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Just an update:  We submitted i751 and it was received on Jan 13th.
We received our NOA and extension document yesterday the 22nd
Check was cashed Friday the 19th.
Text also received Friday the 19th.
 
 
So we are breathing again
 
 

Just an update:  We submitted i751 and it was received on Jan 13th.
We received our NOA and extension document yesterday the 22nd
Check was cashed Friday the 19th.
Text also received Friday the 19th.
 
 
So we are breathing again
 
 

Just an update:  We submitted i751 and it was received on Jan 13th.
We received our NOA and extension document yesterday the 22nd
Check was cashed Friday the 19th.
Text also received Friday the 19th.
 
 
So we are breathing again
 
 

Thanks everyone!  Added my personal check and am off to FedEx my packet.
 
Cheers!

Based on this conversation, I am buying Twitter on the 10%dip

When the consumer is the product, then valuation has to be user centered, which is why it wouldn't surprise me if social media companies specifically use values like CLV to determine the overall marketable value of each customer. Trump likely had one of the highest CLVs there. If I was a shareholder I'd not be liking this decision, but because I'm all for pixel authoritarians self immolating, I hope they take this Trump ban much further. The faster their platform gets flushed the better.

Yes, but down 4% is kind of a disingenuous statement when looking at their market position compared to a year ago... if it continues it might be an issue.
The bigger problem for Twitter is that their valuation is based on user number and the more bots/bad actors that leave or get banned because the "Big names" they follow aren't there anymore, the more it deflates their net worth
Honestly, it's a re-valuation that should have happened a long time ago because their value is completely nonsensical.
That said,  saying -4% though seemingly causation isn't necessarily the dramatic shift it sounds like.  (Below is the last year of stock fluctuations)
 
 
Anyway,  interesting thread, I leave you all to the debate.
 
 

Completely agree.  This is free-market capitalism at it's finest.  
It's not lost on me that the party of "It's a company's right not to make a gay-themed wedding cake" is also the party that's losing it's mind at a private company deciding their bottom line is better off without hate-speech and stochastic rhetoric.

Yes, but down 4% is kind of a disingenuous statement when looking at their market position compared to a year ago... if it continues it might be an issue.
The bigger problem for Twitter is that their valuation is based on user number and the more bots/bad actors that leave or get banned because the "Big names" they follow aren't there anymore, the more it deflates their net worth
Honestly, it's a re-valuation that should have happened a long time ago because their value is completely nonsensical.
That said,  saying -4% though seemingly causation isn't necessarily the dramatic shift it sounds like.  (Below is the last year of stock fluctuations)
 
 
Anyway,  interesting thread, I leave you all to the debate.
 
 

Completely agree.  This is free-market capitalism at it's finest.  
It's not lost on me that the party of "It's a company's right not to make a gay-themed wedding cake" is also the party that's losing it's mind at a private company deciding their bottom line is better off without hate-speech and stochastic rhetoric.

I don't share your view, the man incited violence and will continue to do so.  
 
There is online chatter is focused on even more violent actions for January 17 directed at DC and the the state capitol. Trump  or his proxy "up voted" the posting on Parler which is being deplatformed because it fails to monitor this type of activity.
 
I am not naive about their desire to make a buck a feign that they cannot control their platform, but this is the next level and people are going to get hurt. 
 
 
 
 

personally i think it was more a business decision than anything
i think they did a cost benefit analysis and determined that the outrage would cost more money to their bottom line in the long term than taking this action has cost them in the short term as far as revenue and advertising money, and that the potential benefits outweigh the risks for long term revenue growth because there will be fewer controversies and fires to put out in the future
 
in short nothing to do with being "good corporate citizens" but good for shareholders. its just a side benefit that they get free press about it, look like they are "being responsible" and in turn will invite more diverse advertisers to pour money into their respective platforms. cold hard cash talking.

I have used my check which has my previous address on it while submitting my application. And USCIS has no problem cashing it. So I believe as long as your name is on it and you have the correct amount of money written on it, you are good.

You do know you can cross out the address (in upper left hand corner) and write in small print the new one
 
If there is an address on your checks that's wrong, simply cross it out. ... In the US, pre-printing addresses on your checks is mostly a convenience. You can ask the bank not to do it, and the checks will get cashed all the same. If there is an address on your checks that's wrong, simply cross it out.
 
https://www.quora.com/Do-I-have-to-order-new-checks-when-I-change-addresses-in-the-US#:~:text=If there is an address,wrong%2C simply cross it out.&text=c
 
 
if money is in the account and the check is good,  that's all immigration cares about

Section 230 is not the bill of rights though.

Again, those using a service must abide by the TOS of a service and may have their account terminated at any time. Don't like it? Don't use the service.

YAAAAS
 
And Twitter is on a rampage banning a litany of media and conservative accounts. 
 
 
https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/08/trump-banned-from-twitter
 
It's like Christmas came twice.

I just think that the voice of the majority needs to have a chance. 

This article is pretty enlightening...shows the screen shots of email messages back and forth between the officer who reported Ramos-Gomez and his ICE contact (he was off duty when he did so, apparently,  after only seeing a photo of the man on a news broadcast according to Ramos-Gomez's lawyer)...as well as other messages...it's a bit of a long read, but worth it.
 
Also noted in the article is that the officer who phoned ICE was previously involved in 2 separate incidents regarding racial profiling.
 
https://www.michiganradio.org/post/aclu-says-documents-show-racial-profiling-grpd-case-involving-marine-combat-vet 

I've been a USC my entire life. Most of the people I see on a daily basis are the same. None of them ever carry around any of those documents on a daily basis. Many of them don't even have a passport, and several of them don't know where their BC even is.
There's much more harm (identity theft) that could occur carrying around sensitive documents than not.

Stay where you are.
She doesn't want to continue the relationship. Whatever reason she has. Respect it and move on.
 
If you show up at her door she can turn your life into a living hell.

Children act up, not grown women. I don't know if this is a language barrier issue or not, but if my husband ever said I was "acting up", he'd be in hot water for infantilizing me.
 
Your former fiancee has made her choice and it is time for you to graciously accept that choice, stay in Nigeria, and move on with your life.

Would you be running to the US to attempt to save your relationship with your fiancé, or to save your path to US residency? 
 
The ball is in her court right now. If she no longer wishes to continue the relationship, you cannot force her to return feelings she doesn’t have. Showing up at her doorstep if she has indicated she does not want you in her life is a really aggressive step, and I assure you it does not play out as well in reality as it does in a romantic comedy. 
 
It could just be a language issue, but the use of “acting up” when talking about your fiancés behavior rubs me the wrong way.