| Connie & Gary's |
| K-1 Visa Page |
| The Making of a "Household of Faith" |
| This page is published for two purposes. One is to share our K-1 Visa experiences in the hope that our story will help others going down the same path. The other purpose is to share our faith, which we found all sufficient for the trials we went through, and how we believe God worked in miraculous ways to bring us to where we are today. All information is what we experienced. It is not to be taken as legal advice. Your experience may differ. |
| OUR TIMELINE: |
| The Beginning: First email from Connie on June 28, 1998 |
| First trip to Manila, Philippines : September 14 to 29, 1998 |
| Officially Engaged: September 16, 1998 |
| Petition Filed for K1 Visa : Oct. 2, 1998 |
| Petition Approval: November 6, 1998 |
| First notice from Manila Embassy: Dec. 28, 1998 |
| Second trip to Manila : January 11 to February 11, 1999 |
| Interview appointment notification letter: January 27, 1999 |
| Interview at Embassy: April 15, 1999 |
| Visa picked up at embassy: April 19, 1999 |
| Left Philippines and arrived in U.S.: April 22, 1999 |
| Our Wedding Day : May 8, 1999 |
| Filed A.O.S., A.P. and E.A.D. : June 8, 1999 |
| Received Advanced Parole: August 2, 1999 |
| Picked upE.A.D.: August 6, 1999 |
| A.O.S. Interview: June 6, 2000. And she got her 'green card" a month later. |
| OUR STORY: |
| IN THE BEGINNING: God and Match.com |
| FIRST TRIP TO MANILA, PHILIPPINES: What am I doing? |
| OFFICIALLY ENGAGED: "What is your plan?" |
| PETITION FOR K-1 VISA FILED: The process begins. |
| SECOND TRIP TO MANILA: Nothing is going right. |
| THIRD TRIP TO MANILA: One more time. |
| THE INTERVIEW: "That was easy!" |
| DEPARTURE/ARRIVAL DAY: Goodbye and Hello |
| OUR WEDDING DAY: It's finally here. |
| ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS: More paperwork. |
| CONTACT INFORMATION: |
| If you have questions about the K-1 visa process, please feel free to email us at garyd55@bellsouth.net |
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| The following chapters are in the process of being written |
| INS Home Page: |
| U.S. Department of State- Visa Services: |
| Adjustment of Status Experiences: |
| Marriage Based Visa Homepages: |
| Updated INS Forms Page: |
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