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On Martha's Vineyard?

I agree with @Redro, more together time is about the only thing you can do. How many times have you met before and after marriage? Is there a large age difference? Is there a religious difference? Those are some of the things I would be asking if I were a fraud officer or a CO. Also, the CO may have made a mistake with the I864, but the record reflects they are requesting a joint sponsor. You may want to get updated financial information from your wife showing that she is maintaining her income. Good Luck!

That did not completely answer the question as to why your wife was not able to take a few days to come to Nigeria while she was in Sierra Leone since you were not able to get the time off work. I agree with @SalishSea, involving the fraud office is fairly rare, so no one knows how long it may take. I am curious about the request for a joint sponsor, so your wife has a job that sends her to Sierra Leone, but it does not meet the I864P requirements? I would focus on the request for a joint sponsor from the consulate.

The reason the question was being asked of you is because an LPR/Green Card Holder cannot petition for a parent, but a USC can. Since you clarified you are a US citizen via naturalization you can file an I130 for your father, and the response by @Boiler is appropriate. If you file the I130 now for an eventual IR5 for your father, the process will take 3-4 years (more than likely into 2027) so the 10 year bar may be over. If the I130 is ready sooner, you can delay the process at the NVC stage until the bar is over. Beyond that, there is no quicker way for your father to eliminate his bar to entry. Good Luck!

Feel free to go into the Biden thread and defend his slow, steady and corrupt ways. Btw, I am a confirmed Independent. I have a history of voting for Democrats in the past, but in their current direction (racist identity politics), I cannot support them. I also believe a lot of GOP members in DC are very bad, but for some reason the overwhelming share of the DC elite are Leftist/Democrats and that includes a lot of the bureaucracy. Now of course we see some respectable bureaucrats occasionally like the most recent IRS agents, but mostly DC is all about protecting the political elite. This should not happen.

But, but, but they are very important people. Btw, I heard the reason Meghan did not go to the Queen's funeral was because of one of the kid's birthdays. Apparently that was not the only reason.

Yes, the father should fill out a separate I864 as a joint sponsor since she is not currently living in the same household. Good Luck!

Ahh, more political prosecutions. Good Old Dana Nessel does have issues with the drink. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michigans-ag-got-drunk-football-game-wrote-facebook-rcna5207

First of all, the Utah Zoom Online Marriage is not a proxy marriage. It is in fact a legal US marriage ceremony with a valid marriage certificate. The only issue it causes with respect to immigration is that the couple being married must be physically present together either during or at some point after the ceremony before you can submit the I130. If you are together during the ceremony, you can file the I130 as soon as you get the marriage certificate via email. You can also get married as soon as you can set it up while you are in the US and she is in the Philippines, and then when you go to visit next you can file the I130 immediately when you are together. I tend toward being together for the ceremony, but that is up to you.

I went K1 way back in 2014. If I had to do it again, CR1 would be the only choice. Good Luck!

They still show videos on a TV channel?

I can say for us in 2014 and in Moscow my then fiancé scheduled both her medical and interview and they were two days apart. She arrived in Moscow on Tuesday morning, had her medical exam, then picked me up from the airport as I arrived in the afternoon, we spent Wednesday sightseeing around Moscow, Thursday morning was her interview, and we did a little more sightseeing Thursday afternoon, and then departed for our then respective homes on Friday. The consulate had the results from the medical exam when she went for the interview on Thursday morning. Of course that was nearly 10 years ago, and a completely different consulate, and pre-covid so YMMV.

Doesn't everyone have 20+ LLCs?

Was it dangling, or like Lia Thomas, was he still into women?

He is just praying for Hunter. Or, he is just trying to remember where he left that bag with his medicine.

Why are the Leftist activist and Leftist media types so against this movie? ‘Sound of Freedom’ Touched a Nerve on the Left: Not Just One, but Many (Jul. 9, 2023) — Spoiler alert: This article contains mild spoilers about the movie ‘Sound of Freedom’ that won’t interfere with your ability to enjoy it. I like Jim Caviezel, even before his classic performance in The Passion of the Christ, he was brilliant as Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo. I listen to a number of podcasts, many just as background noise. So, of course, I was aware that Caviezel was making the rounds to promote his latest movie, Sound of Freedom. I confess I wasn’t paying too much attention as the movie first struck me as some sort of ‘right-wing Taken,’ which is not my cup of tea. Anyway, I felt like I would eventually watch it, maybe one of these days. https://www.thepostemail.com/2023/07/09/sound-of-freedom-touched-a-nerve-on-the-left-not-just-one-but-many/

What I do not understand is the three Leftist justices voted in favor of religious rights on the postal worker case released yesterday, but voted against this one released today. Supreme Court rules in favor of Colorado graphic designer who refused to create same-sex wedding websites The U.S. Supreme Court held that a Colorado graphic designer who wants to make wedding websites does not have to create them for same-sex marriages, in a landmark decision that pit the interests of LGBTQ non-discrimination against First Amendment freedom. In a 6-3 decision issued Friday, the high court ruled in favor of artist Lorie Smith, who sued the state over its anti-discrimination law that prohibited businesses providing sales or other accommodations to the public from denying service based on a customer's sexual orientation. Justice Neil Gorsuch authored the majority opinion, which said that, "In this case, Colorado seeks to force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance." https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-colorado-graphic-designer-who-refused-to-create-same-sex-wedding-websites/ar-AA1dg4M7

Finally some common sense. What is even more interesting is the minority affirms their racist ideals. Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in ruling on universities using race in admissions decisions The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a major ruling on affirmative action Tuesday, rejecting the use of race as a factor in college admissions as a violation of the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. Many universities have argued that race-based admissions ensures that student bodies remain diverse, while critics such as the plaintiffs in the cases argue the policy discriminates against many qualified students based on race. Students for Fair Admissions, a student activist group, brought cases against both Harvard and University of North Carolina. The group initially sued Harvard College in 2014 for violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which "prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in any program or activity that receives Federal funds or other Federal financial assistance." https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-rejects-affirmative-action-ruling-universities-using-race-admissions-decisions

This AI will most likely be used for the next election. It will get interesting. AI clones teen girl’s voice in $1M kidnapping scam: ‘I’ve got your daughter’ It was a dead “ringer” for her daughter. Artificial intelligence has taken phone scams to a frightening new level. An Arizona mom claims that scammers used AI to clone her daughter’s voice so they could demand a 1$ million dollar ransom from her as part of a terrifying new voice scheme. “I never doubted for one second it was her,” distraught mother Jennifer DeStefano told WKYT while recalling the bone-chilling incident. “That’s the freaky part that really got me to my core.” This bombshell comes amid a rise in “caller ID spoofing” schemes, in which scammers claim they’ve taken the recipient’s relative hostage and will harm them if they aren’t paid a specified amount of money. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ai-clones-teen-girl-s-voice-in-1m-kidnapping-scam-i-ve-got-your-daughter/ar-AA19LWPF

If the shoe fits. Twitter criticized after labeling NPR as ‘state-affiliated media’ (NewsNation) — NPR president and CEO John Lansing fired back at Twitter on Wednesday morning after the social media platform put a label on the news organization’s profile calling it “state-affiliated media.” NewsNation partner The Hill reports this designation is one Twitter uses for state news agencies such as Russia’s TASS and China’s Xinhua. “NPR and our Member stations are supported by millions of listeners who depend on us for the independent, fact-based journalism we provide,” Lansing wrote in a statement. “NPR stands for freedom of speech and holding the powerful accountable. It is unacceptable for Twitter to label us this way. A vigorous, vibrant free press is essential to the health of our democracy.” https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/media/twitter-npr-state-affiliated-media-ceo-responds/

More from the war on CH4. And yes, this agency is headed by the son of the former top manager of the AFL-CFO. U.S. safety agency to consider ban on gas stoves amid health fears A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take action to address the pollution, which can cause health and respiratory problems. “This is a hidden hazard,” Richard Trumka Jr., an agency commissioner, said in an interview. “Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned.” https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-01-09/us-safety-agency-considers-gas-stove-ban?expandComments=true

Does CA have the money for this? I also wonder how this will be proven as couldn’t a recent immigrant from Africa show they have distant relatives that were brought to the US a slaves way back in time. California Reparations Could See Newsom Give Black Americans $223k Each The Times reported that, just based on housing discrimination between 1933 and 1977, $569 billion in reparations would need to be paid to African Americans in California–amounting to $223,000 per person. The total amount of reparations suggested, the largest in history, will likely be much higher than that. https://www.newsweek.com/california-reparations-could-see-newsom-give-black-americans-223k-1764114

Hmm, seems somewhat inevitable with socialized medicine. Some Canadian Health Care Patients Say They're Being Encouraged To Just Die Already Unfortunately, the philosophical argument for the right to die can also end up colliding with troubling decisions in a country where the government funds and controls access to healthcare. That is reportedly happening in Canada, where some citizens say health officials are actively encouraging people with disabilities and other chronic medical issues to consider suicide. According to the Associated Press, hospitals are raising the possibility of assisted suicide with patients who hadn't asked about it. These conversations are not motivated by quality of life but health care costs. The A.P. notes that Belgium and the Australian state of Victoria, which allow physician-assisted suicide, tell medical professionals not to bring up euthanasia so that it's not seen as medical advice. In other words, make sure it's the patient's idea. This is not the case in Canada, where health care workers are trained to inform patients that they can choose euthanasia if they have a qualifying condition. This has led to some patients, particularly those with disabilities but not necessarily fatal illnesses, having some unpleasant conversations. One provided a recording to the Associated Press: https://reason.com/2022/09/07/some-canadian-health-care-patients-say-theyre-being-encouraged-to-just-die-already/

Scammers are getting more creative. Be careful. 2 Michigan women tricked by convincing, sophisticated Amazon scam: What to know The calls appear to have three steps: The initial caller claims to be from Amazon and tells you there has been a fraudulent purchase on an Amazon account. Then, the conversation quickly turns to reveal that you have bank accounts with four or five well-known names — Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, Bank of America, Chase and others. Maybe that's where you really bank, maybe you don't and will let it slip where you do have accounts. Last, you're told that someone has used your identity to open up a string of bank accounts. A call that began from Amazon somehow ends up with a federal agent on the line to convince you that you'll be arrested soon because you're now suspected of money laundering. The caller might imply that hundreds of thousands of dollars were transferred into questionable accounts opened with your ID information. https://www.freep.com/story/money/personal-finance/susan-tompor/2022/05/19/amazon-scam-money-laundering/9794344002/