Sawasdee 4 (Thai K-1s in 2010)

[Kang Lang 7]

just thinking ahead and in just 13 months my husband will be applying for citizenship, i happened to find a link that lays out all 100 questions in english and thai that is pretty awesome. my husband's english isn't bad at all but i think the civics test will be a challenge so i was quite pleasantly surprised to find it in thai.

i think most of you have pretty english savvy spouses but here you go just in case...

Citizenship test in Thai/English

[daboyz 36]

just thinking ahead and in just 13 months my husband will be applying for citizenship, i happened to find a link that lays out all 100 questions in english and thai that is pretty awesome. my husband's english isn't bad at all but i think the civics test will be a challenge so i was quite pleasantly surprised to find it in thai.

i think most of you have pretty english savvy spouses but here you go just in case...

Citizenship test in Thai/English

Sweet!! Thanks for that. I've actually been stressing about that.

[Tom and Teaw 1]

I am sure it will be good for Teaw when the time comes. Thanks.

[Tom and Teaw 1]

Well, off to Thailand this morning to bring Teaw back!!! I am looking forward to a trip away from work and from the heat......into the heat!!! They said our summer here in NC

was a record for so many hot days..hottest summer on record and I believe it!! So Teaw is max excited and I am looking forward to her being here and settling in. It will be

quite an experience for her.

[rin and john 71]

just thinking ahead and in just 13 months my husband will be applying for citizenship, i happened to find a link that lays out all 100 questions in english and thai that is pretty awesome. my husband's english isn't bad at all but i think the civics test will be a challenge so i was quite pleasantly surprised to find it in thai.

i think most of you have pretty english savvy spouses but here you go just in case...

Citizenship test in Thai/English

Agree with DaBoyz; that is sweet! Just yesterday was telling Rin she had less than a year to study. Given her efforts (or lack there of) in studying for the written driver license exam; I am starting to apply early pressure to begin studying for her citizenship test!

John

[Audy_Rob 26]

You would list the retirement accounts as an asset as that is money you can access in an emergency. Just copy your last statement closest to when you send in any paperwork, black out any acct. numbers. I don't think you need to have close to 100K to show your financial stability. I am sure there are many people that make much less and their visas are approved. They just want to make sure she won't come here and be on welfare right away.

@Eric, There are no instructions or facts about the I-134 and using assets. If you read the instructions for the I-864 form which is used by most people (the instructions, not the form itself) then it says you need 3 times the threshold in assets for spouse or child, 5 times the assets otherwise.

So for a fiancee it would seem you need 5 times the assets to qualify.

For two people the 125% poverty threshold is $18,212. Five times 18,212 is about $91,000. There is always debate whether it is 5 times or 3 times. People prefer to guess three times because it is less.

I think to be certain you need to use five times.

Good luck

[daboyz 36]

@Eric, There are no instructions or facts about the I-134 and using assets. If you read the instructions for the I-864 form which is used by most people (the instructions, not the form itself) then it says you need 3 times the threshold in assets for spouse or child, 5 times the assets otherwise.

So for a fiancee it would seem you need 5 times the assets to qualify.

For two people the 125% poverty threshold is $18,212. Five times 18,212 is about $91,000. There is always debate whether it is 5 times or 3 times. People prefer to guess three times because it is less.

I think to be certain you need to use five times.

Good luck

i think it's 3 times for I-134 and 5 times for I-864. Check the AOS forum.

[rsn 135]

@Eric, There are no instructions or facts about the I-134 and using assets. If you read the instructions for the I-864 form which is used by most people (the instructions, not the form itself) then it says you need 3 times the threshold in assets for spouse or child, 5 times the assets otherwise.

So for a fiancee it would seem you need 5 times the assets to qualify.

For two people the 125% poverty threshold is $18,212. Five times 18,212 is about $91,000. There is always debate whether it is 5 times or 3 times. People prefer to guess three times because it is less.

I think to be certain you need to use five times.

Good luck

I wasn't guessing when I stated 3x. In fact, I based my information off of what is stated in the USCIS Adjudicator's Field Manual. In the AFM, it states that if the sponsor is an immediate relative of the applicant, 3x is all that is necessary. There is some confusion surrounding this as there are some vague terms surrounding mention of K applicants in the AFM, but it seems relatively clear to me although I understand why some assert that 5x is required.

This isn't the first time someone has brought this fact to your attention.

i think it's 3 times for I-134 and 5 times for I-864. Check the AOS forum.

Actually 3x for I-864 for immediate relatives. The assumption is that the rules are the same for I-134. I don't see why they wouldn't be.

Edited September 5, 2010 by rsn

[thongd4me 69]

Justice 4Sale in Thailand - article

[daboyz 36]

Justice 4Sale in Thailand - article

I can never get that site to work in Firefox. Only seems to work in IE.

[thongd4me 69]

I can never get that site to work in Firefox. Only seems to work in IE.

I opened it in IE but also have Google Chrome.

That was some hard-hitting reporting, looking at all the

participants in this scandal, not just the ones the reporter

chose to single out for blame.

They couldn't do that regarding anything related to the royals.

[Kang Lang 7]

glad the citizenship test will help everybody, fingers crossed!

@daboyz i think your wife n my husband are going to be studying at the same time...

@rin and john, how did you finally get rin to study for the driving exam, my husband says he's nervous to drive here and parking in abysmal in san francisco.

@tom and teaw...safe travels!!!

@td4me...unfortunately there has always been a chance to buy your freedom in thailand. i would say the article title is horrid since if he is guilty of even one of those charges then he deserves to ROT, and him gaining freedom is not justice.

story is reminiscent of one from about 3-4 years ago about a san francisco cop who had been traveling back and forth to thailand for like 15 years or something and he was caught with a VERY young child they didn't say exact age or gender but ultimately the justice he got was..."he committed suicide in his jail cell by shooting himself in the head/face TWICE". "suicide eh?

[thongd4me 69]

Well, off to Thailand this morning to bring Teaw back!!! I am looking forward to a trip away from work and from the heat......into the heat!!! They said our summer here in NC

was a record for so many hot days..hottest summer on record and I believe it!! So Teaw is max excited and I am looking forward to her being here and settling in. It will be

quite an experience for her.

Best of luck; you've arrived by now.

She won't have much "temperature shock" as my wife did with a December 29 POE...

[Kaiser 0]

Agree with DaBoyz; that is sweet! Just yesterday was telling Rin she had less than a year to study. Given her efforts (or lack there of) in studying for the written driver license exam; I am starting to apply early pressure to begin studying for her citizenship test!

John

I'm curious... I had always planned my wife would remain a Thai citizen here on a Green Card. I really would like to retire to Thailand some day and I think it would be an advantage if she officially remained Thai. I honestly can't think of a good reason for her to become a US citizen (she won't get a Federal job and I doubt she would care enough about politics to vote), so I am wondering if I'm missing something. Are there any requirements for her to either become naturalized or remain Thai?

[daboyz 36]

I'm curious... I had always planned my wife would remain a Thai citizen here on a Green Card. I really would like to retire to Thailand some day and I think it would be an advantage if she officially remained Thai. I honestly can't think of a good reason for her to become a US citizen (she won't get a Federal job and I doubt she would care enough about politics to vote), so I am wondering if I'm missing something. Are there any requirements for her to either become naturalized or remain Thai?

She can have dual citizenship. In my mind the best reason is for traveling. If she has a US passport she wont need visas for most countries in the world.