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And it would be really good if Congress also passed a "no AOS from tourist visas" reform.

Or when you have no body parts left, whichever happens first.

I (a USC) had to wait about 8 months from application to conditional approval. Then, no appointments were available in Houston for at least 4 months (it's tedious to search). I finally scheduled one in Brownsville, TX, to coincide with my trip to the area. I was approved at the interview (very nice CBP agent). It was on a Wednesday in mid-December 2024. My new Global Entry card was in my mailbox at home on the next Monday! Holy mackerel.

Sheesh... you should strive to remain in as few pieces as possible! My philosophy is, "If I'm healthy enough to exercise, I'm healthy enough NOT to." So there.

I sure hope that the rich Middle Eastern moguls who apply will be vetted and re-re-revetted for whether they support Islamic terrorists.

And hopefully this won't immediately clog up USCIS as the DACA program did.

Sam's smacks of Walmart. I like Costco for their monthly specials and high quality. Hard to resist buying more than what I went for. The only Buc-ee's that I ever went into, the bathroom was the worst disaster ever. Turned me off.

They have to play while standing on their heads, because they're in the Southern Hemisphere.

This one is obviously NOT a rubia, see and no and man!

Who said it was decent, huh and visit your optometrist man. Hi -- my name is Foxxie, and I'm a natural rubia, si man. I will love your cat, eat whatever we can get cheapest from anywhere, and eagerly accompany you to every ES and GS (and MS) within a day's drive, si man. I am Many years old (a JC), height-weight-proportionate at Many'Many" and Many lbs., and my measurements are Many-Many-Many, si man. Unlike anyone else with whom you associate, I am proficient in and diligent with P-Math, oj tak. Finally, I recognize that Central Chimpanzees are the consummate primate and that Charles needs poo flung on him, si man.

Country-specific thread is moved from General Immigration Discussion to the Asia: South regional forum.

I would like to know the name of one Rugby player who has his own full set of teeth.

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1. Astros 2. Texans 3. Rockets No one

HEB is good, probably second-cheapest after Aldi and far more stocked. HEB typically has a store-label equivalent for most products, indistinguishable in quality and taste from the name-brand labels. They have a LOT of good coupons hanging off the store shelves: "Buy this & this, get this free," or very good discounts. https://www.heb.com The only thing that I hate about HEB is all the personal shoppers gathering curbside orders. The miserable carts are as tall as the Empire State Building and block the aisles.

Wednesday! Time for our Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== IMPORTANT THOUGHTS It says, "Press Any Key to Continue." Where's the "Any" key? I'm still trying to get my head around the fact that "Take Out" can mean food, dating, or murder. Norway is a great place. However, although they have many Fjords, there are far fewer Chjevrolets. I skipped the gym today and put a fitted sheet on my bed instead. I saw this guy today at Starbucks. No iPhone, no tablet, no laptop. He just sat there drinking coffee. Like a psychopath. Life is short. Make sure you spend as much time as possible on the Internet, arguing with strangers about politics. I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose-fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose-fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up to begin with.

Thrilling Tuesday-on-Wednesday report, see man: Mini-B. complained of sore throat but went to skool anyway, order we man wee man man. Took Mama T-B. to doctor, chauffeur we man senior she man man. Stopped first to get 2 crucial grocery items, seemingly thoughtful we man. We were 1 minute late in picking up Mama T-B., yell yell YELL senior she man. After doc, Mama T-B. did fund lunch for us via downstairs bistro, eat free we man. We actually left after only Many hours, Mama T-B. exhausted man. Lunch (taken to casa) was roasted chicken breast, rice pilaf, parrots/keys, chicken-something soup, & pumpkin pie, ingest all but the pie* we man. *saved for Mini-B. along with 2 other desserts from Mama T-B., si man Corresponded with several JCs, correspond we man. Siesta'd for an hour, zzz we man. Mini-B. felt OK upon skool pick-up, OK wee man man. Din-din was shepherd's pie from Aldi, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. desserted on a pie from Mama T-B., ingest additionally wee man man. Up-signed Uncle T-B. for an excellent CD, financially savvy we-on-behalf-of-senior-he-man man. Took Many (2+1) calls from Mama T-B. grousing about minutiae and prescriptions, man. Pestered Mini-B. to finish his infernal Science hoamwurk, delay interminably wee man man. Mini-B. again got to bed at midnight, no wonder he has a sore throat man. We're ready to confiscate his phone, stays up for hours on it after lights-out man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Must grocery multiple places for Mama T-B. on Wednesday, picky senior she man man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Thread is moved from General Immigration Discussion to the US Citizenship main forum.

Don't panic if it's merely an online-status change. Wait for official communication.

Finally! Woo-hoo! [Note to T-B.'s self: Jokes worked again... jokes worked again...] Relax. Study the questions. To help with both, see this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

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