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I can't really argue the incompetence part. It seems that there are a lot of incidents in that district. We've had issues, but we're also in MoCo so they take it pretty seriously. There was a kid stabbed with a wooden stake on campus 2 years ago but the kids that stabbed were from a different school in district. Something else happened that year too, but I can't remember what. We haven't had many issues that way of late, knock on wood. Our issue is the incompetent board so I suspect we'll see more issues because they are laying off support staff in an effort to save money after their outrageous overspending. Kid2 only has the rest of this semester and then 2 more years in district and I cannot WAIT to be finished with it.

Irrespective of one's desire not to return to Brazil, it is in the person's best interest that he return to Brazil. Illegally residing in a foreign country in addition to the unauthorized work in the US does not demonstrate good moral character and will become a hurdle in this immigration journey at some point. It will become a really large problem if arrested and deported from Canada. The potential charges and deportation would appear on a Canadian police records check and the US and Canada share certain immigration data. The current administration don't take immigration lightly.

Blower motor for the main floor air handler is presently dead. Noticed a message on the "smart" thermostat on Saturday. Tech came yesterday - board on the motor fried. Had to wait until today to get the part. Soooo tired of "smart" things. It's a furnace blower motor...like why does EVERYTHING need a stupid electronic chip?! Needless to say, we had no AC yesterday and have no heat this morning until the HVAC guy arrives with the new one in hand. I have a little oil filled radiator style heater in my office with me. My doggo is laying near it. She runs pretty warm typically, but clearly even she's finding it a bit less than optimal since our windy cold front has rolled in.

They did. It was the visitor that let him in. He didn't get past the second set of secured doors, so the front office area. The campus administrators called the armed security person on campus and the incident was addressed. I saw the actual school released statement. That said, good ole Harris County set his bond at a measly $75K. That said, there were 3 separate incidents on 3 different Klein ISD campuses last week. One kid showed up with an unloaded handgun and was showing it to others. He was arrested by campus police, emergency expelled and the ISD is pursuing felony charges. On another campus, a kid brought a firearm and accidentally shot himself in the arm. Klein ISD seems to have higher numbers of these incidents and now the parents have banded together and are in the process of starting a safety coalition. The parents don't feel like there is sufficient response from district and state leadership.

Actually, it is VERY relevant. USCIS can find out this information and if they decide to use it against you, your overstay won't be your only worry. You guys have to file income tax as married now, for starters. Irrespective of whether or not you have your PR, if you meet the IRS substantial presence test, your world wide income my be subject to US taxes. If you get your PR and abandon it straight away, you are more than likely subject to income tax on your world wide income. You need to worry about more than just whether you'll be able to visit the US at this point in time.

Have you been running your company while you've been in the US?

The Snapple drinking, granola eating one. The other one, which hasn't observed time change in 60 years, is full of miners and agricultural workers. Did you unmute in the app? Sometimes you have to get to the stupid muted speaker, click and then hit volume up. https://www.airrosti.com/houston/?utm_source=paid-search-google&utm_medium=text-ad&utm_campaign=brand-houston It's unpleasant, but it works. My shoulder was frozen right up and they managed to get me moving and pain free. Spring break this week for us, thank goodness. That said, Kid1 is struggling again. Mental health is a real deal. They're cold! Kid2 changed out of Welding, thank goodness. He would NEVER in a million years be successful. That said, he has 7 AP courses next year 😲. Ugh...drives me bananas. Fine educators that can't English properly...just crazy.

Your phone broken? It likely has both Google Maps AND a flashlight! How novel! Physio or Airrosti? Time change is the biggest scam of all You really enjoy making your mornings more difficult, it would seem. It's significantly easier to rouse a manyager when you can open the curtains/blinds/etc and the light shines them in the face. DST is dumb. Period. I'm annoyed with the Ontarians that came up with the concept and as for countries adopting it, it hasn't been WWI for over a hundred years, and the art of war has changed dramatically, so why are we still changing clocks? At least my home province ditched the idea in 1966. Summer = sunny. Winter = dark. Done.

My friend let one of hers sit and they currently have 4 chicks as of this morning!

You'll have to find a local fingerprinting agency that can take your fingerprints and submit the request to the Canadian RCMP on your behalf. The request won't be "regular" records from the RCMP - it will be type - other and will include the entire holdings. Looks like these guys do it: https://thefingerprintroom.com/fingerprinting-services-new-zealand/ Any reason you're interested in a K-1 versus a CR-1 visa?

I have a Venezuelan colleague who did his interview and passed a couple of months ago but no movement on oath ceremony.

@TBoneTX lets be real...where isn't there gridlock in the Houston metro area? I don't go out unnecessarily during the day. Rush hours are frustrating and "off" hours are full of incompetent, unsafe drivers. It doesn't matter where you are in this metro! Interesting fact about Sugar Land drinking water. Whoda thunk it?

Welcome to the forum! Once you guys start filing, please make sure you update your profile here: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=481155 The I-130 process is the only option available to you guys. You file it, once it's approved, she'll fill out the DS-260 and you the I-864. Once all of that is approved, she'll be invited for an interview. She'll do her medical, her interview and then get her passport back and be able to move. The advantage to consular processing is she enters the US with a greencard and is able to work, get a DL, bank account, etc with no issue. If she enters after your 2yr anniversary, you won't have to remove conditions and she'll receive a 10 year greencard. Just as a head's up: the reality is there is nothing fast about immigration. It takes time, patience and won't be cheap. Making sure you're both familiar with the guide listed above will be instrumental in understanding the journey you're about to embark on. The process you two have to take will take an average of 18 months. You can visit each other in the meantime, but if she's headed to VT, make sure she has proof of strong ties to Canada - employment letter, proof of residence, etc. on her person in case she's asked to prove she'll be returning to Canada. Make sure you file your taxes correctly this year since you are married.

Antihistamines and I are pretty much one with one another at the moment. Cedar and Oak pollen are high and Cedar really kicks my behind badly. We spent most of the weekend outside. Moved all the plants back to their homes, took down the greenhouses, took down a pop up canopy, blew leaves, edged and bag mowed both front and back yards, trimmed up the crepe myrtle and sago palms and hubs pressure washed the patio by the door after I removed the wood tiles. The 2 front sagos will need further pruning, but we'll give them a chance to try and grow some new fronds, first. We need to move the patio furniture and further pressure wash. The front driveway needs it too. The back grass is some sort of freak, I swear. It doesn't seem to go that dormant. It froze last month and it's already green as anything.

My allergies are off the hook. Ugh 🤧

Since your I-130 is approved, you'll receive an invite to fill out the DS-260, where this information will go. Your spouse will have to fill out the I-864 Affidavit of Support. Once all of this is approved, you'll have your interview scheduled. I recommend studying the guide here: You are going to need to know all the places they've lived since they were 16 years old...this one was a pain for me as I moved a lot. Your spouse is going to need their income tax for the last 3 years. I highly recommend getting their 2025 taxes sent if they haven't already. Also, make sure they are filed correctly since you're married (married filing separately, NOT single).

Pleasantly surprised to hear that so many of the SSN's are being issued automatically. It's been very hit and miss and when you have to book to visit the SSA, it's just another administrative pain in the rear to add to the collection!

What did the divorce agreement grant regarding custody? Is there a formal agreement in place? If so, what does it state for the custodial parent and visitation for the non-custodial parent? As I understand it, MX awards custody to one parent, with visitation for the other. It also sounds like the courts are pretty amenable to hearing child custody cases. That said, your partner would have to be able to prove that the child's father is unreliable. I don't know if the judge would grant permission for immigration in place of the required notarized permission letter or not, but a MX family lawyer could answer that. Not ideal with the interviews so close. Totally rooting for you guys. Keep us posted on how it plays out!

Winter? What's winter? 🤣 I miss a legitimate, mild winter. SE Texas has no clue what this is.

$2.39 here. Can't say it's under $2.30 across the nation when it's not applicable across the ENTIRE nation.

As @Fr8dog stated, this is against the law. If your daughter presented her valid, unexpired conditional, physical greencard when she was hired, she is not subject to reverification and the employer has no right to ask to see those documents. She should be filing a discrimination claim; employers need to understand the law. From USCIS Employee Rights page https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/employee-rights-and-resources/employee-rights Your employer may not: Ask for specific documents because of your national origin, ethnicity, immigration or citizenship status, race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, or genetic information, or because of any other protected characteristic. For example, your employer may not: Ask for a document issued by the Department of Homeland Security because you are not a U.S. citizen. Ask for a U.S. passport to prove you are a U.S. citizen. Refuse to accept your document or refuse to hire you because of an unfounded suspicion that your documentation is fraudulent. For example, your employer may not refuse to accept your identification and unrestricted Social Security card because you have limited English proficiency. Treat you differently than other applicants because you have, or your employer believes you have, a particular citizenship or immigration status. Ask to see documents showing your permission to work before hiring you, or before you complete Section 1 of Form I-9. Refuse to accept your document or refuse to hire you because your document expires in the future. Limit jobs to U.S. citizens unless U.S. citizenship is required by law or government contract. Ask you for a specific document when reverifying that you are authorized to work. You may present any documentation either from List A or from List C of the Lists of Acceptable Documents to demonstrate that you are still authorized to work. Retaliate against you. For example, employers cannot fire you, decrease your pay, or otherwise try to punish you for: Contacting the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, or the Equal Opportunity Commission for assistance or to file a complaint. Complaining about discrimination or otherwise asserting your or another’s rights. Participating in an investigation or lawsuit on behalf of an alleged victim. Employers should not reverify: U.S. citizens and noncitizen nationals; Lawful permanent residents who presented a Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card for Section 2, including conditional residents; or List B documents. File a claim: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/employee-rights-and-resources/filing-a-discrimination-claim I understand she wants to be gainfully employed, but the employer has no right to be insisting on seeing the card, especially if she has either presented it in the past or has 2 other qualifying pieces of identification that meet the I-9 requirements. The physical permanent resident card is not subject to reverification; a temporary I-551 passport stamp is under certain circumstances. https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-resources/handbook-for-employers-m-274/70-evidence-of-employment-authorization-for-certain-categories/71-lawful-permanent-residents-lpr

Sorry, had to turn it off. Inflation was at 1.7% in Q4? 70,000 construction jobs? Gas prices below $2.30/gal? $18 trillion in investment? 🙄

TSA is not fully funded due to the partial government shutdown. TSA Pre and GE are fully funded. You pay the fee, you attend the interview, you have the biometrics, you receive your preclearance. Paid in full. The service, however, may not be offered due to the limited availability of TSA. Availability of TSA agents due to a lack of government funding for TSA doesn't defund the prepaid Trusted Traveler programs. The decision was reversed because it is understood that Trusted Traveler programs bring operational efficiency to TSA, making their job easier and quicker and DHS don't want to deal with the fallout of angry travelers who've paid for a service they were promised and the promise wasn't delivered on. They don't want to deal with people filing non-delivery of services charges. This government shutdown garbage doesn't happen in any other country. Funding typically continues as is from a previous budget or it goes to a no confidence vote and triggers an election in a number of other places.

🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️ "Scholar of the far right" Scholar my patootie. If you were scholarly at all, you'd have done a bit of scholarly reading to find out you can't park there without a plan... You really can't fix stupid.

Sure, TSA is funded this way, but TSA Pre and GE are not TSA. TSA Pre and Global Entry are Fee funded Trusted Traveler programs that are independent of the regular TSA screening. Essentially, security clearance is done in advance and it goes into the Secure Flight System database that TSA accesses to verify you're a low security risk. If anything, you'd want people to have TT clearance because it makes TSA's job easier. Global Entry isn't limited to US Citizens or LPR's, either. It's been expanded to a number of partner countries. Those who qualify for either program pay a fee to receive the benefit of expedited entry (clearance) into the US. It's a pre-paid privilege of sorts. People will get pretty angsty over a fee funded, prepaid program benefit being canceled. They paid for a service and expect it to be delivered on. TSA have to screen everyone anyway and like I said, having an easily accessible profile in the SFS database makes their job quicker and easier. My kid flew from IAH early Sunday morning and TSA Pre/GE was open.