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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Thanks for the link, Nich - bookmarked it after giving it a quick read. I'll ask my cousin, who is a doctor and an expert in the subject of immunization, whether it is advisable for me to have a titer test, or just deal with the shots when doing AOS. As for vaccination records, I don't know if it's worth getting them, since I don't need polio (which I had as a child), and the TD is a different formulation than the one I had as a kid. I'll probably have to have MMR too, since I didn't have mumps. I guess it may be worth having the titer test done just for varicella (the vaccine is not available in Italy anyway), though the .pdf document said a reliable ORAL history of varicella should be enough. Odd as it may sound, I even remember the month and year when I got it, and the circumstances... It was at the end of May 1967,on my grandfather's birthday! biggrin.gif

Anyway, Michael finally got our new case number. Our petition is in Naples, and next week I'll email them asking them to send me Packet 3 by email. It seems I will have to wait for that birth cert, though it may well not be the whole 60 days... Well, I can tell you these are the things that make me want to leave Italy and never come back.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-22 12:10:00
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I've got a question about the medical... Yesterday I spoke on the phone with Giovanni (of La_Giovanni fame), who had just had both medical and interview, and he told me that the doctors at the Istituto Varelli in Naples had told him diseases such as measles, varicella or rubella can come back later in life. I have NEVER heard anything like that in my life, and I'm surely not going to get useless vaccines injected into my body when I have already had those diseases. As I said in an earlier post, I intend getting a titer test in order to show that I don't need anything but a tetanus shot. I don't know if he was told so because he's younger than me (31 to my 47)... What kind of advice can you give me?
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-22 05:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Congrats to Suzy and Luis!!!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-20 09:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Got a nasty surprise this morning when I went to my local public registry in order to request my 'long' birth certificate.... After I gave the woman there the filled-in form, she told me that the certificate would be ready in 60 DAYS!!!!! This is utterly preposterous... I'll have to go to their PR office to enquire as to the reason for this incredibly long wait (which wasn't advertised anywhere btw), and possibly tell them that I NEED to have that cert much sooner than that. Well, I have to say this will be one more reason for me NOT to miss Italy or regret my move. I didn't request it earlier because I knew it was only valid for 6 months, and for what I knew we could've waited much longer for that approval. Hopefully they'll be able to do something, or I'll be forced to take action in some way.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-20 08:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Really keeping fingers Xed for you, Suzy, my fellow linguist happy.gif... I hope to be able to celebrate with you soon!

This morning I applied for my Italian police certificate, which will be ready on Friday. Tomorrow I'll go apply for the 'long' birth certificate, and hope to get my Finnish police cert soon. Michael hasn't called NVC yet for our case number, but I hope he'll do so soon. September will be a very hectic month indeed, but this time it's all for a good cause! biggrin.gif
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-19 12:22:00
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Tomorrow I'm going to apply for the police certificate (hoping the office is not closed for vacation biggrin.gif), and a few days later I'll go apply for my birth certificate. I've already requested the Finnish police cert, and I hope to get it soon. Michael should get his Affidavit of Support done ASAP, hoping he won't fall back into his procrastinating habit headbonk.gif . As concerns evidence of ongoing relationship, I'll have his passport stamps and boarding passes proving his two visits to Italy this year, plus screen shots of my inbox and of my MSN chat logs. I don't think I'll need to print out any of the messages or conversations... What do you think?
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-18 11:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Very beautiful indeed, Joe... You are a very sensitive, caring person, and your fiancée is a very lucky woman to have found you! smile.gif I do love Neruda's poetry, and I think I may have read this particular poem in the past, possibly in the Spanish original.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-17 13:58:00
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I just wanted to thank all of you for your kind words about my aunt's passing. As Nich said, it is another piece of my old life disappearing... The good thing is that this sad event helped me and my brother patch up things. My aunt lived alone, as I do, and I think he realised that a person who lives on her own can be very vulnerable - even if I am still relatively young and in very good health (touching wood!). So, all is well again in my own little world, even if I know I'll miss my aunt... She often called me on Sunday evenings like this, and I told her all about my everyday life. She was so happy about my upcoming marriage... I hope she can see me from somewhere.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-17 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
It seems we're all in the same boat with not doing our homework biggrin.gif ! Well, to be perfectly honest, I did do some, though not as accurately as for the first stage of the petition. At any rate, Michael is going to do his part this week, and I'm going to get those certs done ASAP. I wouldn't be able to leave too soon anyway, because I have things to take care of (though they won't take long). As for the medical, in Italy you have to have it the day before the interview, so I won't need to worry about scheduling it myself. Hope to manage to get that titer test in early September, when everyone comes back from their vacation.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-17 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Oh Kim, thanks so much! wub.gif How did you do that? You really have some superpowers we don't know about biggrin.gif ! It means our file has been there for three days... Probably they were closed yesterday because it was a public holiday here, but I will be able to contact them next week to ask about Packet 3. I hope I'll manage to get all those certs done ASAP! Anyway, I think we need a new case number.... Are the NVC people going to give it to us?
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-16 12:48:00
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Hello all! Sorry not to have been around, but unfortunately my aunt passed away on Thursday night (peacefully, in her sleep), and yesterday - the peak day of the vacation season - I had to travel down to Southern Italy for her funeral service. I came back some three hours ago, after a five-and-a-half-hour train journey... I was lucky to find a seat for most of it, since I had lost my reservation, and trains were PACKED to the gills. Suffice it to say that my aunt lived in a renowned seaside resort... To make matters worse, yesterday was one of the hottest days of the summer, with high humidity and temps well into the 100's.

Michael hasn't yet got in touch with NVC, though I suppose our file may already be in Naples (through which I passed yesterday and today). In any case, odd at it may seem, I am not in a hurry, because I need to have those certificates done, and he's not done his Affidavit of Support yet. I'd be happy to have the interview by early October, though, because I would love for us to be married on Oct 20, our second anniversary. We'll see!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-16 11:49:00
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OK, getting ready for work, but before that I wanted to congratulate Kim and S&D for their approval.... I'm soooo very happy for you!!!! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif Who knows, we may probably end up getting married around the same time!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-13 23:33:00
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OK, I have another question for the experts here wink.gif ... Do you think it's worth to have a titer test done in order to avoid getting unnecessary shots? I had varicella, rubella and measles as a child (not mumps though), and was also vaccinated against polio and dyphtheria. I have no vaccination or other medical records for my childhood, so I suppose that's the best way to deal with the issue. Anyone had the same experience?
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-13 11:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Good morning to all the American April filers (it's 3 in the afternoon here)! Keeping fingers crossed for Kim and Suzy... Checked Igor's list this morning hoping to see Kim and Russ at the top. Hopefully soon!

I've got a question to ask... Forgive me if it's stupid, but I have to admit that I haven't familiarised myself as much as I should have with what happens after NOA2. Michael got the NOA2 in the mail yesterday, and told me it says that our petition is being forwarded to the Consulate. Now, I thought NVC came first... I told him to call NVC tonight and make sure he gets our new case number, as well as info as to where the petition is now. If it has been already forwarded to Naples, I'll get in touch with the Consulate ASAP, and ask them to send me Packet 3 via email.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-13 08:13:00
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Sending really HUGE vibes to Kim&Russ and S&D.... I want so very much to celebrate with you, who have been so sweet, patient and understanding with me during my own wait! And congrats to the new approvals as well! smile.gif

The week didn't start in the best of ways, because I learned that my 84-year-old aunt (my dad's only surviving sibling) is in hospital. It doesn't seem to be anything serious, but at that age you never know... probably something heat-related. Obviously no one had bothered to tell me anything... I called her on her cellphone when I couldn't find her at home all day yesterday, and she told me. I was so shocked! She lives in Southern Italy, some 300 km south of Naples, so it's not easy for me to jump on a train and go visit her. Hopefully she'll be sent back home soon.

The whole thing filled me with sadness, as if another piece of my old life was slowly fading away... I hope she'll pull through this, but at that age she won't live forever, and she is very much alone (though luckily she has means). Thinking of her, alone in a hospital bed, during this week when most people are on vacation (not me though), really gets me down... Thank heavens Michael understands and supports me fully.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-11 12:44:00
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Fernanda's post moved me quite a bit... To be perfectly honest, if I may say so, I even felt a bit envious. I really wish I could feel the same about my own country, instead of looking forward to leaving everything behind as I am. The only thing I will probably miss is my hometown of Rome... As noisy, crowded and messed up as it is, I love it to death, and it is the only place in Italy where I would live (I did live elsewhere, in a smaller town, and I swore to myself, never again).

As I wrote some time ago, here I have almost nothing left. I live in a very big flat which used to be my family home, and now is full of memories of a life that is gone forever. My brother has cut me off because of his wife's meddling, and I haven't seen or heard from them for over four months (they live in Rome too). As much as I resent the whole visa process, I know it is nothing in comparison to other things that have happened to me in the past. However, I really wish I would feel a little bit like Fernanda does... I wish I had at least one lifetime friend to leave behind, or some family member younger than 81. That makes me feel like such a failure... I will be 48 next December, and will probably leave nothing behind me. Sometimes I wonder what Michael sees in me that no one else did... I wonder if one day he won't open his eyes and realise he made a mistake.

Sorry for being so morbid, but sometimes it all gets a bit too much... I hope you understand.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-10 13:58:00
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QUOTE (INCT @ Aug 10 2008, 03:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sorry I just have to post this because I am just feeling really bad.. I was out with some friends last night, and one of my friends husband made the oh so famous comment, "He is only after the green card." Which I am quite used to, but then he threw in the line, "I don't want to be the one to tell you I told you so, after the fact." (it's actually strange I hear this more from men then women) Nice right!! Of course, then it led to me freaking out, and him apologizing, but it makes me feel like then everyone thinks that. Errrrr.. I know when I then call him and tell him (I can't help it), he feels really bad about the whole thing. I just can't wait until this whole process is over and he is actually here with me and everyone can see us together, and even if someone does make that comment to me, at least I have him to turn to.

I'm sure most of you have been through similiar situations, it just erks me, and makes me want to stay home in my little bubble and not say anything to anyone (because it could be that as soon as I turn my back that is what most people are saying).

I hope for all a speedy approval & speedy interview w/ approval!!!


I'm so sorry about that, really I am. People who make such comments are really sad. In my particular case, though no one would ever tell Michael I am after a GC, I am actually on the receiving end of comments on a similar line. Since I have a steady, gov't job, a house and assets, some people question the wisdom of my move. I've had a colleague of mine at work ask me if Michael was a reliable person, and how long we had known each other.... Not to mention the attempts at brainwashing I have received, such as people trying to convince me to cling to my job at all costs. I won't go into detail, but other colleagues who've done that have been forced to travel around the world all their lives in order to support a foreign spouse who could not find a steady job in Italy.

I may be old-fashioned, but I like to have a place to stay, though I love travelling on vacation. I know it takes a lot of guts to make a move like that when you are closer to 50 than 40, but I also think that life is not worth living if one never takes any risks in order to improve things. I did when I flew to the US in the fall of 2006 to meet Michael for the first time, and it was the best damn thing I did in my whole life.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-10 09:24:00
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Congratulations to Amrit Rai for the approval smile.gif ! Keeping fingers X'ed for you, Kim.... I know how it feels to wait so long, both for the divorce (it was almost one and a half years for us) and for the approval. I really want to be able to celebrate with you, and perhaps to meet up some day when I'll be in the US. I've always wanted to visit Boston...
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-09 10:28:00
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Thanks a lot for caring, Nich smile.gif ! Yes, I feel like a huge weight had been lifted from our shoulders. Now I'm all set to take care of my affairs before the interview.. I will have to apply for a year's unpaid leave of absence from my job (always a wise thing to do in Italy, seen as if something goes wrong you might never find another one), then arrange a number of other things. However, seeing that goal right before me will make all that much lighter and less stressful.

Michael is also suffering from jet lag BIG TIME!!! He seems to suffer from it much more than I do whenever I get back here - though travelling from west to east is supposed to be worse. On the other hand, the heat here is killing me, and the humidity doesn't make things better. Thank heavens our condo in the US has AC! I'll get him to call NVC next week anyway, so we'll see if our petition is already there, or even if it has left for Naples.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-08 11:41:00
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Hey Suzy, we do have something in common - I am also a Foreign Language major, and taught English for about 10 years in Italy. Michael and I communicate in English - he doesn't speak Italian, though he understands it somewhat (both the spoken and the written language), and I'm trying to teach him as much as I can. However, since I am more than fluent in English, for me it is no problem whatsoever - even if sometimes I come up with some expression he doesn't understand! This is because I speak mainly British English, and still tend to use British words, like 'lift', 'pavement', 'petrol', and so on. Before we met I thought I knew most of the differences, but after I visited the US I found out there was still something new to learn.. like 'mass transit' instead of 'public transport'.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-07 12:48:00
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Congrats to Jon and Olenka, and keeping fingers crossed big time for Kim and Russ!!! smile.gif
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-07 12:26:00
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As you mentioned cauliflower, I must remember to post a wonderful Neapolitan recipe for a cauliflower salad they make for Xmas. It is very low-calorie (unless you drench it in oil, which I never do), and utterly delicious. I use a lot of vegetables for my cooking, as in the Italian tradition, and it doesn't take much to make tasty dishes out of them.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-07 09:18:00
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I just want to thank all of you again for your support, and apologise for being whiny and negative on more than one occasion. Unfortunately, I tend to get anxious when faced with things I can't control, as such a situation often brings back bad memories of past occurrences. Now, however, the wait for the interview will feel like a breeze, and this morning everything around me looked and felt different... I know I'll have just about 1,000's of things to do before I leave, but now I feel I can face them with a much lighter heart.

To all those still waiting (S&D in particular): I will be thinking about you, and hoping and wishing with all my heart that everything will turn out all right for you as it did for us. May the rest of your journey be smooth, and your life be filled with love, laughter and joy!

To Suzy, INCT and all those who are experiencing problems with their families, I'll tell you just one thing... I know of many people whose SO's married them for financial or social gain - and both parties were Italian. It happens everywhere - marrying someone of 'your own kind' is no guarantee against being used. In our case, I am the one who is better off financially... Should I think that Michael is marrying me because of that, and giving me a GC in exchange? For too many people it is far too easy to simplify something as complex as life.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-07 07:41:00
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Sorry if I am in a hurry (getting ready for work), but I had to share the great news with you... WE'VE FINALLY BEEN APPROVED!!!!! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif

I want to thank you all for putting up with me, and wish ALL THE BEST to everyone.. those still waiting, and those who will be soon facing interviews. More later!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-06 23:27:00
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As I have sometimes hinted at here, I have lost both my parents (my father almost 15 years ago, my mother at the end of 2004), and am currently estranged from my only brother (married with two children), mainly because of his wife's negative influence. Last year, when things were still going reasonably well, they met Michael on his first visit to Italy - but for the life of me I've never been able to understand if they liked him or not. One thing I know is they never asked me about his job, or how old he is - perfectly normal questions to ask a sister about her future husband. Odd as it may sound, the most sympathetic members of my family (and the ones with whom I have a relationship at the moment) are two elderly aunts, one my dad's sister, the other my mom's cousin. They have never met Michael in person, but they are very happy on my behalf, and can't wait to see me get that visa and leave towards my new life.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-06 13:48:00
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Just dropping in to say hi and offer congrats to the new approvals.... Michael left this morning, and who knows when I'll see him again. Still no news from VSC, though he told me he's going to call them and demand an explanation. In the meantime, I am going to implement a Plan B, which would allow me to leave Italy and get a temporary appointment to another country. It is not what I want, but perhaps after some time I would be able to stay, especially if he can find a job there. I really hoped we would be able to celebrate our NOA2 together, but it seems it was not to be.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-08-06 05:50:00
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I just wanted to thank you again for the support, but at this point I think it would be better for me not to post here again in order to avoid getting others down. I wish you all the best, and hope you're all going to be very happy with your SO's once you get them there. Personally, I don't know what I am going to do. It's clear this NOA2 is not coming any time soon, and I have to look out for myself first of all. If there are any good news, I'll update my timeline in order to help others here. Best of luck to you all, especially to Kim and Russell.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-30 22:50:00
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There are no issues I can't elaborate on. My problems with my country have nothing to do with the law, and are matters that would be of no interest whatsoever for immigration. I mean, there is no dark secrets in my past that they may unearth. Moreover, I was led to believe that at the petition stage they mainly checked the USC, not the beneficiary's background (that happens rather at the Consulate stage). I did live in more than one country, but always as an employee of the Italian government. This is why I earned enough money to buy a small flat (it was in Finland, btw, where property prices are a fraction of those in Italy).

As regards those certificates, they have a limited validity, and the Finnish one is only valid for three months. It would be completely useless for me to apply for one now, only to see it expire when I finally get to the interview stage. As to the smiling in the mirror, I do it much more often than you may believe, and I'm definitely not giving myself ulcers or anything of the sort. I am just worn down by the heat and the lack of good news. If you can't relate to me or are annoyed by my posts, I can't do anything but apologise.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-30 13:13:00
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Thank you all for your kind words. Just for the record, though... I didn't take up a mortgage, but paid cash. I'm not a millionaire, but I've lost both my parents, who left me in a reasonably comfortable position. The money I used to buy my condo, however, came entirely from my earnings of about six years spent abroad. This is why it hurts so badly... I poured my hard-earned cash into US coffers just in order to come here to live honestly, pay my taxes, and spend what is left of my life with the man I love. I just wish I knew why we've left behind... Not knowing is so hard, especially in a very precarious situation as mine is now.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-30 11:01:00
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Well, at the end of May I bought a condo in the US with some savings I had from the sale of another place where I had lived for a number of years in another European country. All the money had been earned through my own work, and I had kept it in a bank for years because of the very high prices of real estate in Italy. I found the perfect opportunity to buy our own home in the US, and I went for it.... Not once was I asked as to where the money came from - they didn't even ask me to send them a copy of my passport or anything. Now I own a condo I have never seen firsthand, and I don't know if I'll ever be able to live there... Apparently, my money was good, but I am not.

Probably I am too dense to understand the implications of US immigration, but I am really so sick and tired of wasting my life like that. I know other people have waited even longer, but that is no comfort at all. I wish it was possible for us to settle here in Italy, but unfortunately it is not so. I have no love for my own country (long story), but this is really so depressing.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-30 04:30:00
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Congrats to all new approvals! Still no news here... Checked the USCIS website yesterday, and we hadn't even been touched since June 17. I think Michael will try to get an answer from them when he goes back, though I don't have a lot of faith in his ability to get it. I just wonder when he can start involving his representative... If it is right after the end of the six months, or later?

One thing I can tell you, though (and I hope not to offend anyone), is that I've lost any wish to move to the US. The idea that they took a sizable amount of my money without even inquiring if it had been honestly earned (and it had, every single cent of it), but that I'm not even allowed to live in my own home really hurts me beyond belief. I just wonder what good has done to me having been a decent, honest, hardworking human being for all my life...
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-30 03:12:00
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QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Jul 28 2008, 07:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm sorry Raff I wish I could explain why some take longer. Peach's sent date (the date they supposedly go by) was 3/30 and she was just approved. By looking at those left I have to wonder if there is just this short stack of filers from your timeframe. Your initial concern of having a bit longer due to security checks because of your job could be it as well. It can be anything holding it up a little longer than some. sad.gif The good news is that usually those dont get held up for too long. I'm sure it's coming... but in the meantime don't feel badly about being down or having to hold back as we celebrate. We know how you feel and understand your concerns!


Thank you for your understanding. I am very happy for other people, and I don't want to seem as if I'm raining on their parade, but I really feel so terribly down, and at this point I think it's not going to happen. One thing I know is that I can't possibly bear another six months or longer like that, and I don't know what I'm going to do if this goes on much longer. Michael would move here in a heartbeat, but he knows that the current situation in Italy is rather bad (won't go into details, but suffice it to say that he's got to pay about $1,000 a month in child support, and it would be next to impossible for him to find a job here, unless he wanted to risk his life every minute of the day), and that his moving here would put a huge burden on me. My work situation is not good either, especially from a psychological point of view. At my age I wouldn't be able to find another job here, and that would probably make things hard in another European country. This is why we decided to go the K1 route... We were even able to buy an apartment in the US a couple of months ago, but I don't even know if I will ever be allowed to live here (my money was OK to take though).

Sorry for venting and spoiling everyone's party, but I am feeling so depressed... We are good people, and I don't think we deserve this.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-29 02:42:00
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I just wish I knew why we've been left behind... My situation at work is becoming very difficult, and the uncertainty is affecting me physically. Today is four months since we sent that petition for the second time... I am slowly losing hope, and that the fact that it would be very difficult for Michael to move here is not helping at all. Sorry to be such a wet blanket, but some days I feel very afraid that it's not going to happen for some reason I can't really fathom.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-28 11:51:00
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Just a quick greeting to you all... Michael got here on Wednesday morning, and we're enjoying each other's company after a long three months apart. He'll fly back to the US on August 6. I really hope we'll get our approval in the meantime, since my own situation has got worse, and I really need to know something about my future. Seeing all those April approvals hasn't done a lot to make us feel better, but I suppose we can't do anything else but wait... To the rest of you, have a great Sunday, and here's to next week!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-27 02:29:00
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Congratulations! No news here... Hopefully we'll get our approval now that Michael is coming here. Feel a bit put out every time I see someone who filed after us getting approved, but I suppose we've got to keep the faith.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-21 06:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
I really hope our turn will come at last... Luckily, I'm going to be away for a couple of days, so I won't be able to look at Igor's list on Tuesday morning, and spoil my whole day biggrin.gif . It would be wonderful to get the approval now that Michael is coming.. He's staying for two weeks, so there'll be plenty of time for that. On the other hand, seeing February and early March filers still waiting is a tad disheartening.. Hopefully they'll clear out the backlog soon, and make all of us happy!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-20 10:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
That is so very true, Kim! I know that, before I met Michael on that forum, I thought I'd never ever travel outside Europe. Though I have always loved travelling, I had sort of lost any taste for it, unless it was a country I knew well. Then, all of a sudden, I found myself booking a flight to Washington, DC, braving the 12-hour journey in order to meet a man I had never seen before... And that was the best thing I ever did in my whole life! Last year I spent two months (July and August) in the US with him, and in spite of the practical difficulties we had, it was a time of my life I will never forget. Living together was wonderful, even in a limited amount of space, and I can't but look forward to sharing our everyday life in our home in Alexandria, VA. And to think I used to be a very independent person, quite happy to live on her own biggrin.gif ...
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-19 09:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
Michael and I had a similar problem with his divorce. Being a resident of North Carolina when he was married, he had to be separated for one year before filing - which he did from his new residence in Northern Virginia, Fairfax County. Well, it seemed they were backlogged too, so it took almost 5 months for the divorce to be final. Then we filed, lost those nearly two months, and here we are, waiting again... At this point, I really hope to make it to the US before Xmas. The positive side of all this is that I'm working and earning money, and also earning vacation days, which I'm going to use before I move to do all I will have to do.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-18 12:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
I know there is nothing I can do, unfortunately.... I would like to say a lot of things about this process, but I will hold my tongue in order not to hurt anyone's sensibilities - and also to avoid certain members from telling me, why don't you stay where you are?, as I was told last week tongue.gif .

Damian, thank you for mentioning my screen name! I am a HUGE Deep Purple fan, and in general I am very much into all Seventies' rock music. This is how Michael and I met... I am just a passive music lover, while he's a very good bassist, and can play some other instruments as well. Hopefully I'll be able to go to a lot of gigs when I move to the US!
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-17 11:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAPRIL '08 Vermont K-1 Filers
I am quite sure we won't get any answer... I just wonder what could be wrong with our petition. Sorry to be so anxious, but I am sure everyone here will understand. We already lost two months at the beginning, and I really hoped to have that approval before Michael comes here next week.
HighwayStarNot Telling02008-07-17 06:05:00