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[statman78 0]

All,

A month or so ago I had a few PMs with someone here about housing developments in the Chiangmai area. I have since emptied my message folders (the hand is quicker than the brain) and forgotten who. I have some further information if my correspondant is interested.

Yodrak

Hi Yodrak,

That was me. Ying and I are still interested. I hope your recent trip to Thailand was enjoyable. I am in Bangkok now but I am heading home tomorrow.

Gene

[LastSurvivor 0]

While I guess this could be called a "rant" it is something on my mind today. ALL of us have worked through the Visa process paying the fees and waiting months or years for our loved ones to join us. This blurb today from www.boortz.com is right on the money.

Political correctness seems to be the order of the day in the media. I'm listening to CNN this morning as I prepare these program notes. Time after time I hear the word "immigrants." Only once thus far have I heard any derivative of the word "illegal" used in a story. The idiotic phrase "undocumented workers" comes up now and again. It seems that the last thing that the media wants to do is to call them what they are .... illegal aliens. By definition they are not "Immigrants." Immigration is a legal procedure which these people have not followed. They're aliens ... again, by definition ... and they're here illegally. That adds up to illegal aliens. While they're trying to close down some American cities why can't we just call them who and what they are?

Just kind of rubs me the wrong way when I think of the hoops I had to go through for my fiancee to enter the country legally.

Rich

[skyman2112 0]

All,

A month or so ago I had a few PMs with someone here about housing developments in the Chiangmai area. I have since emptied my message folders (the hand is quicker than the brain) and forgotten who. I have some further information if my correspondant is interested.

Yodrak

Hi Yodrak,

That was me. Ying and I are still interested. I hope your recent trip to Thailand was enjoyable. I am in Bangkok now but I am heading home tomorrow.

Gene

Hey Statsman, what kind of paperwork did Ying need to get her drivers liscense. So far all I have is the marriage certificate and the SS card, all with her maiden name on it. I need something with her new name on it. Thanks, Kirk and Jenny

[Yodrak 7]

Gene,

Thanks for replying, sorry I lost track of you. I'll try to PM or e-mail you with what Rodjanna and I have learned and decided within a few days.

Yodrak

All,

A month or so ago I had a few PMs with someone here about housing developments in the Chiangmai area. I have since emptied my message folders (the hand is quicker than the brain) and forgotten who. I have some further information if my correspondant is interested.

Our visit to Thailand was great, but 4 weeks was enough and it's good to be home.

Yodrak

Hi Yodrak,

That was me. Ying and I are still interested. I hope your recent trip to Thailand was enjoyable. I am in Bangkok now but I am heading home tomorrow.

Gene

[Yodrak 7]

Rich,

Actually, by definition, "[t]he term "immigrant" means every alien except an alien who is within one of the following classes of nonimmigrant aliens ..."

The list of exceptions is lengthy and detailed, but a quick reading does not find an exception for undocumented aliens who are present in the USA. Indeed it appears that for non-immigrant aliens who are in the USA what makes them non-immigrants is that they are documented as such. Without documentation they are immigrants by definition of law.

INA Title 1, Section 101(a)(15)

Yodrak

While I guess this could be called a "rant" it is something on my mind today. ALL of us have worked through the Visa process paying the fees and waiting months or years for our loved ones to join us. This blurb today from www.boortz.com is right on the money.

Political correctness seems to be the order of the day in the media. I'm listening to CNN this morning as I prepare these program notes. Time after time I hear the word "immigrants." Only once thus far have I heard any derivative of the word "illegal" used in a story. The idiotic phrase "undocumented workers" comes up now and again. It seems that the last thing that the media wants to do is to call them what they are .... illegal aliens. By definition they are not "Immigrants." Immigration is a legal procedure which these people have not followed. They're aliens ... again, by definition ... and they're here illegally. That adds up to illegal aliens. While they're trying to close down some American cities why can't we just call them who and what they are?

Just kind of rubs me the wrong way when I think of the hoops I had to go through for my fiancee to enter the country legally.

Rich

[LastSurvivor 0]

Rich,

Actually, by definition, "[t]he term "immigrant" means every alien except an alien who is within one of the following classes of nonimmigrant aliens ..."

The list of exceptions is lengthy and detailed, but a quick reading does not find an exception for undocumented aliens who are present in the USA. Indeed it appears that for non-immigrant aliens who are in the USA what makes them non-immigrants is that they are documented as such. Without documentation they are immigrants by definition of law.

INA Title 1, Section 101(a)(15)

Yodrak

While I guess this could be called a "rant" it is something on my mind today. ALL of us have worked through the Visa process paying the fees and waiting months or years for our loved ones to join us. This blurb today from www.boortz.com is right on the money.

Political correctness seems to be the order of the day in the media. I'm listening to CNN this morning as I prepare these program notes. Time after time I hear the word "immigrants." Only once thus far have I heard any derivative of the word "illegal" used in a story. The idiotic phrase "undocumented workers" comes up now and again. It seems that the last thing that the media wants to do is to call them what they are .... illegal aliens. By definition they are not "Immigrants." Immigration is a legal procedure which these people have not followed. They're aliens ... again, by definition ... and they're here illegally. That adds up to illegal aliens. While they're trying to close down some American cities why can't we just call them who and what they are?

Just kind of rubs me the wrong way when I think of the hoops I had to go through for my fiancee to enter the country legally.

Rich

I actually heard someone say the other day:

"Just because someone is an illegal immigrant does not mean they are breaking the law."

uhhhhm, yeah right.

Rich

[thai2luv 0]

Today is May 1st, the "official" Day without an immigrant. The word illegal omitted for the sake of political correctness.

I live in Los Angeles, the illegal immigrant capital of the United States, and I did enjoy quite a bit less traffic on my way to the office this morning. Many truck drivers have joined the protests in downtown LA.

Rich,

Actually, by definition, "[t]he term "immigrant" means every alien except an alien who is within one of the following classes of nonimmigrant aliens ..."

The list of exceptions is lengthy and detailed, but a quick reading does not find an exception for undocumented aliens who are present in the USA. Indeed it appears that for non-immigrant aliens who are in the USA what makes them non-immigrants is that they are documented as such. Without documentation they are immigrants by definition of law.

INA Title 1, Section 101(a)(15)

Yodrak

While I guess this could be called a "rant" it is something on my mind today. ALL of us have worked through the Visa process paying the fees and waiting months or years for our loved ones to join us. This blurb today from www.boortz.com is right on the money.

Political correctness seems to be the order of the day in the media. I'm listening to CNN this morning as I prepare these program notes. Time after time I hear the word "immigrants." Only once thus far have I heard any derivative of the word "illegal" used in a story. The idiotic phrase "undocumented workers" comes up now and again. It seems that the last thing that the media wants to do is to call them what they are .... illegal aliens. By definition they are not "Immigrants." Immigration is a legal procedure which these people have not followed. They're aliens ... again, by definition ... and they're here illegally. That adds up to illegal aliens. While they're trying to close down some American cities why can't we just call them who and what they are?

Just kind of rubs me the wrong way when I think of the hoops I had to go through for my fiancee to enter the country legally.

Rich

I actually heard someone say the other day:

"Just because someone is an illegal immigrant does not mean they are breaking the law."

uhhhhm, yeah right.

Rich

[sarakong 0]

Hi there,

I got the e-mail from the embassy for the interview date for my fiancee, but it is not on the schedule website yet about 4 days ago. How often is the website updated? thanks

[thai2luv 0]

Hi there,

I got the e-mail from the embassy for the interview date for my fiancee, but it is not on the schedule website yet about 4 days ago. How often is the website updated? thanks

I think it's updated once a week. As long as you have packet 4 with the interview date in writing, don't worry about it.

[mr4422 0]

We finally got our AOS interview letter in the mail today. We are scheduled for June 19. and we only have to drive about 9 miles to get there! I am sure that day will come sooner than we think. So I guess now I need to get started on gathering/copying all the paperwork i think I might need. If all goes well, it will mean about 1 year total for the whole process. Faster than I expected when I first started, thats for sure.

[Billy 0]

Hi everyone!!

I have a question about sending forms to the embassy

packet 3

DS230 PART1

DS156

DS156K

DS157

MEDICAL

POLICE CERTITFICATE

I-134

Are there any other forms I need to send? Please, help....

Bill

[*Robert* 2]

Hi everyone!!

I have a question about sending forms to the embassy

packet 3

DS230 PART1

DS156

DS156K

DS157

MEDICAL

POLICE CERTITFICATE

I-134

Are there any other forms I need to send? Please, help....

Bill

Bill,

Take a deep breath... we have discussed this many times already on this thread, and rather than telling you to go back and look for it, I will just tell you. The items you must send into the consulate to get your interview date are as follows:

Check-list (signed and dated with address)

DS-230 Part I (unsigned)

Two Passport Photos (Print name on back in felt tip marker)

Copy of Passport

$100.00 bill (just kidding! wanted to see who was paying attention!)

Only the first four items, and make sure you put your case number on the outside of the envelope and address it to the "Immigrant Visa Unit".

Good Luck!

P.S. Take a couple of shots of Sang Som!!!

[Yodrak 7]

Bill,

I know that you're a guy, and we guys like to do things 'by the seat of our pants', but you really do need to read instructions.

Yodrak

Hi everyone!!

I have a question about sending forms to the embassy

packet 3

DS230 PART1

DS156

DS156K

DS157

MEDICAL

POLICE CERTITFICATE

I-134

Are there any other forms I need to send? Please, help....

Bill

[Billy 0]

Sorry guys!

I have the instructions from Dennis. But when checking US Embassy in Thailand. There are differents forms on thai national K1 visa. got wonder, and had to ask again. Sorry, I didn't mean to pain in the A**.

Yodrak, I am reading instructions but sometime not sure, and need to ask someone professional like you to verify...hehehehehhehe...thank you all.

Bill

[Yodrak 7]

Bill,

I am a professional, but not in the field of immigration. Nor or most others here. Keep that in mind at all times.

Yodrak

Sorry guys!

I have the instructions from Dennis. But when checking US Embassy in Thailand. There are differents forms on thai national K1 visa. got wonder, and had to ask again. Sorry, I didn't mean to pain in the A**.

Yodrak, I am reading instructions but sometime not sure, and need to ask someone professional like you to verify...hehehehehhehe...thank you all.

Bill