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How a K1 process usually works: get K1 and arrive to US. Marry as soon as possible. You can go to the SSA before marriage and get an SSN this is very helpful. The SSN will have restrictions on it. Start planning to do other things such as adding new spouse to health insurance or bank. When you file for AOS you will also file for an EAD (work authorization) and advanced parole (travel). The question always becomes though how long will it take the EAD to arrive before the green card and will prospective employers understand one to begin with? That is the problem we ran into ultimately and this problem will increase with longer wait times to receive it. With the long wait time growing it can certainly increase the burdens of needing to rely on savings if the spouse cannot work and that problem is compounded since you cannot get proper ID/DL without the card. With the SSN and an EAD will make it much easier for the new spouse to obtain things like a state ID or DL. When you receive the green card you will need to head back to the DMV to update license/ID and the SSA to remove restrictions off the card.

Well I guess changing her identity was one of the reasons she got hired. Previously she'd been in trouble for welfare fraud because she said no one would hire her under her old identity. But I would agree, certainly a person with severe mental problems, a lack of education, and convicted of a crime shouldn't be teaching kids.

So is she back to grifting being white again?

These are the same types of scams that youtubers like Kitboga highlight and try to take the scammer for a long and hilarious torture session. Usually they will go after an elderly person in a variety of ways. There is generally a network of individuals in call centers abroad and then drop off locations or collectors in the US. I'd be very sympathetic normally, but after reading that article it truly was another one of those insufferable things and they did get dragged all over the internet for writing it. One theory out there is that the person actually lost the money another way but wrote the article and the elaborate scam as a cover story. One thing I've always told my parents is the various ways people can scam you. Mom's recent dealings with the medicare scam that she took no part in certainly has infuriated her, that the government isn't doing more to protect the vulnerable. My husband is currently working on stopping new types of scams that are attempting to defraud the government and college institutions out of student loans and grants. He says it's always unbelievable when he sees employees put clearly suspicious accounts through - giving them access to thousands of dollars.

Generally a SSN would be needed if you aren't going with an authorized user. The easiest way to start from scratch and no credit history would be a secured credit card.

The SLC thing was an annoyance for us to handle stateside (needing to send off proof of non-employment, late letters, phone calls, and threats), but once done we only needed to start paying once my husband had started his first job in the US. You're then reassessed every year. Honestly? It's a giant pain. If you have the funds to pay it off might be worth it to never deal with it again. We're still paying and will continue to do so for years. We kept a UK account for that purpose. Also make sure to complete a P85 and you might get money back from the HMRC. We also got rid of the ISA before leaving the UK.

I've seen a few discussions online that explain this type of product would not be legal in the US, and at the best possibility there are many tax implications if it is. It might be wise to speak to a CPA that might be knowledgeable in this sort of thing. Their own website does mention that holding this account may not be legal in the US and that it's important to check regulations. I've also seen discussions on expat forums that they spoke to NS&I advisors that told them it wasn't a good idea to continue them. It may not be technically illegal to hold them, but having physical communication sent via USPS mail service would be a problem regarding gambling laws and could additionally run afoul of state regulations. 'Winnings' would also be taxable and need to be reported on a variety of forms. If you ended up with a very large amount of winnings/earnings it would be a problem very quick. I think it is prudent to consider that this may be more trouble than it is worth and to move that money into safer legal options.

Our day consisted of having a good bit of our plans ruined by needing to call an emergency plumber because when dad calls and says the toilet is spraying water out the tank and what should he do and then has a panic attack and a nosebleed you know it's gonna be one of those days. The end result was a late night of trying food from the new Japanese place (which was okay will give A for effort but was just a Chinese take on Japanese food) and watching a movie.

This is a breaking story: A meeting about this will happen tomorrow. Word is PutinPie sent some kind of pew pew device orbiting into space and it is very bad. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/house-intel-chair-warns-serious-national-security-threat-ahead-planned-rcna138848 Any ideas on what it could theoretically be?

Printed out the 100 questions/answers from the USCIS site, and went over them every day until the interview. By then you should be good.

They did not have "free Palestine'' on the gun. They had a sticker that said "Palestine" on it. Not that it makes a huge difference, but there were many reports initially that were inaccurate including the sticker and the shooter's gender to the point police had to clarify. https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/houston-church-shooter-had-free-palestine-written-on-gun-local-reports-say-genesse-ivonne-moreno-local-journalist-jeremy-rogalski-texas-violence-jewish-israel-hamas-conflict-middle-east

If you define Kelcie singing like a drunken half dead whale on the stage and her looking at him with one of those smiles that says "oh god what have I done" as a wardrobe malfunction then it was good enough. 😄

Is the citizenship test hard? No. But should it be? Not.. exactly. The fact is many if not most Americans cannot even answer the questions asked, so why should it be any different? For some people, having multiple choice answers could be easier, than having to memorize an exact answer. The fact is, all of us that have been through it with our spouses are relieved that they got through it, and wouldn't want it to be harder for them. Studies show that immigrants-new citizens are even more civic minded, educated about the country, and enthusiastic about being American, compared to those naturally born here. I think where some immigrants have an issue, like my husband for instance, is years of going through the stress and mess of this process, getting to citizenship and realizing "is that it?" It's a weird sort of apprehension, relief, and stages of grief. I reminded him that to become an American, isn't about needing 'pomp and circumstance', ordeal, and fanfare to belong here. Everyone in that room is on a level playing field and deserves to be there and there's beauty in the simplicity. The promise of America is that anyone can be American. Does answering six questions correctly make you any more or any less American? I'm sure many tests have been failed due to nerves rather than not knowing the subject matter.

Sorry we tried, we even tried some local colloquialisms and it didn't work. The only thing that worked was "rubbish" which was what he thought of it.

Car broke again last week. Husband took it to the local shop. Guys worked on it for hours, but the problem is mysterious apparently, and they recommended he take it to dealer. The dealer had the car captive for four days, called to say it's all fixed. So much $$$$s. I was angry, but husband paid it. I said I know I'm just a simple woman but my grandpa could fix anything with an engine and there is no way what they claimed was wrong could be it. He drove down the street - car still broken. So he returned it to dealer. Most ignorant mechanics there, absolutely nuts. Rude, dismissive, arrogant, and condescending. Two more days went by and we heard nothing, called multiple times, got passed to five departments and hung up on, so we just came and demanded the car back. They hadn't even done anything to it! Guy at local shop said I am right (thanks for vote of confidence bud). He will supposedly try again to look at it. Meanwhile I'm like... how many men does it take to fix something these days? I hate this car, but my husband loves it. He'd rather have the rusted hunk o' junk and pour money into that than get a giant car loan. Which okay, I know his guy math logic works, but... where do we have this much money to dump into a car every year? There are not many parts left to replace.

Not watching it because I think I know what's going to happen. 🤮

While the King begins treatment for cancer, let's not forget all the people in the UK that have cancer and are waiting for months to be told, those who cannot get screening, and those that are on waiting lists for treatment for that cancer on the NHS and will die or have worse outcomes before they ever receive help... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/05/less-than-3-of-nhs-england-trusts-hit-key-cancer-waiting-time-target

You'll need to either A) pay for an officiant or B) go to another county or state Getting married is an important part of this process, and you should be prepared to budget those factors in beforehand. If you have not, then you will have to find the money from somewhere if you want this to work. There are small venue and even drivethru wedding ceremonies in Akron, Ohio that is certainly cheaper than what you've been quoted and there are officiants in Warren that are cheaper too. If you already have the license from Warren, then you'll need to find something that works there.

Heard they arrested someone that may have been helping the fugitive. https://news.sky.com/story/clapham-manhunt-abdul-ezedi-latest-chemical-attack-live-updates-13061433

In general they will take your word for it.

My husband naturalized within a year of needing to renew his DL. We inquired if it was too early and they said come in anyway. We updated his status with SSA first before doing so, then headed over to the DMV. They took a photocopy of his certificate and issued a new DL. It's always a paper document first, as the real one comes in the mail a week later.

The asylum statistics have been part of a larger debate, particularly about extreme backlogs, and accusations of the government intentionally sending cases into a black hole of no decisions being made for years at a time. It makes no sense why someone would be denied twice, and convicted of serious crimes, remaining and succeeding. It sounds as if family that live in the UK seem to be doing much better off than this homeless waste of space. This site shows some statistics currently.. https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/the-uks-asylum-backlog/#:~:text=Of the 132%2C000 main applicants,when it stood at 9%2C871. There are many more caseworkers but no decisions, so I guess a lot of Candy Crush time at the office. There are lots of good people that profess to be Christian and have fled these countries, are legit, and need help, and it is terrible that a church would actively be participating in what appears to be a scam.

Very odd story, but some things don't make a ton of sense. He arrived in 2016. It took that long (around 2022) for the UK government to make a decision about his status. UK Gov says he's from Afghanistan but a social worker says he's Iranian. He has a brother in the UK. What relation is the mom and kids? He doesn't seem to have a fixed address in Newcastle, somewhere in Byker he's been living homeless for years. Where did the car come from? Was convicted of the sex offenses before his asylum was granted and I would assume was a reason for multiple denials, so why wasn't he removed to begin with? I have heard that what saved him was claiming he had converted to Christianity and wanted to be a priest. A priest provided letters on his behalf. I'd like to know more about that. If those injuries are also from his attack... well he won't last long.

The RSC and the Globe take the position that productions can still be done the old way - with men playing women (you guys do love panto afterall). But they are also free to use women in men's roles as well, and they do in many updated versions. This is also done in other non-Shakespeare productions.. there's a reason why Peter Pan was also played by a woman in theater productions.

I don't really understand why we need to pay for biometrics if they end up never actually using new biometrics. But what do I know, they never make sense.