Do you think this is realistic??

[JamalNTam 1]

The more I worry about not seeing a touch or anything, the more I think my plans wont happen! Basically I was REALLY hoping to get married on the June 7th (we havent made any plans, but we want to start soon!) and sending my K1 of on 1st December I thought that this was a reasonable amount of time. I'll be going through London and was just wondering if anyone can help me know if this is realistic??? Also because I'll be attending college in the fall - I need to apply in June - another reason which we were hoping that I would have visa in hand by June!!! Also Jamal is coming to the UK in 3 weeks to see me (for 2 weeks!yipee!) so do you think its wise for him to bring everything that we need for the next step (adv of support etc???)

[jezebelseven 0]

I sent mine in mid-August thinking I would be okay for a mid-March wedding. His interview is Monday, when all is said and done, so we had to throw the March date out the window. Although he may have gotten here in time, it would've been very rushed, and nothing could go wrong. If his visa took more than 4 days to arrive, if he didn't have enough time to pack up his stuff, if his flight was delayed, we couldn't get the marriage license on a certain day... It just became too stressful to keep hoping it would happen with no hiccups. We've instead settled on June 26. Gives us time to book a flight and shop around for prices, get his stuff packed up and shipped here, give his month notice at his job, and tie up any loose ends, as well as giving us time to get our marriage license when he gets here. It's not a super long wait, but it feels like a comfortable time period for us.

While June might be possible for you, it's really hard to tell, and if it's possible, it sounds like it might be a bit rushed-- everything will have to be right on time, you aren't leaving yourself any room for movement. You need to consider how long it takes you in his state to get a marriage license, how long it'll take for the visa to arrive to your doorstep, how long it'll take you to pack up stuff and mail it (or however you're moving your things here), how long it'll take you to quit a job if that's the case, prepare for a possible long wait for interview date (I was sure we'd have a mid-Feb interview date and was shocked when we got early March).

That being said, it's been said a billion times before, but touches are not the be all end all. I got touched once. When they cashed my check, I can only assume. Never again. But I still got approved, right around the same time as my fellow Augusters.

If I were you, I'd start making some back up plans, but it all depends how good you and your SO are with time management.

[JamalNTam 1]

Thanks for the response Luckily all my things are already in the states in our apartment (as Jamal is in the military and my stuff was shipped with his!). I'm staying with my parents now coz I was living with Jamal before he went back to the states. I'm temping at the moment so I only require a weeks notice (and not even that coz they know whats going on) and also we're gonna get married in Vegas (a small little wedding!) so we can obtain the wedding licence just the day before! I already have my dress and everything I need for it (we have been preparing for a while!!) so I wont need to go 'shopping' for anything when i'm in the states. We basically wanted to get married as soon as we can when I arrive in the states so we can get on with the AOS and get on with life together as soon as possible!!!