France/America couples

[hmm 0]

Welcome Claudia! Did bostonparis' answer help answer your question? I'm sorry to hear your husband got deported... hopefully he wasn't banned from re-entering? I hope the visa process goes quickly for you both.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Cécile, congratulations! I had a feeling you two would end up doing that. :D

All's well with Saint-Clair and I. My time off from work starts next Wednesday, April 4th - 16th. All in that time we'll be moving into our awesome new apartment... job hunting with his temp EAD... and getting married. We've settled in well and it's just such a relief to have him here. I love him. I probably won't be around much just because I'm, err, pre-occupied but I'll try to check in whenever I can.

wish u happinessss

[sarahandroland 0]

Hey guys,

I'm not sure if this is typical, but I wanted to give you all a heads up. Roland, my fiance, received his interview date last week, 3/23, and his interview was scheduled for less than a week later, 3/29. This is very exciting, BUT as a natural procrastinator I hadn't yet mailed him my I-864/I-134. So this quickly put us into panick mode so that he would have all his documents for this Thursday. Fortunately, UPS was able to help us out!

I wanted to share this so those who were waiting on their interview dates could have a good time estimate.

Best wishes,

Sarah

[adelaarsvaren 0]

That's exciting news!!

Beatrice mailed back Packet 3 yesterday... I hope we get a quick interview as well!

Merci,

-B

[RosaMystica7 0]

Yup, France seems to be good with the strangely quick interviews! Good luck tomorrow, Sarah! Let us all know how it goes!

[bostonparis 0]

Angilla, SO happy to hear all is going well, and that you even have new digs!

Once Packet 3 is mailed, it has been taking about 5 weeks to get Packet 4, however, the interview dates are typically only about 10 days after receipt of Packet 4.

[RosaMystica7 0]

Sarah I see visa approved in your signature - CONGRATS!! from both me and Saint-Clair.

[sarahandroland 0]

Thanks Angilla and Saint-Clair!

Yes, Roland had his interview today, and he said it was a breeze, just as you all had advised. However, he had his medical appointment with Dr. Meyers earlier that morning, and he he did not like her at all. Maybe she was having a bad day, because members have usually posted nice things about her. Before going to Paris, Roland called Dr. Meyers' secretary to ask about all that he needed and also to find out what he could do in advance. He was advised that he could do the xray and the blood test with his doctor at home. Upon arriving at her office today, she accepted the xrays but not the blood test , so he paid 160 euros to have it done again that morning. Overall, Roland thought she was impolite, but who knows, maybe she was having an off day.

He said that the embassy was no problem! He was in and out in an hour! He was expecting a very long wait and was surprised when the man said "okay, you will be receiving your passport ant visa in the mail in 7-10 days." His appoinment was at 1 pm, and he called me to tell me we were approved at about 2:15. The questions he was asked were 1) How did you meet? 2) Whats is her job? 3) Do you have a job lined up already in the US? Roland also said that the man said it was important to keep the xrays (although I have previously read that you don't really need those).

That's all for now! I will have Roland post something more specific in the embassy reviews because other posts were invaluable to us!

Thanks again!

-Sarah

[bostonparis 0]

Congratulations!

[danyfra 0]

... Roland also said that the man said it was important to keep the xrays (although I have previously read that you don't really need those).

That's all for now! I will have Roland post something more specific in the embassy reviews because other posts were invaluable to us!

Thanks again!

-Sarah

Hey Sarah,

That's great for both of you

Well, my advice concerning the xray is yes, keep them, but also Roland should have a copy of the exam done in France.

Just an advice cause i had some problems here when i had to fill for AOS. I didn't had copy of the medical exam in France, so i had to get another one here. i had to get my vaccination record translated for the doc, and i had a hard time just to get just I-693A, the doc wanted to give me the whole exam (with xray and blood test!!).

Anyway, just got the email today that my EAD card was ordered for production

anyone knows how long it take to get it??? they said to allow 30days, that's a long time!!

Good evening everyone,

[bostonparis 0]

... Roland also said that the man said it was important to keep the xrays (although I have previously read that you don't really need those).

That's all for now! I will have Roland post something more specific in the embassy reviews because other posts were invaluable to us!

Thanks again!

-Sarah

Hey Sarah,

That's great for both of you

Well, my advice concerning the xray is yes, keep them, but also Roland should have a copy of the exam done in France.

Just an advice cause i had some problems here when i had to fill for AOS. I didn't had copy of the medical exam in France, so i had to get another one here. i had to get my vaccination record translated for the doc, and i had a hard time just to get just I-693A, the doc wanted to give me the whole exam (with xray and blood test!!).

Anyway, just got the email today that my EAD card was ordered for production

anyone knows how long it take to get it??? they said to allow 30days, that's a long time!!

Good evening everyone,

That's great news - EAD in 80 days! Congratulations!

[RosaMystica7 0]

Just checking in to say hi. We got married today... in a noreaster, driving rain, 60mph winds, beautiful stuff like that. Our kinda luck! Though isn't there a saying that rain on your wedding date means many blessings? Anyway. It was a simple thing with the town clerk and my parents, that's it. That's all we wanted.

All's going well with the apartment. We're mostly moved in, we were hoping to finish up today though now we don't know if we're gonna be able to get over there with the weather. My mom's cooking ribs and bought a cheesecake, after the food settles in our stomachs we might get brave and trek over there in the weather. We've got 2 computer desks to assemble and mold to clean out of all the kitchen cabinets. And a gross shower to clean... and... a lot of work to do.

Oh you want pictures, right?

We'll get a picture of the rings on here at some point... whenever I can actually get mine on my finger!

[bostonparis 0]

Angilla, I swear, I was in the shower just a little while ago thinking, I wonder how many people are getting married today in this driving rain, and what good luck it is. Then I come here to see this great news! Congratulations, and enjoy every minute of being together! Thank you for posting the beautiful pictures, too.

By the way, ribs and cheesecake sound divine. Mmmmmm.

[shayrene 0]

Congrats Angilla and St. Clair! It feels great doesn't it.

[Cécy 44]

Mariage Pluvieux, Mariage Heureux. Rainy wedding, happy marriage. That's what we say in France So I expect you'll be very happy together. You've been through hard times and now it's time to enjoy being with each other.

Congratulations on your wedding. Great pictures. It looks like the two of you can't stop smiling

[toshjoshtt 0]

Hi

I need to meet someone who get married with US citizen, without asking visa k1

I mean, the person went to usa as tourist ( so no visa) and "by surprise" (ehem) he get married with the other person.

I know it s allowed

and not allowed if the wish of being married was wanted before going to usa.

let's say we don't know we will get married,

i need to know the process , all details,

does someone go thru that?

thank u