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Yeah I always found Aldi to be ok and even though they were cheaper than most supermarkets in the UK the quality wasn't bad. Usually Aldi and Lidl are very popular especially since the pandemic and when inflation was high. I haven't seen an Aldi since I have been here though. I am hoping to convince my wife for us to go Safeway once I am working. Their banana cream pies are so good!

My wife went to Joshua Tree last week when she was visiting Palm Springs. Definitely on my list of places to see in California

Yes I'm aware - my wife signed one as well for our AOS. Although sadly it doesn't look like this will happen for the OP's relative

My wife also provided her signatures where needed

I provided the info and filled in my AOS forms (I'm the beneficiary) and sign them and others have on this forum. Can she not do that?

Sometimes they can. I think the most I have ever seen a Test match go on for is 5 days

Can she join this forum if she needs help filling in the forms? Is she able to borrow money from a family member or friend and pay them back? Not wanting to pay for something or like paying for things is such a poor excuse.

Ahhh yes cricket is pretty good as well although I prefer the ODI's and T20 games instead of Test cricket but will try to watch the Ashes where I can. I did a Google search for them to explain it as they would be able to do it better than me haha "A Test match in cricket is considered completed when one team has scored more runs than the other team after both teams have played their two innings, meaning all four innings of the match are completed, and the team batting last is either all out or has surpassed the other team's total runs; if time runs out before a result is reached, the match is declared a draw."

Thank you! Best of luck with your applications too!

My AOS has been sent off today

What will you be doing for work?

Could you not have taken a screenshot of it? I always take a screenshot of payment and confirmation with things just in case there is no option to print the off or if it doesn’t come by email

Ahhh that's so annoying! And true at least you did get the card!

Have you got yours now or are you still waiting?

I imagine when you made payment there must have been an option to print it or download it or if there is an email you received with payment receipt details on.

I agree - was just an option if the OP needed it but yeah I didn't need it either. I feel like the majority of people usually have had Chickenpox at some point. @Lee Thacket - didn't you need to get the Varicella vaccine or did that get sorted out in the end?

Looks like Boots has a Varicella vaccine - https://www.boots.com/online/pharmacy-services/chickenpox-vaccination-service?srsltid=AfmBOop8DfJBAlwnNDK8aFCjS1Ba5gfNWxuZ4sJfY88aaSPFVSWbZeDR - if they wanted to get it privately. I agree with you though that OP should try and get these vaccinations before the medical with their GP Surgery to save money or get them on the day of the medical for a fee. I asked my GP Surgery about which ones they did offer (just in case) and mine said they didn't really offer any of the ones that I might need. I decided to just let the medical staff on the day of my medical tell me which vaccinations I needed. I ended up getting a Tetanus Booster and Hepatitis B vaccine and I personally was happy to pay the fee. The Covid booster I got at Boots - Visa Medicals were really good as they offered to hold onto my medical file so I had time to get my Covid booster as there were 6 weeks between my medical and interview. Once I had got that I sent over the relevant proof of vaccination and they updated my medical file and marked it as complete before sending it to the embassy. Might as well get the vaccines all sorted out before you travel to the USA rather than hold off and still have it on your to do list after travelling over.

On the piece of paper I got from my appointment it also had the SSA national number and the local office number to call. I called the local office whenever I called for an update. How far is your local SSA office from you? Can you not get a family member or friend to take you? Or get an Uber?

With my SSN it took about 3 weeks to be received but at my appointment they gave a piece of paper to say to contact them after 4 weeks if it hadn't been received. Not sure if you got anything like that at your appointment? I did ring the local office sometime after 2 weeks and they told me it had been processed but couldn't give me the SSN over the phone for obvious reasons (I didn't ask them over the phone to give it to me though - she just told me after bringing up my details on the system) but I think if you need the number at least then you can go into your local SSA branch and ask them to provide it to you (if it has been processed yet that is).

Me and my wife are going to see Morgan Wallen in concert in August

Probably best to contact USCIS and see if they can correct it but to my knowledge USCIS don't give refunds if you make a mistake in providing the wrong details to them

It's a good sport. I try and watch it where I can but Rugby Union is my preference

We go Costco every now and then. I still haven't had their $1.50 hot dog yet

Yeah they always seem to be there or there abouts when it comes to winning titles. I don't have a particular team as such. I enjoyed watching Benji Marshall at Wests Tigers and Sam Burgess at the South Sydney Rabbitohs and enjoy watching Herbie Farnworth at the Dolphins.

Oh yeah I definitely stayed on and kept playing. The adrenaline helped reduced the pain. It was the next morning when I woke up I could barely move haha