Gumbolette

hi there fellow Vj's...
I'm just wondering if a tattoo can be a possible reason for you to have a
fail med results? I am planning to have a very little tattoo of our names, but
I wouldn't have it if that would be one of the reasons that might affect my future medical
examinations.
does anyone have any when they had your med exam and yet it didn't hurt the results?
thanks for your future replies.

OMG GUYS!!!!
 
My Sister is APPROVED 3/11/2020
 
ANYONE ELSE RECEIVED APPROVAL PRIORITY DATE JUNE 2019?

OMG GUYS!!!!
 
My Sister is APPROVED 3/11/2020
 
ANYONE ELSE RECEIVED APPROVAL PRIORITY DATE JUNE 2019?

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An expedite of a PD is not possible.
It can actually cause a considerable wait if she does so as an LPR. If they approve the expedite on the I-130, she still needs to wait for the PD to become current. However, she will have less time covered by CSPA....she might age out from F2A to F2B. That will add several years to her timeline.
This can be avoided if the mother naturalizes before she turns 21. But it's an unnecessary risk.
 
Once the mother becomes a USC, then an expedite on the I-130 makes sense. There's no longer a wait for the PD to become current.
An expedite would be needed again at the NVC/embassy stage.
 
As for whether or not she qualifies for an expedite, that depends on the circumstances. There's no issue with requesting an expedite if you believe the case meets the criteria. Every expedite decision is discretionary. Worst thing is they say no.
I will just note that expedite for medical reasons of the beneficiary is quite difficult. It typically requires evidence of the condition and that they cannot obtain sufficient treatment abroad.
And as noted above, showing that she won't become a public charge may or may not be more difficult.

Just NEVER spoil your partners, they'll turn into one big pain in the $$$ and big brats.

Woohoo!!! visa just delivered at my house. Mom was such a drama queen, crying in tears after everything she went through with this process, specially her nightmare at St.Lukes.
Thank you all for your responses.
Thank you!
Yes indeed! Sakin na pulutan.

Mom passed the interview... The consul only asked her two questions:
1. Who is your petitioner?
2. how often do you talk with your daughter?
..then babam! Stamped and she was told to go ahead and confirm the delivery shipping address of her visa at window 39(?)!
THANK YOU Jesus!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH MY DEAREST VJ FRIENDS WHO HAD HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY IN THIS LONG AND WINDING JOURNEY! It would have been a lot harder without y'all guidance in the entire time! Im wishing everyone to have a smooth and speedy process from here on out!

I did fill it out with my name. Better safe than sorry. you know they have "ways" to know things they want to know.

yep. I always have cover sheet of what's in the packet.

I've been here for close to 5 years this November,and I have been back to the Philippines once since I moved to the US permanently. Even before I moved to the US, I was not as festive like any other Filipinos maybe in the country. It's not until Im on the the brink of my 2nd year in the states I started meeting Filipinos in the surrounding areas. But you always learn it the hard way that its your own roots can do such damaging things to yourself. (Gossiping, backstabbing, and "trying to keep up with the Jones") I've always mind my own business anyway but I gave myself the chance to be acquainted to the Filipino culture and share it with fellow Filipinos in the area but I was pretty disappointed with the outcome.I threw my hands up in the air, and say...Fuss it! I have my white and black friends.
My ex-husband was never truly excited of Filipino culture and its traditions. So it was pretty hard to share events and occasions with him which made me even just shrug off any Philippine holidays. I came from a family who celebrates "notche Buena' (night dinner) by Christmas eve, to only me and him --eating in Olive Garden the night before Christmas.
Needless to say, Its important to have Friends esp a group of people that understands and share your own culture. Once you have that circle, choose the ones that you think you can trust, and values friendship. These people are the ones that can make you feel "home" away from home. I am blessed to have few but quality friends to celebrate few Philippine events.

OK....

After holding the line for 50 freaking mins, finally talked to an immigration officer.. and guess what?...... APPROVED!!!!
Only 4 business days after applying for Expedite processing, my mom's paperwork got approved!
I'm so excited, because I get to have my mom here when I deliver.
"On November 25, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283."

I had a magic jack and tried the new magic jack plus but they sucked so I returned them. I use google voice in conjunction with an OBI 110, google voice is free, the OBI you can buy on Amazon or a few other place, you do need internet for this setup and the modem or a router to plug a CAT 5 cable in (no computer needed). With this you can call totally free to those you gave an OBI or any phone in the USA or Canada. I have one at home that I have plugged into the phone jack in my house so all my phone work, and I brought one to the Phils with me and left it there. You don't need one stateside to call out, but they work so great, calls are free and voice quality is excellent so why would not. My magic jack now sits in a box not being used, the OBI is that much clearer and extremely easy to setup. You couldn't pay me to go back to a Magic Jack (Plus).
And yes you have a record of calls on google voice.

we use magic jack as well... we talk endlessly without other charges

ive now provided 2 links to back up my statements... the best you can come up with is "are you smoking pot".
im just gonna leave it at that because arguing with someone like you is pointless and doesnt help the OP at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have to wait until an option is available that says "" if you wish to speak to an agent..." You probably gave up too early on those automated options that correspond a number.
Since you (and I, yes I am too) are way pass the biometrics appointment scheduling processing time, You will need to speak to an agent so they can give you a reference number that would mean you have called them, and VSC will probably going to dig your file and resurface it. I have called them 3 times in separate occasion and all they told me is to WAIT, send an email to the email address they gave me to follow up my own case.
Now, they have given me this direct email to follow up VSC, BUT, you have to call them first and get a reference code before you send an email to this email address (that is how I was told). email is, VSC.NCSCFollowup@uscis.dhs.gov if within 21 days, you didn't receive anything from them., call them again.
I have been waiting for my biometrics appointment over 2 months now, and I haven't heard anything from USCIS since I received my NOA.
The NOA you received for your wife will serve as an extension of her expired green card for 1 year, and YES! she can travel outside of the US and come back with no problems.
I just got back from a trip to the Philippines, (didn't have my biometrics done) with only the NOA and expired GC with me. I never had problems on coming back.

lol... we all can't have the best of both worlds Kirsten. Dealt with computer engineering and here I am babysitting.
Isn't it funny.

A patient came to my office to talk about an incident he was almost too embarrassed to discuss. He had recently visited a prostitute, and was ashamed of this behavior. He had been making many positive changes in his life after recovering from alcoholism and divorce. It became clear that what had triggered his episode was a failed attempt to use online dating to find a girlfriend.
I've started telling some of my patients to avoid online dating. Some people react to the frequent rejections and disappointments with depression or cynicism. Negative feelings can trigger relapses into dysfunctional behaviors. I believe online dating is risky for people with a history of depression, addiction or relationship problems, and I believe it may present a special risk for men.
Of the dozens of online dating stories I've heard, most have been negative. I've only known a few happy couples who met on dating websites or through personal ads. But why has something that seemed like such a good idea when it was first invented proved so often to be a disappointment, or worse? Doesn't a dating website allow you to preview possible mates through photos and profiles, cutting down on the possibility of mismatches? To my knowledge, there has been little scientific research done on online dating, so what I'm going to say is based on observation and basic theories of human behavior:
Online dating raises the stakes for rejection, especially for men. When a man goes to a bar and strikes up a conversation with a woman, he knows there's a possibility she has no interest in dating at all. If she rejects him, it's easy for him to say to himself "Maybe this just wasn't the right time." When a man gets rejected by someone on a dating website, he's not likely to make such a rationalization, since the woman has explicitly stated she is looking for dates or a mate.
Some people easily bounce back from rejection and others don't.
It's important to remember that many people join dating websites without really wanting to find a relationship (or even dates)-these sites are full of voyeurs and exhibitionists who only want to view or be viewed by others (perhaps this is why one popular website came up with the advertising slogan "It's Okay to Look"). It's difficult to screen out these people. In addition, many people use online dating as a way to "test the waters" after a bad break-up; they don't really want romance but want to get back in the habit of going on dates, or just want to get out of the house as a distraction from their troubles. (And of course, there are some women who only want to get taken out to dinner at a nice restaurant--which is why I advise men not to take women out to dinner on first dates).
A man who isn't conventionally handsome or doesn't immediately present well for some other reason doesn't have the option on a dating website of first starting a platonic friendship with a woman and seeing where it leads. Sometime a woman who isn't immediately attracted to a man will later fall in love with him, if they spend time together that allows her to see what he's really like. The nuances and ambiguities that make life interesting are eliminated from online dating, which emphasizes the immediate and the superficial.
The attraction of many men to online dating is the notion that it "saves time." But a relationship isn't something you can select from a catalog. Sometimes, it develops slowly or unexpectedly. This can happen online, but not on a dating website. Once the interaction is put in the category of dating, the pressure is on. People start evaluating each other with checklists. This doesn't serve men or women well.
I'm acquainted with a recently married couple who met online. They didn't meet on a dating website--they met on a poetry website, where they became friends. Later, they both joined another poetry website, where they wrote poems to each other and also made more friends. Eventually they met in person. They had developed their relationship through sharing their emotions in creative expressions. They had each seen how the other interacted with others on the site. Their creative expressions revealed far more about each of them to the other than would have been possible through the rigid and often silly templates and questionnaires used by many dating websites. When they finally met in person, sparks flew.
Men often believe the biggest risk of online dating is finding out that the woman has lied about her age or weight, thus wasting their time. However, I believe the biggest risk for men in online dating is the loss of self esteem. It's men who do the asking in dating, so it's men who often end up feeling the most rejected. That's why meeting women through more casual ways, such as through shared activities or conversations at social events or even at work (tread carefully) is more natural and less likely to trigger depression, substance abuse relapses or other problems. Getting to know people takes time, but it usually leads to better results.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beyond-don-juan/201107/can-online-dating-make-you-depressed

Congratulations Tina. After all the hard work, patience for handful of delays and obstacles you and your honey surpassed, this is the day when God scheduled your eternal happiness that a person with good heart deserves.
I wish you all the best as you continue your journey in this road called life. Welcome to United States.

It's because of the attitude of...
"Dapat ako lang sa Tate, bakit ka din andito?!" Hmp!

"if you're trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down on you anyhow. And if you're trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone."
-Mitch Albom

...or its because nobody is telling them that they are never, and will never be, a millimeter near from that word.
This creature is such a conceited mammal, and who ever thinks he's great should be stone to death and be buried somewhere which is unknown to men.
Now, I need me some drink.

oh! I remember, someone in this forum is a god and knows everything. "many doctors in the Philippines are quacks" that's like saying most of the Americans are a-hole. hmm reminds me of someone familiar.
Thanks to the quack doctors that learned through Philippine education system, for you can concur that your wife is a quack nurse.
It's amazing how you can see potholes about my country yet again you keep coming back.

...or its because nobody is telling them that they are never, and will never be, a millimeter near from that word.
This creature is such a conceited mammal, and who ever thinks he's great should be stone to death and be buried somewhere which is unknown to men.
Now, I need me some drink.

oh! I remember, someone in this forum is a god and knows everything. "many doctors in the Philippines are quacks" that's like saying most of the Americans are a-hole. hmm reminds me of someone familiar.
Thanks to the quack doctors that learned through Philippine education system, for you can concur that your wife is a quack nurse.
It's amazing how you can see potholes about my country yet again you keep coming back.

oh! I remember, someone in this forum is a god and knows everything. "many doctors in the Philippines are quacks" that's like saying most of the Americans are a-hole. hmm reminds me of someone familiar.
Thanks to the quack doctors that learned through Philippine education system, for you can concur that your wife is a quack nurse.
It's amazing how you can see potholes about my country yet again you keep coming back.