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You would really need to list all 50 states and assign a value for each one. A person in MS making $100,000 would be wealthy. However, you would kind of struggle in a major city on 100k if you are a family of 4.

1- ABOUT Police clearance certificates : I LIVE HERE IN KUWAIT SINCE ABOUT 4 YEARS AND BEFOR I WAS IN IRAQ DID I NEED TO BRING AN Police clearance certificates FROM IRAQ TOO OR THE ONLY FROM KUWAIT .???

2- ABOUT THE Military record : I DONT HAVE THIS ONE AND I DIDNT GO TO MILITARY IN MY WHOLE LIFE SO WHAT CAN I DO HERE IS IT IMPORTENT OR NOT ???

About Police certificates:

POLICE CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR APPLICANTS 16 YEARS AND OLDER: Applicants are required to submit a police certificate from the country of the applicant’s nationality and current residence. Police certificates are also required from all other countries where the applicant has resided for at least one year after the age 16. Regardless of the length of residence, a police certificate must also be obtained from the police authorities of any place where the applicant has been arrested for any reason. Police certificates from Iran are not required. Please see the following pages for more information.

COURT AND PRISON RECORDS: Persons convicted of a crime must obtain a certified copy of each court record and any prison record, even if the beneficiary has been pardoned or granted amnesty.

POLICE CERTIFICATE Police certificates are required for each visa applicant aged 16 years or older. Generally, you must apply for these certificates directly from police authorities in the district in which you reside. You must submit a police certificate from the country in which you currently live (if you have lived there for more than six months). If you lived in a different country for more than 12 months after the age of 16, you must also submit a police certificate from that country. If you was arrested or convicted of a crime in a country, regardless of your age at the time the crime took place, or how long you resided in that country, you must submit a police certificate from that country. The police certificate must cover the entire period of the applicant’s residence in that area, and state what the appropriate police authorities records show concerning each applicant, including all arrests, the reason for the arrest(s), and the disposition of each case in which there is a record. Present and former residents of the United States should NOT obtain police certificates covering their residence in the U.S.

Police certificates are not required from any country on the following list:

AFGHANISTAN BANGLADESH BULGARIA CAMBODIA CHAD EQUATORIAL GUINEA HAITI

IRAN IRAQ LIBYA MEXICO MONGOLIA NIKARAGUA SIERRA LEONE

SOMALIA SUDAN TAJIKISTAN TOGO TONGA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Police certificates from these countries are available only to persons physically present in the country who apply in person:

ALBANIA BARBADOS ECUADOR ERITREA ETHIOPIA

GUATEMALA INDIA JORDAN KUWAIT MOZAMBIQUE

NAMIBIA PARAGUAY RWANDA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES YEMEN

Hope that helps. Send an email to the embassy you are filing with to verify everything. About the military service, isn't there somewhere on your paperwork where you check whether or not you served in the military? If so, and you didn't serve then check no or type up a letter stating that you didn't serve.

In the pic Nick posted she looks great. What on earth made them think she needed to be so badly photoshopped? Did they really think an ad pic with a skeleton woman with a disgruntled ("######, give me a snickers.") look on her face would sell clothes to the average woman? I get that men prefer skinny women to obese and even slightly chubby women, but would a guy really find someone that underweight attractive?

On September 29th, Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin posted the ad, which originally appeared on a blog dedicated to pointing out suspected retouched images called Photoshop Disasters, with the comment, "Dude, her head's bigger than her pelvis." Ralph Lauren responded by filing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaint against Boing Boing and Photoshop Disasters, claiming that their use of the image was a copyright infringement that fell outside of the Fair Use laws which allow the media to reproduce creative content for the purposes of commentary and criticism.

The Internet service provider hosting Photoshop Disasters (Google Blogspot) deleted the post containing the image, while Boing Boing's (Canada's Priority Colo.) did not. In response, Boing Boing editor Cory Doctorow issued a stern warning to Ralph Lauren yesterday on the website, saying that the company's attempt to silence their criticism has only inspired them to step up their efforts in the future:

"Copyright law doesn't give you the right to threaten your critics for pointing out the problems with your offerings. You should know better. And every time you threaten to sue us over stuff like this, we will:

a) Reproduce the original criticism, making damned sure that all our readers get a good, long look at it, and;

B) Publish your spurious legal threat along with copious mockery, so that it becomes highly ranked in search engines where other people you threaten can find it and take heart; and

c) Offer nourishing soup and sandwiches to your models."

Ok, I tracked my package on the UPS website and see that it arrived at the embassy in Ankara. Will the embassy e-mail me to let me know they received it and are looking at it or should I e-mail them to ask? How will I be able to track the progress? I don't want to hound them too soon.

oops, double post.

When my husband informed his family that he was going to marry an American and that we would move to the US, his grandmother said, "Oh, but the USA is broke! Why don't you move to Canada instead?" But his family really like Americans and due to the regime in Iran it is never a surprise to anyone when an educated Iranian wants to move abroad.

I'd love to travel around Iran but wouldn't want to live there for obvious reasons. So it just makes since for us to move to the US even though I've lived in Germany, Norway, the UAE and now Turkey. Personally, I like the lifestyle in Europe better than the US with regards to affordable higher education, access to health care and a more favorable work to free-time ratio. But I can't say I was received very well as an American in Europe despite my liberal leanings. So great lifestyle or not I realize that I'd just never feel at home in Europe and I don't think my husband would either. It just wouldn't make since for us to both have to struggle being foreigners in a new country.

yeah you would understand better if you watched SG1... the "people" attacking the base is the main enemy in SG1...

Wow, there are 10 seasons of SG1. Could I just watch the last season and understand what's going on?

Hi, all. Just a quick question. I just dropped my packet off at UPS this Saturday. I'm wondering how long before the tracking number will be in their system so I can track the whereabouts of the packet to make sure it arrives?

Ok, I watched the new Stargate Universe and am liking it so far. I haven't seen the other 2 stargate shows though. Would I understand things better if I watched one or both of the other shows? Who was it attacking the base and why?

I like Fringe but not Warehouse 13, it seems a bit too cheesy to me.

Whew, I finally mailed the packet off yesterday. Here's the T.o.C. of everything I sent:

Table of Contents:

1. Cashier's check from Fortis Bank to cover the filing fee.

2. Cover Letter.

3. Printout of Our Information.

4. I-130 Petition for my Husband.

5. My completed G-325a form.

6. Petitioner's documentation

* Copy of my Birth Certificate..

* Copy of my Passport's Biographical page.

* Copy of my Driver's License and voter's registration card.

7. Evidence of residency in Turkey.

* Copy of Turkish Residency Card.

* Copy of Passport's Turkish entry stamps.

* Copy of Turkish tax cards.

* Recent Turkish bank statement.

* Copy of our Contract for our Apartment in Istanbul.

8. Evidence of bonafide marriage:

* Copy of our Marriage Certificate with translation.

* Plane ticket stubs from a trip we took together to Cyprus.

* Various Photos of us from our wedding and trips together.

* Card sent to my Turkish address from my parents.

9. Proof of U.S. Domicile

* Copy of letter from my parents stating that we will live with them upon our arrival stateside.

* Copy of bank statement from Trustmark Bank where I have maintained an account since the age of 17.

* Copy of GRE test results which I took on a trip back home as I intend to go back to school in the U.S.

10. I-864

* Statement explaining why I did not file taxes.

11. I-864A from cosponsors.

* Copy of Cosponsor's Passport.

* Copy of Cosponsor's Birth certificate.

* Original I-864A forms filled out and signed with 1040 forms attached.

12. Recent Passport Photo of myself.

13. Form DS-230, Part 1 & 2.

14. Form G-325A

15. Beneficiary's documentation

* Photocopy of Husband's Passport.

* Copy of Husband's Birth Certificate in Farsi.

* Notarized translations of Husband's Birth Certificate in English and Turkish.

* Copy of Husband's Iranian National ID Card with translation attached.

* Copy of Husband's Completion of Military Service ID with translation attached.

* Husband's CV

* Copy of Husband's University Degree from Azad University with translation attached.

* Copy of working record certificates from 2 of Husband's previous employers in Iran.

* Recent Passport Photos of my husband.

16. Contact Information Sheet.

.. I'm bettin this is not the first kid he has done this too.

It isn't. He broke in actress, Nastassja Kinski, when she was only 15. So you could say he has a history of Hebephilia.

Can just visualize his four brides fighting each other to see which one has to have sex with him first.

That wouldn't happen. He'd go from woman to woman and hear each of them say, "Not tonight Hon, I have a headache." Then come market day all 4 of his credit cards would go missing.

Texas wants to secede? Hell, if they agree to keep the whole Bush family then I'm all for kicking them out.

Well, I would think Mr. Wellgroomed would have an easier time going through security/customs than Boris Badenov. I say wax it. But that's just me.

Yes, but it is safe as far as violent crime and likelihood of terrorist attack. I think level of violence is the primary thing they were measuring for.

I'd take a terrorist attack over a catastrophic financial collapse of the entire country any time.

Um, so where are you living right now?

There, there. Just have some of what Spirit is drinking.

Iceland went bankrupt in 2008 and had to be rescued by the IMF. Its stock market index was down 93%

in króna terms and 96% in Euro terms.

Guess it wasn't all that "safe" from financial disaster.

Yes, but it is safe as far as violent crime and likelihood of terrorist attack. I think level of violence is the primary thing they were measuring for.

The index includes the number of homicides per 100,000 people, potential for being the target of a terrorist attack, level of hostility to foreigners, educational attainment and unemployment rates and amongst many others indicators. While subjectively measuring the world's "most peaceful" nations, the Global Peace Index takes into account many factors associated with personal well-being and safety. The GPI does not factor in natural disasters

I'm surprised Denmark was ahead of Norway though.

I'm surprised Switzerland didn't make the list!

I was just going to say that. And how the hell did Slovenia make the list?

Potaytoh, You need to call your embassy there and ask them what the residency requirements are for you there. While most embassies require that you officially have residency in the country in which you are filing DCF from, there are some that will still allow you to file if you are on renewable tourist visas if you can prove that you are actually living in the country. You do this by copying the pages in your passport that have the exit & entry visa stamps from when you make visa runs, apartment contract, letter from your landlord stating you live there, bank statement from local bank, bills with your name and address on them, etc. But you need to call your embassy because whether or not you can apply for DCF without officially having residency varies from country to country. But first and foremost verify whether or not you have residency or a renewable tourist visa.

how's everything going with your case besides ?

We'll be sending our paperwork off to the embassy sometime next week. I just need to get the cashier's check from Fortisbank and then I want to double check and copy everything to make sure I didn't miss anything.

the op left out great beer for germany.

I don't drink beer.

We'll just add that to the bad things about the USC list.

In a way people don't really have a choice but to provide financial assistance to the poor. Either you pay money to the govt. so they can dispense aid to the poor or you have the poor breaking into your home, stealing all your cash and valuables and possibly deciding to take the opportunity to shoot you and/or rape your wife and teenage daughter while they're there. I'd much rather pay the govt. than pay with my life.

Ok. Thanks Ladycat. You're a peach. I'll just submit the apartment lease and copy of the tax cards in Turkish with a letter attached to the front stating what it is then. Everything else has already been translated to English though.

My contract for my apartment here in Istanbul is pretty lengthy so I'm wondering if it is necessary to get every single page translated. Of course I've had all the important and necessary documents like birth certificates, etc. translated. But for proving residency here in Turkey I will be submitting my Turkish residency card, copy of passport visa stamps, a letter mailed to me at my address here, copy of our Turkish tax cards and a copy of my apartment rental contract. Could I just type up a letter myself saying that the the following documents are a copy of my apartment contract, given the other evidence I'm submitting as well? Or do I really need to take the rather lengthy, multi-pg. document to have someone translate each page?

Ohhhh a PART2!

My husband received his passport with the visa in the mail today! We are so excited! Now I just wish ticket prices would come down as I want to fly to him in Canada on the 26th and come back with him to the U.S. the next day on the 27th. I am still in shock and can't believe he has it!

Hang in there everyone who is still waiting. Your day WILL come!

Congrats!

Hmmm. So it took 7 months for him to get the K3 visa. I wonder if we will get ours that quick doing DCF... Hope so.