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[SoL. 0]

Hi Michele!

It's great that things are going so good for you and Mark! Did he already buy a cowboy hat?

Jac,

How's everything? I hope you had a good flight and everything is going OK

Arazia & Harry,

Good luck on the interview! It's pretty easy and the CO is great

Erica,

Welcome to the NL thread!

Em&Ed,

Sorry about your cold, get well soon!

I hope everybody is doing well and stay warm. It's really cold here in Missouri brrrr...

Hugs,

edi

Edited February 11, 2007 by Sol-de-Verano

[jackybeertje 0]

hi edi,

flight was long and exausting. I still trying to adjust here, but things will be ok.

I am happy to be with my guy and he is a big suport.

-hugs-

Jac

[tmma 467]

Welcome to America--Jac!!!!!

Em--Sorry you have a cold

Mark has not received his GC yet--even through the DORA program it seems to take a while. Anyway, just as a type of "insurance", we also applied and paid for EAD at the same time as AOS ( just in case our AOS got stuck in name checks or whatever mess USCIS makes of it), so Mark would at least be able to work. The EAD should be here any day now and as far as the DORA AOS they say within 90 days of the interview ( yeh riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight )--either way as frustrating as it is we are well within the processing times....so I guess it's wait wait wait again!

Good Luck with the job applications!

Edi--I don't think I could PAY Mark to put a cowboy hat on!!!!

Hope everyone else is well-take care!

Michele.

[Arazia 0]

Harry's visa was approved!

Here's a write up he made for me of what happened (slightly edited):

Anyhow! So I go the the Museum-plaza, like... one hour ahead of time. (Before this I had started to get anxious as hell, thinking I forgot something. Did not of course, I 100-checked my checklist thingy)

Anyhow, I did three rounds around it (Plaza), as there was nobody at the Embassy gate yet. But after 15 minutes, I decided to go there anyhow. 45 minutes to wait. Someone else walked up to me, some lady, who apparently also had to be there. And then... people started to arrive. And with that, THE WHINING! People from KLM whining that they can't go inside before their appointment (2 'O Clock) Whine whine... Americans this.... whine whine... Americans that.

Let's fast forward to 2 minutes pre! A girl came who also came for K-1, and rang the bell. People would come up. So we wait... wait... wait.... yep, they arrive at 13:30, just at the right time! So I take off my precious phone and MP3 player, and get to go on to another door (still outside! They detected for metal under a 'tent')

Then I go into a room where they ONCE AGAIN detect for metal. This time I have to give up on my MP3 player and phone, I get a receipt to get them back. Number 18. Okay, cool. Whatever.

So I go inside and have to wait in a comfy warm room. There's a TV with CNN on. I sit in a chair and talk to the girl a little. She doesn't give much away. I talk too much. XD

I wait, soon I get called to a little window with the number 5. A guy checks stuff with me. Afedavid (I never write that right) stuff, sign this please, birth certificate, proof of money-transfer. Okay, you done. Wait till you get called.

So I sit back, same room. I thought that the interview would be in like an office, seperate room or anything.

A little later I get called for, I walk up to the little window next to number 5... number 6 thus.

A guy talks to me. Where'd you meet? Internet. A lot of people meet through the internet these days huh? Yeah. So what made you want to marry with her. *blabs for 3 minutes why me and Arazia are perfect for eachother...* Okay... I can see you really love her. Okay. Oh, what's that necklace? "Arazia?" It's my fiance's nickname. "Okay... right... well, I'll be glad to tell you that you are approved" (Then some boring yadayada about what I should and should not do. Things I already knew. And Zia too.

Then the hard part starts..................

GETTING MY STUFF BACK!

There was a freaking line outside twice as long as a bus!

So I wait for an ungodly time, get my stuff, and leave.

[SoL. 0]

Congrats Arazia and Harry!

I am so happy for you both, that must be such a big relief to finally get the approval! Yaaay! The NL interviews are really easy, it's just awesome.

Congrats again!!

edi

Edited February 13, 2007 by Sol-de-Verano

[Em&Ed 0]

Arazia and Harry .....Congrats on the visa!

[jackybeertje 0]

Harry , gratz on your visa

[Ranmaru 0]

Thankies ^^

[Erica 0]

YAY!

Another happy story!

On a related note: has anyone seen the announcement for the new Net 5 show Grenzeloos Verliefd?

[Ranmaru 0]

Dun watch Net 5 that much. Soooo.... nope.

[tmma 467]

Congratulations on the visa, Arazia and Ranmaru!!!!!!

[keltic 1]

congrats, congrats, congrats!!!!!!!! its a great feeling, isnt it???

soon, all of yall will get to feel it!

[Em&Ed 0]

UP

How's everyone doing?

[Mel 0]

Congrats Harry and Arazia!!!! It is an awesome feeling!

René and I have been busy with wedding plans etc. My mom and I have been busy planning the details! His parents will be flying in for the wedding and staying for 2 weeks. It will be there first trip to the USA. We are all very excited about the upcoming wedding. I hope everything is great for all of you.

Mel

[SoL. 0]

Hoi!

Mel,

That's awesome that René's parents are coming to the wedding! When is he arriving to the US? Pieter thinks that his mom and bro might come too and also stay for two weeks, but's still on the talks.... He's still @ NL taking care of everything, still so much to do!!!

It seems like our wedding will be on early June, I'll let you guys know when we have a real date Woo!

Hope everybody is doing fine!

Hugs,

edi