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yeah, i know its going to vary, but it would be informative. I am in Milton Keynes.

There you go, that's a start.

If anyone else can contribute with their city/state in the US, that would be a good start. I know we can't have 50 different sub-fora, let's do it on one.

People - please help/contribute.

Will try to get some figures for Orlando later, now off to work ;-) Good luck and happy new year!

I agree that you should start by calling your ins provider and checking what he charged the insurance for and compare it with your invoice from the doc, if you got one. If not, you should ask for a bill from the doc outlining exactly what you were paying for so you can compare with the incurance claim.

To apply for citizenship through naturalization as a spouse of us citizen its 3 yrs from the day you got your green card.

Penalities for driving uninsured car in Idaho

First offense: $75 fine; subsequent offenses: up to $1,000 fine and/or up to six months in jail.

I am pretty sure if you'd get involved in the accident it would be much much worse.

It took couple of days before my volunteering position and before my actual job. Why wont she call thrm to follow up?

hi guys. can i send in ONLY aos and ead? and no ap? and if yes, would it still be $1070?

if yes......how many photos would i need for the aos and ead only? would it be 3? everybody keeps on telling me it's 6 for the aos/ead/ap....

I strongly recommend sending Ap (i-131) form as well. It doesn't cost anything and form is very easy to fill (you actually skip most of it). You never know if you'll have to/feel like travelling abroad and green card can take several months.

It is rather unclear if you do need to send 6 photos if sending ead and ap together with aos rather than 2 but to be on the safe side most send 6 (2 for each application). If you decide to send aos and ed only then its 4.

Both have to attach a statement explaining why they weren't required to file taxes.

You only need last years tax return to be attached with i-864 but both petitopner and co-sponsor need to write down figures from the last 3 yrs on the form itself.

thank u so much, can i also ask...is the affidavit of support form THE ONLY FORM that NEEDS to be filled out by my co-sponsor?

Correct

hi guys. can u help me please? im filling out affidavit of support form together with my co-sponsor, (husband's sister) and i dont know what to check in the very first "question".

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864.pdfthis is the form and the number 1 is asking for who the sponsor is, if they are the petitioner or not ,etc. which one should i check if its my cosponsor sponsoring me? "ii am the only joint sponsor" or "i am first of two joint sponsors" please help out!

Your husband will tick 1a ( I am the petitioner...) on his copy of i-864 and your sister in law will tick 1d (i am the only joint sponsor) on hers I-864.

Blowing up some dust on this topic, since I thought it was not needed to open a new topic while it's about the same subject. I'm just looking for some advice on this one.

Recentely I applied for my SSN since I also received my EAD earlier this month. Now I'm focusing on getting myself a Florida drivers license, since it will be easier while having a SSN.

First off all, I'm still kind of confussed. So do you or do you not have to take this "DATA" course. I have a valid Dutch drivers license, so I'm not a stranger to the roads even if it's in another country. Of course different "rules of the road" but those can be learned. I just got confused because of the DMV website refers to it differentely on 2 pages.

Also what kind of documents do I need when I apply for a Florida drivers license. I've seen other listed up:

* Social Security Card

^ EAD

* Passport of country of origin

^ Drivers License from country of origin

* Proof of residence (I will be using I-797, AOS filed) and (Vehicle registration) I've purchased a vehicle on my same) However I don't drive it, but my wife does.

Advice is requested, like what to tell the DMV people about obtaining the Florida drivers license.

With regards to DATA i found info on here http://www.dmvflorida.org/first-time-driver.shtml and it says "If you have never been issued a drivers license in any state or country the state of Florida requires that you complete a First Time Driver education course.

Florida first time driver courses teach drivers how drugs and alcohol affect driving, traffic responsibilities and laws and techniques for safe driving.

First Time Driver Course Names

Courses are commonly known as:

DATA (drugs, alcohol, traffic, awareness)

DATE (drugs, alcohol, traffic education)

TLSAE (traffic law substance abuse education)" so my understanding is no, you wouldn't have to take this test. Although I would just give your local dmv office a call and ask.

I got my first dl in florida with EAD and had no problem at all.

EAD as proof of id and legal status, ssn, bank statement and i797 notice as proof of address"

The wait time is actually shorter if a person has an interview. It shouldn't be much longer though and you have your EAD so really it's not such a big deal, is it?

Depending on your location, CVS and other big chain pharmacies pay very well...

That's true, my friend is a retail pharmacist in florida and gets about 120k. The only downer is long hours and working some weekends.

Yep, i also have my passport in my maiden name and all US documents in married name and had no issues travelling. Airline staff, border control and immigration officers are used to this situation by the looks of it.

Speaking to recruitment firm specializing in the industry would be my idea on getting information. Aerotek has An office in Tulsa. http://www.aerotek.com/engineering/. Also other ones like Ranstad have engineering divison. They may not only give you all the info needed but help you with your resume and interview etc.

Can he use Fedex or another courier company and send another one?

EAD is a legal document, you can change name on SS card with it, apply for driving licence and get a job.

Think about it, in Europe a lot of your wages go towards social&health services before you get paid. In Poland it's 19.52% although employer "pays" half (Well, kind of pays, because the employer pays you less salary so he can pay for your insurance). You cannot opt out of it. Anyway, in US, if you have a job you have a choice, definately do your best to get yourself covered and at least put that 10-15% of your wages (which you'd never see in Poland anyway) towards your personal "health fund".

Kasia, short names work in exactly same way as they do in Poland. You'll find a lot of Dave's (david), Bobs (robert), Katherine (Kate, Katie) etc... And there's me Agnieszka, but everyone calls me Aga, just like back in Poland. They'd probably call me Agusia or Agula if that would be my preference. Kasia, Kasienka, Kaska can be a name you go by, at work(my work email&id have Aga on it), around family and friends, at your dentist office and school (a lot of places have a field for "nickname or known as") but leave Katarzyna on your forms as your first name. It's not like you have to fill a lot of forms or spell your name a lot after you're all settled.. Good luck with your journey!

Glass door itself is not at fault. They are just a job board. It does not mean that all jobs posted there are a scam. You can actually find many useful information on that portal i.e. Company specific pay rates, interview questions and general employee reviews. That being said it's sad that those suspicious looking ads are not being removed of the website.

Omg !!! My mother is in the process of trying to get me to do application through glassdoor for job in electronic, thank u very much for the information

I have moderately difficult name and even though it's kind of easy to pronounce it once one hears it they wont be able to write it down thus I always have to spell it. I go by my short name at work and within friends so thats ok. I think it's very common not only with foreigners but these days all the names are so original that even us citizens have to often spell their names. If you really want to change your name then it wont affect your job hunting. Just make sure you always add your previous names in all "all other names used, previous names, maiden name" etc.

I am not sure how change of name looks like prior to naturalisation but you can actually legally change your name as part of naturalisation process, which seems to be less hassle.

I found this website in the past when looking at my options in US, hope it can help you a little bit.

http://www.mynextmove.org

I second doing the free dmv practice tests.

Your stamp is enough to go to Canada and come back without problems. US permanent residents do not require visa to Canada and you'll be ok to re-enter US with your stamp. No need for SSN at all as it has nothing to do with immigrations.

It's more for my fiance she is learning to drive and we don't really want to be getting her a new car as she is bound to have a few knocks and bumps like all new drivers do. As we are in new york we don't really need anything spectacular as we mainly get around using the subway.

I found this http://editorial.autos.msn.com/10-great-cars-under-5-grand