My love and I have been in a long-distance relationship for three years now.
The distance between us isn't terribly great anymore - it's only a four hour drive to visit him. The only problem is the border in between us. I'm currently living in Canada, and my sweetheart is just south of me in ND, USA. We've been working hard to find a way to close the distance between us. There have been many lengthy discussions on who should move where, what visas to look into, how much everything is going to cost, and so on. We finally decided that I would move to the USA, since he recently got a long-term, steady job (part of our agreement was that if one of us found a good job, the other would move to be with them). However, moving to the USA is complicated. Work visas are nearly impossible to get, I'm not ready to go back to school , and we're not quite ready for marriage (we both agreed that we want to live together for at least half a year before deciding to tie the knot). Ultimately, I was beginning to lose hope of ever being able to close the distance.
That's right about when my partner suggested a new plan of action: since I am allowed to be in the USA for up to 6 months out of a year without needing a visa, I would save up all the money I can for a year (or so), then move in with him for about half a year. His new job pays well enough that he can support the both of us. After that, if all goes well, we would look at getting a fiancee visa, which would then lead to him sponsoring me into the country.
I feel like this plan of action should work, but if anyone has any advice or experience with this, I'd love the input! Have any of you had difficulty finding the right visa to move closer to your loved one?
The distance between us isn't terribly great anymore - it's only a four hour drive to visit him. The only problem is the border in between us. I'm currently living in Canada, and my sweetheart is just south of me in ND, USA. We've been working hard to find a way to close the distance between us. There have been many lengthy discussions on who should move where, what visas to look into, how much everything is going to cost, and so on. We finally decided that I would move to the USA, since he recently got a long-term, steady job (part of our agreement was that if one of us found a good job, the other would move to be with them). However, moving to the USA is complicated. Work visas are nearly impossible to get, I'm not ready to go back to school , and we're not quite ready for marriage (we both agreed that we want to live together for at least half a year before deciding to tie the knot). Ultimately, I was beginning to lose hope of ever being able to close the distance.
That's right about when my partner suggested a new plan of action: since I am allowed to be in the USA for up to 6 months out of a year without needing a visa, I would save up all the money I can for a year (or so), then move in with him for about half a year. His new job pays well enough that he can support the both of us. After that, if all goes well, we would look at getting a fiancee visa, which would then lead to him sponsoring me into the country.
I feel like this plan of action should work, but if anyone has any advice or experience with this, I'd love the input! Have any of you had difficulty finding the right visa to move closer to your loved one?
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