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MMR vaccination

I had to have the MMR shot too since I have never had mumps. I was told that when I go for the medical exam for AOS, I will need to get another MMR shot. I believe you need 3 shots in order to be fully immune against MMR.

Hi, I have been to get my vaccination history from my doctors for my fiancee visa today and I had my tetanus while I was there. The nurse told me that I will probably need the MMR as I only had rubella and measles when I was younger and not mumps but that I had to wait a month for the first jab and then had to wait a further 3 months for the second one. I can't wait that long - it's been long enough!!
Does anyone know if this is true as I have read different things on this forum?

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-04-24 15:04:00

Very nervous!! medical and interview in nest 2 days

Ok I am so nervous - firstly my medical is tomorrow 6 june at 2.30pm - I think I know where I am supposed to go - the MAP B Bentinck Street address:) Luckily I will be staying at the Marble Arch Inn which isnt too far away from this. I think I have everything for that:

- 1 passport pic,
- my questionnaire and £200.
- my letter from my GP about my health history (this is where I am worried as I have anxiety, mild depression, panik attacks and a history of 2 anurisms which my doc has written in the letter is all cleared up after treatment many years ago ),
- my list of vacinations I had done - hell I even have a letter of my smear test lol

Then I have my interview at 10am on 7th JUne - again the embassy isnt a very long walk away I hope lol - well it looks pretty near on the map lol. I understand I should be there outside at 9.30am and wait! All the waiting is stressing me off as I am not a patient person lol I hope I have everything:

- davids affidavit of support,
- his intent letter,
- his letter from employer,
- his tax returns for the last 4 years,
- his bank details with average income com,ing in and present balance (which really isnt much at the moment too many bills being paid)
- his and my birth certificates,
- I have 2 passport pics (I LOOK AWFUL IN EM)
- My contract with my estate agents saying I have my house on sale with them for £132,000,
- my previous marriage and divorce certificates,
- Police record - well unfortuantely that hasnt arrived yet - I have one I had done last year but it has expired - I was gonna show them that as I have no record at all - I am such a good girl lol and tell them I will mail the new one when it arrives hopefully next week.
- 2 small photo albums of pics of us and his family in all the visits I made to him,
- A printout of my onetel phone bill for the last month as we have spoken alot on the phone lately - previously we always talked on voice in yahoo or other voice module so there is no way to record any of this for proof. He isnt much of a writer so doesnt email much and besides we talked every single day lol
- Copy of the whole petition.

Ok am I missing anything else?

I dont know why but i feel like I am gonna be interogated and I hate situations like that as I look guilty as hell lol and an answer to one of the questions I hear they may ask is "have you met his family and has he met my family?" well yes I have met all of his family and they treat me like I am already a very close member of their family and love me to bits - buit he hasnt met my family yet but will do when i am ready to move there he is coming here to meet family and to pick me up. (unfortunately my family dont approve - but hell I am 39 I decide who I want to be with for the rest of my life, they dont undertsand all I want is their blessings, coming from an Indian family we normally have the extended family background so my culture expects me to respect my elders which I do - but being the youngest of the whole family they are worreied for me but I only wish they would stop critiscising and just accept it!)

Ok enough blabbering - im nervous and I do that when nervous - my female friend is coming to my place tonight and we will both go to london on the train tomorrow, so any hints, message etc will be appreciated before I go:)

Thanking all in advance - please pray for me that it goes smoothly:)

Lina (UKC)

Do NOT worry about anxiety and panic attacks being on your medical. I have anxiety too and that was put on my medical. The only problem I ran into with that was at the POE in Chicago when I submitted everything to the IO. He made me wait on the side and called someone from the CDC. I was soooo scared! However, the CDC lady thought he was crazy so they let me go. Don't worry about it. Just be prepared that they MIGHT ask you about it at the POE but it is still no big deal. Once you are approved, you are approved.

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-06-05 19:51:00

flight and arrival info please

I leave from gatwick on thursday afternoon, good luck to all others leaving this week, i noticed theres a couple more.
Now what form do i fill in on the plane, the white one right? Then when i arrive i have my brown envolope on show? and what line do i get in? thanx in advance. Im dreading it as my POE is philadelphia and ive heard bad stuff about using that as POE, plus ive already had one bad experience there before.

You fill out the white I-94 form - do NOT fill out the green one. They gave me that one and somehow I thought it wasn't right. After explaining my situation, they gave me the correct form. You also have to fill out a customs form which asks you what you are carrying in your bags. Be sure to be honest. I had a forget-me-not plant that my neighbor gave me before I flew here. It was in a blue pot with seeds in it. I saw on the customs slip that it asked if I was carrying plant seeds so I put a checkmark by it. When the customs officer checked my bag and found it, she said it was good that I answered honestly because had I lied, I would have had a $300 fine! LOL .. They did take my flower seeds though :*(

The line you go through is the one that says visitor, tourist, etc.

They will ask you for your brown envelope when you get to the little booth thing.

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-06-27 16:14:00

Did you get married in a hurry for the visa

I am not from the UK but felt obligated to answer. I met my husband back in 2003 when he was stationed in Germany. We had both been married before and when we met, we weren't really thinking about finding another marriage partner. We wanted to date, take it slow and go form there. To make a long story short, he got out of the army in 2005. He tried finding a government or contract job in Germany so that we could still be together but the pay was either too low or taxes too high. So, he ended up going back to the US where the opportunities were better. He found a job in FL. After being separated for about 2 months, we just couldn't stand it - it was unbearable! So we decided that I would come to the states. My daughter is American and i wanted her to attend school here anyhow.

Anyway, I had a GC already (my dad petitioned for me in 83) so I figured I would just come back to the US right away. Did NOT happen - could NOT happen. I found out during my criminal justice degree program when I was taking a law class, that once I tried entering the POE with this GC, they'd realize i was out of the country for more than a year. Mind you, when I left the US in 2002, i had NO clue about re-entry permits, etc. Since I had my GC since I was 7, no one ever explained this to me. My mother always just told me that my GC was permanent and would not expire.

So there I was all ready to go but couldn't. I contacted the INS, immigration lawyers, etc. A returning resident visa wasn't successful so my husband told me to forget all the ####### and let's just get married. So he then petitioned for the fiancee visa. Now here I am! My family wasn't too happy. Basically the reason for that was my daughter. They felt she would have a hard time adjusting and stuff.

QUOTE (Poiteen @ Aug 28 2007, 06:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Gotta ask some sage advice of you guys, particularly those who got married sooner than they might have done to be together or so they could go to the US together.

I've been with my USC partner for 5 yrs now. We've lived together in the UK for the last 3 (he was here as a student). Where we would end up, and how it would it be possible has always been an issue for us, and I kinda assumed that if we wanted to be together long term we would have to get married. (to my annoyance every tom, ####### and harry from the earliest stage in our relationship has felt entitled to ask us if and when that would happen). Because we've both thought about it more than maybe someone else would, we've come to the feeling that we really don't want our relationship which has progressed and developed without rings and white dresses to be suddenly defined by them. My partner feels this way very strongly.

Recently we got an EEA Family Permit (I'm Irish) for him

, as unmarried partners, so we can stay in the Uk without getting married

. However, the longer I stay here, the more I think that our quality of life would be a lot better in the US. The marriage can of worms was reopened. I talked to my family about it. At first they seemed fine, and happy for us, but I suspected they were dissappointed, and pressed the matter. It became clear that they'd be very disappointed that there wouldn't be a ceremony, and really couldn't let go of the idea that 'really we would be married'. Funny enough, my sisters were more affected than my parents who had a more 'well you love each other, that's all that matters' approach. Despite our protestations that yes legally we would be married, and we are happy with the legal protections that will give us as a couple. But we don't want them to think of us differently, or God forbid start asking when the grandkids are arriving.

I know that how we feel is pretty specific, but really I would just like to hear stories about anyone that is going in to or has gone in to marriage a little quicker than they would have otherwise. How do you feel about it? How do your family feel?

We called the whole thing off, and said we would just stay here, but we think it's the right thing for us, and now are thinking about going ahead, and just lying about how I got the visa.

P.S. Moderator, I would be most grateful if this was kept in the UK thread

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-08-29 09:56:00

Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

Medical Exam

Yes, it's a very reliable place and the results are ready the same day. I used it and was very happy with it. You'll probably have to wait there in the lobby for like an hour or so after the whole procedure is done, but it's no big deal, right?
Noone,
How long does the actual medical exam take? What do they do?
Like Satellite said, chest x-ray, general check up, blood test. Not long at all, maybe an hour tops including waiting in line. What was a little strange though - the male doctor asked me to take my clothes off. All of it. But it may be a normal thing for a check up, it was my first one with somebody I didn't know (my mom is a doctor, so I didn't need to see strangers for an exam)

LOL, I had to take my clothes off too. He looked all over my body ... I guess to see if I had anything visible on my skin. I know genital warts can be present on the inner thighs so perhaps he was looking for something like that LOL.

I have seen on here that some women have had to spread their butt cheeks and the DR looked in their butts. Some have also had pap smears to check for chlamydia and gonorrhea. I forgot what country these women were from though. I would have felt so embarrassed if I had to do THAT! Kinda violated, you know?

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-07-23 01:42:00

Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

Scammed by my wife!!!!

As for scammers - you truly never know why someone divorces right away after getting their unconditional GC. I wouldn't say ALL of them are scammers. Alot of women end up coming here only to suffer abuse. I myself am a witness to that. By the time we are abused, some of us end up with children by the abuser. That child is a US citizen and in order for that child to return with us to our home country, our abusers need to sign permission for us to take our children. Any mother in her right mind will not abandon her child. So what will a loving mother do in order to preserve the bond that her and her child have formed? She will get her unconditional GC and do what she can to stay.

Now i do believe there are some serious scammers though but I'm not one of them. My husband and I met in 2003 and have been together ever since. My intent was real - not fake. I left everything that I had in order to be with him. However, once he returned form Iraq he turned out to be a narcissistic freak and mentally tortures me to no end. I am NOT allowed to work. I am not allowed to do much of anything. He is a 100% different person. I want to badly leave but in order to do so, I have to leave my 4-month-old baby behind. I can't do it. If i leave, i will never be able to see my daughter again.

QUOTE (akdiver @ Mar 31 2007, 12:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well, much to my surprise, we got a notice via e-mail that "production of card has been ordered" for my wife's 10-year (unconditional) permanent resident card (we were not expecting such a notice until maybe June or so). It should be here in a week or so.

So far, there has been no discussion of divorce or dissatisfaction - and no sign of having been scammed by my wife. Just so you know (:

For us, this card really is not any big deal - it doesn't really DO anything for us, except mean that we do not have to deal with or concern ourselves with waiting on USCIS for a while. However, my wife relates that, on HER forum, the receipt of this card tends to be a big deal because it's what a lot of the women are waiting for, so they can divorce their husbands. It seems the gals are very well schooled on this point - when one of them starts to complain about something, the rest tell her to be quiet until she gets her 10 year PR card, and then get divorced.

The nice thing is that once we get this card in the mail, I can put all of our immigration papers and notebooks in the safe and we will not have to worry about any of this stuff for quite a while. That's nice because I can use the space on my bookshelf for something else (:

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2008-08-19 11:56:00

I am here!!!!

Why can't you write German?

So you can only read and speak it?

I can read German better than I can write it or speak it. But it's not my native language. My native language is English. I lived in Berlin for nearly two years, but my husband always spoke English to me. I'm trying to do a little bit better... I'm even learning some Allemannische. (That's my husband's real native language.)

That's how it is for me. I read and speak it better than writing. I moved to Texas when I was 7 and my mom never really even spoke German to me after that. I learned all my German again over the past 3 years. It's funny because when we first came here, my daughter could only speak English - now she speaks German better than me! You gotta love the German kindergarten

What is Allemannische? My mother is from Ostfriesland and speaks plattdeutsch.

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-01-09 09:37:00

I am here!!!!

Uh, you can read it but not write it. Well, anyway, we all can speak and write in English

LOL, no, it looks like a first grader writing. I left Germany when I was 7 and went to American school ... so I never learned to write it. I always have problems with which words need to be capitalized.

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-01-09 09:34:00

I am here!!!!

Nice to see some fellow Germans in here! I can't write in German though

I can read it!

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-01-09 09:19:00

Making the 85 Euro payment before interview / Germany

One more thing ... here is the website. I am assuming that K1 Visa applicants don't have to do this but now I am confused. I am already so nervous that I am gonna forget paperwork or have a document missing, and I just don't wanna be confused and do something wrong.

I called the embassy since I didn't get an answer on here. If any of you come across the same thing and have the same question - you do not have to register for this online confirmation thing! Just do a simple bank transfer with the banks stamp on the receipt.

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-01-26 08:18:00

Making the 85 Euro payment before interview / Germany

One more thing ... here is the website. I am assuming that K1 Visa applicants don't have to do this but now I am confused. I am already so nervous that I am gonna forget paperwork or have a document missing, and I just don't wanna be confused and do something wrong. :crying:

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-01-26 05:42:00

Making the 85 Euro payment before interview / Germany

I am just trying to verify the instructions I received for making my payment to the Berlin Embassy before my K1 Visa interview on Feb. 2. On the little orange paper I received in my last packet, it states to transfer the money to the Berlin Embassy and gives me the bank info. It says to get the bank receipt with the banks original stamp on it. OK, I get that.

However, when I went to the Berlin Embassy's website to confirm the dollar/euro exchange rate and that I still need to just pay 85 Euros, I noticed that it says:

Visa Processing Fee and Application Procedures

Persons applying in Germany for a visa to travel to the United States are required to complete an online payment confirmation form in order to obtain a secure receipt for the visa processing fee.

The online payment confirmation procedure is a quick, secure and cost-effective method for visa applicants to demonstrate they have paid the visa processing fee when they visit the Consular Section in Berlin, Frankfurt or Munich for their visa interview.

Now I would really like clarification because if I did not have access to a computer and came across this site, I would NOT have known about this! So again, the consulate is contradictory and wishy-washy.

Can someone please clarify this before I hop myself to the bank and make a payment in a way that is not acceptable by the consulate?

Thank you!

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-01-26 05:40:00

Tourist visum Afrika nach Germany

I had NO idea you speak German! Where in illinois are you? I am in Plainfield.

QUOTE (Omoba @ Jul 2 2007, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wie schwer ist es ein tourist visum zu bekommen, fuer einen Afrikaner nach Deutschland ?

Ich bin Deutsch, aber USC und da es nicht moeglich ist fuer meinen Verlobten hier nach USA zu kommen
moechten wir vielleicht nach Deutschland uns wieder einmal zu sehen. Meine Mutter wohnt dort.
Hat jemand das so gemacht und hat das geklappt ?
Es ist unmoeglich fuer Afrikaner mit einem tourist visum nach hier zu kommen, besonders wenn ein
K1 im Gang ist.

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-08-28 13:33:00

German and American couples

What part of Germany? I came from Vilseck which is also in southern germany (bavaria)

As for cultural/customs/traditions changes ... I grew up in the US. I left back to Germany in 2002 and for me, adjusting to Germany again was a huge challenge.

QUOTE (jundp @ Jun 25 2007, 08:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hallo everyone,

I am fairly new to VJ, and I am wondering about the other couples here who are German and American. Not wondering in a nosy way (well, ok, maybe a bit) but more just curious. I am the USC and my fiance is from southern Germany. He is fluent in English and I am...not fluent in German. I can say enough in German to have about a 10 minute conversation, but am desperately trying to learn more. Especially since my son is nearing fluency now (he's been studying it for 2 years). Language hasn't posed a problem for us since he speaks English fluently, but I was wondering if the other couples on here have a similar situation?

I was also curious if there are any customs or traditions that are new or different for the other couples?

Thanks for indulging me

~Jen

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-08-28 13:29:00

German recipes

Yes, that is how she makes it! Sorry, I can't write in German but I CAN read it all! LOL Just want to let you know if you are wondering why I am responding in English.

OMG, I just made fried potatoes like that the other day. You're making me hungry!

QUOTE (Omoba @ Aug 28 2007, 08:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Rotkohl mit Aepfeln...mmmh

Bratkartoffeln mit Zwiebeln, Paprikaschotten und Eiern.........yummy.

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-08-28 17:05:00

Birth certificates - translation

German recipes

Can some of you post some German recipes that include ingredients that are easy to find here. I do not know how to make German food but I miss my mom's "Rotkohl". I am craving it right now with a roast, potatoes and gravy! OMG

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-08-28 14:43:00

Asia: East and Pacific

Just another quick question. I just want to make sure I have everything right. Do birth certificates also need to be translated? For those on here who are in Germany or are from Germany, did you need this?

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-01-09 08:18:00

Asia: East and Pacific

Fiancee pretty stressed..... help

Going over other peeps interviews will definitely help.
Main thing is her knowing EVERYTHING possible about you. Right down to pets names, your mothers maiden name, siblings names, kids, why you divorced etc. This will help give her confidence.
Each CO has different trips to establish you have a bonafide relationship.
Having varied and good pictures may limit what they ask as the old saying!
"A picture is worth a thousand words" holds true.
I've seen where MANY peeps mentioned the CO "liked" looking at the pics!
Same for us also.
First time around we were outright denied for lack of enough pictures.
Second time we had 40 on 10 pages with captions.
Interview only lasted 5 minutes and she flew outa there a few days later.
My wife didn't know one question the CO asked about me and she just answered ! I don't know, and he moved on.

Thanks, I liked reading this post; made me feel a little better with my own stress over the whole situation.

My fiancee has around 500 pictures of us with about 50 different family members over the 5 weeks that we spent together in Vietnam. She has enough pictures to keep them occupied for a couple of hours.

I'll pass this on this on to her and hope that it helps.

John

Also let her know that they may not even ask for a single thing. I was pretty disappointed because I brought so much relationship evidence to my interview with me and they didn't ask for one single thing! All they asked for in one window is the affidavit of support, police clearance for my country, bank statements, tax returns, employment letter, birth certificate .. and that's all i can remember for now. But like i said, when it came to evidence, not a single thing!

After finishing up with that "window", I sat back down and waited to be called to the next window (you go to different windows) for my "interview". The guy who interviewed me simply asked, "So, are you ready to go and get married?" I answered "Yes, I am." Then he said okay, you're approved. Mind you, I was a nervous wreck that day! I got so scared and nervous for absolutely NOTHING. Believe me, I know exactly how your fiance feels. She will feel so relieved once she gets there and sees how simple it is.

Make sure she has copies of EVERYTHING because some of the documents will be needed for AOS. I did not make copies of all my documents (i didn't know) and had to use the copy machine in the lobby which charged .25 cents per copy. I did not bring my wallet with me so a few of the others who were also getting interviewed gave me change! LOL

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-07-23 03:33:00

Fiance Visa OR Marriage Visa?

My fiance lives in Pakistan. I met him when I was teaching English in South Korea. I became pregnant and returned home to America to have the baby. We want to get married and bring him here. I am trying to figure out the best way to do this. I am planning a trip to Pakistan in September regardless if we get married or not. We need to establish proof of our relationship if we go the fiance visa route anyway. I was wondering if marriage visa's or fiance visa's would be more likely to go through. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both?

My own personal opinion is that a fiance visa is better. With the fiance visa, you get to bring him to the US and then he is allowed to wait out the other process there. If you get married and apply, he will have to wait out the process in his country. That takes longer than the fiance visa.

Isn't a baby proof enough? LOL ... all of this proof of relationship stuff just mesmerizes me. It makes my head spin. :wacko:

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-01-26 04:30:00

Lawyer or no Lawyer

LOL, never mind. I thought you were inquiring about a fiancee visa. I would definitely go that route and NO the way you plan on doing it. A friend of mine did it the way you intend and she got deported and now cannot apply for a visa. Her husband had to move to Germany and it took a while before he found a job there. I would not risk that. Get a fiancee visa -it's safer.

Sorry i misunderstood your first post. My mind isn't functioning that well today because my day has been a bit horrible.

Hi!

I know many people on this board have done the paperwork all alone but we actually hired a well-known lawyer named Jim Phair. He specializes in K-1 and K-3 Visas and he was pretty accurate and on point about everything. We decided to go with him for the reason of feeling more at ease and confidence. He told us step by step what needed to be done and in my honest opinion, he made the entire process simpler. He charges $485 but his services are well worth it. If you do a search for him on google, type in Jim Phair, immigration attorney and you will find numerous sites about him. His website is located at http://www.fianceevisas.net/

Good luck!

Hi guys, I am new to this forum and just want to get some help if you can. I am currently engaged to a US Citizen and I am in Australia. I am going to the states in July to get married and then my Fiance and I will decide whether to live in the states or move to my home country Australia.

First question: Is it easy to change status after getting married while coming in as a tourist/visitor
Second question: We have contacted a Lawyer and they do not come cheap. Is it best in this situation to have a lawyer or to go at it by ourselves.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Cheers

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-04-16 14:55:00

Lawyer or no Lawyer

Hi!

I know many people on this board have done the paperwork all alone but we actually hired a well-known lawyer named Jim Phair. He specializes in K-1 and K-3 Visas and he was pretty accurate and on point about everything. We decided to go with him for the reason of feeling more at ease and confidence. He told us step by step what needed to be done and in my honest opinion, he made the entire process simpler. He charges $485 but his services are well worth it. If you do a search for him on google, type in Jim Phair, immigration attorney and you will find numerous sites about him. His website is located at http://www.fianceevisas.net/

Good luck!

Hi guys, I am new to this forum and just want to get some help if you can. I am currently engaged to a US Citizen and I am in Australia. I am going to the states in July to get married and then my Fiance and I will decide whether to live in the states or move to my home country Australia.

First question: Is it easy to change status after getting married while coming in as a tourist/visitor
Second question: We have contacted a Lawyer and they do not come cheap. Is it best in this situation to have a lawyer or to go at it by ourselves.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Cheers

Magnolia31

Female

Germany

2007-04-16 14:50:00