alebella

Usually when someone says "they won't make it," they mean they do not have a lot of time to live.

thanks for the clarification

Could also mean that he can not live by himself? Needs help.

But if he is in had health a long trip to the US sounds iffy.

Let me clarify,

My mother's uncle lost his wife a few months ago. He is 70 years old and still hasn't gotten back to his normal routine, due to depression. My mother and her cousins are afraid that he won't make it, meaning live long. They want him to visit the states for a few days at least. They have no plans on keeping him here, seeing that he doesn't want to. So, I don't know what you are referring to when you say it sounds iffy. If we wanted him here, his daughters would have gone through the process 30 years ago when they came to the states.

Good day

Hello Everyone,

Does anyone know if a resident can assist a family member getting a visa?

My mother is a resident, my father a U.S citizen. However, it's my mother's uncle that wishes to visit her. He is of age and recently loss his wife. My mother is afraid that her uncle won't make it so she wants him to come over for a few days or weeks if possible.

Any information is greatly appreciated

Hello Everyone!

My husband finally became a permanent resident a few months ago. I think in June-July. I'm a U.S citizen and my husband and I never applied for government benefits since it could affect his conditional residency. However, now that he is a permanent resident can I apply for Medicaid? He has health insurance through his employer but if i were to be added, his check wouldn't suffice. I'm a full-time college student, a year away from graduation, so I'm unemployed and I recently got second degree burns since Friday and the pain won't go away and I think it's getting infected. However, I'm trying to go the hospital but I don't want a huge bill.

Thanks,

Thanks Everyone for your help and tips

I'm going to look up a rental agreement sample form and make my own and sign it and my parents

He wasn't on my 2012 tax returns because he was still over seas. I will print out 2 years worth of bank statements and send copies of the utility bills and our id's and a letter explaining why we aren't on them as well as sending more pictures.

Our cell phone bill is under my name but he we have two lines, one being his. thanks alot in advance for all your help.

Hello Everyone,

It's been more than a year since I've logged on but I need help.

Last year on October 2015 I filed to remove conditions on Residence for my husband. I got a YELLOW LETTER in the mail requesting more evidence. I am not sure now of what to send since my story is a bit complicated. When my husband arrived to the states, We had our own apartment for a few weeks but my father was then severely ill which led to me moving back home to care for him. I also resigned from my full time job in order to focus on school since I received a scholarship. Therefore, I only work part time, we live with our parents (but we pay rent), and the vechicle we have is under my father's name since he has good credit. I'm the only who drives since my husband doesn't have a licensce so I don't know what else to send. Below is the information that I submitted before the letter was sent:

1. bank statement for 3 months

2. 2 affidavit supporting bonofide marriage

3. joint income tax return for 2013 only since it was in October and I hadn't filed for 2014 but I have now

Does anyone have any other suggestions on what I can send or any forms/sample letters that might be useful?

Thanks,

Alejandra

Up to you.

There are no right answers.

You're the witness. You need to decide what you need to do based on what you observe.

The rest of us don't know what is going on as we are not witnesses to this abuse.

Thanks I am

Hi,

All you can do is call the authority.

There is nothing else that you can legally do.

Hi so do i call now

Hello Everyone,

I am writing this forum in regards to something I've witnessed for a few months that has now escalated into something worst. I know a 16 year old girl who is living under poor conditions. Her mother, who is residing in the U.S illegally and has been for the past 20 years, watched her daughter get hit by her older brother, whom is an alcoholic and unfortunetly her guardian. The girl's father passed away a few years ago so custody was granted to him since her other brothers weren't able to due to their age. Social Security provides her brother with a check to cover her expenses but he uses that money towards his drunken nights. Her mother lets him do as he pleases and the house that she's living in is in bad conditions also; the roof is falling down, no room of her own, etc. I believe its imperative that issues like this be reported but I don't know how to go about it. As I type this forum, the 16 year old girl is next to me crying, afraid that it will happen again. They were having an argument when the brother approached her and slapped her twice in her face and her mothers response was "that's what you get". Now, I work with children and I know that words are never enough to hit someone else, especially a male hitting a female. I do understand children need to be disciplined, but the mother and legal guardian (brother) are not parents at all. They don't care for her; child is neglected and now it's gotten physical and she doesn't deserve that. Day by day I can tell shes depressed that she lost her father. So please someone tell me how to go about this. She does have a brother who is 20 and does care for her. He's at work now and am waiting on him to return before i call the police

he post made related to this is linked below.

http://www.visajourn...4#entry5957784e

So the HR guy at my moms job, did nothing. I spoke to him and thought he would help. If anything, I hate fact that people like him feel like housekeepers have no

worth. It's because of them, that they have jobs. They need someone to manage and supervise.

But moving along, yesterday the HR employee for the actual agency, Crothall Healthcare, who's corporate office is located in Denver, contacted me to speak about the issue but she was being so mean and rude too. I just don't understand why no one is doing their job nor care. The whole time she didn't apologize about the issue, didn't tell me why she was calling, nothing. On top of that she made me call her the day after to speak about it and when I did, she told me to email her what happened. I got so upset because she knows what's going on but wants me to email her about it!!!!!!!!!God Why?! I did my research online and found her supervisors name, Raj, he is the HR Vice President, I found his email and CC'd him to the email she requested. Below is the email I sent her. Did I do okay? I don't know you guys but I really want my mom to get the justice she deserves. She is now unemployed because of them and is constantly depressed. I went ahead and made an appointment with the EEOC which is a ten min walk downtown from my job. Was is wrong to also send the email to the Vice President? I changed the names for security reasons

EMAIL SENT:

Ms. LOLA,

I am sending you this email per our discussion on Thursday, February 7,2013. Although I'm sure Oreo explained in detail what happened to you, I am going to explain it in this email for both our records.

On Friday, January 31,2013, both supervisor Snickers and Kit-Kat interrupted my mother while working to discuss some issues in their office. My mother, Tootsie Roll, entered their office expecting to pick up her check. The check was for her to get paid for the 3 grieving days that an employee must get when a family member dies. Your employees failed to inform my mother of those days and when she went to request payment for, it took them over a month to cut her a check which is completely ridiculous. On Friday, Snicker RETALIATED my mother demanding that my mother gives him a legit reason for her speaking up at the meeting that was held that same week by the HR Department at the hospital due to a significant amount of complaints made by the employees against Snickers hand Kit-kat. Snickers also made comments about her being free to leave work and that no one would beg her to stop from resigning. Starburst, an HR employee was present in the office when the incident occurred as well and did nothing. Along with that, Kit-Kat has also sexually harassed my mother but my mom was too afraid to speak up. Kit-Kat gave her a note saying he "loved her", when she was cleaning his office about 3 months ago. My mom was smart enough to keep the note. After she neglected KIT-KAT, he started making her more uncomfortable at work by constantly calling her during work hours, asking for her keys, the ones used to unlock certain rooms at the hospital. What your employees did are Retaliation and Sexual Harassment, which we both know are illegal and against the EEOC regulations and laws. My mother resigned because she is afraid that she will still be harassed by Kit-Kat and Snickers. I don't understand why nothing has been done or why I haven't received an update on this issue. I ask that you give me an update asap because this a serious matter that needs to be taken care of. Temporary solutions, like an apology, or her job back are not up for discussion. Such case, shows that they both be held accountable for their actions. My contact information is below and I hope to hear from you soon.

Alejandra

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If your mom's boss yelled at her causing her alarm, or left her notes not pertaining to work, that's harassment. And if she feels that she was harassed because she made a complaint or participated in a job action, that's retaliation. Both of which are illegal. From this board I can't advise you on what to do. But you can file a complaint directly with the EEOC.

Hi Steve,

I spoke with the HR Director today and explained everything, from the love note to the retaliation and he said it was an urgent matter and what they did what was wrong and he is going to call me today to follow up. He did ask me what outcome my mom wanted from this situation and he asked if my mother wanted an apology and I told him no. Both supervisors have had several complaints against them but nothing is ever done. So what should I say and what should I tell him I expect because in my opinion both should be fired. I also left out that an HR employee was in the office and did nothing knowing what was being done to my mother was wrong. So i told the HR director that she needs to be put in her place because she does nothing. Never and when we went to the hospital today she was in the office and just stared by suprise. So how do I go from here?

and thanks to everyone for all the help.

To the OP, there's many labor laws in place to protect the worker in the us, as well as laws in your own state.

If your moms boss yelled at her for going to HR, that may be borderlining on retaliation. And retaliation is outright illegal. If she feels that she has been discriminated against, she can file a complaint with EEOC.

In fact if you go to EEOC.gov, you can arm yourself with knowledge. Read up on the laws and know your rights.

Look up the laws section in there, pay attention to retaliation.

Thanks so much I am going to look at the website right now but do you think she should go tomorrow to the HR Director and let him know of what happened although they know the supervisors are being dicks? and the petition was signed to do lack of respect for the workers. they make them work longer and cut their lunch short and only make the hispanic workers do most of the job. The supervisor is african american and favors mostly his kind. He makes many of the employees who lack in the english language do alot. Also, the supervisor gave my mother a paper once saying I love you. She told him to ###### off and ever since hes been very mean to my mom. I believe she still has the little sheet of paper where he wrote it

if this is work in the USA, there's a lot of legal stuff that can happen.

What country is your Mom in, for this job ?

We reside in Houston, Texas. She is a U.S Resident with a clean record and has never been fired. What can she do?

Hi everyone,

I am asking for any help I can get. My mother, is working at a Hospital as a housekeeper and is being treated like a dog, well if even that and I want to explain it.

My mother has been working as a housekeeper for more than ten years and started a new job as a housekeeper at Memorial Hospital but works under a company inside the hospital. One of her supervisors, has been bothering her since she started working there since July 2012. It's hard to explain but things are so bad there that the HR Director from the hospital had a meeting to discuss the issues since more than 500 workers signed a petition. That's how bad it is.

My grandmother passed away on Dec, 12 2012 and my mother told her supervisor that she had to leave early because of my grandmothers death that took place at night and her supervisor told her "It's your choice i dont care". Now how wrong is that?So my mother left and spoke to the manager but he also didnt care. My mother didnt quit because she takes care of my lil bro and sister and sick father. So last week when the meeting was held, my mother went and told the HR Director everything. She was told it was going to take 2 weeks to figure something out. That's it nothing else..nothing but bullshit.

Now the next day my mom was called to the office to speak with her Supervisor and manager and got yelled at for going to the meeting. Her manager told her "why are you going around lying that no one helps you?! I feel you dont like working here so if you don't like it here then leave and I'm not begging you at all and here is you 3day check that you don't even deserve(idk what they call the 3 days but you get them when a family member dies)" It took a month for them to pay my mom because at first they didnt want to. My mom got really upset and left crying. I don't know but I really want to help my mom. I just don't know how. It's just unfair for them to get away with all that they do.

i had country companies for three years and was paying 202 a month with a two door

got a newer four door thinking it would drop and they said 215 per month!

decided to call allstate when i was 19 and started paying 105 a month

rates rose every year till i was almost at 140

called geico and they gave me 65 a month!

im still w geico six years later and i pay 75 per month now- different car.

i have full coverage w a 250 dollar deductible

i have no real experience though with them helping me aside from roadside

theyve always sent a tow quickly

ive actually been considering looking around because i have a spotless record but i get nothing from it

i want some accident forgiveness or rebate checks or disappearing deductibles.

thanks everyone for all the suggestions. It helped alot

Hi everyone,

I am going to gey my DL and my spouse as well and we want to be added to my parents insurance. The received a letter in the mail stating that after 8 years of being with State Farm, they no longer want to be their insurance provider due to 3 accidents in 5 years that weren't her fault but whatever. So I don't know who to go with.

Allstate,Farmers, Progressive, or Geico

Geico was the cheapest I found but they only have 3 locations in houston and they are all far from home

Progressive is charging us $230 monthly just for one car. Idk who to go with since we really liked State Farm

we reside in Houston, Texas so if anyone knows let me know

thanks,

Congrats!!

I hope there will be no more delays so you two may reunite as soon as possible!!

Besos

hola! y muchas gracias...I miss Argentina but I need my husband here now! lol..we are working on buying his airplane ticket two weeks from now

Congratulation!!

This is just the beginning of the journey.But i agree you give yourself a treat for this victory.He will get here,wait for his green card,ssn, or aaply for social security,driver license, adjust status in the future,update your address anytime you relocate and so on....Till he becomes a citizen the journey continues..

Congrats again and Regards

Thank you for your kind words!

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

Congratulations!

thank you. I remember you always helped me with my questions

Congratsss!!!!!!!!

thank you so much!

Congrats

thank you ever so much ))

To everyone here on visa journey, to my parents, and most importantly to God, thank you for everything; for all the help and guidance. I am so excited that words just can't explain how I feel. Our journey is finally over. He had his interview today at 9am and although he waited 2 hours, his interview was great. I had to face many obstacles this whole year but I'm glad it's almost over and that my husband will soon be with me. Another chapter in my life will unfold and it's only going to get better. Again thanks to everyone who helped me and for those who are still waiting for there loved ones, hang in there. I am going to treat my self to a snowcone because this Texas weather ain't no joke yall! lol..

I will also have my husband submit a review because those are extremely helpful.

CONGRATSSS!!!

thanks alot everyone! you guys are awesome!

Congrats to you

thank you! gracias :0

Congrats to you . One step more close ... hope everything will be alright with you please keep me in your pray aslo i have been ap for over 9 month

Thank you and sorry to hear that. I will keep you in my prayers

OMG, today has just been such a good day! So prepare for too much talking! lol. I woke up this morning and instead of having to take the bus to school, my sister came early and offered to be my taxi for the day. I got to school and went to my psychology class, and we took our first test of the semester and I got an A on it! Now I'm in my computer lab finishing more homework since class ended early and my next class isn't until another hour or so! CHECKED MY EMAIL, AND MY NVC CASE IS DONE! ACABADO! I am screaming of joy! I am so happy. After so freaking long. His interview is on October the 18th but I am still unemployed. I am worried about that. I am still looking and looking but I had to turn down to job offers because they were more than a 30 minute drive from my home and I do have school during the weekdays as well. I pray I find a job before the interview.! but still I am happy! Thanks! to Everyone who helped me here on visa journey, If it wasn't for you guys, I'd be paying $$$ for a lawyer. Again thanks everyone and thank you GOD!

I can sense you are going to have a long and fulfilling marriage! Best of Luck.

thank you ever so much

i really dont like making our problems public but for the advice that i can give, ill say this...my fiance is stubborn, impulsive and she got a bad temper....i am full of pride, sarcastic and egoistic....our attitudes our total opposites, she likes hanging out with friends (and he is close with boys) and im always getting jealous of it, and i like to be alone with her most of the time while she is really friendly...im am very showy with my feelings while she is so aloof and sometimes cold that you would sometimes think if she really loves me.

you know what we did? we just talked about it, our expectations, what can we compromise by meeting halfway, what we cannot change and just understand each other....we both admitted our mistakes and our bad attitudes and promised to make-up each time we fight, give a time to cool and make-up....and NEVER EVER talk about break-ups, argue and fight, but never bring up any thing that would lead to break-ups.

we try to look at the bigger picture, is this enough reason for us to part ways? we both admitted we cannot live without each other and we still love each other even after we fight...

fighting is temporary, love is forever....so dont say things you dont mean and when you are mad, think that at the end of the day, its still him you would hug at night...and 10 years later.

try to find common grounds instead of looking at negative aspects of your relationship, on our part, we realized that although we argue and whatnots, we share almost exactly the same interests and we think alike, the only opposite we have are our attitude towards other people and on showing affections, plus trust each other 100%, thats how love goes, its blind faith but worth it in the end.

i could list many other things but im running out of time, all i can say is if you really love one another : NEVER EVER GIVE UP. TRUE LOVE ONLY COMES ONCE IN YOUR LIFE AND IF YOU FEEL THAT PERSON IS THE ONE; ENDURE: THATS WHAT BRAVE PEOPLE DO.

again, ill stress this: "happy things come your way when you dont give up, EVERYTHING stops when yo quit"

everybody will hurt you and make you mad, its just a matter who will be worth all that.

Thanks so much for telling me this. I talked to my husband on Saturday night. I just couldn't sleep and I just kept crying because neither of us were talking to each other and I didn't bother getting on any of my social networks but around midnight I got a message through my blackberry and it was him. He sent me an essay! lol. He wrote how a week without us communicating made him realize that none of the fights we've had matter, none of them because he loves me and he always will no matter how much we fight. I grabbed my cell phone and called him home (my phone bill won't be exciting to look at lol) but we talked for hours and fixed our relationship. Talking to him made me realize how much I love him and why I married him in the first place. I remember everything everyone on here told me all the advice and yours too. Everyone is right, I can't just call it quits, I can't give up. Not now not ever. I will remain positive and keep busy with all this homework because I know that 5 years from now. It's him who I still want to wake up in the morning kissing goodbye while I go to work. Thanks so much for your piece of advice. It really means alot to me

bhahahhahahahhaha,Go girl...

uh huh..he started it. shows the kind of man he is, if even that