September 2013 I-130 Filers

[k.dlg 300]

I'm so glad to hear you will get a visit! It will help with the stress I'm sure! Is he coming to see you in the state? Was he able to get a visitors visa or...? We're trying to figure out what we're going to do of we're not done in time for our wedding. We had it all planned and paid for based on really bad advice from an immigration attorney that got my partner detained and then turned around at LAX. Hoping we can get him a visitors visa for like 3 months so we can have the wedding and come back after

Oh definitely. The UK is under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) so after a UK citizen applies through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), more than likely, they'll be approved for a waived-visa entry into the US. I don't remember how long it is good for, but he's reapplied once or twice before after it expired and never had any issues coming through *knock on wood*.

It looks like Australia is part of the VWP, so I would read up on it here: http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/

I'm assuming y'all had a civil marriage and are now planning for a traditional wedding?

ok thats not fair. I'm now drooling over your lunch.

Our cafe here makes some pretty awesome snacks when we don't feel like driving off-site. It also helps when you become friends with the people who make your food bc you get extra perks. lol

[baime22 9]

Oh definitely. The UK is under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) so after a UK citizen applies through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), more than likely, they'll be approved for a waived-visa entry into the US. I don't remember how long it is good for, but he's reapplied once or twice before after it expired and never had any issues coming through *knock on wood*.

It looks like Australia is part of the VWP, so I would read up on it here: http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/

I'm assuming y'all had a civil marriage and are now planning for a traditional wedding?

Yeah, is there a better chance of being able to visit under the VWP then a traditional visa? And yeah, was meant to be all at once, last September actually but then all the hell happened and here we are. I hate the waiting away from all my friends and family but I really don't want to cancel the wedding. *sigh* guess we'll see how it goes.

And by the way...NO FAIR! I miss good Mexican food soooo bad. Its non existant here.

[urbangirluk 73]

Cause our week is just so awesome that they didn't want to let us go.

Ha ha, this made me giggle Cheered me up cause I've been feeling a bit down these last couple of days, especially when I saw that files after us had been transferred, just trying to be patient now and wait for the notifications.

[k.dlg 300]

Yeah, is there a better chance of being able to visit under the VWP then a traditional visa? And yeah, was meant to be all at once, last September actually but then all the hell happened and here we are. I hate the waiting away from all my friends and family but I really don't want to cancel the wedding. *sigh* guess we'll see how it goes.

And by the way...NO FAIR! I miss good Mexican food soooo bad. Its non existant here.

I'd actually say it's better than a traditional tourist visa, because 1, the process is almost instantaneous or really speedy since it's all online (can't say it's the same for Aussieland though, only know about the UK), and 2, it's cheaper.

I hear ya on the whole wedding business. That's why we're here with the CR-1 instead of carrying on our lives after attempting the K1 route. We were misinformed on the processing times and had to get married bc we paid too much to lose it all on non-refundable deposits. Sigh.

I take the food here for granted I guess! It's almost the same in the UK, except they do have Mexican restaurants but all of the ones I went to made me scrunch my nose because it was just gross. lol

[baime22 9]

I'd actually say it's better than a traditional tourist visa, because 1, the process is almost instantaneous or really speedy since it's all online (can't say it's the same for Aussieland though, only know about the UK), and 2, it's cheaper.

I hear ya on the whole wedding business. That's why we're here with the CR-1 instead of carrying on our lives after attempting the K1 route. We were misinformed on the processing times and had to get married bc we paid too much to lose it all on non-refundable deposits. Sigh.

I take the food here for granted I guess! It's almost the same in the UK, except they do have Mexican restaurants but all of the ones I went to made me scrunch my nose because it was just gross. lol

We'll have to give it a go. He was denied a visitors visa last year since he didn't have a job at the time but that's changed now, still no house in his name though. In kinda glad we aren't the only one who got bad info. The immigration attorney he spoke to said to just come back on the B visa, which got him turned around when he said he was getting married. Least he wasn't deported though. He just decided to come home xD

And yeah...I mean there's good food here but I was born and raised in SoCal...I miss taquitos and carnitas fries

[k.dlg 300]

Ha ha, this made me giggle Cheered me up cause I've been feeling a bit down these last couple of days, especially when I saw that files after us had been transferred, just trying to be patient now and wait for the notifications.

Hey ya never know. I can just imagine them now, caressing and holding onto our files ever so gently, never wishing to part from our magnitude of awesome.

Behold our beloved USCIS agents:

And the guy who is attempting to run away with our files and money forever, whisking them away to never be parted again:

[urbangirluk 73]

Hey ya never know. I can just imagine them now, caressing and holding onto our files ever so gently, never wishing to part from our magnitude of awesome.

Behold our beloved USCIS agents:

And the guy who is attempting to run away with our files and money forever, whisking them away to never be parted again:

Love it

[bdrew612 1,071]

He'll be here March 7-24. His dad is coming with for his second trip to TX for a week and couldn't be more excited. He hasn't been here since the wedding and is counting down the days. lol

My hubby will be in the US from March 6th - 24th!

[k.dlg 300]

We'll have to give it a go. He was denied a visitors visa last year since he didn't have a job at the time but that's changed now, still no house in his name though. In kinda glad we aren't the only one who got bad info. The immigration attorney he spoke to said to just come back on the B visa, which got him turned around when he said he was getting married. Least he wasn't deported though. He just decided to come home xD

And yeah...I mean there's good food here but I was born and raised in SoCal...I miss taquitos and carnitas fries

Yeah, after reading advice on here, only answer questions they ask and only give information they ask for, no more, no less. My hubby simply told the officer, "I'm visiting my fiance", and I don't think they asked if he was getting married on that trip, but just in case they did, he was prepared and had documents ready for proof that he was going back to the UK. Did they ask your husband? Also, does he have any bills tied to his name? (Phone bills, electric bills, lease, gas bill ... etc). Next time around, just tell him to bring a letter from his employer to validate his employment and have it state the date that he will return back to work. Also have the return flight information printed out too.

Ahh, some of the best food I've had is in SoCal, especially in Oceanside. YUM.

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

k.dlg -

You guys are making me really HUNGRY! We don't even have any good PB here in Poland Or Mexican food... *drooling*. And if we do- everything is so freaking expensive!

I want me some Pho!

[k.dlg 300]

Love it

haha, we can poke a little fun at their expense. We deserve it.

My hubby will be in the US from March 6th - 24th!

YAY! It's party time! Do y'all have any fun plans?

[AJMUK 37]

Yeah, is there a better chance of being able to visit under the VWP then a traditional visa? And yeah, was meant to be all at once, last September actually but then all the hell happened and here we are. I hate the waiting away from all my friends and family but I really don't want to cancel the wedding. *sigh* guess we'll see how it goes.

And by the way...NO FAIR! I miss good Mexican food soooo bad. Its non existant here.

The problem with applying for a tourist visa (particularly when a residency visa application is underway) is that if they deny the visa for whatever reason, then you cant use the VWP to get into the country. So IMO, its better to just go down the VWP route...

[k.dlg 300]

k.dlg -

You guys are making me really HUNGRY! We don't even have any good PB here in Poland Or Mexican food... *drooling*. And if we do- everything is so freaking expensive!

I want me some Pho!

I can ship you some but I can't guarantee it'd be any good by the time it got there ... might be on the same quality level as the Mexican food in the UK, so hey, there's that!

[bdrew612 1,071]

haha, we can poke a little fun at their expense. We deserve it.

YAY! It's party time! Do y'all have any fun plans?

My birthday is on the 20th! He says he's going to plan out the entire day Other than that, just enjoying not having to talk at a screen for 3 weeks LOL

What about you two? Any big plans?

[AJMUK 37]

Eww. Mexican food in the UK sucks big time. Although, so does most food in the UK