ScousePete

K1 - nine years ago now

Bob

fantastic stuff
so I guess it does happen then *l*

fatbrit

Yep -- but I wouldn't use it as a plan! We actually planned to try S. America for a while -- now delayed for a detour via the US.

School friend of wife's been living here constantly (and legally) for 11 years now -- he came originally as an exchange student. All he ever wanted (and still wants) to do was live in the US. He has applied for the DV every single year from a country that doesn't have particularly large numbers applying -- no luck at all. He's currently in the middle of his 2nd H1B waiting for it to convert, and running out of time! We, who had no particular wish to live here, will have citizenship before he even gets his GC.

NC Penguin

I-130 (DCF through US Embassy in London)-> I-751....




NC Penguin

Pimpbot

K1 two years ago in July.

rincewind

B2 - April 2003

Bob

yup, like I said above, my Dutch mate got it, didn't want it, but felt obliged to head to the US with his folks as they kept applying for it, they never really liked it out here and all left after a couple years except his sister...so the lottery is a weird one listening to stories about it.

Englishmum

L1-A and L2s.

Our second lot of them (you get 3 yrs + 2 + 2) expired last week although the last set of them has been approved to take us to the max of 7 years. Husband actually has his interview at the US Embassy in London tomorrow...he's hoping his passport will be returned by Saturday so he can come home for one night before flying to Bangkok. I doubt that he'll get it though

I'll go over to the UK in the Summer with our son so we can get our new visas added to our passports.

Then we have the *big* decision to make sometime over the next year...do we stay or do we go back to Blighty or elsewhere??????

fatbrit

It really is the best visa available, though! Minimal hurdles (no TB/AIDS, high school or equivalent education for the primary holder only, no CIMTs). That's it in return for a GC on arrival! It's nice that you can concentrate on how you're going to make a living rather than how you're going to stay here.

TouristTrap

L1-A initially.

Isn't it so frustrating that there are many out there who would give their eye teeth to win the DV and some just throw their chances away? Know a friend's mother who threw her chance away, about six years ago, now would give anything to have it back (living in Cape Town and wants to leave so desperately).

syllk

H-1B initially, then received LPR status last June.

Haggischomper

K1 last June. And green card today.

Bob

nice one...that was pretty quick...i've got my interview for it next week, though we filed end of march last year for the AOS.

Haggischomper

Good luck with it Bob.

Lesley1020

J1 - a year ago yesterday! Gasp! I didn't even realize till now!!

Applying for labor cert thru PERM - recruitment process over - will be interesting from hereon to see if they really live up to the 45-60 days!