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Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin, Part 25!
http://www.jamaica-s...estar/20100401/

The visas of five of Jamaica's top entertainers have been revoked, THE WEEKEND STAR understands. According to information coming from the Fraud Prevention Arm of the United States Embassy in Kingston, the visas of Bounty Killer, Mavado, Beenie Man, Adonia and selector Ricky Trooper are in the process of being cancelled.

When contacted for confirmation last night, Minister of National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson, relayed through his communications department that "he has no such information."

However, a document obtained by THE WEEKEND STAR stated that: "The Embassy of the United States in Kingston, Jamaica, is in the process of revoking the visas of the following citizens of Jamaica. The people mentioned here currently hold a US visa that we have not yet been able to physically cancel. Do not allow these passengers to board any flights bound for the United States in reliance on this visa."


revoked

The document then names Moses Anthony Davis (Beenie Man) two visas; Garfield Augustus McKoy (Ricky Trooper), two visas; Sheldon Ricardo Aitana Lawrence, (Aidonia); David Brooks (Mavado), two visas; and Rodney Basil Price (Bounty Killer) two visas, as those persons whose visas are in the process of being revoked
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-04-02 08:52:00
Mexico, Latin & South Americaembassy interview help!!
Mya, I think you understand why the second interview is necessay.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-04 10:16:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaShipping Barrels to Jamaica
Pack... pay to ship...$$$....pay to clear at custom in Jamaica...$$$$$$.

Check with any caribbean/mexican/store in your area, they will have information on who to use to ship with. They will probably sell the barrels aswell.


Be prepare to pay $$$ to clear at custom in Jamaica.
It will probably take about 4 weeks to arrive in Jamaica.

Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 19 May 2010 - 06:41 PM.

LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-19 18:38:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaUS increasing visa fees for Jamaica effective June 4th

How much was it before? It's been so long...


Today $131.00 US dollars After June 3rd $350.00 US dollars.

Oh well that'life...
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-21 18:00:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaUS increasing visa fees for Jamaica effective June 4th
Who??????
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-21 15:23:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaUS increasing visa fees for Jamaica effective June 4th
THE United States will be increasing visa fees worldwide, including Jamaica, effective Friday June 4.

All persons whose interviews fall on or after that date must pay the new fees. Applicants with interviews scheduled for June 4 and who have already paid according to the old fee schedule must now return to NCB to pay the difference for their applications to be processed.

Under the new fees petition-based visas cost more than non-petition based visas.


New fee scehdule:

Non-petition-based visas:


Visitor (B1/B2) US$140
Crewmember (C1/D) US$140
Student visas (F1 and M1) US$140
Treaty Trader/Investor (E1 or E2) US$390
Petition-based visas:


Temporary skilled workers (H-1B) US$150
Temporary seasonal workers (H-2B) US$150
Intra-company transferees (L1) US$150
Performers (O and P) US$150
Fiancé-based visas (K) US$350 :angry:
A release from the US Embassy said that that the increased fees were necessary, "to better reflect the actual cost of providing services". It said that until now only 94 per cent of costs were recovered by visa fees, with the monthly US$5.4 million shortfall being borne by the US taxpayer

Although the treaty trader (E1) and treaty investor (E2) visa classes are not petition-based, they will now be set at US$390 to reflect the real cost of processing document-intensive visa categories.

For more information visit the US Embassy website: http://kingston.usembassy.gov

Related stories:


In Jamaica, US Embassy undergoes image makeover

US embassy opens new consular office in MoBay

Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 21 May 2010 - 03:10 PM.

LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-21 15:09:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!
U.S. Embassy Closure
The offices of the U.S. Embassy in Kingston will be closed Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Only essential staff should turn up for duty
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-25 19:20:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!

[size="6"]STAY FOCUS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING,DON'T GET SIDE TRACKED, I'M NOT THE ONE TO TONGUE WRESTLE OR BRAIN WRESTLE, IT'S NOT WHERE YOU FROM BUT HOW YOU COME. HIS EYE IS STILL AND WILL ALWAYS BE ON THE SPARROW. SO NO NEED FOR ME TO

ELABORATE ANY FUTHER!!!!![/

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BIM, all CAPS constitute as shouting. Also look at how you ended your sentence with the explanation marks. That constitute shouting, in the grammar world.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-25 15:03:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!
BMI, why are you shouting?
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-25 14:43:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!

Life journey and I agree with you it will never end until they get that chance... Even with the capture of Dudus.

And to me the country is a rich country and beautiful country. Why the coutinue faliure ? What are the young people coming up to do ?



AMEN, says the chorus.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-25 11:09:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!

I know we speak about it everyday day...I ask a lot of questions.
Right now I just want to know that he and my son are safe.. I feel even more nervous with my child being away from me. Posted Image



Today if your husband and son in not in West Kingston, then they are okay. But none of us knows what tomorrow will bring. Good Luck.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-25 11:07:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!

I will continue to pray for the JA, MP and army to have the strength and guidance of God!!! I pray that they catch Coke without any more lives being lost whether on either side. I pray that Coke steps forward and tell his people to stand down!!!!

Lord I just want it to be over!!!


Ask your husband about what happen in 2001, this will never be completely over until the people are given a fair economical chance to survical. That is why some many young men in JA didn't finish school.

Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 25 May 2010 - 10:54 AM.

LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-25 10:53:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!

That's true to some degree, my husband and

I are not worried because it's all a trick of the devil. For

those that's reading this I don't know what your Spiritual Background is but if you want to agree, agree and believe in your heart that through the Blood of Jesus Christ The gates of hell shall not prevail. My husband and I are resting on "Psalms 91","Psalm 23".



With that being said, I don't know what weapon the US army would have had to beat this.

May peace be with all of those who are going thru this trail and tribulation. My prayers are with my family and all VJ's members familes and friends in Jamaica.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-25 10:38:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!
Then that same prayer will work for the JA MP and army as it will work for the US army. The JA army is just as well equip as the US army. The country is not backwards, the Police and army in Ja is more than able to handle problems that arise on their soil with their country men.

No war goes without the innocent losing their lives, the men in TG would still have fought it out with the US army, just as they are fighting it out with
the JA army. It has never been said that the US have been able to bring peace without some type of casualty.

Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 25 May 2010 - 10:08 AM.

LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-25 10:04:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!
BMI, have you had this conversation with your husband, ^^^^, do he agree with you that the US shoulded have emerged on JA soil and that would have been the answer to the problem? Ha :no:

Jamaican's are proud people and rightful so, they would like to solve their own problems, without the big guy pulling their weight. Just my obersavation of the beautiful people.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-25 09:53:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!
Why don't you'll trust your husbands and SO instinct on these situations. They have a better guage of what's happen there in JA, rather than us on the other side of the ocean. I am just saying everything that is reported in the news is not always correct. Talk to your husbands and get their take on what they are willing to do. I understand the concern, but there is multiple ways to get to the embassy, as JaEnglish has pointed out.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-24 08:59:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!
Maybe we in the US knows more than those in west Kingston, but as of this morning, my relatives says all kids are going to school, and the crime is no more than it was on Saturday.

Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 18 May 2010 - 09:09 AM.

LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-18 09:08:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!

Hey Malbarb,

I doubt it will have any effect everything going to go good on your day.

Hey lifejourney, which part is not true. fill me in



There is no BLOOD BATH GOING ON IN WEST KINGSTON JAMAICA. They are taking everything in strive. KIDS are going to school, workers are going to work. Why create a PANIC when there is none.

Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 18 May 2010 - 09:07 AM.

LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-18 09:07:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!
I beleive the title should be corrected to reflect the problem, not to create a scene that is not actually happen.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-18 07:40:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaWEST KINGSTON JAMAICA BLOOD SHED!!!!!!
I pray that this titled of this topic get corrected, because it is not true.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-18 07:26:00
Mexico, Latin & South Americabest way to send/recieve money JA
Be careful of this, let BM know that money will be drawn out of a JA bank. After too many withdrawls, they will put a hold on your account.

Just a FYI, this is a true statement.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-01 05:21:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
JP, all I was trying to do was help you to make your heart a little lighter, I am in no way saying there is a right or wrong way in this process. But I do know that to be so stressed out durning your baby 1st year of life, you will miss out on some many important first things that you will never get back.

Most of the comments I see now is everyone wants you to fight, that is fine if it is what you want to do. Good luck on whatever decision you embark on, I pray that it works out for your family. (L)
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-15 04:16:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!

Maybe but I'm not so concerned with making a point as I am concerned with having correct information. Why would they tell him to come back to turn in the waiver if he couldn't file it anyway? Like I said before I want to know the correct way so that others don't have to go through what JAP is. I think sometimes when people are in a position to give/grant something to others they can sometimes not feel obligated to explain the proper process because in "their" minds people should figure it out well when I pay for service I expect that service and if not I expect someone to clearly explain the protocal.



Shaneete, what we don't see is the fine print that legal has stated for the process ids that each consular can decide how they will handle a process. Since the JA consular has a wavier approval unit within the embassy, I bet they have decided that this will be their process.


As have been noted by many of the other embassy, each embassy has different rules on how they are handling process within their embassy. The collective rule maybe that a K1 can file a wavier, but the JA consular may have choosen only to offer this to CR1's.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-14 23:12:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!

Me neither. Thats the part that would make me get highly upset. I feel Life's point too but if it was me I would really want to know why their instructions say that a K1 can file if thats really not true. I mean were all in this together and whatever I find out through my own journey I try to share with others. So if there's no absolute way she can move forward in the K-1 process then yea by all means I'd get married. I just hate to waste money and then end up spending more money on the same thing twice.



Shaneete, I always remember a conversation my grandmother said to me, she stated if you could get to same place by doing the same thing you would do at the end any how, why would you waste so much engery in fighting and trying to prove a point, when you are going there in the end any how. Does this make sense. It means fight those battles that you are 100% sure you will win, leave the engery to fight what you are capapble of winning.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-14 22:39:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
There are 2 things that a CR1 does upfront, that a K1 doesn't. One, a CR1 makes you legally finacially binding once the visa is approved. That is by signing the I-864 form, two it shows that you are doing this for married, rather than a wait and see (the 90 days option). I am just looking at this at all angels that the CO would.

You are fighting this the wrong way, it seems to be when they told your SO the bit about married, they were given him an go pass. Since you weren't there I am sure alot of what was said at the interview may not have been interpret not so clearly.

Jst my 2 cents.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-14 22:34:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
There are 2 tings that a CR1 does upfront, that a K1 doesn't. One, a CR1 makes you legally finacially binding once the visa is approved. That is by signing the I-864 form, two it shows that you are doing this for married, rather than a wait and see (the 90 days option). I am just looking at this at all angels that the CO would.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-14 22:28:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
It seems as if the embassy stated to your SO that they will only take a wavier from a married couple. Since you are requesting a K1, why not get married, and then file the wavier along with the CR1.

They may have their own reasons for why they will only accepting waviers for married couples. I am not saying it is right, but if this is what they are requesting, why not do it. The end result of a K1 will result in marriage.

Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 14 June 2010 - 10:24 PM.

LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-14 22:23:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
Ja princess,may I make a suggestion?
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-14 22:20:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
Okay, is his name a common name? Do he have any immediate relatives here, that might be sharing his name? Call The embassy on Monday and question the time frame?
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-04 21:50:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
SuGARApple, sorry that everthing is taking so long, but I was wondering has you SO ever spent a large amount of time on US soil before? Did he have a visitor visa?
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-04 20:25:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!

I think it is a little different. When you come in on a K-1 you can apply for an EAD right away. A lot of people don't because if you file with your AOS, there is no additional cost for that document. If you file them separately its an additional $340. My fiance wanted to get started working as soon as possible rather than waiting almost 2 months for our wedding and then another 3 months or so for the AOS and EAD approval. If all goes well, he should be able to start working as soon as we get back from our honeymoon!



But the EAD is only good up until the expired date on the I-194. That is the down side, so if you have not filed for AOS and have received an new EAD or GC by then, he will have an expired EAD.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-06-04 10:43:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
This is why we on VJ say never buy the plane ticket until visa is in hand. The FBI finger print check is not done until after an appoval has been given, the visa cannot be released until the finger print check have come backed cleared. The embassy is waiting for name and finger print checks to be released back fom the US.

Sorry for the wait..

Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 27 May 2010 - 07:32 PM.

LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-27 19:32:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
U.S. Embassy Closure
The offices of the U.S. Embassy in Kingston will be closed Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Only essential staff should turn up for duty
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-25 19:49:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
No, a CR1 is not a "K" visa.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-21 19:10:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!
Ms. Palmer, my prayers are for your nephew and your family.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-05-18 09:57:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaJamaican passport
Somuchfun, in reading your prior 2 posts, I would suggest that you read up on the Adjustment of status process (AOS), and what would be required of your S0(husband)to be able to maintain an LPR resident in The US, and what the time frames will be like.

Initally it could take almost up to 4 to 6 most before he will be able to travel back to Jamaica once he comes on a K1 visa.

Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 08 July 2010 - 12:38 PM.

LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-07-08 12:38:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaJamaican passport

Please help with confusing information. I have read in a few places that my Jamaican fiance has to have a

passport that is at least 6 months old, in other words, issued 6 months prior to issue date.

Does anyone know if this is true? we have an interview scheduled and I don't want to go if the passport will not get him into the US.



The correct way to state the requirement, is that the passport must have an expired date of 6 months after the date of approval of the visa.

Your SO can have a passport that has a recent issue date, that will be okay.

I hope this helps.

Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 08 July 2010 - 11:48 AM.

LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-07-08 11:47:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies at home and a farrin, Part 27!

JET BLUE flies directly from BWI to MoBay



That was incorrect information, SORRY. Don't know other-wise.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-07-29 15:19:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies at home and a farrin, Part 27!

Good morning Yardies!

I am trying to find out if there are any direct flights to Baltimore now that AIR JA stopped flying there from Mobay. Any thoughts? Thanks and have a great day all!



Congrats Bajan!!




JET BLUE flies directly from BWI to MoBay
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-07-29 13:52:00
Mexico, Latin & South AmericaYardies at home and a farrin, Part 27!
When you asked this same question last week, I suggested that you e-mail the Embassy and ask them the same question or ask if you could drop the documents off, so they would have time to review them.

The only thing I know for sure in this process is that the Embassy works on their timeframe, not on the requestor.
LIFE'SJOURNEYFemaleJamaica2010-07-19 10:46:00