Work Tomorrow... Yay?
Tomorrow, I start work again, which should be a relief for me. It is at least something to keep me busy, while my husband and I have to wait until December to see each other again. At least work will make the time pass by fast... hopefully. Plus, there is a lot of things I have to do. For instance, I have to change my last name, so I take my husband's name. When that is done, of course, I have to change my passport so that it matches my surname That means, that I will not be able to travel, until I get another passport that matches my surname. At least these two things are something that I have to work on in the coming months.
As long as I focus my attention on the things that have to be done, I should be fine... I think. I just hope that I will not stress myself out with these things. I also hope that my mother does not stress me out. Before the visit, she was stressing me out really bad. All she would do was criticize, gripe, and bombard me with questions about when exactly the distance was going to end. It felt like she was putting a lot of pressure on me to try to rush it as fast as possible.
The thing is, these things cannot be rushed. It can take a while for a couple to close the distance, depending on the situation. There is paperwork to fill, evidence to gather, and items that we simply cannot mess up on. One mistake, and the Visa application has a chance on getting refused, then the process has to start all over again.
I am nervous about doing the application, when it comes time for it. I just hope that we have enough information between the both of us, so that I am sure to get a Visa to be able to live in the UK with my husband. Each year, it only gets harder for couples to get a Visa. I keep checking the government website for any changes in Immigration policy, and worry that things will only get more difficult for us.
I have heard that it used to be easy, back in the eighties. I remembering reading that all a spouse had to do was show their marriage certificate at the airport. There, the Officer would give a Visa to be able to stay in the Uk, with no problems. I wish it were that easy, but times have changed. With that privilege, comes people who would abuse the system, and enter sham marriages to be able to live in the UK. I guess that really messed it up for a lot of legitimate couples who wish to close the distance.
Also, it probably caused a great influx of people to enter the country, causing an overpopulation, perhaps?
A lot of the Immigration rules have become stricter, and that can be both a good, and bad thing. On one hand, it does control illegal immigrants, and takes care of people entering into false relationships. On the other hand, it is ridiculously expensive, and most couples have to wait months, even years before being able to close the distance properly.
Oh well, all V and I could really do is wait. All I could really do is hope that we will able to close the distance next year. I really want to live in the UK with him. I want to do this more than anything in the world. Nothing will stop us from filling this goal. It has to be done, for the sanity of our being, and of our relationship.
As long as I focus my attention on the things that have to be done, I should be fine... I think. I just hope that I will not stress myself out with these things. I also hope that my mother does not stress me out. Before the visit, she was stressing me out really bad. All she would do was criticize, gripe, and bombard me with questions about when exactly the distance was going to end. It felt like she was putting a lot of pressure on me to try to rush it as fast as possible.
The thing is, these things cannot be rushed. It can take a while for a couple to close the distance, depending on the situation. There is paperwork to fill, evidence to gather, and items that we simply cannot mess up on. One mistake, and the Visa application has a chance on getting refused, then the process has to start all over again.
I am nervous about doing the application, when it comes time for it. I just hope that we have enough information between the both of us, so that I am sure to get a Visa to be able to live in the UK with my husband. Each year, it only gets harder for couples to get a Visa. I keep checking the government website for any changes in Immigration policy, and worry that things will only get more difficult for us.
I have heard that it used to be easy, back in the eighties. I remembering reading that all a spouse had to do was show their marriage certificate at the airport. There, the Officer would give a Visa to be able to stay in the Uk, with no problems. I wish it were that easy, but times have changed. With that privilege, comes people who would abuse the system, and enter sham marriages to be able to live in the UK. I guess that really messed it up for a lot of legitimate couples who wish to close the distance.
Also, it probably caused a great influx of people to enter the country, causing an overpopulation, perhaps?
A lot of the Immigration rules have become stricter, and that can be both a good, and bad thing. On one hand, it does control illegal immigrants, and takes care of people entering into false relationships. On the other hand, it is ridiculously expensive, and most couples have to wait months, even years before being able to close the distance properly.
Oh well, all V and I could really do is wait. All I could really do is hope that we will able to close the distance next year. I really want to live in the UK with him. I want to do this more than anything in the world. Nothing will stop us from filling this goal. It has to be done, for the sanity of our being, and of our relationship.
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