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• グリーンカード スポンサー
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• 2023/10/28 (Sat) 11:24
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And the sponsorship after you get your U.S. citizenship is faster, and if you're sponsored only for a green card, it takes five to 10 years, our immigration attorney told us.

• lehua
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• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 16:08
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I was in the same situation as midori and got a GC for my 20 year old daughter. I took citizenship and sponsored her. If you and your son have no problems, I think you will be able to get it smoothly in the next 5 years or so.

I know someone who had problems and could not get it. I know someone who was denied a GC because he had a history of working illegally and they found out about it.
Another person I know whose son had an accident and ended up in court was denied as well.
I think it's the same in all countries, they don't bother to give permanent residency to people with problems. I think it is the same in every country, but they don't give permanent residency to people who have problems.

• ライト
• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 16:22
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#15 As your green card sponsor said

Certainly everything is faster for citizenship holders than for green card holders.

So would getting married.

If you wait until you get citizenship, it will take more than 6 years before you can call your family.

• あｃっちゃん
• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 17:06
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Even for American men, if their income is low, they are often not issued a green card to a Japanese woman after marriage!

• Kuni
• 2023/11/02 (Thu) 13:04
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Sorry for the sidebar.
If a Japanese citizen to citizenship holder sponsors a 23 year old child, will it still take longer because he is not under 21 years old ？

Also, if the 23 year old is in Japan, can he enter the US while applying for a green card? ？

Thank you in advance.

• マルピー
• 2023/10/30 (Mon) 20:55
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Everyone wants different things and spends money differently.
People may say it is a waste of money, but some things are not a waste of money to me. Thanks to Gase Taro for giving me the information to get it as cheap as possible. I'll become a member of Amazon Japan and have it sent to the US by Rakuten Global, I see - that's good for me. I am glad to exchange this kind of information.
Thank you, Gase Netaro ！.

• うちの場合
• 2023/10/31 (Tue) 06:56
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Thank you, early 70s, about tilapia. I also thought for a moment that piranhas were edible at first. I was mistaken only by the letter.

Thanks for the shopping deals. I have been repeating that I don't do it after all because I can't understand and use the system very well, but I really had a problem when I couldn't return home in Corona, so I still need to be strong in online shopping.

I'll check out Rakuten Global.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/31 (Tue) 07:52
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I am glad to see this kind of information exchange. I'm sure you can find your own way to do more research on your own.

• こめお
• 2023/10/31 (Tue) 08:16
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Maybe they haven't been taken seriously lately.

• 他州
• 2023/10/31 (Tue) 13:18
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Weee ！ I had never bought fresh or frozen food before, but I bought some udon noodles and natto (fermented soybeans) just to see if they would thaw a bit.
It took about 6 hours from shipping to arrival, so I thought they would definitely be melted, but I was surprised to find that they were still perfectly crispy. I was very satisfied with the price and it was cheaper than what I could buy at an Asian supermarket.

• nikochan
• 2023/10/31 (Tue) 01:28
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Not the night sky, but when I passed by Mt. Shikano, the mountains and morning mist were so beautiful ！
I wanted to take a picture, but I couldn't because I was driving … 🥲 It was mystical ～.

• Sean0914
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 00:12
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My son is big now, so this is a long time ago, but
I started working with a sitter when my son was 3 months old.

I was not sure about it, but I didn't want to lose my job position and for my living.
With only one horsepower of my husband, our life is up and up.
Because a temporary return to Japan is a dream.

At that time, the cheapest place for a 3-month-old infant was $ 1200
so I asked a nanny who took care of many infants in her house in Kahala.
At that time, we brought our own milk and diaper $ 700.

Some people are worried about sitters, but
our family was very helpful.
I think you can visit any of them.
Even after we started preschool, we also had a one-time sitter during the summer and school vacations. Please refer to this as one idea.

• Mo
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• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 03:31
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Like Sean0914, I went back to work when my son was 3 months old. In my case, I decided not to go back full time right away, but to return to work on a short time basis in the same industry I've always worked in.

There were two reasons I did not return full time.

It was my first time raising a child, and I wanted to devote myself to childcare for a while.
I didn't think I could survive on the same standard of living as before with babysitters and day care. \I was not sure I would be able to live with the same standard of living with a babysitter or daycare. I was trying to find a day care that would allow me to live at the same standard of living that I had been living at $. I think I did a lot of things by trial and error.
As a result, I did not rely on the government, but with the help of others, my child grew up to elementary school age and I am now doing the work I want to do.

• Minimini
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 09:29
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Hello.
I am also pregnant and hope to return to work a few months after giving birth.
I am looking for a day care or sitter, how do you all find one ？
I would like to be referred to one if you don't mind.

• Minimini
• 2023/10/28 (Sat) 18:26
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Daycare,
Thanks for sharing the information. Very helpful ！ ！.

• Walnut
• 2023/10/30 (Mon) 23:41
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Thank you all for your replies. This question is one that different couples make different decisions about, and there is no answer.
Your opinions are very helpful because we all have one thing in common: we live in Hawaii.

I received a list from PATCH and found a relatively inexpensive day care, so I applied to the Wait List as soon as I could.
Sean0914 mentioned affordable home sitters （ I was not introduced to any ？ ） that are not officially registered, so I will try to find a home sitter. Also, both my husband and I are currently off on weekends, but we have discussed with them that one of our options would be to change his day off to a weekday. I would miss not having a day off together, but it would save an amazing amount of money.
I also thought it would be nice to make friends with other pregnant women like Minmin and do some nanny sharing ？.

As for assistance, unfortunately our income seemed to be too high to apply for assistance.
But we will not give up and will try to find a consultation service.

I can't imagine going back to work after 3 months at all, but I feel that it would be better to just try it and if it is too tough, become a housewife.
（ It is also quite difficult to quit once and find a place to work again ）

Again, thank you all for sharing information.

Also, I will put a call for pregnant women friends in another thread, so please let me know if you do.

• ガセネタ太郎
• 2023/10/20 (Fri) 00:08
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10 for $50 in 3 years （ lol ）

• 情報
• 2023/10/20 (Fri) 09:12
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IRA at 3% per year ＄ 2040
Inquired if I could switch now that I have 5%
I declined.
US BANK INVESMENTS so no worries.

• カブ
• 2023/10/20 (Fri) 11:28
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＞ ＃ 8
＞ 5x assets in past 3 years

That's great ！ Bitcoin? ？

ETF down 2% here.
Looks like I bought at a bad time.

• いやー！
• 2023/10/27 (Fri) 00:39
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It's true, it's going down.
As a beginner, I am gaping in fear.

• カブ
• 2023/10/30 (Mon) 15:09
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The ETF is up 1.5% today when it dropped to 4%. I hope it will continue to reverse.

• alohawa
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 02:54
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What caused it to be rejected … ？?

• CD
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 14:53
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Thank you all.
The application was rejected because it was considered for permanent residence purposes.

• 便乗B
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 16:22
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CD-san

Have you applied for the green card lottery ？

I have met several Japanese who have won green cards and are living in Hawaii and California.

The odds of winning seem to be better than the lottery. Why don't you give it a try ？.

• こーの字
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 16:45
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You may want to reapply for a student visa (F-1).
You may want to consult with an expert （ immigration attorney ） to find out what went wrong with your previous application, and
prepare documents to compensate for that.

https://interstride.com/blog/overcoming-student-visa-denials-common-reasons-and-how-to-avoid-them/#:~:text=If%20you%20 receive%20a%20student,same%20exact%20application%20each%20time.

• bush
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• 2023/10/29 (Sun) 16:16
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Did you have another visa in the US before your student visa was denied ？ or did you get into any trouble ？ I don't know your age, but I have heard that student visas are tough to get if you are around 30. If you are still around 20, I don't think it is that common to be considered for marriage purposes. Once you are rejected, it seems to be very difficult.

• me15
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• 2023/10/28 (Sat) 00:43
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I had Invisalign braces.
The price the dentist quoted me was $6500 and my insurance covered $1000, so
I paid myself $5500.
Later, when I was checking my insurance bill, I realized that the amount of the bill that insurance allowed was about $4500
I showed the bill to the dentist myself and got about $1000 back.
So I was able to do it for about $4500 in real terms, and that was in 2018.
Now, prices have gone up, so it may be higher.
My friend who also had Invisalign done at another clinic at the same time was more expensive.
I can't recommend the dentist who was my dentist, so I'll refrain from recommending him, but
there is a process of grinding, so the gap was left a little bit unfulfilled, and I'm still a little rattled myself
I'm a little unhappy with the finished product, so I recommend choosing a doctor who is more experienced I would recommend you to choose an experienced teacher.
Of course, it will look much better than it did before the braces. I changed from that doctor to another dentist this year, and the new doctor said to me, "This is still after orthodontics", so I still think the orthodontics was a little too tight. I think the aesthetic sense of the doctor is quite significant.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/26 (Thu) 08:32
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150 They all call themselves managers

151 Anyone can pick up empty cans and there is too much competition.

• 吉田ソース
• 2023/10/26 (Thu) 13:45
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The Showa-era otouto is not a very poor person who picks up empty cans.

Chico knows. Showa-era Ototsan is a high taxpayer.　
He started his own business at a young age, receives pensions from both Japan and the US, and is now a US citizen. Recently sold the property next door for $500,000.
Has an account at US Bank and is investing in bitcoins.
He prefers to travel first class on Emirates Airlines.
His investment colleague, Bai Jin Man, is traveling around the world on a luxury cruise ship. He participates in the Exchange Plaza, hoping to revive the poor Japanese.

• パクる野郎
• 2023/10/26 (Thu) 14:52
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128 What does this have to do with Dr. ？
The anti's will never go away ＃ as long as there are crazy pontiffs like 156, there will be no end to it. LOL.
ANTI JAPANESE don't have friends, they don't make friends. There are plenty of people in the world who don't mind not talking to people for 10 years
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Good work.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2023/10/26 (Thu) 17:22
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Who is Chico?

I have an account with US Bank because UNION BANK was acquired by US Bank
It was an automatic account transfer.

I can't fly because I have various phobias such as heights, confined spaces, narrow spaces, and dark spaces.
The house next door went up in value again to $900,000.

• ✕✕✕✕太郎
• 2023/10/27 (Fri) 10:41
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Wahaha
lots of little songs about being pulled （ lol ）

• alohawa
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 00:21
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But they kept asking me who bought the tickets. I also thought they were suspicious of me because I was staying for a long period of time. They also asked me many times if I was a business person. I am a communication university student, so next time I will bring my student ID …. Is it okay to go from the US to another country as a non-rev ？.

• alohawa
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 02:53
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I know he is suspicious of me because it is a benefit from him, not my parents. And my family doesn't have a single connection to the US …. Also, the rule is within 90 days, so I haven't done anything illegal, but the examiner told me that if I am in the US for more than a month, I have to be in Japan for more than a month before I can come to the US. Even though there is no such thing in the law. I am not working, so I guess that is another suspicious point. I was searched for my belongings and then released, so I'm sure that will be the case this time as well, but what is the definitive NG item is also a mystery to me.

• alohawa
• 2023/10/25 (Wed) 06:35
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If you are on board with your husband's relationship, I don't have a problem with it. I am on the American male beneficiary, so I think it's a no-no. I've been released after separate rooms in the past, so I think it's ok, but this time I'm going to Europe for a trip, so I'm wondering if they'll be suspicious since it's Chicago → Minneapolis after I go to Europe.

• Switch
• 2023/10/26 (Thu) 10:04
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CBP Officer
Recently, there are more and more strict regulations on immigration for permanent residency and papa activities
I think it's true that there are some places in Hawaii where you can have papa activities without a visa.
It seems that there is a Japanese agency that allows people to go to Hawaii without a visa, and there is a bar in the back of Triton that has a private room in the back where you can go and have daddy activities. …
I know a girl who went to Hawaii alone to attend her friend's wedding and was sent to a separate room from immigration,
She had a boyfriend here and he stayed here for 4 weeks twice a year for a year and a half. She even made a dummy reservation for one night at the first hotel, but she made sure to check out on the day she checked out.
She will not be able to enter Hawaii or the U.S. for at least 5 to 10 years.
Immigration in the U.S. is really tough, especially these days.

• ノンレブ トラベラー
• 2023/10/27 (Fri) 08:11
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We often give tickets to our friends with the United, American, and Delta Buddy Passes. Finally, it's no problem to go to Europe from the U.S., and it's 3 months longer if you come back to the U.S.

• こーの字
• 2023/09/25 (Mon) 11:24
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I think it would be a good idea to contact the tour company
to have a photo taken as proof that the meeting place was not mistaken,
and also to include a record of no incoming calls from the driver.

• かいむき
• 2023/09/25 (Mon) 18:16
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When I called, he apologized in a hurry while driving, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. He seemed to have made a reservation for the same day and time as another customer, so I was upset, and he apologized flatly.
I asked him to reschedule, but I am worried.

• かめ
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• 2023/09/28 (Thu) 02:01
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Everyone makes mistakes and mishaps. Instead of getting angry, let's forgive them. I'm sure he won't make the same mistake again.

• かいむき
• 2023/10/03 (Tue) 15:46
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My fears were right.
They cancelled again.

The company is not properly managed.

Even though it is called a company, I feel that the president is working alone.

He left me with a strange sense of uneasiness that did not reassure me at all,

• Kalaimoku
• 2023/10/04 (Wed) 04:26
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Topix: Kaimeki-san

That company will be gone in the near future.

If there is no demand, Waikiki will disappear soon.

Companies and stores open and close very quickly.