Living in Germany, Have Resident Permit, Staying Until Husband gets his VISA

[Marsha 0]

Ok Wacken...I understood that when people file the I-130, then left the country they're in, they file a K-3 so that their spouse can go to the US more quickly. OK, I understand now.

So you miss Germany? You can have our apartment when we leave if you want .....

I'm curious, what is it that made you love it so much? I can't leave here fast enough. And I will never look back...my husband doesn't like it here either, and he grew up here...so I guess we're all different..take care and thank you for responding..

[Dr. Obvious 49]

Ok Wacken...I understood that when people file the I-130, then left the country they're in, they file a K-3 so that their spouse can go to the US more quickly. OK, I understand now.

So you miss Germany? You can have our apartment when we leave if you want .....

I'm curious, what is it that made you love it so much? I can't leave here fast enough. And I will never look back...my husband doesn't like it here either, and he grew up here...so I guess we're all different..take care and thank you for responding..

Nah, once you file the I-130 with Frankfurt, that is it. You have filed for the CR-1 or IR-1 and that is all you have to do. I am not sure where all of this got confused with K-3. Maybe some USCs abandoned their PR abroad and then were forced to do K-3 instead of DCF? I dunno. It doesn't really matter now since the process is almost finished.

I like Germany. I can't lie. I would live there the rest of my life if that were in the cards. At the moment, it is just better to be here from a professional standpoint, but I feel my quality of life has suffered as a trade off. Where I lived in Germany, I needed no car and public transport was awesome. Health insurance was affordable and I could go to the doctor or dentist whenever I had a problem and not worry myself about how much it was going to cost this time. Groceries were cheaper, imo. There were walking paths everywhere and I got a lot more exercise than I do here. Stores were right outside my apartment, not 3 miles away. eBay was cheaper. 1/2 of the IL's live on the North Sea the other half and a few km from the Boden See, so I have the best of both worlds when we want to visit. My husband paid nearly nothing to go to uni. What it cost for me for 3 credit hours, he took a whole load for an entire year. I speak German and can function well enough. I loved the weather.

The only major disadvantage was the job market. My husband may try again later after he naturalizes here to get a job there again. At the moment, he is working on gaining more experience and education that wasn't really available to him in Germany. That was basically the only reason why we came back. My husband thought that he might not want to return to Germany, but I think he is starting to get what I was getting at before and can now see going back eventually. It just all depends on if he can get a job there.

It's not for everyone, I am sure. I just liked it a lot and was sorry to have to leave.

[Thai family 0]

I loved the three years we lived in Germany, and didn't want to return to the States. I'm proud to be a USC, but could have stayed there any day. Marsha, I pray that you'll be happy anywhere you are.

[jundp 191]

So you miss Germany? You can have our apartment when we leave if you want .....

I'm curious, what is it that made you love it so much? I can't leave here fast enough. And I will never look back...my husband doesn't like it here either, and he grew up here...so I guess we're all different..take care and thank you for responding..

Oh man. I love Germany so much. And I can't wait to move there. My SO lives in southern Germany and my best friend in Nuernberg. My mother's family was from Langenbeutingen (near Heilbronn) and from the first time I ever set foot there it just felt ...like "home" I guess. We have discussed moving back in the future, perhaps after P gets naturalized and my daughter is out of high school.

Where is your husband from in Germany?

Anyway, yeah, everyone's different. I love Louisiana and that's my real "home" but nothing can ever make me move back there!

Congratulations on your husband's interview!