Author: Jeffrey de Wit
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Getting wed part 1 – Courthouse wedding
This post has been long overdue, and it won’t even be a good one because the courthouse wedding wasn’t very long or very interesting :D. Something that might be good to know for my non-US readers is that a couple of civil services(among which is marriages) are dealt with by the Osceola county clerk and…
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American adventures part 1 – SSN and bankaccount
I´ve been here for about two months now and slowly getting the things I need done. My first objective after getting married(More on that in another post, after the ceremonial wedding :)) was getting a social security number(SSN). First attempt at getting one failed pretty horribly. As it turns out, the nearest Social Security Administration(SSA)…
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America – Land of the free, home of the food commercials
A week has passed and I’m still alive and well in America and so far things are going pretty good. So far it hasn’t really gotten through to me that this is more than simply a vacation and that I’m here for life. I’m sure that’ll change once I’m going to be able to apply…
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The more or less inevitable “Things I’m looking forward to” post
We’re now about three weeks away from my departure and I’ve promised that I’d post about the things I’m actually looking forward to(Crazy, I know!). I’ve not added the blatant “Getting married, starting a life etc.”, because, you know, that’s a given. So without further ado and in no particular order. The list! Free refills!Almost…
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The inevitable “Things I’ll miss” post
It’s just over a month before I leave behind this country for the United States. So I’ve decided to compile a list of stuff that I’ll probably end up missing eventually and tried not to name the obvious “Family & friends” malarky. That’s what Skype is for. StroopwafelsBecause. Friggin. Stroopwafels. LiquoriceSpecifically the sweet honey kind.…
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Oh god.
It has been a while since my last post and in the mean time the year of 2012 has come, and the year of 2011 has gone. So let me start off by wishing a late happy holidays. Now, with that out of the way… In the past few months we’ve been starting to get…
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Mission Complete!
MISSION 2 Phase 2 of 2 THERE, AND BACK AGAIN BRIEFING With all your papers you must enter US territory, obtain your visa and come out alive. GO FOR IT And off I went, without my phone. Things started out with the fact that I had missed the train I had the directions…
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Doctor!
As a mandatory part of the visa application process, one must make an appointment with the panel physician to make sure everything is OK in the physical department. I somewhat expected this to be no more than a simple check on vaccinations and get the ones that I’m lacking. I couldn’t be more wrong. My…
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Dazed and Confused
So a few weeks have passed since our petition was approved. In the mean time I have received instructions on how to apply for the visa and have followed them thus far. First step involved filling out a biographic form(Again) and two other forms. The instructions let me know that I am to complete and…
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Approved!
Title says it all. I just checked the USCIS site and it said the following: On August 31, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. Awwww yeah.