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Sunday! Time for our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== THE ULTIMATE CURE A pharmacist returned to his pharmacy after lunch. As he approached, he saw a man outside the pharmacy clutching onto a pole for dear life, barely breathing, not moving, not twitching a muscle -- just standing there, frozen. The pharmacist asked his assistant, "What's the matter with that guy? Wasn't he in here earlier?" "Yes, he was," replied the assistant. "He had the most terrible cough and none of my prescriptions seemed to help." "Well, he seems to be fine now." "Sure he does. I gave him a box of laxatives. Now he won't DARE cough!"

Democrats Akinize Themselves Seasoned Republicans still wince when recalling Senate elections of 14 and 16 years ago, that season of witches and "legitimate rape." Christine O’Donnell. Todd Akin. Richard Mourdock. Deeply flawed candidates denied the GOP control of the Senate twice running, and traumatized the party into coining a new word. It must avoid being "Akinized." It's the Democrats' turn now. In the party's haste this midterm to recruit a younger, "fresher" "progressive populist" lineup, it's getting its own season of cuckoo. Calls for "castration" of "Zionists," mocking slurs of decorated U.S. servicemen, odes to prostitutes, laments for the dead Iranian supreme leader. They even have their own Wiccan defender. The media is keeping focus on GOP fights, but these Democrats are getting plenty of attention in their races, causing party leaders to shake. Or to run, screaming, as in next week's runoff in Texas’ 35th Congressional District. How else to handle Maureen Galindo, the sex therapist who led the first primary round? [...] https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-akinize-themselves-9fce926f?st=1bxDX7

Thrilling Saturday non-ES report, see man: Took great new bedtime HSM, hopeful we man. We were jolted awake at Many a.m. by a thundersoon, thunder + monsoon man. It must have lasted for a whole hour, seemingly so man. We never really re-zzz'd, man. Forecast was to expect re-monsooning in afternoon, si man. We embarked upon our highly proximal ES itinerary at an hour before noon, timely we man. Finished it + all errands and returned to the casa about Many minutes before the re-monsoon, wow man. Mini-B. was still embedded at half-of-half past 1 p.m., slothful wee man man. Miu was quiescent most of day, quiescent miu man. The Many'th ES was planned poorly, steal though it was for us man. The ES lady left the owner's Rx narcotics in plain view, Tramadol man. She also left his checkbook + boxes of blank checks available in drawers, good grief man. This is only the second such ES that we've seen with these oversights, man. Breakfast/lunch was Subway*, ingest Two Guys man. *WUOC + gift card, F$WM The Subway chica was exceptionally generous in compiling the subs, generous she man. We & Mini-B. were quite stuffed, satiated Two Guys man. Mama T-B. left us a phone message while we were in Subway, aysheep senior she man man. She was aysheep over something not necessary till June Many'th, typical man. She said, "Call back as soon as possible -- or SOONER, si man!", man. We retired for a planned 2-hour siesta at Many p.m., exhausted we man man. One hour later, the monsoon from the black lagoon began, split-earing thundersooning man. We intrepidly tried to complete our siesta despite the futility thereof, hosed zzz for we man man. Din-din for Mini-B. was onecan of S&Ms, ingest wee man man. Din-din for us was half-of-half of the remaining sugar-free cherry pie, ingest we man. Movie night was Jackass Forever, last of the Jackass movies watch Two Guys man. We & Mini-B. gleefully imagined ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s reaction if she were to watch any of it, hee hee man. Mini-B. found that the Jackass TV series has just been put on Paramount+, heavenly man. Many (2+2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This tallies to Many (2x2x2x2 +2+2) -- si man, Many (2 Manyzen -2-2) -- bowls for the week, impressive man. It has been some time since we reached this estimable height, pat-selves-on-backs Two Guys man. We are warshering and must shortly bake a pre-Sunday LL, domestic we man. It comprises Mini-B.'s skool pants, the 2 new ES bath towels, and a jacket that we have left out since winter, enterprising we man. This shall ease the burden of Sunday's typical Many (2+1) LLs, executive thinking by we man man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Will have to visit Mama T-B. on Sunday, take Mini-B. along so as not to get yelled at we man man. No other plans beyond the aforementioned LLs, no plan we man man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

You have committed (of course) Many -- si man, Many -- P-Math errors, man.

Woo-hoo!

Saturday ES report, see man: We itineraried Many (2+1) ESs, intrepid we man. The first & Many'th were repeats, and the 2nd & Many'rd were new, precisely man. The new (2nd & Many'rd) ESs yielded the take, see man: -- verrrry thick Casa Cristina bath towel = $2 + half a buck, steal man -- NIP box Kleenex, NIP bottle Heinz ketchup, ~full bottle men's multivitamin, ~full bottle magnesium tabs Many00 mg*, ~full can Foamy shaving-cream, half-roll wax paper = $Many ($2+1), steal man Total = $Many-&-a-half ($2+2+1 + half a buck), pleased we man *500-mg Mg, funny man

See the comparison, as compiled earlier by our fine member Crazy Cat, and subject to revision as necessary: K-1 More expensive than CR-1 Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork) Spouse cannot leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (up to 9 months) Spouse cannot work until she/he receives EAD (up to 9 months) Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, and bank accounts 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 K-1 entrant cannot file for citizenship until after having Green Card for 3 years Once an I-129F has been approved, delaying the case is difficult to impossible if the need arises If US spouse declines to participate in Adjustment of Status, the foreign spouse will have a very difficult avenue to legally remain in the US Current Presidential executive order (travel bans) don't allow K-1 visa holders from some countries to enter the US CR-1/IR-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 license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US The clock for citizenship filing starts immediately upon entry to the US A CR-1/IR-1 case can be delayed indefinitely at NVC if the need arises Current Presidential executive order (travel bans) exempt immediate relatives of US citizens ------- Even more important is whether your brother is already involved with a U.S. citizen whom he wants to marry, or if his chief goal is to get a green card and he plans to identify a U.S. citizen to marry for that purpose. No insult is intended, but this is a crucial clarification, please. After you answer the above, please have your brother join VisaJourney so that he can become an "A" student of the legal-immigration process and ask questions about anything that he needs clarification on after thorough reading.

Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the "What Visa" forum.

Democrat "2024 Autopsy" Debacle Proves Party Still in Trouble for 2028 In a head-scratching move this week, Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin finally released the "autopsy" of the party's crushing defeat two years ago – an incomplete, ramshackle document that Martin himself had fought to hide from public view. The controversy surrounding the report's production and chaotic release is yet more evidence of a party at war with itself and facing an internal identity crisis. Following presidential election years, the losing party typically commissions an internal report to identify what went wrong and how to fix it. Democrats did so following their drubbing at the ballot box in 2024, and Martin pledged to release the final report in January 2025. But in December of that year he reversed course, claiming that release of the report could "distract" from the party's midterm efforts. The 180 sparked loud criticism from many Democrats, which continued to grow until Thursday, when Martin relented and released the unfinished report – with some commentary attached. [...] https://amac.us/newsline/politics/democrat-2024-autopsy-debacle-proves-party-still-in-trouble-for-2028/

Thrilling Friday non-ES report, see man: New HSM worked wonderfully again, zzz painlessly again we man man. Breakfasted/skoolbused Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. Breakfast for us was toast, ingest we man. A siesta was then taken, zzz we man. We were leisurely prepping for ES-ing when Mama T-B. called, aysheep senior she man man. Everything was and is a disaster, man. We didn't leave the casa till after 1 p.m., sigh man. Nearly bought 2 NIP rolls of wax paper at first ES for $2 each, nearly we man. Might be half-off or half-of-half off on Saturday, ask we man. We do have Many (2+2) rolls at the casa already, torn we man. We shall see if we return on Saturday, can you stand the tension man. Din-din was Costco angusburgers, ingest traditional Friday din-din Two Guys man. Movie night was Big Jake, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This makes Many (2x2x2x2 -1) for the week, tally beginning to become impressive man. Green grapes down-warshed the popcorn, ingest Two Guys man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Perhaps an ES or two (or Many) on Saturday, monsooning permitting man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

This is the definitive study guide for N-400. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Embassy/Consulate forum -- topic involves that stage.

Friday ES report, see man: Because of late start, we attended 2, both new man. The second ES yielded the take, see man: -- verrrry thick Land's End bath towel, Many00-year-old Pennsylvania Dutch cookbook* = $Many ($2+2), deal man Total = $Many ($2+2) *intended gift for wonderful neighbor with culinary talents, magnanimous we man

This was the specific question that I wondered about. --- Has anyone looked for AILA discussion yet? We should probably invite pushbrk to weigh in.

Time to involve the immigration liaison in your U.S. Congressman's office, usually the office in Washington, DC.