Oh Mindy ahahah

I was so bex when i saw that!!!

I am just sad I totally miss 10 cents oh well soon Dwain will be here but his mom is the one who talks a lot.

I think Roy only talked for 5 minutes at .10 a minute.....yeah, just my luck!!! Now that it's DOUBLED he will be doing nothing but talking

Do you like that plan better than phone cards? When I run out of international minutes I buy a phone card that is about .17 a minute.

Woo hoo! It worked!

Well...it kinda is a phone card......sorta. You can only use it on the phone you have registered or off the computer....but for .10 a minute -- who cares -- not any more. I have Total Call International as my "long distance" provider on my home phone -- it's like .22 a minute...and I can just pick up the phone and dial....

Yeah, I have something like that, too. I get 250 minutes at $20. Comes to about .08 I think. I don't use cards until my minutes run out because nothing beats that rate.

What "service" do you use?

I just checked My Total Call is now up to .29 a minute....haven't really payed any attention to that one since Roy is here....OY VEY!!

What service is that? I don't have a land line so I guess it won't work we are talking about getting a family plan with cell phones. Who knows hmmm...

I use 3Utelecom. They hook it to your home phone and it's good on any number connected to you. We pay .17 a minute and they bill you to the second, not minute, to save you money. No connection fees. All you do is dial an 866 number, dial the LD number, and then hit #. I like that I don't have to go out and buy some phone card or anything like that. Great sound on the connection/no connection problems/no dropped calls. I/We have used it for almost 2 years now and I love it.

I LOVE Mavado.!!!!!

That's great!! Thank you!!!!

I use them too, I really like their service



Congrats on getting your ticker

No Visa yet I sent them an e-mail over the weekend. Let's see if I get an response tomorrow. None the less.... I'll be calling them

Ditto.

Damien's crew is called - the Cuban Links

Wow, that sounds great. Do they send you a bill? I have Optimum cable phone service and they have an international calling plan that I use. But I use all of my minutes before the month is over so I usually use a phone card after that.


Isn't today a holiday there?

Yes it's a holiday, I sent the e-mail with thoughts that maybe they'll respond on Tuesday.

Cuban Links thats a good one . Wow I am not going crazy they all do this.

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a good Easter weekend, and enjoyed your bun and cheese, and callaloo and saltfish and all this good food I have been reading about.

To all of you who have already completed the interview process, would you mind providing me a list of all the items my husband will need for the interview. He will be in St. Maarten probably up until he gets packet 3 in the mail, so I want him to be well prepared so that we don't waste any time. He plans to go back to JA for a few days in the next month or so, so I plan to provide him with a list of things he needs to try to get ready NOW (since he thinks he is Mr. Big Stuff, livin it up in St. Maarten, and acts like he is too good to go home.)

I have already read Jame's Shortcuts, so I am going to email those forms to him and have him send them to me without a date. I will write in the date when the time comes (IF the time comes...) But if there is anything else that he could get now that would put him a step ahead, please let me know. Also, can someone please explain the Medical Exam? My stubborn husband is not a doctor type person, and swears that he doesn't want nobody tryin to look at his ____.


~missjones

Augh!!! I can't beleive they raised their rates! Thats so infuriating! As if it wasn't hard enough already to call JA.

My list for CR1. I put a binder of all this info together. Make sure he sends you his biographical pages from his passport along with the DS230 part 1.
He will need a police record down but I would wait until NVC forwards the case to Kingston. This is good for 6 months. You can get it expressed it will take 3 days.

LIST for documents
1. Passport for spouse
2. Original Birth Certificate long form Spouse
3. Original Birth Certificate petitioner
4. Original certified copy of marriage certificate
5. Police certificate
6. I-864 Affidavit of Support Form - notarized
7. Past 3 years of taxes with W2's
8. Medical examination form
9. 4 passport photos of Spouse
10. all documents copied that you sent to NVC
11. Phone Bills (1 year if you can)
12. Holiday Cards
13. Wedding Photos
14. Past relationship photos
15. letter from employer
16. 3 past bank statements
17. 3 pay stubs
18. Copy the pages of my passport
19. my passport
20. DS230 Part 1 and 2 -typed out

Miss Jones

This is what the paper says for the medical



Blue Note attached says: Be sure to go to the Embassy doctor before going to the clinic for additional vaccinations.

Your Medical Examination

1. You must schedule your medical at least 10-14 days prior to the date of your visa interview. The date of your visa interview appears on your appointment letter. Failure to complete your medical examination by 10 -14 days prior to your visa interview may result in delays with your visa application, so you should be sure to make arrangements to take your exam at the earliest opportunity.

There are three locations authorized to perform examinations for immigration visas, and you may have your exam done at the most convient location for you.

MoBay Medical, Andrews Memorial Hospital, Dr. Medical Banbury Medical Associates Hospital
$95 $90 $80
2. Medical Examination Fees

The fee is as noted above, payable in U.S. dollars or Jamaican equivalent. No personal cheques are accepted.

3. What to bring to the Medical Examination
- completed medical history form -passport - your appointment letter - 4 passport size pictures
- any immunization records showing prior vaccinations
** please remove all necklaces and neck chains prior to examination

4. Immunization

U.S. immigration law requires that all applicants be vaccinated for the following disease:

Mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, influenza type B, hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), pneumococcal, and influenza.

Depending upon your age, you may not need all of these vaccinations. Please present your immunization records to the physician at the time of the examination for the physician to determine which immunizations you may need. You may receive any needed vaccinations at the time of your examination. Please note that immunization fees are not included in the cost of your examination. Please be prepared to pay for any additional vaccines that you may require.

5. HIV Testing
During the n visa medical examination, the physician test all applicants over the age of 15 for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a disease that may lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). In cases in which the physician has reason to believe that a child under age 15 might be HIV positive, he or she may require that the child undergo a blood test.

AIDS is the name given to a group of illnesses that may occur in persons infected with HIV. Infection with HIV causes a defect in a person's natural immunity against disease. This defect leaves infected people vulnerable to serious illnesses that would not normally be a threat to someone with a healthy immune system. A positive test result for HIV does not mean you have AIDS, but that you are at risk to develop it. Any positive results will be confirmed with an additional test.

The results of your test will be provided to a consular officer, and may be reported to the Jamaican health authorities, as required by Jamaican law. If the test results are positive, you will be ineligible for the visa and the consular officer is required by U.S. law to deny the application. However, a waiver of this ineligibility may be possible, and the consular officer will explore that possibility with you during the interview.

Marlita, I see u picked a date! Congrats!

Well, I'm back to work and back on midnight shift Going to catch up now. I have lots of pages to read

That sounds like fun!! How can I find out if anything like that happens here in Detroit? I've never heard of it here so I doubt it

Tony still can't understand why it's not more exciting here during the holidays! We drove all over looking for a bar that was open on Easter Sunday where we could play some pool. Finally found one but there were only like 10 people in the whole place

We got a 4 day weekend off work - Good Friday and Easter Monday I have the UAW to thank for that one I guess!

Tony eats anything Beef, pork, lamb, chicken, fish. The only thing he can't eat is shellfish (shrimp, lobster, etc.) because he's allergic to it He loves Italian food now!!

I am so lucky that Tony is not too picky and will try new things He was really hard to take out at first, but now he'll go anywhere!! I've Americanized him I guess He loves Italian food. He loves Chinese food. He'll eat Mexican but it's not his favorite. He can find something on the menu where-ever we go. Have you tried Chinese? It seems to be the most similar to Jamaican - lots of chicken and rice dishes, etc.

If I'm not mistaken, that includes the cost of the AP and the EAD too. So it's not that much more than it is now if you apply for all 3 of them.

And ya'll say I chat too much?!!!!

Baby List:

Elizabeth
Jax (Belwin mills)
Jonesie
Squitto
Anna
Mindy
Rhonda
Shemanya
Dee
Shauna
The rest of the newbies soon come!

Good morning Yardies!!

good morning everyone! my word you all have been busy here this past week! it's gonna take me forever to catch up on my reading. i visited my fiance last week and brought him the big ol' fiance visa binder and another smaller one for his records. they were so heavy that it made my luggage overweight by 12 pounds. lol! we went over the book together and i had him sign all the consular forms. the only thing he still needs to get is the police record and his medical. i was hoping that we could both drive out to kingston to get the police record while i was there...but neither one of us had the extra money. and since he has to go to kingston to drop off the ds-230 anyways, he can just get the police record then. now everyone here is saying that the quickest you can get one is 3 days, but my fiance is saying that you can actually get one the same day. he says it costs more, but that a friend of his just did this and he got it the same day. we'll see....

some things that concern me: he threw away his high school diploma (he spilled something on it and thought he didn't need it anymore) and his mother has no idea where his immunization record is. does that mean he has to get ALL those shots again?

did anyone else find it necessary to bring the high school diploma to the states? my mom immigrated to the states back in the 70s and i don't think she brought hers.

Good morning!!

Rhonda -- TAKE ME OFF the baby list!! Lola puked on my arm yesterday while we were driving Roy to work -- I told him that I can't even handle a dog puking how could I ever handle a kid....

Hey, Tia. Didn't know you were on here too.

Andre got his police report the same day. It didn't even cost him more. He just made up some story of why he needed it. Can't remember exactly what he said. Took about 3 hours. He left and then went back.

Andre did not bring his diploma with him. Didn't really even think about it. So far, it's been no issue. If he went back to school, he would probably need some sort of transcripts from high school anyhow....something we would have to send for.

I suggest an extra birth certificate since Immigration kept Andre's other one.

BelwinMills,

Thank you for your help. I hope you didn't have to type the whole Medical Examination letter into your reply, because that was a lot. I really appreciate it and I will let my husband know what he needs to do. I know we are very early in the process, but he is working in St. Maarten and doesn't plan to go home for a while. And besides, I have nothing better to do between now and NOA2, but prepare myself. Thanks.

~MissJones

Morning. I will be an act of God if I were to get pregnant

GOOD MORNING ALL!

MissJones~ Depending on how longn he has been in St. Maarten he might need to get a police record from there. Just something to look into if you haven't already. Our visa was help up for 2 months while we had to get a police record from the Bahamas. It is a lot easier to get the record when they are still in the country.

Well I started a new job 2 weeks ago...I am a receptionist/acct. clerk. It is the easiest job of my life and I am already VERY bored...but it is not stressful and has good hours...pay could be better but its money.

How is everyone else doing?

BTW Rhonda...thanks for not putting me on the list





Andre and his friends are the Gospel Lighthouse crew...but thats because that is their church name...I don't know of any other name but I will ask

The album won't be able to slide under the window but they will ask u to hold it.

You need to find a good Mahjong game to play!!

Thats just it...the way this place is set up the main walkway is behind me so everyone can see what I am doing I don't mind working...just give me something to do

I've had jobs like that before......you'e glad to pick up the paycheck BUT there are a million other things you could be doing to "waste" your time. Can you ask for more things to do or volunteer to help someone out?

Hey everyone!

I forgot to ask hubby last night - if I remember then I'll post it.

I hope everyone is having a good day. I need to win the Powerball lottery or somethin cause I am tired of working or start working part time again.

Mahjong is sooo addicting and fun