Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Mexico, Latin & South America	Jamaican Embassy	HI, I am going for the K3, but doesn't it seems like everyone is doing a K1. I have not even filed as of yet. I am waiting on the return of the G325A and pics. Good luck on your journey. Hi, It may seem as if EVERYONE IS DOING k1. But you are not alone. I just sent in the I864 and Ds230 (I hope everything goes well) so if you have any questions I will try my best to help answer them. This site is really helpful. You will find a lot of good information on it. later, Simone It took a little over 2 weeks to receive the notice from the NVC that they have completed processing the IR-1 case and have sent it to Kingston after both the I864 and the DS230 were sent in. In my wifes case this happened on the 23rd of last month. The K3 process went smothly back in 2003 until the interview/physical. She tested positive for Ganga. Hoping for an April interview. I plan to attend this time.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-03 07:00:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	I am debating on booking Adrians flight now or waiting...I know if I wait then it will be way more expensive... I am thinking about just taking a risk and go ahead and book his flight for May 18th Joanna -- what would be the reason for waiting to book his flight....are you/were you planning to not book him until you went through the interview? The longer you wait the more expensive it will probably be.... I booked ahead the last time. Big waste of money for me.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-04-06 12:31:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Last night my daughter had baby boy, now that it looks like my experience with Immigration is just about over (please, please), I need to get my daughter moving on her's her husband is from Brazil, on some kind of work visa. It never end's, by the time her's is done, I'll probably be helping the wife on her fathers or someone... It's really never going to end... Congrats Granddaddy . Is this your first grand. With so much immigration experience maybe you could turn it into a business. Just thinking, with you having a child in the future, your grandchild will be older than his uncle/aunt Thanks, This is my third grandchild, first grandson. My granddaughters are 6 years old, one from each of my daughters. Congrats on the grandson!!! Good luck tomorrow! I'm so anxious to hear the outcome! More than you know!!!!!! I understand, When the I-130 was approved in Nov 2004, I was living in JA, It was December or January when I actually found out it had been approved. I spoke with the embassy then, and they said I could proceed with it, at that point it had only been a year since the denial. Of course I had to return to the US and establish myself again before proceeding. We shall see. It's been long enough... Thanks for the info Eric. Can you tell me...did your wife have to do or complete anything differently during the medical exam this time around? Or was it just like the previous? Did they ask her anything differently? Nothing different at the medical this time around. We did have a private test done just prior to the medical, if the event of some kind of issue, I will have documentation from a lab proving negative for ganga right then and there.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-04-06 11:52:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Last night my daughter had baby boy, now that it looks like my experience with Immigration is just about over (please, please), I need to get my daughter moving on her's her husband is from Brazil, on some kind of work visa. It never end's, by the time her's is done, I'll probably be helping the wife on her fathers or someone... It's really never going to end... Congrats Granddaddy . Is this your first grand. With so much immigration experience maybe you could turn it into a business. Just thinking, with you having a child in the future, your grandchild will be older than his uncle/aunt Thanks, This is my third grandchild, first grandson. My granddaughters are 6 years old, one from each of my daughters. Congrats on the grandson!!! Good luck tomorrow! I'm so anxious to hear the outcome! More than you know!!!!!! I understand, When the I-130 was approved in Nov 2004, I was living in JA, It was December or January when I actually found out it had been approved. I spoke with the embassy then, and they said I could proceed with it, at that point it had only been a year since the denial. Of course I had to return to the US and establish myself again before proceeding. We shall see. It's been long enough... Edited by eric_drewry, 06 April 2006 - 11:27 AM.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-04-06 11:26:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Last night my daughter had baby boy, now that it looks like my experience with Immigration is just about over (please, please), I need to get my daughter moving on her's her husband is from Brazil, on some kind of work visa. It never end's, by the time her's is done, I'll probably be helping the wife on her fathers or someone... It's really never going to end... Congrats Granddaddy . Is this your first grand. With so much immigration experience maybe you could turn it into a business. Just thinking, with you having a child in the future, your grandchild will be older than his uncle/aunt Thanks, This is my third grandchild, first grandson. My granddaughters are 6 years old, one from each of my daughters.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-04-06 08:16:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Last night my daughter had baby boy, now that it looks like my experience with Immigration is just about over (please, please), I need to get my daughter moving on her's her husband is from Brazil, on some kind of work visa. It never end's, by the time her's is done, I'll probably be helping the wife on her fathers or someone... It's really never going to end...	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-04-06 07:58:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	[quote name='Dee&Dav' date='Apr 5 2006, 10:24 AM' post='112759'] What exactly are your options? Do you know?[/color] [/quote] Not sure the Embassy replied to my email this moring saying that Tonika(gaurdian) should go to the info window mon to fri between 7:15 to 10Am, to pick up information on DNA testing. Why couldn't they just include the infromation in the email? There is no way that The mother will be able to all the way to the Embassy to pick up information I'm sure that this DNA test will cost well over 1000$ by the way It will be well worth it if results come to find that she is turely his. It dosen't matter to David, in his heart she is his, but if not it is going to be heartbreaking to his daughter, knowing that her mother has lied to her all these years, and that she had a chance at better oppertunites, that her mother blew it all when she cheated on her father Our dealings with the embassy are far from being over [/quote] Medical costs are usually much lower here in JA, I'll be coming back for a Vasectomy reversal at some point. $1500.00 as opposed to $6000-$7000 in the US. All estimates in UD dollars.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-04-05 11:06:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Robert - Congrats Squito - Are you sure you are not dealing with the Jamaican Government... They will get it right eventually. jkb919 - God they are making you wait... ouch. tenika - Good luck... 3 more sleepless nights...	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-04-04 14:09:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Hello all from Sunny JA. We went to the embassy this morning, and picked up the appointment packet. Got a Medical appontment for the 31st. Of course the packet mentions payment for the Immigrant Visa which was already made to the NVC as well as the Affidavit of support that was also submitted to the NVC. I guess it will all work out.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-22 14:51:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Hello Everyone Happy MONDAY MORNING!! I have good and bad news. GOOD NEWS. Rohan picked up his paket 4 today . I scheduled his medical they said the earliest is April 6, but his interview is April 13, is than enough time? hmmm Bad News Rohan was trying to earn some extra money (to help with the expenses) by doing some painting at church. He fell off a ladder and broke his left hand . My baby is in sooo much pain. The thing with the hospital is that if you dont have the money they wont treat u. So he went to the hospintal for 1000 they gave him an injection 2000 more thosand just to register him, then they said his hand is broke and SENT HIM HOME , and said if you want to see the bone specialist come back Thurdsay and it will be 20,000. He is in PAIN, how can u send someone home with a broken bone, is beyond me. . Not just that look at that kind of money we already were short of money and I have no support to help me financaily with all the expenses. I just found out 335 US for Visa form 100us to paymaster 200 for physical and this does not touch his plane ticket. hugggghhhh. Well what to do. Please pray for Rohan to get well soon THANKS I do not believe you have to pay the $335 for the K-3, that is for the CR-1. You just have to pay it later when you file AOS. They make sure they get you one way or another.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-20 11:42:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Hi Eric, thanks for your reply. this is for the CR1 and they told him he could not apply again until 2009. he said the gave him a letter about how to appeal. i dont understand how does the waiver work? i am planning on going down in a couple of weeks. so i would like to see what i can do on this end first before i leave. will the waiver help him to come. thanks I find the fact they gave him a letter explaining how to appeal promising, I think the first step is finding out what the letter says. Back in 2004 there was no options. The waiver should help, unless there is some kind of time period you must appeal in, I'd make sure he was clean before proceeding. I did hear of a couple with Jamaican government connections getting past this last year, I don't know the details. Of course that's another card in my deck. A good friend of mine is a longtime friend of the PM elect in JA. I'm going to try to attend the inauguration. i think they give him time for the appeal is my understanding. would i have to file another I130 too. this is costly for all these filings. yea, its good to know people alright. I wish you well on your interview. its very hard being separated. we have already done that you know. but he would have to have it out of his system before going to deal with the doctor again. that is true. ok i will let him know what you told me. peace You should not have to file again to appeal.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-20 06:41:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Hi Eric, thanks for your reply. this is for the CR1 and they told him he could not apply again until 2009. he said the gave him a letter about how to appeal. i dont understand how does the waiver work? i am planning on going down in a couple of weeks. so i would like to see what i can do on this end first before i leave. will the waiver help him to come. thanks I find the fact they gave him a letter explaining how to appeal promising, I think the first step is finding out what the letter says. Back in 2004 there was no options. The waiver should help, unless there is some kind of time period you must appeal in, I'd make sure he was clean before proceeding. I did hear of a couple with Jamaican government connections getting past this last year, I don't know the details. Of course that's another card in my deck. A good friend of mine is a longtime friend of the PM elect in JA. I'm going to try to attend the inauguration.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-19 21:44:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	hey people, i posted this over again. i thought i would be coming back on here with some good news. but im not, my husband failed because the blood test found weed in his system. so i have no idea what is next. and thats were things are right now. im still in disbelief after all this time. ok later. thanks for asking anyway..what advice do you have on this? Did they tell him anything about a 3 year ban, that used to be the policy, and could be still. Back in 2004 there was no waiver available. So things have changed somewhat. Check back here on the 8th or 9th of April, I I'll have some kind of update. I moved back to JA a couple months after the wifes visa was denied. There was available waiver back then. I think it would be good if we can get a warning about this issue pinned somewhere on this board, this seems to be the biggest reason for denial of a Visa from Jamaica... Gee I wonder why. I always wondered how the rasta defense would go. Hey mon it's part of my religion. I always though it was absolutely rediculus, that back then you could get a waiver for HIV, but those devils that smoke Ganga we don't want them in our country. Funny thing is it's now using the same form as HIV. I'm worried about this myself, this time around as it is before the 3 years are up. I plan on having the completed waiver form with me at the interview just in case. I wish you luck, and I hope you do not have to deal with the seperation that this caused my wife and I.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-19 20:03:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	hey people, i posted this over again. i thought i would be coming back on here with some good news. but im not, my husband failed because the blood test found weed in his system. so i have no idea what is next. and thats were things are right now. im still in disbelief after all this time. ok later. thanks for asking anyway..what advice do you have on this? It appears the board went down while I was responding. I suggest the first thing you do is get him cleaned up. I have a question, is this a K-3 or the CR-1. There is an available waiver now. http://uscis.gov/gra...files/I-690.pdf Though I have never heard of anyone successfully using it. I believe you would be in a better position if this is the K-3, I find the wording very hopeful, to the point it might not even be needed. It states if the attending physician determines that the drug abuse/addiction is in remission you are no longer considered inadmissible. This could come into play during the physical for the CR-1. This is of course what I am hoping for, see my timeline below. Proff of seeking medical assistance for the issue would probably be good if there is a short period on time between attempts. Once approved you can sit on the I-130 for a year withough doing anything. But of course you should not have to wait that long. My wife should have her phyisical this week. I fly down Tuesday. 2nd Interview (IR-1) this time, on the 7th of April. This has dragged on so long she will not have to deal with the Conditional Permanent Residency.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-19 18:30:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Well seems like we are all SHOPAHOLICS here...I think we need to start Shopaholics Anonymous!!! Rhonda, I am the same way if I go to a store or mall I always buy "something"..even if i dont need it...and i LOVE the clerance rack..I cannot pass up a good deal...well ya'll have me beat on the shoes I have about 50+ pairs...I usually give mine to my supervisor when I am tired of them or decide I dont like them I am also used to getting a pedicure every 2 weeks, but I have cut that out in order to save money, plus I have not been wearing any open toed shoes lately so it has not mattered that much Adrian is also a big time shopper, but he just bought a dang $200 cell phone that he did not need (we got in a argument about this) so he better not buy anything else for a while....But we made a deal that since he paid so much for the phone I can splurge and get my hair straightened which is $100 So he did get the Razr, I've got Nickiesha's packed. Of course I expect when she sees what mine can do she won't want it any more. I tried to sway her before I bought it, but... Along with being an MP3 player, it can play movies and all the old Nintendo games. She loves the old Nintendo games. Her phone is worth double what I paid for it in JA, so I suppose she could sell it. Toys... That was one of the biggest things I disliked about JA, the toys cost so much there.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-18 12:55:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	This is just a mini vent, but all the talk of centralizing got me thinking. why do people filing through dallas get the opportunity to adjust their status and receive a greencard within 90 days. that's lets me know that it can be done, so why not just make it that simple and quick for EVERYBODY i thought the k-1 was bad, aos is sooooooooo much worse i wish we got married in JA I probably should be more 'up' on this but why would it have been easier to get married and filed a K-3? And how is it that Dallas filers can do what others can't? ...better start reading up on this. Congratulations Eric! - I can't imagine how excited you must be after such a long wait. What's everyones plans for the weekend? I'm finally going to buckle down and do my taxes. Everyone else have a great weekend! Michele Thank you thank you all. It's not the K-3 that Ms Squitto was refering to I believe she was refering to the I-130 filed before the K-3. It appears that more priority is placed on these going through than a couple years ago. Sometimes they are approved around the same time. Conditionial Green card and SS card in the mail in a couple weeks. No Adjustment Of Status to deal with. Of course back in the days when I originally filed it took around 15 months, the K-3 was really needed back then. I just hope this is an end to the madness... Just got off the phone with the Embassy. NIckiesha has an Interview on April 7th. Now if I can just extend my stay that long... It's a couple days longer than I have vacation time left. Congrats!! Can you afford to take vacation time w/o pay? Yes, but I suspect they will let me work out of the Kingston office, time will tell, but I probably won't be back from Jamaica until the 8th. I wish I could have taken the flight with her, but it makes no sense to fly back and forth for 6 days back in the states.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-17 20:16:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Well I also just got off the phone with the embassy also and they said they do not have an interview date for Adrian yet...they said that April interviews are already scheduled and that he will probally get a May date...she said call back between April 12-15th...WHAT!!! That really sucks butt ...I am going to call every Friday till they give us a date.... Sorry but Tenika I am very jealous...you just flew through this process .... But I guess there is a reason and the lord has a plan for us. But on a good note Adrian is being promoted to a bar server and will make more $$$$$$...I told him just to bust butt and make as much money as he can right now...he will make like 15% of what he sells in drinks (which is more them what he makes now)...I told him to flirt with the ladies to try and make more money CONGRATS ERIC!!! Joanna Thank you. Last week Tuesday when I called they told me all April dates were scheduled. Go figure...	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-17 15:13:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Just got off the phone with the Embassy. NIckiesha has an Interview on April 7th. Now if I can just extend my stay that long... It's a couple days longer than I have vacation time left.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-17 14:21:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Ok I have a question. I know it's late on Friday but hopefully we can get some good answers over the next couple of days. I have been reading around the site and looking up AOS ####### and I have noticed a few posts where the couple has gone through this entire visa process and been approved and then shortly after the beneficiary arrives they break up and want to know how to "ship them back". The visa process takes a considerable amount of time, effort, and money so what happens to make some change their mind so quickly? So for the real questions... -Have any of you regretted or doubted your decision once your SO was here? -Are things just not what they were when you were still in the LDR? -What do you think makes someone change their mind so quickly? Anyone feel free to chime in...even if your SO is still overseas. Just wondering about this as it seems to happen way more than it should Have a good weekend I have definately considered "shipping" Tony back to Jamaica We were having way too many fights the first year of our marriage. We were both frustrated by him not working or contributing. Things are different when you're actually living together vs. just visiting each other every few months. When I was in Jamaica I was on vacation - no work, no stress, no problem When Tony got here and we had to deal with bills, cleaning the house, working, and every day life, it was a HUGE adjustment. Add to that family not accepting our situation right away, all the money it costs to do the Visa, AOS, etc., cultural adjustments, having to get married so quickly, and you've got a lot of issues to deal with all at once. It's easy for me to see how a lot of couple couldn't handle the pressure and decided to call it quits. We almost did more than once. We still have our doubts sometimes about whether or not we can really see this being long term - being together forever - but we're trying to work things out as they come up and we're constantly working on better communication I hope this answers your question somewhat Regarding the LDR -- I have said it before and I will say it again. Jamaica is Fantasy Island. Nothing that happens there is what happens in real life. When you bring them into "your" life everything becomes real. It's not a fantasy anymore. This is when you really need to be strong. Going through the whole K-1 process (up until the interview is over) is a piece of cake compared to what happens when they get to America. I think that goes for anyone coming from any country in which "them" obtaining a Tourist Visa is impossible thus making a visit to you impossible. I don't know about you but I did all the work for this. And I am still doing all the work for this. Sometimes (and I will admit it), I get home and I am bitter that I was working all day and he was sitting around watching TV. I am tired when I get home and he wants to talk because he has been home alone all day. Talking to him on the phone was much less stressful and (at times) much more fun that what "real life" has become. Mindy, I couldn't agree with you more Jamaica is definately Fantasy Island. They have no idea what it costs to live in the U.S. They think everyone is rich because people make more money here BUT everything costs so much more here! And I can totally relate to feeling bitter. The first 6 months or so that Tony wasn't working is when we had the majority of our fights It is so hard. I disagree that everything is more expensive here. Housing is, taxi's are, weed and rum is. Most everything else is more expensive in JA. Taxes are outrages. $300J for a $3.00 bag of Lays potato chips. Electonics are out of this world... Over $32,000J for a Pink Razr phone from Digicel, $250 for an unlocked one on Ebay here in the US. Over $30,000J for a basic washing machine. In JA a laundrmat is outrages. Now that something my wife is going to have to get used to, she would hand wash my clothes in JA. I will just flip out if she tries that here.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-17 09:34:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Hi Minfay, Saw your e-mail -- Jamaica is anything but Fantasy Island. There are ladies and gentlemen with real needs, real desires and genuine interests of the heart. It's a two-way street-life and love, crossing a broken yellow line can be either good or bad. It depends on how long you have been with the person and know the person. You can live with a person 50 years and still never get to know that person. In six months you can know the person better than in that 50 years what they will or will not do, morally speaking. As you said, once you are happy nothing else matters. Time is a virtue. /s/ Anthony Ann -- maybe I didn't really clarify (enough) what I was saying. You are right, there are people there with real needs, I am not disputing that. The point I was trying to make is -- before and during this process there are not many people who have the $$$$$ to be able to travel to Jamaica every other weekend to be with their significant other to be able to spend real quality time with them. And many people do not have the luxury to be able to "live" with their significant others in their homes and be a true part of their "real" lives -- they have to stay in hotels (and such). That was the point that I was trying to get to. Jamaica is a place that I go on vacation. It just happens to also be the place where I met the love of my life -- who, by the way, only made $40.00 a week US and lived in a 10 x 10 room with no indoor plumbing. Yeah, we stayed at the Hilton everytime I went to visit -- to him, that was Fantasy Island. To me, it was too. Real life happens when they land at that airport in the States and it all becomes way too real. I went to wash my truck the other day -- Roy had never been in an automatic car wash before. He had never been on an escalator before. He never had spinach dip, mint chocolate ice cream, cheese popcorn, pop tarts or fish sticks before. Did I know any of this before he got here -- no. Does it matter -- no. BUT, if we had the opportunity to not be "stuck" on that island I think his transition here would be much easier. That being said, I think I know Roy better than any other man I was ever in a realtionship with. Being forced to spend quality time with him when I visited was priceless to me. Talking on the phone -- I listened to every word he said......I never took anything for granted -- and neither did he. Now I will really shut up. Sorry!! It's a culture shock, no doubt. It goes both ways. In 2002 While living and working in Jamaica (Montego Bay) I had a disagreement with the upper management of the company I work for and quit. One would have thought I'd go back to the US. But no, I had been seeing my wife for a couple months, I wasn't about to leave something I thought could turn into something real someday. I stayed in JA, and shared the 10 by 10 room with the wife. There was a community kitchen and bathroom with running water (actually it only ran about an hour a day and you never knew when). I stayed a few months, I was able to take the Fantasy out of Jamaica I guess. When the money ran out and I had to come back to the US, we married before I left. I did what ws discussed in earlier posts, took a job beneath me when I came back because the money was needed. Started off flipping burgers at McDonalds, then digging holes with Illeagal Mexicans. I guess I went off on a tangent, back on topic, I was not happy living in JA, I love to visit. It's a different life. From relations with the neighbors, the street parties, route taxis, everything they know is gone. It's going to be a shock. On top of that the current K-1 process puts people in a postion where they can't work for untold months. Of course there is the expectations of an immigrant coming to the US. Most underdeveloped countries think the US is a paradise, everyone is rich. The reaction to reality can sometimes create problems. Seeing the second round of forms most are going through here, I wonder if the decrease in processing time for the I-130's present an easier to live with option. Within 2 weeks of landing in the US, you are mailed the GC and SS card. Start working almost immediately. From what I have been seeing here the inabilty to work is one of the biggest frustrations. I better stop ranting... Have a good night.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-17 00:26:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Looks like a few of us will be in Jamaica within the next few weeks-from what I can recount: Jill (ChrisineJames) [are you packed yet?] Kelly? (luvtravelin) Michele (Jamaica to CT) Dru (woogietail) Eric (eric_drewey) Jax (BelwinMills) anybody else? ...adding Tenika to the list Where's everyone staying? I'll be in Mobay. I think a couple of you will be in Negril the same week I'm in JA. I will be staying at the Knutsford in New Kingston. This is a work trip, with hopes of an Interview before I leave, odds are against me there, but they said they'd try. Maybe I'll come back a little late with my wife..	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-16 11:53:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Eric...which credit company is it that will issue a card to a conditional perm. resident. we're having a hell of a time trying to get him a credit card...we've signed up for one of those semi-secured cards. we gave them $99 and they give him a $500 limit. any info would be great. I assumed there would be no difference, as I would expect someone to answer yes that they were a permanent resident, if they had conditional PR status, as there is almost no difference. Is the CPR the issue, or is it just the lack of a credit history? Our client deals in only college students.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-15 17:20:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	so if we waited for him to recieve his GC he could get aid? I'm not sure about the aid part, but credit in his own name yes.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-15 16:12:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	Does anyone know why they can't get student loans? I mean they have to pay it back; it's not free. Does anyone know at what stage(visa) they would be able to apply for student loans? This girl I used to work with came from the Ukraine on a K-1 visa and received a degree before citizenship from our local state university. According to her account she received grants and financial aid . I wish I knew how to contact her now to find out how she did it. Dee had a good point about tuition reimbursement, I think you would have to go to an accredited school though. One of our clients (we are a telemarketing company) offers student loans, and of course credit cards. These are only available to Permanent residents or US Citizens. It has never come up, but I assume a Conditional Permanent resident would also be eligible.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-15 15:45:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	I was quite surprised and pleased when I checked Air Jamaica for flights from Mobay to Kingston. When I was living in Jamaica and Air Jamaica Express was in operations it was about $160 for a round trip ticket. I just booked Nickiesha a round trip ticket for $122. You'd be lucky to get a taxi for that these days. The good thing is her flight to the US won't be her first flight. How long of a flight is it from Mobay to Kingston? That is a good price. 30-35 minutes, sure beats a 4+ hour drive.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-14 21:17:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	I was quite surprised and pleased when I checked Air Jamaica for flights from Mobay to Kingston. When I was living in Jamaica and Air Jamaica Express was in operations it was about $160 for a round trip ticket. I just booked Nickiesha a round trip ticket for $122. You'd be lucky to get a taxi for that these days. The good thing is her flight to the US won't be her first flight.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-14 20:21:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	I just got my travel plans, 3/21-3/29, got to love it when you get paid to go visit your other half.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-13 17:38:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Yardies, at home and a farrin'	mindy, do your parents live near you? and did you have a close relationship before Roy? is being with a jamaican man totally out of the blue for your personality or had you dated men similar to him? HA, HA.....do my parents live near me.....3.7 miles to be exact. And I go to their house every day for work. Yup, five days a week -- 9 hours a day I have to deal with them ignoring my "situation" and just plain treating me like S*#@. We have never been close -- not until I started working for her seven years ago. Then we became closer than ever before. But, on a scale of "normal" families I guess you could say we still weren't "that" close. I have never felt that it was my mothers "right" or "privledge" to be a part of my "personal" life. Many of the men that I have dated in the past -- she has known nothing about. Me, I have always done what I wanted to do -- always. She never approved of that. We are two separate people who have nothing in common....that being said, nothing I would ever do would surprise her. They should come around eventually. After 2 years of not talking to each other my mom was ready to come to JA to meet my wife. Of course I came back to the US to start things again before it actually happened. I actually understand the origins of her prejuduce, though I would have expected her to get over it in the last 50 years. She grew up in Jamaica before racial predujuce seemed to erode away. She was tormented being the only white girl in her school.	eric_drewry	Not Telling	Jamaica	2006-03-10 20:02:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Sometimes it is all worth it	That is a beautiful testimonial and I am so happy for your family. And Alla is model gorgeous! You're a lucky and blessed man, no doubt.	Indykittykeilah	Female	Netherlands	2012-12-05 14:41:00
United Kingdom	After NVC sends off approved petition	There should be info on this on the embassy website, while all similar it does vary a little. I know at ours we did not file before but we took the DS 156 DS 156K and DS 230 to the interview and had to sign them there in front of them, but did not need a DS 157 On the London Embassy page here, it says some can be signed and some not, Have you received the letter 3 from Embassy yet? All should be answered there, or you can link from here to the embassy website to see if there is a copy of instructions there. Thanks. I'll look on the embassy website and see what they say we need to do now. I haven't gotten anything from the London Embassy (and as far as I know he hasn't either as of this afternoon anyway lol).	MandyM8087	Female	United Kingdom	2012-10-05 15:57:00
United Kingdom	After NVC sends off approved petition	Ok, I'm sorry if this has been asked already. I've been through the site so many times and cannot find a definite answer. So, here's the story... We got all the docs together for the petition and I mailed to Texas on July 9th. On July 10th we got the NOA1 and we were trying to be very pro-active so we started research on what things may be asked at the interview and what he will need to bring - think we're ok here. We got our NOA2 on Sept. 21st (YAAAAAY!!!) and on Oct. 2nd I talked to the NVC and they'd already sent off the approved petition to the US Embassy London. Now for my questions... **How long should he wait before filing the DS-156 (x2), DS-157 (x2) & DS-230? Also, does he have to file form DS-156K? (I know DS-2001 doesn't go out until we're sure we've got all of our "ducks in a row" so no worries there) **Since we have the LND and A #'s can he can go ahead and schedule his medical at Knightsbridge before filing the forms? He's already getting the injection records from his GP. **I will be sending my support documents (bank statements, tax transcripts for last year and current pay stubs) to him next week. I have read these are only needed at the interview so no rush really... Is that correct? We just want to be sure we're doing everything in the right order on this side of things so we can minimize any possible delays or issues. I'm back in London to visit in November and we'd really like it if he was able to come back with me (early Christmas present maybe? ). Thanks so much for any and all help! This site has been a HUGE asset for me during this whole process! ~Mandy~	MandyM8087	Female	United Kingdom	2012-10-05 15:24:00
United Kingdom	London 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread	Your forms are your response. Sounds like something glitchy going on. Here's one who got the "we haven't heard from you" letter too without getting the instruction letter. http://www.visajourn..._1#entry5730930 I have heard of that other letter going out well after the instructions when no forms or medical came in and the petition approval was about to expire. Kinda of a reminder to people who don't apply for months after eligible. Thanks! Not sure why I didn't come across that thread before... That'll be some "light" reading for tonight! Haha	MandyM8087	Female	United Kingdom	2012-10-05 17:22:00
USCIS Service Centers	Yo, is California Service Center on vacation?	lol I don't know about vacation but they're sending emails they've already sent. Edited by cassi9879, 09 March 2009 - 03:21 PM.	cassi9879	Female	Germany	2009-03-09 15:18:00
United Kingdom	A quick NOA2 (and a question)	QUOTE (jok235 @ Mar 16 2008, 01:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Today we received our NOA2 after 37 days!! Congratulations! That is so shocking that you received the NOA2 so quickly. Did you happen to pay the expedite fees?	cassi9879	Female	Germany	2008-03-17 11:30:00
IMBRA Special Topics	Is a temporary restraining order a misdemeanor or felony?	Thanks to all for your replies they are much appreciated...	thepizzadude	Male	Philippines	2009-01-05 21:46:00
IMBRA Special Topics	Is a temporary restraining order a misdemeanor or felony?	I was divorced from my previous wife of 13.5 years in 2002 February and it was not a good divorce I had just started business few years before and worked 7 days a week and me being away from home so much she grew tired and found another source of excitement, anyway I also co-signed a loan for my step daughter and she had quit paying on the loan, changed addresses for mail and I did not find out til car in repo and they called my home to tell me they wanted my car back, I told them I just paid it off and they told me which MY CAR they were talking about and it was my step daughters car I cosigned on, so I basically had to steal my own car back which I did but in process during a communication on telephone I uttered these stupid words "If you guys don't give the car back I will HURT you just like YOU are hurting me". Well of course this was not a threat of harm to a person by way of physical means, if I was a physical person somewhere during our divorce proceeding I think it would have been brought up (BTW this happened 8 days after divorce was final). I was talking about hurting my ex-wives credit rating which was what they were doing to me by not paying on the car and having it go into repossession, this was my only train of thought, well the court did not see it that way. They said it could be CONSTRUED to be a physical threat and a Temporary Restraining Order was granted to my ex-wife. So, ok I had to deal with it and I did. The question is this going to be a blockade to our K1 visa, will it cause problems. Does it fall under the category of Domestic Violence or anything pertaining to Section C Question 2. Is this something that I have to disclose or is this disclosure only pertain to someone who uses an International Marriage Broker. I don't think this is a misdemeanor or a felony at all, but I just don't know so I am asking here. I have copies of the case timeline from the court and it is certified if I need it but they told me they don't even keep records of these after a year of so because they are granted if someone just says you say something. I know what people think when they hear this but I assure you I never intended or would hurt my family and my words were taken out of context, I sincerely believe that this was done to hurt me in only way left by my wife after the divorce courts gave me the house, my business and 2 of my 3 step-children decided to stay living with me after my ex wife and I divorced. Thanks for any help you may offer, Donnie	thepizzadude	Male	Philippines	2009-01-05 15:50:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Rebut a consulant's findings at USCIS!	QUOTE (CamCoNuong @ Mar 28 2009, 11:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> "....Applicants will not be re-interviewed and cases closed administratively by the Consulate will not be re-opened or reviewed during this time." (http://hochiminh.usconsulate.gov/contact/consular.html) --->Thus, having my dad flying with me next Monday to Saigon to held an E ceremony at this point seems fruitless. I'd save his flight for a W later this year. (He's old 74 & can't fly much.) I'll fly there just to be and comfort my fiancee regardless. In terms of appealing my case while it's still at HCM, what should I do to show the genuise of my case to the Consulate while I'm in HCMC next Monday besides contacting an attoney (eg, ME)? Thanks. Cam From 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, a Consular Section staff member is available to answer questions concerning the status of immigrant visa cases. Petitioners may submit documents for cases not closed administratively by the Consulate but reviews will take place later. Applicants will not be re-interviewed and cases closed administratively by the Consulate will not be re-opened or reviewed during this time. I think this is referring to the 4-5pm timestlot on Tues and Weds but you may want to get clarification Good Luck	thepizzadude	Male	Philippines	2009-03-28 20:02:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hey, just wanted to say to all the Kiwis with friends or family in Christchurch I hope that they are all safe and well after the earthquake this week. It's terrible to be so far away when so many of our compatriots need our assistance.	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2011-02-26 18:29:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hi Kiwis! Hope everyone is well. We got married on the 10th of Sept and are about to file for AOS. Just wondered if anyone out there lives in the Indianapolis area too? Emma	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-09-20 10:11:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Interesting to hear about people's driver licence experiences. I have to go and do that in the next couple of weeks (when my SSN arrives) in Indiana. I hope it's not as bad as the licence tests that I had to do in NZ at the end of the 90's / early 2000's! Congrats cdneh on the job. Can't wait until I receive permission to work. I'm going stir-crazy with nothing to do and only the cat and cleaning for company!	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-07-25 13:15:00