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I would like to know exactly where you are getting information from regarding the gender of this athlete? After doing a lot of reading the facts currently seem to be as follows: Khelif was born a female with female genitalia. They were not born a man with male genitalia. They were not born intersex and assigned genitalia after birth. They are not trans. They are not even a man intentionally pretending to be a woman to cheat. No disorder or complicated genetic issue has been uncovered yet, though it could certainly be possible, if not likely. Khelif has been boxing for quite some time, they have lost numerous matches to other women born with female genitalia. A problem has arisen, such has happened in rare cases with other athletes that had been assigned genitalia at birth, born intersex, or not born intersex but have rare genetic issues. That issue is higher than what is defined as normal - testosterone. Biological women, produce testosterone. A large majority of women with disorders such as PCOS and others can absolutely have high testosterone, which is an unfortunate hallmark of such disease - in more severe cases of PCOS women can take on 'male characteristics' such as hirsutism. Similarly men can have a range of disorders or disease that cause them to have poor testosterone production of which the effects are too numerous to mention. The IOC states as follows: They are essentially saying what your local endocrinologist might tell you: men and women have varying and diverse testosterone levels and those levels don't provide a full picture. https://olympics.com/ioc/human-rights/fairness-inclusion-nondiscrimination One of the biggest issues recently about an athlete with complex medical history was Semenya. While still a teenager, she was forced to take birth control and was ordered to submit to numerous tests and eventually a medical procedure, shots, and more. All in an effort to control her testosterone levels, which were through no fault of her own. These 'treatments' affected her physical and mental well-being in a similar way numerous advocates complain about young adults being subjected to HRT as they 'transition'. The IAAF then ruled she was biologically a male because she has a rare intersex condition, despite her being born with female genitalia and identifying as a female all her life (yes not all intersex persons have ambiguous genitals at birth). https://apnews.com/documents-reveal-new-details-in-bitter-semenya-iaaf-battle-f844add98d02453ea926706f687c2fc7 What followed throughout this athlete's life was humiliation and exploitation. I suspect that Khelif and other similar athletes will end up enduring the same. Intersex is a complicated condition, and condition is not even the right word for it perhaps. They are people that are born uniquely and through no fault of their own. Many do not even know they have it. They have their own talents, hopes, and dreams. They do not deserve to be spoken about as if they are disgusting. Everyone wants the line between men and women to be clear cut - but god seems to make complicated exceptions to our human rules. How then should these "men" and "women" compete? Should they be denied because of something that isn't their fault? Should they be forced into dangerous therapies so that people can feel more "comfortable"? I don't think that is the answer, nor is exclusion, nor is some of the really terrible comments I've seen tossed around.

It is well known from experience, that they will accept a recollection of having chickenpox, and observe evidence of scars for confirmation. Having chickenpox in your life will exclude you from requiring the vaccine in the first place. Certainly one should not lie if one has never had chickenpox in their life, and should seek out a vaccine for health reasons, but for the UK medicals, all that has been observed is that if you have had it, they do indeed take your word for it.

Well it's been quite a week... My uncle died, which is quite complicated because we're not really sure who is the executor of the estate and he had some of my parents documents involving family plots. My dad has been quite devastated and apprehensive about going to the funeral, as he's not well himself. He didn't have a thing to wear, so this weekend I went shopping to make sure he was dressed okay and got a haircut. In the process of that though, my sister mentions that a coworker had been sick in office and had refused to test themselves or wear a mask. My sister does mask, but she is high risk, and has long covid side effects from previous infection. Unfortunately the office also do not let her use a desktop HEPA unit either (guess what now everyone in the office and their families are also testing +!). Yesterday my mom mentioned that my sister felt 'weird', and when I found her she had the classic signs of what I call "covid brain".. I don't know what it is but people just act so odd, fuzzy, unfocused, in a daze? I found my stash of tests and she had a strong + in minutes. Oh my gosh... she had been in close contact with everyone here. I spent the rest of the day disinfecting everything, and we have HEPAs and our old corsi-rosenthal running on all levels. I cannot afford to have anyone else here that is so vulnerable sick. She won't be able to attend the funeral now. The doctor sent an RX over to the pharmacy, but guess what? Pharmacy doesn't have any stock. No pharmacy in town has stock, so after a massive back and forth, we found a pharmacy the next town over to fill Paxlovid and I hope it helps as her fever is quite high and this time around it's causing tachycardia. So far, fwiw, we are all testing negative and I hope it stays that way.

But do you personally recall, or does your parent recall you having chicken pox as a child? Do you have any scars? They don't need to see documented proof for chicken pox. They will accept your word for it.

More than likely your options reside in either - buying a policy for her outright, or enrolling her in the ACA (Obamacare). You can expect the cost to be steep. If she does start to work of course at any time she can go on an employer's plan if they offer it. At some point I'd also encourage you to look through this thread (and there is a second useful thread linked aswell) about obtaining insurance for elder parents, as it can start to get tricky as they age. There may be some advice that could be useful there.

Hi OP: When you received your DS3025 was it marked complete? If it is then no further action needs to be taken for AOS purposes. Hep B is similar to MMR in that it is a multi-dose series and a waiver is given because insufficient time to complete it. As long as you have one shot, you're good as Mallory says there- though if you'd like to finish the series for your own health reasons do so. Attach a copy of the form when filing AOS, as long as you do so sooner rather than later. K1s are not required to redo their medical in the US if their form is complete. If you do not have the required vaccines, are not marked complete, are missing some, or need to obtain them after having the medical or after you are in the US - you will need proof of each one, and will need to see a US civil surgeon to transcribe and recertify. As you can see here in the AOS guide: As for anything else in this thread, AOS is very important to complete as soon as possible after being married. To delay puts the immigrant out of status and subject to deportation. There are certainly reasons some people delay, and you will find plenty of examples as to the consequences. Make sure to file in a reasonable timeframe, and as you can see above you want to do so before your medical results expire. You do not need to carry around your marriage certificate, as that confers absolutely no legal status. Marriage is a state's rights issue, and not a federal domain - where immigration resides and is mostly all that matters. Once you file AOS your NOA1 is your proof, followed by an EAD (if hopefully also filed for).

This is completely inaccurate. I might suggest this may be an excellent case for Jim Hacking and perhaps he could give you the logical confidence in the perfectly reasonable and accurate information that has already been provided here on this forum.

The length of time for a K1 whether it is 15, 30, or 90 days is given, I would assume so that the couple that get affairs in order or even plan a wedding. Still, such visas are not a try before buying visas, as you write a letter of intent swearing to the fact that you WILL marry. That of course doesn't mean that things happen and you don't end up marrying... but it is strange to me that people are not intending to marry that aren't serious or committed to their relationships and hinge it on whether they like winter weather or not. It is a big thing to ask someone to upend their entire lives and move to a different country with them - thoughts of winter weather should be rather irrelevant. For any relationship one should be marrying for love and commitment. Marrying later can create issues for the long term, in regards to getting an SSN and obtaining healthcare, getting a DL/ID, and getting in line for AOS/EAD. Marrying sooner protects the immigrant and enables the process to go smoothly. But I would never recommend marrying or even doing a K1 process, if both parties are not sure to begin with. Immigration is hard. Marriage is hard. The insurance you're referencing and that do exist though I'm not familiar with a said UH plan, is a type of ''temporary immigrant insurance" these are not ACA (Obamacare compliant) and you will find coverage dubious at best. Still, some like the ''peace of mind". What is the actual name/type of plan?

Your passport, DL anything will do. But more specifically, you could go to the DMV and get a US ID. Do you have an SSN yet, or your EAD?

My husband says this is an example of what happens when bad IT guys push half-arsed updates to production instead of taking proper precautions first.

As I stated earlier a K1 is eligible for an SSN as soon as they arrive. You could go today and get one if you'd like and I'd strongly recommend that.

I asked my tech guy, and he says "they don't have adobe acrobat reader do they? that's the likely problem. if not chuck the Mac out the window."😋 You came on a K1 and that means you can obtain an SSN within days after arrival. Unfortunately if it's after the 90 days you'd now have to wait. We usually advise people to get the SSN as soon as possible as it's important for health insurance purposes. We went to the SSA the same day we went to the clerk to apply for a marriage license, about a week or so after he arrived, and then followed up at the bank when the card arrived.

I see BofA put you through the same thing that Chase did to us. We just gave up too. The reps were obnoxious and barely literate on the phone it felt like a giant runaround scam. My husband had a secured card when just starting out and moved to a full card not long after, with excellent credit, he makes a decent living, and in good standing with the local bank I'm glad they were willing to give us a chance at least.

I found it kind of funny earlier this year when we wanted to apply for a new credit card at one of the big companies. My husband has a nearly perfect credit score and never had any trouble before, but after applying the company seemed to have some sort of problem that we couldn't quite figure out, and after a few odd phone calls we felt really uncomfortable proceeding any further because it seemed very discriminatory if not shady. So I called our local bank about applying for a card and came in for an appointment and were approved within a day. These days it seems an excellent score isn't the deciding factor.

Well, how do you plan on obtaining her health insurance? Does she work? Does she plan on working? Does she drive? Where will she live? Do you have the ability to sponsor her with no issues? Is your mother okay with being stuck in the US for potentially quite a long while until documents come through? Where was she living in the UK? I mean does she not have a home and bills to pay? The tax implications? Green cards are for living in the US, so is she comfortable with leaving her home country, family, or friends on a fairly permanent basis?

Insurance generally follows the car and not the driver, but there can be some insurances that limit permissive use clauses and require the driver to be listed on the owner's policy. Call and speak to your insurance provider. https://www.marketwatch.com/guides/insurance-services/does-car-insurance-follow-the-vehicle-or-driver/ https://wallethub.com/answers/ci/does-insurance-follow-the-car-or-the-driver-in-michigan-1000143-2140706080/#:~:text=Car insurance usually follows the,the driver%2C unlike liability coverage. For my state as a new driver in the US, my husband was allowed to use my dad's old vehicle which is under his insurance. We were struck by a driver that was using an insured vehicle, and was using it without the owner's authorization. The owner's insurance paid out damages for the car and for injuries. For regulations involving obtaining a learners permit, it will depend on if your spouse has ever driven in their own country with a license before? In these cases, you can often skip the learning process and move straight to testing. If they have never driven before, then you'd be starting from scratch. Make sure when the 10yr green card is received , or when/if citizenship you return to the DMV to update your status.

If you previously had a 1 or 2 dose series of a vaccine, you are covered. A booster is a seasonal vaccine for your own health. USCIS covers this answer as follows: What I'm saying is if you already had two doses previously, then your vaccination sheet DS3025 should be marked as complete. An additional dose is not necessary for immigration purposes. You'll see above that the USCIS mentions I-693 which is not needed for adjusting K1s that have had their exam abroad that is complete. You will photocopy the DS3025 you received from Knightsbridge and add it to your AOS packet in an effort to show your compliance with the rules. If you were not marked complete, or were missing vaccines, then you would need to go to complete them, see a US civil surgeon, and complete the I-693. Sometimes the USCIS will mess up and require a K1 adjusting applicant to go anyway. You said you received two COVID vaccines previously, so the Knightsbridge doctor should have marked that on the DS3025.

If you had your medical last week, was all the vaccines marked as complete? If you have received everything required, and it is marked as complete, then there is no need to receive anything more for AOS purposes and no further civil surgeon is required. If you wish to receive more vaccines for your own personal health benefit, that's fine. The best way is always to ensure you have all vaccines required either before your UK civil surgeon visit, or during that visit.

Happy to say that we've finally got our trip booked for the UK. Still a high fee and a long layover but it was certainly cheaper than going in September. Unfortunately means he will miss his event, but it is what it is. I will be so happy to see the seaside again.

I think the amount of yelling I did and complaints I filed were sufficient. They are barely literate at that post office We once had cards, letters, and packages from the UK go missing via our post office a year. Eventually we discovered someone in the development had been receiving them and was tired of taking it back to the post office (we'd never receive them anyway) so they walked over and handed us a pile. When we questioned our mail carrier, he stated that he knew that person was British so any item regardless of address he'd just assume it was theirs. We said hey did you ever think there might be multiple British people in one area and maybe you should read the address? 😬 Last week there was a letter addressed to my mom. When I say letter, it literally was a letter, no envelope. It was just the letter contents. Four days later the rest of the contents of the envelope and a separate opened envelope with an audiobook cd (crushed) arrive in a Ziploc baggy with a sticker from the post office apologizing. It is terrifying that the state department wants us to send our most important documents through the mail or even has to handle passports in the first place. I paid extra for his UK passport to be handled by courier just so that our post office would never get their hands on it. It's always a relief to hear that people get their stuff back in one piece!

No. Thankfully whomever received the documents were honest and sent them back to the post office. After giving them a piece of my mind and catching them in a lie, they ran someone back over to our house. We put the certificate under some heavy objects for a month to smooth it out.

Hard to say. My husband's certificate (crumpled) arrived a week after his passport - but the postal service delivered both items to the wrong house and let me tell you there was one angry wife on the phone getting that mess sorted out.

To update: A breakthrough on this case, Rachel's rapist and murderer was arrested outside a Tulsa, OK bar. Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador was finally captured, because of the diligent efforts of detectives and the Baltimore FBI that managed to match his DNA from the crime scene to a genetic ancestry match. The CBP also knew that the suspect crossed the border and was removed at least three times. The 23 year old Hernandez, was on the run from murdering another woman in El Salvador, had ties to gangs in MD, and is the suspect in several other cases, including the sexual assault of a child and her mother. We will extradite him as soon as possible. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rachel-morin-immigrant-killer-dna-LVJ6OYR6IVALVPU5M2BSCW7DWM/

BA doesn't apply that sale to Baltimore based flights for a variety of reasons, so I tried seeing what other flights we could make with connections, still nothing. With our travel points and card we can get a meager discount. One of the sticking points with BA is the enormous taxes and fees they charge on top of the price, and now with the new plane scheme, any money we might save then get sucked up by either paying for baggage, additional connections, or paying to hold our seat so we don't get bumped. Yes we are looking at October now and hopefully that will be more doable. I remember when he came here on his K1, he flew all pampered in business class with discounts and points and spent about the price of an economy ticket. Now it's just crazy. Who are these people paying for these seats? I can't think of a poor person or a business person that would even be interested in paying this much.

If I had picked the dates he wanted it would have been an $8000 trip and a majority of that would be on airfare. I see that once they changed the planes over to dreamliners, they are attempting to herd everyone in like cattle. Our old economy seats are tiny and don't even allow for baggage on a long haul international flight is mind-boggling to me. Limited availability and space for upgraded seats with baggage means they can jack up the price and everyone fights over the seats. But wait, they are then making you pay for choosing the seat, and if you don't then you don't get a seat at all. Even if I get this later in the year I can maybe get it to $4-5k for everything. For one week though it's making me want to run away screaming.