Rob Faleer
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Joined: 10th Jun 2005
Location: USA | quotePosted at 13:18 on 15th September 2009 Ron: A green card is a legal residence document for foreign nationals living in the United States. The first time a foreign national receives a green card (an arduous process!), it is good for a two-year probationary period. Upon successful renewal of the card by the holder, the green card is then extended to a ten-year period. My daughter-in-law is a Venezuelan citizen and currently holds a ten-year green card here (she had a work visa for several years before she achieved "permanent" legal residence). Since she is married to my son, an American citizen, and their new daughter is also an American citizen, she is working toward becoming a citizen here as well. A very simple explanation for a very complex process. |
Ron Brind
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Joined: 11th Jun 2007
Location: UK | quotePosted at 13:58 on 15th September 2009 Thanks for that Rob, I suppose we must have a similar procedure to go through if we were to want to leave the UK? Might have to re-think my offer to the girls.............don't wan't them here in our beautiful England permanently do we? Lol |
Jen Strath
Posts: 119
Joined: 11th Feb 2008
Location: Australia | quotePosted at 14:20 on 15th September 2009 On 15th September 2009 13:58, Ron Brind wrote: Thanks for that Rob, I suppose we must have a similar procedure to go through if we were to want to leave the UK? Might have to re-think my offer to the girls.............don't wan't them here in our beautiful England permanently do we? Lol
And here I am working my husband's fingers to the bone so we can buy a house in England...Hmmpf!! |
Ruth Gregory
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Joined: 25th Jul 2007
Location: USA | quotePosted at 03:41 on 16th September 2009 LOL, Jen! Ron, don't worry. If I ever move there, I'll live in Redruth, OK?  Now will you get me a green card, please, please?? I'm feeling very homesick for England.  |
Rob Faleer
Posts: 100
Joined: 10th Jun 2005
Location: USA | quotePosted at 13:51 on 16th September 2009 On 15th September 2009 13:58, Ron Brind wrote: Thanks for that Rob, I suppose we must have a similar procedure to go through if we were to want to leave the UK? Might have to re-think my offer to the girls.............don't wan't them here in our beautiful England permanently do we? Lol
Ron--Now that you've withdrawn your green card offer to "the girls," they might just band together to come "gunning" for you ala Quentin Tarantino (cue frenetic music)! Remember, I know a nice priest-hole in the Lake District where you could hide out if it comes to that . . . |
Peggy Cannell
Posts: 120
Joined: 14th Aug 2009
Location: UK | quotePosted at 13:59 on 16th September 2009 Ruth, have you ever been to The Lake District, so beautifull, peace and tranquility, glorious colours with the changing seasons. I love the Norfolk Broads, I alwayys like to visit places with lakes. broads, ponds etc, I quess that is due to always living by the sea. |
patrick van calck
Posts: 90
Joined: 28th Jun 2007
Location: Belgium | quotePosted at 07:44 on 18th September 2009 On 16th September 2009 13:59, Peggy Cannell wrote: Ruth, have you ever been to The Lake District, so beautifull, peace and tranquility, glorious colours with the changing seasons. I love the Norfolk Broads, I alwayys like to visit places with lakes. broads, ponds etc, I quess that is due to always living by the sea.
This year I finaly convinced my wife to visit England. Luckily the weather helped a bit to make it a great holliday so I guess I can convince her a second time. to make sure she liked the country I planned a tour around Dartmoor, Wells, torquay (she likes the sea) and bath.
Next Time I hope to see the lake district. I've recently seen coast to coast (well only the last part unfortunately) so I tried to buy the dvd-box but it wasn't available anymore. If somebody could help me. Would be smashing ! I think I can convince her more easely with Wainwright's walk from the lake district to the other side. |
Ron Brind
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Joined: 11th Jun 2007
Location: UK | quotePosted at 08:09 on 18th September 2009 On 15th September 2009 14:20, Jen Strath wrote:On 15th September 2009 13:58, Ron Brind wrote: Thanks for that Rob, I suppose we must have a similar procedure to go through if we were to want to leave the UK? Might have to re-think my offer to the girls.............don't wan't them here in our beautiful England permanently do we? Lol
And here I am working my husband's fingers to the bone so we can buy a house in England...Hmmpf!!
I can supply a pair of steel gloves Ruth! Lol |
Ron Brind
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Joined: 11th Jun 2007
Location: UK | quotePosted at 08:14 on 18th September 2009 On 16th September 2009 03:41, Ruth Gregory wrote:LOL, Jen! Ron, don't worry. If I ever move there, I'll live in Redruth, OK? Now will you get me a green card, please, please?? I'm feeling very homesick for England.
Ah! Fortunately (he, he) Ruth they have filled all the plots so there are no more house's to be built and I also heard that they were going to turn the whole area into a childrens play garden! So lots of kids and you wouldn't like that would you? Lol |
Stephanie Jackson
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Joined: 13th Apr 2008
Location: UK | quotePosted at 08:16 on 18th September 2009 Have you tries the bbc shop Partick? They have Julia Bradbury's Wainwright Coast to Coast walk DVD. Nice to see you again! |
