- Blog
- Bios
- Boards
- Classifieds
- DIY
- Gallery
- Vendor Reviews
- Shop Weddingbee
Weddingbee boards
I'm Recessionista... I grew up in Toronto, Ontario & went to school in Vancouver, BC. I currently live in Vancouver, but in 8 months I will be moving to Kentucky, USA. After my final trip to the US this holiday season- we're filing for my visa :)
(haha is my story getting old yet??)
ooo me too me too! I am really liking this new board! haha.
I am wahlstrombjoy, I live in Orange County, CA and my FI lives in Sweden, near Stockholm. We will be living in California after the wedding (also in CA) and after the massive amounts of dreaded paperwork go through!
@wahlstromb: you're sponsoring your FI to the US! When are you sending in your paperwork??
I'm really curious... the trend seems to be that all foreigners dating American's move to the US! Innnntersting.
For us it was never really an option for him to move here. I just always thought I'd move there. I'm leaving a lot, but I want to start my life with him in the po-dunk little kentucky town. haha
@RB, I know this couple, friends of mine; she's Canadian and he's American, and they tried for like a year to get her citizenship changed, and it was so stressful they eventually gave up and just switched his instead. I think it too like 4 weeks to be approved... they were like, "Why didn't we do this in the first place!?" ~ but they were living in Asia at the time, so that was probably part of the hard part!
I've got all sorts of good vibes that your paperwork will go through seamlessly!
I'm American and he's French. We were both living in NY during our first 7 months together, but the past 4.5 years have been long distance. I can't wait to finally live together! The plan is for him to move to the US for the first couple of years of our marriage and then we'll move to France.
I'm a Texan engaged to an Aussie. I'll be the one moving to join him. Luckily he works in Immigration (though not spouse visas) so it's his job to translate the governmentspeak into English for me.
@daydream: Thanks for the good juju! I'll need the entire hive's prayers & good vibes!!
Anywa... Its a lot easier to get into Canada than the US. I remember learning in high school that Canada accepts something insane like close to 50% of all refugees, while the US accepts less than 3%. I know a refugee & a spouse are different lol, but I just remember being shocked by the acceptance rate.
Canada loves everyone & part of our culture is others cultures! Canada would suck w/o immigrants :)
I'm in Michigan and the FI is English. He is coming to the US, and we just sent in his immigration paperwork a few weeks ago. I'm incredibly anxious about the whole process, just keeping my fingers crossed that we did everything as we were supposed to!
I'm American and my DH is South African. We're not LDR but we will be for the first half of 2010 because I'm moving back to the States to set up home. We just got married last month, and have submitted the paperwork for his visa from China (we've been living here for the last year). I pray that it all goes smoothly. Another friend of mine who married her South African beau had a very smooth process and he got his greencard in about 7 months, so I'm hoping for the same good luck.
I'm RedTartan. I'm in California and The Boy is nearly 6,000 miles away in England. We JUST got engaged, so we're still researching different visa options before starting the paperwork. He'll be moving here - I love England, but I cannot handle English winters. I'm not worried about it (most of his family are US citizens and will be sponsoring him, he's very well-educated, and he has a squeaky-clean background); I just miss him a lot.
I'm from southwestern Ontario, Canada and FI is Korean. I moved to Korea 4 years ago....met FI in my third month while I was teaching businessmen...and now I'm here for a long time. We'll eventually move back to Canada, but by that time I think I will be just as much an 'immigrant' as he will be. Thankfully, since I'm already on a work visa, I'll be able to switch to my spouse visa quite easily. However, for the first few years after we get married, we have to keep going back to Korean immigration regularly to 'prove' we are still in a real relationship!!!!
@RB - sorry it took so long to respond,
We are currently preparing the first stage of our paperwork as we speak. My FI just mailed me his part of the work, so as soon as it gets here (probably a week from now) I will send it in!
I was born to Indian parents in the Middle East where I grew up. When I was 16 I emmigrated to Canada and have been a proud Canadian since then! After school I moved to Alberta from Ontario. FI is from the US (lives in Vermont) and I plan on moving there as soon as paperwork is complete. It made sense for me to move since we calculated that those would be our "babymaking years" and he would have to support us :P
Franco-American couple here. We currently live in Paris, France. Fiancé is French and I am American. We submitted our K-1 Fiancé Visa packet at the beginning of October 2009 and are waiting. We were long distance between Paris and Milan for 1 year but have been living together in Paris for the past 1.5 years.
Welcome Manchot! I'm totally jealous of you getting to live in Paris!! I loved it when I visited :)
I live in Washington DC and FI lives in the UK. Thankfully we mailed off our Fiance Visa paperwork at the end of September and we received our NOA DEcember 1. So prayerfully he will be here by the end of the summer at the latest (((YEAH)))
I currently live in Las Vegas and he lives in Vancouver, BC. We've been dating LD for the past 4 years because we went to different colleges. We met randomly online and then in person. Funny how things work. 
I got my permanent resident visa recently and am moving up there in March. So we'll be living together for a little bit before the wedding in August, which will be in Las Vegas, but I can't help when my visa expires so I have to land then. No complaints, just somewhat against my religion (but that has to be for another thread).
I'm from Staffordshire, I went to Bradford University in Yorkshire where I met him. He is originally from Lancashire, but his family moved to North Wales while we were at university.
After university, he went home to North Wales to train for his job and I went to Gloucestershire to train for mine, on qualifying I returned to Staffordshire. He will be moving to me in October :D. The paperwork involved for him moving is transferring his PCT number (primary care trust, it's an NHS thing involved with our jobs). So not too bad.
EDIT Sorry, i mis-read! Wales is kinda separate to England though :P lol
@Gingerlex - no worries! We accept any level of long distance :) with much love and sympathy! An hour drive or halfway around the world, it's hard either way!
I'm American from Connecticut, he's Irish. We met in Ireland after I moved here for a job and we've been together in Ireland since 2006. For the past 4.5 months we've actually been in a LDR because he's in the military and has been in Chad in Africa since September. Not easy to be so far away from him when I'm so far away from home too - do any of you feel the same way?
Fortunately we've only got 13 days to go! Hooray!
BF is Canadian and I am American. We're still trying to determine who will be moving in the short-run because of grad school, but ultimately we will be living in Canada.
I am American and my BF is Mexican. We originally met 10 years ago when I was an exchange student. Started dating romantically a little over two years ago (long distance) and I am moving to Mexico to be with him this June. So excited!!! Would love to hear from anyone else who was dating internationally long distance and eventually got engaged or made the transition to living together... :)
You must log in to post.
| Visit our sister sites | eHarmony Online Dating |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
Hey international couples - whether by differing citizenships or one of you choosing to move abroad, let's introduce ourselves!
I'm DaydreamWanderer, and I grew up in Michigan, went to college in California, and am currently living as an expat in China. J also grew up in Michigan, stayed there for college, and is now living in Washington, DC.
What's your situation?