TBoneTX

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Chiefly rely on what pushbrk says, and include (or bring to the interview, and be prepared to discuss) a very few (= the key words) subsequent chats that confirm your continuing commitment to build a life together.

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: Mini-B. did NOT want to arise, zzz-y wee man. Neither did we, no man. A siesta was taken, partially effective zzz man. Lunch was onejar of gefilte fish*, ingest we man. *bought at the down-closing supermarket weeks ago, financially savvy we man Went to help Mama T-B., morose senior she man. Mini-B. collected his stuff and left, end of extended Two Guys week man. Din-din was onecan of Progresso chicken-noodle soup** with onecan of Costco chunk chicken, ingest we man. **bought at a previous ES, financially savvy we man A siesta was taken, effective zzz man. Dished and must de-dish the warsher, domestic we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. No major Wednesday plans except Mama T-B.'s admin work, toil we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

You're welcome. Enjoy your trip, and return here to report your experience with CBP.

That's fine. Document what you have without overwhelming the consulate with chats -- select several crucial pieces of evidence supporting your bona fide relationship and include those.

You're welcome. Once he's here, you can voluntarily visit Paris, Texas. Be sure to update your VJ timeline -- the country currently says "Armenia."

Welcome to the forum! The way you put this is interesting and also gets to the probable heart of the matter. CBP can have any criterion whatsoever for sending vehicles and pedestrians to Secondary: "every 6th car," "every out-of-state license plate," "every vehicle with a W in the license plate," and the like. At one Texas-Mexico port, I (a born USC) was sent to Secondary as part of a CBP training exercise. This took far longer than your 10 minutes. Unless they've flagged you for something, nope. In fact, your visa probably wouldn't have been renewed if you'd had something serious in your records. It certainly can be, but avoid taking it personally. The CBP agents have their own criteria, which vary daily, and they're typically stressed out most of the time (they have a tough job). If you think that you're truly being abused or distinctly treated rudely, a good response is a calm "Sir/ma'am, I'd feel more comfortable if your Shift Supervisor joined us at this point, please."

Not fun. As do many, maybe you too can pray to be reincarnated as an invertebrate.

"Proactive correction" at the consulate will take care of this. He should mention this to the staff member who collects his papers or checks him in, and then again to the consular officer. This might simply be an internal characteristic of how the DS-160 confirmation page is produced.

If it's "more" evidence, it should be "in addition" to what's already been submitted. The consulate has what you sent with the I-130. Do you have evidence from further visits that you made after submitting the I-130? Time spent together in person supersedes all else.

The Tdap is valuable. For tetanus alone, it's recommended every 10 years, and sooner if you've been injured.

Absolutely no one will care. All the best with your back issues.

...or the lamestream media.

Proactive correction during the interview always should work.

If so, then obviously an Italian restaurant!

This Friday will be Bro G's Many-year* -- si man, Many-year* -- anniversary on VJ, anniversarial Bro G man. *2 Manycades -- si man, 2 Manycades -- si man

Thrilling non-ES Monday-on-Tuesday report*, see man: *VJ down for us most of day, man Breakfasted & skoolbused Mini-B., did not want to arise at o'dark-Many we man. Breakfast was 2 hard-boiled eggs, ingest we man. Siesta'd afterward, moderately successful zzz man. Visited mini-miu, feed little orange boy we man. Mini-miu eagerly up-gobbled mini-miu glop, hungry boy man. Mini-miu sat on our lap for a full half-hour, affectionate mini-miu man. ES'd and erranded, ES and errand we man. Lunch was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Siesta'd again, partially successful zzz man. Din-din was beef taquitos from Costco, ingest Two Guys man. Took Mini-B. to park to cavort with amigos, cavorting wee men man. Read book while this occurred, parked in shade man. Then took Mini-B. to gradeskool to basketball with amigos, basketballing wee men man. Listened to NFL game during this, listen we man. Watched rest of NFL game with Mini-B., dreadful outcome man. Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. We have the luxury of adding them to this week's total or saving for next Two Guys week, luxurious we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. reported weary return from Lower Alabama (Fla. panhandle), uneventful return man. Brushed miu Many (2+1) -- si man, Many (2+1) -- times, demanding miu man. No party with the rubias, no cavort we man. Must arise at o'dark-Many to skool Mini-B., see Thrilling Tuesday report man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

Special Monday ES report, see man: Went to an ES on last day, Many% discount man. Got skunked, useless old-lady stuff man. Total = $0

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Congratulations on imminently becoming a Colonist!

Paris.

With a name like this, no wonder he's deranged.

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