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Thrilling Friday report, see man: Before buying bed, we ran it past ex-Mrs.-T-B. by phone, coparent ex-she man. Ex-she man wondered whether it was old-lady or if anyone had died in it, Ecu superstitions man. We confirmed that the old lady had never slept in that one (guest bed) and died elsewhere, man. Mattresses felt absolutely great, old but lightly used man. However, top one a bit stained amidst floral pattern, oh well man. After self-debate, we went to a mattress store, tried out Many (2+1), and decided to replace top part, keep boxspring man. Delivery will be Saturday late afternoon, confirm deliverers man. We negotiated a discount and a free mattress-cover, financially savvy we man. By now, it was half-past 2 p.m. and we hadn't had breakfast, no man. Breakfast/lunch was onecan of beef stew, ingest we man. After skool, an exhausted semi-sullen Mini-B. perked up right away, excited wee man. Can't wait to sleep in new bed, must wait till delivery wee man man. Would be satisfied with current mattresses but accepts new purchase, flexible wee man. Is sleeping in our bed tonight, invited and not interloping for once wee man. Din-din was Costco angusburgers, traditional Friday fare ingest Two Guys man. Movie night was Iron Man Many (2+1), last in the series man. Mini-B. liked this one best, whereas we liked Parts 2 and 1 better, diverge Two Guys man. Many (2+2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. After din-din, Mini-B. helped us with a long-overdue project, necessary now man. We reorganized the floor and one shelf of our linen closet, packed full man. We found Many (2x2x2 + 1) twin-sheet sets, count we man. We found Many (2+2+2) full-sheet sets, pulled from back of closet man. We found Many (2x2x2 +1) queen-sheet sets, rediscovered 2 man. In addition, we found a staggering number of hand-towels, bath towels, and warshcloths*, rediscover we man. *Texas spelling & pronunciation, both correct man Maybe we will try to sell the warshcloths to ex-Mrs.-T-B., constantly tries to poach same ex-she man. We want to sell bed, mattresses, sheets/cases, comforter, mattress cover, and new-in-package plastic protector as a set, optimal man. If we list these on NextDoor, we dread the lowball offers, dread we man. And we are not on Facebook Marketplace, no man. We fear that the bed stuff will languish in our casa for a very long time, fear we man. And we will NOT willingly donate it for free, NO man. Alternatives are solicited, suggest to we man.

Momentous Friday ES report, see man: We had itineraried 2 ESs and 2 MSs (moving-sales), itinerary we man. However, the first ES (a family ES barely Many miles from the casa) changed everything, see man. We found a bigger bed for Mini-B., fervent wish of wee man man. All life stopped, halt we man. Bed was Many% off, deal man. Total for frame, brass head, and 2-pc. mattresses = ($Many00 - [2+2+2]), deal man. Two guys agreed to disassemble it, deliver it to our casa, disassemble/take downstairs existing bed/stuff, carry new bed/stuff upstairs, and assemble new bed, wow man. The charge for the above was 0, how touching and generous and in tune with our cheapness man. We offered to give them something, but they both said, "Enjoy your new bed," how wonderful man. See Thrilling Friday report for report of subsequent bed-related news, see man. Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2x2 -2)

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Well, that secure reading-room that (who -- Baghdad ####### Durbin?) talked about is just about the most logical and workable. If someone has a better system, definitely let them suggest it.

Yee-HAAAAA! [Note to T-B.'s self: Jokes worked again... jokes worked again... ]

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Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Semi-Rant, semi-grrr man: Miu is again sound asleep on our office chair, zzz miu man. Out of Many00 possible miu-sleep places, why must she always pick our office chair, huh man? Had to meet disorganized person for product pickup, should have happened Wednesday man. Had to race back to casa to meet maid, race we man. Barely had time to procure Subway*, ingest we man. *WUOC, financially savvy we man Maid didn't show up for another half-hour, needlessly ingest Subway in gulp fashion we man. Maid came at noon, arrive she man. Maid finished at half-past 2, beautiful job man. Even off-cleaned a wooden buffet containing ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s dishes, didn't have to but did she man. We now have another Many weeks during which to re-trash our casa, One Guy/Two Guys man. Took long-belated siesta, nearly fell asleep at computer waiting on maid man. Din-din was onecan of Aldi chili, ingest we man. Attended come-&-go course-selection caucus at Mini-B.'s skool, attend we man. Stayed for a full hour, schmooze with teechurs** and skool nurse we man. **one Many'th-grade science teechur is a rubia, schmooze thoroughly we man Decided on a second necessary elective (oxymoron) for Mini-B., decide we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. approved of this during drop-Mini-B. appearance, approve ex-she man. Put tired Mini-B. to sleep after reading from our book, read Two Guys man. Must urgently compile our GS/ES list, delinquent we man.

Wednesday movie-night report, see belatedly man: Watched Iron Man 2, see Two Guys man. Many (2+2+2) bowls of Costco popcorn consumed, ingest Two Guys man.

The requirements for USCIS are basic (including meeting in person first). The big issue is the consular interview, which can hose everything. But that's years away. As stated, much of this is putting the cart before the horse. Meet first, optimally for a good long time, and then proceed to vault these other hurdles.

It wouldn't hurt, except if she tried to return to Iran.

It depends where you live. As anywhere, "your rent buys your neighbors." Not so much, now. You might web-search for outfits that help gringos relocate to Ecu. In addition, there are two sets of prices for everything: one for Ecus, a higher one for gringos.

True; however, if she can stay for only 90 days without a visa to be there for longer, she wouldn't qualify as a resident there for an interview. The OP can at least begin collecting current information and check for updates later, over time.

See the comparison, as compiled by our fine member Crazy Cat: K-1 More expensive than CR-1 Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork) Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 6-8 months) Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 6-8 months) Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed. A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire CR-1 Less expensive than K-1 No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required. Spouse can immediately travel outside the US Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival. Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport. Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US.

Guayaquil, Ecu's biggest city, can be very dangerous. Quito, second-largest, is the capital city. Cuenca, third-largest, is cooler and in the mountains. Salaries anywhere in Ecu will be a pittance, making it tougher to qualify financially for immigration.