mam521

Sailor. Definitely a sailor.

Isn't this a bit of Groundhog Day? You've asked about filing outside of the 90 day window, about your brother as a joint sponsor, etc in your previous threads. Why start a new one with similar questions instead of continuing your others?

Disagree. Plenty of coffee varietals and roasts, just like there are plenty of varietals and blends of teas. Wine. Beautiful, full bodied reds.

Ugh...I wandered over to let the EZFiber worker that was digging 2 doors down that all the houses along our side of the street have underground sprinklers. As turned around to walk back home, I wasn't paying attention and didn't notice that the neighbor's sprinkler head hadn't receded into the body like it should have and I smashed my big toe into the pop up, taking a chunk of skin out at the top of the nail bed. It was bleeding onto my flip flop. Bled through one bandaid in short order. Had to pivot bandaid strategies, exchanging a fabric bandaid with cute narwhals for a second skin NextCare plastic bandaid so I don't bleed through my shoe. Had to pivot shoe selection too. Ouch ouch ouch...😭

Nope but it's starting to look like Christmas...ordered fabrics today to make stockings for the residence dwelling young adults up in Canada. Kid1 is visiting in November, so I have to have them complete before she heads back up!

How long did that take for you guys? Simply curious as I'd imagine the Civil Division is a busy place! In the OP's case, they may not even be able to change the spousal name because it looks like you have to preemptively decide you're going to change your name before marriage in Switzerland. Maybe its different for international marriages, but I dunno.

Others can chime in, but if I were in your shoes, I'd probably secure the L1b first. Why? Because it secures you under your own, independent status on a visa type that is considered dual intent and one where you can travel. IIRC, O visas aren't dual intent; L1's are. I know you're adjusting off of your partner's EB, but once that I-485 is filed, you can't leave the country unless you either have the L1 or advanced parole. You are a bit luckier because you will be the lone man out, able to travel straight away. If you have kids, you may want to put them on L2 status for this reason, as well. As for the 90 day rule, it doesn't apply to USCIS. It's a DoS thing. It doesn't matter anyway for 2 reasons. 1. Your L1 is a dual intent visa. 2. Immigrant intent has already been established by your partner having the approved I-140. I can't comment to the Deferred Inspection site. You could probably call and ask but I always went across the border when I was on my L1 and required some sort of servicing.

Changing one's name is actually rather involved, especially when it's in 2 countries. If your partner changes their name now, they need to change their name in their home country first so they can get a new passport to continue the immigration journey in the US. From there, it will be changing all documentation in the US and remember, everything up until now that has been filed with USCIS has been in your partner's maiden name. I see Switzerland as your partner's home country. From what I can see online, have you registered your marriage with the Swiss Registry? This is important to do, irrespective of name change. From there, if a name change is desired, it has to take place in the civil registry before any new documentation, like a passport, can be obtained.

A photo of the CC but the claim is security measures and fraud prevention? Giving someone your CC to show as proof of purchase and fraud prevention isn't sketchy, either? I might have flown Delta in 2003. I think I'll definitely pass after seeing this.

This paying for pep rallies is ridiculous. It has no impact on me because Kid2 HATES them, but what a way for these schools to score some extra cash from something that's supposed to be uplifting for whatever team/sport/etc is being cheered on.

More like PTSD coming back to haunt you! What an immigration adventure you two had!

I have to agree. If you have managed to remove yourself from an unlucky situation, landed in Australia and have built a good life, stick with that. Commit to Australia and get yourself into a healthy financial situation where you can put your child through university and get your wife and yourself happily and comfortably into retirement. Create and fund a travel fund and visit your family in the US. Back up plans are great, but a lack of planning and commitment is inevitably going to lead to failure. Immigration is very much a privilege and absolutely not a right. By pushing the limits of what your American visa is for may blow up spectacularly in your face. The current administration is not playing games when it comes to following the rules. You may find yourself without a greencard and even worse, potentially with a travel ban to the US. You also have to think about your child in all of this - if that child activates their LPR and never moves to the US, they are on the hook for filing income taxes for the rest of their life. My kids would be pretty angry with me if I set them up for a commitment like that when they weren't old enough to have a say.

If you wouldn't mind filling out your timeline, it would help the community and help others answer questions more accurately for you. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=487891

My sister passed right out during one episode. Her partner was at work. When he couldn't get ahold of her, his gut told him to rush home. Good thing because he couldn't wake her. He tossed her into the vehicle and rushed her to hospital. She must have been super low because her little cat used to wake her up if she went low in her sleep by biting her nose. The cat's bites didn't wake her beforehand, which was unusual.

Typically not because immigration is funded by fees. Since we all know and love those fees, they should keep on churning over applications and interviews.

Diabetic knew he was low, so never should have gotten behind the wheel. But I don't disagree - cop should have called EMS. Even if he thought the guy was high on something, EMS may have needed to intervene.

100%

I might believe fuel taxes were being used for road maintenance if TxDOT didn't have so many bridges and other infrastructure listed on the NHTSA vulnerable list. Some of the major at risk bridges are on tollways, too. So where is the money being spent because it ain't on the roads. I might believe Centerpoint was using fees to invest in electric infrastructure if my whole home generator hadn't already paid for itself... 🤷‍♀️ I realize what I say is Texas specific, but yeah... 44gal/mo is a LOT for the little car we have. The MPGe conversion to make that up would have us driving an asinine amount of mileage. Agree for something like a heavy Jeep Rubicon 4xe but interestingly, heavy hybrids weighing more than the ICE counterparts but are charged the regular ICE registration fee, so if we're worried about wear and tear to the roads, why aren't they paying the difference like a full EV has to?

They already do in TX in a roundabout way. Texas is a rip off. Registration fees are $50.75 for an ICE vehicle, $400 initial, $200 successive EV registration on top of the base $50.75 fee. The $200 is supposedly to make up for lost fuel tax revenues. But I already pay fees for electric transmission and distribution and whatever else they can charge you for that isn't sales tax for electric distribution. And, if you calculate the fuel tax costs for the vehicle we have, if it were an ICE vehicle, we wouldn't spend that amount in fuel taxes.

So, even at work here, if we have MSc or PhD persons apply, one of the first things we do before interviewing them is find their dissertation, pull it and have a look at the quality of the work. When being interviewed, the person will be asked about their dissertation. If they can't even answer basic questions about their research, they're out. So, why didn't anyone on the board think to look for this man's dissertation, irrespective of hiring some firm to vet him? Wouldn't it be a red flag if you couldn't locate said dissertation? The board still interviews potential supers to narrow the list. Same goes with the one in PA. Pleading ignorance just isn't good enough. Does anyone do any sort of due diligence anymore? I do but I got told by my newest (clueless) boss that she thinks I'm negative because I ask for too much information when making decisions. Weird how I don't want the fingers pointed if something gets screwed up or I'm responsible for someone screwing up under my watch!!!

Has she cleared cookies and tried a different browser?

Food for thought - she's entering on an IR, correct? Is there any reason you don't relocate her and the kids to the US and you go back and tie up the loose ends and finish the work contract? I realize she'd be on her own, but I'm also going to guess you guys have family, etc in the US to help. December is somewhat ideal because the kids would start the new semester of school after the winter break. That's kind of the perfect time to make the transition the least interruptive to the kids as possible but get them into a routine of what's the new norm. It also means they make friends before summer break in the US.

Ha! You'll chuckle about this one. They can choose either a single name from either parent, a hyphenated name, or, if the parents have hyphenated names themselves, either a single name from one of the hyphenated names, whole hyphenated name of one parent or a mix of the hyphenated names from both parents. It's 50 shades of messed up!

I didn't change my last name. I've had my name all of my life...why change it? I also didn't want to endure the cost and hassle in 2 countries for all the reasons Crazy Cat mentions. In Canada, if you're from QC, the QC government doesn't allow spousal name changes. It's considered a "civil right" to use your surname at birth. Even if you're married outside of the province and have changed it elsewhere, for everything in the province, you have to use your birth name.

Never underestimate the strength and determination of a woman on a mission!