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I remember my mom crying and being so happy when her, me, and my sis finally got our visa to join our dad in the US after the 11th try. I think my reaction was like "wait, i'm leaving all my friends behind? suuuucks". I was 11 though, and such a self-centered insensitive prickbutt
I remember my mom crying and being so happy when her, me, and my sis finally got our visa to join our dad in the US after the 11th try. I think my reaction was like "wait, i'm leaving all my friends behind? suuuucks". I was 11 though, and such a self-centered insensitive prickbutt
11 times? Ouch! The hoops some people have to jump through are ridiculous. Mori and I have the fortune of being a UK/US couple who have never been previously married...we were approved really quite quickly considering we filed in California.
Yeah, 11 was a bit excessive, but a good number of people form the philippines usually stay past their vasa and just hide form INS, so it makes sense the rules would be stricter.
Yeah, its awesome you got approved relatively quick. I was surprised, because it usually takes years and quite a few rejections and whatnot. Now for the wedding and then you can sell you and mori's story to hollywood and see your life on the big screen as a wacky romcom
Yeah, 11 was a bit excessive, but a good number of people form the philippines usually stay past their vasa and just hide form INS, so it makes sense the rules would be stricter.
Yeah, its awesome you got approved relatively quick. I was surprised, because it usually takes years and quite a few rejections and whatnot. Now for the wedding and then you can sell you and mori's story to hollywood and see your life on the big screen as a wacky romcom
Each case is different!
I don't see all that many delays. The vast majority of people on the forums I post on are approved. Of course, knowing how to put together a good petition helps. Also, K-1 and K-3 visas are designed to be faster than visas for other family members; if I was a USC and petitioned for my sister or mother, for example, that could take several years.
Also, while pretty much all initial petitions are approved within 200 days, what can take a long time is bit that comes afterwards - the interview and medical. There's quite a high rate of denial at Morocco and Egypt embassies, for example.
Hmm, did not know most of that. Most of what I know about the visa process is from my family in the US petitioning for other family members to come over here, not spouses but siblings and sometimes parents, and it taking forever, so I guess i'm basing it on that.
This is all good information to know for when I finally break down and grab myself a mail order bride from a shady russian website.
You just rock up to the customs / immigration desk and hand your shit over.
(Your shit being the green waiver form [you'll need the address of the hotel you're staying at], the blue "I am not a terrorist, you guys" form, and your passport.)
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The one about the fucking space hairdresser and the cowboy. He's got a tinfoil pal and a pedal bin
For some reason, I'm at Mori's house, in his brother's room which is right next to his. I'm doing stuff on the internet and sometimes go to Mori to talk about stuff like his brother who turns out to be on drugs all day long. Apparently he went to the movies together with my brother, this girl from Rugrats, Angelica I believe, and Nuzak. Nothing happens for quite a time until they come home. Well, my brother and Angelica I believe. They tell me they were in some space shuttle simulator, but I tell them I don't care at all.
At that moment, the fun stuff happens. Mori comes into room and asks them where his brother is. They tell him that they don't know, so Mori gets really angry and shouts at them that they must not leave him alone because he is such a druggie and always high and can't make it "out there". All of the sudden, we hear Nuzaks voice coming out of a helmet. He's telling us that Rankenphile found out about something (I believe something was discovered about him and posted on the forums) and went batshit insane. That's when everybody panics and tries to find a place to hide from Rank. Mori and I find a really big, really comfortable closet, but unfortunatelly the door doesn't really close so we have to hope he doesn't find us.
And then there was this deep, angry scream and someone kicked in the door to the room. We are sitting there praying to God he won't look inside the closet while he pretty much destroys the room. But somehow he does find us. Rank is a huge motherfucker, like 7 feet, and extremely muscled (he looks pretty much exactly like in the drawings, just bigger). And he has the angriest face a man could have. For some reason, Mori and I were giggling the hole time. Anyway, Rank grabs our shirts and lifts us up in the air. With this terribly, terribly angry face he shouts at us: "I'm going to kill the five people who did this, were you one of them?". Both say no, so he drops us to the ground and leaves the room to find his five victims. Right after that, Janson comes in aaaaaaaaaand...
Speaking of dreams, have any of you experienced lucid dreaming?
That shit is fantastic. One of the most exhilarating things ever.
It is fun, but its not as restful as full on sleep, and when you do that over and over for weeks on end, you end up feeling like you haven't slept at all. Which isn't any fun.
Speaking of dreams, have any of you experienced lucid dreaming?
That shit is fantastic. One of the most exhilarating things ever.
It is fun, but its not as restful as full on sleep, and when you do that over and over for weeks on end, you end up feeling like you haven't slept at all. Which isn't any fun.
Well, of course, I usually only do it once a week.
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Socialism is the concrete foundation of America. Capitalism is the flimsy tin shack that sits upon it.
I had a reoccurring nightmare from pretty much the age of 6 to 12. Same thing each night, ending up with me lying in bed terrified until morning, or until exhaustion made me fall back asleep. Until I started lucid dreaming and just stabbed the nightmare to death.
once this last semester I woke up standing in the middle of the room in the wee hours of the morning. my roommate said that the fire alarm thing had just beeped and I leapt out of bed with superhuman speed
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I don't know, I thought it could be worth at least a high five or something.
Satans..... hints.....
They're just visiting, not immigrating. Whole different kettle of fish.
Satans..... hints.....
Yeah, its awesome you got approved relatively quick. I was surprised, because it usually takes years and quite a few rejections and whatnot. Now for the wedding and then you can sell you and mori's story to hollywood and see your life on the big screen as a wacky romcom
I don't see all that many delays. The vast majority of people on the forums I post on are approved. Of course, knowing how to put together a good petition helps. Also, K-1 and K-3 visas are designed to be faster than visas for other family members; if I was a USC and petitioned for my sister or mother, for example, that could take several years.
Also, while pretty much all initial petitions are approved within 200 days, what can take a long time is bit that comes afterwards - the interview and medical. There's quite a high rate of denial at Morocco and Egypt embassies, for example.
This is all good information to know for when I finally break down and grab myself a mail order bride from a shady russian website.
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You can stay in the US on a waiver for up to 3 months I think.
I've got stamps in my passport that are for November when I've been in August, and September from when I've been in June.
I ask because the rules are always changing for every other passport out there and it's driving me nuts.
(Your shit being the green waiver form [you'll need the address of the hotel you're staying at], the blue "I am not a terrorist, you guys" form, and your passport.)
I'm looking at Ikea for this but all I can think of is the IKEA-bot from Futurama.
Those Swedes sure know how to put in almost everything you need.
For some reason, I'm at Mori's house, in his brother's room which is right next to his. I'm doing stuff on the internet and sometimes go to Mori to talk about stuff like his brother who turns out to be on drugs all day long. Apparently he went to the movies together with my brother, this girl from Rugrats, Angelica I believe, and Nuzak. Nothing happens for quite a time until they come home. Well, my brother and Angelica I believe. They tell me they were in some space shuttle simulator, but I tell them I don't care at all.
At that moment, the fun stuff happens. Mori comes into room and asks them where his brother is. They tell him that they don't know, so Mori gets really angry and shouts at them that they must not leave him alone because he is such a druggie and always high and can't make it "out there". All of the sudden, we hear Nuzaks voice coming out of a helmet. He's telling us that Rankenphile found out about something (I believe something was discovered about him and posted on the forums) and went batshit insane. That's when everybody panics and tries to find a place to hide from Rank. Mori and I find a really big, really comfortable closet, but unfortunatelly the door doesn't really close so we have to hope he doesn't find us.
And then there was this deep, angry scream and someone kicked in the door to the room. We are sitting there praying to God he won't look inside the closet while he pretty much destroys the room. But somehow he does find us. Rank is a huge motherfucker, like 7 feet, and extremely muscled (he looks pretty much exactly like in the drawings, just bigger). And he has the angriest face a man could have. For some reason, Mori and I were giggling the hole time. Anyway, Rank grabs our shirts and lifts us up in the air. With this terribly, terribly angry face he shouts at us: "I'm going to kill the five people who did this, were you one of them?". Both say no, so he drops us to the ground and leaves the room to find his five victims. Right after that, Janson comes in aaaaaaaaaand...
That's when it ended.
That shit is fantastic. One of the most exhilarating things ever.
what the fuck
ever
fuck with Rank.
It is fun, but its not as restful as full on sleep, and when you do that over and over for weeks on end, you end up feeling like you haven't slept at all. Which isn't any fun.
Well, of course, I usually only do it once a week.
How much in control of the dream were you?
about all the forumer ladies
it was not a lucid dream, unfortunately
sorry, i meant the lucid dreams of your childhood.
i'm very sorry
i was entirely serious
i was too
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Thanks Mom! Thanks Dad!
unusual for me because I am a very heavy sleeper
I'll see how those fancy-shmancy 4th Edition rules hold up.
Since they announced 4E, I guess?
Because even if my friends don't want to play the books won't really be going to waste.