HAPPY VALENTINES DAY Everyone AND Happy Anniversary to my Wonderful husband of 4 years i Love you sweetheart!.
My Husband got our Flight Itinery today woooohooooo We will leave Germany {from frankfurt Airport} on March 4th at and we will arrive in forth Worth Dallas at 2:30pm :D we have a pretty long layover BUT i dont care we will catch a flight that evening from forth Worth Dallas to Kileen TX which is right outside Fort Hood. NO DRIVING for us which is PERFECT.
Since we have our Flight Itinery now, we can now schedule our Final inspection for this appartment!. Everything seems to be falling into place nicely *knock on wood*
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
February 10th 2012
WooooHoooooo i am happy to say that i am DONE with the visa Process!!!.
This morning we left baumholder pretty early, our appointment was at 07:45am so we left at 0500. We didnt want to risk being late for the interview!. WELL we got there at 0535 lol so we had TWO HOURS till our Appointment!. We sat in a Mc Donalds near by and had some breakfast!. Then FINALLY the embassy opened at 07:30 and we went inside. Our number was called pretty quick, we turned in our Passports { mine and Annabells} and then had to pay our fees { there goes another 808 dollar boohoo} after that we had to go get stamps and sort through our documents, we were then called to the first counter, the lady had me lable the enverlope with our address and stick the stamp on it {4.25 euro} she then asked me to hand her the Documents and copies of our Tax returns for the 3 most recent years.... She then explained what the Visa will look like, and that we are NOT allowed to open the individual Visas.... It took about 35 minutes to go through it all and check the paperwork!.
After that we had to wait for our Actual interview!. I was SUPER nervous, because i've heard that they ask you tons of questions about your spouse and how you met etc, while i know "EVERYTHING" about my husband, i dont feel comforatble being questioned like that KWIM?. Well then it was our turn for the interview, She had us swear that all provided information are correct and truthful, i had to give my fingerprints, and THEN the questions started.... i was prepared for everything.....but then........ SHE ASKED ME TWO personal questions lol 1) When did you get maried.... 2) WHERE was he born lol.... she then asked a few more questiond { if we ETS or PCS, When his DEROS is, If i have sole custody of my Daughter Annabell} AND THAT WAS IT lol I was sick to my stomach for DAYS leading up to this day, and then THIS?? Oh well lol..... She said that i should recieve my Visa within the next 14 days WOOOOOHOOOOOO
This morning we left baumholder pretty early, our appointment was at 07:45am so we left at 0500. We didnt want to risk being late for the interview!. WELL we got there at 0535 lol so we had TWO HOURS till our Appointment!. We sat in a Mc Donalds near by and had some breakfast!. Then FINALLY the embassy opened at 07:30 and we went inside. Our number was called pretty quick, we turned in our Passports { mine and Annabells} and then had to pay our fees { there goes another 808 dollar boohoo} after that we had to go get stamps and sort through our documents, we were then called to the first counter, the lady had me lable the enverlope with our address and stick the stamp on it {4.25 euro} she then asked me to hand her the Documents and copies of our Tax returns for the 3 most recent years.... She then explained what the Visa will look like, and that we are NOT allowed to open the individual Visas.... It took about 35 minutes to go through it all and check the paperwork!.
After that we had to wait for our Actual interview!. I was SUPER nervous, because i've heard that they ask you tons of questions about your spouse and how you met etc, while i know "EVERYTHING" about my husband, i dont feel comforatble being questioned like that KWIM?. Well then it was our turn for the interview, She had us swear that all provided information are correct and truthful, i had to give my fingerprints, and THEN the questions started.... i was prepared for everything.....but then........ SHE ASKED ME TWO personal questions lol 1) When did you get maried.... 2) WHERE was he born lol.... she then asked a few more questiond { if we ETS or PCS, When his DEROS is, If i have sole custody of my Daughter Annabell} AND THAT WAS IT lol I was sick to my stomach for DAYS leading up to this day, and then THIS?? Oh well lol..... She said that i should recieve my Visa within the next 14 days WOOOOOHOOOOOO
January 27th 2012
I just recieved the BEST news since my BFP in December!. Like most of you already know, my husband came down on orders for Ft. Hood beginning of March. In order for me to PCS with him i have to have a Visa / Greencard!. He came back from his second Deployment end of October, and mid November we applied for my Visa at the Embassy in Frankfurt. We are now 38 days away from our PCS Date and i was worried SICK the last couple weeks because i havent recieved my final interview appointment!!I contacted the embassy on January 14th and they said the Petition is still pending so I started to put in paperwork with housing, that way i may stay here even after my husband left for Ft Hood, but it has not been approved so far!. But TODAY i recieved this email!.
Dear Mrs. Bxxxxxx:
Thank you for your email. An invitation letter for your final visa interview was mailed out yesterday and should be delivered within the next few working days. Attached to this email please find a copy of the letter.
Best regards,
Immigrant Visa Unit
US Consulate General
Frankfurt, Germany
You have NO Idea what this means to me! Its like a HUGE weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I spent one year without my Husband, i am High Risk Pregnant, with two kids, i have no idea how i would have managed all of this { clearing quaters, getting to frankfurt, flying to Ft hood} without my husband! ... Im a Military Wife i would have managed somehow but it would have been a PITA and i am grateful that i have my visa in time to start this journey together with my husband as a Family!
Dear Mrs. Bxxxxxx:
Thank you for your email. An invitation letter for your final visa interview was mailed out yesterday and should be delivered within the next few working days. Attached to this email please find a copy of the letter.
Best regards,
Immigrant Visa Unit
US Consulate General
Frankfurt, Germany
You have NO Idea what this means to me! Its like a HUGE weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I spent one year without my Husband, i am High Risk Pregnant, with two kids, i have no idea how i would have managed all of this { clearing quaters, getting to frankfurt, flying to Ft hood} without my husband! ... Im a Military Wife i would have managed somehow but it would have been a PITA and i am grateful that i have my visa in time to start this journey together with my husband as a Family!
January 6th 2012
I just recieved an Email a few days ago { after i required about my Petition status via email} that my Petition is still "in progress". We decided to go ahead and get our { me and my daughters} Medical Part done!.
we left early in the AM since this Doctor does walk Ins only. We got there right as they opened and were the first ones there {YAY}. The lady at the reception took our Decouments:
1 Passport Picture
Vaccination updates
my Pregnancy Statement
and our Case File # { which is written on the Pink sheet that you recieved at the embassy}
we then had to pay 165 euro for the two of us!. After that i went to the Lab for urin and blood sample { thank God my lil one didnt have to give any samples}. After that we got to see the Doc. She listened to our lungs and we had to do a sight test. We also had to fill out some paperwork { medical history, any previous surgeries etc etc}
I had to list all my Piercings & Tattoos and that took longer then the rest of the Medical that day.
Bells was missing one flu shot, we went to the clinic here in Baumholder and faxed the proof of vaccination to the Dr.. She then mailed the Medical stuff to the Embassy!.
we left early in the AM since this Doctor does walk Ins only. We got there right as they opened and were the first ones there {YAY}. The lady at the reception took our Decouments:
1 Passport Picture
Vaccination updates
my Pregnancy Statement
and our Case File # { which is written on the Pink sheet that you recieved at the embassy}
we then had to pay 165 euro for the two of us!. After that i went to the Lab for urin and blood sample { thank God my lil one didnt have to give any samples}. After that we got to see the Doc. She listened to our lungs and we had to do a sight test. We also had to fill out some paperwork { medical history, any previous surgeries etc etc}
I had to list all my Piercings & Tattoos and that took longer then the rest of the Medical that day.
Bells was missing one flu shot, we went to the clinic here in Baumholder and faxed the proof of vaccination to the Dr.. She then mailed the Medical stuff to the Embassy!.
November 14th 2011
We woke up at 0500 today and got the kids ready for our Drive up to Frankfurt!. We went a different route this time, {which was a BIG mistake} it was supposed to take a lil longer to get to Frankfurt but would save us about 40 km { avoiding Autobahn as much as possible}. Well everything went GREAT till the halway point, from there it was ALL constructions & Traffic jam!. We were supposed to be there no later them 09:30 ( our appointment was scheduled for 09:40) We got to the Consulat at 09:29!. We got to skip a major line right outside the Consulat because T is a US citizen {YAY} We got a Ticket {for me} and three visitor passes for T and the kids. Once inside we had to remove our jackets and belts etc just like at the Airport!. We went to the next building and waited for about 30 minutes till our number was finally called! {while we waited we got our Pictures taken at one of the photos machines}. up the stairs we went to have our paperwork checked! {Part one - the I-130's and the G 325A's}. We had only a few minor things wrong with the paperwork ( now i am happy that we wernt to file in Person!) We are missing one Paper, that we will have to Fax to the Consulat first thing tomorrow!. We had to pay $840 right then and there {OUCH} to have our paperwork submitted / reviewed. After we paid we went downstairs, and waited another 30 minutes to talk to a different lady she reviewed the second part of our Paperwork { the DS 230's} and again we had a few things missing / wrong we fixed it and made Copies of our Passports {The Picture page} after that we waited ANOTHER 30 minutes to talk to the same lady again! She finally gave us our Case number and more info sheets and one last form to fill out {Affidavit of support.} Tomorrow, we will also Fax our "pink sheet" to the consulat, which means that we are ready for our Interview and we have all req. Documents!. They said part one {The petition} could take up to 4 months :( i am praying things will go fast!!!!....
Everything went pretty smooth and everyone is really nice!.
My Best advice for this trip!. bring ALOT of change ( the Photo Booth and the Copy machine dont give change back!!!!) and bring a book! ;)
Since alot of my German friends are about to PCS i thought it might be helpful to post a detailed list of what you need.... Ill just post whatever i needed for me and my daughter Annabell!.
Forms:
2x I-130 (Download here )
2x G 325a (Download here )
2x DS 230 (Download here )
2x I-864 (Download here) - but you will also recieve this form at the consulat
I had to file TWO Petitions one for ME and one for my Daughter { T's "stepdaughter"} since she needs a visa as well. I did not know which of the followin g Documents i needed for the first part so i took all of them along:
Passport(s) ( + copy of the Picture page)
Birth certificates ( Translated and you need one copy of your Sponsors BC for every petition- so i needed TWO (2) of my husbands and then mine and my daughters)
change of name paper ( i had the translated version with me but they wanted the GERMAN original)
Police Reports ( german fuehrungszeugniss AND the MP Report)
Biom. Pictures ( of the sponsor and everyone that petitions for a Visa)
Marriage Certificate ( international)
Shot Records ( you will recieve an info sheet with all the req. Shots BUT if you go to your local Military health clinic they will know what shots you need).
I honestly cant remember, what documents they made copied of and which i didnt need for this part, but it seems that every "case worker" does things differently so just take ALL of the documents above along!. better safe then sorry.
Everything went pretty smooth and everyone is really nice!.
My Best advice for this trip!. bring ALOT of change ( the Photo Booth and the Copy machine dont give change back!!!!) and bring a book! ;)
Since alot of my German friends are about to PCS i thought it might be helpful to post a detailed list of what you need.... Ill just post whatever i needed for me and my daughter Annabell!.
Forms:
2x I-130 (Download here )
2x G 325a (Download here )
2x DS 230 (Download here )
2x I-864 (Download here) - but you will also recieve this form at the consulat
I had to file TWO Petitions one for ME and one for my Daughter { T's "stepdaughter"} since she needs a visa as well. I did not know which of the followin g Documents i needed for the first part so i took all of them along:
Passport(s) ( + copy of the Picture page)
Birth certificates ( Translated and you need one copy of your Sponsors BC for every petition- so i needed TWO (2) of my husbands and then mine and my daughters)
change of name paper ( i had the translated version with me but they wanted the GERMAN original)
Police Reports ( german fuehrungszeugniss AND the MP Report)
Biom. Pictures ( of the sponsor and everyone that petitions for a Visa)
Marriage Certificate ( international)
Shot Records ( you will recieve an info sheet with all the req. Shots BUT if you go to your local Military health clinic they will know what shots you need).
I honestly cant remember, what documents they made copied of and which i didnt need for this part, but it seems that every "case worker" does things differently so just take ALL of the documents above along!. better safe then sorry.
Once upon a Time.....
..... Before i met my Husband i NEVER thought i would move to a different state, let alone another country, But meeting my husband changed my whole life around!. Now every Woman that met her soulmate says that, but my life changed in more ways then just emotional!. My Husband is in the US. ARMY and when we first started dating i NEVER imagined it to be so hard, i knew he would be gone for a year at the time, plus his Training in the Field and TDYs throughout the Year, but i never expected it to be so challenging!. Now 4 years, and three daughters {plus another little miracle on the way} later, i am facing the probably biggest challenge of my life!. We are about to PCS {Permanent Change of Station}. Fort Hood will be our new home for the next 2 + years comming March 4th. In this blog i will share MY experiences during this journey!. And i would like to start at the very beginning, my husband recieving orders.....
My Husband was still deployed, when i found out he came down on Orders........ i really didnt want to open the email....... because i KNEW it would NOT be the Duty station we wanted LOL. Well after staring at the screen for almost an hour i opened it {while i was on the phone with my husband} and all i could really say was {sorry my cussing}
OH.MY.FUCKING.GOD.................{hubby"WHAT"}............OH.MY.FUCKING.GOD...... {Hubby"oh boy.. i know what that means".................................. FUCKING.FORT.HOOD...... WE.ARE.GOING.TO.FUCKING.FORT. HOOD.TEXAS....... DID YOU HEAR ME TOM:????????? HOOD :-o...... TEXAS!!!!!!!!!!! ='(((
jup that about sums it up.... Ft Hood was Nr1 of our " i NEVER want to be stationed at...." List. LOL.
We put on our Dreamsheet
1. Fort Carson CO
2. Fort Lewis WA
3. Fort Knox KY
and for overseas: Hawaii.....
I KNEW we werent going to get any of the Above mentioned Duty stations, we Talked to Branch and they said they do have a spot in Carson & Lewis But Tom would have to wave his Dwell time, which was out of the Question!.
Now tat a few months went bye, i am actually excited to go to Ft Hood { not so much about the heat...... or the venomous insects etc} but i know a few REALLY nice ladies down in hood <3
My Husband was still deployed, when i found out he came down on Orders........ i really didnt want to open the email....... because i KNEW it would NOT be the Duty station we wanted LOL. Well after staring at the screen for almost an hour i opened it {while i was on the phone with my husband} and all i could really say was {sorry my cussing}
OH.MY.FUCKING.GOD.................{hubby"WHAT"}............OH.MY.FUCKING.GOD...... {Hubby"oh boy.. i know what that means".................................. FUCKING.FORT.HOOD...... WE.ARE.GOING.TO.FUCKING.FORT. HOOD.TEXAS....... DID YOU HEAR ME TOM:????????? HOOD :-o...... TEXAS!!!!!!!!!!! ='(((
jup that about sums it up.... Ft Hood was Nr1 of our " i NEVER want to be stationed at...." List. LOL.
We put on our Dreamsheet
1. Fort Carson CO
2. Fort Lewis WA
3. Fort Knox KY
and for overseas: Hawaii.....
I KNEW we werent going to get any of the Above mentioned Duty stations, we Talked to Branch and they said they do have a spot in Carson & Lewis But Tom would have to wave his Dwell time, which was out of the Question!.
Now tat a few months went bye, i am actually excited to go to Ft Hood { not so much about the heat...... or the venomous insects etc} but i know a few REALLY nice ladies down in hood <3
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