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Hey VJers,
In early april I sent PK3 back to London without the checklist (as I hadn't gotten all documents yet and didn't know whether to risk it or not)....anyway so on one of the forms of what I sent back there was a question.
Do you intend to work in the US? (can't remember exact form)...
I had put "unsure." I put this because I am unable to work here in the UK due to disability and no jobs here are available that can cope with my physical needs. I want to "try" at some point to look into transcription work in the US, as that would be something I'd be able to do (it's big in the US but not in the UK). But I am still unsure on my health whether to take the risk to find a job and then end up having to quit unable to cope with the workload. Looking back at my answer I have a feeling I will have to explain it but my question is, was this a sensible answer to put in your opinion? I have never worked due to disability, but I do internet DJing for an ammiture internet radio station for a few pounds every week but it isn't a real job. Other than that I have never been able to do any real job....but like I said America may have transcription work and hours I'd be able to cope with. I don't know yet as I'm not there and know that anyway when you arrive you cannot work for several months. I'm sorta worring now that they might see this as a negative...my answer. But I was being honest. I know the fact I'm unemployed will be a negative, but in your opinion has my honest answer may cause more confusion?
Andy thinks I'm overthinking. Which is probably true. This is the most important thing i've ever done and I don't want to screw it up even more than health etc thats beyond my control.
Also I wanted to ask....do you think it'll be possible for me to apply for permition to work just incase I find something that may be suitable for me?
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I'm not a one for needles either. But I've had many. My advise is when nerves or anxiety arrive, remind yourself constantly why you're doing this and a life time of cuddles....you'll recieve after the shot(s).
Good Luck!
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Hey Folks,
We aren't at the AOS stage yet but I have one thing playing on my mind I wonder if you guys here could answer for me.
You see my dad is really involved with helping with my fiance's and I's "visa journey" (for lack of better expressions). He's got alot of immigration books written by various lawyers and theres alot of talk in them about the AOS interview. In the back of all of them are 100 sample questions (most recent is 2006 edition). But what I'm confused about is they stress it's like a big test on american history, but when I look at the sample questions here on vj on AOS.....they are similar to the K-1 interview questions...relationship etc how you met. Wheras these books are saying its all about knowing america. Or perhaps I'm misunderstanding and this "test of american history" interview is for naturalision not AOS. I'm confused.
Fiona
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Thats really encouraging Collie. How made you are for each other too! wow partner with useful medical skills...
Fuzziness, no I meant any condition I notice one big worry on these boards is actually depression/anxiety disorders and if it might affect the process so having a thread like this may help people to not post multiple and get some reassurance.
I have a big fear of us getting knocked back, so wanted to hear your experiances
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I gave this a go
Fiona needs the stability of an adopted family
Fiona needs enough money to rent space in the building
Fiona needs a reality check
Fiona needs places to stop and hide
Fiona needs to prevent history from repeating itself
Fiona needs cautioning when she says she would 'rather be the one that stays than have to say goodbye.'
Try this for Andrew...
Andrew needs a belt (don't think he'd use it for its purpose though)
Andrew needs guidance and boundaries from his adoptive family
Andrew needs all the prayers he can get
Andrew needs me
Nice game. Was fun.
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I know this is very corny but just wondered if there is anybody else of VJ with health/medical issues who'd like to come to this thread and share there story. So we can all learn a bit, if having a medical condition affected the process. In what way and why? Any health problem Hopefully there are some happily ever afters out there too who can officially say "I'm in america, I made it despite that...."
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I went through San Francisco on my visit to my fiance mid last year. They were pleasant, the porters are the most frustrating...rubbing there fingers expecting tips and following you around. I'll be going back the same way. Be sure to update us on how the POE goes with the brown envelope and questions oh and congratz and good luck !
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*drops the the floor* glad I saw this update....big relief.
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This cannot be happening. We were approved March 8th....we've already spent 9+ months apart....
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I would love to go stuff this checklist in the mail because it stares me in the face every mornin'. You know what its like. It's a real question of judgement now because I have the police record, everything else EXCEPT for the I-134 from fiance and co-sponcer. They are waiting on supporting letters to attach with theirs before sending it back to me. I've had alot of PMs of people basically saying I'm delaying myself if I don't send this checklist back until I officially have the I-134s in my hand. Which I see the point of, I know they will get those to me eventually and before the interview. I trust them dearly. I'm paranoid though of saying I have a document I don't! And my parents (who like to butt in from time to time about this visa)...bless them but sometimes grrr. Keep telling me to wait till I have them. I had an email from the London embassy the other day thinkin' they lost our chestlist 'duh. I just cannot decide wheather to take this risk for a quicker interview date or to do the "better be safe than sorry."
*confused and pressured*
So I'm gonna have to try and weigh up the pros against the cons.
If I send the checklist in
1. Hopefully I will get an interview date for late julyish not right into the summer
2. Shows fiance (who I've been naggin' to death about if he's recieved anything yet poor guy) I trust he will get them to me.
3. Will give us a boost knowing an interview date
4. Ability to book medical on same date and transport ready.
Cons
1. Interview comes around but fiance and co-sponcer have some difficulty with obtaining something
2. Forms get lost in the post to me
3. Have to reschedule interview because of possible difficulties with form evidence
4. Get into trouble for tickin it and jeperdising our chances
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Hey ya'll,
What a wonderful wake up to a saturday morning to find this on my doorstep. They really cut it close just 3 days before the 40 day wait mark. Phew it's such a relief to have it in my hands. I contacted the Greater Manchester Police in England to obtain it and am going to attempt to attach it here so people can look to see what it's like. I've blacked out my name of course. But yeah
*does the VJ dance*
Good luck to everybody else still battling to get there police certificates.
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Hi Vjers,
My fiance and co-sponcer (his mom) are continuing to battle through the I-134 forms. I wanted to check with people who have done this if this sounds right what we'll end up with at the end.
- I-134 filled in by fiance (sponcer) and notorized
- Supporting bank statement that shows clearly Andy recieves SSI. Showing how often, how much, who from and how long.
- A letter by Andy stating his unemployment due to disability
- I-134 filled in by co-sponcer (andrews mom) and notorized
- Letter from the state of California stating she'd employed as a fulltime caregiver for Andrew and how much she recieves.
- Supporting bank statement that shows she clearly gets payed by them as a job, how often, who from, how much and for how long.
- Copy of last income tax return just incase
Is there anything else we may have not realised? We are doing this on our own despite the complex case we have because we cannot afford an attorney and the MDA hasn't yet responded to our request for support.
In the mean time we must carry on. I'd like advice from others who have done the co-sponcer thing because there fiance doesn't mean 125% above the poverty line. Is there any other evidence we have missed?
Thank you
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I sent what I hoped was the Alliance Medical Centers email (googled it and found a website) an email in hope in answering my questions. I have tried to phone this place but they couldn't give me information without my booking date which is kind of weird because there were general queries. And the first e-mail message I got was the phone them. So I was a tad pissed off. Then today I got a lovely shocking reply.
Here were my questions:
1) My friend told me that out of the two centers for immigration medicals in london only one had wheelchair access. Which was apparently the Alliance Medical Imaging Center (insert address). Is it true it has access?
2) I have a complex immigration case because I have Muscular Dystrophy. I have 6-8 letters of reasurrance from my doctors that I am fit to fly, stable enough to do this and details of my long term health issues. Is this enough or do I need to bring my entire medical records?
3) I am wheelchair dependant, after seeing pictures of how they do chest x-rays at the medical center from VJ ( ) I realise I won't be able to use it as its against a wall and at a standing persons level. I cannot transfer out of my wheelchair without special equipment that general hospitals normally don't have on site and I cannot bring this equipment from home as I'm travelling from Manchester. How does your medical center normally handle people in my situation regarding chest x-rays?
Here was there reply:
Hello Fiona
I am Iain Lamb, Clinical Lead Radiographer for the Centre.
We do have wheelchair access to the centre, just let us know when you
are arriving and we will give you the directions to our easier access
door.
As to what information to bring, I have spoken to the Knightsbridge
practice and if you bring what ever information you have availiable that
will be helpful.
When taking the X-ray we will be able to manage this without too much
inconveniance to you.
Regards
Iain Lamb
0207 935 7711
ilamb@alliance.co.uk
That is soo positive, I'm really happy and more at ease now.
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I emailed London 3 weeks before they responded with my last question. Chin up....you may get multiple emails on the same topic on one particular day ha!
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Hey, Congratz on getting your police report. How long did you wait? We're still awaiting a month after...
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M - More people get their visas!
N - Not me yet though
O - opps wrong forum!
P - Pissed OFF!!!!!
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My advice.
Take a deep breath, resubmit your origional evidence and a letter saying whats there. Get it to the post office and out of eye sight. The more you stare at their stupidity the more you'll get angry. You need to quickly pick yourself up or it can really get you to an ultimate low. I've been there. Good Luck. And ...
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Thank you all for your advise and I'll try and find some of the stuff you suggested. Though I need to be careful with sprays one because we have 5 pets....and 2 myself and my dad are chronic asthmatics. My mum put vinigar on the table after reading in a magazine ants don't like it....didn't work though...they just run around faster and feast of that....
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Since July 4th 2005 'big sigh ....i live on the memory of 3 weeks
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Wow...erm please tell me they are actually animated...because I keep staring and they float slowly
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wen eye was yunger i yused tew supell fings leyek thehs beecos i fowned supellinguh huard , and uf corse et makis it mor interastinguh!
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Hello Everybody,
About a few weeks ago I started noticing ants on my computer table...just one or two didn't think nothing of it so just er...squished them with paper. Then a few days later about 5 where under my keyboard and I freaked out......My laptop gets moved alot from bed to table so they couldn't of been under there long. Then 3 decided to set up camp under my soda cup a few days after that feasting off what looked like a food stain. Then it was fine after we wiped the top of the desk etc...then 2 weeks later an army of them swamped the table whilst I was using the computer and of course I screamed for assistance from family members. My brother was horrified. They were going in all directions under papers...the computer....on the computer...around the plugs. So he cleared the whole table and sprayed it with insect repelent. He also tried to search where they were coming from. He looked around, under and beside the table (where we have a boiler cupboard)....nothing except for spiders webs in there. He then went outside an noticed there was like an air vent leading into the back room and loads of ants so he sprayed that and lifted up some pavement slabs and sprayed em till there was like....a big pavement slab side full of ant corpuses. Poor guy was outside all evening trying to kill as many as he could see. We also have some wires coming through the back wall so he plugged the gap with bluetac. Now thats 2 days ago....yesterday I squished three more ants on my desk. Where could they be coming from/in from? And how the heck do I get rid of them?
Help...
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Oh what a fantastic thread.
First off I need to just say you guys aren't alone about the whole ...thinking you're from australia or mexico. When I went to visit Andy with my parents and they stayed in the hotel. They were called australians, italians and germans..... then some girl who was serving them told my dad he didn't speak very good english. He told her out right he speaks the queens english, she gives him a funny look and asks him whos this queen person he speaks of. He had to explain we were all scottish but moved to england and visiting california! And this person wasn't american either...
Things Andy has had to explain to me:
Fiona: Honey, why are there trees in the middle of the roads?
Andy: For heavens sake woman they're on an island they aren't just in the middle of the road stuck in the tar.
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Mother in law hands plate to Fiona
Fiona: *Ohhhh * whats this thing....green long things here?
Andy: Thats asparagus dear....don't tell me you've never had asparagus!
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Andy and Fiona roll into the mall....lady comes upto us and tries to help
Fiona: This is soooo weird, in England shop assistants never help!
Andy: *head in his hands* You're in america dear, I'm beginning to think you're from a third world country.
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Fiona: Can you pass me my trainers please?
Marcy (sister-in law to be); you're what? trainees?
Andy: Shoes Marcy, they can sneakers trainers....
Marcy: You're gonna be an american girl....shoes are shoes!
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Andy and Fiona at the county fair....We go to a stand with wrap things...
Fiona: *Psst...* what have they just given me?
Andy: *can't stop laughing* a tacoo
LOUD PEOPLE TALKING
Fiona: A PORNO?
Andy: TACOO!!
Man at the stand: ANOTHER TACOO COMING UP SIR!
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ALABAMA:
Shari (& British hubby, Keith) - Birmingham, Alabama
Miranda and James (another future British hubby!) - Huntsville, Alabama
Welshcookie - Mobile, Alabama (eventually)
ARKANSAS:
SpriteyStace (Stacy & Paul) - Stuttgart, Arkansas
CALIFORNIA:
Ladybutterfly444 - San Diego, California
lynzm22 (lynsey and Jason)- Lancaster, California
Daisy - hubby is north of Palmdale, California
Perfect - South Orange County, CA
ddchucksgirl - northwest Lost Angeles, CA
robinklake - Myself and UK fiance are in sunny Santa Monica, CA!
Purple Hibiscus - Huntington Beach, CA.
Els and Brian-Riverside, CA
Andrew & Fiona - Stockton, CA
COLORADO:
Ladybird216 - Western Colorado
Boiler - Boulder County, Colorado
CONNECTICUT:
Jayke (and hopefully within the next 3 weeks her British hubby) - Connecticut
Bradfordplip - Time split between SE Michigan & NE Connecticut
nickels&dimes - Connecticut (Nickels=Sheril UKC & Scott USC)
FLORIDA:
Kerry - Central Florida
Munchkins (Val and Alan ) - Jacksonville Florida -to be with daughter and family
atothelkini (Alan, N.Ireland) - Tallahassee, Florida
missyandneil - Orlando, Florida
Kate, Josh & bump - Tallahassee
GEORGIA:
Crazy Brit - Covington, Georgia
Matti_n_Kelli: Hiram, Georgia
IDAHO:
MeandMyGeordie - Sher (USC) & Steve (Newcastle upon Tyne) South Central
Idaho, Twin Falls
ILLINOIS:
pj1959us (hubby David)---central Illinois
Luv2teach77 (And her handsome british Husband ) - Trenton, Southwest Illinois
(Near Missouri border)
JJM8081(British fiance Joe)--Chicago suburbs
poppy33usa - just on the illinois side of the illinois/missouri border in the st louis metro area
jpkeswim - Southwest, Illinois near St. Louis Missouri
Crisscat - (Sharri & Neil ) Southern IL 65 miles southeast of St Louis MO and not far from alot of you here in IL LOL
Yorkie - Chicago, Illinois
Frances (Yorkshire hubster, VJ username falcozappa) - Chicago
Circus-of-Power(Paul and Catherine) Central IL
INDIANA:
Annelizabeth - Southern Indiana
Andy(uk) Patricia - Near Indy, Indiana
Baileyj - Southwest Indiana
KENTUCKY:
Itsmeitsmeitsree! (Billy and Becky) - Lexington, Kentucky
MAINE:
clmarsh (Christina & Chris): Portland, Maine
MARYLAND:
Terry & Jeannine.... Towson, Maryland
MASSACHUETTS:
matanddanni-Southampton,MA
Kezzie - Boston MA
MICHIGAN:
Bradfordplip - Time split between SE Michigan & NE Connecticut
euro (Amanda) & Mark(USC)..Brownstown (near Detroit)
sanctifyer - somewhere near detroit in mid 2006
badbabe113 - Rockwood Michigan (near detroit)
David(alias Scotty)Scotland to Livingstone County to be with Bess
lizaanne (USC) & Simon (Brit) - Detroit area -one of these days, if this process ever ends
Charlie76 - Michigan, Detroit area
mary&tom - Southeastern Michigan
Alison and Scott - Otsego in Plainwell, Michigan
Colin(Keigwyn UK) and Lisa - Escanaba way up in the UP
MINNESOTA:
Chrissy25 - Southern Minnesota
britsngrits - Twin Cities of MN - Paul-Peterborough
JayJay - Minnesota Lake, near Mankato about 2 and a half hours away from the twin cities
MrsDarby-Oliver (England) and Alicia (Minnesota)-now both living in Minnesota
MISSOURI:
DaniChristine - Dani (USA) and Anthony (Northern Ireland)
MONTANA:
wherezdabearz - John (USA) and Alison (UK) hope to be living together in Missoula (that's where da bearz are...) from end of Jan 2006
techgirl - Terry (USA) and Davo (UK)- Flathead Lake (western MT)
NEW JERSEY:
Gemma12nEl - Bergen County New Jersey
VisagirlNJ - My fiance will be moving to Hudson County, NJ in APril
NEW YORK:
Louandmikek3 - Long Island, New York (Louise, UK and Mike, US)
DavidUK- Manhattan, New York
Gwen75 - Manhattan, New York
Shakysgirl- Russell (UK) and Patricia (US)- upstate NY
Donna(dmd01708) Oneida County, Upstate New York
Estella76 - Marie (US) and Adam (UK) - Queens, NY
Peachbythebeach - Me (US) Hubby (UK) - Long Island
NORTH CAROLINA:
Jo1973 - Durham, North Carolina
saturn5man (Neil) - Near Raleigh, North Carolina
Jaylen Brit(UK) and LenJayUS (US) - Lenior, North Carolina (from this year)
mullensgirl (UK) Chris (USC) Eventually Jacksonville NC
OHIO:
TenderCats (hubby) - Ohio
Widge - NE Ohio
Helen - Columbus OH
OKLAHOMA:
Sukie175 (Sarah) - Gage, NW OK (near Woodward)
OREGON:
Pam & Dave, Portland OR
ZZZZZZ (aka Pam & Dave) Portland OR/ Southminster UK
blandas - Move from Loughborough (just south of Nottingham) to Oregon.
PENNSYLVANIA:
Broma25 - Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Britjohn- Delaware County, Pennsylvania (near Delaware border)
cheeky^Wolf - (Helen will be there soon) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pumpkinsnook - Berks Co, Pennsylvania (arriving 17th August - 13 days and
counting!)
Antone and Lyanthya - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Abby(PAX) and Ewen - Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (likely moving to NYC, NY in the summer of 06)
SOUTH CAROLINA:
zenaelarabi - (Oxfordshire to Columbia SC)
pink_cloud-Charleston, South Carolina
TENNESSEE:
govols- Tennessee
TracyTN (and future hubby ChasUK) - Nashville, TN
TEXAS:
Geordieluvr (aka Andria and her Geordie Peter) - Richardson, Texas
medicjeff (wife Jane from the UK) Austin, Texas
silent whispers - San Antonio, Texas
tamarae (Shawna & Ciaran from the UK, arriving soon) - Lubbock, TX
UTAH:
HuffyTheSlayer - Salt Lake City, UT
VERMONT:
Lou - Central Vermont
VIRGINIA:
naiku - Northern Virginia (whenver this process is finished)
mijkij (also NoVA)
Litlemo (aka Ally - Geordie,,, Greg - USC)
MrsBeer:30- N.Virginia
WASHINGTON:
arwensun1965 - Kent, WA
samantha_lou - Vancouver, WA
Alana (US) & Ewan (Scotland) in Des Moines, Washington......
torpedo_bob, Camas,Washington
WEST VIRGINIA:
Margyw- West Virginia
rebeccajo (and robertwesley - Wes) irishman & southern gal in West Virginia
Girona40 - Curt (USC) and Glenys, Michael and Sarah (UK)
WISCONSIN:
Michelle(USC)andCraig(England)...northern Wisconsin...border of UP of Michigan
Badgerbabe - Green Bay, Wisconsin
SteveLaura/LauraSteve - from London, UK to Milwaukee, WI
Moonlite-just north of Milwaukee
AllSerene-near Milwaukee I think?
Mellie(and Scott)-near Milwaukee
Can somebody point me to an official link to....
in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures
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Hey,
Could somebody point me to an official link stating the time you're allicated to enter the US once your K-1 is approved. I know it's 90 days from when you land you have to get married, but how long is it from when its approved and in your passport till you travel? I always thought it was 6 months but now my dads asking i can't remember where I saw it to show him where it says....
TYVM