~July 2007 K-1 Filers~

[rae_and_scott 1]

StP, did you open your box yet, or is it still sitting there?

Aly, I hope you are feeling better today. It sucks to be lonely. But I guess it's just part of things to be expected. Not that that's really comforting, sorry. But I mean, you are still at the beginning of your time here. I'm sure things will get better. Just know that having lonely days is totally, completely normal.

Thanks to you all for your congrats on Scott's EAD. I hope he goes job hunting today. If he doesn't, I will I'm feeling a lot less worried now. Since that was approved, I'm sure AP will be soon as well. We have a wedding to go to in a month, and the last thing I wanted was to wait up until the last minute to see if we could go. I'm pretty sure things are gonna be hunky dory.

[bakofoil 27]

Congratulations to Scott on getting his EAD. I'm sure he'll be eagerly looking for work, I know I will when my EAD comes through - I look every day anyway

Aly, the transition is so hard. I completely empathise. J has a lot of friends here and it means we do a lot of socialising, but as much as I get on with all of them (they are all really great people) I am yet to make friends that are truly my own and I think that does make all the difference. J sometimes has a hard time understanding the difficulty of relocation. He often says 'my friends are your friends - and they are - but I couldn't just call any one of them up and say 'hey fancy a beer tonight' and let off steam to them about... whatever is bugging me at the time, particularly if it is J!

I think Poiteen is right - it is so much easier to make friends at work, because you immediately have some common ground with them. And when we're working we'll have some financial independence again and not be worrying so much about so many of the things that bug us right now. It's going to get so much better!

[Jeraly 4]

Yeah - I am just not a patient person and seem to be using all my patience on crappy USCIS form-filling-and-waiting (which reminds me... let's see if my case status is online... nope... and we have had no mail, not even junk, since before the weekend )

I started devising a business plan last night which is arduous and tedious but it has at least given me something to focus on and I am sure it will pay off in the end. Jeremy, despite saying he would be in before 1am last night was late... again. I wouldn't mind *quite* so much if I didn't get my hopes up every time

[weedebz 0]

ooo sorry for not noticing post yesterday....congrats to Scott on EAD!!!!!

[Jeraly 4]

Well not so exciting as EAD, but have my biometrics scheduled (luckily for EAD and AOS) on 16th September Kinda looking forward to the daytrip

[Jeraly 4]

Ok - have done a big spreadsheet update (our last two K-1ers have been PM'd - totes -previously TonyandTess- have just been approved at their second interview yesterday after being stuck on AP ) Let me know if anything is amiss

[Jeraly 4]

Wow - dead in here today... I'm triple posting literally hours apart

Anyway - does anyone think I am being too harsh here? I'm sorry - maybe I am tired or something but seriously... is this person a first class moron or am I missing something!?

Oh and if anyone is interested in my roach event of the day then there is an entry in my blog I'm getting braver! I think

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

I couldn´t find it there...on which page is it?

Congratulations to the EAD Rach

[rae_and_scott 1]

I've been super busy with work, so I'll just write this real quick:

There are people still waiting for their K interview?! I feel awful for them. I thought our case took forever.

I haven't read your blog Aly, but last night I saw a roach cross the street it was that big. I'm not kidding. Sometimes I have to remember that NYC is gross.

[Jeraly 4]

I couldn´t find it there...on which page is it?

It was post 360 - I checked the link when I posted it yesterday and it was fine but now it goes to an earlier post and I don't know why...

There are people still waiting for their K interview?! I feel awful for them. I thought our case took forever.

I haven't read your blog Aly, but last night I saw a roach cross the street it was that big. I'm not kidding. Sometimes I have to remember that NYC is gross.

Just a couple - totes are hoping to be together by the end of the month now which is great and am not sure what is going on with pinaylang as they were on AP but I haven't heard back from them yet to find out how they are getting on... it is really sad

Haha - I am getting used to the roaches a bit but they still creep me out!!

[English Muffin 59]

Well not so exciting as EAD, but have my biometrics scheduled (luckily for EAD and AOS) on 16th September Kinda looking forward to the daytrip

Congrats!

Bear in mind that the photo they take of you at biometrics is the one that will go on your EAD and Green Card. I made sure that I had a bit of extra 'slap' on that day.

[Jeraly 4]

Thanks for the heads up Gillian - I'll make sure to put on my posh togs and uber slap Or at least wash my hair

I am sooo glad they don't use the one that you have to submit - the photographer made me push my head back against the wall so I have 25 chins. She also made me take off my glasses and the lighting was such that I look orange. So those photos are kind of like a 25-chinned orange rolypoly person - it just looks nothing like me and yuck - it is possibly the worst photo I have ever had taken!

Pity cause my visa one was ok!

[English Muffin 59]

Thanks for the heads up Gillian - I'll make sure to put on my posh togs and uber slap Or at least wash my hair

I am sooo glad they don't use the one that you have to submit - the photographer made me push my head back against the wall so I have 25 chins. She also made me take off my glasses and the lighting was such that I look orange. So those photos are kind of like a 25-chinned orange rolypoly person - it just looks nothing like me and yuck - it is possibly the worst photo I have ever had taken!

Pity cause my visa one was ok!

I quite like my Green Card photo - one of very few that I do. They told me that I could smile (which suprised me) so I actually look like a 'normal' person and not a convict in a mug shot.

[Jeraly 4]

Oh I know - same with my visa one as well - not like the UK pics where you have to look miserable. I must say I was surprised about having to take my glasses off - I didn't have to for my visa pic...

[Jeraly 4]

Oh dear - somebody slap me

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry2189451

I neglected to mention the "spealicist" job and that it must be in huge demand as I had never heard of it. Oh and her husband is called Nad...

Oh come on puhleaseeee.... someone join in on this because it is too funny!!