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APPROVAL!!! :D :D :D :D :D DH's brother just called (DH is here visiting me in the states) and we had him open the letter from CIC. DH was approved as a sponsor on July 13th. So glad the first wait is over. 8)

I just hope the Friday the 13th thing doesn't carry over to the VO, because the next one isn't unti September 2013! :o

Congratulations! They're getting closer and closer to ours, FS!

Awesome! ;D

Ravelry is an amazing resource for knitters (and other yarny people, for that matter). "Facebook for knitters" isn't even half of it.

Are you on Ravelry? I spend more time reading the boards there than I do actually knitting. It's gotten worse lately, though, because I have a new cat who can't be trusted near yarn and I live in a studio apartment. Once I can shut him out of the room, it will get easier. I am going to...

At this point, it sounds like you'll almost have to file outland. Fortunately, that is faster than filing inland for US citizens (and most other people, for that matter). The safest way to have a wedding at this point is for the person who travels be the one with strongest ties to their home...

A car is an incredibly deadly weapon in the wrong hands. If someone has demonstrated that level of irresponsibility, I don't want to live near them until they have proven they won't do it again.

And thanks, everyone. I admit that I really like getting to share that story. :D This is also where I like to quote Gandalf about "even the very wise cannot see all ends," because I am a big nerd, and because it helps me remember I'm an optimist when the nights are particularly long.

I'm currently in New Mexico, but I grew up just outside of DC.

I am not certain that I can say that I am thankful to be stuck in limbo, exactly, but I am learning how much my husband means to me and I mean to my husband. I also have fairly strong and recent evidence that what feels like a setback now may prove to be a very good thing in hindsight. About 2...

I have some questions that probably don't have definitive answers, but I'd like to hear your thoughts. I'll be graduating in mid-August, and once that happens, my ties to New Mexico are pretty much nil. Our plan is for DH (my sponsor) to come out here a bit before that and help me get rid of...

The last I heard, clips are okay but staples are not. I would not send all of that email-- the more you send, the more they have to read before they can make a decision. I would send them the list of email to show frequency of contact, and then pull out several (I'd say more like 2 to 10 per...

If you're a US citizen with no criminal record, all you need for a visit is just your passport and some evidence that you'll return to the US at the end of your stay. Return plane tickets if you fly; a copy of your class schedule if you're attending college in the US (I've never needed to show...

That just means that the two of you have to stay married for at least two years after she lands, if it's even active yet (I'm behind on my news, but the last I heard, the rule was proposed but not enacted?). The rule is aimed at marriages of convenience, not at permanent residents who leave...

I wonder how much that last part is true. Will future employers be able to do the math and see that she was working illegally at her current job, and if so, will they care? I mean, maybe they won't be able to tell or maybe they won't care, and everything will be fine. If it isn't fine...

Well, maybe. The US and Eritrea are the only two countries that tax their expatriates, the last time I looked. Though that only comes into play after landing.

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As long as there are enough bedrooms according to the guidelines that scylla posted above, yes. I would be very careful about which friends I allow to live with my young children, though, and wouldn't share with a stranger.

For one thing, look at any of the spreadsheets here. The historical data doesn't support the idea that it will take forever for them to open the file, and then an additional forever to make a decision on the sponsor.