Dewey

Cheers me dears for adding your recommendations, there's nothing like local knowledge. Kath I feel your pain, it must be difficult to find somewhere in the midwest that will do you a proper Aussie pie floater. You can buy tins of Batchelors mushy peas and frozen meat pies from the British Pantry in Aldie, VA http://www.thebritishpantry.us but I'm not sure how they'd do shipping for frozen goods. Worth giving them a call I reckon.

I admit I do enjoy the seafood here on the East coast. There's a terrific fish market on the DC Waterfront where you can buy all manner of fish from boats tied up alongside. They'll steam shrimp and cover it with spicy all bay seasoning, a bit messy to eat but scrumptious and cheap. I've also really enjoyed eating fried oysters at Iggy's in Warwick Rhode Island, the all you can eat lobster supper at New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island, and cod and scrunchions on Newfoundland. Here are links to some of the places I've mentioned:

Waterfront fish market, Washington DC http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/02...ure7/index.html

Iggy's clam shack, Warwick, RI http://www.iggysdoughboys.com/

New Glasgow Lobster Suppers, PEI, Canada http://www.peilobstersuppers.com/

The Old Loft restaurant, Woody Point, NL, Canada http://www.townofwoodypoint.ca/woodypoint....e=foodbeverages

The Times LA correspondent Chris Ayres bemoans the reputation of British food in the US in this article http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2418041,00.html

That hasn't stopped chef Cathal Armstrong from opening a superb fish and chip restaurant in Alexandria, VA 'Eamon's a Dublin Chipper' which serves excellent fish'n'chips, mushy peas, home made sauces, and Guinness on tap. Well worth a visit if you're in the DC area and want a taste of home. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?n...ies=Restaurants

Where's the best British style meal you've experienced near you in the US?

Last summer I bought a two month health insurance policy from a Danish company http://www.ihi.com/english.asp because as an immigrant I was not eligible for a UK travel insurance policy, nor was I eligible for coverage under my wife's US employer policy until after we were married. I think I paid about GBP150 or so. Thankfully I did not need to use it, but it provided peace of mind.

I flew into JFK at the end of July last year. It was plain sailing and I got the 30 day work permit. I made my connecting flight to DC on time.

Same thing just happened to me, I received an RFE for the I-693 full medical exam plus the vaccination supplement. When I telephoned the CSC and quoted from the USCIS web site the K-1's exemption if applying for AOS within 1 year of the pre-immigration medical exam, I was told that an immigration officer has the right to request another medical exam and if it's on the RFE you should do it. I expect my original medical exam records must've got lost in the transfer of paperwork to the CA office. Bloody nuisance.