Mi nearli drap dung when d mail man come tideh...just did a running flip and split...now mi caan git up...I got my NOA1 areadi...now the waiting really start fi di NOA2...mi happi still....bway dem cash mi check quick...well, at least mi know seh mi inna di system...I guess that's the normal turn around time on the NOA1...beg u pardon, mi afi git up aff di floor


woieeeeeeee cha cha slide time.

Good luck,girl.

gimme a L gimme a A gimme a W gimme N gimme a Y..wha u get LAWNY..u go girl..welcome to the WAIT fantastic....

congrats!!

LMAO...yuh wan RASS nut fe tru! Mi love ie! Go Lawny!

Gyal yuh suh crazy fe dis wan 'ere!! Mi laugh til mi belly burst an mi yeye wata

Congrads on your NOA1

Congratulations! I didn't even know that you filed already. I want my NOA!

Ditto Congrats Lawny

Gratz. =)

Congrats Lawny!!

CONGRATS

Good luck on a speedy journey.

Congrats!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOHOO!!! CONGRATS!!!

Think you're happy now?! Wait until you get APPROVAL!!!

Bwoy Jesse,

I was just gonna seh dat!! Lawny, if yuh duh halla dat fuh deh NOA1...is wah yuh a guh duh when deh NOA2 REACH!!!! Betta start limbering hup from now!!

CONGRATS AND MANY MANY BLESSING FUH YUH HAN LILLI!!!

Gill

Congratulations Trewlawny

When I received my NOA 1, I didn't think it was a big deal because I wasn't a VJer. Now I know, it's a hallelujah. Keep on moving.

Bridget

Bwoy Jesse,

I was just gonna seh dat!! Lawny, if yuh duh halla dat fuh deh NOA1...is wah yuh a guh duh when deh NOA2 REACH!!!! Betta start limbering hup from now!!

CONGRATS AND MANY MANY BLESSING FUH YUH HAN LILLI!!!

Gill

Thanks Ladies;

I know it's a small step, but seeing what I've been through in the last 10 years the slighest things makes me happy. I so glad I have a place to turn to for support. I miss my fiance very much feel like MI AGO MAD, but I know everything takes time and it's JAH works, if it wasn't for him I would not have met my fiance at all. All I need to do now is remain focus and not worry so much. Since the birth of my son 4 years ago, I've learned that you can't rush life. I have 3 trips to Jamaica this year for weddings and I'm hoping and praying that things will work out so that he can return with me or I can attend his interview, but who knows.

All the same, mi deh yah a pray fi EVERIBADI...gone to my daddy for breakfast (fry dumpling and ackee and saltfish)...when I went home in September I brough back so much ACKEE I think it might last until the summer. When I went through customs the lady was like WOW, is this all you carried (joking) I asked her if she wanted a bag, she said she wished, but it's against policy.

Latah,

Lawny

How yuh get all deh ackee deh tru customs? Was it customs inna deh US? Me waan fi bring back a couple of frozen bags next mont and doan kno how fe do hit?

I brought it through in my carryon all the time. Blanche it and freeze it. No issues. My roasted breadfruit was the problem only cause they couldn't figure out exactly what it was.

Hey ya'll,

I've been brining back ackee in to the US for many years now (I can't even remember to tell you the truth)...I freeze it, some people scale or boil (mi no know wah dem call it up ya), I also rub cooking oil on it. But as long as it's frozen, they won't bother you and you HAVE TO it's a MUST tell them that you have it. If you're not sure about something DECLARE it (let them take it from you) in BALTIMORE if you HIDE it and they FIND it...you can pay a fine up to $300... let me tell you what happened to my mom

in August she brought up ROAST yam, which she been doing since 1979 with no problems, but it seems like the customs officer was having a bad night since the AIR JAMAICA flight was 3 hours late (this person was in a funky mood)...they fined my mom (even though she declared it) the guy said it was RAW (uncooked yam) even though my mother was eating it in front of him...the other agents told him the yam was roasted and my mom said you could even smell the burn up part of the yam...we went to court in Baltimore at the end of last month, the Judge I guess that's what the person was, didn't even bother to hear the case. It was pointless. My mother had 2 dozen ROASTED breadfruit with her and they didn't bug her about that. They held her in customs for 2 hours.

Let me tell you what I brought up in September besides the ackee...MI A KUNTRI OOMAN so, I had 8 ziplock bag of sugar cane; 2 zip lock bag of JACK FRUIT (they weren't so familar with that...but I DELCARED it (all they asked was it FROZEN and I said YES); NEASBERRY and June plums (all FROZEN)...and about 16 small breadfruit that was roasted---

BALTIMORE use to bug people about how much coffe you bring back (blue mountain)...because it's very expensive here (they want to make sure you're not going to sell it I guess) and don't get me started on the BUSH TEA...(these agents are suppose to me trained) some of them a very friendly, but once in a while you get one that I have to give the "DUMB #### CERTIFICATE OF THE DAY" to and trust me I've given out a lot of them in Baltimore.

Some of ya'll might know CERASEE (mi might spell it wrang) I always bring a lot of it back with me, it's very good for cleaning out the body and for some reason, it makes my HAIR grow like wild fire. Well, I had to file a complaint with an officer after he took my GOOD, GOOD bush tea and throw it on the ground (and you know what he thought it was)...I told him tha the must must think I'm a fool to bring ganga in my suitcause you FRIGGIN EDIOT...the same guy CUT up my black cake AND bun (all he had to do was run those through the machine) if he was concerned if I had anything stored it in. Of course, more officer came over and told him to step aside, because I started to cry. He had his DUTTY DUTTY hands all over my cake and bun (I could not believe it). That night I spent a little over 2 hours in customs. I left with everything. They had the NERVE to put the bun, cake and bush tea in plastic bags and hand it back to me. *******kissteet****** and rolling my eyes . This was in 2002.

Once again, if you not sure DECLARE IT (let them take it from you) and the only meat you can bring (well into baltimore) is FRY FISH (well I had FROZEN fish with me too, but they didn't bother me) it was still frozen when I arrived in Baltimore. It was in my suitcase. I've seen them take jerk pork and chicken from people. They won't take your patties from you or your bread.

DWL..........they didn't know what breafruit was. Where did you fly into. When I flew in Dallas, they lady asked me what it was, if it was edible and I said yes. She looked puzzled so I broke it and bit into it. I hard burnt breadfruit all in my teeth (not a pretty site)...she said well, is it a fruit or a vegetable. I told her it grow on a tree that's all I know.

AT JFk they don't usually give u any problems only with breadfruit...one year mi mussi did have 5..an bwoy dem heavy and mi did affi lif up dat deh heavy suitcase an put it pon di scanner miself..bwoy mi tell mi granny mi not bringing no more dyam breadfruit....

I think it was Cincinatti & Raleigh where I had issues with the breadfruit.

Hmmm. I always thought you couldnt bring live plant and fruits to the US, no matter if it was declared or not. I always just hid the stuff I bring back but i never brought back so much stuff. So you bring in a full uncut bread fruit and its ok? i am wanting to bring in ackee frozen cause i know some folks do that. but I'm in LA and my flight is 6.5 hours home so I'm sure this stuff will unfreeze. I guess I'll just have to try and delcare it and see what happens.

I have never had any problems with FRESH/FROZEN ackee from Jamaica. The only time ackee (CAN) ackee which is so DAMN nasty was taken from me was when I was driving from Canada to New York it was taken from us this was maybe 9 years ago, because they said it was poisioning people (something like that). some one asked me to buy it for them in canada becuase it was cheap.....but you should have no problem.

Lita ur correct, u cannot bring live plant or meat and dem ting deh..but u can bring bread, ackee frozen cane w/o di bump...fish fried, wah u can freeze yuh ackee couples days before..u can bring bun, bread, cheese, seasonings.

Marlita~ Your stuff should stay pretty frozen. I have brought frozen stuff back plenty of times and my flights were somewhere between 12- 15 hours (including layovers) plus a 2 hour drive home from the airport. Never had any problems with it unfreezing. Just make sure you pack it good as it will condensate a bit and you don't want stuff around it that can't get damp.

As I usually cleared customs in Fort Lauderdale or Miami I never had any problems bringing stuff in...I declared it all and only one time did someone even question me and take a look at stuff. She looked through it and said, "someone likes their JA food" and laughed.

I've only tried full uncut bread fruit. They roasted it the day before for me.

Ok. I'll try this then. I'm gonna have a whole suitcase packed with this stuff now. have you ever brought back salt fish?

Yep That is my favorite! Last time I brought back 10 pounds and when the hubby came through ATL he brought about the same...no problems.

How was the salt fish packaged? Was it in a prepacked bad or was it your own bag? I thought this would be a hard one to get thru customs Did they see it and ask questions?

my was (don't laugh) wraped in brown paper bag they knew what it was right away...couldn't stand this smell...say that was a lot of codfish (I guess a wah dem call eh up yah)

That is foolishness Lawny!! Mi wouldda vex!!! Mi haffi guh try use Cersee...but lawd knoa mi cyaan tek deh SMELL!!!! I always bring back mi ackee han breadfruit...as lang as deh ackee is frozen han deh breadfruit roast I never have a problem!!

Bless,
Gill

I've brought it back too. Mine was packed in a plastic bag from the market.

No problems at all.

Yep that is how mine was as well...no problems.

I was VEX for a long time, but I just let it go. My mother was so upset...but you know you can't make up noise in airports now a days it's not worth it...so, if dem wah tek mek dem tek eeh. I hope wah dem tek deh nyam it and it run dem belli