I should actually write a story about our latest situation.
Bob and I live together since April 2002. First in Obersontheim, then in Gaildorf.
In July 2010 Bob went back to the States because of his health problem and bought a house there for us to live together.
When I joined Bob in October last year, after I came back from India, where I work in a charity, I went on a regular ESTA visa. Since in Germany we did not think it necessary to get married, we never thought it will become a problem in USA.
Soon we found out there is no possibility to extend a ESTA visa, so we went to Pittsburgh Immigration office. There a officer told us to get a tourist visa at Frankfurt, which I did immediately after arriving back in Germany for my visit to India. This was on 19th January 2011.
Telling the truth about our situation, that I want to stay with Bob and want to go back asap since his health is in a bad condition with needing oxygen 24/7, the consul in Frankfurt US Embassy denied me the tourist visa, telling, I am no Tourist. I begged and pleaded to let me go since Bob needs me .. he was unable to do it. For what reason?? because I was too honest, so he said you need to immigrate. I told him I have my business here, my apartment .. and don't want to immigrate .. he did not believe me.
Then the trouble started.
It is not possible to go to the States once you got a denial. What was to be done??
Bob could not come back in his health condition, so we could have got married here and left for the States as his wife.
Next best would be to ask for me as his fiancee. This we did.
Bob put in his health record from his Lung Specialist. On 8th March 2011 we got permission of expeditious procedure from the UCSIS in Vermont where we applied the I-129F Fiancee Visa K1 end of February.
Then some evidence was missing which Bob sent to them immediately but it took more precious time. Finally on 30th June the petition was approved for the K1 Visa file Number: EAC 1190127292
It went first to the National Visa Center in Portsmouth. A nice person from the Embassy in Frankfurt told me via e-mail it will take about one weeks time from there to go to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt and will be handled proiority. I am very happy to have heard at least its progressing.
Lately Bob got very upset on waiting for such a long time. Every small chore turns out to be an ordeal for him, since his lungs are not working well and he gets out of breath after a few steps. He needs me badly.
I try anything to get attention because the waiting is eating up our nerves. More over we are losing precious life time. More then 6 month we are separated now and when I left him in January I felt bad for leaving him only for 2 month. But I need to check on India at least twice a year.
Lucky my administrator Bindu in India, is a very capable woman and she can manage quite well for some time without me and we are in contact via internet at all times.
So many people pray for our situation and thank God, we managed till here, but it gets more and more desperate by the day.
It should not take too much longer now, but I have no idea what else it needs until I can join Bob again.
I need to get a ticket too as soon I have the permission to leave .. its no good to get it before, even they are terribly expensive right now.
I had to write that down now .. I am so disappointed and desperate because I expected mail from the Embassy latest today. The constant waiting is making me so weak, that sometimes I feel I cannot manage any longer. The worries about Bob almost kills me. If I could not trust in God, that He will care for both of us .. I would have given up long time ago.
If only we had known the terrible ordeal .. we sure had married a long time ago, since we love and miss each other dearly.
I sure hope I can write a positive message here soon.
Thanks to all of you who care and pray.
Martha
and Bob
Bob and I live together since April 2002. First in Obersontheim, then in Gaildorf.
In July 2010 Bob went back to the States because of his health problem and bought a house there for us to live together.
When I joined Bob in October last year, after I came back from India, where I work in a charity, I went on a regular ESTA visa. Since in Germany we did not think it necessary to get married, we never thought it will become a problem in USA.
Soon we found out there is no possibility to extend a ESTA visa, so we went to Pittsburgh Immigration office. There a officer told us to get a tourist visa at Frankfurt, which I did immediately after arriving back in Germany for my visit to India. This was on 19th January 2011.
Telling the truth about our situation, that I want to stay with Bob and want to go back asap since his health is in a bad condition with needing oxygen 24/7, the consul in Frankfurt US Embassy denied me the tourist visa, telling, I am no Tourist. I begged and pleaded to let me go since Bob needs me .. he was unable to do it. For what reason?? because I was too honest, so he said you need to immigrate. I told him I have my business here, my apartment .. and don't want to immigrate .. he did not believe me.
Then the trouble started.
It is not possible to go to the States once you got a denial. What was to be done??
Bob could not come back in his health condition, so we could have got married here and left for the States as his wife.
Next best would be to ask for me as his fiancee. This we did.
Bob put in his health record from his Lung Specialist. On 8th March 2011 we got permission of expeditious procedure from the UCSIS in Vermont where we applied the I-129F Fiancee Visa K1 end of February.
Then some evidence was missing which Bob sent to them immediately but it took more precious time. Finally on 30th June the petition was approved for the K1 Visa file Number: EAC 1190127292
It went first to the National Visa Center in Portsmouth. A nice person from the Embassy in Frankfurt told me via e-mail it will take about one weeks time from there to go to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt and will be handled proiority. I am very happy to have heard at least its progressing.
Lately Bob got very upset on waiting for such a long time. Every small chore turns out to be an ordeal for him, since his lungs are not working well and he gets out of breath after a few steps. He needs me badly.
I try anything to get attention because the waiting is eating up our nerves. More over we are losing precious life time. More then 6 month we are separated now and when I left him in January I felt bad for leaving him only for 2 month. But I need to check on India at least twice a year.
Lucky my administrator Bindu in India, is a very capable woman and she can manage quite well for some time without me and we are in contact via internet at all times.
So many people pray for our situation and thank God, we managed till here, but it gets more and more desperate by the day.
It should not take too much longer now, but I have no idea what else it needs until I can join Bob again.
I need to get a ticket too as soon I have the permission to leave .. its no good to get it before, even they are terribly expensive right now.
I had to write that down now .. I am so disappointed and desperate because I expected mail from the Embassy latest today. The constant waiting is making me so weak, that sometimes I feel I cannot manage any longer. The worries about Bob almost kills me. If I could not trust in God, that He will care for both of us .. I would have given up long time ago.
If only we had known the terrible ordeal .. we sure had married a long time ago, since we love and miss each other dearly.
I sure hope I can write a positive message here soon.
Thanks to all of you who care and pray.
Martha
and Bob
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