My journey begins
 

Hi everyone

I'm engaged to my beautiful fiancee Gin (short for Gininda) who lives in Utah, and she's just sent in the initial I-129F today. Here's hoping on no RFE!

This will, no doubt, be a seemingly long process, but it's started, and it gets us closer to a time when we can be together :)

I've no doubt that I'll be back with questions at various points :lol:

Wish us luck :fingerscrossed:

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Just a few pints of scrumpy and all will be well. Utah is a beautiful state especially southern Utah.Good luck to you.:thumbsup:

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Good luck, I'm based in Bristol so you're just down the road! Our K-1 application is heading over the pond after Thanksgiving!

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Congratulations on the engagement. It seems like 5 mins ago that my wifey applied for my K1 visa. Its been 3 years now ive been here.

Good luck with the visa.

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I was born in Bristol (Redcliffe Hill) but lived in Cleeve Somerset just 10 miles down the road to Weston on the A370

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Good luck - I'm around 8 months in and the time has indeed gone quickly

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Thanks all - there seems to be a few country bumpkins on here then :D

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Carrot crunchers maybe lol:thumbsup:

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Congratulations,

I recently went through the process.... If your processing is anything like mine it will actually be quicker than you think..... But it will feel like ages while you wait!

We sent the application in July of 09, I had my interview at the embassy in January '10, moved at the end of Jan, married pretty quickly afterwards and received my conditional green card by September of '10.

I'm glad it's done now, looking back it seems quick..... But it was tough while we were sat around waiting!

Good luck and best wishes!

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How long for the EAD if the green card took 8 months?

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EADs typically take about 90 days to receive, after filing AOS.

Rene

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Thanks, Noorah :thumbup:

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Well, the California Service Center received the I-129F on 1st December, so now just got to wait for the USCIS people to process it and send it on.

We're both avidly watching the progress on the USCIS website :lol: and Gininda has given them her email address and cell number for their notification trial thingy, so hopefully hear in the not too distant future.

In the meantime, we're looking at flights for her to come over here again in April, and due to her work that only leaves the week ending Easter Sunday - mucho $$$ alas :(

Going on other people's timescales I've read, that'll be the last visit until I move over permanently, if a December petition receipt = May/June interview... The hope is that I move over to Utah at the end of August, wedding on our engagement day in September :thumbsup: If USCIS agrees, naturally :rofl:

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Good luck with it all - it's all more than worth the form filling and the waiting! I:thumbup:

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Good Luck to you:thumbsup: