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Good New's on a Tuesday!

Well it's official! The visa paperwork has been submitted and I have to go in for my "biometrics" (finger printing and pictures taken of me for identity purposes) and then submit some paperwork to the UK Border Agency in California.

The lawyers think that it is possible that I should be able to fly to England in 3 weeks! We are pushing for the 25th of November. I REALLY hope it goes that well. I'm afraid of it taking longer though because we are starting to go into Holiday season with Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, etc. Which means more days off and less time to get things done with lots of people...I don't know how many people are trying to LEAVE the U.S. but I assume the work load isn't light.

It's amazing how many things start to cross your mind that you have to figure out like: How do I file my taxes this coming April? What about 2012? Paying my student loans? Keeping dual citizenship? Etc. etc. etc! I think I got them all figured out though! (or I'll find out trial by error.)

I did find out that all I need to do to keep my American citizenship is to keep my American Passport updated every 10 years (I haven't figured out where I do that though! Maybe the American AFB in England?) then I use that same passport when I travel to America. But then vice-verse I have to use my British passport to go back! I don't have to renew my passport for another 9 years, so I'm good there.

The process of this application is a lot of "hurry up and wait...hurry up and wait"...in the sense that you hurry up and collect things your side, then wait for further instruction, once instructions are you received, you hurry up and submit that info and then wait for the next orders...and so on. It's a little maddening really.

At least I can finally start seeing that there really is a light coming up at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully things will go according to plan nothing will be delayed any longer. I honestly can't wait to see him, long distance is so difficult! I wouldn't want to do it for even 6 months longer. I don't know how to explain the feeling other than you consistently feel like a piece of you is missing and there is that constant ache of missing him (I'm sure my military wive friends or friends who have had to be separated from there significant other for a substantial amount of time can vouch for those feelings!) I'm ready to move forward.

On the flip side, I miss my friends from home VERY much! I hope you all know how much I love you and hope that we stay tightly connected! you can't get rid of me THAT easily!! Mwah ha ha!! LOL!

Live, Laugh, Love!
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Megan said…
Woo hoo!! Exciting!!! One day at a time, chica!!
November 2, 2010 at 2:56 PM
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