Chronicles of the Mind

When I found out that meeting the requirements of bringing my fiancée to Holland is almost impossible for me at this point in time, we decided to go for the other option: bringing me to the States. This was the easier option, it seemed...and it is. But easier definitely does not mean easy! What do I mean? Take a look...

First a petition needs to be submitted by Ruth. She needs an I-129F form, a copy of her passport, a G325-a form filled in and signed by both her and me, a passport-size photograph of me taken within the past 30 days, and two original letters stating our intent of marrying each other. Well, that's not so bad, right? Except that you have to pay $455,- in order to even submit the petition!

Once they receive it, you get a so-called NOA1. Then you wait for the NOA2, which means the petition has been approved. Before I actually have the interview at the American Consulate in Amsterdam, 160-210 days have passed!! Since our wedding is in 279 days...we're very eager to get this process started. And you don't want to know the amount of paperwork I need to submit to the consulate. Very not funny...

God help me!