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  • Our Story
    I lived in the US on an L1B visa for 5 years, 2 months. I met my husband in that time and we married. I left the US to prevent a visa overstay.

    Initially, DH was a PR. He received his citizenship in Jan 2019. We upgraded our petition at that point. After I-130 was approved, we endured 89 days, 22.5 hours of waiting before my I-130 magically showed up at NVC. The CEAC website was undergoing maintenance when I was trying to fill out the IV. After some frustration and losing data more than once, I learned how to manipulate the system to work and got the forms filled out. RFE setback for my CRC and a request for a marriage certificate for my Littles and we were finally DQ.

    We narrowly escaped the covid Consulate closure - our interview was the Monday, the Consulate closed Friday. We were approved and finally headed "home" on April 1, the day after our 2 year anniversary.

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  4. mam521
    Our district's policy was pretty clear and sensible too, but we also have 72,000 kids plus teachers and not enough classroom tech available. So, they flexed and caved until the law was made. My kids are also in high school and I'd guess a 135lb, 5'4", female teacher trying to tell a 17 year old, 300lb football player to put your phone away comes with some challenges. I've talked to a couple of teachers and they say they love hearing the chatter among kids again. It was lost when everyone was devicing. Real conversations, real interactions, real relationships and interestingly, less fights it would seem.
  5. mam521
    The worry is the wording. Unrestricted and gift do not equate to taxes. Sounds like free invitation "appropriate funds for personal gain". Unrestricted or not, I wanna see where these funds are going.
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    Most companies would classify this as bribery, no? There's laws against that...
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  24. mam521
    I wouldn't either. I don't have social media accounts set to public to protect myself as it is. If you're dumb enough to leave them open publicly, you subject yourself to too much scrutiny. I don't post ridiculous things anyway, but it's my business. I don't need an HR person rooting around in my accounts, etc, let alone the government. I'm actually annoyed that our company wants you to have a LinkedIn profile and HR do check it. To me, it's just Facebook for adults and there is nothing in my contract that states I am required to use social media on behalf of the company. I don't know about the rest of you, but we have to do yearly training on data classification and storage so we don't violate laws internationally by collecting information and mishandling it. Hubs and I work for the same company and when we got married, we only told HR, as it was a requirement for personnel profile updates, benefits and beneficiary information. We kept our work relationship professional and our personal lives at home. When my boss found out a year after we were married, she was like "why didn't you tell anybody?" and I just said it was none of anyone else's business. She knew at that moment that based on our data security policies, she couldn't say anything more than that. She could have been fired if she shared personal information that wasn't hers to share. The US, in general, is far too lackadaisical with people's personal information.
  25. mam521
    Considering how much more in depth personal data protections are in the EU and UK, I can see a lot of people pumping the brakes on a visit. It's pretty invasive and some e-mail accounts, etc are corporate owned and protected, so that information, despite being required, cannot be shared.
  26. mam521
    They technically CAN be repaired, but the cost of repair often supersedes the cost of replacement. Unless you're dealing with the limited numbers of traction drive CVT's in higher performance cars, the pulley based CVT's are all junk. It really limits the number of cost effective vehicles available on the market when you're searching for something that doesn't have a CVT, as we found out when we were looking at potentially buying something for Kid1 when she headed off to university. We had a Dieselgate Passat TDI that had the DSG transmission and it was smooth like butter. That was a really great car. Current ICE vehicles both have 8 speed transmissions with no real issues there. Both hubs and I can drive a manual transmission. The shifts with the 8 speeds are nice and smooth, but I think as a manual transmission driver, the CVT just feels wrong. The little i3 is just a different driving experience overall, being a little EV. Sophisticated go kart is the best way to describe it.
  27. mam521
    I had an AWD Corolla Cross when I was up in Canada. I chose it because it had proper Michelin tires, not Chinese knock offs that we've seen on some of the rentals and I knew the fuel mileage would be great. Conclusion: I could never buy a vehicle with a CVT transmission. The thing made a lot of noise, but was slow.
  28. mam521
    Well, our district had a policy banning phones and it was poorly implemented. Then the state government banned them and the implementation held. Unfortunately, maybe there does need to be government overreach in this instance. People are of differing opinions, but the science says this stuff is rotting our kids brains. I didn't let my kid have any social media until she was nearly 14 (I was mean for making her wait that long, apparently) but she'll tell you now, at nearly 19, that she shouldn't have had it that young. Kid2 only uses YouTube and Discord, but neither are on the Aussie ban list. My dumb(something) sister has let my niece have Snapchat since she was 10 and the kid has FB and Insta and who knows what else. My niece just turned 13...way too young but my sister is like "oh it's fine". Too many people like my sister out there.
  29. mam521
    It's not a bad thing, honestly. The banning of phones in the schools in TX has been pretty much all positive. Students will reluctantly admit it. Teachers like hearing kids actually converse. Maybe the next generation won't be so anxiety riddled and lacking in interpersonal skills with these types of bans.
  30. mam521
    You will have to call Telus Health and ask. We had our appointments a week before our interviews and we had our medical packets in hand with no issue, but a number of those timelines have changed.
  31. mam521
    Just remember, when you endorse that visa, you become a permanent resident of the US and are then subject to US taxes. If you sell your home after endorsement, for example, the capital gains are subject to US taxes. It is advisable to try to close out your affairs and endorse prior to the expiration. At the very least, seek guidance from a cross border accountant.
  32. mam521
    Agree with Dashinka. They won't do it because it will impact income tax generation. The rest of the details will also impact it but bottom line, dualies living abroad or even dualies living in the US that may decide to reside or retire elsewhere would laugh at not having to file US income tax and/or pay taxes. Not everyone has aspirations to be Moreno or Cruz.
  33. mam521
    Your timeline says she entered as a spouse of a US citizen. Did your wife receive a 2 year greencard? If your timeline is correct and that is the case, it looks like you need to remove conditions. The guide is here: The form is here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-751
  34. mam521
    People who want their spouse not to be deported from the US do. No SSN isn't really a problem. Apply for an ITIN because you'll need it to file income tax by April anyway. Add your spouse as a beneficiary for any pensions and/or 401k's and any life insurance policies. As for health care, your spouse cannot be denied being added. HR usually don't realize they can use all 0's temporarily until a SSN or ITIN are provided. Don't delay filing. This is important. It will take some time for your case to process so will have time to assemble further supporting evidence.
  35. mam521
    The I-551 IS the greencard. It is what is awarded after the I-130, the DS-260 and the I-864 are approved, the medical is approved and an interview is approved. It isn't a form that your son would have filled out. https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/form-i-551-green-card When did his medical expire?
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