Adventures

I'm the moderator a community entitled loversfaraway, which is a long distance relationship communtiy where you can go to get advice, support, or just rant about how much LDR's suck (because, yes, they do suck).

A new member, Dayna, joined yesterday and told her story. She lives in Mexico, and her husband (yes, they're married) lives here in the states. After visiting each other for months at a time and eventually getting married, she was on her way into the states with her visiting visa when she got thrown in jail here in the Atlanta airport, her visa taken away, and she was sent back to Mexico. Her husband is currently living in the states with his six year old daughter from a previous relationship, and Dayna lives in Mexico with her parents. It's only logical that she moves here.

However, she can't. And now that her Visa is taken away, she can't even visit the states. Even after going to the U.S. embassy in Mexico and showing them pictures of the two of them together and their marriage license, she's still not allowed to come back here until her other license is processed, which could take over a year.

Why am I writing all this? For several reasons. It made me realize that even though Dustin is having a hard time finding a job here in Atlanta, he at least has the freedom to move whenever a job becomes available.

Also, it's a plea for y'all to go sign this online petition that Dayna and her husband signed and support, directed towards Congress reguarding the length of time it takes to retrieve a Visa. While it's an online petition and may not have any bearing on Congress and they may not even care, it'd mean a lot if y'all would take a few minutes to read the petition, sign your names and support her.