Why so much?

[J&C 0]

Hi All,

Firstly thanks again for all the help i recieved on this site. I am writing mainly because i just discovered that on top of the $170 we had to pay for i-129f i am to expect to pay a further £10 ($20) for police reports, £65 ($130) at the embassy and £160 ($320) for the medical, in London this is.

This is more than $600!! I am already in a state over the whole IMBRA mess and on top of the costs of travelling to be together AND condicting a relationship where when we are together only one of us can work, this is just one more thing that i didnt need.

Of course being together is priceless, but come on. This on top of everything else is just SOOO unfair. Why why should we pay both financially and emotionally for falling love?

Sorry for the rant, my question...are there any more hidden costs i need to budget for?

Thanks,

Jess

PS FYI Applying for K1, through London

[desert_fox 32]

Hi All,

Firstly thanks again for all the help i recieved on this site. I am writing mainly because i just discovered that on top of the $170 we had to pay for i-129f i am to expect to pay a further £10 ($20) for police reports, £65 ($130) at the embassy and £160 ($320) for the medical, in London this is.

This is more than $600!! I am already in a state over the whole IMBRA mess and on top of the costs of travelling to be together AND condicting a relationship where when we are together only one of us can work, this is just one more thing that i didnt need.

Of course being together is priceless, but come on. This on top of everything else is just SOOO unfair. Why why should we pay both financially and emotionally for falling love?

Sorry for the rant, my question...are there any more hidden costs i need to budget for?

Thanks,

Jess

PS FYI Applying for K1, through London

Just wait until you file for AOS, EAD and AP.

[ohiobuck 0]

Don't put a price on love, stop thinking about it and letting it upset yourself. Because you have just begun, just wait more costs are coming. This is just one of the costs, plus some couples gave up a lot more than a little bit of money to be together.

Before you know it you will be past this process and happily married and paying regular bills.

Paula

[iceyspots 0]

I guess if you want to spend the rest of your lives together, the costs are relatively minimal to buying a house and starting a family.

[rebeccajo 14]

AOS - $395

EAD - $180

AP - $170

Those are the present costs. They could increase slightly before you file.

[Ladylethal 12]

Tell me about it. Luis and I will start our lives totally broke. He's just out of college, I'm a law graduate and it will be a pain to validate my diploma and be able to sit the bar exam in Puerto Rico (will have to go back to law school), plus not even being able to work in other stuff while I can't practice law there (befor EAD). My parents are the ones that will pay for my AOS fees, actually. :crazy:

Edited June 27, 2006 by Luis&Laura

[robertwesley 0]

AOS - $395

EAD - $180

AP - $170

Those are the present costs. They could increase slightly before you file.

Being with the one I love - priceless!

[J&C 0]

Thanks guys,

Especially for the projected costs of AOS etc. Its good for me to know as i am in a similar situation to L&L. I'm out of collage and have been working sporadically. My boy and I met travelling and have been eeking it out together for the past year. Thankfullly we have a good co-sposer!!

$600 isnt a lot to some but for us it represtents a significant save so its good to plan ahead a little. I will just concentrate on the happy future and start saving.

Thanks again

[rebeccajo 14]

I saved up for it and I'm 48 years old.....

[iceyspots 0]

Tack on the K-1 visa prices, the phone cards, the plane tickets and the AOS EAD and AP fees and you got yourself about a half years worth of mortgage payments.. lol

[Jaylen Brit 0]

Don't get me STARTED on moving costs as WELL as flight costs et al..god I'll be lucky to see change out of £3000

(Hey i gotta laugh - its that or go postal somewhere, lol)

[meauxna 15]

I figured it out once and Buying A Husband was close to $2500USD.

And that was four+ years ago.

You'd better mean it!

[mary&tom 0]

I figured it out once and Buying A Husband was close to $2500USD.

And that was four+ years ago.

You'd better mean it!

Buying a Husband... I love it... lol!

mary

[morocco4ever 63]

I figured it out once and Buying A Husband was close to $2500USD.

And that was four+ years ago.

You'd better mean it!

And my ex accused me of being high maintenance! lol

I have paid a total of over $2000.00 so far, but then again I am including translations and delivery services. I am looking at my love right now on the webcam. He is worth that and more.

Oh yes, I shouldn't forget the price of 3 flights there at an average of $1200.00 each and the price to have my tubes untied so we can try to have a baby together, almost $6000.00. I'm feelking your pain!

I know its hard, but hang in there, there is nothing worth as much as the right wife/husband.

[babybunny 2]

Hi All,

Firstly thanks again for all the help i recieved on this site. I am writing mainly because i just discovered that on top of the $170 we had to pay for i-129f i am to expect to pay a further £10 ($20) for police reports, £65 ($130) at the embassy and £160 ($320) for the medical, in London this is.

This is more than $600!! I am already in a state over the whole IMBRA mess and on top of the costs of travelling to be together AND condicting a relationship where when we are together only one of us can work, this is just one more thing that i didnt need.

Of course being together is priceless, but come on. This on top of everything else is just SOOO unfair. Why why should we pay both financially and emotionally for falling love?

Sorry for the rant, my question...are there any more hidden costs i need to budget for?

Thanks,

Jess

PS FYI Applying for K1, through London

Just wait until you file for AOS, EAD and AP.

Thanks guys,

Especially for the projected costs of AOS etc. Its good for me to know as i am in a similar situation to L&L. I'm out of collage and have been working sporadically. My boy and I met travelling and have been eeking it out together for the past year. Thankfullly we have a good co-sposer!!

$600 isnt a lot to some but for us it represtents a significant save so its good to plan ahead a little. I will just concentrate on the happy future and start saving.

Thanks again

add plane tickets to the cost.

my plane ticket to pakistan was $1,900.00