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[DD2004 0]

Hi everybody been browsing the forum for a long time now always enjoyed reading how others cope with this hell we call a K1 process short and user friendly it sure isn't . A quick outline of our journey through it

Left my SO a year ago last december (dec 3rd to be exact) had a divorce to sort out back here in UK that took till May 2007 to clear up. Filed K1 with CSC June 14th neard nothing at all no NOA1 ever appeared no touches no RFE's nothing Got NOA2 Oct 25th 2007 sent to NVC took 4 weeks to get there thenon to London embassy got Pkt 3 on Dec 8th returned on 10th to london Did medical in London on Dec 14th and to date still waiting on an intrview date. So all in all it's been nearly 13 months since I left the one I care about more than anything in the world.

Like everyone else here we have good days and bad ( Though gotta say more bad than good LOL) we all knew when we started this process it wasn't gonna be easy but how many of us really realised just how inhumane it really is. How stressed we'd become how much we'd miss our SO's how badly our general health and well being would suffer to say the system is flawed and incompetent would in my opinion be a great understatement and saying it sucks is putting it very mildly LOL ( there's a lot of other words I could Use LOL) But anyways all I gotta say to those waiting and hoping is you gotta hang in there the END justifies the means. That in no way makes it any easier but knowing your not alone in the struggle does help a little. By profession I'm a singer / songwriter and sitting here tonight at 4-07 AM sleepless again I thought I'd share a song I wrote just for people like us , the one's going crazy jumping hoops at the whim of USCIS & Company it's called " What We Do For Love " I think it kinda says it all LOL apoligies to anyone who don't like Country Music (Sorry)

What We Do For Love

© Derek McCorkell 12-18 -2007

Verse 1

Say I left my honey bout a year ago

Didn't want leave her but I had to go

And for 12 long months I been kinda going outta my mind

See people don't know People don't care

But it's a great big lonely world out there

When the one you love is left oh so far behind .

Verse 2

The months go by and time passes so slow

You think about her and it hurts you so

All the lonely nights when you just wanna hold her tight

It's the hardest that my life has ever been

Just making conversation with a computer screen

But at the end of the day you know it's gonna be alright .

Bridge/chorus

What we do for love will drive a man insane

Answer all the questions and play their game

Jumping though hoops to close the miles that keep you apart

They treat you like a kid , treat you like a fool

Do they ever realise that they're being so cruel

Messing with your mind and tearing great big holes in your heart.

When I get back to my honey's side

I'm gonna shout it out I ain't never gonna hide

That I love her so and it's been so worth all the pain

I'm gonna squeeze her tight, gonna love her so fine

There'll be no mistakin that she's mine all mine

And I'll swear I'm never gonna leave her side again

Refrain

What we do for love will drive a man insane

Answer all the questions and play their game

But the time's gonna come when they just can't keep us apart

Then I#ll squeeze her tight, love her so fine

There'll be no mistakin that she's mine all mine

And I'll swear I'm never gonna leave her side again

If you wanna hear it being sung by (yours truly LOL) go here

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=590462

Anhow glad to be a part of this site and struggling just like all the rest here to be with the ones we Love.

[Abena Joy 2 0]

Hi everybody been browsing the forum for a long time now always enjoyed reading how others cope with this hell we call a K1 process short and user friendly it sure isn't . A quick outline of our journey through it

Left my SO a year ago last december (dec 3rd to be exact) had a divorce to sort out back here in UK that took till May 2007 to clear up. Filed K1 with CSC June 14th neard nothing at all no NOA1 ever appeared no touches no RFE's nothing Got NOA2 Oct 25th 2007 sent to NVC took 4 weeks to get there thenon to London embassy got Pkt 3 on Dec 8th returned on 10th to london Did medical in London on Dec 14th and to date still waiting on an intrview date. So all in all it's been nearly 13 months since I left the one I care about more than anything in the world.

Like everyone else here we have good days and bad ( Though gotta say more bad than good LOL) we all knew when we started this process it wasn't gonna be easy but how many of us really realised just how inhumane it really is. How stressed we'd become how much we'd miss our SO's how badly our general health and well being would suffer to say the system is flawed and incompetent would in my opinion be a great understatement and saying it sucks is putting it very mildly LOL ( there's a lot of other words I could Use LOL) But anyways all I gotta say to those waiting and hoping is you gotta hang in there the END justifies the means. That in no way makes it any easier but knowing your not alone in the struggle does help a little. By profession I'm a singer / songwriter and sitting here tonight at 4-07 AM sleepless again I thought I'd share a song I wrote just for people like us , the one's going crazy jumping hoops at the whim of USCIS & Company it's called " What We Do For Love " I think it kinda says it all LOL apoligies to anyone who don't like Country Music (Sorry)

What We Do For Love

© Derek McCorkell 12-18 -2007

Verse 1

Say I left my honey bout a year ago

Didn't want leave her but I had to go

And for 12 long months I been kinda going outta my mind

See people don't know People don't care

But it's a great big lonely world out there

When the one you love is left oh so far behind .

Verse 2

The months go by and time passes so slow

You think about her and it hurts you so

All the lonely nights when you just wanna hold her tight

It's the hardest that my life has ever been

Just making conversation with a computer screen

But at the end of the day you know it's gonna be alright .

Bridge/chorus

What we do for love will drive a man insane

Answer all the questions and play their game

Jumping though hoops to close the miles that keep you apart

They treat you like a kid , treat you like a fool

Do they ever realise that they're being so cruel

Messing with your mind and tearing great big holes in your heart.

When I get back to my honey's side

I'm gonna shout it out I ain't never gonna hide

That I love her so and it's been so worth all the pain

I'm gonna squeeze her tight, gonna love her so fine

There'll be no mistakin that she's mine all mine

And I'll swear I'm never gonna leave her side again

Refrain

What we do for love will drive a man insane

Answer all the questions and play their game

But the time's gonna come when they just can't keep us apart

Then I#ll squeeze her tight, love her so fine

There'll be no mistakin that she's mine all mine

And I'll swear I'm never gonna leave her side again

If you wanna hear it being sung by (yours truly LOL) go here

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=590462

Anhow glad to be a part of this site and struggling just like all the rest here to be with the ones we Love.

What a wonderful song that tells of our K1 struggles! Everyone on this site really need to hear this song!

Abena Joy

[Queen Jenn 0]

Amen is all I can say to that!!