A little acknowledgement

[LukeU 413]

Hey,

 

So I've been loitering around and pestering a lot of people on here and received some amazing help over the last 10 (11?) months and I can't thank some people enough!

 

It's all come together now, from the earlier medical/interview reviews and indepth reports, through to the checklists that people have gone through before leaving and it has definitely helped make this whole process that much more transparant and manageable. 

 

I'll still be an active user I imagine, but over the next few weeks as I leave the UK and get unpacked and adjusted I may not be popping on as regularly, but I will still be receiving message notifications etc! 

 

So again, thank you everyone and I'll be sure to be back pestering everyone along the way. I didn't want to tag people but there's some people on here that genuinely have the most amazing advice! 

[JFH 12,190]

Good luck on the next stage of the journey. Or, as I like to call it, “getting the visa is just the beginning”.

[LukeU 413]

Just now, JFH said:

Good luck on the next stage of the journey. Or, as I like to call it, “getting the visa is just the beginning”.

Thank you, that I can only imagine is the painful truth. We've done the baby paperwork steps now for the upcoming AOS/EAD/AP and then the next wave after that. It's like the gladiator gauntlet! 

[brackpool13 19]

Good luck to you Luke. I'm hoping to be out there (NJ) in July. 

 

What baby steps have you already taken towards AOS? I figured i might as well do the same to keep the ball rolling...

[LukeU 413]

Just now, brackpool13 said:

Good luck to you Luke. I'm hoping to be out there (NJ) in July. 

 

What baby steps have you already taken towards AOS? I figured i might as well do the same to keep the ball rolling...

Thank you!  I'm sure July will be here before you know it! 

 

I've played about with filling the forms out and seeing what's needed. Got some check lists from friends on here and index sheets etc. Always good to roughly know what's needed before printing them off and being overwhelmed  

 

I'll be back for sure before filing that, just after I arrive (Saturday) I may not be quite as active for a week or two. 

[brackpool13 19]

I bet you were a boy scout, well prepared! 

[LukeU 413]

5 minutes ago, brackpool13 said:

I bet you were a boy scout, well prepared! 

I'm an Aircraft Maintenance Planner by profession, it's kinda' what I used to get paid for!

 

Although I am on day 7 of unemployment and it's strange haha

[Carl. 45]

From one future Michigander to another. A big thank you for all your help in the visa process. 

[fip & jim 452]

2 hours ago, Carl. said:

From one future Michigander to another. A big thank you for all your help in the visa process. 

Yay! Michiganders!!

 

Wishing you and Courtney all the best in this new chapter, Luke! AOS will be a doddle because you'll be together. 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

@LukeU  

 

Can I just say you have been amazing yourself. 🥇🏆🎖

You ask intelligent questions. You follow through and research if provided links. And you respond to questions with specific details when you have personal experiences to offer. You are eager to learn rather than wanting to be spoon fed. I applaud you.

[LukeU 413]

19 hours ago, Carl. said:

From one future Michigander to another. A big thank you for all your help in the visa process. 

It's been a help to myself having someone very local to my current home to speak about it all! 

 

17 hours ago, fip & jim said:

Yay! Michiganders!!

 

Wishing you and Courtney all the best in this new chapter, Luke! AOS will be a doddle because you'll be together. 

That's the main bit of it! We can sit there and bang our own heads off the wall!  You've been a great help all along the way, not only this process but also little quirks of life over there!

 

 

16 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

@LukeU  

 

Can I just say you have been amazing yourself. 🥇🏆🎖

You ask intelligent questions. You follow through and research if provided links. And you respond to questions with specific details when you have personal experiences to offer. You are eager to learn rather than wanting to be spoon fed. I applaud you.

 

Well thank you very much for those kind words! You've been an amazing help from the very first stupid questions I've asked and many of the others inbetween!

[Zoeeeeeee 797]

On 5/8/2019 at 7:31 PM, Wuozopo said:

@LukeU  

 

Can I just say you have been amazing yourself. 🥇🏆🎖

You ask intelligent questions. You follow through and research if provided links. And you respond to questions with specific details when you have personal experiences to offer. You are eager to learn rather than wanting to be spoon fed. I applaud you.

Hear, hear! 

 

You've definitely helped make this forum an interesting and informative place @LukeU, so I’ll miss seeing your posts - but I’m also super happy that your K1 days are nearly over!

 

LAST THURSDAY AS A UK CITIZEN (yes, I’m not growing tired of that 😆😆 - only time for two more before you’re gone)!!! 

[LukeU 413]

2 minutes ago, Zoeeeeeee said:

Hear, hear! 

 

You've definitely helped make this forum an interesting and informative place @LukeU, so I’ll miss seeing your posts - but I’m also super happy that your K1 days are nearly over!

 

LAST THURSDAY AS A UK CITIZEN (yes, I’m not growing tired of that 😆😆 - only time for two more before you’re gone)!!! 

I'm keeping that citizenship! If you ever think I'm walking through the other line when I come back to visit, you are sadly mistaken....as I'm sure Courtney will be too when she's stuck waiting in line like the "others"  

 

Last Thursday, and also the last night at the place I've called home for a long, long time! 

 

I'll probably be back come early/mid next week. K1, AOS, ROC complete or not, I'll always swing by the UK forums I'm sure! It's just as I get there and get unpacked and celebrate etc (and the subsequent recovery required after said celebrations) then I'll crawl back online I'm sure  

[Wuozopo 4,293]

17 minutes ago, LukeU said:

as I'm sure Courtney will be too when she's stuck waiting in line like the "others"  

Courtney can go through the line with you, at least that's what we do at Heathrow. They told us to. 

Enjoy the adventure that awaits. Remind me of the wedding date/plans. We're going to have a wedding 🎩 party 🎉 in the UK FORUM that day.

Edited May 9, 2019 by Wuozopo

[LukeU 413]

4 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

Courtney can go through the line with you, at least that's what we do at Heathrow. They told us to. 

Enjoy the adventure that awaits. Remind me of the wedding date/plans. We're going to have a wedding 🎩 party 🎉 in the UK FORUM that day.

Oh that's great to hear! Does that work for me also as I return to the US after our first trip next year? 

 

The wedding is the 22nd June 7:30PM (Vegas time), 03:30 UK time (23rd June)!  I'll be sure to come and join in the following day or so back here and see what everyone is up to!