Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	TLC ( the learning channel) being 70 & pregnant	Because the rights of the child should be put above the rights of the mother. Your argument doesn't lead to a valid reasoning, so poor people shouldn't have children? Single mothers shouldn't have children, and parents shouldn't divorce if I use your argument. Does any of this make sense? Are you really saying a woamn in her mature age can't be pretty. Please, Please don't mature, it will scare the he?? out of you. BTW, a mature woman can be prettier and sextier than any 20 year old child. Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 02 May 2012 - 03:28 PM.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2012-05-02 15:26:00
Middle East and North Africa	TLC ( the learning channel) being 70 & pregnant	Did you even read what I wrote? Who said raising a child at an older age is irresponsible? And who said that women of a certain age don't have the factuality or mentality to raise a child? Not me. Perhaps you better read my comment again. For families that are unable to conceive naturually, IVF is an amazing medical option to get pregnant, if it works. IMO, I think if a women (of bearing years) chooses to do this then more power to her. And I do believe your question as already been answered. It's NOT IDEAL for reasons already stated in this thread. But since you don't read through the comments, I'll repeat -- Life expectancy, health concerns, and lower energy levels. Frankly, we are all entitled to our opinions, which are solely that, our own opinions. So, if you, at 70 want to go and get knocked up...go ahead but when you end up on the international news, you best believe I'm going to talk about your #######. May I ask why are you so angry? I am just debating your arguments back to you with counter arguments. That is what a debate is, everyone can have a personal opinion, but to say something is wrong about a woman choice to have a child without valid arguments doesn't lead to sound reasoning. The statement that I have put in quote from you, ends all arguments, you don't have a reason, just a season as why you don't appreciate the beauty of science.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2012-05-02 15:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Embassy Fees	There is no fee paid at the embassy unless missing as it relates to nvc/immigration. The only other fee is the fee that would be paid to DHL for delivery of the package which is USD $8.00 or $350.00 JMD (local) This is incorrect, ALl K1 have to pay for their visa, it's a $350.00 fee.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-01-14 14:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	No Impedment & Police Certificate	dont laugh, but what is no impedment? Is this something we have to do? A non-impedment is a document that states your SO is not married. Yes, ALL K1's must have one.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-01-19 08:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Should I extend NOA2 approval?	My case is past the NVC stage. It's at the embassy,just waiting for interview date. I'm filing a k-1 visa. Thanks. Just wait for an interview date from Kingston, there is nothing else for you to do but prepare for the medical and the interview.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-02-05 01:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	co sponsor with jamaican tax return	Vett, you need to be thinking about getting another co-sponsor. No the US and Jamaica don't have any such agreement about taxes. The answer to your question about double jeopardy, there is no such thing we are two separate countries. Our tax system has absolute nothing to do with Jamaica, and the Jamaica tax system has nothing to do with the US. Are you the USC for this petition?	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-02-20 14:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	co sponsor with jamaican tax return	Vett, you need to be thinking about getting another co-sponsor. No the US and Jamaica don't have any such agreement about taxes. The answer to your question about double jeopardy, there is no such thing we are two separate countries. Our tax system has absolute nothing to do with Jamaica, and the Jamaica tax system has nothing to do with the US.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-02-20 14:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	co sponsor with jamaican tax return	Did he have forgein income for the last three years? I wonder if they will accept him as a co-sponsor, because this will eliminate the reason why they are accepting co-sponors. Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 20 February 2011 - 12:24 PM.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-02-20 12:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	co sponsor with jamaican tax return	There is a tax filing requirement in Jamaica..? I wanted to ask the same thing, knowing the tax filing system or lack of in JA, why would a USS file taxes within the JA tax system. But I just answered the question.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-02-20 01:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	co sponsor with jamaican tax return	yes he is a born us citizen..so i guess he will just have to them in the us then. YES, he must it is the LAW.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-02-20 00:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	co sponsor with jamaican tax return	HE MUST FILE THOSE TAXES WITH THE US, IF HE WAS A USC OR A LPR OF THE US AT THAT TIME, IF HE WAS NOT THEN YOU WILL NEED TO FIND ANOTHER CO-SPONOR.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-02-20 00:22:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Are tax Returns really needed For completeing I-134	thanks good to know! guess maybe we will look at work under the table.. if he needs too we'll figure that all out later... so 2010 tax return for me and my co-sponsor and blacking out ssn is okay?? thanks for all the help Working under the table is illegally, why start out committing a crime before he is even a LPR of the US. I would only black out the SS# if you are actually using the official IRS tax transcript. 2010 tax returns will be fine for both.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-02 22:43:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Are tax Returns really needed For completeing I-134	I have the money for the AOS.. things are figured out for the situation once he gets here... but I thought that you can get a working permit even before the AOS but that you will have to file the form again once we get the status change.. not true? NOT TRUE....He can only get the EAD with the AOS, now he can file separately for the EAD at a cost of $450.00, but he will still need to do the AOS at $1070.00. If he file for the EAD outside of filing for the AOS the EAD will expire at the same time that his 194 expires, and that is usually 90 days after he arrives on a K1. So the AOS is the best bang for the buck, not EAD, no work. Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 02 March 2011 - 10:22 PM.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-02 22:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Are tax Returns really needed For completeing I-134	Hi, they gave a blue slip to Vett for not having her tax returns for 07 08. I sent nattoy my co-sponsor's taxes for 07 08 09 and W2's for 10 and I marked out the social security number with a black marker. Nattoy said they were giving out blue slips on the day of his interview for people also not having enough far back taxes. It is confusing becuase the embassy checklist only says last years. I think if you use a co-sponsor you will def need atleast 3 years back. Nattoy also said that in window five on his interview( the person who goes through your paper work and takes out what they what) That about the only thing that the person took was my co-sponsor's tax papers. Please note that Vett was doing the CR1, the K1's only needs one year.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-02 22:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Are tax Returns really needed For completeing I-134	Thanks sooo if im not above it then we probably wont get accepted?! figured thats probably the case but just wanted to know... If not above the poverty level, then you will need a co-sponsor. P.S are you aware that you will need to AOS after he arrives and that will be another additional cost of $1070.00. He will probably not be able to work for 5 to 6 months after arrival as well, must do AOS to obtain GC. Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 02 March 2011 - 10:11 PM.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-02 22:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Are tax Returns really needed For completeing I-134	CBP and POE don't make any sense to me.. sorry? do you just need the most previous year 2010? or will I really need 3 years? what is the poverty line?? incase I have to file myself... im not sure if I will be above it or not? thanks for the help CBP(Custom Border Patrol) POE(Point of entry) You will only need the 2010 tax information The proverty leve for 2 people for 2011 is $18,312.00	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-02 21:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Are tax Returns really needed For completeing I-134	Once at the interview does the Embassy keep the paper work?? or is the "evidence and forms" sent back with him? The embassy keeps all papers that they use to base a decision on. Your co-sponsor will have to submit prof that they are a USC or LPR, i.e copy of passport, Birth papers, or GC. They will need to submit proof that they have the income to meet the poverty level, the only sure way are copies of their tax papers. There is no way around this, now for the 134, that is submitted at the time of the interview, you may need to carry them your-self to the interview if your co-sponsor trusted you.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-02 21:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Co-Sponsor Help	Hey guys this is prob a silly question but we just wanna be make sure... our Co-Sponsor's passport is expired...can we still use it as the proof they are a US citizen? No, get a copy of their Birth papers.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-07 05:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Taxes	Okay, I see where this conversation is going! anyway the question never indicated anything about a "JUDGEMENT" too me when you say owe taxes my thoughts are "when you file your taxes you owe vs. getting a refund" so, therfore you have the options to pay or make payment arrangements. So if that is the case why would that be considered a judgement? In fact that is not a judgement. Most US citizens have owed taxes spmetime in their lives.However, if you pay them are make arrangements it will not be a judgment. And I cannot see how that will an effect on a visa case. These are only my thoughts!!!! I never said I was 100% correct, sooooo no need to have a nasty reply. this site is to help , and I was on going on what my thought were!!!! some ppl are such a debbie downer. This site is to give acurate information.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-07 12:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Taxes	To my understanding they want the last three years. Federal only!!!! If you owe taxes that will not have anything to do with your case. In fact, how will they know. When you submit your federal tax face sheet they are looking at your gross income for the year, and the household total,example I claim my father and brother on my taxes as a deduction,and they do not live with me, so on taxes my house hold size is 3,but for the poverty guidelines if I add my husband and step-son my total household size will be 5. Lastly, they will see that you owe,but it's not like they will ask you if you paid them , or you up a payment plan and having oweing back taxes doesn't mean you are delinquent. Don't know where you get your information from, but if you owe the federal government taxes, and they have put a judgement against you, the federal govt will know. Owning back taxes will effect your case point blank. The only thing that will not have a negative impact on your visa petition will be BAD Credit.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-06 14:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Taxes	If you owe back taxes you must show that you have a payment plan with the IRS to pay the back owed taxes, if not then the consular will deduct the total amount owed from your eligibile income and this will decrease your income.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-05 23:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	waiting 5 months for visa!!!	That's right, i have 10 people on my Facebook account lol good luck with that Aslong as they are the right 10 people, not someone who just contacted you to be a friend in a sexy pose who might just be the local police dept behind the screen. LOL	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-22 08:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	waiting 5 months for visa!!!	Checking thousands of people just for one that would take ages lol If the check isn't conclusive then it is put on hold. Most normal people don't have 1000's of social network friends, so they won't run into this problem.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-22 07:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	waiting 5 months for visa!!!	That's true, i am just trying to figure out what could possibly take a long time to check, cause I've seen some people in AP after the interview for months and months When you are in AP, there is an entensive check being done, since most people have spread themselves out thru the internet connection, I suppose they are now checking all social networks linkage along with those 1000's of friends that some have connected to thru their social network linkage Then it's the actual posting of comments that they now have been flagged.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-22 07:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	waiting 5 months for visa!!!	That's a good piece of information Also, the consular has eyes and ears in the country, remember the people at the consular live there full time.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-22 07:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	waiting 5 months for visa!!!	Your finger prints are only taken at the consular level, after your finger prints are taken they are then submitted to the FBI finger print lab for review.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-22 06:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	CO not convinced of genuine relationship	Female perspective here. At this point I think its important for the OP to be there for the second interview. Unfortunately age can be a big factor and in this case I think it is. For whatever reason, despite the evidence presented the CO wanted more. It sucks big time, but going over what happened before is not relevant; length of previous trips and whether they met online or in person is not going to help now because you can't change that. What they need to do now is build up more evidence between now and when they schedule the second interview so that they can present it. You may not think it is irrelevant, but if the OP could fix or modify some of these actions or issues that I have highlighted between the time of the next visit it might prove to gain them a better result in the end. Why is it that everyone thinks only their answer is the correct one? Not sure how this is supposed to help. Can you elaborate?	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-25 13:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	CO not convinced of genuine relationship	What you are saying is HISTORY! OP needs help on how to fix their current problem. She can't change the past!!! Knowing what mistakes that were made in the past is how you fix the future. Sorry I hit the 1 button by mistake, it should have been -1 one. My questions are for the OP to think about what was done in the past and how it was handled so she can correct them for a better result in the future. I know many here on VJ thinks that there is only one way to do things and it's their way, but sometimes an individual who has no vested interest in something can see potential issues that they may have over-looked. The OP can take my questions, read them and throw them in the trash if she is of the same mind set as you. That is fine, but at least she heard it and read someone else’s point of view before she decides which avenue she will take. Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 25 March 2011 - 12:49 PM.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-25 12:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	CO not convinced of genuine relationship	My fiance had his interview yesterday which took about 30 minutes. Letter was given to him, 221g and handwritten "not convinced of genuine relationship, need more proof". Yet, she did not accept his cards to me, all the hundreds pages of emails / chats / detailed phone records,that are proof of the continuous relationship, she refused them when he took them out to give to her, all 10 pounds of it. She said she had enough. She never even looked at the continuous relationship evidence,only the previous emails/chats/phone records submitted to USCIS. If she has enough then why ask for proof to "convince her of a genuine relationship ? " She said she believes we chat, talk and email everyday but she needs more proof. Over a hundred photos including the engagement party and photos of the ring on my hand. Boarding passes, hotel reservations and billing receipts, market receipts. He asked her what else can we show you and she said anything. He now wants to purchase our wedding bands there and show her the receipt, other than that I don't know what else she wants to convince her. He even showed her photos of the wedding garments we will wear for our wedding. Any suggestions how we can proof our genuine relationship ? Questions were : Where did we meet. Who is my best friend and what is her best friend's job. When will we get married. Who pays for the wedding. Will you go to school when you are in the US. Which school, where is it, how far away is it , what is the name of the school. How old is your fiancee. What day was it when I arrived in Cyprus, what did we do. What does she do for fun. Where / when did she get married. Where / when did she get divorced. How much does she charge her clients an hour. What is her monthly income. What did she drink in the morning. With sugar ? What did you drink? She told him to write me a love letter on a piece of paper...............he did. ( Odd ) She subtracted our age difference on a piece of paper which is 29 years and said again, convince me. I assume she may have a problem with it. Ok, since most of the responses you have received have been from a male prospective, I will give you a female prospective, This is your timeline: Met September 4, 2009: How did you'll meet? via online, or in person? Friendship led to love... Trip to Cyprus February 18, 2010- Took one trip to Cyprus...how long was this trip? Petition send July 6 2010 Then 4 months later you file for a K1... have you been back to Cyprus and for how long were each visits. What investment have you'll put into this relationship beside phone calls? This is not about age, it's about what have you'll invested in the relationship, it not all about money, have you'll talked about the future, and what's in store for both of you? The problem is how well did he answer all of the questions and did he have confidence in answering them. Did he look the CO in the eye and did he look away when he was trying to explain his answers. Edited by LIFE'SJOURNEY, 25 March 2011 - 11:37 AM.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-03-25 11:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	had a USC baby to a USC fiance	Use the advance search button in the upper right hand top corner and search on "USC baby" you will find many post and responses on this topic.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-04-05 06:49:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	can a lawyer go too?	can a lawyer accompany my wife since i cant go to the consular interview in SDO? Personal my opinion, having a lawyer to attend your visa interview for you is suicidal, the purpose of granting a visa is for family unification. If there is even the slightest hint that you will not be able to be with your family in the US for a period of time, I think your spouse visa will be denied.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-04-05 10:32:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	CoSponsor for K-1	Yes, your father can block out all but the last four digits of his SS# on the tax transcripts. But if the 134 form request a SS number he will have to supply the correct 9 digits. Most petitioner tend to go JA for the interview date, so they hand carry their 134 forms. The K1's do not send their forms to NVC, everything is given directly to the Consular at the interview.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-04-06 21:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Jamaica embassy interview why cant i go????	Read some of the reviews for the Jamaican embassy... I think you can go. Wrong, you can't go unless you are invited.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-04-11 15:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	do i have to wait in the us for my green card before i can travel to another country????	I have an interview in June,after approval and us entry can i go to mexico do i have to wait in the us for my green card before i can travel to another country???? my husband and i want to go to mexico to celebrate our anniversary in July,am i allowed to leave the us without the actual green card in hand. If you enter via a CR1 visa you will have a stamp in your passport that will serve as a temp GC, until the actual card arrive. You can leave and re-enter the US using this stamp. Becareful going to Mexico as a tourist, but enjoy your trip.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-05-22 08:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	FILED SINGLE	Your husband can obtain an Individual Taxpayer ID Number (ITIN) for you which can be used in lieu of a Social Security number for tax filing. Many US citizens who marry abroad do this while they're waiting for their spouse to get a visa. I don't know how you could explain this to the consulate. You're not supposed to file "single" if you are, in fact, married. Filing status for taxes have nothing to do with immigration. According to my professional tax accountant. Therefore the IRS was glad to have me pay more in taxes as a filing status of single. I was not taking care of my husband financially, therefore I had no need at that time to claim him as a dependent on my taxes. Since my accountant prepared and signed off on my taxes, I believe he knows more about the tax laws than I or IBB. NVC, nor the embassy questioned my tax status, nor were there any concerns, maybe because my income was more greater than required.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-06-14 11:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	FILED SINGLE	I filed single the first year that I was married, it didn't make a diffrence to the embassy. I did not file as married until my husband reached US soil.( I didn't need the married tax break) You can always adjust your prior year tax filing status.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-06-12 15:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Norway joint/co-sponsor question	Correction 125% Poverty level for 2 is 18,387. http://www.uscis.gov...form/i-864p.pdf	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-06-17 18:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	The case of the missing Packet #4	Thanks everyone for your encouragement. This last week has been really stressful We're going to make the medical exam appointment tomorrow and keep praying. Life journey...our appointment was verifed by the Embassy via email and the Department of State. You can use that email to schedule the medical appointmtnt.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-06-15 20:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	The case of the missing Packet #4	Call and make the appt, the medical clinic can call and verify the interview date. Try asking the embassy to email a copy of the interiew date letter, how were you informed of the interview date?	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-06-15 14:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visa delivery time Jamaica	There is no pick up at the embassy, but you can arrange to pick it up at the DHL location.	LIFE'SJOURNEY	Female	Jamaica	2011-08-29 10:32:00