The Visa process...

It's been a month since Tom went back to England.

It feels more like a year but it has in fact only been one month.

This past week we haven't been able to skype as much

due to our different schedules not coming together.

So yesterday we finally got to see each other for

a good long skype and it was perfect!!

We spent a majority of the skype date

looking at different visa options.

Ohhhhhhh visa's, how you really complicate things...

The two visa's we are looking at are the H2B visa and the B-2 visa.

The H2B visa is a work visa, it would allow Tom to work 

temporarily while he is here in the USA.

The problem with this visa is that Tom has

to secure a job before he begins the application for the visa.

So he would need to find a company willing to hire

a foreign visitor instead of a US citizen.

We feel like those chances are slim.

Especially slim since he would need to find

a company that is willing to hire him in the fort worth area.

He also doesn't have a vehicle or drivers license so

it would have to be somewhere close to either my

job or my parents jobs so he could be dropped off

and picked up at the end of the day.

I'm not saying it's impossible, just unlikely.

So we've looked into the H2B visa enough

to know that the chances are slim so we're

probably just going to move on to the B-2 visa.

The B-2 visa is a Visitor Visa for foreigners coming to the USA.

It's valid for up to 6 months which is how long

we are looking at Tom staying here next year.

There is a cost to this one.

I think the non-refundable application fee is £160.

Then he has to go to London for an interview at the US consulate.

So there's a few hoops to jump through on this one

but it seems a lot more doable than the H2B visa.

The downside is he won't be able to work..

But i'll still be working, we'll still be saving

and on top of that we'll have loads of time to just

be together and he'll get to grow his relationship

with Texas and my family and it will just be great!

So as of right now it looks like we're leaning 

more towards to B-2 visa.

AND it's a pretty done deal that Tom will

be coming to Texas for half of next year.

Or at least that's the plan ;)

Plans frequently change on this blog

but I have a feeling this is going to work out.

If you've got any visa insight from previous

experiences that you'd like to send my way please do so!!

We would appreciate any and all suggestions and ideas. :)

Hope you all have a great Monday!! :)