agentpeppermint

What are some of your initial thoughts when you stop for a moment and think about the waiting times you have or will incur during your process?

Jerseygirl

What process?

agentpeppermint

The process of getting someone into the US, or you, yourself, going to America... I am under the impression that's what most of the people here on these forums are here for, yeah?

dbj1000

Most of us are here already, mate. What are you waiting for?

agentpeppermint

My unborn childs father to get here



ps there are other processes to go through right? like the work permit, residency, interviews, and such all related to being in America.

Noorah101

It took my fiance 14 months to get his K-1 visa to come to the USA to marry me. My first thought was that it wouldn't take that long, I was thinking 4 to 6 months, tops. Once I realized how long it would take, my next thought was....ok....just pretend it's life as usual, do all the paperwork on time, be prepared for the next steps, and just sit back and live my normal life until the visa is issued. That's about all you can do, really.

Rene

Noorah101

It totally depends what visa is being applied for, how many steps are involved.

Rene

dbj1000

865,937,284
865,937,283
865,937,282...

hey, it passes the time.

kins

I've been through the process twice, once as a fiancee and once as a wife.

First time I was overwhelmed and confused by the paperwork involved, and assumed it would all take years. When it only took a few months I was quite taken aback.

When I got here I had to go through adjustment of status (from K1 to green card holder) and that was even worse.

Second time round I had much more idea what to do and how long it was likely to take, but still worried about the lack of control over it all and the chance that it could all take years rather than months, and the fact that I could do very little about it all.

My husband went to the US before us, leaving me in the UK with three small children, a house to sell, car to sell, many belongings to get rid of, and the rest to ship. It was very hard not knowing when we would be able to join him.

Worst was for the children - I wanted them to have a date for when they would be with him again. In the end we only spent 2 months apart, and I got my green card shortly after he left, so we had a 'countdown to seeing daddy again' calendar and crossed off days every evening before bed.

So really the whole thing was a bit of an uncontrollable nightmare, very difficult for a Type A personality like me. Luckily for me it all went well.

bubbleberry

The K1 visa seems like a huge pain in the ass.

I came in on a tourist visa, and then got married.

I paid fees of around $1500, and waited about two months for a work permit, but it really seems like the easiest way, especially if you do not want to be separated from the one you love.

Elvira

PLEASE DELETE YOUR POST - what you are recommending represents immigration FRAUD!

Jerseygirl

In the Immigration Forums yes...but in this forum most are already living in the US. They could be in the process of buying a house, car, going back to the UK etc etc etc.

BTW welcome to BE.

Haggerwood

I wouldn't bother it's awful here. Crime, excessive heat, diabolical television shows, poor people, etc etc.

bubbleberry

Sorry Elvira, but I have no intention of deleting my post.

To clarify the matter, if you enter the us on a tourist visa, with the intention of being a tourist, but then decide you cannot leave your loved one, and get married, you simply have to adjust your status, and explain the situation,.

If however you enter with a tourist visa, with the intent of getting married, then you are obviously going to face some issues.

Since I met my wife we have not spent a single day apart, no government is going to change that!

Haggerwood

I came as a tourist with the intention of getting married and ended up doing so because it was less bother to circumvent the law than to abide by it. I don't feel bad because this country belonged to the native Americans anyway and I am not going to abide by rules put in place by the rabble offspring of scoundrels, vagabonds and thieves that were shipped here by us 400 years ago.