jeanieCZ

I have a Social Security card that says "valid for work only with DHS authorisation" which I got before receiving my Green Card. Now that I am a Lawful Permanent Resident, should I apply for a new SS card? 

On 5/28/2021 at 10:58 PM, JFH said:

Anyone seen the latest HEA episode? Those lawyers need to be fired! You have Andrrrrei speaking to a lawyer about his ROC and being told, in a roundabout way, his ROC will be denied because he hasn’t worked here so they don’t have “shared income” (hello! He was raising his child...) and he will be deported. And then Kalani considering divorce and being told that President Trump changed the I-864 so that they (Kalani and Papa Kalani) are now responsible for Asuelu for the rest of his life. He later said “unless he becomes a citizen, dies or leaves the country”. So.....just as it’s always been, then. He also said that there was, at that time, a pending lawsuit because “when people signed the I-864 it was on the basis of being responsible for 10 years, not life. But President Trump changed the terms after you signed it”. It’s never been “responsible for 10 years”. That phrase does not appear anywhere on the I-864. Nowhere. It’s a TLC assumption based on the 40 quarters of work. However, most immigrants through marriage, especially those who have children here, apply for citizenship as soon as they can in order to secure the family’s future of being able to all live in the same country even if they subsequently divorce. And the “40 quarters of work” isn’t an exact science for married couples also because non-working spouses can often be credited with the working spouse’s quarters. 

I thought that "responsible for life" indeed was a pile of BS 😂 Did Trump actually change the duration? 

On 5/3/2021 at 2:46 PM, JeffAtl said:

Doing my best.  She has said things like "our budget", and I've said things like "My home is no longer just my home, its your's and your son's".  I think she gets it.  You could take my comment 2 different ways, and that is how I meant it.  Meaning, its your home also, and you need to contribute.  I've beaten the dead horse and I'm done because I know its not something she wants to hear over and over again.  But I will ask her for money towards the house payment and groceries at the very least, as well as her car/car insurance.  She'll end up better off financially from this, as I'd expect her to be able to save much more, but some of her savings may go into a joint investment account.  I think it will even out enough in the end.  If not, we will be divorced, simple as that.  I won't be used as I was in my first marriage and she knows it.  I see us having a joint account for bills and our own separate accounts where we don't need to tell each other what we're spending on, and of course an investment account.

Have you talked to her about this? The cost of life in the USA? Considering you want her to contribute to groceries and car etc, I would suggest telling her what your expectations are. Make it concrete and show her your budget, make a joint budget. It's important she's aware of the cost of things and what's expected of her. 

On 9/23/2020 at 5:02 PM, Burnt Reynolds said:

what good cause again does one see when the guy who is kneeling and drawing all this attention to himself (at his work venue) over his team, sport, and country, is also wearing pig cop socks and promoting Castro and Che? You want politics removed from this aspect, strange how you ignore the wretched politics introduced here. 🤔

I was NOT talking about whoever you keep mentioning. I was talking about the sole act of kneeling. I've seen F1 drivers kneel. 

13 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

Follow-up for when @jeanieCZ decides to answer:

 

Sorry for not responding immediately, I also have other things to do  

What about that tweet? Kaepernick yelling that police should be abolished? I already said how I feel about that   (that is disagree)

12 hours ago, Jo&Ryan said:

We’re just traveling to it!! 2 hours away, fun 🙄 we’ll keep updated! Hopefully is just an error. Husband is pissed! Lol

LOL indeed :p

I hope now, post-interview, you both are laughing! And enjoying his GC

7 minutes ago, Pooley said:

Yes, it is ridiculous. I'm ready to be done dealing with immigration already lol. But we still have the ROC and then actual citizenship. Hopefully it all goes by fast!

At leasst you're not alone in this and believe me, immigration is a topic in other countries, too, not just the US. Hopefully our actual lives get affected as little as possible by all that BS. 

Good luck!

5 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

You said: "People in this country need to stop getting offended all the time by actions of others." without even addressing the issues presented. Sure, that's expressing an opinion, but it's unequivocally telling people how to think. 

What I meant is that actions of others reflect their thinking and beliefs and are not a reason for one to feel personally attacked. I apologize.

5 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

 

You also said you, as a foreigner, thought it was an act of humility -- maybe you can explain how the actions by this person is humility when it draws attention to themselves and away from the national anthem and team sport, neither which is about *them* and their personal political causes.

I already said I was talking aout the good cause and not about the aggressive moronic ways that are being used as a cover by some. Maybe I'm just naive. 

5 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

 

I don't speak for those who are "offended" by the moronic kneeling, but I absolutely understand why they are, and I, myself, dislike the sideshow spectacle because the point of the NFL is about football, not about one's personal political views taking center stage. I also know the suggestion that this sideshow has anything to do with what we're told it does is simply a lie because of what they promote. 

Public figures always used their popularity to promote an idea, haven't they? And when would be a better time to do so than when all the cameras are on them? It owuld be nice if we could remove politics from so many areas of our lives, wouldn't it? But well, even your signature is political, so :p I guess everyone finds a podium they think is suitable to their cause  

2 hours ago, whiterose123 said:

Do we really need to bring all the K1 paperwork to the interview? I thought we were over with that at this point 😕 

Sounds ridiculous, right? Just like the K1 interview - I brought everything they asked for and they looked at less than half of it :p 

Well, I will bring it, even if I think it's nonsense. But I definitely don't want to be denied or get delays because I didn't bring sth they asked me to bring. Just hang it there, it will get better!

I see people reacting with suspicion to that 1000 dollar sum. It's NOT USD but Jamaican dollars. It equals 7USD 5cents. Must be fraud. 

2 hours ago, Chee88 said:

Hi, 

I'm a Japanese girl and I got engaged with my American girlfriend.

Now I am in the US with Visitor visa to work on the document together with my partner.

My partner is not good at paper work and full-time job so I research while she's at work.

I was checking many topics here.

However, I haven't seen any same-sex couple information so I just wanted to know if there's any or not.

I just want to be connected with people in the same situation and if anyone can give me some tips about it, I feel great and I really appreciate it.

 

I'm looking forward to hear from you.

Thank you!!

 

The K-1 makes no difference between same sex and opposite sex couples. Me (female) and my now wife had no problems whatsoever  

It would be helpful if you fill in your timeline so ppl here can give you better tailored advice. 

Good luck!

2 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

You told us that these divisions are reason enough to kneel.. except these divisions were sown and amplified by these people. So, no.

I have expressed my opinions. That is not the same as telling others how to think about sth. 

I believe one can be patriotic and love their country but at the same time recognize there are matters in said country that could be better. I feel (this is expressing a personal opinion, again) that if I were to express disagreement with what's wrong in my country by not standing for the flag but kneeling, which I perceive as an act of humility, I would actually feel the flag compells me to do so. Note that none of this involves political calculations, own interest, wiping one's butt with the flag or burning it, breaking into stores, tearing down statues, any aggression against anybody etc etc.

@Voice of Reason Have you lived outside of the US?

@yuna628 "As long as we're talking about respecting the flag, I'd assume that some of ya'll would get really angry and bring attention and awareness to the very awful practice of wearing the flag as thongs and bikinis, shoes, tshirts with various offensive slogans, sweat rags, towels, kleenax, cakes, sex toys, and toilet seats." 

Interesting point. I would like to know what @Voice of Reason and @Burnt Reynolds think about that. 

1 minute ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

No you're not, you've already told us how to think about it. 

You can think that. However, if it were true, I wouldn't be here, reading and responding. 

1 minute ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

 

I have the service flag from my father's casket when he died, and we have it proudly in a glass encasing with his service picture (which is also on his grave). I'm not the moral proselytizing type, so I have no qualms with idiots protesting the flag or anthem (from a rights perspective), but I'm smart enough to know that simultaneous stunts wearing pig-cop socks and the Castro/Che promoting stuff along with kneeling for the anthem has zero to do with "police" issues, they're using their job as a platform for being piles of trash to the country they live in (and in the case of Kaepernick also trashing white people, people who adopted him and helped give him the opportunity he has), and there's no sympathizing with millionaire crybabies trying to wedge American society.

I definitely was neither promoting, nor defending pig-cop socks and/or Castro/Che. I was only talking about expressing support. 

If there's a way for ppl in this country to find a way to live in peace, it's not through trashing one another. So I definitely don't support any such actions. 

1 minute ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

Many of us just watch American football for the sport (which really goes for any other sport), not to watch people politically grandstand and behave like ten year old edgelord morons.

I also like to watch sports - I watched the US Open tennis and saw Naomi Osaka wear facemasks with the names of people recently killed. Did I think it was okay? Yes, because she wanted attention for the fact that people lost their life. And I do believe that deserves attention. 

Then I saw Osaka's boyfriend during the finals, wearing a T-shirt that read "defund police" (or sth similar, I don't remember exactly). Did I think that was okay? No, because calling for defunding of police means one picked a side and its aggression delutes the message. 

Just now, HRQX said:

The point is about the airline boarding procedures at that airport. But it could also be that the OP of that thread is misinformed about said procedures.

The thread says before traveling to US one needs clearance of the US Embassy in Prague? 

I looked up https://www.mzv.cz/washington/en/consular_information/coronavirus_the_czech_government_has.html

1 minute ago, HRQX said:

The wife of the OP of that thread has decided to instead go to Warsaw airport. An alternative is to go to Dublin or Shannon, Ireland where there is CBP Preclearance.

That thread is about a Czech citizen wanting to travel to the US (and back) on ESTA. I am currently in the US waiting for my AOS interview and have a EAD/AP combocard. Seems a different situation, or am I missing sth?

9 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Not on the card. Did you also get the following info graphic with the combo card?

Ah, that. I have got that indeed - I guess I didn't think about it and the "ready lane" thingie didn't mean anything to me :p 

12 minutes ago, Chancy said:

To board a flight to the US from the Schengen area, you must prove to the airline staff that you are exempted from the travel ban proclamation because you are a spouse of a US citizen.  Having AP may not be enough.  Your marriage certificate may not be enough proof either because it may not show that your spouse is in fact a US citizen.

 

Your spouse's proof of citizenship plus your marriage certificate would prove that you are a spouse of a US citizen, therefore exempted from the travel ban.

 

Thank you, this is helpful  

Sweet sticky coconut rice with mango!

2 hours ago, Johnny Black said:

Thanks for everyone's input. Just hoping for the best.

When are you going to talk to the doctor? 

Good luck!

20 hours ago, Pooley said:

My AOS interview is this Thursday morning (9-24-20) in Boise, Idaho and I'm starting to get nervous. I have a huge binder with everything in it.

1. All K-1, Affidavit of Support, and AOS paperwork I've ever sent/received

2. Proof of income (my and hubby's paystubs/letter of employment/last year tax returns)

3. Mine, my hubby's, and my children's birth certificates/passports/social security cards

4. Our certified copy of marriage certificate and my divorce decree from previous husband

5. A few pictures of our wedding and us together since he's moved here

6. Deed from our house we bought together, utility bills with our names on it

 

Anything I'm missing or need/should add? What have been the typical questions asked lately? Any tips? Thank you!!

Sounds like you prepared well. Believe you got this, good luck!  

On 10/27/2016 at 5:19 PM, Harpa Timsah said:

We need to establish a voter intimidation gang, I mean, a volunteer anti-voter-fraud poll watching force.

Very applicable this year, too :p 

1 hour ago, JFH said:

Anyone who kneels for the flag has obviously never been presented with a folded one. 

You know this for a fact? And how does it relate to the kneeling?

I don't mean to argue. My point is this: Obviously, I am a foreigner, so I don't feel about the US flag the same way a person born in the US does. But I am here to learn. You can either explain your points (which might help me to start understanding things), or post stuff that only insiders understand (which will not teach me anything). Having said that, I know you don't have to educate me or anybody and that's fine. 

Then kneeling/respect for flag/expression of one's support/protest is a complex topic....also a matter of opinion. Which is why if you don't elaborate, I can't but not understand. 

One can argue that ppl should respect the flag no matter what. I would argue that ppl are free to express their opinions. 

No offence taken and none intended. 

24 minutes ago, Fr8dog said:

You don't "need" it. Some people like to go the path of the least resistance. If you run into an officer who is ill informed or has a bad day, it may quickly establish you are the spouse of a US citizen / LPR  and need to be let into the country and save you a trip into secondary.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspension-entry-immigrants-nonimmigrants-certain-additional-persons-pose-risk-transmitting-2019-novel-coronavirus/

Though the argument could be made that having photocopies with you proofs nothing if the officer really wants to be a hard ###. It boils down to a personal choice.

Do keep in mind that you also need to check state laws for the US airport you will be using. I know New York and New Jersey have some restrictions but do not know if how that pertains to international air travel. (don't feel like googling it either)

 

Airport staff should just swipe the card or enter the number during check-inn and that would establish enough.

Thanks for the explanation

I guess I just wish there were clear rules and one wouldn't be at will of an officer who might have a bad day, that's just ridiculous. 

21 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

You won't need it because you'll be traveling with your USC spouse.

How do you know that? As a matter of fact, I will NOT travel with my spouse. 

21 minutes ago, Chancy said:

If you were not traveling with your spouse, the airline staff could argue that the Schengen Area proclamation does not specify an exemption for aliens with AP and deny you from boarding.

 

I still don't understand how does my spouse's proof of UCS affect this? 

Please, I'm just trying to understand things. If you care to explain, then I'll be grateful! It is not helpful if you don't address my question tho (no offence). 

1 minute ago, Chancy said:

 

You only need it if you are not traveling with your spouse.

 

 

Can you explain to me why do I need it?

@Jo&Ryan

Hi, when do you have the interview? I'm curious to hear how it went if you would keep us posted