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My wife of almost 6 years (hey, why am I hearing a lot of hearts breaking?) is American you see, and after the wedding we decided to try life in the Netherlands. It did not work as well as we had wanted, for a couple of reasons, employment and housing being the main factors. Between you guys and me, I don't really trust those agencies here who supposedly have our best interests at heart anymore, I got screwed over more than once, especially with her first resident's permit.
The biggest reason for going however is that my wife's really homesick, and I don't blame her. Her family is really close, I feel more welcome with her family than I ever will with my own. We also feel we have more freedom and opportunities there. We have big plans for the future, but they can only come to fruition in the US, that's how we feel. We simply feel stuck here!
Truth be told, I think we should have moved over from the very beginning. We're still glad we tried though, but it wasn't meant to be I guess. I take some of the blame, for not getting my fluffy butt in gear at times, but... like I said before, I'm not comfy around officials anymore.
The forms requesting my approval into the US have been submitted, hopefully we will get a reply soon. Wish us luck!
