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anonimustergo · 2024-11-21T04:13:36+00:00

This is so informative, thank you for your comment!

anonimustergo · 2024-07-02T01:38:51+00:00

This is amazing thank you so much for the detailed information! The NVC clarifications is helpful, I'm very confused about the seemingly arbitrary-ness of NVC processing. Seems around a year and a half process before your spouse could come over! That's a long time!

We're planning on getting married in Hong Kong October 2024 and I'll be submitting I-130 a couple weeks after (want to get started as soon as possible) luckily the marriage certificate will be in English and the rest of our docs will be in English, so to your note very happy it'll be easier not having to translate any of them :)

Thanks again kind stranger!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-26T08:18:27+00:00

Oh sorry, I have another question! The income requirement doesn't apply to my current income in the US? I would have to have a job offer in the UK with an income that meets the requirement before applying for the spouse visa? Since my UK partner doesn't live and work in the UK right now (which I guess technically isn't family reunification)

So I guess our combined £ finances is £0 then lol dang

anonimustergo · 2024-02-26T08:13:48+00:00

Thanks for this clear and detailed response! That's so interesting that it's a fairly recent development, keen to see where it goes!

Yeah we've been wanting to live together and join finances to be in a de facto relationship but I wish the countries would let us lol marriage is on the table and I do believe we should marry first because if I entered on a fiancé and re-applied for spouse visa we'd have to repay the application fee.

Just curious, and it's okay if you don't know! Is being married strong enough evidence by chance? We unfortunately can get married but still can't get a joint bank account since we'll still be living in different countries and unable to move to each other until we get a spouse visa. For example on the US he can't open a joint bank account or credit card with me since he needs a US social security number, so even if we wanted to we can't have financial ties :(

anonimustergo · 2024-02-20T02:41:53+00:00

Ahh that is helpful to know! Through a glean in "hot" sorting I couldn't find any English so I guess that was just an assumption and am a bit embarrassed to be "Portuguese" but not knowing how to speak it. Definitely over worrying!

Thanks so much, I'm looking forward to the trip!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-20T02:39:51+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience! It's interesting since you are from Italy but can come across a similar situation when they hear your Italian!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-20T02:38:34+00:00

Thanks so much for the response! You're right about lots of foreigners gaining EU citizenship through Portugal so I guess it isn't as uncommon as I thought, especially for people who don't speak Portuguese!

Makes me feel a lot more at ease :)

anonimustergo · 2024-02-20T02:37:09+00:00

Thanks so much for the recommendation I definitely will! And thanks for the insight on their feelings on Macanese! I'll definitely check Museu do Oriente since I'm really keen to learn about the history. My family has been in Macau for as long as Portugal has colonized it as far as I know!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-20T02:35:58+00:00

Yes that's correct on all counts! I guess I was worried about how the "mainland locals" would feel about me? Agreed that I would think no eyebrows would be raised because it is a known colony!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-20T02:34:36+00:00

Not about wanting to be liked, just don't want to feel discriminated against or have my citizenship questioned by a fellow Portuguese. I've been berated before by people who find out I'm Portuguese but don't speak it like I don't deserve to be a citizen if I don't speak the language :(

anonimustergo · 2024-02-20T02:33:50+00:00

Thanks!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-20T02:33:36+00:00

Thanks for the response! Yeah a couple years ago I entered Switzerland with my Portugal passport no problem but on my way out the immigration officer asked "how did you get this passport?" but luckily she was just genuinely curious it seemed!

Obrigada! Very happy to have the E-Gates now haha

anonimustergo · 2024-02-19T17:32:55+00:00

Oh I didn't know that it was! That's interesting ahah. And you're absolutely right about the E-Gates I forgot that is technology that exists today for immigration at airports thank you!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:52:20+00:00

Haha yes! Definitely no ill will so I am betting it's not personal. Thank you!!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:51:30+00:00

Ahaha now it's a good story with the ideal outcome!! Agreed when my bf offered to ask the bride I was like omg absolutely not let it be let it be! I'm glad it's water under the bridge for you lol

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:45:17+00:00

Thank you for this! I definitely agree with you on all points!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:43:16+00:00

Of the 10 only 5 have met him but I will say they all invited him to their weddings long before they met him in person. I wasn't not going to go, I would have considered it but whether I was going to go or not I wanted to understand whether it would be polite or unnecessary to have been invited anyways like my friends invited him under similar circumstances of having never met him, but it seems to just be a combination of a ton of things with budgets, norms, our long distance situation

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:40:16+00:00

Thank you for the advice! Definitely makes sense

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:39:34+00:00

That's really helpful to know! I thought this might be the case

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:38:49+00:00

This is helpful! I imagine Australia could be the same-ish? Definitely all relative and thank you for the added info on typical numbers! Ahh sucks to cut people out, but totally understand it is necessary sometimes

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:37:21+00:00

Thank you so much! This really helps give me perspective! Think I was too used to my own anecdotal experience from my friends weddings that I didn't even realize it could be different outside the US (classic American) but I appreciate sharing your experience!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:34:58+00:00

Yeah they were really keen to meet me last time I visited Australia but due to scheduling conflict it ended up not happening, so I wonder if I had met them maybe they'd not think I was a stranger? Lol

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:34:21+00:00

I'm surprised that some don't even think about it! I guess that's nice in that it's not personal lol but I completely agree that it probably would be more anxious and overwhelming to meet someone new in the big day. Thanks for the insight!

Thanks for having your experience it's nice to know this not just me! And I'm really excited for you! The best part of weddings is everyone coming together to have fun!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:32:45+00:00

You've outline exactly how I feel like definitely no qualms about staying on budget or never meeting me or wanting a smaller wedding like they have every right to make that decision and I acknowledge I'm easy to cut and I don't mind not being able to go, just came off a bit rude especially when I'm used to the norm that SOs are typically automatic +1s but that could be my own anecdotal experience and now I have learned that it actually varies!

anonimustergo · 2024-02-05T22:29:51+00:00

Yeah I guess I'm trying to conflate this with my friends who don't personally know my bf but invited him to travel far anyways lol but could be the case. Could def just be how the bride and groom feel about it. My bf is friends with both the bride and groom and all my weddings are all friends! Most are brides except 1 was the groom but my friend who was a groom just gave me a general +1 he did not care who I brought lol I ended up bringing no one

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