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[camistanbul 0]

I tried to read in Turkish but the link is not working! We already sent the papers! I wanna ask you something, what is the receipt number? does it mean they will look at our file soon? We called them today and they said they will send a receipt number tomorrow! 3 months is a very long time for us because we will not have anywhere to stay end of the month :-( Also do you think they will tell my husband to go alone and get a house and a job then I can go? He is self-employed sohe has a job when he goes back also we will stay with his parents plus he has a car in california (we sent the documents for that) We met in california so we have a lot of pics to proof our marriage.. we are just very stressed out...

You should just google "US Embassy Ankara Turkce" then and you can find it. 3 months is very fast as far as anything visa-related is concerned. I remember another couple on here did DCF around the same time as us and it went faster, but even then it was still 2 months or so.

I believe you need to go to the interview together.

[delicateflower 0]

You should just google "US Embassy Ankara Turkce" then and you can find it. 3 months is very fast as far as anything visa-related is concerned. I remember another couple on here did DCF around the same time as us and it went faster, but even then it was still 2 months or so.

I believe you need to go to the interview together.

I know that we have go to the interview together I was just asking If they would tell my husband to go back alone and proff his domicile in the US then I can go... I hope it won't happen. I can see the web site but I can not see the info about I-130! Well I've already read it I don't think we are missing any documents! Did you get a receipt number when you applied? how long did it take to get one?

[Jenn and Fuat 2]

Fuat's Green Card arrived on Saturday ! We are done for a while.. sooo nice to be able to say that.

Mindy, will be following your journey and hoping everything goes well. It looks like we may be in Michigan in September. I am just waiting for the doctor to give me clearance to travel.

Would love to meet up with you this time!

[Melinda&Necmi 0]

Fuat's Green Card arrived on Saturday ! We are done for a while.. sooo nice to be able to say that.

Mindy, will be following your journey and hoping everything goes well. It looks like we may be in Michigan in September. I am just waiting for the doctor to give me clearance to travel.

Would love to meet up with you this time!

Congrat to Fuat!!

Thank you! I would love to meet up!! I hope all goes well so you can come:)

See you soon.

[Ctrl+alt+delete 0]

Congratulations Jenn & Fuat

Would love to chat with you Jenn when you have some time. Be well my friend and know you are in my dua's..

Take perfect care,

Debbie

Fuat's Green Card arrived on Saturday ! We are done for a while.. sooo nice to be able to say that.

Mindy, will be following your journey and hoping everything goes well. It looks like we may be in Michigan in September. I am just waiting for the doctor to give me clearance to travel.

Would love to meet up with you this time!

[Ctrl+alt+delete 0]

Pardon I am late....Welcome

Hi All!

I am new here. I hope I can help you guys and I can get some advices!

I am Turkish and My husband is American. My husband has been in Turkey for 6 months. We will send all the papers this Tuesday to Ankara (DCF). Before we send it I have a couple questions.

My husband never got the residince permisson! He went to Cyprus every 3 months and renew his visa. When we called the consulate they said it's no problem as long as he has the entries and exits on his passport. We didn't get any resident visa for him because I talked to a few people they told me If he gets it then the consulate causes a lot of problems (like they tell him to go back to the US by himself and prove his resident there) so he only has the tourist visa. Do you guys think it will be a problem?

Also I didn't see anywhere in the form If we need a cover letter but here everybody says they wrote one. Do we need one?

When we pay the 355$ at Fortis bank(Cashier's check) are we gonna say it is for immigrant visa? does my husband (American) or do I have to get the check?

We will send it this week and one of my friends said that it takes for 8 months! is this true? I thought it takes for 3 months.

Thanks for all the answers

How is everyone doing?

Wishing everyone well....

Debbie

[ErikaAndHamit 73]

Wow so long time no news from anyone.....

I know lucky Tanya and Mindi are currently in Turkey as I speak.

As for us...Hamit still has no job and in fact, we kinda have given up on him having one for some time so he is enrolled in community college ESL classes that start tomorrow. So that will give him something to chew on for a while. We will be working on babies soon...so hope I have some good news by years end! Anyhow, nothing else going on...Hamit is fully "adjusted" has been for a long time now, though of course he knows things aren't perfect here. I have 2 jobs now as OT is gone along with the economy. Joy.

Haven't heard from Julia?

Jenn...I think you are doing OK considering....I read up on your site from time to time. Hope all is well there still.

How is Ramazan for everyone? He he... Me and Hamit fasted for just one day...and I think though I converted to Islam a while back, I am so over the organized religion thing....again. But hey, I will fast if he does.

Hopefully some of you post updates!

[Jenn and Fuat 2]

Hi Everyone,

Just thougth I would stop in and say hi and see how everyone is. My last chemo session was this past Friday.

That's the plan anyway. I will have a CT scan on October 1 and if all looks good then we will proceed as planned with just a few scans a year. If it doens't look good then it's back to the chemo cocktails.

I must say NO to that.. stick with the plan.

Our fall is pretty busy with business trips to Phillipines and Singapore ( as long as I am cleared to travel) and then a trip home to Istanbul the week before Thanksgiving. We want to go for Bayram... and then trips to Detroit and Vegas to see my mom and dad at Christmas and New years.

I just have no time for Chemo :)

Fuat is adjusting as best he can, but it's hard with a wife who can't do much three weeks out of the month. Once this chemo stuff is all over I am praying things get better.

I really hope Hamit finds something soon.. though the ESL classes will probably help.

WIshing you all the best.

Jenn

[kennyandhandan 2]

Hey everybody. How's it going? Our baby, Nora, was born on Sept 4 so we've been pretty busy for the past month. My wife and mom are going to take the baby to Turkey some time around April 2011 (tax return time!!!) so that she can spend a while with her other half of the family. I wish I could go too, but Nora had some issues that landed her in the NICU for antibiotics during her first few days, so most of my vacation time is gone already. She weighed 5lbs 13oz when she was born, but already she's past 7lbs as of a week ago.

Come February we'll file for removal of conditions for Handan. I hope everybody has a good week.

Edited October 6, 2010 by kennyandhandan

[tanyakaraman 0]

Hey everybody. How's it going? Our baby, Nora, was born on Sept 4 so we've been pretty busy for the past month. My wife and mom are going to take the baby to Turkey some time around April 2011 (tax return time!!!) so that she can spend a while with her other half of the family. I wish I could go too, but Nora had some issues that landed her in the NICU for antibiotics during her first few days, so most of my vacation time is gone already. She weighed 5lbs 13oz when she was born, but already she's past 7lbs as of a week ago.

Come February we'll file for removal of conditions for Handan. I hope everybody has a good week.

OMG Kenny and Handan, your little princess is sooo adorable! Tebrikler!! I'm glad to hear that she is doing well now despite her rough start!

Tanya & Ozzy

[awaterlily 0]

Congrats on your sweet little girl. she's just beautiful!

Our little one was same exact weight at birth and 17in.. She's now 3 and at the 50th percentile in both!

Hey everybody. How's it going? Our baby, Nora, was born on Sept 4 so we've been pretty busy for the past month. My wife and mom are going to take the baby to Turkey some time around April 2011 (tax return time!!!) so that she can spend a while with her other half of the family. I wish I could go too, but Nora had some issues that landed her in the NICU for antibiotics during her first few days, so most of my vacation time is gone already. She weighed 5lbs 13oz when she was born, but already she's past 7lbs as of a week ago.

Come February we'll file for removal of conditions for Handan. I hope everybody has a good week.

[kennyandhandan 2]

OMG Kenny and Handan, your little princess is sooo adorable! Tebrikler!! I'm glad to hear that she is doing well now despite her rough start!

Tanya & Ozzy

Thanks a lot.

Congrats on your sweet little girl. she's just beautiful!

Our little one was same exact weight at birth and 17in.. She's now 3 and at the 50th percentile in both!

Thank you!

Edited October 12, 2010 by kennyandhandan

[ErikaAndHamit 73]

AWWWWWW Congrats you two on your little blessing! Keep us updated with pictures often! Glad she is doing well!

[Melinda&Necmi 0]

Where is everyone? Nasilsiniz? I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!!Jen how are you? I pray for you often!!

[Jenn and Fuat 2]

Hı everyone

Just stoppıng ın to say hello! I am currently ın turkey and on a Turkısh keyboard so forgıve the typos. havent gotten the hang of the keyboard yet. Mındy how ıs nemcı doıng? I am sure he ıs mıssıng Turkısh food

My mother ın law and sısters have been teachıng me to cook for the last week. I wıll be sure to send you some recıpes. They seem so easy once someone showed me how to do ıt!

As for me the doctor has declared me cancer free for my last three checkups! Tıme to try to start havıng a normal lıfe.

Hope all ıs well wıth everyone