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Boiler Grand Master

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San Francisco in California?

 

If so seems an odd choice with those requirements.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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San Francisco in particular is not desirable from the standpoints of expense and crime, and one could make that case for some or all of California.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

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12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

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01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

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08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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16 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

San Francisco in particular is not desirable from the standpoints of expense and crime, and one could make that case for some or all of California.

We live in SF (I have been here for 6 years) and it’s an absolutely safe place to be, not more or less than any other large cities in this country. Media, for some reasons,, are painting a gross image of this gorgeous city that is absolutely untrue.

There are neighborhoods in the city that are problematic (the infamous Tenderloin to name one), and places around the bay that may be less desirable, but again nothing more than anywhere else in this country. It’s a beautiful area to live in with TONS of possibilities and a buzzing work scene… however it is very expensive due to the prevalence of the tech industry and its high salaries. 

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On 1/3/2024 at 11:32 AM, fabsfabs said:

hello everyone.
I have an immigrant visa and plan to live in San Francisco. Any idea where to live, what areas are not so expensive and safe to live in? What are the approximate prices? Do I necessarily need to buy a car? Thank you

 

'Not so expensive' and 'San Francisco' don't really go together! But you can look at prices on websites like realtor.com to give you an idea. 

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