, and it's actually not that bad a place to live. There are great parks, the transport options are pretty good, the downtown is fun without being ott, and it's...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Nov 4th 2012, 6:14 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

Hi! As I mentioned previously when we went to the embassy my boyfriend and I had separate appointments, I was half an hour after him. When I went in they gave me a number and it was like sitting in...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Oct 2nd 2012, 7:12 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,186
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: Change of status - B2 to F1 (student visa)

What you're saying makes a lot of sense, I'm thinking the most sensible thing to do would be to go back to london and apply for a student visa there at the right time, probably in advance of next...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Oct 2nd 2012, 7:07 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

What smallprint would that be out of interest? Do you have a link of some sort?
I've gone through the entire visa website (http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html) and can't find anything that...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Oct 2nd 2012, 2:05 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

I've answered your questions as they are listed. The best advice I can give you is be patient and polite at the embassy, and of course be honest and upfront about things. Be prepared for the...
Forum: USA
Sep 29th 2012, 2:19 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,422
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: SIM Card shopping, Bay Area CA

If you have a smartphone check out Google Voice for calls at 2c a minute to the UK over a data connection, ideal in the Bay Area where there are WiFi hotspots everywhere.
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Sep 29th 2012, 1:59 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,186
Posted By Zenith Blue

Change of status - B2 to F1 (student visa)

Has anyone ever gone through the process of changing status while in the country, from B2 to F1? I'm looking at this as a possible option for me some time either this year or next summer, and I've...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Sep 29th 2012, 1:56 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

Well, in case it's of any value to anyone in the same situation as me, here's a bit of an update. I travelled back to the USA last week with my boyfriend, after staying in the UK for about 9 weeks. I...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 8th 2012, 7:58 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

Hi, to answer your questions, I've not been able to work, I've been looking, but the cap for H1B visas was reached a few weeks ago so that's not looking like an option for a while. I've had work...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 25th 2012, 2:46 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

Ah ok, thanks for clearing that up. SanDiegogirl, it maybe worth pointing out that I still have to meet all the criteria for the H1B myself, I get no special treatment for being a cohabiting B2.
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 25th 2012, 1:54 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

Yeah, I figured that, frustrating isn't it? But it seems arguing with them isn't going to get me very far, so I'm taking the path of least resistance and all that.

I don't know anything about the...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 24th 2012, 7:36 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,542
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: Can I do these things on a tourist visa...

Regarding bank accounts and signing leases on houses. I have a B2 Visa and opened a bank account with Bank of America, with no trouble whatsoever. All they were interested in was how much money I...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 24th 2012, 7:26 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

Just to update on this, I called the border control office nearest to me to see about whether I could get the stamp reviewed or not, they basically said it's not possible that a mistake was made and...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 10th 2012, 1:11 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

OK sorry to resurect this thread but i need more help!! Having just gone to update my address with the USCIS I've looked at my passport and it actually is stamped Jun 30 2012, after all that fuss at...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 24th 2012, 1:07 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

Re: B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

Thanks so much for your answers, I feel so much better now! Yes we could get married, it's something I have thought about but we've never really got any further than thinking about it. It's...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 23rd 2012, 8:39 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 23,593
Posted By Zenith Blue

B2 Cohabiting Partner visa - questions

Hi all, I hope you can help me! I'm here in the USA on a B2 Cohabiting Partner visa, and was given 12 months stay on entry, when we arrived a couple of weeks ago. My boyfriend has a H1B visa.
...
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