Susita

Haz una busqueda aqui en VisaJourney y veras que muchos tienen problemas tambien en encontrar un cirujano civil en los EEUU quien entiende que no es necesario hacer otro examen tambien. O sea no solamente vas a enfrentar el problema de la transcripcion pero tambien eso.
Por eso mucha gente (incluyendo K-1) solo acepta las vacunas con el cirujano civil en Lima porque elimina la necesidad de hacer las transcripciones de nuevo.

I read a news piece a few years back about Japanese CEO's and white collars in general. When the company they work for doesn't do good financially they don't give themselves big fat ####### bonuses and raises. I like that concept. I would like to see it become a common thing in this country but so far it hasn't.

+1 for the picture thing. Like you pointed out....instead of having to print and mail those suckers like back in the day, now you can just post them and have relatives grab them off the net.

My babies are pretty cute though It's mostly for my extended family, friends who live far away, my in-laws and everybody in Peru, though. Sure beats printing pictures and mailing them. It's cheaper too!
Skype is also the coolest thing ever invented. My 2-year old got to chit chat in jibberish babytalk with her abuela over the weekend.

My babies are pretty cute though It's mostly for my extended family, friends who live far away, my in-laws and everybody in Peru, though. Sure beats printing pictures and mailing them. It's cheaper too!
Skype is also the coolest thing ever invented. My 2-year old got to chit chat in jibberish babytalk with her abuela over the weekend.

Returning to original topic: Mrs. T-B. (ably assisted by Mama-Mrs.-T-B.) put on a splendid birthday party for 1-year-old Mini-Bone. In short, every aspect of the affair was well-appointed and tastefully done. I served the three flavors of ice cream (more to the guests than to the indigenous kitchen ants, si man), removed the garbage at party's end, and am waiting for the dishwasher to finish so that the contents can be put away, see man. The ladies handled everything else.
Mini-Bone charmed the relatives and acquitted his delightful little self in grand fashion, courtesy of a pre-party nap, zzz man. Thankfully, he and we all got post-party naps, zzz man. Lord willing, we'll repeat all of the above in a year, si man.

Tiene razón, pero USCIS requiere que vaya a un "civil surgeon," y no aceptan seguro, ni medicaid, solo cash! La cita misma cuesta $100-150 y no importa si ella había hecho las vacunas en el departamento de salud, tiene que hacer cita con el civil surgeon. Si hace las vacunas en Lima, no tiene que hacer nada cuando llegue aquí.
Solo le digo para que no estes sorprendido. Es un costo adicional que muchos no esperan. Yo tenía suerte, como tuve una amiga que hizo el mismo proceso y me advirtió.
https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=CIV

Serpost, has also a certified type of delivery, so you can track it. I used this in the past with no problemas!

I use Facebook too. I was a freshman in 2005 and it was the cool thing to do in college. However, now with the inclusion of aunties and grandmothers, it has become hideous. I prefer to use my blog or twitter.
I will agree with Susita's assessment. It's one extreme or the other. Either they are posting pictures of their new car/house/baby/vacation or complaining about being on unemployment.

I heard China is going to pay it's debt to the US in the form of licensing all it's Windows products. Microsoft will be in charge of US politics overnight.

How much would it take to train American workers to assemble electronics such as an iPhone and/or iPad? Does this mean third world countries have better schooling than the US? Are we that far behind or does it come down to economics. What's the going rate for Indian tech workers these days? Same with Chinese manufacture workers. And why does Germany do so well making things in Germany with German labor? Has German standard of living went down because of that?

Thanks for all the feedback. This is an important issue in terms of adjustment. We have tried all of the options -- he is studying for his driver's license, I have made him paint, sand, and finish several pieces of bum furniture we have found on the side of the road, we have gone to the gym, singed up for ESL classes at about 12 different latino advocacy centers in Boston, and he even had an opportunity to volunteer at one of the advocacy centers as a financial mentor, which fits because his background is in micro finance. My parents bought him Rosetta Stone, we have gone out to eat typical Nica food, and listen to latin music, and I have taken him to work with me several times, I work for a foster care program for children from Central America who were separated from their parents at the border. He has gone to church with other Latinos, has odd jobs here in there in construction, knows how to take public transport and has his SSN and a bank account, has a MA state ID and a general sense of permanency here.
The reason I give this long list is to reinforce the comment that no matter what you do to help someone adjust, it really has to come from inside of them. In the past weeks, nothing makes my husband happy, and I refuse to believe this is my fault, or that I am not making an effort. I know my husband is incredibly motivated, determined, is normally very positive, and has a lot of drive to be here. But sometimes, for whatever reason, he forgets that. For anyone else going through this situation, I think the best thing to do is let it pass. There is a scary moment, I think, for all our partners when it really becomes clear what they have gotten themselves into, and it can be a bit unsettling, even if you have been working toward that goal for months or years.
I refuse to feel guilty for his adjustment glitch. I am working 60 hours a week at two jobs to support us both, and beyond that I dedicate 1 day a week to driving him all over Boston to look for ESL classes (which are expensive and have waiting lists of up to 1 year, so that is not a fool proof venture) and to practice applying for jobs and building his resume. I got him involved at a Spanish speaking career center when he is getting guidance on writing a resume and how to look for any apply for jobs. We have been on job interviews and have gotten involved in a support group for bicultural couples. It has been frustrating because most of these efforts have gone without a thank you or any kind of recognition, because he continues to say there are no opportunities and there is nothing for him here. Right now he wants instant gratification, and that is not a reasonable request.
I have decided I will continue to be just as proactive, but I know I will not be able to change his attitude on my own. That will need to come from within and whenever it does I will be happy. It's like he is a different person right now, and he just needs to get through it. He has the added pressure of needing to provide for his mom and three siblings, who he cared for in Nicaragua, and feels like he has failed at that because he cannot work right now. I generally ignore a person when they are overly self deprecating and ridiculous because I do think they need to reach inside of themselves and pull it together. I have told my husband several times I know how he feels-- I lived in Nicaragua for three years, and there were days I was so depressed I didn't want to leave the house. I felt confused and alone, but I realized I had the power to change that.
I hope everyone who is going through the same thing can be patient. I am anxiously waiting for my husband's AOS and I told him to enjoy the last few months of his life where I will allow him to be unemployed.

If you read the article it does not sound like a Tax reduction would have any impact. Perhaps Corporations would be influenced by some sort of local headcount incentive. Hire local or else face some kind of opportunity cost

Illegal immigration has gone too far into your head.
Taxes have nothing to do with why Apple uses Chinese workers to make their products. It's called wages. They pay a Chinese teen a few dollars a day for 12 hour shifts. That is a FANTASTIC deal!
Have you seen the amount the US collected in corporate income taxes? Not much. So little that we could drop it to 0 and we wouldn't notice much of a dip in revenue.
8% of tax revenue is from corporate taxes. Cut it in half, who cares? Drop it to 0.
We get $2.3 trillion a year in tax revenue, what's $181 billion less?

Who pays for the infrastructure and the education of our work-force?

About sums it up:
“Companies once felt an obligation to support American workers, even when it wasn’t the best financial choice,” said Betsey Stevenson, the chief economist at the Labor Department until last September. “That’s disappeared. Profits and efficiency have trumped generosity.”

What you said is that you wish there were no Muslims in the US because we're all nut jobs and can't be good, loyal citizens. That's against the TOS. If you want to slander 1.5 billion people, there's Stormfront or Newt Gingrichs site for that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLY05HtYP1g


Charles in Charge!

I don't like this idea. Nope. Why should we sweep a major issue under the carpet because it makes a few people uncomfortable? The middle eastern situation is being discussed in US politics, so that makes this a relevant political discussion.

As a believer, my thought is that ALL people (believers and non-believers) are created in God's image. So, the innate desire to live a good life which is full of meaning has nothing to do with if the person believes or not, because we're all created the same cloth. Its in our DNA.

Blessings - BishopM

If you really do need religion to motivate you to live a moral life then you have much bigger problems in life....

What a stupid question to ask an atheist. You don't need 15 paragraphs to answer the question, it's a simple answer: Atheists don't "just go out and kill" ourselves, because we don't believe in an afterlife. We believe you get one shot at it, and that's all. Why would you shorten the most precious thing you have?
Quite the contrary, I've often wondered why theists don't just go kill themselves. Gets you to heaven faster, ends all this earthly suffering. Yeah, yeah, there's that whole "suicide is a mortal sin" thing, but since theists have made exceptions for just about every other teaching in their holy books, suicide might as well just go out the window too.

well said
If you care about the kids, you will be happy their father calls & talks to them. This is a GOOD thing for them.

He's their father, of course he should call his kids and talk to them.
No reason for any of that to affect a good relationship.

So, Romney is the 1%.