... in response to I-129 status., posted by MNKenr on Jul 27, 2002Submitted my marriage papers to NCIS on 21 November and they finally were approved and forwarded to the State Department for background investigation on 21. That's 7 months! Living in Iceland is difficult enough without our Govt giving a little bit of their attention to our needs over here.
I could have done the whole thing through the INS processing centers and taken her to the U.S.A. for marriage, but thought that this was the easiest for me....Losing patience now, but can't do much but keep the calls through my NCIS field agent. The other thing that makes this difficult is that there is absolutely no communication from the Navy Criminal Investigative Service as to the status of my papers unless we call them. There is no three or four step process, whereby you recieve periodic notifications when each step is accomplished.
I am fortunate in all this to have a wonderful woman with whom love abounds in our hearts. We would wait a lifetime if that were required, just to be together. If she is anything like the women that the men here are finding for wives, then all of you are truly blessed.
