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YAY GRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for understanding Bob and also for taking the time to read it.
All I can say is that the more that damn man pissed me off the more I couldn't stop talking to him. He just drove me crazy and he was rude and I couldn't understand why. It was almost like I had to figure him out. One day I got so angry that I decided to stop talking to him and then about a month later I got this really long beautiful letter from him telling me that he couldn't stop thinking about me and that he was in love with me. I felt the same way about him and I was scared. I was only 26 years old and already failed at one marriage. I was afraid to jump into love again and I cried when I finally admitted to myself that I loved him too even if he was a stubborn evil man. I think part of the reason we hated each other so much was because we were trying to stay out of love...
I know that does not make sense, but back then we didn't think it would even be possible to be together. I think we both wanted to push away and love said "screw you both you are going to do this"
And now he has been here for over two years living with me and you know what.. he does not even have one A-HOLE bone in his body hahah he is the nicest most kind man in the universe. I don't know what the heck happened, but I can assure you this... It was definately not intended for me to even get married again let alone fall in love with someone of a specific culture lol.
Thanks for listening I talk too much *hugs
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It's amazing how comforting it is to smell them when you miss them so much. It automatically soothed me and relaxed me.
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LOL well tell him to mail you a shirt. I am serious just having his smell around you really will help so much. I saved me from just giving up and flying back there and staying illegally just to be with him lol
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Dear Mrsemcee,
I understand how hard it is. I died inside when I had to return to America without my Loke. He is my life and soul and I felt like I left my entire being with him. He was my sould mate, my new husband, my future and my life and I didn't think anyone could understand the love that I felt for this man who was over 8,000 miles away. I am from Colorado and I had never seen the ocean since I went to Australia and it was so amazing and beautiful and breathtaking that I couldn't handle leaving.
I found that when I returned to America I was lifeless. I couldn't eat, I could't sleep, I couldn't smile and I couldn't even cry. I was so sad and so lost without him. I took one of his shirts with me when I left and I could smell him. I longed for him with all the power inside of me and we would talk on web cam and I would hold that shirt religiously.
I went to work one day and my mom thought it would be nice to come and do my laundry to help me out because she is a nutcase. She washed the shirt
I bawled my eyes out. I know she didn't mean to wash it. I know she meant only to help me. I lost his smell
omg it was like someone had just burned my house down I was so devistated. Loke saw how messed up I was from it so he slept in a shirt for a couple of days, wrapped it in plastic and mailed it to me. People don't know how something so small can carry you through such a heartwrenching time.I guess what I am saying is that I understand and tell him to mail you a shirt. Trust me... his smell will somehow comfort you whenever you feel lost and alone.
Love my Aussies *hugs*
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I recommend mailing a copy and keeping a copy. Can't be too safe.
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Love is one of those intangibles that just escapes normal logic. If you can gain enough insight into someone using email, online chat, or even writing letters to each other, then it's perfectly possible to fall in love with them. I've read love letters people have written in the 18th and 19th centuries to people they've never physically met, so I know it's possible. It's the inner personality - the 'soul' - that you fall in love with - not the face.
Jim,
that's just beautiful. As a huge admirer of the novels of Jane Austen, the caretaker of a cat named Mr. Darcy, and a formally "certified" philosopher who specialized his studies in metaphysics, I can truly appreciate this. But maybe you can help me to understand this a bit more.
In order to fall in love, even by accident, we have to expose ourselves to a circle of possible candidates. Some people are party animals, go to bars or dancing; I happened to just walked into a business back in 2002, saw my now wife and was immediately mesmerized by her, right on the spot.
The same could happen to someone going shopping, fishing, skydiving, or sailing, or being on vacation. But I fail to understand how you can fall in love, by accident, with someone 10,000 miles away. As a California resident, in order to "meet" a person in Australia, China, Sibiria, or Vietnam, you'd have to look there, online or off line.
Now . . . I also understand that someone who might have immigrated to the US from China, Russia, or Australia, just to name a few examples, might have some ties to his former country, and thus keeps in contact. This might be even more the case when the former cultural background is significantly different from the one in the US. But, and that's my question to you: what does it take for a skinny white guy from SanFran to chat with women in for example, China, Vietnam, Transylvania, or India?
Clueless as I probably am, I'd think someone who's looking there is probably specifically attracted to woman from such a region, for reasons only known to him and like-minded people. Not that there's anything "wrong" about this, but one would have to assume that a woman from a totally different cultural background, one that has not been exposed to the corrupt US culture, would make a much better spouse, in order to go through the exhausting ordeal of dealing with USCIS.
Can you give me some insight into this?
Thanks!
I met Loke online on a book forum. He had made this stupid game that I had to moderate for kids online all across the world. I added him to msn because I had all these questions. I didn't know where he was from and I didn't care. I needed answers so I could run this game properly. So I start shooting off questions at him like a mad woman and he was a COMPLETE A-HOLE to me.
He was like.... I don't have time to answer your questions lady. I was like FINE then shove your dumb game up your @#%$& you freaking #######... Anyway, at some point he had to help me or run his own dumb game himself so he started talking to me about the game and I looked at his profile and told him he was cute, then he start shooting comments about how he has a girlfriend and to back off and I was like .. whatever dude you are not all THAT great and I am married anyway so get a freaking life.
I still had no clue he was Australian and he had no clue where in the world I was. I was just some crabby woman yelling at him over a game.
Then we get through the game and began being slightly civil to each other and started talking tons and he was having relationship troubles and I was going through a divorce. 4 years later we are married.
So explain again how that wasn't an accident? Explain how it happened that I just suddenly found this "Aussie" man and was like... yeah I will take that one and pay a fortune for him and then do all sorts of paperwork just because it sounds like a great idea!......
Accidents happen and I love that &%#$# freaking stupid game making %^%$# that I am going to smother in kisses and make him pay for what he put me through sexy freaking man who drive me nuts... grrrrrrrrrrr
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I don't recommend a lawyer on something you can do easily enough. Not unless you have specific problems, like legal issues or something.
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I file October 28th so here I am *hugs*
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"Adam Walsh petitions can rest at ease."
I don't see how the OP can make this blanket statement. Each case is unique. The OP, through due diligence and persistance and assembling corroborating evidence, was able to convince USCIS that he did not pose a hazard to anyone.
I congratulate him and have good wishes for his future family.
But not everyone is the same as he. The struggle will be mighty for anyone liable under this law.
I guess you'd have to spend many years living under the ever more restrictive laws that are being passed dispite the fact that they do nothing to protect children and everything to beat down an entire group of citizens, many of whom are only asking for a chance at redemption.
He isn't saying that all AWA petitions will be approved. What he's expressed is that we at least have a chance to get our petitions approved if we have taken the measures to restore ourselves and can present sufficent evidence to that end.
As someone with a sex offense conviction 23 years ago I have worked hard in my life to become better than I was at the lowest point in my life. I've never asked for anyone to grant me special anything, all I've asked for the opprotunity to rehabilitate and be accepted as such.
I was 12 - 16 years old, living a hellish life when I commited my offenses. I have made corrections and lived a decent life since. In the 10 year ssince my divorce from my first wife I've raised my 2 daughters as a single parent with sole custody.
I would hope the 23 years since my last offense speak more about my character than the 4 years that I was offending.
Remorse, regret and determination have been a part of my life for years. I will never forget what I did but I should be allowed to build a life as long as I have made the corrections needed.
I applaude you!
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Sorry for the misspelled words. My stupid computer sucks and it won't let me edit for some reason
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LOL .... I still don't think it will fly through security hahahaha
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Perhaps the term "civilized country" was a poor choice of words on my part.
What I meant with it is countries that have evolved to a status quo that doesn't involve arranged marriages, marriages where daughters in their infant age are promised to another family's son, Muslim countries where men can be legally poligamists, and countries that do not allow 10 to 12 year old girls to be married. I'm sure there's a better term for that, but I can't think of one right now.
BECAUSE people jump into marriages without getting to know their partner first, we have such a high divorce rate. That is EXACTLY the point I've been making here. Internet chat isn't a substitute for a year of courting, another year of living together, and a third year of being engaged, before getting married. You may think otherwise, but I don't.
With all due respect, the comment you made was not with exception to arranged marriages nor was it directed at anyone with a statement that suggested an arrange marrriage. nevertheless that was not the point of why I made my comment to you. My comment to you was based purely upon respect of other members and their ferelings and no what you "think" the reasons for their marriage are.
You are correct in your statement that people "jump" into marriages without thinking first, but people do that on a normal basis anyway.... Think of all those that got married in Vegas on a whim.. even celebraties have made that dumb mistake... sorry Brittney Spears.
Who are you to determine what "internet chat" is a substitute for? You do not know these people and you are not entitled to place judgement upon their decisions. It's not your life and it's not a benefit on a forum intended to help people for you to post nonesense that means nothing to the original question.
How dare you assume that anyone is less legitimate than you when you have not walked in their shoes? Shame on you.
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Perhaps the term "civilized country" was a poor choice of words on my part.
What I meant with it is countries that have evolved to a status quo that doesn't involve arranged marriages, marriages where daughters in their infant age are promised to another family's son, Muslim countries where men can be legally poligamists, and countries that do not allow 10 to 12 year old girls to be married. I'm sure there's a better term for that, but I can't think of one right now.
BECAUSE people jump into marriages without getting to know their partner first, we have such a high divorce rate. That is EXACTLY the point I've been making here. Internet chat isn't a substitute for a year of courting, another year of living together, and a third year of being engaged, before getting married. You may think otherwise, but I don't.
Nobody chooses internet chat as a substitute for courting. Some people simply have no choice. Their fiancee might live in a country where it's virtually impossible to get a visa to visit the US. A US citizen might not be able to walk away from his/her life for a year to shack up with their fiancee in their home country. They'd lose their job, their home, and nobody would be there to support their dependents. For many people, courtship is something you have to fit into your life as best as you can rather than planning your life around your courtship, especially if they are old enough to have responsibilities.
You're very fortunate if you were able to do all of those things before getting married. Most of us are not that lucky.
Thank you
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YAY GRATS TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Loke brought a backpack full of stuff so heavy he could barely carry it. As long as it's not a gun I think you will be fine
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YAY GRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow... ok I am not here to judge you or anything, but how can you both risk such a thing? He is here on a K1 visa and he never adjusted status. It says right in the instructions on the form that if you file late you have to prove that you had a valid reason for filing late and it has to be a good reason like "I was in a coma"
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YAY GRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks everyone! Your comments are fantastic!
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anyone know if I can use my photographer side business as income...its not taxable and dont know how to make it taxable...but its an extra 300 to 400 a month which puts me over for the k3 issue for money requirements
I have been looking into this a lot and pouring over it ever since you posted the question. From what I understand, if you make under a certain amount of money in your own small business, you are extempt from filing taxes only if you made less than a certain amount. However, you are technically still supposed to report your business an obtain a federal ID for it to be considered a business.
On the I-134, it states that if you are self-employed you need:
1. A copy of your tax returns
2. Report of Commercial Rating Concern
3. List containing serial numbers and denominations of bonds and name of record owner(s)
I found out in this thread http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=81424 that a commercial rating is a Dun & Bradstreet number. I am not sure you can claim this money as valid "income" if you are not paying taxes on it because you have to prove that it is actual income and not an "under the table job"
Essentially.. the IRS insists you report all income so they can take their cut (greedy bastards) Now I am not saying my advice is gospel or anything, but I couldn't find anything else on claiming money as income without meeting these requirements and if you do go to all the extent to make you business "officially legal" you may have to pay taxes on it and that would suck especially if it's not a lot of money.
Personally my ending conclusion is that it's just easier to find a sponsor lol
But, it's your call. I am sorry I couldn't be of further help.
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Yes you should check married. You will want to file your taxes together because you need them for your removal of conditions later.
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The new version of the I-134 does not need to be notarized.
Awesome! Good to know. We had to have ours notarized. Thanks for the information!
October filers
in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion
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YAY OMG THEY GOT IT! THIS IS GOOD NEWS *dances*