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Calling all couples who had to move a long way to be with the one they love... posted: 02/17/11 at 6:06 PM
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I need your advice!
I live in Australia and my SO in the United States. We've been in a long distance relationship for more than two years now. We usually see each other every three months or so (and stay with each other for three months as well). So in that sense we've been pretty lucky as I know a lot of LDR couples only get weekends or a week or two together.
I've been thinking a lot about our relationship and how best we can end the distance. However, it's very difficult at the moment as we're both still at university. Although we both graduate this semester, neither of us really know what we're doing after, which makes planning for the future very difficult.
I guess I just wanted some advice about how best to deal with this situation, and what other couples did when they made the big move? How long did you wait before you started talking about moving to be with your SO? And who made the move? What were the processes you had to go through? I'm just looking for any information at all that might help me in this situation. I'm desperate to end the distance, I just don't know where to start...
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posted: 02/18/11 at 2:56 PM
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Well, the first step in this is to decide which country do you two like the best. Adam and I started talking about who would move where about a year into the relationship. We changed our minds a few times during the course of then and now a few times due to circumstances and changes in both of our lives. For instance, it was decided for a while that Adam would move here after he graduated because my mom was very ill and needed someone to always be with her. Then she passed away on March 11th and everything changed. Now I will be moving there.
Once you decide which country you want to be in, then you have to take steps toward getting your life together, have a place to live, a job that you can support your SO/spouse with because they will look into that. I also suggest getting your fingerprinting done as soon as you can, it can supposedly take 16 to 18 weeks to get the results back. Other than that, I have no other information since we're still making steps toward our immigration, but I will fill you in as I go. 
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posted: 03/20/11 at 5:42 PM
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My husband moved from England to be with me in the US about 8 months ago, although the process took quite a while. If you plan to move to the US, I went through that process with him and it took about.....2 years from start to finish, and that was with an attorney. Finish being, he now has his green card, we're married, and he lives here.
It was an easily made decision for us. England was not the best place for us to live, I am a very family oriented person and he didn't spend much time with his. And the US has given him so many more opportunities then England would have ever given him. He absolutely LOVES living here.
The first step you need to take is decide who's moving where. After that I would suggest getting an attorney because the process and the paperwork you have to fill out is a pain to try and do on your own.
But moving from the US to Australia could be a whole different process then moving from Australia to the US, I wouldn't know, but it's something you need to look into.
The next step is deciding which Visa would work best for you. My husband came in on the K-1 visa, which is a Fiancee visa, therefore you must be engaged and have proof of that engagement. There are many types of visa though, and it could be different if he decided to move to you.
Me and my hubby have been together a total of 5 years after meeting online.
One thing that is very important is to take lots of pictures of you two together when you have visits! Keep as much evidence of your relationship as you can so they will know you are the real deal.
Otherwise I'd have no other advice....It's a very long process, and costs of it are only going up more and more. So save your money!
But the first thing you need to do is talk about your future and where you'll be living before you even consider the moving process.
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posted: 06/03/11 at 11:17 PM
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Moving to Australia on partner/fiance visas is a bit easier going to Australia than going to the US. And the process is quicker I believe.
You have a few more visa options with Australia as well.
immi.gov.au (www) is the official site, and it's a good one, well laid out with pretty much everything you'd want to know if you're immigrating to Australia. They have lots of handy booklets that you can download as well.
Check it out if you haven't already. It will answer most of your questions for US to Australia migration. Good luck!
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