Any Dutch/American couples??

[Peet 1]

Wanted to add this: anyone here with experience regarding bringing dogs over?

Besides me and my son, both my sighthounds will have to come along.

Already looked into the vaccinations and stuff.

And now finding about what travelboxes I need. Still not sure if I will risk buying second hand or if i should get out the money for new boxes from which I know they are approved for most flightcompanies.

[John and Jeanine 0]

I dont know for sure about pets Peet, i've seen ppl bringing them in the plane tho. They take them with a little bus called the 'pet safe' so maybe you can just bring them with u? Maybe call the airport and find out how it works and if you need special documents?

For bringing over boxes etc i posted something a while ago to liz and pat i think. Im not sure yet how im going to move my stuff, still looking around. If you have good tips, they are welcome!!

Did you hear anything about ur case recently? We didnt hear anything since our NOA1 receipt:( we also cant check the status online....hows that with you?

[Peet 1]

Nothing here yet, but we filed last week of Dec. so it is not too long ago.

I had no trouble finding our case on line.

But it doesn't tell you anything new.

What I did do was looking at our place at Igor's list. We went up 5 places last night.

I do hope that means that 5 cases got approved.

At least it gives me some idea of things happening.

Liz is very quiet, I hope they got their stuff filed yesterday.

[John and Jeanine 0]

I know i asked if Pat arrived there but i think they are too busy together there;)

We just keep getting errors when we check the receipt number, but we called uscis and they said our case was pending, so yeah i think they are too busy to update it. (lets hope so) theres ppl that got approved that couldnt check their cases online the whole time either so i hope its ok!

Yeah i think 6 ppl got approved at vermont yesterday!! feels so good that they are moving faster! cant wait till the day we get our NOA2, i prob wont even believe we go it!

[paul. 0]

Ahh ArubaDolphin, sorry I haven't replied yet. I find it very hard to see what is new and old here at visajourney with so much activity!

We didn't file anything to do with our marriage with the I-130, or later on with the DS-230 and I-864. I made a website with our photos on a year ago, so our families can see us doing our thing on both sides of the pond. I'm hoping that will help. Other than that, we have a tonne of photos of us in Paris, Amsterdam, The Hague, London, etc. that we hope will help. Other than that, we have a joint bank account in Oklahoma (I live in such a small town that the bank manager let me join without an SSN, so that's lucky!) but other than all that, we don't have that much to show other than our personal circumstances, which I can't repeat online as I used to be a member of the Armed Forces, but which are very specific and will definitely prove us as a real couple, of that I am certain.

Taxes. We only provided 1 year of my Mother-in-law's taxes, her W-4 paystub (??) and a letter with proof of employment, but again this is purely coincidental as we are very lucky that she makes good money, to the point where we felt it didn't matter (and as of 2 days ago, we heard it went through fine). Kourtni only filed a letter of employment and w-4 thingies as she doesn't earn that much yet and we're mainly dependant on her mother until we get settled there, as we're going away to work together on a contract.

[John and Jeanine 0]

Hey Paul...little tip but maybe you know it. If its hard to follow topics you can add them to the watch list.

From the button 'my controls' u can easy go to the watchlist and see a red envelope in front of topics where new posts are added If u knew...sorry for the extra unneeded information

[Peet 1]

Whohoo, just talked to my other half, and we decided to see if we can plan a trip to the US for my son and me

I wasn't counting on any trips to the US before we get our visa's done, but after much thought we decided it might be wise to visit the school my son will go to.

We are going to find out what this school needs, and if we can set up a meeting for the May vacation.

It will be such a welcome break in the waiting period.

And it will be so good to see each other during this waiting period

[John and Jeanine 0]

How nice!! I'm happy for you!! Maybe by that time you already got your NOA2!! Or even nicer, when you are there maybe it'll arrive so you can celebrate it together!!

Where are you going in the USA? How old is your son?

[Peet 1]

Wouldn't that be great, if it came that early?

But I am not counting on it.

Sure would love to be there the end of summer, beginning of fall.

And there is Pennsylvania.

My son is 14, very exiting time for him also.

[ArubaDolphin 0]

Thanks Paul

I am hopping then that 2007 is enought

since we don't have 2005 or 2006

and for 2008 I need a notarized pasport copy and the closes embasy is in Caeacas

as for pets

try the book by nolo publisher

the one on marriage & fiance visa

www.nolo.com

[John and Jeanine 0]

Well by that time u are like 4 months waiting Peet for NOA2...lets hope u got it then!! I see ur timeline says expected June but u never know!

Where in PA is it that u're going? Might not be too far from where i'll go. At least its the next state over:) haha.

Yeah i bet it is exciting for him! Can he already speak english good? Is he been to the Usa before with you?

[lizandpat 0]

Hey everyone!!! Sorry we've been so quiet....hehe...been a bit busy running around! LOL!

We've had one week together and it's been wonderful having him here again! I don't want next Monday to come....:-(

As for our filing, we hit a minor snag and didn't get it filed last week...............HOWEVER....we just finished printing it and will be taking it to the post office first thing tomorrow morning....so i can officially say we've filed!!!!!

Peet - Pat wanted me to pass on some info.....if your dog is needed for medical reasons, such as a sight dog, you should be able to take them with you on the plane for no fee since they are medically necessary. HOWEVER....this was the information he received from Continental Airlines so you should check with the airline you'll be using to make sure they do the same. And I'm excited for you and your son and your impending trip!!! I hope your able to go soon!

Jeanine - Sorry I didn't post sooner....Pat and I have been out doing things during the day and spending time with my daughter at night so haven't had much computer time!

Hi to Paul, Nikki, ArubaDolphin....and anyone else I missed!

I'll be back as soon as I can!!!

Hugs to you all!!!

liz

[John and Jeanine 0]

yeaahh so today is the day u are going to send in the stuff!! Good luck!!

Its ok you arent alot on visa journey....just enjoy the time you have together, thats all that matters at the moment!!

Have fun!!

[lizandpat 0]

WOOHOO...our packet was received at VSC today at 12:37 pm!!!

Now to get them up off their rear ends and get us all approved!!!

[lainie 0]

Hey folks, I'm new to VJ and just found this thread!

My hubby is Dutch and I'm American, we were just married in Dec.08 and plan on filing our I-130 here at the consulate in Amsterdam by the end of this month! We live here in Rotterdam and are just dotting our I's and crossing the T's and trying hard not to freak out about everything lol. Its nice to see others' stories and know other people are/have gone through what we are!