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veronicavonn   7

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I just joined the forum today but have been a "lurker" for a while now. :whistle:

I am a native Californian who moved to Germany this past summer (July 2008) to be with my German husband and experience the german lifestyle. I truly love Germany but our plans are to move back to California (or a surrounding area) within the next couple of years.

My husband was previously married and has two children from that marriage who want to move with us. That in itself is going to be the hardest part of our move because we will need to secure a lawyer to work out the "kinks" with their mother.

Anyways, just wanted to say HI and welcome myself to the forums.

We hope to start our process for the I-130 Petition THIS year, so, here's to hoping I can find a job and help pay! ha!

-Veronica

I am the USC, my husband is German.

I resided in Germany from July 2008-October 2013.

I have two stepsons who are staying in Germany.

Our son was born 3/3/2012 and our daughter was born 4/4/2015.

DCF STARTED!MAY 14, 2013: I-130 Petition sent to Frankfurt as registered mail w/ return receipt!

MAY 15, 2013: Mail signed for in Frankfurt. NOA1

MAY 21, 2013: Return receipt came back in the mail.

MAY 25, 2013: $420 Petition fee was charged to our credit card.

MAY 25, 2013: NOA1 paperwork received in the mail.

JULY 12, 2013: NOA2 received.

JULY 13, 2013: NOA2 sent back.

AUG 15, 2013: Packet 3 sent in.

AUG 30, 2013: Husband's medical in Berlin.

SEPT 12, 2013: Received letter with husband's interview date!

SEPT 19, 2013: INTERVIEW. APPROVED!!

SEPT 21, 2013: Visa received.

OCT 5, 2013: POE in Newark, NJ (layover).

DEC 17, 2013: SSN Card finally arrived!

DEC 19, 2013: Husband (beneficiary) got his first job in the USA! And he loves it!

DEC 28, 2013: Green card arrived!

FUTURE: Visas for my stepsons!

prince+angel Proficient

prince+angel   3

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Hello & Welcome to VJ!

Good Luck on "the Journey", Congrats on your marriage & enjoy Germany!

The Story of Prince & his Angel

Our Marriage in Ariana, Tunisia - May 1, 2008

Service Center: Vermont Service Center

U.S. Embassy: Tunis, Tunisia

The Journey through VSC:

I-130: June 09, 2008 to April 03, 2009

I-129F: August 5, 2008 to April 03, 2009

The Journey through NVC:

Received by NVC: April 04, 2009

Left NVC: April 13, 2009

The Journey through the Consulate:

April 24, 2009 - May 14, 2009

May 19, 2009 Interview Day @ 11:00 am - PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 20, 2009 Picked up VISA

June 26, 2009 Prince flies to America, arrives to JFK - exactly 18 months from the day we met!!

The Journey through AOS:

May 05, 2010 - mailed I-485

May 11, 2010 - text message stating application received

May 13, 2010 - NOA1 for AOS

May 17, 2010 - Biometrics letter rec'd

June 10, 2010 - Biometrics appt

August 03, 2010 - AOS @10:45 am - "conditional" approval pending corrected medical form by Civil Surgeon

Sept 8, 2010 - AOS Approved for 10 year Greencard!!!

maritoni Experienced

maritoni   3

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Welcome to VJ :)

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"Our Wedding Prayer"

Lord,help us to remember when we first met,and the strong love that grew between us.

To work the love into practical things so nothing can divide us

Grant us a Love that grows stronger with each passing year.

We ask for words both kind and loving

and for hearts always ready to ask forgiveness as well as to forgive.

Guide us to overcome every challenge

and keep our dreams pure to each other always.

Dear Lord,we put our marriage into Your hands.Amen

If your heart acquires strength, you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them.
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Dini   0

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Welcome to VJ and welcome to Germany! Bavaria is the nicest part :)

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2005 summer -Met my husband for the first time,started dating

25. November 2005 - official as a couple

13. October 2007 - Got married

4/07/2008 Filed I-130

4/11/2008 Received NOA1

11.05/2008 Got transferred to CSC

11/12/2008 Touch

11/13/2008 Touch

11/14/2008 Touch

12/05/2008 Touch

12/05/2008 Approved

12/06/2008 Touch

12/09/2008 Touch???

12/15/2008 NOA 2 Letter received

01/24/2009 Sent I-824 to CSC

I used to be my own protection, but not now, cause my path has lost direction, somehow

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Dr. Obvious Experienced

Dr. Obvious   49

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Welcome to VJ and welcome to Germany! Bavaria is the nicest part :)

Pfft. :hehe:

I remember when I was doing my study abroad in Oldenburg and the other Americans in my course thought it was a waste of time to be in Germany if they didn't go to Munich. Did they ever whine.

I didn't go with them. The weekend they went to Munich, I went farther north with my husband to Wacken Open Air. Forget Paulaner, get me a Jever. :dance:

I've been to Bayern, but never to Munich. It was alright, the towns I visited in Oberbayern. I do prefer though the Schwarzwald and the North Sea coast (where my husband is from). It took a lot of getting used to, but eventually, I even came to appreciate the eastern Ruhrgebiet/Sauerland. I was not fond of living there at first.

:wow:

:rofl:

veronicavonn Enthusiast

veronicavonn   7

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I love Bavaria! It's beautiful here!

Granted, I havent been up north, but I still do love it here.

And, I have been to Munich. Nice place. But I'm more of a country gal. ;)

I am the USC, my husband is German.

I resided in Germany from July 2008-October 2013.

I have two stepsons who are staying in Germany.

Our son was born 3/3/2012 and our daughter was born 4/4/2015.

DCF STARTED!MAY 14, 2013: I-130 Petition sent to Frankfurt as registered mail w/ return receipt!

MAY 15, 2013: Mail signed for in Frankfurt. NOA1

MAY 21, 2013: Return receipt came back in the mail.

MAY 25, 2013: $420 Petition fee was charged to our credit card.

MAY 25, 2013: NOA1 paperwork received in the mail.

JULY 12, 2013: NOA2 received.

JULY 13, 2013: NOA2 sent back.

AUG 15, 2013: Packet 3 sent in.

AUG 30, 2013: Husband's medical in Berlin.

SEPT 12, 2013: Received letter with husband's interview date!

SEPT 19, 2013: INTERVIEW. APPROVED!!

SEPT 21, 2013: Visa received.

OCT 5, 2013: POE in Newark, NJ (layover).

DEC 17, 2013: SSN Card finally arrived!

DEC 19, 2013: Husband (beneficiary) got his first job in the USA! And he loves it!

DEC 28, 2013: Green card arrived!

FUTURE: Visas for my stepsons!

Dr. Obvious Experienced

Dr. Obvious   49

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Granted, I havent been up north...

Heh, need to get up there. Your husband may disagree. :lol: I may be in B-W over Christmas, if you want to meet up or so.

I remember my first contact with people from Bayern. My husband pointed to a loud camp of them across the way from us and said "They are drunk and yelling something. Unfortunately, they are from Bayern and we can hardly understand a word they are screaming." :rofl:

veronicavonn Enthusiast

veronicavonn   7

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B-W = Baden-Württemberg, Correct?

That is still quite a little ways from where I am located. Maybe a couple hours.

We don't have any plans on travelling for the holidays because my husband works a lot.

So, unless you were in the Bamberg-area, I would say that a meeting isn't feasible for us at this time. Sorry. :(

And, my husband would completely agree with you about the language! He cannot understand a whole lot from Germans in the east or northeast. haha.

I am the USC, my husband is German.

I resided in Germany from July 2008-October 2013.

I have two stepsons who are staying in Germany.

Our son was born 3/3/2012 and our daughter was born 4/4/2015.

DCF STARTED!MAY 14, 2013: I-130 Petition sent to Frankfurt as registered mail w/ return receipt!

MAY 15, 2013: Mail signed for in Frankfurt. NOA1

MAY 21, 2013: Return receipt came back in the mail.

MAY 25, 2013: $420 Petition fee was charged to our credit card.

MAY 25, 2013: NOA1 paperwork received in the mail.

JULY 12, 2013: NOA2 received.

JULY 13, 2013: NOA2 sent back.

AUG 15, 2013: Packet 3 sent in.

AUG 30, 2013: Husband's medical in Berlin.

SEPT 12, 2013: Received letter with husband's interview date!

SEPT 19, 2013: INTERVIEW. APPROVED!!

SEPT 21, 2013: Visa received.

OCT 5, 2013: POE in Newark, NJ (layover).

DEC 17, 2013: SSN Card finally arrived!

DEC 19, 2013: Husband (beneficiary) got his first job in the USA! And he loves it!

DEC 28, 2013: Green card arrived!

FUTURE: Visas for my stepsons!

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jundp   191

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Welcome and good luck!

I love Germany too :-)

My husband is from near Ulm, and my best friend is from Nuernberg. I quite like the countryside too, so I hear you. The farthest north I've been (aside from driving to the Netherlands) is Berlin...which I guess isn't really "north."

Here's wishing you a speedy journey!

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Done with USCIS until 12/28/2020!

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"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?" ~Gandhi

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Dr. Obvious   49

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B-W = Baden-Württemberg, Correct?

That is still quite a little ways from where I am located. Maybe a couple hours.

We don't have any plans on travelling for the holidays because my husband works a lot.

So, unless you were in the Bamberg-area, I would say that a meeting isn't feasible for us at this time. Sorry. :(

And, my husband would completely agree with you about the language! He cannot understand a whole lot from Germans in the east or northeast. haha.

Eh well, depends on if we get my MIL's car or not. It is not that far out of the way to where we would be going (basically to the Boden See from around Bremen). We'll see what happens.

Yeah, Germans from Sachen, etc, they have an accent that is like nails on a chalkboard for my husband. I think it is funny to hear. Occasionally, there will even be a translation for particularly heavy dialect. My husband speaks fairly standard hochdeutsch with slight regional variation. Where he comes from, there are still native speakers of plattdeutsch. One day, I was at my husband's friend's house and they left me alone for a few minutes with the father who after a few sentences of hochdeutsch, switched to platt, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. Then he started laughing. Ha Ha. :P

 

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