Just Turkish

[wendya 0]

Hi Julia...hope you'll have a great time in Turkey! What city(ies) will you be visiting? We are returning for a visit next week also (March 20-27) and will be spending time with Ozzy's family in Istanbul as well as Antakya. I remember just this time last year we were going thru the K1 process and it all seemed like such an unlikely possibility. I guess I really didn't completely believe it would happen for us until Ozzy stepped off the plane this past September...so just keep the faith, you'll get there too

Wendy...how have you been? Any word out of Athens?

Thanks for sharing that cookbook Awaterlily! It sounds great. Even though Ozzy does most of the cooking at our house these days (I am working semi-full time and doing my nursing clinicals in the evenings and he is just home more than I am right now)...I guess it would be nice if I learned how to make some Turkish dishes other than coban salatesi

Congrats to everyone who has received recent approvals! We're keeping our fingers crossed for Ozzy's green card approval...we should be hearing from USCIS any day now...

Take Care All,

Tanya

Hi Tanya, Ozzy, and everyone.

No word from Athens. I did find out that they are working on June and July. Yilmaz dropped our waiver off at the Ankara Embassy on August 16, so maybe we will hear something in a couple of months. Hand to God, I hope it is good news when we do hear!!!

I am so happy for everyone. It seems like things are moving along for all of you. It is so nice to hear.

I wish you all continued success and peace.

Love,

Wendy

[JULIAFERNO 0]

Just wanted to share our good news with everyone - Our petition was approved yesterday and our NOA2 is in the mail! NVC and Ankara, here we come!

[awaterlily 0]

Congrats...one step closer! KUP

Just wanted to share our good news with everyone - Our petition was approved yesterday and our NOA2 is in the mail! NVC and Ankara, here we come!

[awaterlily 0]

Sounds like your time is getting closer. GL and KUP

No word from Athens. I did find out that they are working on June and July. Yilmaz dropped our waiver off at the Ankara Embassy on August 16, so maybe we will hear something in a couple of months. Hand to God, I hope it is good news when we do hear!!!

Wendy

[wendya 0]

Just wanted to share our good news with everyone - Our petition was approved yesterday and our NOA2 is in the mail! NVC and Ankara, here we come!

TEBRIKLER!!!!

Sounds like your time is getting closer. GL and KUP

No word from Athens. I did find out that they are working on June and July. Yilmaz dropped our waiver off at the Ankara Embassy on August 16, so maybe we will hear something in a couple of months. Hand to God, I hope it is good news when we do hear!!!

Wendy

Now it is time for a crash diet!!!!

[Mina76 0]

Hi Julia

Just read your post on the K-1 Forum

Soooo very happy for you and again Congratulations to you both, what a nice way to go now to Turkey with this wonderful news!

God Bless,

Mina

[kennyandhandan 2]

Just wanted to share our good news with everyone - Our petition was approved yesterday and our NOA2 is in the mail! NVC and Ankara, here we come!

Congratulations!

Have you already found this link? It's the online version of packet 3: http://turkey.usembassy.gov/visa_forms.html

I emailed the embassy to find out which address they were going to ship packet 3 to and they suggested we just get the stuff from there since you have to submit all documentation and proof before getting an interview date. I suppose in theory it gets you a quicker interview date if you're already prepared to submit your file.

Edited March 15, 2008 by kennyandhandan

[JULIAFERNO 0]

Just wanted to share our good news with everyone - Our petition was approved yesterday and our NOA2 is in the mail! NVC and Ankara, here we come!

Congratulations!

Have you already found this link? It's the online version of packet 3: http://turkey.usembassy.gov/visa_forms.html

I emailed the embassy to find out which address they were going to ship packet 3 to and they suggested we just get the stuff from there since you have to submit all documentation and proof before getting an interview date. I suppose in theory it gets you a quicker interview date if you're already prepared to submit your file.

Cok tesekkur ederim! I am starting to see the light at the end of this tunnel now! I hope all goes well with the rest of our process.

Wendy - Crash diet is right haha! Time to start putting that treadmill of mine to some good use.

Mina - How are you? You're right, this approval came right in time! Let's chat again soon.

Kennyandhandan - Yes! We did find that link a few weeks ago. Onur has already started working on getting his files together. We've got to figure out how to obtain his police clearance records from Famagusta, Cyprus, where he studied for 2 years. Anyone here have to do that before?

Thanks again to everyone for all of your support! I don't know what I'd do without VJ, and especially the fellow Turkish-American couples

Take care everyone!

~Julia

[kennyandhandan 2]

Maybe you can get it by writing to them:

Turkish occupied area – apply to:

Turkish Cypriot Police Headquarters

Lefkosa

Mersin 10

Turkey

You should provide:

1. details of your identity card

2. card number

3. place of issue.

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Congratulations

so soon you both will be back in eachothers arms....

Wishing everyone all the best

Peace.

debbie

Just wanted to share our good news with everyone - Our petition was approved yesterday and our NOA2 is in the mail! NVC and Ankara, here we come!

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elhamdulillah.....

.....and now your dream is a little closer Julia Congratulations again.

Enjoy your time in Turkey with your Love...

Take care,

Peace to All.

Debbie

Hi Everyone! I enjoy reading all of your updates, especially as I am somewhat new here and just started the K1 process in November. I have a feeling our NOA2 is around the corner as CSC is finishing up October filers and moving onto November now. Insallah!

I'm dreaming of the day I can join you all in saying, "I can't believe Onur has been here in the States for 2 years now." Right now it all still seems like a bit of a fantasy and I'm plagued with all of the "what ifs," but I try to keep my mind free of that and just focus on the next step of the process.

I'm going to Turkey in less than 2 weeks - March 22 - April 1st. Hooray! It will have been 4 months since I saw Onur. Just too long!

Take care!

Iyi gunler,

Julia

[Deb_Res 0]

Congrats Julia! Excellent news!

[awaterlily 0]

Julia, my husband also studied in Famagusta....he writes this to get the records:

Bulundugun sehirdeki KKTC elciligi yada temsilciligine gidiyorsun ve durumunu soyleyip ingilizce polis raporu istedigini soyluyorsun, makbuz parasini yatiriyorsun, evraklari doldurup bekliyorsun, tam hatirlamiyorum ama 15 gun yada 1 ay kadardi. ben Ankara daki KKTC elciliginden cikarttim, 2 sene den fazla oldu cikartali simdi tam hatirlamiyorum ne kadar zamanda cikti ama hemen gidip basvurman lazimki son dakkaya kalip sikinti yasama. Bulundugun sehir neresi bilmiyorum ama internette ve rehberlerde elcilik ve temsilcilik adres ve telefonlari var. Ayrica ingilizce istedigini muhakkak belirt hata yapip turkcesini yollmasinlar....

Hope this helps. GL!

Onur has already started working on getting his files together. We've got to figure out how to obtain his police clearance records from Famagusta, Cyprus, where he studied for 2 years. Anyone here have to do that before?

Thanks again to everyone for all of your support! I don't know what I'd do without VJ, and especially the fellow Turkish-American couples

Take care everyone!

~Julia

[JULIAFERNO 0]

Julia, my husband also studied in Famagusta....he writes this to get the records:

Bulundugun sehirdeki KKTC elciligi yada temsilciligine gidiyorsun ve durumunu soyleyip ingilizce polis raporu istedigini soyluyorsun, makbuz parasini yatiriyorsun, evraklari doldurup bekliyorsun, tam hatirlamiyorum ama 15 gun yada 1 ay kadardi. ben Ankara daki KKTC elciliginden cikarttim, 2 sene den fazla oldu cikartali simdi tam hatirlamiyorum ne kadar zamanda cikti ama hemen gidip basvurman lazimki son dakkaya kalip sikinti yasama. Bulundugun sehir neresi bilmiyorum ama internette ve rehberlerde elcilik ve temsilcilik adres ve telefonlari var. Ayrica ingilizce istedigini muhakkak belirt hata yapip turkcesini yollmasinlar....

Hope this helps. GL!

Perfect! I forwarded it to Onur and he got it He'll be going to Ankara tomorrow! And that's great that they will give it to you in English, so you don't have to worry about having it translated. Can you ask your husband if he remembers what he needs to bring with him? Just his ID card and money? Does he remember how much it cost?

Thanks again - very helpful!

[awaterlily 0]

Julia,

He can call them and ask what he needs to bring. Also, here's this:

I am going to write in Turkish; Ne zaman okudunuz bilmiyorum ama umarim muhaceret dairesinde ve polisde kayit yaptirdiniz cunku benim zamaninda cogu ogrenci yaptirmiyordu. belgeyi alabilmeniz icin muhaceret i yaptirmis olmaniz lazim. Neler lazim hatirlamiyorum cunku ben kktc vatandasida oldugum icin sadece kktc kimlik fotokopisini ve kimlik numarami aldilar, arayip sorarasan daha uygun olur, belki sadece kullandigin pasaport yada mezuniyet icin kktc polisinden herhangi belge evrak varsa gotur derim ama bir arayip sormanda yarar var...

again, GL!

Julia, my husband also studied in Famagusta....he writes this to get the records:

Bulundugun sehirdeki KKTC elciligi yada temsilciligine gidiyorsun ve durumunu soyleyip ingilizce polis raporu istedigini soyluyorsun, makbuz parasini yatiriyorsun, evraklari doldurup bekliyorsun, tam hatirlamiyorum ama 15 gun yada 1 ay kadardi. ben Ankara daki KKTC elciliginden cikarttim, 2 sene den fazla oldu cikartali simdi tam hatirlamiyorum ne kadar zamanda cikti ama hemen gidip basvurman lazimki son dakkaya kalip sikinti yasama. Bulundugun sehir neresi bilmiyorum ama internette ve rehberlerde elcilik ve temsilcilik adres ve telefonlari var. Ayrica ingilizce istedigini muhakkak belirt hata yapip turkcesini yollmasinlar....

Hope this helps. GL!

Perfect! I forwarded it to Onur and he got it He'll be going to Ankara tomorrow! And that's great that they will give it to you in English, so you don't have to worry about having it translated. Can you ask your husband if he remembers what he needs to bring with him? Just his ID card and money? Does he remember how much it cost?

Thanks again - very helpful!