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    Mike B. got a reaction from Kathryn41 in We had so many suspicious looking fact but interviewer just didnt care. alla botu chemistry when they meet you!!!   
    I guess the question that this raises is thus: What makes you think that she ever signed an I-9, let alone a fraudulent I-9? Maybe she did, but quite frankly I somewhat doubt that the same employer that said "I'll just make up a fake SSN for you and won't check your documents" turned around and then said "but it's absolutely critical that you fill out signed form I-9 and that we maintain proper record-keeping practices in accordance with the pertinent provisions of federal law." My guess is that the government won't audit the employer and that if they did they employer would end up saying "look, I don't even remember, maybe there was someone who filled out an I-9. If so I lost it."
    I am very conservative about this type of thing: I think that immigrants who do not carry around their green card with them (and I bet there are at least a couple on this thread) are absolute fools who are just asking for a night in jail and a bunch of immigration problems. I tell my wife not to jaywalk as long as she is not a citizen. My wife is here on a letter of extension, and in our travels to the southwest we did not go to the state of Arizona because I operate under the assumption that some idiot sheriff's deputy isn't going to understand the letter and arrest her for having an expired green card. In short, I get it: it makes no sense to do something that will cause you to always have the fear in the back of your mind that one day everything will come crashing down on you. That being said, I don't think that it is certain that things will come crashing down on the OP. I also think that the level of vitriol leveled against her is just run-of-the-mill "I had a sh*tty experience so everyone else should also" psychology which is totally irrational. "It's not fair that things are better for some people than for me!" I want to make it clear that I'm not talking about Jim here, but others.
    Honestly, thinking about my own ancestors, I know that during the shameful NINA period of this country's history at least one of them used a forged document to claim that he was born in New York when he was really born in Dublin, and another dropped the O' prefix from her name when she filled out forms to hide her Irish descent. I guess it's too bad that there wasn't a Visa Journey back then for people to work themselves up and get all in a huff about what a bunch of moral degenerates my family members were for trying to improve their lot in life by living and working in the United States. I have a hard time getting too excited about it, though.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Kathryn41 in We had so many suspicious looking fact but interviewer just didnt care. alla botu chemistry when they meet you!!!   
    Actually, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled against this interpretation of the law. Unless it can be proven that the OP knew for a fact that the made-up social security number that was used was an actual valid social security number that had been issued to someone, she cannot be convicted of aggravated identity theft. See Flores-Figueroa v. United States.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Kathryn41 in We had so many suspicious looking fact but interviewer just didnt care. alla botu chemistry when they meet you!!!   
    Did you even read the OP's post? She already came clean to having worked without authorization in a sworn statement to the government. What are you talking about? "Now they can use the internet to find you!" They already know who she is and have admitted her to the US.
    Also, please let me know what part of Title 18 you think she has already confessed to and is going to end up in federal prison on?
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    Mike B. got a reaction from DandT14 in We had so many suspicious looking fact but interviewer just didnt care. alla botu chemistry when they meet you!!!   
    I guess the question that this raises is thus: What makes you think that she ever signed an I-9, let alone a fraudulent I-9? Maybe she did, but quite frankly I somewhat doubt that the same employer that said "I'll just make up a fake SSN for you and won't check your documents" turned around and then said "but it's absolutely critical that you fill out signed form I-9 and that we maintain proper record-keeping practices in accordance with the pertinent provisions of federal law." My guess is that the government won't audit the employer and that if they did they employer would end up saying "look, I don't even remember, maybe there was someone who filled out an I-9. If so I lost it."
    I am very conservative about this type of thing: I think that immigrants who do not carry around their green card with them (and I bet there are at least a couple on this thread) are absolute fools who are just asking for a night in jail and a bunch of immigration problems. I tell my wife not to jaywalk as long as she is not a citizen. My wife is here on a letter of extension, and in our travels to the southwest we did not go to the state of Arizona because I operate under the assumption that some idiot sheriff's deputy isn't going to understand the letter and arrest her for having an expired green card. In short, I get it: it makes no sense to do something that will cause you to always have the fear in the back of your mind that one day everything will come crashing down on you. That being said, I don't think that it is certain that things will come crashing down on the OP. I also think that the level of vitriol leveled against her is just run-of-the-mill "I had a sh*tty experience so everyone else should also" psychology which is totally irrational. "It's not fair that things are better for some people than for me!" I want to make it clear that I'm not talking about Jim here, but others.
    Honestly, thinking about my own ancestors, I know that during the shameful NINA period of this country's history at least one of them used a forged document to claim that he was born in New York when he was really born in Dublin, and another dropped the O' prefix from her name when she filled out forms to hide her Irish descent. I guess it's too bad that there wasn't a Visa Journey back then for people to work themselves up and get all in a huff about what a bunch of moral degenerates my family members were for trying to improve their lot in life by living and working in the United States. I have a hard time getting too excited about it, though.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from DandT14 in We had so many suspicious looking fact but interviewer just didnt care. alla botu chemistry when they meet you!!!   
    Did you even read the OP's post? She already came clean to having worked without authorization in a sworn statement to the government. What are you talking about? "Now they can use the internet to find you!" They already know who she is and have admitted her to the US.
    Also, please let me know what part of Title 18 you think she has already confessed to and is going to end up in federal prison on?
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Stu4Lee in We had so many suspicious looking fact but interviewer just didnt care. alla botu chemistry when they meet you!!!   
    I guess the question that this raises is thus: What makes you think that she ever signed an I-9, let alone a fraudulent I-9? Maybe she did, but quite frankly I somewhat doubt that the same employer that said "I'll just make up a fake SSN for you and won't check your documents" turned around and then said "but it's absolutely critical that you fill out signed form I-9 and that we maintain proper record-keeping practices in accordance with the pertinent provisions of federal law." My guess is that the government won't audit the employer and that if they did they employer would end up saying "look, I don't even remember, maybe there was someone who filled out an I-9. If so I lost it."
    I am very conservative about this type of thing: I think that immigrants who do not carry around their green card with them (and I bet there are at least a couple on this thread) are absolute fools who are just asking for a night in jail and a bunch of immigration problems. I tell my wife not to jaywalk as long as she is not a citizen. My wife is here on a letter of extension, and in our travels to the southwest we did not go to the state of Arizona because I operate under the assumption that some idiot sheriff's deputy isn't going to understand the letter and arrest her for having an expired green card. In short, I get it: it makes no sense to do something that will cause you to always have the fear in the back of your mind that one day everything will come crashing down on you. That being said, I don't think that it is certain that things will come crashing down on the OP. I also think that the level of vitriol leveled against her is just run-of-the-mill "I had a sh*tty experience so everyone else should also" psychology which is totally irrational. "It's not fair that things are better for some people than for me!" I want to make it clear that I'm not talking about Jim here, but others.
    Honestly, thinking about my own ancestors, I know that during the shameful NINA period of this country's history at least one of them used a forged document to claim that he was born in New York when he was really born in Dublin, and another dropped the O' prefix from her name when she filled out forms to hide her Irish descent. I guess it's too bad that there wasn't a Visa Journey back then for people to work themselves up and get all in a huff about what a bunch of moral degenerates my family members were for trying to improve their lot in life by living and working in the United States. I have a hard time getting too excited about it, though.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Stu4Lee in We had so many suspicious looking fact but interviewer just didnt care. alla botu chemistry when they meet you!!!   
    Did you even read the OP's post? She already came clean to having worked without authorization in a sworn statement to the government. What are you talking about? "Now they can use the internet to find you!" They already know who she is and have admitted her to the US.
    Also, please let me know what part of Title 18 you think she has already confessed to and is going to end up in federal prison on?
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Stuart and Thea in We had so many suspicious looking fact but interviewer just didnt care. alla botu chemistry when they meet you!!!   
    I guess the question that this raises is thus: What makes you think that she ever signed an I-9, let alone a fraudulent I-9? Maybe she did, but quite frankly I somewhat doubt that the same employer that said "I'll just make up a fake SSN for you and won't check your documents" turned around and then said "but it's absolutely critical that you fill out signed form I-9 and that we maintain proper record-keeping practices in accordance with the pertinent provisions of federal law." My guess is that the government won't audit the employer and that if they did they employer would end up saying "look, I don't even remember, maybe there was someone who filled out an I-9. If so I lost it."
    I am very conservative about this type of thing: I think that immigrants who do not carry around their green card with them (and I bet there are at least a couple on this thread) are absolute fools who are just asking for a night in jail and a bunch of immigration problems. I tell my wife not to jaywalk as long as she is not a citizen. My wife is here on a letter of extension, and in our travels to the southwest we did not go to the state of Arizona because I operate under the assumption that some idiot sheriff's deputy isn't going to understand the letter and arrest her for having an expired green card. In short, I get it: it makes no sense to do something that will cause you to always have the fear in the back of your mind that one day everything will come crashing down on you. That being said, I don't think that it is certain that things will come crashing down on the OP. I also think that the level of vitriol leveled against her is just run-of-the-mill "I had a sh*tty experience so everyone else should also" psychology which is totally irrational. "It's not fair that things are better for some people than for me!" I want to make it clear that I'm not talking about Jim here, but others.
    Honestly, thinking about my own ancestors, I know that during the shameful NINA period of this country's history at least one of them used a forged document to claim that he was born in New York when he was really born in Dublin, and another dropped the O' prefix from her name when she filled out forms to hide her Irish descent. I guess it's too bad that there wasn't a Visa Journey back then for people to work themselves up and get all in a huff about what a bunch of moral degenerates my family members were for trying to improve their lot in life by living and working in the United States. I have a hard time getting too excited about it, though.
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    Mike B. reacted to DandT14 in We had so many suspicious looking fact but interviewer just didnt care. alla botu chemistry when they meet you!!!   
    I'm not saying that I think it's ok she worked illegally. I'm actually very much against that particular crime. But, had she come here before she filed and said "I've worked illegally, what do I do?" Everyone here would have said "whatever you do, don't lie about it." And that's what she did, she filled out her paperwork honestly. Now that's she's approved and excited about it, people seem to be saying "we wish telling the truth would have got you deported". And, "we hope it gets you deported in the future." Does that make sense?
    She's young, she might have a disagreeable personality, but I don't see why everyone's so angry at her.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Stuart and Thea in We had so many suspicious looking fact but interviewer just didnt care. alla botu chemistry when they meet you!!!   
    Actually, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled against this interpretation of the law. Unless it can be proven that the OP knew for a fact that the made-up social security number that was used was an actual valid social security number that had been issued to someone, she cannot be convicted of aggravated identity theft. See Flores-Figueroa v. United States.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from UK_Fan in Any strippers ever tried to get a work visa? Even possible?   
    I'm honestly curious as to the thinking behind this. "Have her incorporate a sombrero into her routine and call it culturally unique?"
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Hundredquestions in married waiting for green card   
    You didn't do anything wrong. Don't let some jerk on the internet get you down.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from leonje in I-751 filed on 06/07/2012. Can i travel to Italy?   
    You do have to have the NOA. You also need to be in the US at some point to do the biometrics. It is not an appointment that you can just skip -- doing so could cause them to consider the petition to be abandoned. You'll probably have the NOA1 by the time you leave. In fact, it would be strange for you to not have it a full two months after you've filed.
    It's impossible to say whether or not the biometrics will be scheduled when you are away. If it is, be absolutely certain to reschedule it and get whatever confirmation you can that it has been rescheduled. Do not simply miss the appointment.
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    Mike B. reacted to quann in Stock And The Engagement Ring   
    i know one thing, i come to VJ to get stock tips and investment advices...and how to grow a tree on top of that!
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    Mike B. reacted to VinceN in Stock And The Engagement Ring   
    I was just asking for a logic to your reply and you already get all worked up, I apologize for that. Sorry to disappoint you but if I've heard this in real life I would have reacted/said the very same thing, I just don't sit behind a screen and do it.
    Take it however you may, but the idea of wether OP's wife gets a ring or not depending on the outcome of a stock investment is a bit twisted to say the least.
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    Mike B. reacted to VinceN in Stock And The Engagement Ring   
    Please explain your logic.
    I'm going to clean out our saving and hit up the black jack table! I'm speculating I should make at least %50 by the end of the night, and if everything goes to plan I'm planning on taking the wifey on a month long cruise!
    If not I guess we can always live on ramen noodles.
    This is so b/c a majority of us don't post up the things we do for our significant other like we got something to prove, this is not high school.
    I'm going to "gamble" with this money, if I win she gets a ring <------------ not sweet!!!
    I was going to buy some toy, but I'm gonna buy her a ring instead <---------sweet!
    I appreciate OP's intension, but I think he's doing it wrong.
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    Mike B. reacted to Harpa Timsah in Foreign Spouse Question   
    A marriage certificate alone means it is a real marriage on paper, but it does not necessarily mean it is a real marriage in spirit. They want some indication that your marriage has not been entered into for the purpose of immigration fraud. It's okay that you do not have many joint financial documents (you are newlyweds relatively speaking and have not lived together since marriage). You can use "proof of relationship" things, like show how often you visit, photos of you together, etc. Also, affidavits written by people that know your relationship are specifically listed as a type of evidence.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Ryan H in Foreign Spouse Question   
    Ugh. Stop telling people to use nonimmigrant visas with the intent to immigrate if you're unsure of whether or not that is fraud that, if detected, could literally ruin the lives of two people. You don't have to answer every question asked. If you're not sure, just don't write anything.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Penguin_ie in Foreign Spouse Question   
    Ugh. Stop telling people to use nonimmigrant visas with the intent to immigrate if you're unsure of whether or not that is fraud that, if detected, could literally ruin the lives of two people. You don't have to answer every question asked. If you're not sure, just don't write anything.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Ban Hammer in Foreign Spouse Question   
    Ugh. Stop telling people to use nonimmigrant visas with the intent to immigrate if you're unsure of whether or not that is fraud that, if detected, could literally ruin the lives of two people. You don't have to answer every question asked. If you're not sure, just don't write anything.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Krikit in Foreign Spouse Question   
    Ugh. Stop telling people to use nonimmigrant visas with the intent to immigrate if you're unsure of whether or not that is fraud that, if detected, could literally ruin the lives of two people. You don't have to answer every question asked. If you're not sure, just don't write anything.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from Harpa Timsah in Foreign Spouse Question   
    Ugh. Stop telling people to use nonimmigrant visas with the intent to immigrate if you're unsure of whether or not that is fraud that, if detected, could literally ruin the lives of two people. You don't have to answer every question asked. If you're not sure, just don't write anything.
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    Mike B. got a reaction from VanessaTony in Foreign Spouse Question   
    Ugh. Stop telling people to use nonimmigrant visas with the intent to immigrate if you're unsure of whether or not that is fraud that, if detected, could literally ruin the lives of two people. You don't have to answer every question asked. If you're not sure, just don't write anything.
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    Mike B. reacted to JimVaPhuong in Foriegn fiance is on welfare, problems?   
    That's because in the US many people believe that "support from the government" is a euphemism for "support from the taxpayers". The government in the US doesn't have any money they didn't take from a taxpayer or borrow from a bond holder. The same is true in most countries that aren't socialist (i.e., where the government isn't getting revenue from nationalized industries), but many people don't make the mental connection between the government's money and where the government got that money.
    I'm not belittling the social support structure they have in Australia, especially if most Australians are happy with it. I'm saying that, to a large degree, people in America don't feel the same way. Most people in America believe that unearned public benefits should be reserved for those who are either permanently incapable of supporting themselves (the disabled), or are temporarily down on their luck. What might be surprising is that this belief is the strongest in America's working class. The people who believe that America should have a social support structure resembling the one in Australia or much of Europe are at opposite ends of the income spectrum - those at the bottom who would directly benefit from a strong social support system, and wealthy liberals who would happily contribute a chunk of their own wealth if the government forced everyone else to do the same. The people in between don't like it because they're the ones who would mostly be paying for it.
    Immigration law is crafted to appease the majority of American who feel this way. Americans, for the most part, expect the costs of family immigration to be paid for by the families and immigrants, and that there should be protections in place to ensure that Americans aren't left holding the bill for immigrants who can't support themselves.
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    Mike B. reacted to Harpa Timsah in married waiting for green card   
    Please don't prattle on about things you don't understand. You are misreading the sources you read, and you are wrong. The lawyer you talked to is wrong. The way the OP entered the US will have zero basis for her case. Your opinions about things are not relevant. Your claims about what level of scrutiny she will be under are baseless.
    USCIS has created this legal path for people whose circumstances meet this criteria. Jay-Kay explained the criteria above.
    She did no fraud. It is not a grey area. Overstay will not matter a whit.
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