Monday, October 19, 2020

Hallelujah!

 I finally made it happen. I am living in the USA now!

I have been working behind the scenes and was able to resolve all problems. I was granted the visa and I already am in the USA now. 

Thank you very much to all of you who have reached out to me and supported me emotionally and legally. 

By not hiring an immigration lawyer for the whole process but doing it myself I saved thousands of bucks but got grey hair :-) The following saying came to my mind more than once, lol: "a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client". But anyway, I made it happen. :-)

It feels very strange to finally live here. I have been in the US many many times over the last 20 years or so, but actually living 24|7|365|forever in America with my American husband still feels very unreal.

The goodbye from Germany and my German family was harder than expected. I am glad that part is over.

My whole life is a white canvas now and I am not sure yet what I am gonna paint on it, figuratively speaking. Very exciting and also pretty scary.  

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20 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 19, 2020 at 4:51 PM

    Congratulations!

    - From an anonymous reader who wishes you and your husband all the best.

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  2. FernsOctober 19, 2020 at 5:37 PM

    So very glad you got it sorted out! Congratulations, and many wishes for your next chapter to be full of love and happiness.

    Ferns

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    1. lawyerOctober 22, 2020 at 9:43 AM

      Yes, we are super glad too that everything worked out in the end. :-)

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  3. AnonymousOctober 20, 2020 at 4:04 AM

    I wish you all your dreams come true.

    D.K from H

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  4. FLOctober 20, 2020 at 6:56 AM

    Congratulations Miss Tina.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 20, 2020 at 8:44 AM

    Congratulations, Tina! I'm glad this worked out for you. I really like your blog. You have interesting things to say. It's obvious from your writing that you are a very intelligent and adventurous person. Let's face it, we tops and bottoms all have to be open minded and adventurous to do the things we do. But it's such fun!

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    1. lawyerOctober 22, 2020 at 9:47 AM

      Thanks for all the nice compliments. :-)
      open minded and adventurous... I like that.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 21, 2020 at 2:01 PM

    WELCOME!!!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 21, 2020 at 2:05 PM

    SO what state have you settled in? DO you have a favorite?

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  8. Leslie JonesOctober 23, 2020 at 4:04 PM

    Wonderful that you managed to move through the bureaucracy. From a lawyer admitted to several U.S. state and other jurisdictions, welcome. The U.S. legal scene is weird now: I've now argued in both trial and appellate courts online.

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    1. lawyerOctober 23, 2020 at 4:27 PM

      Thank you, Leslie.
      I had totally forgotten that you are a lawyer too. It is unbelievable how many lawyers are reading my blog, lol. :-)

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  9. AnonymousOctober 25, 2020 at 11:40 AM

    Congratulations, I'm glad to hear you finally made it. Welcome to the US. I hope life works out well for you and your husband.

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    1. lawyerOctober 27, 2020 at 10:08 AM

      Thank you very much. I am very happy that things finally did work out. Took me over 2 years.

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  10. Richard LarkinOctober 28, 2020 at 9:29 PM

    I'm v happy for you.

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  11. AnonymousNovember 1, 2020 at 3:07 PM

    Congratulations and welcome to the US! - SB

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