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Aug 25th 2011, 11:39 pm
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well im here !!! WOOHOOO
Plane was supposed to leave at 9am yesterday, but it was delayed until 11:40am. Then when we were about to take off they said they had to change the tyre, and told us although its quick to change the paperwork takes about an hour, so by time we finally took off it was close to 1pm.
Landed in Atlanta about 5pm and went straight to immigration. The flight attendant told me I needed to fill out an I-94, Which I didnt think i ahd to, but did anyway, and when I got to immigration the officer told me that yes i did need to , and took it off me. He put my documents and brown envelope in a green folder and led me through to secondary. There were at least 15 documents before me so I knew I had a long wait. sat in the room, with about 40 other people. Felt a bit awkward, was the only white person in the room haha, lots of people from china, mexico and india were in there, and lots of interpreters. Nice Chinese lady next to me said she had been there 2.5 hours. EEK. Thankfully I was only 45 minutes. took my signature twice, 2 fingerprints in ink, and gave her one Passport photo to be used for GC, and was sent on my way. Felt a bit left out lol.... the lady processing me didnt say 'welcome to america' or give me the new immigrants guide everyone else got. The officers seemed very laid back, in no hurry and were chatting to each other and joking around, One was even doing the others hair lol.
Walked out of there about 6:15pm, and managed to get changed onto a 7:30pm flight. So landed in RDU about 9pm.
Its sooooo hot, forgot how hot it was lol. Just hoping this hurricane plays nice and doesnt cause too much havoc in land
On monday I go to apply for my drivers license and will start job hunting, and think I may have an interview next week too
Plane was supposed to leave at 9am yesterday, but it was delayed until 11:40am. Then when we were about to take off they said they had to change the tyre, and told us although its quick to change the paperwork takes about an hour, so by time we finally took off it was close to 1pm.
Landed in Atlanta about 5pm and went straight to immigration. The flight attendant told me I needed to fill out an I-94, Which I didnt think i ahd to, but did anyway, and when I got to immigration the officer told me that yes i did need to , and took it off me. He put my documents and brown envelope in a green folder and led me through to secondary. There were at least 15 documents before me so I knew I had a long wait. sat in the room, with about 40 other people. Felt a bit awkward, was the only white person in the room haha, lots of people from china, mexico and india were in there, and lots of interpreters. Nice Chinese lady next to me said she had been there 2.5 hours. EEK. Thankfully I was only 45 minutes. took my signature twice, 2 fingerprints in ink, and gave her one Passport photo to be used for GC, and was sent on my way. Felt a bit left out lol.... the lady processing me didnt say 'welcome to america' or give me the new immigrants guide everyone else got. The officers seemed very laid back, in no hurry and were chatting to each other and joking around, One was even doing the others hair lol.
Walked out of there about 6:15pm, and managed to get changed onto a 7:30pm flight. So landed in RDU about 9pm.
Its sooooo hot, forgot how hot it was lol. Just hoping this hurricane plays nice and doesnt cause too much havoc in land
On monday I go to apply for my drivers license and will start job hunting, and think I may have an interview next week too Fly into Dublin Saturday for a 2 day stay and fly out to Charlotte monday morning....agree, hope irene is forgiving on all!
Thanks for the info Faye...see you on the flip side!
Oh and For future information....I have the MWE!!! (Mysterious White Envelope) either im special or they ran out of brown!
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Aug 25th 2011, 11:54 pm
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Thankfully we are going through Dublin so hoping its not that long for me...I was under the impression that the I-94 didnt need doing, hmm will make mental note of this if offered to take it just in case.
Fly into Dublin Saturday for a 2 day stay and fly out to Charlotte monday morning....agree, hope irene is forgiving on all!
Thanks for the info Faye...see you on the flip side!
Oh and For future information....I have the MWE!!! (Mysterious White Envelope) either im special or they ran out of brown!
Fly into Dublin Saturday for a 2 day stay and fly out to Charlotte monday morning....agree, hope irene is forgiving on all!
Thanks for the info Faye...see you on the flip side!
Oh and For future information....I have the MWE!!! (Mysterious White Envelope) either im special or they ran out of brown!
They have put our town under alert, because its shifting east, bit they think we will just have high 100mph+ winds and 4-6 inches rain, hoping its not much worse, and I hope your flight goes smoothly!
Lol oooh MWE? Never heard of one of those lol :P
Aug 26th 2011, 12:11 am
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Aug 26th 2011, 2:32 am
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Didnt question it though. When I had filled one in before on my F1 Visa they stapled the bottom half in my passport, but guessing this time they only needed the entry part? No idea heh.
Aug 26th 2011, 9:10 am
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well im here !!! WOOHOOO
Plane was supposed to leave at 9am yesterday, but it was delayed until 11:40am. Then when we were about to take off they said they had to change the tyre, and told us although its quick to change the paperwork takes about an hour, so by time we finally took off it was close to 1pm.
Landed in Atlanta about 5pm and went straight to immigration. The flight attendant told me I needed to fill out an I-94, Which I didnt think i ahd to, but did anyway, and when I got to immigration the officer told me that yes i did need to , and took it off me. He put my documents and brown envelope in a green folder and led me through to secondary. There were at least 15 documents before me so I knew I had a long wait. sat in the room, with about 40 other people. Felt a bit awkward, was the only white person in the room haha, lots of people from china, mexico and india were in there, and lots of interpreters. Nice Chinese lady next to me said she had been there 2.5 hours. EEK. Thankfully I was only 45 minutes. took my signature twice, 2 fingerprints in ink, and gave her one Passport photo to be used for GC, and was sent on my way. Felt a bit left out lol.... the lady processing me didnt say 'welcome to america' or give me the new immigrants guide everyone else got. The officers seemed very laid back, in no hurry and were chatting to each other and joking around, One was even doing the others hair lol.
Walked out of there about 6:15pm, and managed to get changed onto a 7:30pm flight. So landed in RDU about 9pm.
Its sooooo hot, forgot how hot it was lol. Just hoping this hurricane plays nice and doesnt cause too much havoc in land On monday I go to apply for my drivers license and will start job hunting, and think I may have an interview next week too
Plane was supposed to leave at 9am yesterday, but it was delayed until 11:40am. Then when we were about to take off they said they had to change the tyre, and told us although its quick to change the paperwork takes about an hour, so by time we finally took off it was close to 1pm.
Landed in Atlanta about 5pm and went straight to immigration. The flight attendant told me I needed to fill out an I-94, Which I didnt think i ahd to, but did anyway, and when I got to immigration the officer told me that yes i did need to , and took it off me. He put my documents and brown envelope in a green folder and led me through to secondary. There were at least 15 documents before me so I knew I had a long wait. sat in the room, with about 40 other people. Felt a bit awkward, was the only white person in the room haha, lots of people from china, mexico and india were in there, and lots of interpreters. Nice Chinese lady next to me said she had been there 2.5 hours. EEK. Thankfully I was only 45 minutes. took my signature twice, 2 fingerprints in ink, and gave her one Passport photo to be used for GC, and was sent on my way. Felt a bit left out lol.... the lady processing me didnt say 'welcome to america' or give me the new immigrants guide everyone else got. The officers seemed very laid back, in no hurry and were chatting to each other and joking around, One was even doing the others hair lol.
Walked out of there about 6:15pm, and managed to get changed onto a 7:30pm flight. So landed in RDU about 9pm.
Its sooooo hot, forgot how hot it was lol. Just hoping this hurricane plays nice and doesnt cause too much havoc in land
On monday I go to apply for my drivers license and will start job hunting, and think I may have an interview next week too 
!! You made it!! Your trip sounds a bit nightmarish, though...gosh I really hope that doesn't happen to us, with the cats and all!! This is definitely going tobe the worst day of their lives....We will be flying into Dulles on a Friday evening...hope that that's not the busiest time...How's it going over there, have you found nice supermarket yet?? I a mso going to miss Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose, M&S.....
Oh, also wanted to ask, how long did it take for your visa to arrive in the mail (or by courier, rather)??
Aug 26th 2011, 3:02 pm
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So im moving to Chicago on Thursday!! hooray! Got some good leads for jobs lined up and looking forward to starting my new life!
Thanks for all the help on this forum its been so useful!
Thanks for all the help on this forum its been so useful!
Aug 26th 2011, 5:27 pm
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yep. This time next week Ill be back with hubby. YEYYY !!
Im gunna be knackered though. I get my bus from nottingham to london gatwick at 11pm, but have to get dropped off at 9pm. Then my plane leaves at 9am.... and I can never sleep on planes, So i'll probably be looking at almost 48 hrs no sleep, but it will be worth it
Not a ribena fan, but i do like cherry vimto and orange/pineapplke squash but alas no room for it. I have 2 suitcases and a hand luggage case packed so full i have 0.2 lbs spare in each haha. So mum and dad are bringing some over when they visit in april
I cant believe the time is really here, im hyped, but sad to leave lovely england... im loving the cool weather, really dont wanna have to deal with the 38 degree heat, but oh well, going to have to get used to it again!! =OP
Im gunna be knackered though. I get my bus from nottingham to london gatwick at 11pm, but have to get dropped off at 9pm. Then my plane leaves at 9am.... and I can never sleep on planes, So i'll probably be looking at almost 48 hrs no sleep, but it will be worth it
Not a ribena fan, but i do like cherry vimto and orange/pineapplke squash but alas no room for it. I have 2 suitcases and a hand luggage case packed so full i have 0.2 lbs spare in each haha. So mum and dad are bringing some over when they visit in april
I cant believe the time is really here, im hyped, but sad to leave lovely england... im loving the cool weather, really dont wanna have to deal with the 38 degree heat, but oh well, going to have to get used to it again!! =OP
Aug 26th 2011, 6:38 pm
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Woot Wooot!! You made it!! Your trip sounds a bit nightmarish, though...gosh I really hope that doesn't happen to us, with the cats and all!! This is definitely going tobe the worst day of their lives....We will be flying into Dulles on a Friday evening...hope that that's not the busiest time...
How's it going over there, have you found nice supermarket yet?? I a mso going to miss Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose, M&S.....
Oh, also wanted to ask, how long did it take for your visa to arrive in the mail (or by courier, rather)??
!! You made it!! Your trip sounds a bit nightmarish, though...gosh I really hope that doesn't happen to us, with the cats and all!! This is definitely going tobe the worst day of their lives....We will be flying into Dulles on a Friday evening...hope that that's not the busiest time...How's it going over there, have you found nice supermarket yet?? I a mso going to miss Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose, M&S.....
Oh, also wanted to ask, how long did it take for your visa to arrive in the mail (or by courier, rather)??
They also sell lots of similar products to m and s and waitrose, a bit higher end, but prices not too bad.Kroger is nearest one to us that does british goodies, like squash and aero etc, but its an hour away
Target do food items too, and often have some good prices.I had my interview in london on a monday morning, VISA arrived on the wednesday, so really fast
Well better go secure our garden furniture incase this hurricane causes trouble lol
Aug 27th 2011, 9:06 pm
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I got all my records from the doctor, they charged £25 and no one asked for them. Mind you, at 56 I am exempt from all but 2 jabs. First time age has been a benefit.
Aug 27th 2011, 11:11 pm
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I got my entire history.... was surprised how much as in there, had letters between my doctor and mum regarding my development at birth etc lol
Aug 27th 2011, 11:15 pm
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Aug 28th 2011, 8:27 am
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Apfelkuchen, how are things going in Frankfurt?? Any progress??
Aug 28th 2011, 10:32 am
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Hi Katjo! No, no progress yet. At the moment my (military) fiance is deployed and virtually incommunicado, so I am waiting for him to get back before we make a decision on whether to to get married earlier than planned and do the CR-1 or just go down the K-1 route. Either way I will have to go through Frankfurt, as not only does the Berlin Embassy not process immigrant visas, they don't do K-1s either .
In the meantime, I'm loving living in Germany, so I'm in no terrible rush to get out of here!
.In the meantime, I'm loving living in Germany, so I'm in no terrible rush to get out of here!
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Aug 28th 2011, 10:42 am
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Glad to hear that . I guess Berlin is pretty cool, even though very different to where I'm from (I'm from Bavaria, so I guess it's like London and Scotland!)
Hope your fiancee is alright - you must be worried!!!
If I were you, I'd probably do the CR-1 because it might save you some hassle in future, and from what I understand, there isn't a big difference in the time lines. You will still need to go through yet another process after 2 years as you will have been married less than two years - I'm lucky as we'll have been married just over (wedding anniversary is 1 September
)
Too bad you can't do your stuff in Berlin!!!
. I guess Berlin is pretty cool, even though very different to where I'm from (I'm from Bavaria, so I guess it's like London and Scotland!)Hope your fiancee is alright - you must be worried!!!
If I were you, I'd probably do the CR-1 because it might save you some hassle in future, and from what I understand, there isn't a big difference in the time lines. You will still need to go through yet another process after 2 years as you will have been married less than two years - I'm lucky as we'll have been married just over (wedding anniversary is 1 September
)Too bad you can't do your stuff in Berlin!!!