noemij

Congrats D!!! Glad to see that this phase of the immigration process is over.

For those of you with spouses in the US, did they vote? My husband received his ballot and some brochures from the candidates. I was surprised to see that people who live overseas can run for office in Italy. What is also surprising is how much attention the Italian election is getting in our media....this week's Time magazine has an interesting article on the election and politics in Italy.

Starbucks....

Burned coffee? That's the best you can find in America.

My husband is Italian and to him everything else is dirty water If he doesn't make his espresso at home, he gets it from Starbucks.....oh, he's also addicted to their lemon pound cake.....

Starbucks....

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You have two cows but you don't know where they are.

While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman.

You break for lunch.

Life is good.

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I have to show my husband this one....

D- Goodness that's horrible, sorry about your setback. Your almost there though!

Ciao Paola!

noemij-Sorry it has taken me FORever to get to you, computer dosen't want to keep a connection...I've been having to send e-mails by word pad copy n pasting! Darn wireless junk!

Anyways, we live in Verona, and I LOVE ITALY! At the begining I did have a hard time adjusting, I didn't speak the language, no drivers licence, no independence, no self-confidence, blah blah. Quickly those things were over come, and I almost hate to leave! There are lots of things we are considering, there are pro's and con's about every place on this greenish Earth.

I could go on and on about why I prefer one place to the other. In our case, Italy is not an easy place for my husband to find work in his field, as an airline pilot. It is likley we will be forced to live somewhere else in Europe, and we would prefer to be in one country or the other, U.S. or Italy. This is one of the main reasons we are considering moving to the U.S. On the other hand, in my husbands case, pay is better here, more vcation days, etc. My only advise to you is this, have husbands citizenship in hand or close to it, before starting your life abroad. If things don't work out you won't be spending money and stress keeping his status.

I could go more in detail about why we are thinking about moving. I prefer Italy for a million reasons, when it all comes down to it, I like the people's way of being. No offense to any Americans now! And I, not having a college education, have advantages here, but in the U.S. I don't....but my husband does....ugg,it's a hard decision to make. I could go more in detail, if you'd like more ideas/pro/con's IMO, let me know! Good luck deciding what's best for your family!

Thanks Breezy...I certainly agree with you that the quality of life is better in Italy. I'll send you a PM...

Alex congratulations on the new baby, and I hope you are able to establish a routine with him. Are any family members coming from Italy? If I'm not mistaken, this is the first baby for this group?

Dmencaroni, my husband's interview letter was also lost in the mail and he had to reschedule the interview. Good luck on your interview.

Kaalyx, I guess the groundhog was right this time because it is cold everywhere!!! It's nippy here in DC.

Try 081 583 8221 or 081 583 8220.

Its someones desk...don't ask how I got them....i think its from 3-5 though...sorry I'm so late getting it to you...don't evn know if it'll help, hoping so...good luck!

Got a favor to ask of you, would you mind looking in DCF section for my post...you might be able to give me a hand...GO MAKE THAT PHONE CALL!

Breezy, what part of Italy do you live in? Was it hard to adjust to living there? My husband would really like us to move over there and although I have lived in Italy before (Florence and Milan), I haven't warmed up to the idea. I guess it has to do with how difficult it is to find a job in my field over there.

To the USC, are any of you going through the process of getting Italian citizenship?

Hi everyone...I haven't posted here in a while, but I'm glad to see that everyone is doing ok. We finally got some good news, the AOS was approved without an interview No more USCIS for a while!!!!

Els although I have not gone through the embassy in Santo Domingo, I have several friends who have done so as well as family members (I am Dominican). It is advisable for the petitioner to be present at the interview. There have been cases of people whose visas have been put on hold until the petitioner was present.

I wanted to add our name to the list of approvals...we got the welcome to America letter yesterday It only took about a week and a half since we sent the RFE materials. Now, when do we have to apply to remove the conditions?