TBoneTX

Sorry, but no. Cover your backside, every time in every way, until you have your Certificate of Naturalization in your hands.

Thread is moved from the K-1 Progress subforum to the Working & Traveling forum.

Biden Cleverly Distracts From Civil War By Starting World War [...] "It's time to bomb Iran!" said the President to a bowl of melted ice cream on his nightstand. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-cleverly-distracts-from-civil-war-by-starting-world-war

Mike Lindell Arrives In Texas To Build A MyPillow Border Wall [...] The pillow mogul, left with millions of units in unsold inventory due to being boycotted by mainstream retail outlets, vowed to put his pillows to good use by constructing an impenetrable but luxuriously soft barrier to prevent illegal migrants from entering the country. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/mike-lindell-arrives-in-texas-to-build-a-mypillow-border-wall

Lauren Boebert's Chances of Returning to Congress Look Bleak [...] Colorado Politics reported that during a debate in Fort Lupton last week, Boebert finished an embarrassing fifth in a straw poll among likely Republican voters. [...] https://redstate.com/benkew/2024/01/29/lauren-boeberts-chances-of-returning-to-congress-look-absolutely-dismal-n2169384

Karine Grey-Poupon strikes again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karine Jean-Pierre Completely Bungles Condolences for Three Killed U.S. Soldiers [...] Do you know who you shouldn't send out to comment when you're stumbling for a response? That would be Karine Jean-Pierre, the worst press secretary since the invention of the position. While appearing on MSNBC, she managed to both bungle giving condolences to and insult the service of the deceased. [...] https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/01/29/karine-jean-pierre-bungles-mention-of-three-killed-us-soldiers-insults-their-service-n2169362

The Planet Is Saved Now: Climate Lunatics Throw Soup on the Mona Lisa Climate activists are convinced that human irresponsibility has led to catastrophic warming of the planet, to the extent that people are starving. But now they've hit on a solution: deface the world's great artworks with soup. On Sunday, the Mona Lisa got the treatment, and I feel cooler already. [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/01/28/the-planet-is-saved-now-climate-lunatics-throw-soup-on-the-mona-lisa-n4925914

I've Been Identifying Ilhan Omar as 'D-Mogadishu' for Years. It Turns Out I Was Right. [...] on Sunday, a video appeared on X showing Omar telling a Somali crowd that they all were "Somalis first, Muslims second." Nothing about being Americans. And that was the least jarring and offensive part of the speech. [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/01/29/ive-been-identifying-ilhan-omar-as-d-mogadishu-for-years-it-turns-out-i-was-right-n4925922

Denver is Collapsing Under the Weight of the Migrant Crisis [...] NBC News is reporting that the situation in Denver has become increasingly dire. The city is far smaller than Gotham, with a population a little over 700,000, but it has become one of the most popular destinations for migrants leaving the southern border. They've taken in almost 40.000 migrants in the past year, the equivalent of more than 5% of their population. They have run out of places to house them all and will soon begin limiting how long migrants can stay for free in designated shelters. Even worse, the migrants have overrun the city's hospitals and medical clinics. They are running out of money, medical supplies, and the workers they need to tend to an army of new, non-paying patients. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/01/28/denver-is-collapsing-under-the-weight-of-the-migrant-crisis-n607953

~~~~~~~~ New York Times Discovers Southerners Have Gas Stations With Restaurants Attached Here's some breaking news from the New York Times: a new photography book serves up proof that Southerners will often grab a meal and get gas at the same place. [...] https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/01/29/new-york-times-discovers-southerners-have-gas-stations-with-restaurants-attached-n2392332

If you haven't yet seen Taibbi's article linked in the third paragraph, it's worthwhile. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Twitter Files" Reporter Matt Taibbi Uncovers Plot To Stop Trump, Democracy Be Damned [...] As Taibbi outlines, the Democrat establishment is already engaged in a systematic effort to ensure that Biden remains in the White House beyond 2024. One part of this effort is the series of lawsuits in a number of states to remove Trump from the ballot. Another is ensuring that Biden has no serious primary threat – something which has, according to Taibbi's sources, been accomplished through threatening would-be challengers. [...] https://amac.us/newsline/society/twitter-files-reporter-matt-taibbi-uncovers-plot-to-stop-trump-democracy-be-damned/

UNRWA is worse than you think This is the story of UNRWA – the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. On Friday, it announced that it was investigating allegations that 12 of its employees in Gaza took part in the Hamas pogrom of 7 October. Israel alleges that these UNRWA staff, people literally on the payroll of the UN, carried out acts including abduction, distributing ammunition, coordinating attacks and actual murder. UNRWA says it has dismissed the suspects and is investigating the claims. [...] https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/01/29/unrwa-is-worse-than-you-think/

This guy is dead-nuts on target. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Trump Will Win So, who really believes Joe Biden and his running dogs in the liberal media when they say things are actually OK? What tiny percentage of Americans are they talking to? [...] https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-will-win/

Biden, Iran and Three Dead Americans [...] three Americans were killed and 25 wounded at a U.S. base in Jordan near the Syrian border. The question now is what will the Commander in Chief do about it? [...] https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-iran-and-three-dead-americans-syria-jordan-houthi-strike-red-sea-36e46f4c?mod=opinion_lead_pos1

The Texans aren't in it, so I don't really care. I probably won't even watch it.

The instant I heard about this, years ago, I knew that it would be a total cluster. Leave it to Bidementia to nationalize it. How many of us just in this forum would it affect? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Independent Contractor' Rule Latest Dumpster Fire Exported From California A 339-page Department of Labor rule – you can always count on the federal government to keep it pithy – would make it much harder to be an independent contractor or freelance worker in America. Created to replace a simpler Trump-era rule, it's modeled on AB5, a disastrous 2019 California law that made independent contracting and freelance work so hard to do that it effectively outlawed it in the Golden State. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/29/independent_contractor_rule_latest_dumpster_fire_exported_from_california.html

Thrilling Monday report, see man: Lunch was the remaining 2 corn dogs from Two Guys week, ingest we man. Went to visit Uncle T-B., casa-bound senior he man. Helped him identify his tax 1099s, identify we man. Helped to purge Many00 recent account statements from stale ones, take latter to shred we man. Related findings about new CDs, interest rates slowly dropping from Many% to Many% man. Deposited 2 of his checks in bank, $Many,000* man. *seemingly a lot but peanuts when compared with our daily POTS** income, $i man **buy yours today at a handsome 0.0000001% off full retail, whee man! Went to Costco Business Center, travel we man. Got only one unplanned item, disciplined we man. Total expenditure = $Many, disciplined we man. Din-din was Costco chicken salad slathered inside the remaining Many (2+2) hot dog buns from Two Guys week, ingest we man. Siesta'd next to already-zzz-ing miu, hijack-bedding miu man. Miu did not awaken and leave, mildly surprising man. Miu is already hard at work re-miu-hairing our newly warshed blanket, that's what mius do man. Curbsided the garbage, domestic we man. Uninhibited party with the rubias later, nonstop day of cavorting we man.

Maybe he's exaggerating the value of his creation or has suboptimal business/P.R. acumen. Oh, well; maybe someone with deep pockets will read that news article and get excited.

Even as a lifelong USC, I do the same with jury-service summons. Whether I postal-mail or scan/e-mail my exemption form, I'll hold a copy until the court clerk responds with an OK. Fortunately, my county is good about sending "received; you're excused; you need do nothing more" responses. If an LPR gets a jury summons, I recommend the same procedure. Boo-boos happen, and it wouldn't look too good if an LPR opened his door to a Sheriff serving him a bench warrant for failure to appear for jury duty (!).

An unrelated post was split from this thread and moved to the K-1 Process forum.

True, and not only platinum cards. I had one airline-miles credit card and one gasoline credit card that had extremely strong anti-fraud algorithms attached (I learned the hard way). I had to call to get these loosened, and it took a lot of convincing, including my having to speak with supervisors. There's a balance between safety and being able to use one's cards, and I can see both sides of the issue.

Perhaps, if it's made out to "USCIS" instead of "Dept. of Homeland Security" or whatever is instructed.

Thread is moved from the K-3 Process forum to the CR-1 Process forum. Welcome to the forum, and congratulations! Atop every VJ page is a tab called Guides. Look for the I-130 instructions and those for the CR-1 visa. You'll benefit from becoming an "A" student of the entire immigration process. Read carefully, interpret instructions literally, and answer questions completely & honestly. Good luck!

The above post was split from an unrelated thread and was moved to the proper forum. Personal information was removed. You must meet in person within 2 years before you file the I-129F petition -- there are no exceptions. You must have financial wherewithal to support a new immigrant, or find a financial cosponsor. See the tab atop every VJ page, "Guides," for what you need to do to fulfill the requirements. The process is lengthy, unpleasant, and expensive. Good luck with your health issues.

Several of the payment options run the risk of being rejected, so maybe it's a matter of preference regarding which to use.