The best way to wait

[mspain 1]

I keep reading from several posts about people taking extended trips to be with their fiance while the visa is being processed. How do you do this and still be able to sponsor your fiance for the I-134? Is this really risky? I miss mine and would love to go see him. How do you guys do this?

[Meredith_Brahim 2]

I have a job that lets me work out of our local Paris office. So I do my normal job, and just live in Paris with my husband while we wait out the visa. It's quite expensive to live in France with US credit cards and bank accounts - don't want to think about how much money I've lost just on drawing cash from the cash machine, plus the cost of keeping two homes (one in NJ, one in Paris). Unfortunately, my sejour here is coming to an end in 2 weeks and I have to go back to the States. We're praying we get the visa in time for him to come with me.

Hope you can find a way to sort it out - living in Spain for a while would be very cool!

[mspain 1]

That sounds amazing. I hope you do get your visa soon.

Actually I met my fiance in Spain while I was living there, and we lived there about two years together. He has residency there and we were going to do family immigration for me in Spain, but thought it would be better in the US with the economy in Spain being down the toilet and all.

The cost of living in Southern Spain is actually not bad, but that´s only if you have steady income (he is a small business owner). I miss it and wish I could go back...

[Kenza 1]

You could get a cosponsor and won't have to worry too much about sponsoring him by yourself.

[Azura 0]

He he he, economy in America any better? No.

[CasandraYounes 0]

I took several trips to see my hubby throughout this process, but was only to do this because I had breaks during school. It is expensive and not for everyone and that was brought up during his interview. How I was able to travel so much and stay so long, but they accepted the fact that I was a student.

You guys make a great couple and I wish you the best of luck....Aww that is said about Spain. I was actually considering doing my internship and then NGO work, but due to student loans, don't think that is an option.

[mspain 1]

Thanks for all the replies. I´m thinking about going this summer if I get a teaching job in the Fall. I have been hunting for jobs and have several schools I interviewed with that I´m waiting to hear back from. I´m trying to be responsible and wait till I have a job before I go putting a flight on my CC!

[mspain 1]

Woohoo! Got a job today! I have been working as a permanent sub as a Spanish II teacher and just signed a contract today for the 2010-2011 school year. I have about 2 weeks between when I´m studying and when school starts. Maybe I´ll be vacating to Spain in July!!!

[Laveau 67]

Woohoo! Got a job today! I have been working as a permanent sub as a Spanish II teacher and just signed a contract today for the 2010-2011 school year. I have about 2 weeks between when I´m studying and when school starts. Maybe I´ll be vacating to Spain in July!!!

Congrats! What city? What kind of school? (public, private, urban, suburban)

[~ameriptian~ 54]

Woohoo! Got a job today! I have been working as a permanent sub as a Spanish II teacher and just signed a contract today for the 2010-2011 school year. I have about 2 weeks between when I´m studying and when school starts. Maybe I´ll be vacating to Spain in July!!!

Great news!!

What will you do if your fiance receives his visa before July? You two will need to be in the US when he lands here, right?

Aya

[mspain 1]

Great news!!

What will you do if your fiance receives his visa before July? You two will need to be in the US when he lands here, right?

Aya

Before July... If only! Madrid received our case on May 14, but is backed up with interviews till August. The embassy only does one interview a week. So it looks like we will be waiting till at least August. I guess that will be good, though if I go visit him, then I´ll come back and have everything prepared for his homecoming, rather than both of us getting in and being exhausted. Those transcontinental flights are a pill and I know he´ll appreciate a good meal when he gets in.

I am so excited- he has never been to the US before so all of this will be very new to him. He says he doesn´t care what it´s like here, he´s just ready to be with me again!