Doing that was never an option for me. I have so many medical conditions and one in particular, an autoimmune disease that will kill me if I don't have access to my medications, testing, and proper medical providers. Not only health issues but I have a special needs non-human baby that requires his own doctor taking care of him and his own medical needs and medications. I also need to work for obvious financial reasons. I work part-time at the hospital which works for my health issues and when school is in session. There's just too many things working against waiting inland. I wish things were different, like being a healthy person and having a healthy non-human baby, but unfortunately that's not the case, and not every spouse is able to completely cover every expense without some form of contribution and I cannot do that. That's great you are able to do that.
Sorry to hear that guys, it's really frustrating being separated from our spouses due to circumstances beyond our control. Just goes to show that being from a visa-exempt country doesn't necessarily make it easier to visit partners because there are costs and sacrifices associated with it that we can't all take. Here's to hoping we get more movement in our files within the next month--there's still time for us to hit the 6-month processing time (though I know right now the chances look bleak). I think once we get biometric requests (for those that still need it) it'll at least be a sign that our files are being looked at again instead of sitting on a pile.
