HappyNathy

Congratulations!!

Congrats!!

Congratulations!!

Good link, thanks JimVaPhuong

Yellow does not do this.

Snap Jashley820 ~ I did exactly the same.

I divided each section up by year starting from when we got married: 2006 supporting docs -divider- 2007 spporting docs -divider- 2008 supporting docs -divider- 2009 supporting docs.

I highlighted, I added my A# on every single dang page, I included a cover letter & a contents page.

It was a hefty, hefty, hefty package!

But read through other threads on this topic, some people have had success on much less. Just make sure the essentials are in there, I think that's the really important part.

What a relief! Congratulations to you!!

Congrats!

Hey Merlion!

Hang in there! I have been here a little over 2 years and I have also struggled to find people to connect with. The last 2 years I have been so focused on immigration issues, getting my certification recognized here, a new marriage etc. that I only recently started feeling like I could come up for air.

Taking pro-active steps now I have started a social club called 'Saffers in The South'. The purpose is to connect South Africans & people with an interest in South Africa on the Southside of Atlanta, but anyone is welcome really!

Saffers in The South on meetup.com

Saffers in The South on Facebook

This project has also gotten me the most excited about socializing I have been in a loooong time. Although we are less than a week old, there has been a very positive response & I guess a definite gap for this type of thing. (Although we'll see what the actual turn out is *fingers crossed*)

Anyway, I just wanted to say that you are not alone with your situation. Stay positive & if need be, get pro-active!

TeamBaby, how are things going with your RFE?

Any other March filers get an RFE?

Good for you! Congratulations

Better & if I had kids, they would be better off too, financially. Neither of my parents went to college and it took a long while before my dad's businesses really took off.

But then again, they might have had more cash-flow if they didn't have kids so young.

It's all relative I think and usually generations improve and so it's tricky to do a direct comparision. For instance, my mom at my age had two kids and had already been married for 10 years ~ always weirds me out that. Heh!

I, on the otherhand, went to college, traveled & lived abroad, don't have kids, got married closer to 30 than 20, and both of us completed post grad.

Does that make sense?

Interesting question though.

Just a heads up: you have to turn over your driver's license if you hold one from another country. When you complete the application form, one of the questions is if you have ever held a driver's license. If you have left it in your home country or lost it (as I did), you will be required to contact the DMV in your home country and they have to fax / post your driver's history to the DMV in Georgia, a real pain in the butt.

It does seem unfair to me that one has to turn over your driver's licence AND still take both the tests. Also, you will pay for a driver's license that is good for the duration of your CGC. I have just renewed my driver's license with my expired CGC and extension letter, paid another $20 and it has been extended for one more year. Next year it will be yet another $20 but this time for 5 years (fingers crossed the I-751 is all wrapped up).

Check out the website as it provides free study material for the computerised test.

GA Department of Driver Services

I dealt with Joseph Silny & Co. Their conversion was accurate and I was interested to see what the American equivalency of my GPA would be: 3.75

My BA was recognised as was my post grad certificate. In addition, the Professional Standards Comission in GA recognized my CELTA certificate through Cambridge because of the transcripts done by Silny.

I highly recommend Silny & Co. (no 'e' in the Silny) but I never tried another company.

Good luck & seek a second evaluation.

You're welcome

I used joseph Silny & Co. I was very happy with my equivalency. I also needed my credentials recognized here for teaching purposes. You may still have to take your state's teaching certification exam.

To the OP: please post your source as I want to link this piece.

Thanks!

I had no problem this afternoon. I am really grateful! I paid the $20.00 and my license has been renewed for another year.

I produced my green card, extention letter & old driver's license, which they kept after they issued my new one.

I'm going this afternoon in GA to renew my license with my extention letter. I am hopeful that I am not given a hard time again at the DMV.

Wish me luck!

A bit mean & off topic now.

12 weeks today for me & still waiting for some sign. Last touch was april 12th.

Please don't shoot it. Cats do not like citrus smells. Can you take it to a nearby shelter or try to find it another home if yours is not available?

Have a heart. Pretty please?

If your husband is not open to counseling, is there a close friend of family member who could speak with your husband? My husband is also not open to counseling and when we were having a tough time, I ended up calling his father. This turned out to be a big help for us.

Marriage is hard work and unfortunately, we are not required to take classes before we leap into it. I also feel for couples like us, from different countries, we may get married before we are actually ready because we do want to be with our spouse. I know my DH and I were not quite ready but we wanted to be together. In our naiveté, we thought what difference does sooner rather than later make anyway? And oh my gosh, how overwhelming everything has been at times. Now after being married for almost 3 years, although only living together for 2, it is starting to get better where weeks will go by and there has been no bickering etc. It has been one of the biggest adjustments in my life! How we made it, I sometimes don't know. But when it is good ~ there are no words to describe my happiness.

If it helps, write down why you got married. You may have to try really hard to recall this right now, but do it. Try to invoke those initial feelings you had towards your husband. You have a baby growing in your body now so try not to be angry too much: happy mom = happy baby?

I concur with a previous poster that even if your DH refuses to attend counseling with you that you should still go on your own.

Good luck and know that this hardship shall pass.

Thanks!

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