I am in the same position right now apart from that. Apart from that our marriage certificate has to be authenticated in the States. That process alone is taking more than four weeks already. But since we only a opened a local bank account about six weeks ago, the entire process is currently stalled. It seems like it does not matter how much money you make. We opened our account with more than enough money and my husband makes over a hundred grand a year. Still they say nothing can be done until that 6 months is up. If anyone has had a more positive experience regarding this please share.