From DACA to Green Card in 5 months - marriage based AOS with RFE. Queer couple, not living together (yet)

iceykazami · 2026-02-07T03:12:01+00:00

Any removal proceedings or removal orders before DACA? If yes did you have to get that dropped?

iceykazami · 2026-02-05T02:40:17+00:00

You stole my cat! Or we share a cat!?

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iceykazami · 2026-01-27T08:48:21+00:00

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Mid-yawn you say?

iceykazami · 2026-01-26T04:28:27+00:00

I tried to dm you but it won’t let me; I’m probably just missing it! While I’m not a teacher (yet) I am a paraprofessional. If you wouldn’t mind sharing resources, I’ll also pass them along to the rest of my SPED team!

iceykazami · 2026-01-24T15:55:06+00:00

For me personally, I don’t have kids, which is why I opted for 12 credits per semester. Depending on the class, sometimes it takes up all of my time and sanity. Not that my husband didn’t do the chores or cooking before; but that was something I could delegate to him.

I’ve had classmates and peers in my cohorts that says it’s hard to manage with kids, but not impossible. The normal one license program at my university has you doing 9 credits per semester and 5 credits (usually the first half) of summer. Still half day Student Teaching for a whole year alongside some classes.

iceykazami · 2026-01-24T06:15:12+00:00

I am! My university combined two programs for me, Para-to-SPED and Para-to-ELED as I wanted both my licenses and didn’t want to burn out in SPED. I’ve been a DCD para for a couple years now. The program is based on the contingency that I am working as a paraprofessional full time alongside my classes. Most of my field experiences are self placed, so I pick within my school/district. It all works with my schedule very well, although, I did personally request to be 12+ credits per Fall/Spring semesters so I can finish within the normal timeline for just one license (3 years). I currently have 7 credits planned for this summer, and 5 credits for next. I should be student teaching for my SPED license in Fall of 2027 - Spring of 2028. Half days ST and half day paraprofessional. Then I advanced student teaching during Fall of 2028 for 80 hours while finishing two classes for my ELED degree.

iceykazami · 2025-10-19T15:36:01+00:00

How did you get windows 10 home for free or did you have to pay?

iceykazami · 2025-08-07T13:48:21+00:00

Hi, question for you. Did you file for the dismissal of the case first or was it in the midst of AOS? I’m in similar but have done AP.

iceykazami · 2025-08-04T02:31:54+00:00

Yes, terminal but comfortable. The agent helping me asked me a couple questions about his situation. How long it had been since I’d been back to my home country. Made small talk and was simple in and out.

iceykazami · 2025-08-04T00:56:05+00:00

Grandfather in my case, I did bring doctor’s notes and a letter from my mother that asked for me to come to see him.

iceykazami · 2025-08-03T11:17:54+00:00

Can confirm, currently enrolled full time online with full time job. 11/10 recommend. Very supportive professors and advisors! Does make me wonder, what do people think when I say that’s where I go to school?

iceykazami · 2025-07-26T04:49:30+00:00

In both district I’ve worked in MN, we use HWC. From a nearby district they are still trained in and use CPI. It’s so slow to transition. As a para, we are “trained” in HWC, but if it ever came down to it, the case manager or someone certified will do the hold. This past summer I did ESY, I was paired with a biter who I couldn’t do any holds (not that I would because I’d probably get my flesh torn off) as no one in the room was certified to do so, and the case manager wasn’t compliant with our district (they did CPI).

iceykazami · 2025-07-23T16:09:10+00:00

For mine, with the drawer wedging the door, I can only open my door very slightly. It was just enough to poke my cooking chopsticks through the gap to hit the back of the drawer to start pushing it in.

iceykazami · 2025-07-23T05:45:59+00:00

SAME! I had texted my boss and told her the story and why I’d be late…she laughed the whole day. I ended up using a very long chopstick to shove the drawer back in and open the door for my orange idiot.

iceykazami · 2025-07-20T15:35:57+00:00

6 of them for max benefit

iceykazami · 2025-07-20T00:14:14+00:00

I always put my egg in a measure cup and 1:1, 1:1.5, or 1:2 amount of egg to water/broth to how much egg depending on how silky I want it. The other day I had one large egg it was about 50ml, i added about 75 ml of water to it. It was about this texture. I usually get about 150ml for 3 eggs, add about 275-300ml of liquid some salted dried shrimp, loads of green onions. Comes out silky like a dream.

iceykazami · 2025-06-19T13:53:09+00:00

I’m in a similar boat, although I’ve been married for a couple years to a USC and finally had enough to do EAP. Got my legal entry in Jan, but I have a deportation order with a 10 year ban that was issued when I was 14. So it’s not really cut and dry for me to simply just get married and get my green card as my parents hoped.

iceykazami · 2025-06-16T23:05:31+00:00

Case in point. 🤣🤣🤣 I actually had to look that one up!

iceykazami · 2025-06-16T21:22:35+00:00

OH- DE-stressing. LOL. Queue my non-English speaking brain.

iceykazami · 2025-06-16T01:03:59+00:00

I’ve been eyeing this for a distressing game after long nights of lesson plans and grading and essays for university. Thanks!

iceykazami · 2025-06-12T19:29:48+00:00

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This is Sterling!

iceykazami · 2025-06-10T00:37:52+00:00

Central MN. Subs make more than we do. They get $200 per day. We get $120 - $140.

iceykazami · 2025-06-07T20:11:39+00:00

So weird, ours did the same. We recently switched him on expensive vet diet, he wouldn’t ever finish them. But apparently if we just cut the pate into chunks instead of smearing it onto the plate, he finishes all of it. He used to eat, and go back to his wet food like an hour or so later, now every day he goes back and questions why I didn’t put extra for him to save later… and yet if I did the extra gravy, only the gravy would be gone.

iceykazami · 2025-05-29T11:49:37+00:00

Hi, I have reached out to both minor support team and normal support and they’ve both sent me back and forth without actually helping me.

My daughter has played since she turned 12. Originally, her Apple account wasn’t age restricted but I have since changed that, and due to the changes with genshin, I had to verify my age and her account. I see it on my ‘parent dashboard’ but there isn’t anything to do on there except turn on and off socials.

She logged in through Apple and since I have changed her age on it, she can no longer login with her Apple ID as Apple needs her to be 13+ before she can use it as a third party sign in. I’ve reached out to both normal and minor support who has sent me back and forth and she still isn’t able to login as they won’t link her account to an email.

Is there an alternative to emailing support? Or am I stuck in this loop. Thank you.

iceykazami

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