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AFQuaid   18

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Andrew & I met online 6 years ago when I was 11 and he was 15. We were best friends online for a good 2 or so years with an inner flame for each other that we tried not to let it get in the way of our friendship. A number of things happened. As most of you may have read in other thread both of us are disabled from Muscular Dystrophy (a genetic muscle weakening condition). I went into hospital a few times, he wrote letters from the USA seeing as I couldn't use the internet. I was bedridden for a year or so and we scheduled special "sit up at the computer for 20 minutes" time where he'd meet me online to chat for 20 minutes as thats all I could handle. We've always been very close. We tried to see other people but at the end of the day the person each of us wanted was the one at the end of the day on the other side of the screen. We'd spend all day together online, webcams, microphones etc chatting and playing online chess and pool. He'd always throw in sweet comments how I'd make the perfect wife in which my heart would skip a thousand beats. In August 04 we gave in to our feelings and offically said we were a couple. We'd slipped into a couple without admitting until then. It was fantastic both of us just relaxed then. And on October 10th 04 Andy proposed to me online. We met for the first time June 05 thanks to a wish granting charity which is for seriously ill people. I wished to go see him and had a wonderful 3 weeks with him. I got my first kiss, hug, etc :) we exchanged rings went on a dinner cruise etc etc. Coming back to England was awful though and for months we seemed to be in a shocked state. It took us till October 05 to get the K-1 petition in. Emotionally we're coping as best we can. 6 years apart and then being thrown apart again was enough really to push us over the edge.

Love hurts

When you live an ocean away

When you change your sleep schedule to catch a few more moments

When you really need to be held and you have to imagine whilst your partner describes it

When you constantly refresh the USCIS website to see if you're getting any closer

Love Loves

When it repays you with the love of your life

When God finally answered your biggest prayer

When you can live life again in the real world but still have that eternal connection

When you wake up for to the beginning of the rest of your life with the person you fought so hard for

When you love somebody that much

You'll do anything

aussiewench Mentor

aussiewench   9

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Hi guys.....*BIG HUGS* to ya....what a beautiful story. Welcome to VJ and I hope your journey brings you back together soon.

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MaryandMian Mentor

MaryandMian   1

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Welcome to VJ and thanks for introducing yourselves and your story. I hope you journey goes smoothly and wishing you both together soon.

Mary

Everything I respond to is from personal knowledge, research or experience and I am in no means a lawyer or do I claim to be one. Everyone should read, research and be responsible for your own journey.

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Mand   1

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Welcome and I hope ye have a smooth journey back to each other (F)

03.04.2009......Posted I-130 to U.S. Embassy

03.04.2009......Ordered Police Certificate for Visa Purposes from Local Garda Office (ordered over the phone)

03.05.2009......I-130 received at Embassy

03.06.2009......Received Police Cert

03.18.2009......I-130 Approved

09.10.2009......Medical Exam

09.23.2009......Embassy receives Notice of Readiness

10.13.2009......Received our interview date

10.29.2009......Successful interview!

11.5.2009........Visa received in post

11.7.2009........All the family flew to the US together :)

12.20.2009......Received Welcome to America letter

12.24.2009......10 year Greencard received in the mail

almaty Grand Master

almaty   19

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welcome to vj and good speed to you both....dean

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MrsBruce5   0

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That is a great story ! Wow, you two have known each other forever !!!

Good wishes to both !!

May it be a speedy journey back together again.

-Rose

"I have spread my dreams under your feet

Tread softly because you tread on my dreams"

-Yeats

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Kaalyx   0

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Hi Andrew and Fiona! I'm such a sucker for the love stories that extend from childhood/early adulthood into adulthood. Such a sense of destiny and the power of history. ... Best of luck to you both during this brief visa journey (you'll see!) and welcome aboard :)

You will never grow old to me, or die, or be lost in any way.

--Edna St. Vincent Millay

AFQuaid Community Regular

AFQuaid   18

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Thanks Guys :D Really great that we came across this place. Theres so much guidance and supportive people who know exactly what it takes and is like to be in a long distance relationship. It's a big change to people questioning us as if we're doing something terrible! Then again we also get people who go "wow" as if it can't actually happen and its a shock to them. But you guys are great :)

Love hurts

When you live an ocean away

When you change your sleep schedule to catch a few more moments

When you really need to be held and you have to imagine whilst your partner describes it

When you constantly refresh the USCIS website to see if you're getting any closer

Love Loves

When it repays you with the love of your life

When God finally answered your biggest prayer

When you can live life again in the real world but still have that eternal connection

When you wake up for to the beginning of the rest of your life with the person you fought so hard for

When you love somebody that much

You'll do anything

SanDan Collaborator

SanDan   0

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What a wonderful sweet story! Thank you for sharing it with us :) I wish you a speedy journey and a very happy future together :star:(F)

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December 13, 2007 - I-751 submitted to NSC (removing of conditions fun begins...)

December 22 - Received a rejection notice because the form was not "properly signed". Package itself was not returned.

January 1, 2008 - Received packet back from CSC. They are requesting we resubmit the packet (which is already organized by CSC) with a properly signed form.

January 2 - Packet resubmitted to California.

January 12 - NOA1 received (dated 01/07/2008)

January 19 - Biometrics appointment notice received (dated 01/15/2008)

February 1 - Biometrics

March 11 - Approved! Card production ordered (notified via e-mail).

March 20, 2008 - New card arrived in the mail :)

Done until 2018 :)

For more details including K1 and AOS journies check out "Our story" in my profile =)

rebeccajo Grand Master

rebeccajo   14

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An official welcome from Wes and I. In case you haven't noticed, there are many members here from the UK, so join the crowd! Take time to read the guides - there is soooooooo much information here! Then post your questions and we will try to help.

If you need to, you can pm me as well!

wherezdabearz Rising Star

wherezdabearz   0

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I love your story. All the very best and I hope your journey is a speedy one.

Alison (F)

2004

April A friend told me that she thought my ideal man lived in Wyoming or Montana.

May 17 Did search on match.com. Found no-one in Wyoming. Only wrote to one person in Montana...his name was John. He replied two hours later.

Jun 26 Flew to Missoula to meet him & a weekend trip turned into a five week visit...

Many trips between US, Canada & Europe.

2005

March 31 During a meeting in Vancouver, John proposed & I said YES!!!

Jun 2 Finally sent off our I-129F & a few days later we received NOA1. I am now officially an alien bride-to-be.

Aug 22 Email notification of NOA2.

Sep 12 Received letter to say application would be forwarded to US Embassy.

Nov 23 Returned packet 3 to Embassy

Nov 30 Medical

2006

Jan 5 Got interview date

Feb 1 Interview. APPROVED!

Feb 2 Visa delivered.

Feb 7 Flight to Seattle.

Feb 8 Finally back home in Missoula, MT. I'm happy, John's happy & the cats are ecstatic - together again!

Apr 22 Wedding Day!

May 6 Sent AOS application

May 7 Honeymoon

May 23 NOA date for AOS, EAD & AP

Jun 12 Biometrics

Jun 15 RFE for AOS mailed

Jun 20 RFE received

Aug 16 RFE reply sent

Aug 31 AP approved!

Sep 5 EAD approved

Sep 8 AP received

Nov 13 Interview letter

Dec 14 Interview. Success!

Dec 26 Got green card!

2008

Oct 08 I-751 to remove conditions sent to CSC

Oct 14 NOA

Nov 21 Biometrics

2009

Jan 7 Approval notice

Jan 12 Received greencard

 

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