Heading out for 2 weeks - and claming residency!

My husband & I (oh... we're bringing the boy too!) are heading out today for a 2 week stay in the States. We'll be heading to MIssouri because my little brother is getting married, and conveniently he lives where we'll be moving in january so I'll have a chance to apartment hunt and things like that. He will be going through his interview at the airport (bit nervous about that!) - so I'll let you all know how it goes.

In the mean time, I'll be away for a while (I don't think I'll have internet access there, and even if I do I'll be too busy stuffing myself silly with donuts to bother getting online) - so I'll see you when I get back.

Have a great time!!!  Best of luck with the airport interview!!!  I hope it goes OK!  Can't wait to hear all about the trip when you are back!

Have a great time back in the US.  I have no doubt that you will!  All of us soon to be repats will be looking forward to hearing your husband's interview.

Julie

Hope everything went ok Sara!! If you get a sec please drop us a line

Well we are back! We ended up staying thre for 3 weeks instead of 2, and i had very limited internet so I couldn't check in much!!! We entered Chicago and my husband had his "interview" - - and i put that in quotes because they didn't even ask him questions! The didn't want his chest x-ray either, so we got to keep that as a souvenir. We went to the immigration desk as normal (as a family we went through the nonUS line. we wanted to stay together as our son was fractious, and the didn't care.) The guy at the desk took davids envelope and had us sit off to the side while someone opened it up. They called us to the desk oh, 3 minutes later? Had david put his fingerprints onto a form (which he also signed) and said "welcome to the country" - and that was it! He got his green card in the mail yesterday - at our US address which is my parents address. They are fed-exing it to us today! So we got the green card (which is apparently beige with a bit of green on the back) just less than 3 weeks after his first entry into the US. !! He stil hasn't received his SS number yet, but I'll call them tomorrow to see if there is a problem about that.

So! We're back, and have 6 weeks to get everything sorted, we're moving exactly 6 weeks from today! We love the area - haveing 3 weeks there (living with my brother and his wife) was wonderful, we really got a taste for the place. Can't wait to move now!

Welcome back Sara!!!  I'm glad to hear that you had a great time and that everything went well

Your interview sounds exactly like ours; we entered in Chicago, too.  It's such a relief, isn't it?  It's really the last hurdle.  You must be so pleased to be on your way.

Are you going to live in MO?  If not, where will you be?  Since you came through Chicago, is there a chance that you'll be looking in Chicagoland?  (...I ask hopefully, and selfishly?)   

Keep us posted!

Naw, we entered Chicago but drove to Missouri!  We'll be living just east of Kansas City, and we really like the place.  (Sorry! )

Sara,

Glad to hear that you like my little neck of the woods.  I'll still be in the area through February so if you need anything, just holler.

Tanisha

Thanks! We loved it - and we'll be in Warrensburg for the first month or so, then looking at Lee's Summit. We;ll rent for a while before we decide where to get a house - but we'lre still thinking the Lee's Summit, Independence, Blue Springs area - especially since my brother & his wife are moving up there too!

So glad it went so smoothly! I for one missed you TONS around here!

Hi Sara,

Welcome back. Glad to hear that everything went extremely well!    Glad to see you back on the boards.

Julie

Hiya Sara!! So glad to hear that your entry went smoothly!
So youre moving in about 6 weeks - thats barely any time at all! Believe me, it'll go so fast!

If you can - try and pop in to the Embassy in London to get your SSN - they'll be able to print up a little piece of paper with the number on it if the application has been processed. That is, if you dont want to wait for it

Ooh - can he really do that Mars? That's a thought...


**edited to say the rest of this topic has been split.

Hi Sara - glad everything went okay!!  Just one question - what did you tell them about work?  Did you or your husband already have a job lined up, or did they just go on the I-184 as enough?

Congrats again!

Thanks!

S.

The I-184 was enough. We were all prepared to tell them about his job in the States (his UK company is transferring him there) - but they didn't care. The I-184 was proof that we'd be supported and that was the inly thing important to them. The guy at the end asked us what or long term plans were, but all he wanted to hear was that we were going there to stay there and would be earning money eventually and have a nice life!