VisaJourney.com > Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 6)

rhondapayter

Mar 14 2008, 02:09 PM

QUOTE(mommy2B @ Mar 14 2008, 02:53 PM)

Hi everyone,

I would like to thank everyone again for welcoming me to this board a month ago when I joined. I haven't been on much due to being extremely busy at work and trying to put together my K1 petition, oh yea and when I'm not doing that, I'm always sleeping

I'm almost done with the application and I'm planning to send it early next week, just waiting on the G-325A from my SO and I have to take my passport pic.

Anyway, wanted to say congrats to the ladies who got approved! must be a big relief to say the least. I've just caught up with the last few pages and saw the two reports on the embassy experience, now I'm a little worried and was hoping to get some clarification:

1) I was told the fiancee was not required to be with the SO at the interview. I'm thinking if we get lucky enough, and lets say my SO gets an interview when I'm in my third trimester and really pregnant and can't travel to go to the interview with him, will this be held against him? If the interview is some time after I give birth, I def. plan to be there.

2) The G325A form asks for employment history for last 5 years. My SO was attending UWI until this last semester when he was forced to take a leave cause he couldn't afford tuition, when he did work during this time, it was doing odd jobs and not on the books. He just recently was able to get a legit job. Will this be held against him? Should I put that he was a student in that section, or leave it blank?

3)I've gathered pretty much all of the evidence that we have to prove our relationship including pictures, emails, phone records, and travel itineraries. The problem is when I flew there to see him I did not keep the boarding passes

I was thinking of copying the stamps on my passport and putting it together with the email confirmations that I received when I booked my airfare online. Is this enough proof of travel? I don't have prove of hotel receipts b/c my SO paid for the hotel when I visited.

4)Finally, how do I put together all that information? in a binder with tabs? scrapbook?

Thanks!

ps: sorry for the long post.

Welcome

I will try to answer some of your questions. It is not a requirement (yet) to attend the interview with your fiance. However, if at all possible, we recommend that you do attend because YOU are the best proof that he has. It seems that less questions are asked and less hassel when the U.S citizen is present. If you are still pregnant, send proof with your fiance so he can explain why you're not there if they ask (doctors note, ultrasound, etc.)

On the G325 I would put STUDENT - it will not be held against him. It's YOUR employment they're concerned with to make sure you can support him when he comes here.

Definately, copy the passport pages that have the Jamaica entry/exit stamps. Also, did you charge anything on a credit card while there - meals, shopping, etc.?? I included some misc. receipts for more proof that I was indeed in JA during the times I said I was. You might even be able to get a copy of your ticket/receipt from the airline if you feel you need to, but I think the passport stamps will suffice.

A binder with tabs would work to put it all together. I used a 2 hole punch and punched holes at the top of everything and put it all together with a table of contents and colored tabs. I've heard that the more organized you are, the better.

Good luck. Hope this helps.

Marlita

Mar 14 2008, 02:14 PM

QUOTE(mommy2B @ Mar 14 2008, 11:53 AM)

Hi everyone,

I would like to thank everyone again for welcoming me to this board a month ago when I joined. I haven't been on much due to being extremely busy at work and trying to put together my K1 petition, oh yea and when I'm not doing that, I'm always sleeping

I'm almost done with the application and I'm planning to send it early next week, just waiting on the G-325A from my SO and I have to take my passport pic.

Anyway, wanted to say congrats to the ladies who got approved! must be a big relief to say the least. I've just caught up with the last few pages and saw the two reports on the embassy experience, now I'm a little worried and was hoping to get some clarification:

1) I was told the fiancee was not required to be with the SO at the interview. I'm thinking if we get lucky enough, and lets say my SO gets an interview when I'm in my third trimester and really pregnant and can't travel to go to the interview with him, will this be held against him? If the interview is some time after I give birth, I def. plan to be there. You're not "required" its just "recommended" A big recommendation being that its a big interview. But if your preggers and can't make it I'd send a letter stating this with a photo of you and your belly....that should be more than fine and prob benefit your interview.

2) The G325A form asks for employment history for last 5 years. My SO was attending UWI until this last semester when he was forced to take a leave cause he couldn't afford tuition, when he did work during this time, it was doing odd jobs and not on the books. He just recently was able to get a legit job. Will this be held against him? Should I put that he was a student in that section, or leave it blank? He doesn't have to be working. Just include a seperate sheet stating the exact circumstances you stated here. Treat this application like a resume. Employees like to know why there were breaks in your employment. As long as you explain the situation and not leave it to them to guess you should be fine. many people don't work while in school so that is not a problem at all.

3)I've gathered pretty much all of the evidence that we have to prove our relationship including pictures, emails, phone records, and travel itineraries. The problem is when I flew there to see him I did not keep the boarding passes

I was thinking of copying the stamps on my passport and putting it together with the email confirmations that I received when I booked my airfare online. Is this enough proof of travel? I don't have prove of hotel receipts b/c my SO paid for the hotel when I visited. Your stamped passport is more than enough. Don't worry too much bout hotel receipts cause many people just stay at the SO's house of with family so that is not a required item. Just showing that you were on the island an photos with you and SO are good. Emails, letters, phone bills are good too.

4)Finally, how do I put together all that information? in a binder with tabs? scrapbook? Just put it in an organized manner. clipped together. You can have 1 folder of envelope of all the "proof of visits and relationship info". The service center just pulls it all apart anyway and puts it in their own format. As long as you look organized your good. I would suggest if your photos are digital to just put them in a word document with a caption under each and print mutliple photos to one sheet. This i think is better than giving loose photos but thats just my opinion.

Thanks!

ps: sorry for the long post.

Welcome to the thread!

MSNELLY

Mar 14 2008, 02:23 PM

RHONDA WHAT A CUTIE PIE U HAVE

MSNELLY

Mar 14 2008, 02:23 PM

RHONDA WHAT A CUTIE PIE U HAVE

Forever Young

Mar 14 2008, 02:24 PM

QUOTE(tnw @ Mar 14 2008, 01:46 PM)

QUOTE(Deyoungting @ Mar 14 2008, 10:45 AM)

Mawning Fams,

I just thought of something for those filing after me!

Make sure you have a copy of your original petition. Make a copy and send it to your SO. That's where they get MAJORITY of their questions from...duh! I didn't realize that until I keep seeing the same pattern of questions being asked over and over again.

Also if you haven't filed yet. Make your description of how you met as brief and concise as possible. The more details you give them...the more questions they can ask! I only wrote a paragraph of how we met (because I was too dyam lazy & annoyed fuh go inna more details at the time). But it worked out for the best in the end!

For those of you that have interviews coming up...GET YOUR 2007 tax returns!! If you have those for whatever reason they are pleased! You DO NOT have to have the transcripts for 2007...just the return. Nuff people went up with 2006 and they seemed annoyed...some people even got a blue slip to come back when they have them!

Hmmmmm...I think that's it!

Bless, Gill

P.S.- How is everyone tiddeh?

Hey Gill....Welcome Back!

Thanks for the info about the interview process....you shoulda seen the Post I made last week while u were away.....I think I'm taking TOO much info, actually.....

Congrats!

Hey Chica,

Thanks...you probably are...but better to be safe than sorry! They didn't ask mi for NADA...no bank statement, no employment letter(s), cell phone bills...Ken had to ask her if she wanted to see pictures...NOPE! They know if you are for real...or not! Mi seh carrying around dat big heavy file folder and dem just want what they want!

Go wid halla tings dem hennyweh, Sweets! You'll be fine!

Bless,Gill

mommy2B

Mar 14 2008, 02:24 PM

thank you for the replies!

Forever Young

Mar 14 2008, 02:36 PM

QUOTE(Trelawny20853 @ Mar 14 2008, 02:25 PM)

Gill, I met to tell you. You said you was wearing a black dress, right? I think my friend was either sitting near you or standing near you and Ken inside. She too heard a lot of people getting denied and they're no discrete about it. It took her a while to get through, because they mixed up her paperwork. People getting the wrong answers as far as dates and names and how many kids your fiancee, wife, husband have. She said it was just crazy. And I too agree, you have to look PRESENTABLE. That goes a long way and SMILE (even if you don't mean it) and be polite. Nothing wrong with asking what's taking so long, just be polite about it.
Gill how long did it take you to get through.

EXACTLY LAWNY!!! We got in around 8am, and had our answer and were out by 11am!! It's just that people dat came after us left before us! Plus I'm a smoker and...to be that stressed and your cigarettes are with the Rasta outside was making me CRAZY!!! I NEEDED a cigarette (I didn't know you couldn't smoke on Embassy grounds (WTF?)) Everytime, I'd get up to go get one....Ken would be like they gonna call me now han you're gonna miss it! I couldn't even go to the darn bathroom b/c of his paranoia!

Then I had a meltdown in the middle of downtown Kingston! We were so busy chatting and celebrating...we passed our stop for the Portmore bus! So, here I am walking around Kingston ...DOWNTOWN KINGSTON dressed to the nines and people looking at us like grade 'A' Steaks and my man gets lost!! I was like "I WANT A CAB NOW!!!!!!! I WANT MY BAY!!" Mi seh Ken give mi wan bad look! I just shut up and stumped all the way to the 'bus terminal'! Dyam I was a big Baby! I can laugh now! I felt like I had a HUGE 'F' on my back for 'Farrin'...plus Ken is dressed and looking around like we are in times square! I wouldn't want to go through that mess again! I'm sorry but the downtown Kingston I knew as a child is GONE!!!

It didn't even look like the same place! So dyam sad!

Anyway...I got totally off topic...sorry yeah about 3 hours Lawns!

Bless,Gill

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 03:06 PM)

QUOTE(mommy2B @ Mar 14 2008, 01:53 PM)

Hi everyone,

I would like to thank everyone again for welcoming me to this board a month ago when I joined. I haven't been on much due to being extremely busy at work and trying to put together my K1 petition, oh yea and when I'm not doing that, I'm always sleeping

I'm almost done with the application and I'm planning to send it early next week, just waiting on the G-325A from my SO and I have to take my passport pic.

Anyway, wanted to say congrats to the ladies who got approved! must be a big relief to say the least. I've just caught up with the last few pages and saw the two reports on the embassy experience, now I'm a little worried and was hoping to get some clarification:

1) I was told the fiancee was not required to be with the SO at the interview. I'm thinking if we get lucky enough, and lets say my SO gets an interview when I'm in my third trimester and really pregnant and can't travel to go to the interview with him, will this be held against him? If the interview is some time after I give birth, I def. plan to be there.

2) The G325A form asks for employment history for last 5 years. My SO was attending UWI until this last semester when he was forced to take a leave cause he couldn't afford tuition, when he did work during this time, it was doing odd jobs and not on the books. He just recently was able to get a legit job. Will this be held against him? Should I put that he was a student in that section, or leave it blank?

3)I've gathered pretty much all of the evidence that we have to prove our relationship including pictures, emails, phone records, and travel itineraries. The problem is when I flew there to see him I did not keep the boarding passes

I was thinking of copying the stamps on my passport and putting it together with the email confirmations that I received when I booked my airfare online. Is this enough proof of travel? I don't have prove of hotel receipts b/c my SO paid for the hotel when I visited.

4)Finally, how do I put together all that information? in a binder with tabs? scrapbook?

Thanks!

ps: sorry for the long post.

You can just write student.
Use the passport stamps. You can just copy the pages.
I used a folder, ACCO clips, and tabbed sections. Andre took copied pictures and scrapbooks.
I did not attend the interview. He was well prepared and did just fine on his own.

EXACTLY!

Marlita

Mar 14 2008, 02:36 PM

OMG!!! I was 'touched' twice this week! i have never been so excited to be fondled by a stranger in all my life! I know it could mean absolutely nothing but I've been waiting a LOOOONNNNG time for this stinkin NOA2 and this just got me excited!!

OK...

Marlita

Mar 14 2008, 02:39 PM

Gill that story is too funny. What area is considered downtown Kingston. Is that where the Hilton is?

Forever Young

Mar 14 2008, 02:51 PM

QUOTE(Marlita @ Mar 14 2008, 03:39 PM)

Gill that story is too funny. What area is considered downtown Kingston. Is that where the Hilton is?

Gurl, I don't know...I think it was Central Downtown Kingston! Like the Centre...I dyam near got ran over twice!!! Lawd ave mercy! Inna a big black dress inna deh mid day sun plus deh whole dyam place smell RENK!!! I'm sorry no disrespect to the Kinggies...but mi neva miss Mo Bay han Greenwood suh much inna mi life! I liked Portmore though...LOVED THE MALL!!!!!!

Gill

brownnskinn

Mar 14 2008, 02:51 PM

QUOTE(Marlita @ Mar 14 2008, 12:26 PM)

Your daughter is sooo cute. Love her smile, I can see your features in her.

Yes! She is beautiful and she looks like her daddy too. CONGRATS!!!!!

brownnskinn

Mar 14 2008, 02:54 PM

QUOTE(Marlita @ Mar 14 2008, 02:14 PM)

QUOTE(mommy2B @ Mar 14 2008, 11:53 AM)

Hi everyone,

I would like to thank everyone again for welcoming me to this board a month ago when I joined. I haven't been on much due to being extremely busy at work and trying to put together my K1 petition, oh yea and when I'm not doing that, I'm always sleeping

I'm almost done with the application and I'm planning to send it early next week, just waiting on the G-325A from my SO and I have to take my passport pic.

Anyway, wanted to say congrats to the ladies who got approved! must be a big relief to say the least. I've just caught up with the last few pages and saw the two reports on the embassy experience, now I'm a little worried and was hoping to get some clarification:

1) I was told the fiancee was not required to be with the SO at the interview. I'm thinking if we get lucky enough, and lets say my SO gets an interview when I'm in my third trimester and really pregnant and can't travel to go to the interview with him, will this be held against him? If the interview is some time after I give birth, I def. plan to be there. You're not "required" its just "recommended" A big recommendation being that its a big interview. But if your preggers and can't make it I'd send a letter stating this with a photo of you and your belly....that should be more than fine and prob benefit your interview.

2) The G325A form asks for employment history for last 5 years. My SO was attending UWI until this last semester when he was forced to take a leave cause he couldn't afford tuition, when he did work during this time, it was doing odd jobs and not on the books. He just recently was able to get a legit job. Will this be held against him? Should I put that he was a student in that section, or leave it blank? He doesn't have to be working. Just include a seperate sheet stating the exact circumstances you stated here. Treat this application like a resume. Employees like to know why there were breaks in your employment. As long as you explain the situation and not leave it to them to guess you should be fine. many people don't work while in school so that is not a problem at all.

3)I've gathered pretty much all of the evidence that we have to prove our relationship including pictures, emails, phone records, and travel itineraries. The problem is when I flew there to see him I did not keep the boarding passes

I was thinking of copying the stamps on my passport and putting it together with the email confirmations that I received when I booked my airfare online. Is this enough proof of travel? I don't have prove of hotel receipts b/c my SO paid for the hotel when I visited. Your stamped passport is more than enough. Don't worry too much bout hotel receipts cause many people just stay at the SO's house of with family so that is not a required item. Just showing that you were on the island an photos with you and SO are good. Emails, letters, phone bills are good too.

4)Finally, how do I put together all that information? in a binder with tabs? scrapbook? Just put it in an organized manner. clipped together. You can have 1 folder of envelope of all the "proof of visits and relationship info". The service center just pulls it all apart anyway and puts it in their own format. As long as you look organized your good. I would suggest if your photos are digital to just put them in a word document with a caption under each and print mutliple photos to one sheet. This i think is better than giving loose photos but thats just my opinion.

Thanks!

ps: sorry for the long post.

Welcome to the thread!

Ditto to all that she said..... and Welcome.

Hotlegz

Mar 14 2008, 02:55 PM

Gill u betta put one disclaimer..casue mi TOWNIE TO DI BONE ...hahhaaa...u affi know wah yuh a do..u get spoiled by the "country" hush...it is def not fi everybody

Jengles

Mar 14 2008, 02:57 PM

QUOTE(Trelawny20853 @ Mar 14 2008, 01:32 PM)

QUOTE(Deyoungting @ Mar 14 2008, 10:49 AM)

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 10:48 AM)

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 13 2008, 08:04 PM)

Congrats Gill!! It was lovely hearing about your interview.. My husband use to work at the Holiday Inn Sunpree as a musician. Congrats on your new journey he will be sooner than you know it. Welcome back

A lot of us on here have that HI connection.

FUH REAL!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I found that out AFTER the interview...or I'd been suspicous (sp?)

Bless,Gill

Gwaan weh u deh guh Gill. I told yah! I met Marcel also in building 1 floor 4

*cha* mi stay at holiday Inn and how come mi never meet anybody....mi feel left out...do u think it was because i stayed there with mr jengles?? but since when did that ever stop a jamaican man??

Hotlegz

Mar 14 2008, 03:01 PM

QUOTE(Jengles @ Mar 14 2008, 03:57 PM)

QUOTE(Trelawny20853 @ Mar 14 2008, 01:32 PM)

QUOTE(Deyoungting @ Mar 14 2008, 10:49 AM)

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 10:48 AM)

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 13 2008, 08:04 PM)

Congrats Gill!! It was lovely hearing about your interview.. My husband use to work at the Holiday Inn Sunpree as a musician. Congrats on your new journey he will be sooner than you know it. Welcome back

A lot of us on here have that HI connection.

FUH REAL!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I found that out AFTER the interview...or I'd been suspicous (sp?)

Bless,Gill

Gwaan weh u deh guh Gill. I told yah! I met Marcel al

so in building 1 floor 4

*cha* mi stay at holiday Inn and how come mi never meet anybody....mi feel left out...do u think it was because i stayed there with mr jengles?? but since when did that ever stop a jamaican man??

ahaha..cho

brownnskinn

Mar 14 2008, 03:02 PM

QUOTE(Marlita @ Mar 14 2008, 02:36 PM)

OMG!!! I was 'touched' twice this week! i have never been so excited to be fondled by a stranger in all my life! I know it could mean absolutely nothing but I've been waiting a LOOOONNNNG time for this stinkin NOA2 and this just got me excited!!

OK...

UR too funny, I hope it's what you need to hear.

brownnskinn

Mar 14 2008, 03:10 PM

Jens I hope you and I both get to feeling better. I haven't been in that great of a mood either and being sick dosen't help any. Hubby had the nerve to say to me last night he's hungry and tired, When he came home from work. I'm like I'm hot and weak and do I look like I give a damn.

nannygirl82

Mar 14 2008, 03:10 PM

QUOTE(rhondapayter @ Mar 14 2008, 12:05 PM)

QUOTE(classychic77 @ Mar 13 2008, 10:18 PM)

Glad to have you back Rhonda, can't wait to see pics

Yeah, I need help with that

How do I put a pic up? Do you put it right into your signature? I'm computer illiterate sometimes! All my photos are thru Kodak gallery. I finally figured out how to send them to family and friends, but I'm not sure how to post one on here.

QUOTE(nannygirl82 @ Mar 14 2008, 09:11 AM)

Welcome back Rhonda!!!!

can't wait to see the pictures!!!

Hey there! I can't believe you and Jax are both having girls!! It seems everyone I know lately is having a girl. How's it going?

i know i thought for sure when jax found out she was having a girl i would be having a boy...oh well...maybe the techs were wrong...since i first found out that i was preggo i always felt like it was going to be a girl....if not i hope a boy looks cute in pink

i am feeling fine...i have offically reached the point where i am just uncomfortable and just feel tired all the time.....
your little girl is SO SO cute!!!! how are you doing adjusting to everything?

Marlita

Mar 14 2008, 03:11 PM

QUOTE(Deyoungting @ Mar 14 2008, 12:51 PM)

QUOTE(Marlita @ Mar 14 2008, 03:39 PM)

Gill that story is too funny. What area is considered downtown Kingston. Is that where the Hilton is?

Gurl, I don't know...I think it was Central Downtown Kingston! Like the Centre...I dyam near got ran over twice!!! Lawd ave mercy! Inna a big black dress inna deh mid day sun plus deh whole dyam place smell RENK!!! I'm sorry no disrespect to the Kinggies...but mi neva miss Mo Bay han Greenwood suh much inna mi life! I liked Portmore though...LOVED THE MALL!!!!!!

Gill

Yeah I didn't like Kingston either. I'll take Mobay anyday, actually I really like Mandeville.

brownnskinn

Mar 14 2008, 03:12 PM

With that it's every man and pickney for themself cause mi go back to bed

Jengles

Mar 14 2008, 03:14 PM

QUOTE(Yardiewife @ Mar 14 2008, 10:49 AM)

QUOTE(JaEnglishGirl @ Mar 13 2008, 02:54 PM)

Ok, mi have one topic....

Why do you think it is that there are large concentrations of one or the other gender marrying certain nationalities???

Ie, with American/Jamaican marriages, the WOMAN is most often AMERICAN same for MENA and African marriages, in Russian/American marriages, the MAN is most often American and the same for Filipino/American relationships.....

You know I have thought about this a lot and haven't really come to a good conclusion. I know they discuss this all the time in the MENA and Russia forum and have quite a varying degree of what they thing contributes to such a vast difference in certain genders seeking other nationalities. Not sure what I think about it all...I am going to have to think on this more.

i think american men go after filipino women because they have a stereotype of being very biddable, meaning they are willing to let the men run things and and the women run the house.

men want russian women because they are viewed as being very pretty...almost exotic...

plus it is more sociable exceptable for a male to come home with a flipino wife and russian wife vvs the other way around.

QUOTE(brownnskinn @ Mar 14 2008, 04:12 PM)

With that it's every man and pickney for themself cause mi go back to bed

boy u been sleeping a lot nowadays, u sure is just sick u sick?

mommy2B

Mar 14 2008, 03:16 PM

one more question: How many months worth of phone bills are sufficient as secondary evidence?

Jengles

Mar 14 2008, 03:20 PM

QUOTE(mommy2B @ Mar 14 2008, 04:16 PM)

one more question: How many months worth of phone bills are sufficient as secondary evidence?

while i don't think there is a cut off, the more u have the better for u, i.e. you should have something from the beginning, middle, and clos to the interview date.

other's might have provided other time periods.

nannygirl82

Mar 14 2008, 03:20 PM

QUOTE(mommy2B @ Mar 14 2008, 03:16 PM)

one more question: How many months worth of phone bills are sufficient as secondary evidence?

as many months as you have....

clairern

Mar 14 2008, 04:12 PM

QUOTE(brownnskinn @ Mar 14 2008, 03:10 PM)

Jens I hope you and I both get to feeling better. I haven't been in that great of a mood either and being sick dosen't help any. Hubby had the nerve to say to me last night he's hungry and tired, When he came home from work. I'm like I'm hot and weak and do I look like I give a damn.

Why is it that when men are sick, hungry or tired, they expect the woman to drop everything and cater to them?

Did he forget that you are sick and should be pampering you. Mek him go siddun yah.

clairern

Mar 14 2008, 04:16 PM

QUOTE(mommy2B @ Mar 14 2008, 01:53 PM)

Hi everyone,

I would like to thank everyone again for welcoming me to this board a month ago when I joined. I haven't been on much due to being extremely busy at work and trying to put together my K1 petition, oh yea and when I'm not doing that, I'm always sleeping

I'm almost done with the application and I'm planning to send it early next week, just waiting on the G-325A from my SO and I have to take my passport pic.

Anyway, wanted to say congrats to the ladies who got approved! must be a big relief to say the least. I've just caught up with the last few pages and saw the two reports on the embassy experience, now I'm a little worried and was hoping to get some clarification:

1) I was told the fiancee was not required to be with the SO at the interview. I'm thinking if we get lucky enough, and lets say my SO gets an interview when I'm in my third trimester and really pregnant and can't travel to go to the interview with him, will this be held against him? If the interview is some time after I give birth, I def. plan to be there.

2) The G325A form asks for employment history for last 5 years. My SO was attending UWI until this last semester when he was forced to take a leave cause he couldn't afford tuition, when he did work during this time, it was doing odd jobs and not on the books. He just recently was able to get a legit job. Will this be held against him? Should I put that he was a student in that section, or leave it blank?

3)I've gathered pretty much all of the evidence that we have to prove our relationship including pictures, emails, phone records, and travel itineraries. The problem is when I flew there to see him I did not keep the boarding passes

I was thinking of copying the stamps on my passport and putting it together with the email confirmations that I received when I booked my airfare online. Is this enough proof of travel? I don't have prove of hotel receipts b/c my SO paid for the hotel when I visited.

4)Finally, how do I put together all that information? in a binder with tabs? scrapbook?

Thanks!

ps: sorry for the long post.

Welcome back my girl. No need to worry about the long post. We are here for help and support and a long post maight be the only way to make us understand your situation. Your list looks good and I have no suggestion about what to include or how to arrange it. The experts on here have so far given you great suggestions. Good luck on the rest of your journey. Don't work too hard now, remember to get plenty of rest for that bambino/a of yours

Jomo's girl

Mar 14 2008, 04:27 PM

QUOTE(Jengles @ Mar 14 2008, 02:57 PM)

QUOTE(Trelawny20853 @ Mar 14 2008, 01:32 PM)

QUOTE(Deyoungting @ Mar 14 2008, 10:49 AM)

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 10:48 AM)

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 13 2008, 08:04 PM)

Congrats Gill!! It was lovely hearing about your interview.. My husband use to work at the Holiday Inn Sunpree as a musician. Congrats on your new journey he will be sooner than you know it. Welcome back

A lot of us on here have that HI connection.

FUH REAL!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I found that out AFTER the interview...or I'd been suspicous (sp?)

Bless,Gill

Gwaan weh u deh guh Gill. I told yah! I met Marcel also in building 1 floor 4

*cha* mi stay at holiday Inn and how come mi never meet anybody....mi feel left out...do u think it was because i stayed there with mr jengles?? but since when did that ever stop a jamaican man??

I don't know. I was with my BF when I first met Andre.

Jomo's girl

Mar 14 2008, 04:30 PM

QUOTE(Jengles @ Mar 14 2008, 03:14 PM)

QUOTE(Yardiewife @ Mar 14 2008, 10:49 AM)

QUOTE(JaEnglishGirl @ Mar 13 2008, 02:54 PM)

Ok, mi have one topic....

Why do you think it is that there are large concentrations of one or the other gender marrying certain nationalities???

Ie, with American/Jamaican marriages, the WOMAN is most often AMERICAN same for MENA and African marriages, in Russian/American marriages, the MAN is most often American and the same for Filipino/American relationships.....

You know I have thought about this a lot and haven't really come to a good conclusion. I know they discuss this all the time in the MENA and Russia forum and have quite a varying degree of what they thing contributes to such a vast difference in certain genders seeking other nationalities. Not sure what I think about it all...I am going to have to think on this more.

i think american men go after filipino women because they have a stereotype of being very biddable, meaning they are willing to let the men run things and and the women run the house.

men want russian women because they are viewed as being very pretty...almost exotic...

plus it is more sociable exceptable for a male to come home with a flipino wife and russian wife vvs the other way around.

QUOTE(brownnskinn @ Mar 14 2008, 04:12 PM)

With that it's every man and pickney for themself cause mi go back to bed

boy u been sleeping a lot nowadays, u sure is just sick u sick?

I only know 2 such women, from VJ, and I didn't get that impression from them. They were pretty vocal around their men.

sjb1221

Mar 14 2008, 04:50 PM

QUOTE(Marlita @ Mar 14 2008, 01:15 PM)

WOoo!!! Gill mi seh dat storey deh was like wan soap episode! haha. I never knew there were situations like this at the embassy. Wha mek deh people dem loose dem rass head? The 60year old ...woooieeee!!

I met a lady who worked in Kingston for 3 years as a consular officer.....the stories she told me were unbelievable. She worked in 8 Embassies and Kingston was her favorite...besides the fact she married a Jamaican

Yardiewife

Mar 14 2008, 05:09 PM

Hello everyone!!! Guess what?!?!? I am writing you from the comfort of my own blasted home!!!

sjb1221

Mar 14 2008, 05:11 PM

QUOTE(Yardiewife @ Mar 14 2008, 06:09 PM)

Hello everyone!!! Guess what?!?!? I am writing you from the comfort of my own blasted home!!!

YAY!!!! Yardie

Jomo's girl

Mar 14 2008, 05:16 PM

QUOTE(Yardiewife @ Mar 14 2008, 04:09 PM)

Hello everyone!!! Guess what?!?!? I am writing you from the comfort of my own blasted home!!!

Woo Hoo.....It works!

sjb1221

Mar 14 2008, 05:21 PM

Trelawny and Marlita - I hope your NOA2s soon come

We're still waiting for Damien's NOA1...he went to his biometrics appointment this morning. His CG expires April 10th.

tnw

Mar 14 2008, 05:38 PM

QUOTE(Deyoungting @ Mar 14 2008, 02:24 PM)

QUOTE(tnw @ Mar 14 2008, 01:46 PM)

QUOTE(Deyoungting @ Mar 14 2008, 10:45 AM)

Mawning Fams,

I just thought of something for those filing after me!

Make sure you have a copy of your original petition. Make a copy and send it to your SO. That's where they get MAJORITY of their questions from...duh! I didn't realize that until I keep seeing the same pattern of questions being asked over and over again.

Also if you haven't filed yet. Make your description of how you met as brief and concise as possible. The more details you give them...the more questions they can ask! I only wrote a paragraph of how we met (because I was too dyam lazy & annoyed fuh go inna more details at the time). But it worked out for the best in the end!

For those of you that have interviews coming up...GET YOUR 2007 tax returns!! If you have those for whatever reason they are pleased! You DO NOT have to have the transcripts for 2007...just the return. Nuff people went up with 2006 and they seemed annoyed...some people even got a blue slip to come back when they have them!

Hmmmmm...I think that's it!

Bless, Gill

P.S.- How is everyone tiddeh?

Hey Gill....Welcome Back!

Thanks for the info about the interview process....you shoulda seen the Post I made last week while u were away.....I think I'm taking TOO much info, actually.....

Congrats!

Hey Chica,

Thanks...you probably are...but better to be safe than sorry! They didn't ask mi for NADA...no bank statement, no employment letter(s), cell phone bills...Ken had to ask her if she wanted to see pictures...NOPE! They know if you are for real...or not! Mi seh carrying around dat big heavy file folder and dem just want what they want!

Go wid halla tings dem hennyweh, Sweets! You'll be fine!

Bless,Gill

Thanks Gill! LOL

I just pictured me walking around with all my folders stuffed down in my tote bag all for nothing and all I could do was just laugh.....Either way, I'll still drag the binder down there....just in case

T

tnw

Mar 14 2008, 05:44 PM

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 04:30 PM)

QUOTE(Jengles @ Mar 14 2008, 03:14 PM)

QUOTE(Yardiewife @ Mar 14 2008, 10:49 AM)

QUOTE(JaEnglishGirl @ Mar 13 2008, 02:54 PM)

Ok, mi have one topic....

Why do you think it is that there are large concentrations of one or the other gender marrying certain nationalities???

Ie, with American/Jamaican marriages, the WOMAN is most often AMERICAN same for MENA and African marriages, in Russian/American marriages, the MAN is most often American and the same for Filipino/American relationships.....

You know I have thought about this a lot and haven't really come to a good conclusion. I know they discuss this all the time in the MENA and Russia forum and have quite a varying degree of what they thing contributes to such a vast difference in certain genders seeking other nationalities. Not sure what I think about it all...I am going to have to think on this more.

i think american men go after filipino women because they have a stereotype of being very biddable, meaning they are willing to let the men run things and and the women run the house.

men want russian women because they are viewed as being very pretty...almost exotic...

plus it is more sociable exceptable for a male to come home with a flipino wife and russian wife vvs the other way around.

QUOTE(brownnskinn @ Mar 14 2008, 04:12 PM)

With that it's every man and pickney for themself cause mi go back to bed

boy u been sleeping a lot nowadays, u sure is just sick u sick?

I only know 2 such women, from VJ, and I didn't get that impression from them. They were pretty vocal around their men.

I only know one filipino woman (not from VJ) married to this doctor I work with and she seems pretty outgoing and vocal too?.....Might not be the norm but I got the impression she feels pretty comfortable interacting with all of us from work but then again, I only know that one example

QUOTE(sjb1221 @ Mar 14 2008, 05:21 PM)

Trelawny and Marlita - I hope your NOA2s soon come

We're still waiting for Damien's NOA1...he went to his biometrics appointment this morning. His CG expires April 10th.

DITTO

BelwinMills

Mar 14 2008, 06:15 PM

nbesaw congrats on the visa approval

sunnyja21

Mar 14 2008, 06:16 PM

QUOTE(sjb1221 @ Mar 14 2008, 06:21 PM)

Trelawny and Marlita - I hope your NOA2s soon come

We're still waiting for Damien's NOA1...he went to his biometrics appointment this morning. His CG expires April 10th.

I hope all of you guy's hear some good news REAL SOON!

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 14 2008, 07:15 PM)

nbesaw congrats on the visa approval

Ditto

BelwinMills

Mar 14 2008, 06:20 PM

QUOTE(Deyoungting @ Mar 14 2008, 09:49 AM)

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 10:48 AM)

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 13 2008, 08:04 PM)

Congrats Gill!! It was lovely hearing about your interview.. My husband use to work at the Holiday Inn Sunpree as a musician. Congrats on your new journey he will be sooner than you know it. Welcome back

A lot of us on here have that HI connection.

FUH REAL!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I found that out AFTER the interview...or I'd been suspicous (sp?)

Bless,Gill

For real

He worked there for a couple years and then transfered to Sandals Montego Bay. So he didn't work there before he came up. We have been together so long that was just one of his gigs at one time.

sunnyja21

Mar 14 2008, 06:23 PM

Does it matter if you owe taxes every year? What exactly is it that they want to see? Alos, is there a certain amount of money you should have in your bank account? I only plan on providing information on one of my bank accounts, but was wondering if I need to provide information on all three. This of course is whenever I get to this point. Just curious....

BelwinMills

Mar 14 2008, 06:25 PM

Y

QUOTE

ou have to have that at your wedding....tradition!

yes.gif Mannish water is sooooo yummy!

Welcome back Rhonda!!! luv.gif

Hope you start feeling better D heart.gif

Yuk!! Mannish wata smells good, but oh no the things floating around in it... no0pb.gif

Yuck Mannish eww. Hubby and I were so disappointed. The soup was served cold too. Luckily the villa chef made me pumpkin soup for the rehearsal dinner that night. She we asked for jerk pork and chicken and we didnt get that either bummer. We got brown stewed chicken and roast pork. We can do that in the states I guess thats why we were disappointed. Hubby says he is going straight to the Pork Pit when he gets back and he is going to gain lots of weight he misses the food. He told me he would never miss the food once he came up and I laughed when he told me he could survive on Mac and cheese and tuna fish sandwiches.

Marlita

Mar 14 2008, 06:29 PM

QUOTE(tnw @ Mar 14 2008, 03:44 PM)

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 04:30 PM)

QUOTE(Jengles @ Mar 14 2008, 03:14 PM)

QUOTE(Yardiewife @ Mar 14 2008, 10:49 AM)

QUOTE(JaEnglishGirl @ Mar 13 2008, 02:54 PM)

Ok, mi have one topic....

Why do you think it is that there are large concentrations of one or the other gender marrying certain nationalities???

Ie, with American/Jamaican marriages, the WOMAN is most often AMERICAN same for MENA and African marriages, in Russian/American marriages, the MAN is most often American and the same for Filipino/American relationships.....

You know I have thought about this a lot and haven't really come to a good conclusion. I know they discuss this all the time in the MENA and Russia forum and have quite a varying degree of what they thing contributes to such a vast difference in certain genders seeking other nationalities. Not sure what I think about it all...I am going to have to think on this more.

i think american men go after filipino women because they have a stereotype of being very biddable, meaning they are willing to let the men run things and and the women run the house.

men want russian women because they are viewed as being very pretty...almost exotic...

plus it is more sociable exceptable for a male to come home with a flipino wife and russian wife vvs the other way around.

QUOTE(brownnskinn @ Mar 14 2008, 04:12 PM)

With that it's every man and pickney for themself cause mi go back to bed

boy u been sleeping a lot nowadays, u sure is just sick u sick?

I only know 2 such women, from VJ, and I didn't get that impression from them. They were pretty vocal around their men.

I only know one filipino woman (not from VJ) married to this doctor I work with and she seems pretty outgoing and vocal too?.....Might not be the norm but I got the impression she feels pretty comfortable interacting with all of us from work but then again, I only know that one example

QUOTE(sjb1221 @ Mar 14 2008, 05:21 PM)

Trelawny and Marlita - I hope your NOA2s soon come

We're still waiting for Damien's NOA1...he went to his biometrics appointment this morning. His CG expires April 10th.

DITTO

heck yeah, Filipinas are vocal!! I grew up with them, live around them and they are bout as vocal as a sistah!

Marlita

Mar 14 2008, 06:33 PM

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 14 2008, 04:25 PM)

Y

QUOTE

ou have to have that at your wedding....tradition!

yes.gif Mannish water is sooooo yummy!

Welcome back Rhonda!!! luv.gif

Hope you start feeling better D heart.gif

Yuk!! Mannish wata smells good, but oh no the things floating around in it... no0pb.gif

Yuck Mannish eww. Hubby and I were so disappointed. The soup was served cold too. Luckily the villa chef made me pumpkin soup for the rehearsal dinner that night. She we asked for jerk pork and chicken and we didnt get that either bummer. We got brown stewed chicken and roast pork. We can do that in the states I guess thats why we were disappointed. Hubby says he is going straight to the Pork Pit when he gets back and he is going to gain lots of weight he misses the food. He told me he would never miss the food once he came up and I laughed when he told me he could survive on Mac and cheese and tuna fish sandwiches.

haha! girl you crazy!! We had the mannish at the wedding too. I don't know who all ate it, but it smelled so good I think my family tried it they said they did. I DID NOT! I don't eat too much meat anyhow so u wasnt getting me to down a goat head.

There's this pork place in Negril in Redground that is soooo good. its a little hole in the wall spot next to this bar and i love eating there at night with a red stripe. They just wrap the jerk pork in foil and go.man I miss that stuff!

BelwinMills

Mar 14 2008, 06:34 PM

QUOTE(rhondapayter @ Mar 14 2008, 12:02 PM)

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 13 2008, 09:10 PM)

Welcome back Rhonda!!!

Thanks

I can't believe you only have about 6 weeks to go!!! How's the pregnancy going? Got any names picked out?

Love the pics Rhonda Monique is so adorable. Her name is going to be Jaylyn Diane. Right now we have decided she maybe the first and last. The pregnancy at times has been rough. But I am feeling good right now at this point. Are you surviving being back at work? It is good to have you back. Have a wonderful weekend!

Marlita

Mar 14 2008, 06:38 PM

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 14 2008, 04:34 PM)

QUOTE(rhondapayter @ Mar 14 2008, 12:02 PM)

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 13 2008, 09:10 PM)

Welcome back Rhonda!!!

Thanks

I can't believe you only have about 6 weeks to go!!! How's the pregnancy going? Got any names picked out?

Love the pics Rhonda Monique is so adorable. Her name is going to be Jaylyn Diane. Right now we have decided she maybe the first and last. The pregnancy at times has been rough. But I am feeling good right now at this point. Are you surviving being back at work? It is good to have you back. Have a wonderful weekend!

Thats a popular name right now. Girl you need to have Irish twins and just pop em out back to back. I hope I can do that....well maybe I do. haha I just pray God blesses me with one.

BelwinMills

Mar 14 2008, 06:39 PM

QUOTE(rhondapayter @ Mar 14 2008, 01:02 PM)

QUOTE(JaEnglishGirl @ Mar 14 2008, 01:51 PM)

You needed to have hit 'resize' when uploading, but I did it for you, just hit 'reply' to this message and copy the string from my post and paste it into your sig.

Rhonda, I think she looks SO much like her dad!

Thanks

Some say she looks like Tony, some think she looks like me. She has his nose and my eyes! I love her blue eyes - I hope they don't change color!

Wow we just had this discussion and I was saying our girl is going to get my blue eyes and he said that is not possible. I told him about a student of mine who had blue eyes. He didn't believe me because brown eyes are dominate. Very neat

Jengles

Mar 14 2008, 06:51 PM

QUOTE(brownnskinn @ Mar 14 2008, 04:10 PM)

Jens I hope you and I both get to feeling better. I haven't been in that great of a mood either and being sick dosen't help any. Hubby had the nerve to say to me last night he's hungry and tired, When he came home from work. I'm like I'm hot and weak and do I look like I give a damn.

lol, i'm sure when u saw him, u were ready to give HIM, your dinner order!!!...men...

Jengles

Mar 14 2008, 06:58 PM

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 05:27 PM)

QUOTE(Jengles @ Mar 14 2008, 02:57 PM)

QUOTE(Trelawny20853 @ Mar 14 2008, 01:32 PM)

QUOTE(Deyoungting @ Mar 14 2008, 10:49 AM)

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 10:48 AM)

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 13 2008, 08:04 PM)

Congrats Gill!! It was lovely hearing about your interview.. My husband use to work at the Holiday Inn Sunpree as a musician. Congrats on your new journey he will be sooner than you know it. Welcome back

A lot of us on here have that HI connection.

FUH REAL!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I found that out AFTER the interview...or I'd been suspicous (sp?)

Bless,Gill

Gwaan weh u deh guh Gill. I told yah! I met Marcel also in building 1 floor 4

*cha* mi stay at holiday Inn and how come mi never meet anybody....mi feel left out...do u think it was because i stayed there with mr jengles?? but since when did that ever stop a jamaican man??

I don't know. I was with my BF when I first met Andre.

but u nuh easy!!!

Ok, so given your strong views on cheating, how did the relationship develop?

BelwinMills

Mar 14 2008, 07:04 PM

QUOTE(Marlita @ Mar 14 2008, 06:33 PM)

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 14 2008, 04:25 PM)

Y

QUOTE

ou have to have that at your wedding....tradition!

yes.gif Mannish water is sooooo yummy!

Welcome back Rhonda!!! luv.gif

Hope you start feeling better D heart.gif

Yuk!! Mannish wata smells good, but oh no the things floating around in it... no0pb.gif

Yuck Mannish eww. Hubby and I were so disappointed. The soup was served cold too. Luckily the villa chef made me pumpkin soup for the rehearsal dinner that night. She we asked for jerk pork and chicken and we didnt get that either bummer. We got brown stewed chicken and roast pork. We can do that in the states I guess thats why we were disappointed. Hubby says he is going straight to the Pork Pit when he gets back and he is going to gain lots of weight he misses the food. He told me he would never miss the food once he came up and I laughed when he told me he could survive on Mac and cheese and tuna fish sandwiches.

haha! girl you crazy!! We had the mannish at the wedding too. I don't know who all ate it, but it smelled so good I think my family tried it they said they did. I DID NOT! I don't eat too much meat anyhow so u wasnt getting me to down a goat head.

There's this pork place in Negril in Redground that is soooo good. its a little hole in the wall spot next to this bar and i love eating there at night with a red stripe. They just wrap the jerk pork in foil and go.man I miss that stuff!

Now I am getting hungry. Yum I love when you can just get some chick in a foil packet with some bread late at night. I know I wont be getting any of that when I go back unless Grandma babysits here.

Hubby is getting more over protected now saying no climbing Dunns River Falls or jumping off cliffs. Bummer I like the fall places.

Marlita

Mar 14 2008, 07:09 PM

QUOTE(Jengles @ Mar 14 2008, 04:58 PM)

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 05:27 PM)

QUOTE(Jengles @ Mar 14 2008, 02:57 PM)

QUOTE(Trelawny20853 @ Mar 14 2008, 01:32 PM)

QUOTE(Deyoungting @ Mar 14 2008, 10:49 AM)

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 10:48 AM)

QUOTE(BelwinMills @ Mar 13 2008, 08:04 PM)

Congrats Gill!! It was lovely hearing about your interview.. My husband use to work at the Holiday Inn Sunpree as a musician. Congrats on your new journey he will be sooner than you know it. Welcome back

A lot of us on here have that HI connection.

FUH REAL!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I found that out AFTER the interview...or I'd been suspicous (sp?)

Bless,Gill

Gwaan weh u deh guh Gill. I told yah! I met Marcel also in building 1 floor 4

*cha* mi stay at holiday Inn and how come mi never meet anybody....mi feel left out...do u think it was because i stayed there with mr jengles?? but since when did that ever stop a jamaican man??

I don't know. I was with my BF when I first met Andre.

but u nuh easy!!!

Ok, so given your strong views on cheating, how did the relationship develop?

U haven't heard this story?

Jengles

Mar 14 2008, 07:14 PM

QUOTE(Marlita @ Mar 14 2008, 08:09 PM)

QUOTE(Jengles @ Mar 14 2008, 04:58 PM)

QUOTE(Jomo @ Mar 14 2008, 05:27 PM)

QUOTE(Jengles @ Mar 14 2008, 02:57 PM)