SuperDuper!

Hopefully Pushbrk will chime in and tell you what to do. Good luck and good life!

Mox needs to get out more often!

This post must be the one you're referring to. I don't think payxibka was being rude, just being straight-up with you. And I'm also not trying to be rude here, but the question you asked (when can my K1 recipient start working) is, if not the number one question on Visa Journey, then certainly in the top 5. You said you searched and read, but obviously not very much. A simple search, reading the guides, or just trolling the forums would have answered this question within minutes. Given the question, it's my opinion that you were treated exceptionally kindly.
I also want to point out that you weren't treated as rudely as you think. I agree that we need to remember there are real people behind the keyboards here, but there are two sides to that coin. Everyone here has a limited amount of personal bandwidth, so people looking for answers need to be a little more proactive before wasting everyone's time by asking a question that's been asked and answered a zillion times before. If your question was handled a little tersely, well...there's a reason. But also recognize that asking dumb questions and getting slapped around a little bit is just part of the process. Don't take it personal. Live and learn, and before you have your first heart you'll be slapping others around just like a pro. It's why we're here. To slap.

For years, advertising for tampons and "sanitary products" have been shrouded in nebulous euphemism. So what happens when a US tampon-maker drops the coy messaging and goes straight for the jugular (so to speak)? Its ad gets banned by the major US television networks for mentioning the word #######.
Even when the company substituted "down there" for #######, two of the networks still wouldn't run the ad, so the company was forced to drop the idea altogether. That provoked Amanda Hess, author of The Sexist blog, to observe: "Now, the commercial contains no direct references to female genitalia – you know, the place where the ###### tampon goes."
An executive for Kimberly-Clark, the owner of Kotex, notes that US TV networks have no such compunction about references to "erectile dysfunction" in prime-time ads for Viagra and Ciallis.
The New York Times reports that the campaign – produced by the advertising agency JWT, part of WPP – for tampon brand Kotex was "a bit too frank" for US television:


Merrie Harris, global business director at JWT, said that after being informed that it could not use the word ####### in advertising by three broadcast networks, it shot the ad cited above with the actress instead saying "down there", which was rejected by two of the three networks. (Both Ms Harris and representatives from the brand declined to specify the networks.)
"It's very funny because the whole spot is about censorship," Ms Harris said. "The whole category has been very euphemistic, or paternalistic even, and we're saying, enough with the euphemisms, and get over it. Tampon is not a dirty word, and neither is #######." The amended ad shown above, "How do I feel about my period?", has a series of images parodying the stock images used in sanitary product advertising, and concludes: "The ads on TV are really helpful because they use that blue liquid, and I'm like, oh, that's what's supposed to happen." The ad debuted on US television this week.
Things are different in anything-goes Britain, where the makers of the Mooncup product have a website entitled loveyourvagina.com.

You really should not drink and post Natty, it doesn't work out well for you.

you're not? ... you act like it ...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY WHERE.
Is all revealed in yer prior posts. Seriously, call ICE, get their opinion.

Steven --
For the first time in our nation's history, Congress has passed comprehensive health care reform. America waited a hundred years and fought for decades to reach this moment. Tonight, thanks to you, we are finally here.
Consider the staggering scope of what you have just accomplished:
Because of you, every American will finally be guaranteed high quality, affordable health care coverage.
Every American will be covered under the toughest patient protections in history. Arbitrary premium hikes, insurance cancellations, and discrimination against pre-existing conditions will now be gone forever.
And we'll finally start reducing the cost of care -- creating millions of jobs, preventing families and businesses from plunging into bankruptcy, and removing over a trillion dollars of debt from the backs of our children.
But the victory that matters most tonight goes beyond the laws and far past the numbers.
It is the peace of mind enjoyed by every American, no longer one injury or illness away from catastrophe.
It is the workers and entrepreneurs who are now freed to pursue their slice of the American dream without fear of losing coverage or facing a crippling bill.
And it is the immeasurable joy of families in every part of this great nation, living happier, healthier lives together because they can finally receive the vital care they need.
This is what change looks like.
My gratitude tonight is profound. I am thankful for those in past generations whose heroic efforts brought this great goal within reach for our times. I am thankful for the members of Congress whose months of effort and brave votes made it possible to take this final step. But most of all, I am thankful for you.
This day is not the end of this journey. Much hard work remains, and we have a solemn responsibility to do it right. But we can face that work together with the confidence of those who have moved mountains.
Our journey began three years ago, driven by a shared belief that fundamental change is indeed still possible. We have worked hard together every day since to deliver on that belief.
We have shared moments of tremendous hope, and we've faced setbacks and doubt. We have all been forced to ask if our politics had simply become too polarized and too short-sighted to meet the pressing challenges of our time. This struggle became a test of whether the American people could still rally together when the cause was right -- and actually create the change we believe in.
Tonight, thanks to your mighty efforts, the answer is indisputable: Yes we can.
Thank you,
President Barack Obama

If you are sending and receiving immigration advice via pm, you are not only doing it wrong but you're exposing yourself to a lot of risk. The great thing about these forums is that if somebody puts something out there that's incorrect, it's very likely to be corrected by somebody else, often within minutes. If you get that same info via pm, then you lose that.
I agree that there are some pretty rude people out there who are rude for no other reason than to just be condescending jerks. (*cough*pushbrk*cough*) I don't know why this is, possibly they're trying to compensate for their own shortcomings.
Then there are those of us (and I include myself) who are rude to specific individuals for a number of different reasons. People handing out immigration advice who have no business handing out advice is one of my pet peeves, for instance, and it's been my experience that if you try to correct them nicely, they just keep doing what they're doing, often telling you to stfu. So rudeness seems to be the only thing that gets through to these people.
The other kind of person I don't mind being rude to is the type of person who judges somebody else's situation or relationship, rather than provide help. The "your fiancee was stupid and selfish for overstaying her visa for 30 days so you'll just have to live with the consequences" type crowd. These people deserve ridicule and scorn.
You also deserve ridicule and scorn if you ever once post a variation of "that's easy for you to say, your spouse is already in the states with you." Seriously, people who post that need to die of cancer in a fire. Because all it does is drive away the experts who have gone through this process and have sometimes years of experience that could be beneficial. Just because somebody went through this a year ago, 5 years ago, or whatever, doesn't mean they don't know what you're going through. Listen to their advice or not, but don't dismiss their experiences as irrelevant just because they're on the other side of the line.
Last point: sometimes people come across as rude when they don't mean to be. It's either just the way they are, or that they're skipping the niceties to get to their point. Emotions and attitude are hard to convey in text, even with VJ's cornucopia of emoticons. Give people the benefit of the doubt first, unless it's completely obvious.

Care to elaborate just a little? Personal reasons vs Complicated case reasons makes a big diff.
The other posters are right. Atty's charge a lot, and slow up your visa process.
If you have extenuating case factors that need an expert Atty's input, then that is a legitimate reason to hire a big gun. Otherwise, you are throwing money out the window.

So you killed a few bad guys, did some minor drive-by shootings, perhaps a little robbery or an assault, but never got caught. And now you wonder if you should mention these crimes on your N-400 application and if you did, if that would get you in trouble?
Let think about that; I'll get back to you with an answer tomorrow.

Supposed to be all that is required.

I would find it very daunting to make such an assumption. Tomorrow is promised to no one, but good luck!

happy now?

BOULDER, Colo. – A woman gardening wearing only a yellow thong and pink gloves has brought neighborhood complaints and new rules from a housing authority in Colorado.
Boulder Housing Partners plans to amend its rules so that tenants cover up when they're outside. Several passers-by told Boulder police earlier this week that 52-year-old Catharine Pierce was topless while tending to her yard. Last year, she was threatened with eviction for gardening wearing only pasties and a thong.
Police responding to Wednesday's reports decided Pierce wasn't breaking any laws.
Robert Pierce said he'll fight changes that would keep his wife from gardening outside topless, which is legal under state and city law.
"They're making a big mistake," he said.
Boulder Housing Partners Executive Director Betsey Martens didn't return a phone call Friday seeking details on how covered residents would have to be.
She told the Daily Camera newspaper that people have complained for years about the couple often going outside wearing only thong underwear.
Robert Pierce said the new rules wouldn't discourage the couple. "We'll stay the way we have to stay," he said.
The City Council is scheduled in April to consider expanding the city's anti-nudity ordinance, but a draft proposal to make it an offense for women to go topless in public was removed.
City spokesman Patrick von Keyserling said the housing authority is a separate entity and that the city can't dictate the agency's rules.
Judd Golden, chairman of the Boulder County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said neighborhoods are generally able to make their own rules for residents to follow. But he said the ACLU does not support limits that are more restrictive than the law.
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I think the reputation section should be kept in, at 100 percent functionality, without ANY restrictions.
Sure - it can seem 'high-schoolish' - but all that is, is a transfer of the already 'high-schoolish' functions by the 'high-schoolish' members.
I love being able to neg rate a post - come on - bring it back !
Warmest Regards..

Now, that I find interesting, and that's as politely as I can phrase it.
The form we received asks specifically how many people lived in the household as of April 1, 2010. If you, Kathryn, or anybody for that matter, mailed in their form with a number assigned to that question, I wonder how you were able to establish an event that has not happened yet, as it is assigned to a date of the future.
Either one takes the Census seriously, which would imply a simple inability to mail it back before April 1, 2010, or one thinks it's a bunch of BS and a waste of taxpayers' money, which would imply one could fill in anything, claim to be an Pacific Islander of some form, and so on. Who really cares.
What is impossible, however, is to have mailed it back already, and to take it seriously, as it is impossible to have answered the questions truthfully and have mailed it back at this point in time.
Seriously.

Mine are all free now. I told them that could all leave my home on their own free will, yet they choose to stay.

Or how many Mexican gardeners do you own??

For the record, the first Census of the United States was in 1790, commissioned by Jefferson, and the questions, which are pretty close to what we have in our modern Census, were compiled by James Madison.
One question no longer asked, "How many slaves do you own."

Not a good idea.
Census happens once every 10 years so its not a form of evidence that proves co-habitation or co-mingling of finances or lives.
Sending unnecessary forms will bring additional scrutiny.

It probably doesn't hurt anything, but what in the world does it accomplish?
Anyone can write anything on a census form. Census information is private, so the USCIS is prohibited from verifying the info with the Census bureau. So at best, you're saying "I told the Census bureau that we both lived at the same address, but you'll have to take my word that I told the Census bureau this."
A fraudulent couple could easily fake this with no problem at all. They could lie to the Census bureau. Or if they wanted to, they could photocopy the Census form, then fill out one copy for immigration purposes, and fill out a separate truthful copy for the Census bureau.
So I don't see how a copy of a Census form could separate you from a fraudulent couple. The best evidence is something that would be difficult for a fraudulent couple to fake.

HUGE difference in prices(night and day, sometimes triple for the 'good' hotels).
For your budget, you've got lots of choices I'm sure.
I like:

The Venetian
Paris
MGM Grand (the rooms are nice)
Luxor (especially if you can get a view and in the pyramid don't be fooled, most of their rooms are not in the pyramid).

The Rio is nice - not on the strip but rooms are great (all suites I believe).

No worries. Just call 911 and wait and wait and wait.........
If you're lucky they won't make you watch while they rape your wife.