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Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGreen Card Production Ordered...When Do We Get The Card?
Ok, as of April 10, 2008 the card has been ordered. The phone line said "if you don't get the card within 30 days contact us". I suspect this is along the same lines as "I-751 processing takes 6 months" joke. Or, we will be lucky if we get the card before the end of 2008.

Question is, has anyone gotten notification, then gotten a card within 30 days? If not, has anyone gotten it in less then 30 days? Or is 60 days a more logical amount to plan for?

Thanks in advance!
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-11 17:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionwho got e-mail update at 4-01-08 ( about transfer file the office and CSC )
We filed the I-751 back in March of 2007. Biometrics was within 3 months or less, if I recall. As of April 10th, USCIS reports that my wifes 10 year green card has been ordered produced. A tad more then a year from start to finish.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-14 03:15:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionwho got e-mail update at 4-01-08 ( about transfer file the office and CSC )
No letter, no email. I called the USCIS customer service line and was told my wifes 10 year green card had been ordered produced. The online status also changed. USCIS did not communicate with us, we did all the checking.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-14 01:31:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionFINALLY!!!! Card Ordered!!
Congrats! Let us know how your much needed vacation to Scotland goes! wink.gif
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-16 17:38:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 Approved! Now What?
When some farmers openly admit they can no longer afford to till their fields because the cost of fuel is too high, you are seeing the beginning of terrible things. This is actually happening, by the way.

What will happen when fuel goes to $10 a gallon?
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-17 17:15:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 Approved! Now What?
Yeah, the U.S.S Greenback has hit the iceberg, its all over but the screaming.

Ive heard it said that the "world currency" is no longer the American dollar, but oil. Nations with oil and a solid manufacturing base (Canada, Germany, etc) will be able to weather the storm. Those nations without a solid base will suffer the same fate as Germany after WW1. Starvation, poverty, internal strife, going on for a decade or more.

Oddly enough, Ukraine is steadily improving its agriculture and manufacturing base, the population has already survived the breakdown of the soviet union, and their people place value on family, something America stopped doing a long time ago.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-16 19:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 Approved! Now What?
As the U.S. dollar goes the way of the German "Papier Mark" after World War 1, the economy slowly grinds to a halt, and the imperial federal gov't becomes yet more abusive and unresponsive, smart people may want to start looking into better options.

I have no idea how many here have considered the concept, but let me introduce you all to some numbers. The following is a world financial ranking. Please, please pay very special note to the nation at the very bottom of the list. If "Great Depression II" rings a bell, then you may want to consider relocation to nations in the top 10...while you still can.

Rank Country Current account balance Date of Information
1 China $ 363,300,000,000 2007 est.
2 Japan $ 195,900,000,000 2007 est.
3 Germany $ 185,100,000,000 2007 est.
4 Saudi Arabia $ 88,890,000,000 2007 est.
5 Russia $ 74,000,000,000 2007 est.
6 Switzerland $ 67,890,000,000 2007 est.
7 Netherlands $ 59,280,000,000 2007 est.
8 Norway $ 55,820,000,000 2007 est.
9 Kuwait $ 51,490,000,000 2007 est.
10 Singapore $ 41,390,000,000 2007 est.
11 United Arab Emirates $ 36,110,000,000 2007 est.
12 Algeria $ 31,500,000,000 2007 est.
13 Sweden $ 30,190,000,000 2007 est.
14 Canada $ 28,460,000,000 2007 est.
15 Malaysia $ 25,930,000,000 2007 est.
16 Taiwan $ 24,700,000,000 2006
17 Hong Kong $ 19,870,000,000 2007 est.
18 Iran $ 19,000,000,000 2007 est.
19 Venezuela $ 17,020,000,000 2007 est.
20 Nigeria $ 14,610,000,000 2007 est.
21 Angola $ 13,640,000,000 2007 est.
22 Austria $ 12,610,000,000 2007 est.
23 Libya $ 11,710,000,000 2007 est.
24 Luxembourg $ 11,300,000,000 2007 est.
25 Finland $ 11,240,000,000 2007
26 Belgium $ 11,040,000,000 2007 est.
27 Indonesia $ 10,210,000,000 2007 est.
28 Brazil $ 10,200,000,000 2007 est.
29 Thailand $ 8,619,000,000 2007 est.
30 Chile $ 8,184,000,000 2007 est.
31 Iraq $ 7,802,000,000 2007 est.
32 Qatar $ 7,733,000,000 2007 est.
33 Azerbaijan $ 7,535,000,000 2007 est.
34 Argentina $ 7,438,000,000 2007 est.
35 Philippines $ 6,700,000,000 2007 est.
36 Korea, South $ 5,950,000,000 2007
37 Israel $ 5,941,000,000 2007 est.
38 Denmark $ 4,699,000,000 2007 est.
39 Turkmenistan $ 4,300,000,000 2007 est.
40 Trinidad and Tobago $ 3,884,000,000 2007 est.
41 Oman $ 3,785,000,000 2007 est.
42 Egypt $ 3,115,000,000 2007 est.
43 Uzbekistan $ 3,045,000,000 2007 est.
44 Botswana $ 2,231,000,000 2007 est.
45 Peru $ 2,045,000,000 2007 est.
46 Bahrain $ 2,009,000,000 2007 est.
47 Burma $ 1,676,000,000 2007 est.
48 Gabon $ 1,626,000,000 2007 est.
49 Cyprus $ 1,469,000,000 2007 est.
50 Bolivia $ 1,325,000,000 2007 est.
51 Congo, Republic of the $ 1,094,000,000 2007 est.
52 Namibia $ 1,065,000,000 2007 est.
53 Cote d'Ivoire $ 1,056,000,000 2007 est.
54 Bangladesh $ 683,000,000 2007 est.
55 Morocco $ 433,900,000 2007 est.
56 Papua New Guinea $ 314,000,000 2007 est.
57 Equatorial Guinea $ 250,000,000 2007 est.
58 Yemen $ 178,000,000 2007 est.
59 British Virgin Islands $ 134,300,000 1999
60 Cook Islands $ 26,670,000 2005
61 Palau $ 15,090,000 FY03/04
62 Samoa $ -2,428,000 FY03/04
63 Tuvalu $ -11,680,000 2003
64 Comoros $ -17,000,000 2005 est.
65 Kiribati $ -19,870,000 2004
66 Tonga $ -25,200,000 FY06/07
67 Swaziland $ -26,710,000 2007 est.
68 Lesotho $ -28,000,000 2007 est.
69 Vanuatu $ -28,350,000 2003
70 Gambia, The $ -31,690,000 2007 est.
71 Micronesia, Federated States of $ -34,300,000 FY05 est.
72 Macedonia $ -37,560,000 November 2007
73 Anguilla $ -42,870,000 2003 est.
74 Belize $ -54,000,000 2007 est.
75 Sao Tome and Principe $ -58,000,000 2007 est.
76 Kosovo $ -58,300,000 2007
77 Paraguay $ -73,000,000 2007
78 Antigua and Barbuda $ -83,400,000 2004
79 Tajikistan $ -102,000,000 2007 est.
80 Burundi $ -137,300,000 2007 est.
81 Seychelles $ -141,000,000 2007 est.
82 Chad $ -144,500,000 2007 est.
83 Togo $ -165,500,000 2007 est.
84 Rwanda $ -172,800,000 2007 est.
85 Guinea $ -175,000,000 2007 est.
86 Malawi $ -180,000,000 2007 est.
87 Haiti $ -184,800,000 2007 est.
88 Cape Verde $ -218,000,000 2007 est.
89 Guyana $ -229,700,000 2007 est.
90 Uganda $ -241,000,000 2007 est.
91 Benin $ -278,800,000 2007 est.
92 Eritrea $ -343,100,000 2007 est.
93 Laos $ -355,000,000 2007 est.
94 Uruguay $ -400,000,000 2007 est.
95 Cambodia $ -410,000,000 2007 est.
96 Malta $ -411,000,000 2007 est.
97 Armenia $ -440,000,000 2007 est.
98 Honduras $ -446,000,000 2007 est.
99 Fiji $ -465,800,000 2006 est.
101 Cameroon $ -501,000,000 2007 est.
101 Zimbabwe $ -538,000,000 2005 est.
102 Mauritius $ -552,000,000 2007 est.
103 Moldova $ -569,000,000 2007 est.
104 Ecuador $ -600,000,000 2007 est.
105 Kyrgyzstan $ -677,300,000 2007 est.
106 Mozambique $ -726,000,000 2007 est.
107 Cuba $ -750,000,000 2007 est.
108 Burkina Faso $ -752,000,000 2007
109 Nicaragua $ -754,000,000 2007 est.
110 Zambia $ -856,000,000 2007 est.
111 Panama $ -861,000,000 2007 est.
112 Albania $ -918,000,000 2007 est.
113 El Salvador $ -929,000,000 2007 est.
114 Tunisia $ -935,000,000 2007 est.
115 Kenya $ -980,000,000 2007 est.
116 Senegal $ -1,085,000,000 2007 est.
117 Sri Lanka $ -1,118,000,000 2007 est.
118 Madagascar $ -1,145,000,000 2007 est.
119 Slovenia $ -1,165,000,000 2007 est.
120 Vietnam $ -1,199,000,000 2007 est.
121 Costa Rica $ -1,259,000,000 2007 est.
122 Tanzania $ -1,422,000,000 2007 est.
123 Jamaica $ -1,573,000,000 2007 est.
124 Georgia $ -1,582,000,000 2007 est.
125 Jordan $ -1,690,000,000 2007 est.
126 Guatemala $ -1,772,000,000 2007 est.
127 Ethiopia $ -1,851,000,000 2007 est.
128 Ghana $ -1,885,000,000 2007 est.
129 Dominican Republic $ -1,993,000,000 2007 est.
130 Bosnia and Herzegovina $ -2,021,000,000 2007 est.
131 Syria $ -2,160,000,000 2007 est.
132 Belarus $ -3,056,000,000 2007 est.
133 Estonia $ -3,092,000,000 2007 est.
134 Slovakia $ -3,119,000,000 2007 est.
135 Lebanon $ -3,337,000,000 2007 est.
136 Iceland $ -3,384,000,000 2007 est.
137 Croatia $ -3,836,000,000 2007 est.
138 Ukraine $ -3,890,000,000 2007 est.
139 Sudan $ -4,465,000,000 2007 est.
140 Kazakhstan $ -4,643,000,000 2007 est.
141 Colombia $ -5,132,000,000 2007 est.
142 Lithuania $ -5,320,000,000 2007 est.
143 Mexico $ -5,414,000,000 2007 est.
144 Czech Republic $ -5,701,000,000 2007 est.
145 Latvia $ -5,839,000,000 2007 est.
146 Pakistan $ -6,477,000,000 2007 est.
147 Hungary $ -6,681,000,000 2007 est.
148 Serbia $ -6,700,000,000 2007 est.
149 Bulgaria $ -7,189,000,000 2007 est.
150 New Zealand $ -9,973,000,000 2007 est.
151 Ireland $ -12,600,000,000 2007 est.
152 Poland $ -18,130,000,000 2007 est.
153 India $ -18,530,000,000 2007 est.
154 Portugal $ -18,530,000,000 2007 est.
155 South Africa $ -20,060,000,000 2007 est.
156 Romania $ -22,600,000,000 2007
157 France $ -35,940,000,000 2007 est.
158 Turkey $ -36,270,000,000 2007 est.
159 Greece $ -36,400,000,000 2007 est.
160 Australia $ -50,960,000,000 2007 est.
161 Italy $ -57,940,000,000 2007 est.
162 United Kingdom $ -111,000,000,000 2007 est.
163 Spain $ -126,300,000,000 2007 est.
164 United States $ -747,100,000,000 2007 est.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-16 18:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussioncase tranfered to california
Within a few weeks after transfer from NSC to CSC, we were approved. So, hang in there and give it a month.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-19 18:53:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
I was treated well by the girls in Ukraine, but there was some jealousy from the guys. But I understand why.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-25 05:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
No, when Russian women start acting too feminist, American men will start going to Brazil, or Japan, or the Philippines, or anywhere the women are not feminist.

It hardly matters, as America only has a few more years left. Soon, the entire American system will collapse just like the Soviet Union did. What very few jobs, if any, remaining will go to men. Another group of men will walk away from the cities and into the woods where they will hunt deer to live.

The feminists in America will be left with nothing, and the men they have spent 40 years pouring hatred on will abandon them to their fate. Only women that value men and treat them with respect will be cared for and protected.

I will be watching it all happen from outside of America with a bowl of popcorn and some beer...with my Ukrainian wife of course smile.gif
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-22 00:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
Who was it that said "Men are happy to let men be men and women be women...women want everyone to be women."?
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-19 22:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
NickD swerved into something here. When American men go overseas, women are attracted to them. Meanwhile in America, we have Senator Maria Cantwell (50+ year old lesbian that has never been married) creating the IMBRA legislation that effectively limits the options American men have in finding a bride overseas. If men like NickD are such horrible predatory scum, as Cantwell and NickD's ex-wife would content...how is it NickD now has a happy marriage? In the Western nations, females have turned man-hating into an art form. But if American men are such filth, why don't American females simply go somewhere to find better men? The best feminists can hope for is the growing trend of "female sex tourism". Its gotten so big, its been covered in Reuters. http://www.reuters.c...h...=22&sp=true

In my travels overseas, I have asked foreign men their opinions on American and western women. The comments were universally negative, while amusing, but should not be repeated. But when I ask foreign ladies if they would like to find an American husband, most say yes with great emphasis.

On the issue is divorce and lawyers, I see it this way. As with drug addicts or murderers, you have to have the desire. Drugs do not run up and hop into your mouth, and guns don't discharge when someone walks in front of them. Likewise, any female raised in a feminist dominated nation (such as America) will have a latent hatred for men. Mostly because all her days, she has seen every female denigrate every man, much the same way Russian men drink and beat their wives or girlfriends. It just becomes part of the culture. Everyone does it. So the moment that American female has a bad day, or feels to need to "assert her independence", the target is usually the nearest man. So don't blame the lawyers, even though most are scum, blame the person "pulling the trigger" as it were.

Proof of this concept is the INS report that showed a 30% divorce rate when American men marry a foreign lady, vs. the 70% divorce rate when an American guy married and American female. If the problem isn't American men, and its not foreign ladies...what (or who) IS the problem?
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-19 19:30:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
Please try to understand something about America. I will try to say this in a way you can understand. In America, we started with something called the Constitution. The first sentence of this Constitution says "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union...". Please understand it does not say "a less corrupt union". Why has America become so strong? Not because we are "less corrupt" then Russia, or Europe, or Africa but because Americans wanted to be honest and "more perfect". When you talk about Russian bribes, do you understand that when the American police pull you over in your car, YOU ARE PAYING A BRIBE TO THE MAFIA. Why? Because a license only gives you the ability to do something that is normally illegal. Is driving illegal? No! So, you are paying a bribe to the mafia (police, same thing, just as it is in Russia) for a "license", you are paying a bribe to the insurance company that charges you 200% more then it actually costs to have coverage, you pay a bribe to the state in the form of taxes for roads that have been paid for 10 times over, its all bribes.

Try to understand that if I take a mafia thug and put him in a police uniform, he is still a mafia thug. A politician is the same thing. A secretutka is still a #######.

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QUOTE (Gulskjegg @ Apr 18 2008, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I lived in Brno, Czehia for a year, and Kheson, Ukraine for a year, military service in Kuwait and Iraq, and vacations to South America. You sound like a typical Russian. Please tell me why you think Americans have control over their government.

I am American. I do not want to be "less corrupt" then Europe. I want to be "not corrupt at all". They pay almost $6USD per gallon for gasoline in the UK but that does not mean I will be happy to pay $4USD for gasoline in America.

I want to pay $2USD per gallon for gasoline, like I did before the Iraq war.

I am a typical Russian and I love Russia. But I don't think than any reasonable Russian would even dream to be "not corrupt at all". "Less corrupt" is already a huge achievement. And corruption is not just at gov-school, hospital, police etc-it is just part of the game. If you don't want to play it-you don't get anything basic (like normal treatment, grades you deserve, etc; to get a good job-you have to pay a bribe...).It is a luxury even to hope not to be corrupt. There is a level of corruption in US; we all read about human rights discrimination here...but it is not comparable to other parts in the world. Maybe Americans does not have great control over gov (in this case, there is no control in any country), but AVERAGE American does not encounter such hardship in everyday life situations like in other parts of the world. The system here works much more smothly-mean, reasonable expectations are usually met (in many aspects of life of an average American). Try to figure the outcome in,lets say, Russia-bribes/protectionism/whom-you-know would determine the outcome (the system gets adjusted for a particular person/situation, not vise versa). PS: I don't mind to pay $6 per gallon for gasoline if salary gets adjusted for inflation.PS2: There is no paradise on Earth but we still hope

GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-19 19:05:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
I lived in Brno, Czehia for a year, and Kheson, Ukraine for a year, military service in Kuwait and Iraq, and vacations to South America. You sound like a typical Russian. Please tell me why you think Americans have control over their government.

I am American. I do not want to be "less corrupt" then Europe. I want to be "not corrupt at all". They pay almost $6USD per gallon for gasoline in the UK but that does not mean I will be happy to pay $4USD for gasoline in America.

I want to pay $2USD per gallon for gasoline, like I did before the Iraq war.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-18 18:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
Lets put this in context first, then drive it home.

What is COGNITIVE DISSONANCE:

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological state that describes the uncomfortable feeling between what one holds to be true and what one knows to be true. In academic literature, the term refers to attempts to reduce the discomfort of conflicting thoughts, by performing actions that are opposite to one's beliefs. [These responses include denial, attack the messenger, etc...]

"The Women's Caucus endorses Marxist-Leninist Socialist thought." -- Robin Morgan, Sisterhood is Powerful (Page 597)

"Sexuality is to feminism what work is to Marxism." -- Catharine A. MacKinnon, Toward a Feminist Theory of the State, 1989, First Harvard University Press (Page 3)

"Feminism, Socialism, and Communism are one in the same, and Socialist/Communist government is the goal of feminism." -- Catharine A. MacKinnon, Toward a Feminist Theory of the State, 1989, First Harvard University Press (Page 10)

"When I was in college it was the McCarthy era and that made me a Marxist." -- Gloria Steinem

"Overthrowing capitalism is too small for us. We must overthrow the whole...patriarchy." -- Gloria Steinem

""Like Marxism, feminism can explain everything from advertising to religion by following its single thread, the oppression of women." -- Carol Iannone, The Feminist Confusion (Page 149)

Please note that I have chosen established feminist leaders as examples. The "movers and shakers" of feminism. Catherine A. MacKinnon is a University of Michigan law professor, Gloria Steinem is of course the editor of Ms. magazine, and Robin Morgan is a noted feminist poet and activist.

Were you to go back in time and ask the average Nazi soldier what he stood for and why he supported Hitler, he would say he stood for goodness, right, and a strong Germany. Likewise, ask the average Soviet soldier the same thing and he would say he was fighting to defend his Motherland from aggression and that he was also good and right. Ask a feminist what they stand for, and they will say equality, freedom, and other flowery but vague concepts...that only apply to females.

Hindsight being 20/20, we now see that what these philosophies (Nazi, Communist, Feminist) boil down to is, "Were going to get what we want, and we will destroy entire civilizations and kill millions if need be."
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-18 17:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
"The simple fact is that every woman must be willing to be identified as a lesbian to be fully feminist." -- National Organization of Women Times, January 1988

"All men are rapists and that's all they are." -- Marilyn French, Author; (later, adviser to Al Gore's Presidential Campaign)

"I want to see a man beaten to a bloody pulp with a high-heel shoved in his mouth, like an apple in the mouth of a pig." -- Andrea Dworkin, Ice and Fire

"Men who are unjustly accused of rape can sometimes gain from the experience." — Catherine Comins, Vassar College,
Assistant Dean of Student Life in Time, June 3, 1991, p. 52

Ok, so you were saying?
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-17 17:36:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
I back up my assertions with cold hard numbers.

Would you care to do likewise, or at least refute the evidence?

Or is your post just a hit and run with no substance?

Either way is fine with me, but the facts stand on their own, but here's a parting thought.

"In her article The Planned Destruction of the Family, Erin Pizzey touches on the fact that the rhetoric and tactics of radical feminists are firmly rooted in communist ideological traditions (including terrorism - that includes terrorist bombings). In my mind the tactics and strategies of the radical feminists differ little from those used by the Nazis in the twenties and the early thirties to squelch their political opponents in their quest for power."
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-16 17:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
I think the true impetus behind this shakedown was the feminist knee-jerk response to the skyrocketing amount of K-series visas, and the advent of the domestic "marriage strike" (google it, its real).

With 70% of all divorces initiated by the female, blood banks reporting 30% paternity fraud, 90% of all child custody disputes in favor of the mother, and the rabidly anti-father "family court", the slaves (men) have begun to jump the fence and head for greener pastures.

Basically, feminism is communism. If there is one thing communists hate, its competition on level ground. Part 2 of the attack was the IMBRA fiasco that requires men to file a police background check before they can so much as email a lady overseas. A blatant attack on our Constitutional right to free association.

Should any group of men stand up and point out the 757% increase in female prison inmate population since the 1970's, then demand that all marriage licenses in America have a mandatory requirement for background checks for females, the feminist shrieking would be monumentally ear shattering.

The foreign wife issue has the potential to "go viral", and the feminists know it. When I walk down the street with my foreign bride, men constantly stop and stare, and you can see the gears working in their heads. "How did this fat ugly SOB get such a hot wife?". Then they hear her accent and think, "Ah! He got a foreign wife...maybe I can too!".

Anyhow, if the U.S. gov't were SERIOUS about "fraudulent immigration", they would start with the 35+ million illegals tearing our middle class to shreds. But then again, you cant have communism without a huge peasant underclass. I just hope to be out of America before the "Plan of San Diego" kicks off. If you don't know what that plan is, here's a hint: "Every Norteamericano over sixteen years of age shall be put to death; and only the aged men, the women, and the children shall be respected"

Edited by Gulskjegg, 16 April 2008 - 01:42 PM.

GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-16 13:40:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat a waste of money for the I-751
One of the primary aspects in the original Constitution was the concept of "redress of grievances". Or, to petition the gov't over wrongdoings. Unfortunately, American is now a fascist dictatorship. The "justice department" (just us?) is in collusion with the corrupt administration and will do nothing to assist. Should you speak up too loudly, you will be put on the "terror database". Speak louder, and the police will beat you, tazer you, or maybe even kill you. If not, they toss you in jail for "assaulting a police officer" or if you are lucky you get thrown into a soviet style insane asylum because only crazy people think America is anything less then a glorious workers paradise.

I wouldn't trust a lawyer as far as I can throw one, because according (again) to the Constitution:

"If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive or retain any title of nobility or honour, or shall, without the consent of Congress accept and retain any present, pension, office or emolument of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them."

The problem with the above is, all lawyers are members of the "BAR", or "British Accredited Registry". Lawyers that pass "The BAR" are awarded the title of "Esquire" or "Shield Bearer", originating from the "Crown of the City of London". Were this a Commonwealth nation (UK, Australia, New Zealand, etc) you would have better luck. But this is America, where the gov't sees you (and treats you) as an enemy combatant and lawyers will only ask how much "justice" you can afford.

Hope that clarifies things.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-16 07:50:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
The problem with America is, we subsidize bad behavior. A wife gets bored with her husband, so she divorces him and gets the house, the car, and bank account, the kids, and money every month. If you give people money to do bad things, you can expect more people to do bad things.

If your wife is pregnant and its not yours, and you turn around and give her money, why would she not go and do it again?
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-25 05:10:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionGot my conditional resident card, my wife might be pregnant from other man!
In nations where the death cult of feminism has become fully entrenched (US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, etc), paternity fraud has reached pandemic proportions.

Figures in Ireland are particularly disturbing where paternity fraud is a full 33%, or 1 in 3 children. http://www.irishheal...evel=4&id=13318

I would get the paternity test done, even if you have to pay for it. The level of misandry (man hating) in America is extreme, and you are guaranteed to be made a slave by the rabidly anti-male "family" court system if you do not take action to protect yourself.

If you can prove the baby is not yours, speak to a lawyer and see if you can appeal USCIS under the spouse abuse stipulations. This will allow you to keep your legal status and get away from a spouse that clearly has no respect for you.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-24 16:23:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWhat's your take on this:
USCIS is notorious for the ambiguity of its notifications. Using our case as an example, you should have your 10 year card within a week. We got the same letter as you, with an update to the USCIS webpage we well. Our card arrived shortly after. We too began to worry and second guess, does this REALLY mean the card has been produced and mailed. Again, in our case, it meant yes. The card came in a simple letter sized envelope from the CSC.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-25 22:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTravelling to Canada on a 2 year greencard
Canada treats green card holders as American citizens. I know because my wife and I made regular trips into Canada and never had a problem.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-06-05 00:20:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew processing times - is the USCIS lying?
My wife was strongly opposed to American citizenship due to the fact Ukraine does not allow dual-citizenship. I did some research, and the Ukrainian dual-citizenship problem stems from their ongoing disputes with Russia (divided loyalties?).

I did some research and it turns out that the Ukrainian "rule" against dual-citizenship is mostly symbolic. It is actually in opposition to international law, as the only "legal" reason to strip someone of their passport is over convictions due to treason and so forth.

Thus, my wife can get her American passport and keep her Ukrainian passports without any problems. The only difference is, if she were to commit a crime in Ukraine (not likely) the Ukrainian justice system would not notify the American embassy but would indeed treat her exactly like a Ukrainian national.

Its a problem that, once I showed my wife, became a paper tiger and nothing to fear. Now, my wife wants to get her passport if for no other reason then we never have to deal with USCIS ever again.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-20 22:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew processing times - is the USCIS lying?
My heart goes out to you people. I hope since your husband is from Morocco this isn't an anti-Muslim issue from within USCIS.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-18 23:51:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew processing times - is the USCIS lying?
QUOTE (STBM04 @ Apr 17 2008, 11:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wonder what it will cost in 2018 to renew it?


My hats off to you on that superbly executed ambush. I can honestly say I never even thought of that.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-18 01:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew processing times - is the USCIS lying?
My wifes 10 year green card arrived today as well.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-17 20:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew processing times - is the USCIS lying?
I think you have been approved, and will get a letter or update soon. I guess it takes time to coordinate the letters, emails, and webpage updates. But anything that says APPROVED is probably all you need at this point. You are most likely in the process of final approval. Since this flurry of activity started a few weeks ago, I would give it about a month for things to settle down. But, again, I think you have been approved, they are just getting their ducks in a row over at USCIS. I would not be surprised if you got a letter or email soon saying card ordered.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-15 22:03:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew processing times - is the USCIS lying?
Well, first off, our online status has changed from "your card has been ordered as of April 10" to "we have approved you and sent a letter on April 15". It seems the online status only showed "card ordered" for less then a week, and was bumped by the current and last "event", that being the letter.

On our letter, in the upper right hand side in the "CASE TYPE" box it says "APPROVED REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS (I89)". Does yours say the same? I doubt they would throw the word "APPROVED" around if they didn't mean it. But then again, this is the USCIS were talking about.

I am a bit upset that I didn't get a screenshot of the "your card has been ordered" notice, but that was my fault. I had hoped that if we didnt get the card within the 30 days, we could show up at the local office with the screenshot of "card has been ordered" and they would whip up a new card on the spot.

I can only hope we do indeed get the 10 year card in the mail before the end of the month. We have all been kicked in the teeth so many times we have become a bit gun shy. Everything it worst case scenario and a war mentality. That's not healthy, as everyone walks around in a state of confusion and fear.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-15 20:45:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew processing times - is the USCIS lying?
To answer seaflower, we have gotten one email from USCIS, and that was a LONG time ago. Our file date was March 2007. Nebraska was our center.

Now, we got a letter dated MARCH 27 2008 that in the upper right hand side says "approved removal of conditions". Then, below it is a small sticky tape thingy slapped on that says "notice type - transfer notice". Looks like it was printed up and put on top of whatever is supposed to be in that box. I guess they wanted to kill 2 birds with one stone. In the main area, it says "we moved your claim to California".

Next, on the USCIS webpage it says APRIL 10, 2008 your card was ordered to be produced. So, it seems that CSC took a mere 2 weeks to approve our claim and order the card. This is not a glowing recommendation on Nebraska or USCIS in general. But, all in all, were happy to have the card on the way.

I am very angry at the amount of time we lost waiting for all this, and God only knows how many things we could have done over the last few years, but I guess its water under the bridge.

Moral of the story is, check the USCIS webpage and automated phone line every day, or a few times a day like we did.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-15 18:19:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew processing times - is the USCIS lying?
Ok we just got a letter stating both that we were approved, and transferred to CSC. Card production was ordered on the 10th. If your file was transferred to CSC, you should expect to have it approved pretty soon. Be sure to check status online as well.

Were happy we got a letter, because before this we had gotten no emails or letters. Now we know USCIS has our correct address and is only somewhat likely to send it to the wrong house.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-15 15:57:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionNew processing times - is the USCIS lying?
Makes you wonder what the hell these USCIS people do all day.
GulskjeggMaleUkraine2008-04-14 01:34:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionN-400 March 2014
Good luck to everybody,I'm a march filler and I just got done my interview yesterday:)
psycons12MalePhilippines2014-05-24 14:06:00
US Citizenship General Discussioncitizenship for child less than 18 yrs
My sister-in-law just went thru this with her daughter. As I understand it, she filed N400 for herself. After the oath ceremony, I believe, she filed N600 for her daughter.
CherylandMikeNot TellingPhilippines2010-09-07 17:15:00
CanadaHow close/far away are/were you from your American/Canadian significant other?
3.5-4hours not too bad.
Todd&PaijeNot TellingCanada2010-02-02 23:02:00
CanadaNot Visa Related: Things to do in Montreal
If you're a pizza fan, Amelio's on Rue Milton was always a favourite for my family. We'd drive in from the West Island to get it!
Unfortunately, I moved away from Montreal 15 years ago, so I don't really know what's out there now. I always enjoyed walking around the Old Port and exploring the side-streets. Ste Catherine was fun for shopping and people-watching. Other than that, I don't have much to offer. Sorry!

God, I wish I didn't have to make my Montreal trip as short as possible for this interview which will hopefully be scheduled sometime in the next 6 months!! *sigh*
Todd&PaijeNot TellingCanada2010-09-15 20:59:00
CanadaReview of Medical - in Vancouver at Woking Medical
Thank you for posting this. I'm in Calgary too and figured I'd do the same thing for the same reasons. Now fingers crossed that I get my interview date for January!
Todd&PaijeNot TellingCanada2010-12-04 10:06:00
CanadaDHL Set Up
OK, I've read the threads, followed the steps... but at no point have I been asked to pick a DHL location once I've set up an account and logged in. I get to the point where I'm asked to select an interview date and time and click continue without any reference to choosing a DHL pickup location. Ummmm... anyone else had this happen?
Todd&PaijeNot TellingCanada2010-12-09 00:29:00
CanadaDHL or Xpresspost for MTL consulate

alright thanks, that what ill do
i even sent out an email asking where do pick the DHL office and he explained it to me which is super obvious but i definitely dont have that option.. i even replied with a screenshot haha

ill call tomorrow, its going to be easier.
thanks!

OK, you're having the same problem I am. Hopefully it's just a glitch in the system right now and it'll be easily fixed.
Todd&PaijeNot TellingCanada2010-12-09 00:34:00
CanadaAny other CR1ers been told at the border that they need Advance Parole to enter the States while waiting for their visa?
Thanks for the link, Krikit. I'll definitely use that. This happened at the Coutts/Sweetgrass crossing on the Alberta/Montana border. I did ask them why I'd never heard of this requirement in all of the paperwork I've filed and documentation that I've received, nor had I heard of this requirement from any of the border guards while crossing in the past year. The now 3 people involved blew this off and insinuated that I hadn't been forthcoming about my intent to immigrate whenever I'd crossed, then started blathering on about how this is a technicality, but still needs to be done any time I want to re-enter the States. Fortunately, the next time I cross the border, it will be with my visa in my hot little hands.

Thanks dggal! In addition to the stamp in my passport, I also have documentation stapled in stating that I've received AP (for "compassionate" reasons) as well as the date by which I have to return to Canada. I have to give that paper to Canadian customs to show that I've returned home during that time. In all honesty, this makes NO sense to me... but I didn't really want to get into a huge argument with the folks at the border then be denied entry into the country because they were feeling pissy. That would've screwed Christmas RIGHT up!
Todd&PaijeNot TellingCanada2010-12-18 11:03:00