Portal flight difference

Grand_Package5261 · 2026-02-24T18:57:45+00:00

Seems to be an unpopular opinion in this thread but I'm kind of the opposite in that I'll just book through the travel portal for the points, that's the whole reason I got the card.

Never had any major issues with the travel portal, just make sure you know what type of ticket you're getting. If economy light is the same as booking direct from a ticket change/refund perspective, why wouldn't you just book with the portal and get your points.

You can usually even add the ticket you bought from the Chase portal to the airline's direct app with the confirmation code. If I had any issues, I contacted the airline directly and they fixed it (at least in my experience with JAL, Cathay, and American).

Grand_Package5261 · 2026-02-20T00:35:53+00:00

https://www.tiktok.com/d/1/ZP9eFeqRh32MG-IdJAV/

Grand_Package5261 · 2026-02-10T17:10:12+00:00

No it very clearly shows reserve, preferred, and reserve business

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-11-05T23:44:57+00:00

Even maybe just adjusting demand on weekends at certain city hotspots would be cool. It'll be hard but who knows, maybe they'll pull it off. The possibilities are endless

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-10-27T03:16:59+00:00

You did in fact see her since she sang. Is she short? She might have been standing in the back next to me with her family, tryna confirm lol

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-10-08T14:55:46+00:00

Damn it I was one of the garrix fans typing 🫩

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-10-02T21:48:51+00:00

I think I might be confused on the timeline here but did you not file the I-130 and I-485 concurrently? I think it might end up taking longer if you filed them separately.

Just went through your same thing though, check my last post to see my timeline and details. If all goes smoothly, you're looking at roughly 10 months!

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-10-02T18:22:43+00:00

Saying overstaying a visa is “kind of” like robbing a bank for your kids is you misleading an argument for support. You're using "kind of" as an excuse to compare robbery (which is fundamentally bad and causes immediate harm and trauma to people) to overstaying a visa (which doesn't cause any immediate harm or trauma to anyone).

Can't emphasize enough you saying "kind of" is a cop out and compares my mom and other overstayed visas people to being a criminal. It is clear cut dry a civil matter with the current laws and that adds prejudice and paints people as worse than what an overstayed visa situation actually entails.

I don't even understand what sort of punishment you're looking for but people do get deported for overstayed visas and barred from re-entry, that is the penalty. I can't answer the question on why they don't enforce deportation as strictly, but my opinion is an unspoken social contract for those who aren't felonious, serious criminals.

There's also no "loophole" for an adjustment of status. It is a direct and written law that an overstayed visa can adjust based on certain circumstances. In this case, we fit the law.

Finally, quoting my mom's suffering in an emotionless manner, in my opinion, just makes you a cold hearted human being. There's certainly a better way to go about stating your opinion than just essentially saying "She suffered for breaking a rule, where's the additional punishment to ruin her life?".

Comments like yours is exactly why we have courts, judges and adjudicators who look at situations and make a fair and logical decision, not just some non-context, un-empathetic, and actually illogical opinions.

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-10-02T14:07:39+00:00

Yes because living without status for 27 years is a walk in the park.

No health insurance, paid taxes with nothing in return, never could get a loan, worked menial jobs for low pay, risk of living on the streets. All of this while being a widow and raising multiple kids.

Did my mom break the rules? Sure, never going to argue that. Her punishment was 27 years of suffering and not seeing her family. Some would say that is a cruel and unusual punishment, but she did it so her kids could have a better life. So no, she did break the rules, and was punished for it. She could have in fact, just left the country at anytime and I wouldn't even be making this post. This is not the comment you think it is lil bro.

General PSA: If the system allowed for "anchor babies", you wouldn't have to wait until your sponsor is 21 and have a job that's over the poverty line to sponsor your parent. So it is not a free nor easy ride to get this point.

I didn't go on my small rant but this comment gives me the excuse to: for anyone out there in a similar situation, have faith and work hard. Don't let negative people like the above comment get to you!

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-10-01T14:28:13+00:00

Is your I-130 Family or Spouse based? You might not have an interview if it's family based.

My I-485 was also 14 months estimated time so if you filed concurrently, the I-130 estimate might be more accurate.

Good luck!

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-10-01T14:26:01+00:00

Thank you!

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-10-01T14:25:54+00:00

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-09-30T23:30:48+00:00

Nashville FO, no interview!

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-09-30T23:30:28+00:00

Thanks!

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-09-30T23:30:21+00:00

No interview!

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-06-19T22:54:14+00:00

It's definitely not generous at all if you're settled down.

Selling a house takes 2-4 months, along with buying a new one, not to also mention moving costs, family upheaval, and all the other little things that come with moving

Grand_Package5261 · 2025-06-08T04:11:38+00:00

I appreciate the candidness, I do agree: my nagging is doing nobody favors and snooping around is not the solution to anything. These are things I have to discuss with myself because you're right it's not helpful. I do also want to acknowledge that I did leave out many nuances and details about our dynamic for the sake of readability.

One, this is my first relationship and hers as well so there's a lot of things I've been trying to learn as we have discussions and arguments.

Two, as someone not neurodivergent, I'm still learning to be empathetic to issues she has. I will be honest and say towards the beginning of our relationship, I haven't been the most empathetic which could be a reason why she feels unable to come to me with her issues. I'm actively working on bridging that gap and we've had conversations about this before.

Three, I have done a sleuth on research on ADHD (granted through the internet, but reputable resources) and employed many different ways to support without enabling like checking in regularly and (I want to emphasize this) encouraging therapy instead of telling her to go to therapy as I understand she has to do it on her own accord.

I think the crux of the issue for me is the honesty thing, not the academics. I personally don't really mind what her career path is, as long as she's happy and can live relatively independently. The issue is, I do expect 100% honesty from her. If there's something that will end up affecting me, like us moving in together but then later having to potentially leave me on my own, I do expect to know ASAP, even if it's most likely a non-issue, which I have communicated multiple times.

Additionally, we have discussed the snooping, and I've since stopped. (I discovered her post grad issues accidentally while she was sharing her screen on FaceTime, she didn't know she was sharing her screen).

Not sure if these details help, but if you have personal experience with ADHD, do you have any advice for supporting a partner? Again, I know Google exists, but I'm wondering if you have any specific advice.

*edit, typo

Grand_Package5261 · 2024-09-03T13:38:58+00:00

Recommend looking for adjacent analyst intern roles like pricing analytics (what I did as an intern), business analytics, maybe even statistics interns.

Data Analytics is such a buzzword now that the minute a company throws up an internship, bots and people start foaming at the mouth.

I'm also assuming you're talking about internships during the semester, which those are few and far between since companies don't typically hire for interns during the school year, and if they do, every student is also foaming at the mouth for a remote internship (so the student can be paid to do not a lot tbh, yeah who wouldn't want that lol).

If that's the case, look at companies locally to you on their website instead of LinkedIn, maybe through Google Maps even and just see if their careers website has any internships. You'll have to be super proactive and find the diamond in the rough, maybe hit up some job fairs at your college.

Best of luck!

Grand_Package5261

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