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HB, thats good to hear everything is perfect. Annoying having to go in so much I'm sure...

Gemmie, I am a medical student who just finish my 3rd year. Luckily I wasn't sick and had no complications so I didn't have to miss anything while pregnant. My 4th year isn't too intense, though I do have to start studying for boards tomorrow... My inlaws live in town and my husband has a flexible schedule, so he's going to be home with her most of the time. A lot of my friends from school have also offered to watch her and since they are all either doctors or will be in a year, I'm ok with them watching her too I think a lot of it is having a thought-out plan and discussing it with your school's faculty/administrators to see what they are willing to let you do. Also don't just look to the first year or so, make sure you have thought out plans for the whole time you will be in school and any post--grad work you will have to do. For me in medical school, it was totally do-able. There were a total of 4 girls in my class who had babies this year and at least one of the guys wives had a baby. I think at our graduation there will be around 20-30 kids under 4 for a class of 150 or so people. Lots of people do it!

Hope you enjoy the pics

Thanks for the congrats. We are all doing well, 6 weeks old now! She is still about 9 lbs but looks HUGE to me now We just got through a growth spurt and she packed on the oz's... Another UK/US couple I met on here just had a little girl as well. Lot's of VJ UK babies!

Wow Lisa, sounds like you are having a rough go of it right now! I got anemic as well and it was SO tough to keep dragging myself through my day. The NST's are kinda cool. I got into a car accident when I was 26 weeks and had to have one. It's fun to sit there and listen to the heart beat.

Joyce, is the nausea getting any better? I'd be about ready to die if I had it that long... Glad the cord is looking good!

I think the poster meant native american stuff. When my husband's friends visited they bought new football boots (much cheaper here), Abercrombie/american eagle/express stuff, stupid stuff from spencers and food items that they can't get in the UK (ie candy)

I submitted our service request on 7/23. Hopefully we'll hear about the biometrics soon! At least we didn't have it right when I was due with our daughter like I originally feared!

Oh, see I go over to baby center and drop off VJ for the last nine months and a baby topic gets started here! We just had our little girl last week! I am SO glad to be over and done with the whole pregnancy/labor thing. Tracy, I was just like you, soooooo ready to be done as soon as 37 weeks hit. Made it to 40 and 2 of course. Hope you go earlier!

Can you add me to the list? 5/14 I sent the packet and NOA1 is 5/17 to cali.

We don't have our appointment date yet, but I noticed that for May filers the bio appointments are running about 1-1.5 months after the NOA1 date. This is putting me smack dab in the week of my due date for our first child. Do I, the USC need to go to the bio appt and anyone know how easy it will be to move the appointment if I go into labor and my husband can't go? Thanks so much, I want to have a general idea of what to do while I can still think strait

I still don't have a job and I got my husband a K1 over 2 years ago! My mom co-sponsored my husband as well. A lot of people get their loved ones here when they are in college (like me) or shortly after they graduate and have no problems. In this economic climate, more and more people are getting K1's with a cosponsor due to being laid off. The US doesn't care who is providing for the fiance as long as someone is.

I just asked about the baby question too. Follow my topics for the link to how to get the birth registered with the UK.

Often times, especially with AOS, they never put some of the numbers in the computer. Our AOS # didn't work for about 3 months after we submitted it but the AP worked right away and the EAD worked after a month. Call the hotline and make sure the numbers are correct, but don't be overly concerned.

Like nigeriaorbust said, no longer accepted. You must have the EAD or greencard to work. EAD will come usually within 3 months after filing AOS.

You never actually know till you go through it yourself. Being able to leave in a day or two doesn't do a person much good when they are literally saying "hours" left. Being able to see a loved one before they leave this world would be more important to me and I'd be on the first plane out and like you said, deal with the consequences later. On a happy note though, when we came back from ice fishing today I had an email from my friend that she's back in the US. I called to find out the details but there was no answer. I'm sure I will hear from her tomorrow.

I do know. I didn't say you can't do it or shouldn't do it, just if you do it you need to accept the legal ramifications of it. You make a choice, you live with the consequences. Unfortunately in this situation the consequences suck either way. Glad to hear your friend is back, hopefully she won't have any problems with her AOS.

Visas can sometimes be extended, but I think you need a more compelling reason than a conference. You shouldn't run into problems entering the US, especially since your reason for waiting was for work, which makes sense in this economy!

thank you for that

also reading up on some of the other posts about work status

at this current time i have not got a job, would this hinder anything at all and what things would i need to do if i submit the forms while having no work and get a job later?

Your income doesn't matter, it's just hers that matters since she is petitioning for you. The USC is financially responsible for bringing over their SO.

Regarding your fiance wanting to plan the wedding, keep in mind you have 6 months from the date you get the visa in which you can use it and then you have 90 days after you enter to get married in. This gives you a total of 9 months in which to play with, a totally do-able timeframe for wedding planning. My husband and I planned our wedding (typical US wedding) in about 2-3 months. I looked ahead and talked with the vendors I liked and explained the situation. Once we got his interview date I put downpayments on the places we liked as long as we could move the date within a year (still a risk but one we were willing to take at that point). He moved over about a month after he got the visa and we got married a month after he moved. We got married on a Thursday and everything was open then plus we got lots of discounts! Don't be limited or tempted to break the law based on the time constraints. Another option a lot of people do is to have a courthouse/legal marriage shortly after arriving, file AOS in time and plan the big wedding for later that year or the next year.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/Tr...sory5_24_04.pdf

Also on the bottom of the press release. Looks like you gotta wait for the gc.

That sounds easy, but when you get a phone call that your parent or sibling is dying, what's more important, saying goodbye to a loved one, or waiting for paperwork or Infopass and then regretting not seeing your relative before they died?

Then you need to be prepared to deal with the consequence of your action. There is a procedure to help people in that situation that can let them legally leave within a day or two. if they chose not to follow that legal course, they need to accept the ramifications of their decision. My husband and I both knew what to do if an emergency came up and knew what we would do if something did occur.

I would ignore gary's advice (though I almost never say that!). You are 1 month away from her coming here, already spent the $ on the K1, so just have her come and file the AOS. I see no point in waiting for yet another visa to come through unless she REALLy needs to keep working for those 2-3 months while she is waiting for her EAD/AP. Also the AP may be intended for emergent travel but they give it to anyone who applies for it, so ignore that worry. You will just need to show extra evidence of your relationship when you submit your AOS.

I put exactly what you did and got AP 2 months after applying. It may be for emergent travel, but that is not how it is given/used. Now it is for travel before the gc. The infopass is for true emergencies.

I was luckily able to stay home with my husband a lot, so it wasn't too bad for him. We got dogs and that kept him busy. Also he could drive on his UK license, so he wasn't totally isolated at home. The last month of so of the wait he started looking around for jobs. I told him he should get a US certification for his personal training while he was waiting, but he didn't feel like it. If you do need or want some type of certification, taking an online course could be something to do as well.

Your fiance can interview at the DR embassy since he is legally residing there. Since all the paperwork is now at haitian embassy, it might be more of a pain than it is worth getting it all sent over though. I think it would be best to call either embassy and see what they think is best.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

There is the link to what the USCIS says on the 2 year rule.

And yes, you are still eligible for the fiance visa. If they do recognize your time out of the program as unlawful presense, you just need to file a waiver at your embassy. Definitely look into if you DO have the 2 year rule applied, since if you DON'T, it would make much more sense to just marry now and directly adjust. Much cheaper, quicker and easier

Plus better super shallow people meet each other and leave the rest of the world alone! I loved the added touch of the boot camp recommendations...

I think that 2X a week is totally normal. My husband isn't close to his mom and all and we still talk to her once a week for an hour. Maybe set aside a specific time to talk and ring her to tell her if you will have to miss that time. That way you will be home when she calls and it will break the multiple calls.

My husband went alone and it was no biggie. He also had one of those cards that plays music Very embarrassing hehe. At the actual interview they just asked him to tell them about me and a quick few required bio questions. I would have literally been nothing other than company for him.

It can be sent from anywhere, but you must have a permanent address in the US. Since you will be abroad, make sure you put an address that will have its mail checked regularly in case you get an RFE