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Dec 16th 2011, 6:43 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 865
Posted By NYCbound

Re: L1b changed to H1b. Who's right?

An update.

Spoke once more with the Lawyers who said that they thought we wanted to come back in the country on our new Visas.
WHY? We made it clear it would have been impossible in our...
Dec 16th 2011, 2:35 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 865
Posted By NYCbound

Re: L1b changed to H1b. Who's right?

EB3 Not the best category, but it's what we are stuck with.



True, but I don't work and already have a SSN, so unless there are other disadvantages I don't mind too much.


Thank you. This...
Dec 16th 2011, 2:45 am
Replies: 6
Views: 865
Posted By NYCbound

L1b changed to H1b. Who's right?

We are in the USA on a L1b (my husband's, I'm on L2 with kids). We've been here 2 years and our L1s would be up for renewal Sept 2012.

Earlier this year my husband's employer decided to change his...
Dec 21st 2009, 2:32 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 2,821
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Salad cream & Teabags packed!

I asked for mixed (h)erbs in the supermarket and got a blank stare. One of those things you think with the racks and racks of spices/herb jars they have would be available.
Forum: USA
Dec 21st 2009, 2:20 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 15,178
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Mince pies

I found jars of mincemeat in Wegmans, and freezedried packets too. Unfortunately these had a used by date of Aug 2009 on the packet.
Oops Wegmans, naughty, naughty!
Forum: USA
Dec 21st 2009, 3:13 am
Replies: 74
Views: 3,742
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Did you hear? It has been snowing in the UK!

Sweet Lord am I learning that's true!
Skyped my Mum today who claimed they had had snow overnight in Hampshire, UK. I showed her REAL snow, the foot+ that we had!
Dec 16th 2009, 2:05 am
Replies: 59
Views: 2,802
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Favourite UK Christmas # 1

This thread is making me look up cheesy Xmas vids on Youtube.
Bo selecta Proper Crimbo anyone?
Can I get a rewind :rofl:

Just me?
Dec 16th 2009, 1:43 am
Replies: 59
Views: 2,802
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Favourite UK Christmas # 1

Totally with you there.
Heard an awful cover of it by Ronan Keating recently, just awful.
Dec 15th 2009, 11:05 pm
Replies: 59
Views: 2,802
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Favourite UK Christmas # 1

Anything that is not preceded by "Xfactor Winner"
Dec 14th 2009, 8:11 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,673
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Xmas Puddding

Ohh thanks for that.
I will try there before attempting to bake!
Dec 14th 2009, 8:09 pm
Replies: 82
Views: 4,838
Posted By NYCbound

Re: BA Strike over Christmas and New Year

Thank god my friends are flying in on Virgin.
Gives the staff a nice Xmas break doesn't it.
Dec 14th 2009, 5:38 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,673
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Xmas Puddding

No mince pies, no Xmas pudding, no mince pies, no brandy cream, no mince pies
Christmas better get over and done with before the homesickness really kicks in.:frown:

I am so craving mince pies....
Dec 10th 2009, 1:05 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 13,540
Posted By NYCbound

Re: L1 Visa Interview

I feel for you, I wouldn't want to go through that again. Not that it was anywhere near the ordeal that I expected, it was the anticipation that was the worst thing.
Tips, be prepared, don't take...
Forum: USA
Dec 10th 2009, 12:17 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 17,450
Posted By NYCbound

Re: How to Watch Decent UK TV live?

True, I like it for randomising tunes to a set genre/artist similarity (a bit like Last FM though) Spotify would do well to have that feature, you're right.
Forum: USA
Dec 8th 2009, 8:20 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 17,450
Posted By NYCbound

Re: How to Watch Decent UK TV live?

We have a premium sub for Spotify so we can download music and have access to it offline on our iphones. I find it much better than Pandora. Saves a fortune on what MrNYC would spend on music per...
Dec 5th 2009, 7:14 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 5,483
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Snowing in Texas...

Yeah my Hubby was saying the other day how accurate it is!
Snowing here, but too wet for it to settle. We put the tree up though, with the snow in the background, very festive :-)
Dec 4th 2009, 9:57 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 5,483
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Snowing in Texas...

Apparently we're getting some snow tomorrow.
Dec 4th 2009, 11:18 am
Replies: 248
Views: 14,788
Posted By NYCbound

Re: What do you drive?

These big rigs, trucks, lorries, whatever you will, scare me rigid. For one reason:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/
...
Nov 28th 2009, 1:38 pm
Replies: 244
Views: 17,754
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Traditional British Christmas

Sounds exactly like our Christmases were with the huge full english to start the day! We wouldn't eat until 3pm, so time for it to go down!
Black Pudding was a must as it is my favourite and is my...
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2009, 3:12 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 10,027
Posted By NYCbound

Re: drivers license in new jersey

That's what the lady at the NJ DMV in Freehold told me yesterday so you should be fine with that letter :-)

Good luck with your move, where in NJ are you going to?
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2009, 2:07 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,292
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Cheap Car Rental

We did too, Geico were fine about us having insurance on a UK license, as long as we passed our NJ tests within 30 days.
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2009, 2:02 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 10,027
Posted By NYCbound

Re: drivers license in new jersey

Having just done this, you can get Insurance without a NJ license, but they need it with 30 days (Geico anyways). You just need to give them your UK license number they were happy with that. But you...
Nov 25th 2009, 1:21 am
Replies: 248
Views: 14,788
Posted By NYCbound

Re: What do you drive?

Me: Ford Edge (2010), rebs, I'm also loving the voice syncy thing, never had a brand new car before, it smells lovely and I'm loving driving it! I've christened it Eddie

Him: GMC Envoy (2002)...
Nov 20th 2009, 12:20 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 6,129
Posted By NYCbound

Re: Administrative Processing

Fantastic news!!!!!
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2009, 12:19 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,044
Posted By NYCbound

Re: We made it across the pond

Glad you all made it over safely.
Enjoy all the sorting and re-rearranging all your stuff :-)
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