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A photo of the CC but the claim is security measures and fraud prevention? Giving someone your CC to show as proof of purchase and fraud prevention isn't sketchy, either? I might have flown Delta in 2003. I think I'll definitely pass after seeing this.

This paying for pep rallies is ridiculous. It has no impact on me because Kid2 HATES them, but what a way for these schools to score some extra cash from something that's supposed to be uplifting for whatever team/sport/etc is being cheered on.

More like PTSD coming back to haunt you! What an immigration adventure you two had!

I have to agree. If you have managed to remove yourself from an unlucky situation, landed in Australia and have built a good life, stick with that. Commit to Australia and get yourself into a healthy financial situation where you can put your child through university and get your wife and yourself happily and comfortably into retirement. Create and fund a travel fund and visit your family in the US. Back up plans are great, but a lack of planning and commitment is inevitably going to lead to failure. Immigration is very much a privilege and absolutely not a right. By pushing the limits of what your American visa is for may blow up spectacularly in your face. The current administration is not playing games when it comes to following the rules. You may find yourself without a greencard and even worse, potentially with a travel ban to the US. You also have to think about your child in all of this - if that child activates their LPR and never moves to the US, they are on the hook for filing income taxes for the rest of their life. My kids would be pretty angry with me if I set them up for a commitment like that when they weren't old enough to have a say.

If you wouldn't mind filling out your timeline, it would help the community and help others answer questions more accurately for you. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=487891

My sister passed right out during one episode. Her partner was at work. When he couldn't get ahold of her, his gut told him to rush home. Good thing because he couldn't wake her. He tossed her into the vehicle and rushed her to hospital. She must have been super low because her little cat used to wake her up if she went low in her sleep by biting her nose. The cat's bites didn't wake her beforehand, which was unusual.

Typically not because immigration is funded by fees. Since we all know and love those fees, they should keep on churning over applications and interviews.

Diabetic knew he was low, so never should have gotten behind the wheel. But I don't disagree - cop should have called EMS. Even if he thought the guy was high on something, EMS may have needed to intervene.

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I might believe fuel taxes were being used for road maintenance if TxDOT didn't have so many bridges and other infrastructure listed on the NHTSA vulnerable list. Some of the major at risk bridges are on tollways, too. So where is the money being spent because it ain't on the roads. I might believe Centerpoint was using fees to invest in electric infrastructure if my whole home generator hadn't already paid for itself... 🤷‍♀️ I realize what I say is Texas specific, but yeah... 44gal/mo is a LOT for the little car we have. The MPGe conversion to make that up would have us driving an asinine amount of mileage. Agree for something like a heavy Jeep Rubicon 4xe but interestingly, heavy hybrids weighing more than the ICE counterparts but are charged the regular ICE registration fee, so if we're worried about wear and tear to the roads, why aren't they paying the difference like a full EV has to?

They already do in TX in a roundabout way. Texas is a rip off. Registration fees are $50.75 for an ICE vehicle, $400 initial, $200 successive EV registration on top of the base $50.75 fee. The $200 is supposedly to make up for lost fuel tax revenues. But I already pay fees for electric transmission and distribution and whatever else they can charge you for that isn't sales tax for electric distribution. And, if you calculate the fuel tax costs for the vehicle we have, if it were an ICE vehicle, we wouldn't spend that amount in fuel taxes.

So, even at work here, if we have MSc or PhD persons apply, one of the first things we do before interviewing them is find their dissertation, pull it and have a look at the quality of the work. When being interviewed, the person will be asked about their dissertation. If they can't even answer basic questions about their research, they're out. So, why didn't anyone on the board think to look for this man's dissertation, irrespective of hiring some firm to vet him? Wouldn't it be a red flag if you couldn't locate said dissertation? The board still interviews potential supers to narrow the list. Same goes with the one in PA. Pleading ignorance just isn't good enough. Does anyone do any sort of due diligence anymore? I do but I got told by my newest (clueless) boss that she thinks I'm negative because I ask for too much information when making decisions. Weird how I don't want the fingers pointed if something gets screwed up or I'm responsible for someone screwing up under my watch!!!

Has she cleared cookies and tried a different browser?

Food for thought - she's entering on an IR, correct? Is there any reason you don't relocate her and the kids to the US and you go back and tie up the loose ends and finish the work contract? I realize she'd be on her own, but I'm also going to guess you guys have family, etc in the US to help. December is somewhat ideal because the kids would start the new semester of school after the winter break. That's kind of the perfect time to make the transition the least interruptive to the kids as possible but get them into a routine of what's the new norm. It also means they make friends before summer break in the US.

Ha! You'll chuckle about this one. They can choose either a single name from either parent, a hyphenated name, or, if the parents have hyphenated names themselves, either a single name from one of the hyphenated names, whole hyphenated name of one parent or a mix of the hyphenated names from both parents. It's 50 shades of messed up!

I didn't change my last name. I've had my name all of my life...why change it? I also didn't want to endure the cost and hassle in 2 countries for all the reasons Crazy Cat mentions. In Canada, if you're from QC, the QC government doesn't allow spousal name changes. It's considered a "civil right" to use your surname at birth. Even if you're married outside of the province and have changed it elsewhere, for everything in the province, you have to use your birth name.

Never underestimate the strength and determination of a woman on a mission!

Could I change the oil? Yes. Do I change the oil? No. Hubs does but he also won't let the dealership change the oil because he has decided they use "cheap 💩", despite it being full synthetic, that doesn't pass his standards. *cue eyeroll* The trade off: I end up taking the used oil to the county recycle center because he won't. I also have to do the things my hands better fit at. In the case of the jeep when we had it, my hand fit in to change the stupid ABS wheel sensor that was causing a giant headache by making the jeep misbehave. On the one truck, I got stuck changing the back most spark plugs because my hands fit.

I fear this in most places. Houston and surrounding areas has had some pretty wild things happen with teachers being arrested and charged. The Super for the district though...that's just wow. I do question that ole I-9 myself!

I was going to say the same - please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=458652

From what I can tell, this will be an issue without a legal name change in Canada because it's not just a change in last name. Marriage name change "rules" are well understood and it's considered an "update" rather than a change. Your legal identity remains tied to that name at birth and your SIN. Middle name is a different kettle of fish because it's an actual change. As I understand it, once your birth certificate is changed to reflect your new name, all legal records, like your SIN, need to be updated to reflect the change or you won't be able to do things like obtain a passport (you'll need a new one with your new legal name) and in the case of immigration, get your police records checks. There's a Reddit thread from someone in SK saying they tried to do what you want to do and their new birth certificate would have shown up as Sarah Jane Doe Doe Smith because the government wouldn't drop her maiden name, but rather make the update to reflect the change in middle and last name. Little bit different of a situation, but I had a colleague who's daughter's name was listed on her Canadian birth certificate in one way, but when they applied for her greencard, they used the name she traditionally wrote in daily life (this was also a difference in middle names). It caused a TON of issues as they had to do the legal name change in Canada to get her birth certificate and passport to match what the US paperwork said. It took months of dealing with the ON government. At this point, I'd be inclined to change on the marriage certificate and reissue, providing the updated documents to USCIS. Since USCIS hasn't issued any documents to you, you save the cost there. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-11-part-a-chapter-2 Not condemning your marriage to failure or anything like that either, but in the event something did happen and you wanted to change your name back, you'd have to go through the whole rigamarole of legally changing your middle and last names to eject the "new" in favor of the "old" and updating all of your government documents. In two countries.

Just tossing some general thoughts out there. Are you and your wife 100% fully committed to you becoming a 100% dependent on her? Will this cause strain on your relationship? Are you fully aware of the costs associated with filing AOS and in future, ROC and the time it takes to actually get through the process? You've come across for a conference. To me, I interpret that as you're an intelligent individual with a good job in your home country, likely well educated. I get it - your wife wants you to stay, but the implications of being together by adjusting can have long term, negative impacts to your future. Are you truly prepared to just drop everything and leave all things unfinished back home? I'm guessing you were sent to the conference by your employer - are you ok with just dropping that relationship? Have you considered how that will impact your employability in the US? What about your personal property? Your home? You will be months before you could return to tie up lose ends, not to mention who is going to retrieve any documentation you require. Others have warned of the scrutiny; being from Ghana adds to that scrutiny. I agree that no moves made to start the immigration journey in the past 6mo also looks a bit dodgy. Could you adjust? Maybe. Would I risk it? Not under this administration. Long distance sucks, but you've done it for 5 years. Yeah, another 18-24 months seems like forever, but immigration is a privilege, not a right and if done wrong, you could have your current visa revoked and potentially never be granted authorization to enter the US again. Additionally, you guys will more than likely reach your 2yr anniversary while adjusting, which means you'd enter the US on an unrestricted, 10 year greencard, eliminating the need and the cost of removing conditions. I believe your initial question was how to approach immigration and I suspect you've been given a lot of food for thought as well as advisement. The immigration journey requires thinking not only with your heart, but very much with your head.

Awe...I just found out that my Grandma has a boyfriend lol!

I don't disagree but IIRC, Kid2 was 13 when I filed the N-600 and they made him do biometrics because he turned 14 just before the oath ceremony (the week of!). Kids 14 and older have to attend an oath ceremony, too.

Montreal is a consulate that scrutinizes domicile and income. I think you are smart to have a joint sponsor available and waiting, especially since your wife's income is ceasing once you move. You are correct - the consulate is going to look at how the sponsor is going to look after you, the beneficiary. They care about how much money she's making in the moment that will prevent you from becoming a public ward and no income...yep, challenging. Yeah, you guys have a plan, but as you're more than familiar, it's how the painting is painted with the same brush for everyone. Joint sponsor = smart. Did she file her US taxes for 2023 as well as 2024 and 2025? I was in a similar boat - I was sponsored by my husband but returning to my job that I held in the US previously. I would be making well above the threshold and could absolutely look after my family, but that didn't matter so much. What my husband made since he was my sponsor was what was important.