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Family Amen for that only God provides us with terminal benefits. I also am in a NGO project and when I leave no benefits.Hence the need to hustle extra hard to look for money!!!

Great things about ground nuts then

And very great additions by @Utamaduni,yes!!Braids and weaves are a must. Its hectic and expensive to make hair in the US. I personally will do my hair here before I leave, something I know will push me for minimum 2 months!!
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I told my wife that on top of being my H2O Mellon she is soon adding on another role as my personal barber , shame, she said that she can not take up the role unless she gets a prior training. What should I do and how can I train her surely? Advice
 
Family2133 said:
Of course Jonge. I met a Ugandan at DHL KIsumu he was also picking his passports and packages, he has a family of 4 children and himself, they are heading to New Mexico this coming Sunday, but their Immigrant Visa category is IR given that the wife is a citizen in US. Oba what is IR????????, the guys also doesn't know, every thing was chased up by the wife in states.
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That looks like they were on a Family-based greencard. IR is Immediate Relative Immigrant visa...
 
Maintaining Your Permanent Residency and Immigration Status
There are some things you must do to maintain your permanent resident status.These are also important to remember if you plan to apply for U.S. citizenship in the future.

• Don’t leave the United States for
an extended period of time or
move to another country to live
there permanently.
• File federal, state, and, if applicable,
local income tax returns.
• Register with the Selective
Service, if you are a male
between the ages of 18 and 26.
• Give your new address to DHS.

In order to Keep Your Immigration Status, Permanent residents who leave the United States for extended periods, or who cannot show their intent to live permanently in the U.S., may lose their permanent resident status. Many immigrants believe they can live abroad as long as they return to the U.S. at least once a year.This is incorrect. If you think you will be out of the U.S. for more than 12 months, you should apply for a re-entry permit before leaving the country.You should file Form I-131, Application for a Travel Document.You can get this form at http://www.uscis.gov or by calling the USCIS Forms Line at 1-800-870-3676.You must pay a fee to file Form I-131.
A re-entry permit is valid for up to two years.You may show the re-entry permit, instead of a visa or your Permanent Resident Card, at a port of entry. Having a re-entry permit does not guarantee that you will be admitted to the United States when you return, but it can make it easier to show that you are returning from a temporary visit abroad.

Source: Welcome to the United States, A Guide for New Immigrants. Pg.10 (US Citizenship and Immigration Services)
 
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KaiaUG said:
19. Weaves for girl children; for those of us with them. Partitas.....there you go.

I intend to start practicing shaving my husband's hair; I am worried of chopping him during the training, lol.
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kaia what you do not know is that partitas is very busy learning how to braid hair and so far so good,my host tells me that those big sizes cost her 100 $ so you you can imagine how much the medium and small size cost,about shaving your hubby start training early but I wouldn't try myself coz I have the same worry as you lol!
 
Hllo folks hop ya all doin great lets keep the faith and the fire burnin as we wait for miracles and succees story from our folks going for interviews be blessed mates

Todays devotion

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

Remember GOD loves you be blessed
 
To God be all the glory.This is to inform my E-family that my visa has been approved this morning.I say a big thank you to all.Detail comes on saturday because i have to travel now and come back on saturday.
 
samolaniyi said:
To God be all the glory.This is to inform my E-family that my visa has been approved this morning.I say a big thank you to all.Detail comes on saturday because i have to travel now and come back on saturday.
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Congs my man Samo, you have saved me because even today I have been thinking about the fact that you have disappeared from the forum, God is good that you have reappeared with exciting newsssssss!
 
Family2133 said:
Congs my man Samo, you have saved me because even today I have been thinking about the fact that you have disappeared from the forum, God is good that you have reappeared with exciting newsssssss!
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Thank you family,I have been busy planning for my interview.It was awesome,God took control.
 
THESE ARE THE LATEST UPDATES FROM THE SPREADSHEET
(a) Interviews already done
NameCountryInterview outcomeA.P StartA.P EndA.P DurationA.P OutcomeRelocation status
1.Danny DenBurundiAdministrative processing........4/10/201331/01/2013123Visa grantedRelocated to Arizona, The Copper State
2.Family2133UgandaAdministrative processing........21/11/201317/Jan/201459 DaysVisa grantedYet to relocate to Edmond Oklahoma, "The Sooner state, land of Native American and Family2133"
3.GodiaKenyaVisa grantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to Wilmington Delaware, The diamond state
4.4TuryaUgandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Boston Massachusetts, The bay state
5.FeyisayoNigeriaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to New York , The empire state
6.Guy RayKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to Colorado, The Centennial State,
7.NairobaKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Georgia, The Empire of the South
8.GhanamanGhanaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to New York, The empire state
9.OlelenkuKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to Kansas, The Sunflower State
10.JimkoKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Minnesota, The Bread and Butter State
11.GittaUgandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Boston Massachusetts
12.Beth02KenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
13.NotezNot sureVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
14.PartitasKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Alabama, The “Yellowhammer State”, Heart of Dixie and Partitas
15. ResianKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Dallas Texas, The chili state
16.CarlkimKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus Unknown
17.YVESY04RwandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
18.KinskiRwandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Arkansas The Natural State, Land of Opportunity.
19.Ison2013EthiopiaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to MD
20.Delph_neGhanaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
21. LehwEthiopiaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to MD
22.RonnycheKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Minnesota The North Star State, Land of 10,000 Lakes
23.SamolaniyiNigeriaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to North Carolina 'The Tar Heel State'
N/A

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(b)The following have confirmed their interview months from 2nd Notification letters
1.Azmera from Ethiopia, Jan 2014, Give us the update
2. Ooadeniyi from Nigeria, Feb 2014, Give us the update
3.Ka Josy from Rwanda, March 2014

What happened to Azmera?
Ooadeniyi what happened, give us some news
 
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Family2133 said:
THESE ARE THE LATEST UPDATES FROM THE SPREADSHEET
(a) Interviews already done
NameCountryInterview outcomeA.P StartA.P EndA.P DurationA.P OutcomeRelocation status
1.Danny DenBurundiAdministrative processing........4/10/201331/01/2013123Visa grantedRelocated to Arizona, The Copper State
2.Family2133UgandaAdministrative processing........21/11/201317/Jan/201459 DaysVisa grantedYet to relocate to Edmond Oklahoma, "The Sooner state, land of Native American and Family2133"
3.GodiaKenyaVisa grantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to Wilmington Delaware, The diamond state
4.4TuryaUgandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Boston Massachusetts, The bay state
5.FeyisayoNigeriaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to New York , The empire state
6.Guy RayKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to Colorado, The Centennial State,
7.NairobaKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Georgia, The Empire of the South
8.GhanamanGhanaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to New York, The empire state
9.OlelenkuKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to Kansas, The Sunflower State
10.JimkoKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Minnesota, The Bread and Butter State
11.GittaUgandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Boston Massachusetts
12.Beth02KenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
13.NotezNot sureVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
14.PartitasKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Alabama, The “Yellowhammer State” and the land of Partitas
15. ResianKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Dallas Texas, The chili state
16.CarlkimKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus Unknown
17.YVESY04RwandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
18.KinskiRwandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Arkansas The Natural State, Land of Opportunity.
19.Ison2013EthiopiaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to MD
20.Delph_neGhanaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
21. LehwEthiopiaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to MD
22.RonnycheKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Minnesota The North Star State, Land of 10,000 Lakes
23. SamolaniyiNigeriaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to North Carolina 'The Tar Heel State'
N/A

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(b)The following have confirmed their interview months from 2nd Notification letters
1.Azmera from Ethiopia, Jan 2014, Give us the update
2. Ooadeniyi from Nigeria, Feb 2014, Give us the update
3.Ka Josy from Rwanda, March 2014

What happened to Azmera?
Ooadeniyi what happened, give us some news
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Wow,so fast.keep on the good work.
 
Happy for you Samolaniyi, greet all Naija for me , have nice relocation
samolaniyi said:
To God be all the glory.This is to inform my E-family that my visa has been approved this morning.I say a big thank you to all.Detail comes on saturday because i have to travel now and come back on saturday.
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Family2133 said:
I told my wife that on top of being my H2O Mellon she is soon adding on another role as my personal barber , shame, she said that she can not take up the role unless she gets a prior training. What should I do and how can I train her surely? Advice
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Lol! Calling your wife watermelon could be considered offensive, at least for us Kenyans!
 
Consequences of Criminal Behavior for Permanent Residents
The United States is a law-abiding society.Permanent residents in the United States must obey all laws.If you are a permanent resident and engage in or are convicted of a crime in the U.S.,you could have serious problems.You could be removed from the country,not allowed back into the U.S.if you leave the country,and,in certain circumstances,lose your eligibility for U.S.citizenship.Examples of crimes that may affect your permanent resident status
include:
• A crime defined as an “aggravated felony,” which
includes crimes of violence that are felonies with a
one-year prison term.
• Murder.
• Terrorist activities.
• Rape.
• Sexual assault on a child.
• Illegal trafficking in drugs, firearms, or people.
• A crime of “moral turpitude,” which in general is a crime with an intent to steal or defraud; a crime where physical harm is done or threatened; a crime where serious physical harm is caused by reckless behavior; or a crime of sexual misconduct.

There are also serious consequences for you as a permanent resident if you:
• Lie to get immigration benefits for yourself or someone else.
• Say you are a U.S. citizen if you are not.
• Vote in a federal election or in a local election open only to U.S. citizens.
• Are a “habitual drunkard”—someone who is drunk or someone who uses illegal drugs most of the time.
• Are married to more than one person at the same time.
• Fail to support your family or to pay child or spousal support as ordered.
• Are arrested for assaulting or harassing a family member, including violating a protection order.This is called domestic violence.
• Lie to get public benefits.
• Fail to file tax returns when required.
• Willfully fail to register for the Selective Service if you are a male between the ages of 18 and 26.
• Help someone else who is not a U.S.citizen or national to enter the United States illegally even if that person is a close relative and even if you are not paid.
Source: Welcome to the United States, A Guide for New Immigrants. Pg.18 (US Citizenship and Immigration Services)
 
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Family2133 said:
I inquired from my sister about the G.nuts, she said that they can allow foods that have been processed to the extent that even if you plant it in US , it can not germinate, that means, they can allow roasted,minted G.Nuts to pass, . Now you are laughing............
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You seemed to know my reaction; i laughed very loudly and even my office mates almost threw me out! Processed indeed!
 
Skache said:
Lol! Calling your wife watermelon could be considered offensive, at least for us Kenyans!
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Hahhahaa, Skache, what are you talking about girl? H2O Mellon is one of the most expensive fruits in Ug and one of the most liked at least for most of Ugandans including myself, so she knows why I call her that name and she likes it so much, she does not like names like Honey, sweet heart, darling etc because every one uses them often. Good enough she is not a Kenyan.
 
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Tell her she does not need to worry.....it is easy all you need to do for her is simple

-Buy her a hair cut kit like this one from Walmart or in the supermarkets in Kampala...I my self I have a similar one the same brand name.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/WAHL-Cord...b19&bucket_id=irsbucket013&findingMethod=p13n

-The good thing with this kind of trimmer is that it comes with many pieces... if you have let's say an Afro and want to maintain a certain length, then she may use like No. 16. She just needs to keep combing up wards and just trim.
-For very short hair she may use No.1 or No.2. The numbers are indicated on the pieces. The tricky part is the middle part of the head where the hair seems to be starting/ending from. She just needs to shave against the swirls will just brushing or combing using the small comb provided in the kit.
-Like my wife she uses No.1, as long as she is using one of the pieces the cut will always be even. No matter what she does she can not chop off a chunk of hair.(@ KaiaUG)
-If you want to shave a shinny head then she will not need the pieces, as they only help to maintain a certain length while trimming
-I have a cousin who came to my house and found me being shaved and decided to shave the husband. Within a minute or so she knew how to hold the shaver and it came out as if the guy had gone to a barber.....so Ladies be encouraged.
-Let her watch a couple of you tube videos on how to cut a black man's hair e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kew6kLczt0

Key points
-She just needs a steady hand if you want her to trim you hair outline & sideburns (http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/dgO7a8wznF8/hqdefault.jpg)
-To remember not to move the lever on the right side of the shaver using her thumb accidentally. It will change the trimming length.
-Remember to oil the machine and clean it frequently the tools came with the kit. Mine has served me for years without ever breaking down.

and that's all quick and simple...all the best to the future barbers......:):):)

Family2133 said:
I told my wife that on top of being my H2O Mellon she is soon adding on another role as my personal barber , shame, she said that she can not take up the role unless she gets a prior training. What should I do and how can I train her surely? Advice
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Thanks for the info....as I am planning to go to the US and tour for a month or so and return back home together with the Mrs......for a year or so!!!

Family2133 said:
Maintaining Your Permanent Residency and Immigration Status
There are some things you must do to maintain your permanent resident status.These are also important to remember if you plan to apply for U.S. citizenship in the future.

• Don’t leave the United States for
an extended period of time or
move to another country to live
there permanently.
• File federal, state, and, if applicable,
local income tax returns.
• Register with the Selective
Service, if you are a male
between the ages of 18 and 26.
• Give your new address to DHS.

In order to Keep Your Immigration Status, Permanent residents who leave the United States for extended periods, or who cannot show their intent to live permanently in the U.S., may lose their permanent resident status. Many immigrants believe they can live abroad as long as they return to the U.S. at least once a year.This is incorrect. If you think you will be out of the U.S. for more than 12 months, you should apply for a re-entry permit before leaving the country.You should file Form I-131, Application for a Travel Document.You can get this form at http://www.uscis.gov or by calling the USCIS Forms Line at 1-800-870-3676.You must pay a fee to file Form I-131.
A re-entry permit is valid for up to two years.You may show the re-entry permit, instead of a visa or your Permanent Resident Card, at a port of entry. Having a re-entry permit does not guarantee that you will be admitted to the United States when you return, but it can make it easier to show that you are returning from a temporary visit abroad.

Source: Welcome to the United States, A Guide for New Immigrants. Pg.10 (US Citizenship and Immigration Services)
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