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K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJust too long
QUOTE (Delicia @ Dec 23 2007, 02:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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If she wasn't from a "third world country" we would have been together and married months ago.


I disagree. I am married to a Chilean citizen and Canadian PR for over 2 years. We will be waiting out the process for, by my calculations, at least 1.5 years and possibly 2 years, before we can live together again. Canada is hardly a third world country.


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athena_nyFemalePeru2007-12-23 11:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJust too long
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QUOTE (Manasa Krishna @ Dec 20 2007, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My wife and I got married in June of this year. I submitted the I-130 Spouse Visa form in July and the I-29F form in September. The only unfair thing is that I'm an American citizen. We just shouldn't have to wait this long for us to be together. Also the paperwork is just too much and unnecessary. We had to submit our pictures of marriage and other occasions just to prove we are married. We really miss each other. More than 5 months have gone by. I'm sure many of you are in the similar situation. If any of you have any ideas please let us know.

Thanks.


There are lots of ideas here about passing the time.

Unfair as compared to what? Unpleasant I get.


Unfair as in we try to follow the rules but the rules don't apply equally to everyone. A Cuban who arrived illegally is LEGAL as soon as he sets one foot on US soil. An illegal Mexican gets sent home. Europeans can get a US travel visa very easily and quickly. The US doesn't require a visa at all from some countries, but, it's almost impossible for a Filipino to get one. A Cuban doesn't need to know anyone here, doesn't need any money, doesn't need to be able to support himself, doesn't need to be able to prove who he is, doesn't need a petitioner and doesn't need to have anyone promise to support him for a minimum of 10 years.

I fell in love with a Filipina and the US government has kept us apart for 8 months now and counting. If she wasn't from a "third world country" we would have been together and married months ago. I just had to spend $100 to send an inch thick packet to the Philippines just to PROVE that I love my fiancee and can support her.

The law should apply equally to everyone or it shouldn't apply at all.

I wish I could remember Martin Luther King Jr's quote that said something like, it's our responsibility to obey just laws and disobey unjust ones.


It's hard to get tourist visas from certain countries for a reason.

(And PS, we know Mexicans all the only illegal immigrants. Yup yup.)

Edited by meow mix, 21 December 2007 - 07:11 PM.

athena_nyFemalePeru2007-12-21 19:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionOCD/Suicide Attempt and Immigration
Technically, it's illegal and could earn you jail time in most states, but most of the time hospitalization is what happens instead. Most of the time it is recognized that it's useless to put someone in jail instead of a hospital for that.

:blink: I have never in my entire life heard of suicide attempts as being jail time worthy. That's ridiculous! What state could be so cold and callous? I agree with the others to just get the medical release from the psychologist and then don't worry about it! ....

Life isn't perfect for anyone that I know!

GOOD LUCK!! :thumbs:



I just found out that any sexual position other than missionary is also illegal in Florida... who knew?


Uh oh :o I'm in trouble
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-03-28 19:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionco-sponsor--yearly income

Thanks, but I'm already aware of that.

What I need to know is: should my father, who is retired, write the amount of his yearly pension stipend in the space that asks for a yearly income that looks to be based on salary.


:wacko: And the answer, which you already got, is yes.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-04-12 18:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionboss unwilling to verify income in annual rates

Or figure it up yourself. Multiply your wages for the week times 4...take that figure, multiply it times 12. That will give you a rough annual figure. Send a copy of a full paycheck, with the figures for the month and year written below. I did that to prove what my child support income is for the month and the year. They accepted it I guess 'coz I never got an RFE for it.


Weekly rate times 52 is probably going to be closer.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-04-12 18:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI-864

I remember that this question was covered, but I can't find the post.

I see that the I864 has a box to check saying, "I filed taxes for the last three years, but am only including my tax return from the most current year."

I only filed this year and last because the year before that I was living in Mexico and my income didn't require me to file. I don't have any record of this though. Do I leave that box unchecked?

My mother will be the co-sponsor. It would be much easier if she were to just submit a copy of her return rather than getting it from the IRS. They ask for the W2s and 1099s if this is submitted, but she's retired.



In the step-by-step instructions it says that if you were not required to file for any of the last three years to attach a written explanation of why you were not required to file (citing tax code is popular in this explanation) and evidence that you were not. Living in Mexico alone does not exempt you from filing (which from your wording, you seem aware of) so it seems they need evidence that your income was not high enough to require filing.

This can be found on page 8 of 19 on the I-864.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-04-29 16:29:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHow do I know if I need a Co-Sponser?

Hi VJ'ers,

How do you know when you need a co-sponser? I have been living with my fiancee in Mexico since Septmeber, therefore I don't have an American job with American paystubs. However, I have about $5000 USD saved in my American bank account, plus my fiancee has a Mexican HSBC account with about $1000 USD in it. I also get some dividend income from some stocks that I own (not much) but ... is that enough, or do we still need a co-sponder? Where can the guidelines be found for this? I've read the I-134 form but it doesn't say much.

So then that poses this question: do I fill out the Affidavit of support form, as well as the co-sponder (my mother)? So we have TWO I-134's? And, will they accept a faxed copy from the US for my mom's copy, since I don't have access to the original?

Thanks for the help.

Monica

PS Interview is in three weeks!!!


For the I-134, you need to make 100% of the poverty guideline which can be found here. The present poverty guideline for a household of two is $13,690, and it sounds like you don't even meet that.

Even if you could find a way to meet that, remember you'll have to come up with 125% for adjusting his status once you are married - in which case, it definitely sounds like you need a co-sponsor.

You will have two, but something is telling me that they won't accept a faxed copy, they need original signatures. Could your mother mail it to you? Both my mother and I live in the states, but 1300 miles away so that's what I had her do. It would cost your mother a lot more than it did for mine, but such is the cost of immigration.

As far as you not having an American job with American paystubs - did you have a Mexican job with Mexican paystubs? If so, and you made enough to be required to file, make sure you've filed your 2006 taxes, and living in another country doesn't exempt you from filing in and of itself. (You probably did since you lived in the US for the first 9 months of the year, but I'm just trying to cover all the bases.)
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-04-29 18:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCo-Sponsor Question

Does someone else want to clarify this, in case I've erred? I'm pretty sure that the USC doesn't have to be the sponsor, but perhaps each consulate is different. ^_^

My presumption was that the I-134 was to be filled out by the person who was sponsoring the non-USC, and therefore it wouldn't be so much a "co-sponsor" as just a regular sponsor. While the USC is normally the first person to be the sponsor of the non-USC, I haven't read any documentation that requires that he/she fill out an I-134 even if the requirements aren't met.


The USC has to fill out the paperwork as well - I think it's more to show why a co sponsor is needed, but I'm not sure. Same with AOS, I had to fill out an I-864 even though I wasn't even close to the poverty level required for the two of us, so my mom had to fill out a second one as she was the one with the goods the USCIS needed to satisfy their requirements.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-08-02 14:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionMarriage & work permit

What forms & documents will be needed once my Fiancée and son are with me in the USA so I can marry?

Here are the details & my questions to you wonderful people willing to help others expecting nothing in return. Hats off to all with that kind of heart.

My fiancée interview is coming up on August 9th in Manila Philippines. She has recently been annulled but the National Statistics Office (NSO) has not processed her annulment finality in the data base. She has all of her certified true copies up to that point of the registration on NSO database.

1. Apparently the NSO is up to 2 years behind in updating there data base according to one source? . Will this become a problem at the interview or once she is here and we want to marry?

2. Would it be wise for my fiancée to get one extra copy’s of all the annulment documents while in manila as she lives far from there? She only has one true copy of each now. She is a bit worried that at the interview in Manila they will take some of the true copy’s. Won’t she need these for us to get married in the USA?

3. What are all the copy’s required of my fiancée to bring from the Philippines to get married here in the USA?

4. Can I be working on some of the paper work to speed things up as far as marriage documentation that I will have to prepare as well as what forms I will need?

5. I have another unrelated question.. I have heard that JFK airport in New York Stamps Visa’s with temporary work permit? Is that true? I live in Washington State on the other side of the USA from there. My fiancée wants to work maybe 2 or 3 weeks once she has settled in a bit. Is this possible to get a temporary work permit like this? If it is true that they will stamp the visa with a temporary work permit is there a known airport closer or in Washington State that will do this? If so also what preparations will be needed to have the visa stamped? Or what requirements must be met at the airport to have it stamped? Like does she have to stay in the state issuing the work permit for a given time? or can she fly out 1 hour later and work here in my start of Washington?

6. Is there a closer airport that would issue this work permit for a K-1 visa?

Thanks so much for any help with these. I appreciate it all so much. :thumbs:


She can get the temp EAD at JFK (only airport consistently issuing them), then go on to Washington and work there. The EAD will only be valid for the duration of her visa though (3 months) and then it will be about another 90 days after filing AOS before the 1 yr EAD is issued.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-08-02 15:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI-134 vs. I-864
I-134 only requires 100% of the poverty line be met, it is not legally binding, and used for the K-1.
I-864 requires 125% of the poverty line be met, is legally binding, and is used for AOS.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-08-04 07:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionLetter from employer

Perhaps this has been discussed so my apologies. Has anyone had problems getting a letter from their employer with regards to the I-134? Reason I ask is I had my former employer do one for me before I moved on to my current job. I'm suspecting that we will be getting our NOA2 in about a 1.5/2 months. I'll have worked at my new job for about 2/2.5 months by this time. I'm not sure how they will react when I ask for this and what they might assume. Anyone have any advice on how they dealt with this especially if questions started to be asked?


I got one from my employer after 3 weeks of employment.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-08-05 07:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionbank account records
QUOTE (journeyman @ Sep 5 2007, 02:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't think you can blank out anything. They specifically ask you to mention Name, Address, Account Number and the deposits for the last 12 months in the bank letter.


You can, but I don't see the point. But then again, I no longer use the account I'd been using at the time of AOS, so...
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-09-05 08:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCan someone help me
QUOTE (thomasss @ Sep 24 2007, 05:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
she said that there is no place in FL orlando place like that and she can't find sad.gif


She's lying. There are PLENTY of places like that in Orlando - Orlando is a big city. I've seen Staples and Office Depot there just when visiting...if she lives there and can't find one, you have more problems than the interview.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-09-24 05:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionWife raped
QUOTE (Chelbear @ Oct 4 2007, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (chris4gretchen @ Oct 3 2007, 12:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
well, i had my filipina fiancee read this thread. i asked her if that had happened is it likely the woman would give the baby to the "rapist" family. She said it was possible since she wouldnt want the child born of a rape. Having said that she agreed with me that she didnt believe the story. She felt it was her boyfriend who got her pregnant while having a USA husband. happens there more frequently than you would think.

First if an adult filipina has a male "best friend" thats a boyfriend. the culture there is very conservative. Most women dont date alot and they have a chaperone if they do. One of my fiance's friends wants to find a foreign husband. she of course has a filipino boyfriend who the girl states is not her future, so she is looking while keeping this guy on the side. whole thing sounds like she has the USA husband but kept her filipino boyfriend and he got her pregnant. Funny she didnt tell her USA husband about the baby and "rape" until she had to. ANd she didnt go to the police and file a report. The filipino "rapist" is paying the medical bills ( theres a red flag if you ever needed one) of the future baby and the families agree for his family to take care of the baby once born.

I am sure the girl cried when she told the USA husband. i think she was seeing her whole future crumble away. If i was the USA husband i would stand with the wife but only if she went to the police and filed the rape charge. I would go there and be with her for support. If he raped her, he should be punished and she shouldnt protect him. I think she wont go to the police because she is protecting the guy. fortunate he is in korea right now. i say either she is faithful and loyal to the USA husband and files charges on the "best friend rapist" or she is loyal to the filipino boyfriend and the USA Husband should cut his losses. I might be alittle more compassionate if she had told the husband about the rape when it happened, not when she knew she was pregnant and couldnt hide it any longer. I dont believe the guy made threats to her to stay quiet but yet pays the medical bills and is taking the child when its born. Guys who make threats to keep a rape quiet would deny being the father of the baby, not pay the bills and embrace it.

Chris


You're right. As a Filipina, I am sorry to say but I don't believe your wife stories.. Many Filipina here especially those from remote areas or in any provinces WILL DO everything just to migrate in other countries and to have a better future. I heard a lot of different stories here in my country. Having a foreigner boyfriend or husband is like you won a lottery.. it's true! It's easy for them to use a foreigner to survive in poverty.. It's a "sacrifice" just for a better future even the foreigner is too OLD, UGLY and NASTY.. they're willing to marry them just for the green card and $$$.. Not only Americans are suffering from this "cheating".. second is Japanese..

As I read your story, Im sorry Daveg "did you ask your wife if the rapist WAS HER EX-BOYFRIEND, CURRENT Boyfriend and not just a simple friend?" If he's JUST a friend he will not do that thing!.. But if the guy likes your wife or they're really a "SECRET LOVERS" maybe it's okey for her NOT to file a report because she will protect her "SPECIAL FRIEND" and of course, no one wants my child's father or lover in prison because soon I'll petition him too. I'm not being harsh on you but I want you to realize that. I'm just concerned to you! And also giving her future baby to the parents of the rapist is REALLY DUBIOUS! After your wife become Citizen she'll then petition her baby and soon the rapist..

Ahm, why not surprise visit her but investigate first.. hire or contact a person to investigate if you're wife is telling the truth and to know the real reason why she didn't file a report.. And traceback what's the real score between the rapist and you're beloved wife!? how they met, etc.... chatting for about 6 hours a day - cam to cam is not enough to know a person.. but if you're together you will know her better then tell me if she's really nice, sweet and shy girl.. I'm so sorry but im a filipina, I know how they think and knows whats happening here in my country. I know more Filipina as much as you do.. Well, think about it before you petition her.

Concerned Citizen from Philippines smile.gif


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athena_nyFemalePeru2007-10-04 10:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionMarriage license as a proof of relationship
She has to be there to get the marriage license. It won't work.

Besides, it expires in 60 days.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-10-06 12:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionConcerns about the I-134...
If you don't have a job, and have a cosponsor, why worry about it? I-134 isn't a legally binding document anyway, and the London embassy (which it looks like you'll be going through? Not sure?) generally accepts co-sponsors. If you didn't have a cosponsor, then I would worry.
At AOS, when you do the I-864, that IS a legally binding document and if you made no money but had a joint sponsor, you'll be fine there too. (I was fine, there.)
I mean, really, there's nothing to worry about.

And the 50K has to cover three people, not two, if you're completely dependent on your parents and you live with the parent, as far as I know. You'll be fine though smile.gif
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-11-30 07:43:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionSpouse denied for naturalization
QUOTE (Karin und Otto @ Dec 12 2007, 07:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
blink.gif Say What?... blink.gif

Say What?...(part 2)


OH boy.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-12-12 10:39:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionCitizenship
QUOTE (EllieSadar @ Dec 27 2007, 12:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm in dilemma, what am i gonna do if i don't want to change my citizenship since my country doesn't allow dual citizenship and I don't want to let go?


Most countries don't allow dual citizenship - just means you won't be recognized as a US citizen when in that country so if you get in trouble you can't go to the US embassy.

To let go of your citizenship, you have to physically go to the consulate or embassy and take an oath renouncing it.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-12-27 08:48:00
CanadaWeddingMoon in Florida!
In November, it usually isn't in the 50s. In fact, I don't remember it being that cold last year and I lived on St Pete Beach. It got that cold in Jan/Feb, though.

St Pete Beach is okay...but it's hella boring. But then again, I hate Florida period.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-10-12 07:47:00
CanadaThe in-laws from heck
QUOTE (Delicia @ Nov 27 2007, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wasn't really maki


I figured not, I've just had bad experiences with people mocking my husband's 'espanish' and the like, so I couldn't help myself tongue.gif
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-11-27 21:40:00
CanadaThe in-laws from heck
QUOTE (Delicia @ Nov 26 2007, 08:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just spent a good portion of my 5 days in Canada with my in-laws. Then, first she tells me in her very broken English (and partly translated by my husband for my benefit, "You in Arizona now, now you learn espanish." (Yep, espanish). I said "You're in Canada for 15 years, you learn English." I am annoyed by that whole never learning the language thing and making your eldest child translate every single piece of mail and call and make doctor appointments and every-other-normal-day-to-day-function-that-requires-a-person-to-communicate-with-someone-outside-the-family things. I couldn't resist. My husband just gave me a look and changed the subject.

I cooked a big quasi-Thanksgiving dinner for everyone on Saturday and while we were eating, she started going on (best I could understand anyway) about how when my husband moves to the U.S. we can just take his little brother (still in High School) and he can go to school and live with us while so she and her husband can move back to Chile. We tried to explain about the BIL needing sponsorship and how I (the USC) couldn't sponsor a BIL and having to wait for hubby's citizenship before we could do much, and she just said, 'no, he go with you now!' and she practically has the BIL all packed and ready.

My only response equates to: "....."


She sounds like a nightmare BUT BUT BUT - I wouldn't really make fun of the 'espanish' - my husband says things like that too, because no word in Spanish can start with an /s/ blend at the beginning of a word it is preceded by an /e/. She should learn English, but an accent is an accent is an accent. Husband has been speaking English for a good while and that's one thing he can't shake because it's not natural for him to have an /s/ blend at the beginning of a word without the vowel helping it out.

On that token (and how did I end up in the Canada forum?), I get annoyed when I see little kids having to translate everything for their parents, which turns into a life long battle for them. My MIL doesn't speak English (and is going back to Peru soon) but she never had to work or do much of anything that required it. She does try, but at 60 years old it's a little harder than it would have been at 20 or even 40. And she hasn't been in an English speaking country for 15 years either...only 5 and rarely has to use English where we live.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-11-27 08:56:00
CanadaScary experience!
QUOTE (Modano @ Jan 17 2008, 02:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good grief! How do people get away with stealing such huge items? How do you just walk out with a chainsaw? blink.gif


I've seen people walk out with giant comforters, and one time a mattress. yes.gif
athena_nyFemalePeru2008-01-17 14:59:00
CanadaScary experience!
QUOTE (Allie @ Jan 17 2008, 12:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That would be a scary time for sure. Why didn't the security guy call the cops while you were stalling them at the counter. That way they would have had em with the goods in hand instead of searching a plate # that could be on a stolen vehicle.


I know when I worked retail in New York (not Canada, I know, but still), they couldn't call the cops unless they had proof the items were stolen. While they all knew that these guys had stolen the wire, without evidence that would hold up, the cops can't do anything most of the time, and it would probably reduce the chances of eventually catching them. Unless they have it on video as stolen, etc. it's very hard to prosecute. A lot of the laws in the US and Canada are similar in that respect, I'd assume.


LP is VERY tricky. If I saw someone steal something, as a customer service employee I couldn't do anything other than call LP. LP could see someone pick something up and put it in their pocket but couldn't detain them until they walked out of the store. Empty hangers prove nothing other than a lead for LP to go on. Etc etc etc.
athena_nyFemalePeru2008-01-17 14:39:00
CanadaScary experience!
I worked at JCPenney and we got all kinds of theiving wackos. Crack addicts used to steal bras then sell them (where? I don't know) for drug money, since bras are so expensive.

Yeah just...nuts.
athena_nyFemalePeru2008-01-17 12:15:00
CanadaIllegal Immigrant - He's Canadian!
QUOTE (Delicia @ Feb 21 2008, 03:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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QUOTE (Delicia @ Feb 21 2008, 03:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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Making assumptions about people's situations also hurts everyone.


I guess you need to clarify what assumptions are being made with my statement? I R confused....


You assume all illegal aliens don't pay taxes. A lot do. I don't endorse using other people's social security numbers, but if they are doing it that way or through an ITIN, many illegal immigrants DO pay taxes. Many forgo health care that they need desperately, not all are crowding into the local ER at the earliest sign of a problem. You assume that they haven't been separated from their families. Most of the illegal immigrants I've known have been separated from their families with no end in sight. Yes, it's decision, but it doesn't mean it's easy. I don't support illegal immigration but the system as a whole is broken. If they didn't have a reason to come (employment), most wouldn't.

So while illegal immigration does hurt, I wouldn't say it hurts everyone all of the time. Illegal immigration isn't the source of all that is wrong with the world. The politicians who have their hands in corporate America's pocket...I have an easier time blaming them.


1) I still stand by MOST illegals do not pay income taxes. Most work for cash and certainly do not file an income tax return reporting all their income to the U.S. government. The vast majority would, however, pay tax in the form of sales tax (except in the case of the article because OR is a sales tax free state). Sales tax is a no where near the revenue generator for states like income tax is. Not to mention there is no comparable federal sales tax.

2) I didn't mention anything about healthcare.

3) The illegals I have met in both the U.S. and in Canada were via my husband who works in the construction industry. The vast majority of them were from Central and South America and they chose to leave their families behind to work 'temporarily' in the U.S. and Canada and they lived below the poverty level while working and they did send their money 'home' where they saved up to buy property (e.g. land) so when they returned, either voluntarily or forcibly, they would have something to go 'home' to. There is really little benefit to the host country in these cases.

3) I still stand by my statement that illegal immigration is harmful. In my case, it is a direct cause of my insurance premiums being increased. Others feel the harm in indirect ways. Increases in taxes to support school systems, health care, public libraries, etc. These are paid by the property owners and income tax paying employed individuals who foot the bill for those that use these services and don't pay a dime for it. While I agree the system is broken, it is a two fold problem. It has to be 'fixed' so that people pursuing legal immigration do not have to wait years (as in the case of skilled worker type applications) and the illegal problem would be minimized through attrition.

4) If you don't like Corporate America, all I can say this is a market driven economy and always has been. This structure goes back to the inception of this country and more obviously, since the industrial age and it is nothing new. Corporate American can do things cheaper and faster than any public government entity. Capitalism is the name of the game here, end of story.


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athena_nyFemalePeru2008-02-21 17:25:00
CanadaIllegal Immigrant - He's Canadian!
QUOTE (Caladan @ Feb 21 2008, 03:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What I thought was interesting in the article is that no one's screaming about him because he's not Hispanic. And that they're seeing that while he's illegal, he hasn't been a drain on public resources. I think the guy's an ####### for flaunting his flouting of the law, but I can't see this article being written in the same tone if he were from Mexico.



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athena_nyFemalePeru2008-02-21 15:42:00
CanadaIllegal Immigrant - He's Canadian!
QUOTE (Delicia @ Feb 21 2008, 03:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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Making assumptions about people's situations also hurts everyone.


I guess you need to clarify what assumptions are being made with my statement? I R confused....


You assume all illegal aliens don't pay taxes. A lot do. I don't endorse using other people's social security numbers, but if they are doing it that way or through an ITIN, many illegal immigrants DO pay taxes. Many forgo health care that they need desperately, not all are crowding into the local ER at the earliest sign of a problem. You assume that they haven't been separated from their families. Most of the illegal immigrants I've known have been separated from their families with no end in sight. Yes, it's decision, but it doesn't mean it's easy. I don't support illegal immigration but the system as a whole is broken. If they didn't have a reason to come (employment), most wouldn't.

So while illegal immigration does hurt, I wouldn't say it hurts everyone all of the time. Illegal immigration isn't the source of all that is wrong with the world. The politicians who have their hands in corporate America's pocket...I have an easier time blaming them.
athena_nyFemalePeru2008-02-21 15:39:00
CanadaIllegal Immigrant - He's Canadian!
QUOTE (Delicia @ Feb 21 2008, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Illegals, from anywhere, just burn me. Here we are suffering through the 'legal' way and the illegals get here (and to Canada too where they have a serious problem with people who arrive claiming refugee status and are subsequently denied, but they never leave) work, have their families with them, take advantage of government services, pay no taxes, etc.

I recently had to change my insurance policy from MN coverage to AZ and I watched my premiums go up over $300 a year simply because, as my agent said, "there are lots of illegals driving around with no insurance, they get into accidents, and disappear." Not to mention the vehicle theft rate is crazy high here with a percentage of those stolen vehicles ending up in Mexico and resold.

Illegal immigration hurts everyone.


Making assumptions about people's situations also hurts everyone.
athena_nyFemalePeru2008-02-21 14:30:00
CanadaIllegal Immigrant - He's Canadian!
OH man, that's pretty sickening.
My husband (Peruvian) was illegal for 4.5 years due to circumstances beyond his control (father's death, by the time he thought everything was in order lawyers were telling him in order to bring a lawsuit (negligence on his father's workplace, his dad died on the job, wrongful death lawsuit) they couldn't return to Peru since there was already a 3 year ban on them. (Though had they told him how long lawsuits take to go through, he probably would have gone back because the three year ban would have passed by the time they got a settlement or their day in court, but he was advised to stay and break the law.) He paid taxes, always paid his medical bills (got medical insurance with his ITIN), and no one paid for anything for him, before I get attacked for that.

Anyway, point is, he would be disgusted at this guy making a joke out of it, and leaving a country and a place where he had everything just to shun the US immigration system. I would pander a guess that most illegals who purposely come here and stay are either fleeing deplorable conditions or dead end lives that lead nowhere, and being illegal here is better than being legal in their home country. I feel for those people, but from all accounts I've heard, Canada is BETTER than the US in a lot of ways. So why would you come here and live here illegally...to make a point? I just don't get it.

dfjdalfjjalds I understand why bowflex is upset. Let's just say that.
athena_nyFemalePeru2008-02-21 14:00:00
CanadaRiding a bike with a leashed dog
The decision in the end is up to the OP, but however it is done I think it's extremely dangerous and irresponsible on the part of the pet owner, for putting themselves and the pet in a precarious position.
athena_nyFemalePeru2008-03-22 13:07:00
CanadaRiding a bike with a leashed dog
QUOTE (flames9 @ Mar 21 2008, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sounds like an accident waiting to happen!! I have a small dog --30lbs and dont think i would ever consider it!! She tends to wonder whern I take her out for a run with me!


Absolutely. It is dangerous for both the human (dogs can be unpredictable, if the dog runs off, dragging the human/bike with him/her, it's a recipe for the human getting seriously injured), and the dog (if human falls/crashes, whatever, the dog is now at risk for serious injury from bike spokes, chains, etc).

Just a bad idea all around.
athena_nyFemalePeru2008-03-22 07:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTranslating documents? or leave them as is??
Yeah, babelfish is a piece of #######.

Babel Fish Competition

Enter a phrase, any phrase.

Translate it into any given language and then translate it back.

Give it to someone else and ask them to guess what the original phrase was.


athena_nyFemalePeru2007-03-21 09:35:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionTranslating documents? or leave them as is??
Plenty of people have translated themselves without any issues. As I see it, you're certifying you're competent.
We translated ours and no RFE yet.

Only legal documents need translations, like Birth certificate, lease docs ect. However, email does not, they are more interested in seeing if the 2 share a common language, and the number of emails, I sent a log of emails along with a few sample emails.

Translation can be done by anyone that is fluent in the language, all the need to do is sign the translation and write the disclaimer Certification by Translator

I [typed name], certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and ________ languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature_________________________________
Date Typed Name
Address
http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD


No offense..but I'm not 100% sure this is correct (and other simiar posts) - you/I can not (in most countries) translate documents and certainly not legal documents ourselves..regardless if we're fluent in the language... (In most countries.)

(This is the portion of the USCIS site you referred to that is just above the signature line you pasted in.....
Please submit certified translations for all foreign language documents. The translator must certify that s/he is competent to translate and that the translation is accurate.

The certification format should include the certifier's name, signature, address, and date of certification. A suggested format is:)




Birth certificates, marriage certificates, wills, diplomas, legal documents all need to be certified. Certified translations are governed by local laws in each country.

In a non-certified translation the translator is sometimes entitled to give a personal style and tone to the text, to make it more appropriate for the target audience.

Certified translations often must be an exact translation of the source and must always include a clause from the certifier together with a round seal affixed which only Certified Court translators may use, and must be certified by the translators signature, in order to be accepted by the courts and the authorities.


I would not do anything of the sort (translate myself, or use unofficial translation without first checking into it further..but it clearly says, Certified in the USCIS instructions).


athena_nyFemalePeru2007-03-21 07:31:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionUpsetting demand for more proof
QUOTE (Dr. ZoSo @ Sep 26 2007, 02:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't mean to go off topic here but are you planning on kicking the bucket soon? You submitted a lot of evidence showing your wife being the beneficiary when you pass. Now, it may just be me, but if I were an USCIS officer I would be a little weary also. What you submitted could be seen as a marriage for financial benefit.


If that's the case then none of us should have joint assets or beneficiaries to anything because it could be seen that way - but USCIS generally sees that as strong proof that the relationship is bona fide.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-09-26 13:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAge difference
QUOTE (levieux @ Oct 14 2007, 09:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is age a factor in calling people for a second interview (I-751)? . My wife is 13 years older than me
Advise


If you're doing I-751, this is the totally wrong forum...BUT
I don't think age alone is a factor, but when combined with other red flags, could be.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-10-14 08:06:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWarning to be careful
QUOTE (jsnearline @ Dec 27 2007, 08:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What form did the OP file by mistake? Did they re-file for AOS? What appointment are they talking about? An interview? InfoPass? More details might be helpful.


Sure would be.

(Moved here because it definitely didn't belong in the AOS forum, and the "renew" verbiage along with when the OP joined makes it look like a Removal of Conditions issue.)
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-12-27 08:49:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWarning to be careful
QUOTE (Karin und Otto @ Dec 27 2007, 08:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Everyone makes mistakes...


And it sucks it happened to them, and I agree I would try to get my money back by contacting my congressman, et cetera, but USCIS isn't going to just hand it back because the OP did make a mistake. A pretty serious one where finances are concerned? Yep.

I know I'm just saying - this stuff is important, be careful and make sure you send in the right form and it won't happen.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-12-27 08:38:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWarning to be careful
QUOTE (TracyTN @ Dec 27 2007, 08:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm sorry this happened to you, but I don't see how that is a 'rip off'. The forms all come with instructions detailing the situations in which the form should be used. You sent the incorrect form and the money; they have no way of knowing that you've sent them the incorrect form until they begin to process the information, by which point your check has long since been cashed. That's their process, and its not a secret.

Educating yourself on the process is key when dealing with the USCIS - otherwise you can quite easily squander money or complicate the process further.


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Agreed. If you've been a VJ member for 3 years, it's not hard to to go the Removal of Conditions forum and find out it's I-751. It sucks it happened, but people need to be more careful.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-12-27 08:24:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAnother I 751 question
QUOTE (Jayo_Mac @ Dec 31 2007, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My wife is out of the country until February and her residents card expires in March. Would it be cutting it too short to file the I 751 about a month before residents card expiration? I'm assuming that as long as you file within the 90 day window that you're okay?? Thanks for your help. One other quick question. She already submitted biometrics during the AOS. Does she have to to it again? If so, how long does it generally take after submission of the i 751 to have the biometrics appointment? Thanks again.


You can't file BEFORE the 90 days ... anytime within the 90 days is fine, but you're going to want to do it so you get the NOA1 by the time the green card expires I'd assume, as the NOA1 is also an extension of her green card, valid for 1 year.

Biometrics will be done again.
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-12-31 13:30:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionAm I in trouble?
QUOTE (Lorenzo @ Dec 31 2007, 10:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am worried we will be short on evidence when I file in March because my wife and I have separate bank accounts and credit cards.
I did have several bills set up to include both of our names and the T-Mobile account shows all our phone numbers and the calls made. I also have a Vonage account showing both names with many calls to Ukraine.
My wife and stepson are shown on my health insurance policy but for some reason my auto insurance has them listed but not on the insurance card itself. They are in the system. It is quite possible I can obtain a letter from State Farm. I am purchasing a car for my wife but I left it in my name since I make all the payments and I rarely drive the car. This can be changed but I was told I will need a new contract with the finance company.
This is my first marriage and in the beginning I chose to not have a joint bank account because she did not understand our money system or how to save money. I made the decision to just give her money each week from my account. I have until March 7 to get the evidence together. Are there any changes I can make to be able to have more evidence? We do have plenty of photographs. The other problem is that I rent the house from my family and there is no formal lease (it is a verbal contract).
Thank you.


Can you have a formal contract written up for the lease?
We keep separate bank accounts to (his name is on mine, but doesn't use it) and credit cards - I don't see that as a problem in and of itself, different people choose to do their finances differently.
Can you get a copy of your car insurance policy listing your wife and stepson?
athena_nyFemalePeru2007-12-31 10:13:00