ChasUK

Oh God, are they they guys who came to the US, bought really cheap cars and tried to drive them through the deep south with things such as NASCAR SUCKS and I LOVE MEN written on the sides of the cars? They nearly got beaten to a pulp by Billy Joe Bob and his brother Bubba Joe Bob at some gas station when one of the cars wouldn't start. It was one of the funnies things I think I have ever seen!

Heheheh, yes that's the one.

It was a piece they were doing to see if it would be cheaper to buy an old car when on holiday in the US rather than hire one. The producers gave them each $1000 and told them to buy a car and they had to drive across 3 states. They were set mini tasks along the way. One of those tasks were to decorate each other's cars, and of course being complete stitch up merchants they all tried to really embarrass each other. One car was daubed with (as you stated), NASCAR sucks, another was painted with pink paint "Man Love Rules", and the third was painted with "Hillary for President".

The state they had to drive across with all this on was Alabama!!!

I nearly died laughing. They nearly died!!

Glad to hear it Teddy. I knew all you needed was some time for things to settle into place for you.

Good luck with the rest of it now mate

Better still, if you want an idea of what he is really like, read his autobiography, Humble Pie.

Ramsey Rules!!

OK, I get it, some call us Brits Poms and Police pigs.

Nice.

Regardless of the kid's antics, it didn't need 50,000 volts to remove him. End of.

Blimey. They didn't even have the decency to wear masks and say "stand and deliver".

I believe the rule is that he can stay in the UK up to 90 days with just a passport as a visitor as far as I'm aware .....................

Unless you are a Somalian, then you can stay for life, get a free house, benefits, free food, telephone etc etc etc.

Give the Captain a chance, people.

I wonder if you could please define shortly as far as VJ is concerned because it's been 12 1/2 hours since Ewok said "shortly"

Hey! Consider it in light of other immigration times. Shortly = 30 - 90 days ... if you want to complain, please wait these minimums.

Shessh, these people are impatient.

Ahhh, of course. Silly me.

I should have realised this board had a workload delay equivalent to other immigration times.

If a topic needs closing or moving, of course that also takes 30 - 90 days.

Of course, none of this enhances the argument for at least one more admin like every other forum I have ever seen or been on, to make lesser priority tasks happen more quickly so to help keep the board running smoothly. [/sarcasm]

Not impatient. Thinking practically.

This is what I'm looking at for Carl http://www.hammacher.com/publish/73996.asp

Wow, if you intend to use one of those for each thing you need that's quite an expensive way to do it. Replacing each power supply will cost you half that and you would be using the dedicated supply too, not a "stick me in the middle" universal adapter, which that link is for.

My guitar effects processor uses a power supply that wasn't useable in the US. I contacted the manufacturer by email and they can supply me the exact thing I need for less than $20.

Okay so I didn't see any section where this could fit so I write this in here.

I've finished my studies in university on telecommunications in Finland and I would like to move in U.S. permanently. I don't like living in cold Finland, so I thought that U.S. would be good option. I've been searching and searching for information how could I move in U.S. and work there but I really didn't find anything that would help me.

There is some kind of Green Card Lottery, but I dont think that is good way to get a Green Card because it's about 1/70 win.

My grades are good so I would get some kind of job for sure.

If someone just could tell me where to start and what to do.

I hope someone can help.

I don't know the procedures or which visa it is, but I DO know that you have to have the job offer in place, along with accommodation arrangements in order to come to the US. You can't just come over to LOOK for work.

Between me and Tracy, we have everything. We even archived all our Yahoo messenger conversations too. We also kept a list of all the calls we made using Skype and, in fact, we used some of each on our visa petition.

To tell him to lie is not a good idea.... he needs to be hosest with the immigration officer or he could be banned for good... if he is honest and has proof that he intends to return to his own country after his vist and has enough funds to support himself for the time he is in the UK then they should let him in.....

Most Important information is DO NOT LIE...

Kez

Yes, but, .... don't offer any information without them asking either!!

If they don't ask, don't bring it up.

When I came over, I was lucky, most of my transformers were rated for 110-240v input. Check the little label on each transformer. If it says that, then you can use it with just a plug socket adapter. If it says 220-240v input then you need to replace it.

I checked Radio Shack online and they have a selection of various transformers (home power supplies). You need to know the output of the transformer you are replacing, (from the same little label) and find the equivalent in the list.

Having said that I only need to replace 2 and the best option in each case is from the manufacturer of the item being powered. Example, I need to replace the supply for a Logitech joystick. Logitech can supply a US power supply direct.

Hope this helps.

Give the Captain a chance, people.

I wonder if you could please define shortly as far as VJ is concerned because it's been 12 1/2 hours since Ewok said "shortly"

I have no intention of defending my comment here by getting involved in an argument.

I'm making a statement and leaving it at that. Argue it amongst yourselves if you want.

This site needs at least one more active admin so there is always one available but for some reason unbeknownst to me Ewok doesn't want to share the power. This situation is crazy and is a recurring grief. Why this isn't obvious to all just simply amazes me.

There was a hiccup with our BoA application. It turns out that we HAVE to be physically go to a branch.

Having said that, that's exactly what we did. We took my SS#, my UK passport and driving license which they used, and loads of other stuff just in case. What was handy was the fact that the lady processing it for us was herself in on a K1 visa from Canada. She said there should be no problem and there wasn't. We were accepted on the spot, checks and cards applied for with online and telephone banking all in.

My advice, take all your ID INTO a branch of Bank of America and you should be fine.

We're added.

Excellent. Good one.

I have a friend in the UK who likes to remind me of all the things I left behind. Sometimes I go green with envy. Other times I think how I don't miss that.

This lot below, however, makes me miss hearing such gems but not miss the stupidity. They are ALL genuine. Enjoy.

QUIZMANIA (ITV)

Greg Scott: We're looking for an occupation beginning with 'T'.

Contestant: Doctor.

Scott: No, it's 'T'. 'T' for Tommy. 'T' for Tango.

Contestant: Oh, right . . . (pause) . . . Doctor.

DANNY KELLY SHOW (RADIO WM)

Kelly: Which French Mediterranean town hosts a famous film festival every year?

Contestant: I don't know, I need a clue.

Kelly: OK. What do beans come in?

Contestant: Cartons?

BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)

Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is?

Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point.

Theakston: There's a clue in the title.

Contestant: Leicester.

BBC NORFOLK

Stewart White: Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World?

Contestant: I don't know.

White: I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?

Contestant: Arm.

White: Correct. And if you're not weak, you're...?

Contestant: Strong.

White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?

Contestant: Louis.

White: Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World?

Contestant: Frank Sinatra?

LATE SHOW (BBC MIDLANDS)

Alex Trelinski: What is the capital of Italy?

Contestant: France.

Trelinski: France is another country. Try again.

Contestant: Oh, um, Benidorm.

Trelinski: Wrong, sorry, let's try another question. In which country is the Parthenon?

Contestant: Sorry, I don't know.

Trelinski: Just guess a country then.

Contestant: Paris.

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)

Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?

Contestant: Homosexuals.

Paxman: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you.

THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)

Anne Robinson: Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written books about their experiences in what: prison, or the Conservative Party?

Contestant: The Conservative Party.

BEACON RADIO (WOLVERHAMPTON)

DJ Mark: For Pounds 10, what is the nationality of the Pope?

Ruth from Rowley Regis: I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?

THE WEAKEST LINK

Anne Robinson: In traffic, what 'J' is where two roads meet?

Contestant: Duel carriageway?

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

Bamber Gascoigne: What was Gandhi's first name?

Contestant: Goosey?

GWR FM (Bristol)

Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?

Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.

RTE RADIO 2FM (IRELAND)

Presenter: What is the name of the long- running TV comedy show about pensioners: Last Of The ....?

Caller: Mohicans.

QUIZMANIA

Greg Scott: We're looking for a word that goes in front of 'clock'.

Contestant: Grandfather.

Scott: Grandfather clock is already up there, say something else.

Contestant: Panda.

PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC RADIO MANCHESTER)

Phil: What's 11 squared?

Contestant: I don't know.

Phil: I'll give you a clue. It's two ones with a two in the middle.

Contestant: Is it five?

RICHARD AND JUDY

Q: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?

A: Forrest Gump.

RICHARD AND JUDY

Leslie: On which street did Sherlock Holmes live?

Contestant: Er . .

Leslie: He makes bread . . .

Contestant: Er . . .

Leslie: He makes cakes . . ..

Contestant: Kipling Street?

MAGIC 52 (NORTHEAST ENGLAND)

Presenter: In what year was President Kennedy assassinated?

Contestant: Erm . ..

Presenter: Well, let's put it this way - he didn't see 1964.

Contestant: 1965?

SIMPLY THE BEST (ITV)

Phil Tufnell: How many Olympic Games have been held?

Contestant: Six.

Tufnell: Higher!

Contestant: Five.

FORT BOYARD (CHALLENGE TV)

Jodie Marsh: Arrange these two groups of letters to form a word – CHED and PIT.

Team: Chedpit.

LINCS FM PHONE-IN

Presenter: Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world?

Contestant: Barcelona.

Presenter: I was really after the name of a country.

Contestant: I'm sorry, I don't know the names of any countries in Spain.

RADIO 1 EARLY MORNING SHOW

Presenter: How many toes would three people have in total?

Contestant: 23.

NOTTS AND CROSSES QUIZ (BBC RADIO NOTTINGHAM)

Jeff Owen: In which country is Mount Everest?

Contestant (long pause): Er, it's not in Scotland, is it?

THE MICK GIRDLER SHOW (BBC RADIO SOLENT)

Girdler: I'm looking for an island in the Atlantic whose name includes the letter 'e'.

Contestant: Ghana.

Girdler: No, listen. It's an island in the Atlantic Ocean.

Contestant: New Zealand.

NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1)

Question: What is the world's largest continent?

Contestant: The Pacific

ROCK FM (PRESTON)

Presenter: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.

Contestant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN (ITV)

Steve Le Fevre: What was signed to bring World War I to an end in 1918?

Contestant: Magna Carta.

JAMES O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC)

O'Brien: How many kings of England have been called Henry?

Contestant: Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth ... er ... er ... three?

NATIONAL LOTTERY

Eamonn Holmes: There are three states of matter: solid, liquid and what?

Contestant: Jelly.

RICHARD ALLINSON SHOW (RADIO 2)

Allinson: What international brand shares its name with the Greek goddess of victory?

Contestant (after long deliberation): Erm, Kellogg's?

BLIND DATE (ITV)

Girl: Name a book written by Jane Austen.

Boy: Charlotte Bronte.

CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL)

Searle: In which European country is Mount Etna?

Caller: Japan.

Searle: I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear that, I can let you try again.

Caller: Er ... Mexico?

DOG EAT DOG (BBC1)

Ulrika Jonsson: Who wrote Lord of the Rings?

Contestant: Enid Blyton

PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE)

Paul Wappat: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last?

Contestant (after long pause): Fourteen days.

NATIONAL LOTTERY

Eamonn Holmes: Dizzy Gillespie is famous for playing what?

Contestant: Basketball.

NOTTS AND CROSSES QUIZ

Jeff Owen: Where did the D-Day landings take place?

Contestant (after pause): Pearl Harbour?

DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)

Daryl Denham: In which country would you spend shekels?

Contestant: Holland?

Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet.

Contestant: Iceland? Ireland?

Denham (helpfully): It's a bad line. Did you say Israel?

Contestant: No.

PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR)

Wood: What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible?

Contestant: Er . . ..

Wood: It's got two syllables . . . Kor . . .

Contestant: Blimey?

Wood: Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run . . ..

Contestant: (Silence)

Wood: OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I . . .

Contestant: Walked?

NATIONAL LOTTERY

Dale Winton: Skegness is a seaside resort on the coast of which sea

a/ Irish Sea, b/ English Channel, c/ North Sea?

Contestant: Oh, I know that, you can start writing out the cheque now, Dale. It's on the east coast, so it must be the Irish Sea.

THE VAULT

Melanie Sykes: What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?

Contestant: Nostalgia.

LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB)

Presenter: What religion was Guy Fawkes?

Contestant: Jewish.

Presenter: That's close enough.

BREAKFAST SHOW, RADIO 1

Chris Moyles: Which 'S' is a kind of whale that can grow up to 80 tonnes?

Contestant: Ummm . . ..

Moyles: It begins with 'S' and rhymes with 'perm'.

Contestant: Shark.

STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2)

Wright: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loincloth did he play?

Contestant: Jesus.

You probably already know but it doesn't hurt to make sure.

Remember you must get a supplemental sheet notarised.

Phew!!

I bet that's a load off!

Arsoli (Lazio, Italy)

yes i know that. that is why i posted the part of the intructions w/ the required dimentions. nowhere does it say 2x2 on the I-129f. the 2x2 specific dimentions don't come until medical & interview forms.

Those instructions always gave me concern. US passport fotos are taken straight on. The I-129F instructions say passport style in 3/4 view. So which is it? .........

The instructions for the I-129f state quite clearly what is required. you can find the full instructions on the download link in this site. http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-129Finstr.pdf

Item 6B on that form states the following:-

B. Give USCIS a passport-style color photograph ofyourself and a passport-style color photograph of yourfiancé(e), with both photos taken within 30 days of thedate of filing this petition. The photos must have awhite background, be glossy, un-retouched and notmounted. The dimension of the full frontal facialimage of you and your fiancé(e) in separate photosshould be about one inch from your chin to the top ofyour hair. Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print thename (and Alien Registration Number, if known) onthe back of each photograph.

hum, if you add a supplement to the I-134 do you need to get it notarized?

Yes.

But that would be needed even if job 1 was listed on the form and job 2 on the supplement.

So I have a very silly question regarding the affidavit of support form. Between my 2 jobs I make enough money to be over the poverty line. Though, on I-134 it requests that you state your job and it's address, though it only has enough line space to write one job. How should I include the other job on the form. OR do I just state the one that gives me more money and then attach the employer letter and pay stubs of the other job and let them find out on their own that I have 2 jobs? OR should I just try to squeeze all the information on the given lines?

You can type in an asterisk under the line for your job 1, then make a footnote at the bottom of the page to see attachment second other job.

Don't forget to type the asterisk in at the bottom of the page also before your footnote.

Actually, it might be better to just put See Supplement in the form boxes, and then list both jobs on the supplement. That way it cannot be overlooked. Having the 2 jobs "side by side" will leave no doubt to the poverty line being crossed.

For goodness sake. It's just re-doing 2 photos. Get it right, as they ask for or risk an RFE. How much effort is that in the grand scheme of things?