Jump to content
Chantelle

American girl South Korean man

By Chantelle in Introducing our Members

 Share

14 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

Chantelle Newbie

Chantelle   0

Posted
Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Korea
 Timeline
Posted

Hey everyone. I am the one American girl who went to another country and fell in love with an asian man! Just kidding ha ha..you often see Americans that are Men with asian females but hardly American females with asian men...but thereare some of us and I am one of them! Wasn't that K1 process hell? I really felt stressed and upset..I must have cried like 50 times..just being apart from him for so long and the seemingly endless waiting. BUT, alas we are together and it's all paid off..although I must admit I am now stressed by the work authorization thing we need to get and the SSN and the adjustment of status....Now I realize why there are so many illegal aliens...legally immigrating is tough and taxing...trying on your patience and emotions...I mean you have to really love someone to put up with the drama of dealing with government workers..lol... I told my husband in our next life we better be from the same country cause I don't think I can handle this again. LOL We fell in love....2 years ago...and I always went to see him in Korea.....cuz I have friends there and like many Korean singers and went to see concerts and stuff...but one time I could not take vacation from work...so I said "you should just come visit me here." So he bought a ticket and took vacation from work only to be turned away at his 1st US stop "Detroit" because they said "you are here to visit your fiance? then you need a fiance visa." I thought it was some kind of joke..who even knew there was such a thing? we were just two young kids in love who ddin't know the 1st thing about immigration. I mean when I went to korea they just let me in..they didn't ask me who, what, why, where, or anything!! So I thought that would be the samefor him coming here..since he had a round trip ticket and all. Well anyways you can imagine the borken hearts and tears when he was sent back home the next morning without me ever seeing him and we lost the plane ticket money too...which wasn't easy to save up..I felt like I would just Die...and I called in for my 1st ever sick day from work. CRUSHED emotionally beyond repair..or so I thought..but with help from my boss and a lawyer we applied for a K1 in May 2005 and I flew to Korea to be with my honey at his interview and they asked him like 20 questions...then me like 40 questions then him like 20 more questions and finally we got it. My baby and I arrived here together October 21st in the US. No trouble in Dallas our 1st US stop..just a nice big "welcome to America!" Thank god! His parents flew in for the wedding which happened Dec. 2nd in the middle of a snow storm lol but it happened and now we are Mr. and Mrs. Kim :) Happy days...however the whole next bunch of paperwork and fees is already taking it's toll on me mentally BUT most important is that my sweetie is here! Where we go from here can only be good since we are no longer going alone but together!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
JelloShotGirl Rising Star

JelloShotGirl   0

Posted
Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
 Timeline
Posted

hey and welcome from another "american chick( white LOL) and pilipino dude! ROFL! :innocent: blessings on ur AOS!

mailed out aos and ead 7/13/2007

aol and ead packet received per usps 7/16/2007

checks cashed 07/26/07

noa 1 FOR EAD RECEIVED 07/27/07

noa 1 for aos received 07/28/07

biometrics 08/15/07

ead card ordered 09/20/07!!!!

ead card received 10/01/07! finally!

aos case transferred to California Service Center 10/03/07!

received "Welcome to the United States of America I-797 11/05/07!(dated 10/30/07)!

Permanent Resident card received 11/05/07 (dated 10/31/07)! THank u LorD!

Will file for 10 year GC End of July/Early August 2009!

Removal of Conditions:

Mailed I-751 overnight mail to Vermont Service Center 09/10/09

VSC received the I-751 Packet 09/11/09 About 12 pm Local time

Check was cashed as of Sept 16th 2009

NOA Received 09/19/09 dated 09/14/09

I-797 Appointment Notice received 10/01/09 dated 09/25/09 (Biometrics)

Got they 10 year GC approval letter in the mail dated 01/08/10! yehey!

10 GREENCARD RECEIVED 01/20/10

Citizenship.......maybe............or maybe stay a permanent resident .......................

6771903_bodyshot_300x400.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Savanphil Veteran

Savanphil   3

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
 Timeline
Posted

Welcome to VJ :thumbs:

12/03/2005: Married

10/13/2006: Interview Approved

10/26/2006: POE: EWR (ARRIVED) [/size]

182 days from filing to Visa in Hand!!![/color]

AOS/EAD

01/22/2007: Sent to The Lockbox.....let the games begin.....again

02/02/2007: NOA1's for both....the waiting game officially begins

02/15/2007: Biometrics appt.

04/11/2007: EAD APPROVED!! YI-HAW

04/21/2007: Received SSN#

05/23/2007: AOS Interview -------> APPROOOOOOVED!!!!!!

05/29/2007: Received Welcome letter

06/04/2007: Green Card in Hand!!!

122 Days from filing AOS to Green Card in Hand!!!

REMOVING CONDITIONS

05/21/2009: Filed to Remove Conditions

6/18/2009: Biometrics Done

09/14/2009: Approved!!!

Citizenship

2/15/2011: Filed N-400

3/28/2011: Biometrics <-- Done

5/09/2011: Naturalization Interview <--- APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5/09/2011: Swearing in Ceremony (We're Done)

MY HUSBAND IS NOW A US CITIZEN

Proudmomwife.gifI_love_my_baby_boy.gif

3051_1113026182751_1139795553_30500807_687968_s.jpgZackie.jpgthumb_3051_1113025702739_1139795553_30500806_7039703_s.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
brnidokiegurl Grand Master

brnidokiegurl   0

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
 Timeline
Posted

Welcome to OKLAHOMA :dance:

TIMELINE

04/04/2007 K1 Interview from H...w/the devil herself

06/12/2007 Rec'd Notification Case Now Back In Calif. only to expire

-------------

11/20/2007 Married in Morocco

02/23/2008 Mailed CR1 application today

03/08/2008 NOA1 Notice Recd (notice date 3/4/08)

08/26/2008 File transfered fr Vermont to Calif

10/14/2008 APPROVALLLLLLLLLLLL

10/20/2008 Recd hard copy NOA2

10/20/2008 NVC Recd case

11/21/2008 CASE COMPLETE

01/15/2009 INTERVIEW

01/16/2009 VISA IN HAND

01/31/2009 ARRIVED OKC

BE WHO YOU ARE AND SAY WHAT YOU FEEL, BECAUSE THOSE WHO MIND DONT MATTER AND THOSE WHO MATTER DONT MIND

YOU CANT CHANGE THE PAST BUT YOU CAN RUIN THE PRESENT BY WORRYING OVER THE FUTURE

TRIP.... OVER LOVE, AND YOU CAN GET UP

FALL.... IN LOVE, AND YOU FALL FOREVER

I DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT, JUST NOT THE ABILITY

LIKE THE MEASLES, LOVE IS MOST DANGEROUS WHEN IT COMES LATER IN LIFE

LIFE IS NOT THE WAY ITS SUPPOSED TO BE, ITS THE WAY IT IS

I MAY NOT BE WHERE I WANT TO BE BUT IM SURE NOT WHERE I WAS

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Muuuuah Proficient

Muuuuah   0

Posted
Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
 Timeline
Posted

Hi and welcome

k37hm7.png

03-06-10 Mailed N-400

03-17-10 Check cashed

03-19-10 NOA received

03-22-10 Biometrics sent

04-09-10 Biometrics appointment

06-14-10 Interview Date

06-22-10 Received letter for Oath

07-02-10 Oath ceremony

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ding Community Regular

ding   1

Posted
Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Thailand
 Timeline
Posted

The K-1 must have really been tough without this VJ site.

Good job!

2-2-07 Sent I-129F to NSC

2-6-07 NSC received USPS mail, NSC then to CSC

2-15-07 NOA1 -file received

2-16-07 check cashed

2-23-07 touched

5-4-07 NOA2 approval -email

5-13-07 sent cancellation request letter

6-7-07 we're going to retry with a K-3

8-6-07 married in Thailand (dual language, dual representation prenuptial)

8-7-07 sent K3 from Bangkok

9-10-07 I-130 NOA1, (received at CSC 8-9-07)

10-9-07 sent I-129F to CSC

11-1-07 touched I-130

requested consular processing I-130 (http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/PN_i-129f.pdf)

9-13-07 I-129F for Spouse arrived CSC via USPS return rcpt. requested

4-1-08 NOA2 for K3 (I-134 supposed to be processed but processed I-129F instead)

7-11-08 interview Bangkok, passed.

7-16-08 POE arrival, 2 hours in Seattle Customs.

AOS I-486 sent 4-4-09

AOS NOA1 4-13-09 for all; I-485, I-131, I765

RFE 4-27-09 Thai official document in lieu of original Birth Certificate not sufficient???

Infopass appointment 5-26-09 at USCIS. Officer thought our doc was valid and doesn't know why the RFE.

7-28-09 EAD and AP sent

Social Security card 8-4-09

interview 9-10-09

10 year green card expires 9-17-19, Permanent Resident Card.

Resident since 9-10-09.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
MrsPowell Rookie

MrsPowell   0

Posted
Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Indonesia
 Timeline
Posted

My husband was Korean, love their eyes so cuteeee. He is USC now and i am the beneficiary. Welcome to VJ and have a wonderful life.

01/09/2006 Married

08/04/2006 AOS package sent

08/06/2006 AOS package accepted at Chicago

08/14/2006 NOA for AOS and EAD

08/30/2006 Biometrics

No touches until 12/27/06 for EAD

01/09/2007 EAD received

02/05/2007 Interview date 7.15am Denver

02/20/2007 AOS touched

02/26/2007 AOS touched

03/17/2007 AOS touched

03/28/2007 AOS touched, Email: "Approval notice sent."

03/31/2007 Welcome notice

04/09/2007 Green card arrived

Link to comment
Share on other sites
kontumdiary Contributor

kontumdiary   0

Posted
Filed: K-1 Visa Country: China
 Timeline
Posted

Goshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, what a wonderful story of fortitude. Seems nothing would make you give up, eh? It must have been total torture in the midst of all the expectation of getting to see one another and then for it not to happen. I feel really, really blessed after reading your post - thanks for posting. And congratulations on making the good progress you have already made!

kontumdiary

Hey everyone. I am the one American girl who went to another country and fell in love with an asian man! Just kidding ha ha..you often see Americans that are Men with asian females but hardly American females with asian men...but thereare some of us and I am one of them! Wasn't that K1 process hell? I really felt stressed and upset..I must have cried like 50 times..just being apart from him for so long and the seemingly endless waiting. BUT, alas we are together and it's all paid off..although I must admit I am now stressed by the work authorization thing we need to get and the SSN and the adjustment of status....Now I realize why there are so many illegal aliens...legally immigrating is tough and taxing...trying on your patience and emotions...I mean you have to really love someone to put up with the drama of dealing with government workers..lol... I told my husband in our next life we better be from the same country cause I don't think I can handle this again. LOL We fell in love....2 years ago...and I always went to see him in Korea.....cuz I have friends there and like many Korean singers and went to see concerts and stuff...but one time I could not take vacation from work...so I said "you should just come visit me here." So he bought a ticket and took vacation from work only to be turned away at his 1st US stop "Detroit" because they said "you are here to visit your fiance? then you need a fiance visa." I thought it was some kind of joke..who even knew there was such a thing? we were just two young kids in love who ddin't know the 1st thing about immigration. I mean when I went to korea they just let me in..they didn't ask me who, what, why, where, or anything!! So I thought that would be the samefor him coming here..since he had a round trip ticket and all. Well anyways you can imagine the borken hearts and tears when he was sent back home the next morning without me ever seeing him and we lost the plane ticket money too...which wasn't easy to save up..I felt like I would just Die...and I called in for my 1st ever sick day from work. CRUSHED emotionally beyond repair..or so I thought..but with help from my boss and a lawyer we applied for a K1 in May 2005 and I flew to Korea to be with my honey at his interview and they asked him like 20 questions...then me like 40 questions then him like 20 more questions and finally we got it. My baby and I arrived here together October 21st in the US. No trouble in Dallas our 1st US stop..just a nice big "welcome to America!" Thank god! His parents flew in for the wedding which happened Dec. 2nd in the middle of a snow storm lol but it happened and now we are Mr. and Mrs. Kim :) Happy days...however the whole next bunch of paperwork and fees is already taking it's toll on me mentally BUT most important is that my sweetie is here! Where we go from here can only be good since we are no longer going alone but together!

14 May 2005 - Introduced via friend

23 Sep 2005 - 1st China trip, meet personally in Nanning

02 Nov 2005 - Began working on the I-129F

22 Nov 2005 - Mailed completed I-129F

05 Dec 2005 - NOA1 from CSC

27 Feb 2006 - NOA2 CSC approval via e-mail

00 Mar 2006 - NVC receives petition from USCIS

16 Mar 2006 - NVC ships petition DHL to Guangzhou

25 Apr 2006 - Petition delivered/signed by STAMP

08 May2006 - 2nd trip to Nanning, China

11 Jun 2006 - SO in receipt of P3

21 Jun 2006 - P3 mailed to Guangzhou

08 Jul 2006 - DOS: SO qualified for interview

25 Jul 2006 - P4 mailed from Guangzhou

6 Aug 2006 - P4 received in Nanning

1 Sep 2006 - SO travel to Guangzhou for 7 Sept interview

7 Sep 2006 - PASSED INTERVIEW 9 Sep 2006 - Visa in hand

21Jan 2007 - 3rd trip to Nanning, China

29 Jan 2007 - Arrival at DFW airport in Texas

15 Feb 2007 - Applied for SSN, get 20 Feb 2007.

31 Mar 2007 - Married in Texas

14 Jun 2007 - AOS interview, passed

18 Jul 2007 - Biometrics taken

8 Dec 2007 - Received two year GC

ESL Classes - continuing

9 Jul 2008 - Lao Po trip to Nanning

9 Sep 2008 - Passed and Received Texas Driver License

1 May 2009 - Applied for and received first credit card

29Sep 2009 - Mailed Form I-751, waiting on 10yr GC

22 Feb 2010 - Received notice of approved LPR status

ESL Classes -continuing

31 Mar 2010 - Date of third wedding anniversary

29 Dec 2010 - LaoPo & LaoGong (4th) visit mom (6 weeks) in China

31 Mar 2011 - Date of fourth wedding anniversary

15 Sep 2011 - Forward N-400 to USCIS, received 16 Sep 2011

19 Dec 2011 - Became US citizen

154yi2u.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
deathbydalbhat Enthusiast

deathbydalbhat   0

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
 Timeline
Posted

Welcome from another American girl with a (South) Asian guy!

I can't imagine how heartbroken you must have been when your sweetie was turned away at the airport... :o

The important thing is you are now together... we are just beginning this whole journey and hope we will be together in the fall, so wish us luck!!!

I feel lucky to have found VJ to help with everything, it must have been so difficult for you...

Take care and good luck, Dolma and Kumar

Link to comment
Share on other sites
raymaga Mentor

raymaga   25

Posted
Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
 Timeline
Posted

Congrats and welcome to VJ!!!

"THE SHORT STORY"

KURT & RAYMA (K-1 Visa)

Oct. 9/03... I-129F sent to NSC

June 10/04... K-1 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

July 31/04... Entered U.S.

Aug. 28/04... WEDDING DAY!!!!

Aug. 30/04... I-485, I-765 & I-131 sent to Seattle

Dec. 10/04... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport stamped)

Sept. 9/06... I-751 sent to NSC

May 15/07... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Sept. 13/07... N-400 sent to NSC

Aug. 21/08... Interview - PASSED!!!!

Sept. 2/08... Oath Ceremony

Sept. 5/08... Sent in Voter Registration Card

Sept. 9/08... SSA office to change status to "U.S. citizen"

Oct. 8/08... Applied in person for U.S. Passport

Oct. 22/08... U.S. Passport received

DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!!

KAELY (K-2 Visa)

Apr. 6/05... DS-230, Part I faxed to Vancouver Consulate

May 26/05... K-2 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

Sept. 5/05... Entered U.S.

Sept. 7/05... I-485 & I-131 sent to CLB

Feb. 22/06... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport NOT stamped)

Dec. 4/07... I-751 sent to NSC

May 23/08... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Mar. 22/11.... N-400 sent to AZ

June 27/11..... Interview - PASSED!!!

July 12/11..... Oath Ceremony

We're NOT lawyers.... just your average folks who had to find their own way!!!!! Anything we post here is simply our own opinions/suggestions/experiences and should not be taken as LAW!!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
 

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
- Back to Top -

Important Disclaimer: Please read carefully the Visajourney.com Terms of Service. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service you should not access or view any page (including this page) on VisaJourney.com. Answers and comments provided on Visajourney.com Forums are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. Visajourney.com does not endorse, and expressly disclaims liability for any product, manufacturer, distributor, service or service provider mentioned or any opinion expressed in answers or comments. VisaJourney.com does not condone immigration fraud in any way, shape or manner. VisaJourney.com recommends that if any member or user knows directly of someone involved in fraudulent or illegal activity, that they report such activity directly to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. You can contact ICE via email at Immigration.Reply@dhs.gov or you can telephone ICE at 1-866-347-2423. All reported threads/posts containing reference to immigration fraud or illegal activities will be removed from this board. If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by contacting us here with a url link to that content. Thank you.
×
×
  • Create New...