Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 4)

[EBONY_SEAN 1]

Today Sean went to his interview. he says it only took 5 minutes. he said he got the same interviewer from april 27. he asked him how is ebony and he said she is fine. he said he was sooooo nervous. well the iterviewer asked him for the affidavit of support and he gave him ebony's and they told him that ebony doesnt work full time jokingly, and sean gave them my moms affidavit of support and then the guy said ...now thats more like it. then he told him ....you are a lucky man and said welcome to america and told him where to go have the visa delivered. he is supposed to get it in 5 to 7 days in lucea which is in hanover.

[Dwarf_Ogress 0]

Today Sean went to his interview. he says it only took 5 minutes. he said he got the same interviewer from april 27. he asked him how is ebony and he said she is fine. he said he was sooooo nervous. well the iterviewer asked him for the affidavit of support and he gave him ebony's and they told him that ebony doesnt work full time jokingly, and sean gave them my moms affidavit of support and then the guy said ...now thats more like it. then he told him ....you are a lucky man and said welcome to america and told him where to go have the visa delivered. he is supposed to get it in 5 to 7 days in lucea which is in hanover.

WOOT-WOOT give it up for Miss Ebony! Congrats girl!

[jlvr 1]

WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED WHOOPIE

Congratulations, Ebony, I know you're relieved.

[jlvr 1]

Congratulations to eric on the green card and to Belwin Mills on the visa.

As far as passports and things, how does it work if I hyphenate? Do I still have to change all my legal documents? What about if I don't hyphenate and do [firstname] [maidenname] [marriedname]? I don't want to do away with my own name, I'd still like to be able to use it.

JLVR - you have to legally change your name hyphenated or not. I didn't drop my maiden name. All I had to show was my marriage certificate when I applied for my passport.

But does that mean all of my documents have to change, also, like my SS card, driver's license, passport? I still want to be able to go by [firstname] [maidenname] when I want or need to.

[jlvr 1]

what shipping method does everyone use to ship packages to ja? I have always used the regular postal service which is reasonably priced but takes forever to get there. I want to send a package to get there in no more than a week...but don't want to pay a ridiculous amount of money...any thoughts?

I was wary of using the post office because I tried sending something priority mail and it took weeks. But someone here suggested that maybe I didn't use the right envelope and that must have been it because the next time I sent something I used Global Express and it got there in under a week. It cost me under $30 with signature. It would have cost much less than that but I wanted the signature. It was a light envelope, though, only a few pages.

I'm reading and realizing that you said packages, so you may be talking about a box or something like that. It might still be the same time frame, though.

You do not need to wait until Oct 2009 to apply again. Your reason for denial of the visa will not stop the I-130 from being approved. Watch the timelines and time your application so it gets approved 3 months before the excludability expires. This should give you an appointment just after the 3 years are up. No wasted time.

I wondered if that was possible, filing again before the three years was up.

[rhondapayter 0]

Hi everyone! I hope all of you all had great weekends and Mother's Days. I have a question: For those of you who have gotten married or have been married to your SO for a while now, did you change your name on your passport? If so, how did that work out? Will they keep your old Passport?

I changed mine cause I only want to fill out only one custom's form (must have same last name) and want to go through the National's line in immigration. Thought it would be easier. You cannot use the old one....they punch something through it to render it useless and then send it back to you with the new one. It was one of the easiest things I did. Mailed back in something like 3 weeks or so.

I still have my same original passport. I just had it ammended to change my name to my new married name. It didn't cost me a dime! Just had to fill out a paper and send in my passport. It came back w/ some writing on the last page "ammended on xxx (date) to Rhonda ___ ____" Easy

[rhondapayter 0]

As far as passports and things, how does it work if I hyphenate? Do I still have to change all my legal documents? What about if I don't hyphenate and do [firstname] [maidenname] [marriedname]? I don't want to do away with my own name, I'd still like to be able to use it.

Yes, you still have to change everything. Yes, it's a pain in the butt I did the same thing - firstname, maidenname, married name - I'm happy with it!

[rhondapayter 0]

I kind of thought that too until he went to his first mall and his eyes grew wide. In the beginning, he will want everything and NEED everything (shoes are a big thing) and you will have to reign them in without feeling like you are denying them anything.

Yes, Tony loves his name brands too He has to have Nike shoes, Reebok shoes, Puma shoes, Adidas shoes, Timberland boots, ....... Then if he wears a Nike shirt, he has to wear his Nike shoes with it He is soooo funny.

[rhondapayter 0]

The point of all this is that they will be like a kid in a candy store. You have to diplomatically tell them no. And, don't kid yourself into thinking it will be easy. No matter what they say, they will not get it until they live it.

I try to get Tony to shop at Old Navy too. Their prices are pretty good - even though I don't get an employee discount When he first got here, if he wanted something really bad, I would buy it for him for his birthday or x-mas. I told him if that's what you want, but that's ALL you're getting For his first x-mas I bought him a $120 pair of Timberlands! The good thing is he takes great care of his shoes so they last him a long time.

[JaEnglishGirl 34]

SO TRUE!!!!!!!!!!! mike is still like that...being here for almost 6 months....he still needs this wants that....i got home from work late last night and we greated by a ad for nike shoes and him saying i want this i need these shoes....and it just starts to get at you after a while cause when will he get it that he does not need these things and does not have to have 7 pairs of shoes...or a pair of jeans for every single day of the week...it just starts to get to you when every day you hear the same things over and over again

Uh oh...... I have hanging head in shame....70 odd pairs of shoes, at least 40 handbags (to match them of course!), rough estimate maybe 30 pairs of jeans etc etc......

And stuff here is EXPENSIVE!!

When I come to the USA I go crazy, EXACTLY like a kid in a candy shop, so much choice!!

It's really going to be different living there because I'm a real bargain hunter and every time I see a bargain I HAVE to buy it, in the USA I'll be bombarded with what I think are bargains :

On another note, I'm slightly apprehensive about a new complex we might be moving to. I can't drive (SHAMEFUL I know!) and the complex he's looking at is two miles from the mall/bus stop etc.

He says by the time I'm ready to start working I'll know how to drive, but it's kinda scary being 'trapped'....He starts work at 4pm, so while he'll be at home to take me anywhere I want to go, feel like I'll be losing my independence....And the 'what ifs'....What if I'm too scared to drive etc etc....

He says he'll look at other complexes, but he says this is by far the best, I love the idea of a pool, gated access etc....and he says none of the others in the area have those amenities....

So which is more important, being able to take the bus if I want to or having all those comforts....Choices choices huh?

WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED WHOOPIE

FINALLLY!!!

CONGRATSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! :dance:

[eric_drewry 0]

Our I-130 was approved 11 months after the K-3 was denied. I started the rest of the process 11 months later. CR/IR1's don't expire, but your case needs some kind of action every year to stay active.

what shipping method does everyone use to ship packages to ja? I have always used the regular postal service which is reasonably priced but takes forever to get there. I want to send a package to get there in no more than a week...but don't want to pay a ridiculous amount of money...any thoughts?

I was wary of using the post office because I tried sending something priority mail and it took weeks. But someone here suggested that maybe I didn't use the right envelope and that must have been it because the next time I sent something I used Global Express and it got there in under a week. It cost me under $30 with signature. It would have cost much less than that but I wanted the signature. It was a light envelope, though, only a few pages.

I'm reading and realizing that you said packages, so you may be talking about a box or something like that. It might still be the same time frame, though.

You do not need to wait until Oct 2009 to apply again. Your reason for denial of the visa will not stop the I-130 from being approved. Watch the timelines and time your application so it gets approved 3 months before the excludability expires. This should give you an appointment just after the 3 years are up. No wasted time.

I wondered if that was possible, filing again before the three years was up.

[BelwinMills 0]

Ebony_Sean Congrats on your guys visa!! It sounds like you had the same guy we had,

[Jengles 0]

For a letter to JA or documents I use DHL i paid $28.00 for 2 day delivery

Ebony - Congratulations!!!!!

My husband can care less about clothes. I try matching up stuff for him all he says is as long as their clean, he don't care. I'm hoping when he comes here he will care a little bit about fashion.

[Sonshyne 2]

Congrats Ebony

Things are moving along pretty good for us. We applied for his SS card on Weds and we got it in the mail on Monday. He went to apply for a job yesturday, and the manager wanted to interview him right then but it was too busy, so he told Neil to come back today

[^KK^ 3]

Today Sean went to his interview. he says it only took 5 minutes. he said he got the same interviewer from april 27. he asked him how is ebony and he said she is fine. he said he was sooooo nervous. well the iterviewer asked him for the affidavit of support and he gave him ebony's and they told him that ebony doesnt work full time jokingly, and sean gave them my moms affidavit of support and then the guy said ...now thats more like it. then he told him ....you are a lucky man and said welcome to america and told him where to go have the visa delivered. he is supposed to get it in 5 to 7 days in lucea which is in hanover.

Congrats!!!!