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No sales tax here in Montana either - and also have had experience of showing my State ID in Washington and getting tax taken off the items. I've tried it in other states though and they won't do it!

2004

April A friend told me that she thought my ideal man lived in Wyoming or Montana.

May 17 Did search on match.com. Found no-one in Wyoming. Only wrote to one person in Montana...his name was John. He replied two hours later.

Jun 26 Flew to Missoula to meet him & a weekend trip turned into a five week visit...

Many trips between US, Canada & Europe.

2005

March 31 During a meeting in Vancouver, John proposed & I said YES!!!

Jun 2 Finally sent off our I-129F & a few days later we received NOA1. I am now officially an alien bride-to-be.

Aug 22 Email notification of NOA2.

Sep 12 Received letter to say application would be forwarded to US Embassy.

Nov 23 Returned packet 3 to Embassy

Nov 30 Medical

2006

Jan 5 Got interview date

Feb 1 Interview. APPROVED!

Feb 2 Visa delivered.

Feb 7 Flight to Seattle.

Feb 8 Finally back home in Missoula, MT. I'm happy, John's happy & the cats are ecstatic - together again!

Apr 22 Wedding Day!

May 6 Sent AOS application

May 7 Honeymoon

May 23 NOA date for AOS, EAD & AP

Jun 12 Biometrics

Jun 15 RFE for AOS mailed

Jun 20 RFE received

Aug 16 RFE reply sent

Aug 31 AP approved!

Sep 5 EAD approved

Sep 8 AP received

Nov 13 Interview letter

Dec 14 Interview. Success!

Dec 26 Got green card!

2008

Oct 08 I-751 to remove conditions sent to CSC

Oct 14 NOA

Nov 21 Biometrics

2009

Jan 7 Approval notice

Jan 12 Received greencard

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We've had two tax free events here in FL...hurricane supplies and back to school shopping. It is nice, but unless you are buying massive quantities of stuff it really does not make a huge difference (IMHO). However, I do enjoy living in FL because there is no state income tax. That part about living in VT really sucked.

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i wish they'd have one here!

K-1 Timeline

11-29-05: Mailed I-129F Petition to CSC

12-06-05: NOA1

03-02-06: NOA2

03-23-06: Interview Date May 16

05-17-06: K-1 Visa Issued

05-20-06: Arrived at POE, Honolulu

07-17-06: Married

AOS Timeline

08-14-06: Mailed I-485 to Chicago

08-24-06: NOA for I-485

09-08-06: Biometrics Appointment

09-25-06: I-485 transferred to CSC

09-28-06: I-485 received at CSC

10-18-06: AOS Approved

10-21-06: Approval notice mailed

10-23-06: Received "Welcome Letter"

10-27-06: Received 2 yr Green Card

I-751 Timeline

07-21-08: Mailed I-751 to VSC

07-25-08: NOA for I-751

08-27-08: Biometrics Appointment

02-25-09: I-751 transferred to CSC

04-17-09: I-751 Approved

06-22-09: Received 10 yr Green Card

N-400 Timeline

07-20-09: Mailed N-400 to Lewisville, TX

07-23-09: NOA for N-400

08-14-09: Biometrics Appointment

09-08-09: Interview Date Oct 07

10-30-09: Oath Ceremony

11-20-09: Received Passport!!!

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We thought about getting clothes, but the mall was so mobbed, we decided that paying the tax was okay. I can see the advantage if you have kids and need to buy a lot, though.

Today we did go buy pens and tape at Staples ... the pens were tax-free, the tape was not. Beats me. Also, I bought a dictionary yesterday, and that wasn't tax-free. I would have thought that reference books surely fit into the definition of "school supplies," but I guess not.

There's really not much we could have bought that was tax-free, actually, other than clothes. But as I said, I can see the value if you have kids you need to get ready to go back to school.

NM technically has a "use tax," not a "sales tax." This means two things: 1. You pay tax on everything including services, not just products; 2. It varies by county. Or by city. Or by ZIP code. I'm not sure. But it's a different rate everywhere, and some industries also charge a higher tax rate than the area's use tax rate. Drives me bonkers. Our state income taxes darn well better be close to 0, with all the things we end up paying 11.75% use tax on.

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05 Nov 2007: NOA-1 Date

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12 Jun 2008: Interview letter received

12 Aug 2008: Interview at Albuquerque DO--PASSED!

15 Aug 2008: Oath Ceremony

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Here in Texas, we have no state income tax and our usual sales tax is around 8% I believe. I made the HUGE mistake of going to Walmart yesterday to get a few groceries. :crying: there were NO SHOPPING CARTS LEFT. :blink: I couldn't believe it.

Life long Texan, living in Hull, UK. How did this happen?

11 January - We met online and became friends

4 February - Became a couple

17 March - I went to Hull to meet the guy

20 March - First "I love you"

25 March - I go home :(

16 November - He comes to visit me in Texas

25 November - he leaves back home :(

14 December - ENGAGED! <3

1 March- I fly off to see my babe in Hull

4 April - I go home :(

9 October - He comes back to Texas!!!!

13 October - WEDDING!!!

22 October - He goes back to England and I continue to wait for my settlement visa.

13 December 2007 - Move to England

Now the wait begins, I will become a citizen then we will DFC back to the US.

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We've had two tax free events here in FL...hurricane supplies and back to school shopping. It is nice, but unless you are buying massive quantities of stuff it really does not make a huge difference (IMHO). However, I do enjoy living in FL because there is no state income tax. That part about living in VT really sucked.

Right. Sales tax isn't that much in the first place. I can see people going out of there way spending hundreds of $$ to save a few $$.

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Senate Floor Speech on Public Debt
March 16, 2006



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