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Hello all, and good evening.

Happy Birthday to Rhonda.

Welcome to Sonshyne.

Have a great upcoming wedding, Kelly and Craig.

And congrats to all with upcoming weddings, upcoming interviews, steps forward in the this process, and to any and all I have missed.

And to Jax, so sorry about your Uncle.

Well, its THAT time of year again....I killed a huge wolf spider downstairs that scared the dickens out of me. My sis went to Walmart to buy some spider killer to spray around the house, and asked the associate where the insecticides were, that she needed them to kill Wolf spiders. She said the gal she asked was from another country, and looked absolutely stricken and told her wolf spiders ARE GOOD, and why in the world would you want to KILL one, and told her this story about how she had had two at her former house and they were just like people and on an on. My sis felt so bad by the end of all this, that she ALMOST didnt buy the inseciticide. Than she called me on the cell phone to see if we needed anything else and was so scattered she said, "well I asked about the spermicide...ughh...OOPs, good thing I didnt ask for THAT when I was talking bout killin spiders".... we were laughing so hard!

Have a good eve all.

J

You made me wet my pants

Welcome Sonshyne

Hope your day is wonderful Kelly and Craig

To everyone else, have a fun weekend

Kelly and Craig

"A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' come together. It is

when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences."

- Dave Meurer

I wish youl love, luck and prosperity, and a long lasting life together.

That is such a great quote

I feel my husban dis backing out of coming here. Yes the packet has not been sent/recieved at his house yet but he keeps sayingthat it will come I shouldn't worry everytime I tell him to go to the embassy and pick it up so we can send it back and get an early appointment date. He won't even go for his police certificate. I am getting fed up withthis and he is not helping, please keep us in your prayers, I am two seconds away from giving up and callingit quits. I just don't want to,(please oh lawd give me the strenght) I need him here and he needs me bu the is too lazy to get off his butt and go and finish up I can't do anything more I am here.

I feel a massive headache coming on I am gonna take a few pills and fix my resume.

See you lata.

Hey, I have been going through the same thing. I cannot figure out whether he does not really want to come here or he is procrastinating. Now that my son has lost his mind, I haven't had much time to focus on it, but I know I really need too. I guess this doesn't help much, but honestly I just don't know what else I can do besides go pick the packet up for him, take him to do police clearances, etc.

Hello everyone,

Here I am fliting in and out again. I am still working two jobs and I am back in school. Trevor and I are okay. I guess. We haven't been talking much lately, my son has become the 'pima', well I'll put it nicely, the thorn in my foot now, he is literally trying to drive me crazy even though he is 23. Our issues have not left much time for my LDR.

Jax, Congrats on you NOA1, and my prayers are with your family

The new Mommys: your babies are beautiful

Congrats Elizabethnhenry

Congrat s to Dwain on his new Gig

Happy Birthday Rhonda

If I'm leaving anyone out, please blame it on the senility.

Hey guys....I've been crazy busy this week....it took me FOREVER to catch up. In a nutshell.....congratulations to my GC gals -- Jonesie & Squitto. Yipee to everyone who got approvals, welcome home Rhonda -- Jax....I am so sorry for your loss......

Baby Elias was born Tuesday, August 22 @ 1:13 am. 8 lbs 20 oz -- 20 1/2 inches long. Mom, dad and baby are all doing well. Julie will probably be back on-line over the weekend and I'm sure she will post pictures then. He is a real cutie!!

congrats to the new Mommy and Daddy and that Baby Boy

Good mornign Ladies:

I just emailed the embassy in Jamaica:

-----Original Message-----

From: Marsha

Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:19 AM

To: Consularkingst

Subject: K3 Petition for KNG2006######

Good Morning Sir/Madam:

I am emailing you in regards to my husband's petition for a K3 visa.

· I would like to know if the petition was received and also when would packet 3 be issued?

· If it is possible I would also like to be informed of how far along the interviews for K3 visas are being given out for?

· While waiting for packet 3 to arrive my husband get his police report or is getting the police report contingent upon packet 3?

In regards to me (my name) do

1. I require also a birth certificate if I am a Jamaican national with US citizenship?

2. Does a copy of the original marriage certificate stamped by a notary constitute ( stand for) a certified copy for the interview?

The case number is KNG2006######

Paul Phillips -Husband

DOB: ##/##/####

123 Timbuktoo Lane

Bull Bay, St. Andrew

Marsha-Ann Phillips - Wife

DOB: ##/##/####

999 Tomas Avenue

New York, NY

10039, 1B

Thank you for your consideration to this email your kindness is appreciated.

and this is there reply a few minutes later-:Wed 8/23/2006 11:35 AM

Hello:

Our records show that on August 15, 2006, the Embassy received an approved I-129F petition filed by you on behalf of your husband, Paul Phillips. On August 23, we sent the necessary forms and instructions concerning the requirements for a "K3" visa to Mr. Phillips at 123 Timbuktoo Lane, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, Jamaica. As soon as your fiance has the required documents in his possession, he should complete and return the Form DS-230 Part 1 to the Embassy. When the date is determined, we will mail an appointment letter to him at the above address. After receiving the appointment letter, he should contact one of the Embassy's panel physicians (listed on the back of the medical form) and schedule his medical exam for at least ten days before the visa interview. He can apply for his police certificate any time now because it does not expire for one year.

While we do not need to see your birth certificate, we will need an original marriage certificate if the marriage took place in Jamaica, (issued by the Registrar General's Department), or a notarized copy of the marriage licence or certificate if the marriage took place in the U.S.

The documents that you will need to send for his to submit at the visa interview are as follows:

i) an original signed and notarized Affidavit of Support (I-134),

ii) copies of your 2005 recent federal income tax returns and W-2 form, and

iii) a current employment letter and/or pay stubs.

The fee for a "K3" visa is US$100 which is payable at any branch of Paymaster (Jamaica) Limited prior to the visa interview.

If the visa is approved at the time of the interview, it will be issued for collection in four to five working days

Regards,

Immigrant Visa Unit

American Embassy

Kingston, Jamaica

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

This e-mail is unclassified based on the definitions provided in E.O. 12958

Desparate,

I hope you don't mind that I borrowed your email. I want to see whether they tell me the same thing. I haven't emailed them yet. So let me know if it's not okay.

Hey guys just popped in for a really quick second. Jay is 10 months now and tearing everything down and i am so happy that he is because these past few weeks have certainly been a trial. me, richie and jay spent the weekend from peditrician to one hospital to the next. please pray for my family because i am truly being tested right now.

lovew you guys and miss you all so much!

Hope everything is allright. You guys are definitely in my prayers.

Good morning everyone!

Hi there. My fiancee and I just made it through the process and arrived in NC on Friday the 18th. The advice you are getting is right on. I can't tell you how well the advice served us. Please stay positive. I posted my interview story yesterday. But I posted it in the wrong place. I think this is the link. Hope it helps. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=96&t=27953

I had a lot of trouble completing my final paperwork too. One minute I was head over heels in love - ready to do anything for my man to get here. The next minute I was wondering if I should have my head examined. When I got to the I-134 and saw all the personal financial information I was going to have to disclose, I freaked. But after some prayer (and some wine), I relaxed and decided that I'd rather live with a mistake than a regret. So I took a few deep breaths and pulled it together. I'm so happy I did.

I-134: I attached the last 3 years of my 1040 and W2 forms, a letter from my employer saying I was a regular full time employee in good standing making $xyz annually. I got a letter on bank letterhead with my balances. And I also attached a copy of my mortgage statement and my 401k. I probably didn't need the mortgage or 401k stuff - but I didn't want to take any chances.

They did not ask for a certified copy of my marriage certificate. In fact, since I am divorced, they actually gave me back my marriage certificate. They did take my divorce certificate. I had a certified copy with me but since they didn't ask for it specifically, I didn't provide it. It seemed to be fine.

My fiancee was dead set against overnighting in Kingston. He wanted to leave Negril at 2:30 am and drive. But advice from this forum convinced him otherwise. It was a wise move. The drive to Kingston from Negril was LOOOOONNNNNNGGGGG and tiring. My fiancee drives like a madman. I spent half the trip in prayer, and the other half thinking "gee, I really ought to be praying" And all this on a Jamaican holiday! I can't imagine traveling in "rush hour". The stress would have been overwhelming.

We stayed at the Hilton. It was really expensive but very worth it to be so close to the embassy. Just get there early. And apply lots of bug spray before you go.

Thanks for the info. I feel somewhat better about pulling all of this together. The wine part is right up my alley. . However, getting my husband to do what he needs to do is another story.

Hello everyone!

We just got back from Jamaica last night. We had a lot of fun but the time flew by. 4 nights is just too short, especially when we have so many people to visit. We had a blast at Margaritaville the night of Tony's birthday. I got so drunk I did the Dutty Wine And I actually did a pretty good job of it! Although I did pull a muscle in my neck that hurt for 2 days

I'm here at work now and not happy about it I'm on 3rd shift (midnights) as of today I'm convinced that my boss hates me. No one else here gets moved around all the time like I do.

Going back to catch up now. Looks like I have about 9 pages to read

Welcome back Rhonda.

Hey ladies.. keep my family in your prayers my uncle Lowell died this morning. He went out at 3am to smoke when he couldn't sleep and had a heart attack we think. So I will be going to his visitation Thursday.

My prayers are with you and your family. Very sorry to hear this news. Hope you are doing okay.

We just received this email alert today:

Application Type: I485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

Current Status:

On August 19, 2006, the card order was completed and we mailed the applicant's new card directly to him or her. If 30 days have passed and you have not received this card, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.

Congratulations, The Squittos

Hello everyone,

It's been really hard to respond to everyone, while working 12 hour shifts, I know Rhonda or is it Mindy does it all the time but I'm old, she's not Anyway I have been reading. Things should be getting better in a little while. Congratz Jonesie, and I hope today is Elias birthday. Happy birthday, whenever you decide to make an appearance. Well now I am going to look at BelwinMills pics.

Hi Dru-good to see you, and I hope your case gets some action soon too.

Wow 12 hour shifts I hope things get better for you soon.

My case has been sent to JA, I just haven't had the energy to check to see if it has arrived. I guess I am a little whimp to, no new is good news.

BelwinMill, your pics are very pretty, you guys look so happy.

Hello everyone,

It's been really hard to respond to everyone, while working 12 hour shifts, I know Rhonda or is it Mindy does it all the time but I'm old, she's not Anyway I have been reading. Things should be getting better in a little while. Congratz Jonesie, and I hope today is Elias birthday. Happy birthday, whenever you decide to make an appearance. Well now I am going to look at BelwinMills pics.

Woogie and Darlene- when you guys got the approval did you notice that the VALID FROM DATE began before the APPROVAL date?

My approval date was 8/1/06 and so was my approval notice valid from 8/1/06. What was your dates?

HI Guys

I have been living in hell. I made the biggest mistake of my life, i have created my own hell. For those who remember me, I need your help, please. I'm so stressed out and don't know what else to do. Craig's been here for 8months now and i have tried to make it work, he has changed too much, this is not the man I married. I asked him to do one thing (ask for a temp work stamp) he came here telling me he forgot. I stopped going to school to support him. He is lazy and the most important think to him is music video. If I past out in the room he wouldn't even notice. I don't want to be mean and send him back but I'm very sick and I cant do this any more. I'm very unhappy and I suffer from Bi-polar dissorder that makes me upset all the time. What can I do. I need some input. Thanks

P.S. Tell me if this is a man that cares: He came in one day crying on the floor walk over me pick his clothes up and left with his friends for the park. He never even called to see if I was ok. I know Jamaican men are laid back but please be honest.

Tawana,

I hope that you can get some counseling to help make the decisions you need to make. Pray about and ask God to help you through this. I feel for you and wish you the best. You are not alone and not the only one to go through this. We are all here to support you regardless.

Hi everyone

Hey Anna,

How are you? I am just starting my day. I will start job hunting on the computer in a few. Hope you have a lovely day.

Happy Monday Everyone

Is the baby waiting for Labor Day?

You are so funny

Hello everyone,

Just checking in after working 5 twelve hour shifts in a row. Congrats to everyone and a big hello to Leoschampion. Good to see you. Well I am going to catch up right now.

Thanks everyone for the uplift. I do feel better now. I called him today and we talked and decided that he will come here and if he does not like it he can go back home. What will happen after that I don't know. We've decided that we will cross that bridge when we come to it. So things are back to being somewhat normal.

Hi Guys!

WOW! You all sound like things are doing so well. I couldn't keep track of all the blessings. I know Julie is about to have the lil bundle of joy, Squitto got a great job, some new men have arrived to be with their sweeties, weddings are planned or have already occurred. Wow. That's all great news. Keep it up ladies. You're a great network that is much needed during this process. And if you ever (finally) plan a link up, please keep my posted. I know Anna, Popcorn, Shemanya or Jamie will keep me in the loop.

Love to you all!

Hi Jill, good to hear from you again. Hope all is well.

Did anyone do anything this past weekend or have plans for the JA Independence Day holiday observed tomorrow?

No, I wish we did. Damien had to work all weekend.

Tomorrow is also special to us because we met 3 years ago

Ahh!

OK TIME TO LAUGH!

These quotes are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?

WITNESS: No, I just lie there.

________________________________

ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?

WITNESS: July 18th.

ATTORNEY: What year?

WITNESS: Every year.

_____________________________________

ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?

WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

______________________________________

ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?

WITNESS: Yes.

ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?

WITNESS: I forget.

ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?

_____________________________________

ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?

WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.

ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?

WITNESS: Forty-five years.

_____________________________________

ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?

WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"

ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?

WITNESS: My name is Susan!

______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?

WITNESS: We both do.

ATTORNEY: Voodoo?

WITNESS: We do.

ATTORNEY: You do?

WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.

______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?

WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?

____________________________________

ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty year old, how old is he?

WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty

________________________________________

ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?

WITNESS: Would you repeat the question?

______________________________________

ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?

WITNESS: Yes.

ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?

WITNESS: Uh....

______________________________________

ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?

WITNESS: Yes.

ATTORNEY: How many were boys?

WITNESS: None.

ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?

______________________________________

ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?

WITNESS: By death.

ATTORNEY: And by whose death was terminated?

______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?

WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.

ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?

______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?

WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.

_____________________________________

ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?

WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.

______________________________________

ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?

WITNESS: Oral.

______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?

WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.

ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?

WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!

____________________________________________

ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?

WITNESS: Huh?

____________________________________________

And the best for last

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?

WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.

ATTORNEY: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless

WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law!

Please, please get the names of those attorneys, so they can be avoided at all cost

You can wrap the box in Jamaican flags. Just print a bunch of Jamaican flag pictures off the internet. Use that paper to wrap your box!! I am sure he will be soooooooo excited!!!!! What a great surprise..... Are you staying at a hotel or with family in JA????

We're staying at a hotel in Ochi - Room on the Beach. I need my air conditioning and I love having a pool and the ocean right there. I'm reading all your comments to come up with how to give Tony his "present". Keep em coming. I'm just very limited on time with working every day.

Rhonda,

Please tell me how Room on the Beach is when you get back. We were going to stay there in April but Trevor couldn't get off from work for the seven days we were to be there. On Expedia, it sounded great and really reasonable.

Good morning everybody...Happy Tuesday!!!

Squito started work yesterday. He's working at a furniture warehouse in Queens. So far he likes it. The people are nice and he even met someone from his hometown in Trelawny. We even get a nice discount which is very nice!! I feel like a proud mother who sends her child off to the first day of school. It's so nice to see his progress over the last few months that he's been here. Everyday, I fall deeper in love with my husband . The challenges of the LDR and then all this immigration effery really brought us closer together. Yesterday, in the mail, we finally received Squito's "Welcome to America" letter. As we sat there reading it together, a feeling of peace and calm came over both of us and all we could do is look at each other and smile. The anxiety of our immigration ordeal has subsided...we don't have to think about it or deal with it for the next 2 years. That's such a wonderful feeling

The letter says his greencard should arrive within the next 3 weeks. We've made the final decision that we will be moving to CT soon. We can move now, the only thing that kept us here was his AOS case and not wanting to shake things up until an approval was handed down. We feel so free

Belated congratz de Squittos, I wonder if I or we will ever get to that point.

Hello Ladies! It has been a long time since I have written but I have been creeping the forum watching all of your beautiful moments unfold. So much has happened in the past year for all of us, it's so amazing! I am writing now because I need some immediate support.

We have had on and off again discussions about our families and their support (or lack of) in the past. Now it is time for my confessions if you will. I have done all of this immigration and marriage stuff without any of my family members being aware of it. I am close to my family but so distant from them at the same time. My parents and sisters (one of them is starting to understand) have never approved of mine and Henry's relationship for more reasons than racial...over the years it has almost completely vanished from our conversations. When I made the decision to go through with the K1 I made that decision on my own and with the support of my very best friends who knew that I was doing what I had to do. I got married to Henry under the same pretense. For the past year I have had the most wonderful life. I speak with my family every week or so and chit chat about this and that, they never ask me about him and I constantly try to drop his name or talk about things that we have done..etc. My parents live in TX and I have a sister in Boston and Vermont. I have actually only seen them once in the past year so "lying" has been easy but the haunting of this has not.

Yesterday was our one year anniverary and while it was such a rewarding day for us and so accomplishing there was this lingering feeling of major anxiety. I am telling my family today that we eloped yesterday. The idea of telling them that we have been lying for the past year is too excruciating..especially as my mother recently got diagnosed with breast cancer. I don't want them to be too hurt. We have decided that this is the best immediate solution in order to get the truth on the table and keep everyone's feelings in check. Now I am struggling with how to go about this confession. I am making the phone calls tonight. First I will call my parents, then my most opposing sister and finally my happy sister. I'm not even thinking about the immediate family and family friends yet as this is the main priority.

I am so excited to get everything off my chest but also terrified to hear the reactions. I have made a few jokes that I'm going to sit with my bottle of Jack Daniels and just bite the bullet...

If anyone has any advice to offer or is in a similar situation...please share your thoughts. I am waiting for 7PM to come for the first of the three dreaded phone calls.

Happy Belated Anniversary and hope all went well with the confessions

Thanks for the welcome. I've finally found my way to the "Yardies" site. It took me a while and I just finished scanning some of the messages. You all are quite a family. And I was tickled to see you mention my name at the end

I'm so happy for the woman who married Duane. She seems so happy. And I feel badly for the woman who decided not to marry her fiancee and now he wants to sue. In reading the messages I had to stop and wonder if its really true that we are responsible for our husband (even after divorce) for 10 years? That seems a bit harsh.

I've been reading your comments about the interview and its great information. I've been so nervous! And he has too. We are driving from Negril to Kingston for the 7:15 interview (leaving at like 2:30 in the morning). He hates kingston (got robbed there as a kid) and dosen't want to spend the night there (wit dem keepin all dat noise and gunshots and dem.... Noo sah!). Sigh.

I really don't know what we will do when he gets here. The other day he called me and I was getting my legs waxed. After a fairly hilarious explanation of what that meant, he asked me if the shop I was in was "downtown". This led to another interesting coversation about how you can have a large concentration of stores out in the boonies. Then I had to explain "the boonies".

I love that man!

SOrry I am rambling - just excited to be talking to you folks I guess!

A belated welcome Tali

Evening family,

I just found out that someone else was selected for the job I interviewed for. I guess it was not what the Lord has in store for me.

I will be going out of town for a family affair this weekend and then leaving Tuesday for Atlanta for a convention. When would I have time to work anyhow

Sorry about not getting the job but you don't seem to unhappy.And as busy as you are where would a job fit in???

Hello everyone,

I have either not been on or just reading and not posting. Two things have been happening with me but I'm back now. I now have two jobs which makes me wonder what was the point of retiring and Trevor is changing his mind about coming here, he wants me to move there. No matter how many ways I explain to him that it will be almost impossible for me to do that, he still ask everytime we talk. So I have been very depressed about this as well as the fact of having to work 2 almost fulltime jobs. I do have some good news though. Both of the I129F and I130 were aprroved. But I guess it doesn't matter if he does not want to be here. Well anyway, I am going to go catch up.

Hey Ladies-

Okay...I have some time now to give you all the appointment details......Duane has been busy painting all day. We went to about 20 artngalleries in the last couple days and he says seeing all that work has sparked a fire in him that he has not had in a longggggggg time. He is eager to get his work exposed......

Anyways......here it goes:

We stayed at the Hilton in Kingston......woke up at 4:00am and arrived at the embassy at 5:00am. We were third in line and since we had a 7:15 appointment, we wanted to get in early. (We were glad we arrived early because about 1 hour later, the line was down the street and around the corner!!!!!!) They opened teh gate at 6:45am and we walked into a line that looked like a disneyland line........Then they had us go one by one through the metal detecter and place our things on a x-ray scanner (just like the airport).......Then they had us sit up front. All folks with appointment letters sat up front and all folks without appointments were placed in the back. We waited about 15 minutes and then they asked us to head up the stairs and place our appointmnet letters in a pile in window 1. Then, we waited about 1/2 hour and we heard them call our name to window 5. The lady was european. She asked us for all our paperwork including my tax returns for teh last 3 years. After looking at my tax returns, she asked me for my letter from my employer and my paystubs. I gave her all of that. Duane then asked her if she wanted any other info and she laughed and told him that she would ask if she needed anything else. She handed us his x-ray and told him that he will need to bring it when he travels to the United States. Then, she told us to have a seat and we wuld be called for our interview shortly.

10 minutes later, we got called to window 11. A really young blonde girl asked us to raise our right hands and she swore us in. Then she haned Duane some forms to sign. She then asked him to write my full name and sign his name under mine and instructed him to get NO HELP from me. (Okay....Duane was sooooo nervous at this point that he mis-spelled my last name) I was soooooo worried but then I looked down and noticed that he mis-spelled his name too!!!!! Poor baby...his hand was shaking!!!!

She enver even noticed....She asked him to explain how we met, asked him if he ever met any of my family. Then she asked me how I feel about his kids and if we were going to petition for them in the future. She then asked Duane why he wanted to marry me. He told he that we were in love and we wanted to share our life together. She then said....no.....WHY do you love Kim???? She asked when we were going to get married and when I gave her the date, she asked what day of the week that was on. I answered and then she asked Duane if he ever traveled off the Island. Then she asked him to place his finger on the fingerprint scanner. After that...she started looking through the papers and she said......well...your medical and police report look great.......Kim makes enough money to support you and everything else looks great so you are approved. She then said "congrats to both of you"!!!! Duane pulled me and kissed me......She started smiling and said...."Congrats...I am really happy for both of you".

We then walked over to airpak and paid the $8.00. We got bck to the hotel...slept for a few hours and headed back to Ochi........Our experience at the Miami airport was really smooth. The guy at immigration was laughing and joking with us. He finger printed Duane. He took the big brown envelope and asked us to follow him into another room. Another guy flipped through our packet, stamped some forms...placed the I-94 into Duanes passport and told him that we need to get married within 90 days. He welcomed Duane into the United States and we were off.

So.....now we are off to the next stage......... I just have a few questions:

Whne can Duane go get his Social Security card??? When can he go to DMV for his identification card? Also...............how long before the EAD comes in the mail after we get married??? We are getting married at the courthouse on August 17th but our big wedding is next August........

So....this was our experience....we just hope and pray that our AOS runs just as smooth!!!

Well....we are off to the baseball game..........take care everyone!!!

Your story is so cute. I am so glad things went really well. It's still the cutest one I've heard yet. Congrats again

Hi Ladies,

It's been a long time since I've post. Just wanted to say hello to all and congrats to all moving a step closer to the end of the visa journey tunnel. Welcome Mangogirl (Mindy).

Hi Ms. Nyseness,

Welcome back. Missed ya.

I work out pretty much everyday, go to step aerobics twice a week and double step aerobics on Sat. I eat lots and lots of fruits, vegetables, and water. No pop, candy, rice, dumplin, etc. Trust me it was hard esp late at night. I get the munchies all the time but now I just drink a glass of water instead of eating late at night.

you seem to have so much willpower. i really admire you for that. I am really trying this time. Hopefully, Trevor will only see half of me the next time.

Hi Jamie,

My weight loss have been great I lost a total of 51 lbs. I have another 45 lbs to go but I'm taking it easy for the summer.

Mangogirl (Mindy) - I don't remember what you are filing but NSC is no longer processing K1's. They are all being forwarded to CSC for processing.

WOW.. CONGRATS ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS. I am working on that too and have lost a lot. That takes great dedication,,, keep it up ,

you too that's great!!!!

Hi everybody,

Night shift checking in. I am so depressed lately about my job I can't stand the thought of working 7 days a week. Sunday is usually the ONLY day me and Tony see each other and now I have to work. I'm scared of what impact this will have on our marriage. It was bad enough with me working 6 days a week on opposite shifts from each other. Help

Rhonda,

I understand how you feel. But you and Tony seem to have such a grounded relationship, that I think that you can withstand anything. In the meantime keep looking for something that pays just as much but does not have the requirements that this job seems to have. Something has to come up, I don't blame you for sticking with the money, they say money isn't everthing but believe me sometime it is.

Not the best advice giver in the world, but you make me laugh so much, and it really does help when I am feeling very, very low.

Bert is not home but this is just a chill vacation, me, my books and lots of Red Stripes.

What are you reading? Love Red Stripe Lite!

Well, I just got some bad news. Tony's baby mama just called and told him that his 3 year old son is very sick She took him to the hospital and they admitted him overnight. He has some kind of fever - never heard of it before. Tony is so worried and I'm worried too and I feel so bad that he can't be down there with him. We are going to send her some money tomorrow morning to help cover the doctor bills. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Hope baby is much better by now. Adults I can deal with being sick, children, I can't. You will always be in my prayers.

Don't be a stranger. I have had to start "picking" on Elizabeth in your absence :lol:[/color]

It's true!!! It's true! I am developing a major complex too. Might need counseling.

I think all of you need some serious therapy

Adrian is giving me a hard time and I wanted you guys prospective on the whole thing.....the lawyer said he heard of a case where the woman was arrested because she brought the man to the US and then didnt marry him??? then another case he told me that a woman was issued by the court to pay the male immigrant $50,000??? have any of you heard anything like that???

Joanna,

I have never heard of such a thing! It sounds pretty crazy to me. It sounds like a scare tactic to try to get you to marry him so he can stay here. Try not to stress too much. It sounds like you're doing the right thing. When is his 90 days up?

He goes on to say that there is an A-number in D's name from way back in the 1970's. We were like he wasn't born until 1975 Then he says well, Who ever filed this petition. Filed it for a person with his same name, same mother and fathers name ect.

Wow, that is so crazy! What are the chances of someone else w/ the same name AND the same parents names? Is there any chance that his parents filed for a visa for him when he was really young? Try to be patient and hang in there. Like someone else mentioned, at least he's here with you now so you can wait together instead of being 2000 miles away

Truer words were never spoken

Hi Jamie,

My weight loss have been great I lost a total of 51 lbs. I have another 45 lbs to go but I'm taking it easy for the summer.

Mangogirl (Mindy) - I don't remember what you are filing but NSC is no longer processing K1's. They are all being forwarded to CSC for processing.

Congratz on the weight loss. What are you doing?????

Hi Ladies,

It's been a long time since I've post. Just wanted to say hello to all and congrats to all moving a step closer to the end of the visa journey tunnel. Welcome Mangogirl (Mindy).

Hi Ms. Nyseness,

Welcome back. Missed ya.