France/America couples

[adelaarsvaren 0]

Hey,

I don't know who she had.. On the plus side, she got her Passport back today and flies out in a week and a half!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cécy 44]

Great news! Congrats!

Well, I had my medical done today. Since I didn't go through the K1 I had to do a full one. Thankfully for me I always travel with my Carnet de Santé and most of the vaccinations required were covered in it. Add to it that last year my doctor had me tested to see how if I needed the Hepatitis B vaccin and that I had that with me too => no vaccines required

So whatever you do, always take your French Carnet de Santé with you, it saves a lot of trouble.

They took a blood sample for the blood test (HIV & Siphylis testing), poked me with an other needle for TB test (I'll try to see a doctor in Asheville to have it read friday and fax them the results).

I also had a (outside) genital exam. I wish I had known... it was quick and a nurse was there, but still, I always feel uncomfortable finding out on the spot.

I had to were the very fashionable paper towel "clothing", paid and out I was.

Painless, quick and nice people.

For those in Western North Carolina, Hickory is cheaper than Asheville and for me the waiting was less (I would have had to wait 3 more weeks for Asheville).

Question : I came here on a B2 and we are going to file for the AOS with I-130 and all that. I saw people who were asked to give the extrait de casier judiciaire with it, do you send it with the application? Do you bring it at the interview? I can't remember seeing it required anywhere, but in case I ordered some. If someone could tell me.

[bostonparis 0]

Just a quick update from us - we got married last Wednesday in Boston. Just waiting to pick up the marriage certificate, and we'll file for AOS, EAD & AP!

[Cécy 44]

All my wishes of happiness. I hope things run smoothly for you.

[RosaMystica7 0]

Congrats, bostonparis! We just mailed out our AOS/EAD/AP paperwork this week. Thursday was his 3-month-in-the-country mark and Chicago recieved the package Thursday morning. Normally we wouldn't have done something like that but we've spent the last 2 months with my sick Dad and he just passed away Sunday, so this week was his wake/funeral/burial and it was just a tidal wave of crazy events. I hope I didn't miss anything but I tossed that AOS/EAD/AP stuff together so fast... I really wouldn't be surprised if we got a RFE or two lol. My Dad told my Mom before he died that he wanted her to fill out the co-sponsor form, I lost my job last month and didn't get a new one yet because I knew Dad didn't have much longer left to live. That was such a relief.

Anyway, just sayin hi. I'm also glad to see things working out for you, Cécy.

[Cécy 44]

I'm sorry to hear the news about your Dad Angilla, I saw a post where you said you were at his side. All my prayers to you and your family.

Well, don't worry about the package, whatever happens will happen and you can always go back on it in case you get an RFE.

Take time for you, your mom and St Clair.

[shayrene 0]

Congrats on your marriage bostonparis. Now it is just a waiting game.

I am so sorry to hear about your father Angilla. I am glad that you were able to spend time with him before he passed.

[bostonparis 0]

Thanks everyone! We're filing tomorrow - hopefully we have everything we need.

Angilla, I am so so sorry to hear about your father. I lost my dad 4 years ago this week, and though it gets easier to bear, there is still a hole in my heart.

[Joeychaz1 0]

Just a quick update from us - we got married last Wednesday in Boston. Just waiting to pick up the marriage certificate, and we'll file for AOS, EAD & AP!

Silly me, just discovered this site and not realy sure yet how to use it. I am from Idaho and met someone online in Paris. Am going there in 30 days and we are talking of marriage. All of this is so confusing and I'm wondering if it would be nest to wait for awhile and then try and marry in the USA, or go ahead and get married next month in France and decide later where we want to live, in France, or the USA? Can anybody help me?

[Cécy 44]

Silly me, just discovered this site and not realy sure yet how to use it. I am from Idaho and met someone online in Paris. Am going there in 30 days and we are talking of marriage. All of this is so confusing and I'm wondering if it would be nest to wait for awhile and then try and marry in the USA, or go ahead and get married next month in France and decide later where we want to live, in France, or the USA? Can anybody help me?

Well if you are talking of marriage you should either file for a K1 fiancé visa, or get married in France and file for a K3 or CR1/ IR1. Check the guides to see the requirements for each option: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=guides

Study so you know what is possible, for the rest wait until you get there to decide what life the two of you want to have and in which country.

And welcome to VJ

[Cécy 44]

Just Married!!!!!!

The magistrate talked for 40 seconds. Seriously, he could have made it last longer and articulate. But oh well, at least we had a lot of friends and family with us and an awesome party organised by my husband(it feels weird to say that)'s cousin.

Now I just wish we had a printer at home to finish filling the papers and not have to run to the library when it's open to get it done. It's frustrating, I want the all package sent, although I'm still waiting on the medical to get to me.

I can't wait to have it done.

[bostonparis 0]

Congratulations!!

[Cécy 44]

Congratulations!!

Thank you

I just got the envelop from the CS this morning. This afternoon I'm going to go to the library and fill the remaining forms, print them and we'll only have to wait for my husband to find where his tax return is (hopefully H&R block can give us a copy) and then I'll hopefully get to be part of the July filers! I'm excited.

[kimandfred 0]

Hi everyone,

Kim and I met 9 years ago when I was styudying in high school in the US for a year. We kept in touch the whole time to finally realize we were in love with each other (yes, it took some time and is a little movie like but oh well...) We applied for a K1 VISA on March 2007. It's July 2007 and we don't even have the hard copy of the NOA1. The check has been cashed and we have a tracking number and everyone who filed in this timeframe is in the same situation (some received the hard copy though) but this is way too frustrating. On top of that Kim doesn't have vacation time anymore, she just came to visit me in Paris for the 1st time last week. I do have more vacation time because we, lucky french people, have 5 weeks/year. However, there is the risk of being denied as you all probably know about. My first question would be how many of you visited your fiancé while in the process? I'm thinking about coming to be with her for 3 months waiting for the K1. I won't be able to work and will have to spend some of my saving but I don't have a choice. However, I can't take the risk of quiting my job and being denied.

Then we're also looking into having Kim coming to marry me in France and us living in France. We're up to a point where we don't care where we live, we don't care how hard it might be, we need to be together. So I was wondering if those who got married in France could let me know what is the procedure and what have you done to make it happen. From what I could get for information, even if the US and France are part of the waiver program, she would need to ask for a long stay VISA (great, another application...) that would take about 2 months to be issued by the french consulate and then she could come to France to marry me and then we could ask for a carte de séjour.

So please, if anyone can help us, give some tips, some advice anything, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot and thanks for starting this thread!

Fred

[Cécy 44]

Well you already have a noa1, even if it's not the hard copy it's already that.

Yes there is a risk of being denied entry but I think it's fairly rare, it's important that you provide ties to your country if you wish to say in the US for a while after applying for the K1 (rent, car, ticket of the car in the airport, bank, job, etc.) You can always ask to get a leave from work and hopefully if you don't get paid, you'll at least have a proof that you are to go back to France at some point.

I think that should do it.

For the rest, I think it's up to the two of you to decide where you want to live. She visited France only once, does she speak French fluently, compare that to your level of English.

The way of life, etc all that has to be put into consideration. Try to figure out for whom it will be easier to live in a foreign country, the ties to your respective family are definitely something to consider.

According to your time line, you sent your package at the end of April, so I think it's still a bit early to worry about things. The process takes time, and you have to be super patient.

Good luck to the two of you, long distance isn't easy.