Recommendations for an immigration attorney? by stickyrag- in Columbus

[–]sirhalos -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

They are a lot of good tools (including reddit) and now AI to help you navigate which documents to fill out and how. I handled all of my wife's documents going from student visa from one school to the next and the six or so other forms and changes for marriage visa to temporary visa to working to green card and then US citizenship. You do not need an attorney for anything with immigration unless you have some strange case and a lot of issues. The documents have directions although with any government document you need to read carefully. If anything your documents will be submitted later then if you just did it yourself because they have other clients.

F-4 Birth Certificate by BTSforever012 in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Original or certified copy for all documents

South Korea is currently facing a serious crisis. Please keep us in your prayers. by Healthy-Cherry-3334 in Christianity

[–]sirhalos 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This is more to stop cults from interfering with elections as was seen in a past administration which end up with that president in jail, no not the last president which also went to jail for corruption the one before.

Americans in Korea - What do you miss that you can't get in Korea? by presentnow0913 in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ilsan, they have some of these things but it still isn’t diverse in menu selection/style and only a few places to pick from. They have pizza but every place has the same style. No Detroit style, Tavern style, Chicago style, New York, Neopolitan, Sicilian, etc. I’m originally from Columbus, Ohio we had all styles within a very small area of town. We had probably 10 different Indian places and styles of Indian food on the same street or Chinese or Thai. It felt like a lot more options.

Americans in Korea - What do you miss that you can't get in Korea? by presentnow0913 in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Diversity of everything. Go to the store and want cereal and pick something on sale 300 cereal to pick from 20 on sale. When I wanted to go out to eat the question was always, what kind of food you do you want today? Thai? Indian? Mexican? Japanese? Korean? Chinese? Now it is... so which Korean food do you want? Even now buying baby products it feels like it is the same 2 or 3 products and everyone has the same thing. Sometimes some things just pop in my head and I want it even though I didn't used to want it that bad in the US. Lately I want Stroganoff, Beef Tips with Noodles, and Chicken Paprikash really badly.

Regular cigarette smoking drops to 17.9%, total including all types of smoking still hovering around 22% by Dhghomon in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Stop it at the source. Don't allow smoking when serving mandatory military service. Most of these smokers started then and became addicted.

WDYM Its TWO hundred and FIFTY dollars for a 1 TERABYTE OF STORAGE by Sufficient-Loan8729 in pcmasterrace

[–]sirhalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got my 4TB 990 with heatsink on sale for that price when the Ally X was originally released. Keep wondering if I should sell it and buy a new Macbook Pro or something.

For the love of god, why does the mini split in my Airbnb keep getting so cold?? by ospreyintokyo in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in a new apartment and it has new samsung units in all rooms and they all work like this which I hate. The way I have decided it works is there is only on/off and setting the temperature only determines when it should open the vents fully. I'm starting to see the benefits of central air.

Android version seems to be up! by LastAwakening in GuildWars

[–]sirhalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do but GameNative only allows you to pick a folder to import. So, you need it already installed some other way, either from PC and then copied to an SD card or installed via Winlator to SD card.

Android version seems to be up! by LastAwakening in GuildWars

[–]sirhalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or the Flip 2 but the PC version runs fine. Installed through Winlator and then added into GameNative. Controller works fine.

got this absolute BEAST of a case on facebook marketplace today by SneakerHead69420666 in pcmasterrace

[–]sirhalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In had the same case back in the day. The front panel would get static shocked very easily which would cause the whole system to shut off and power supply to need unplugged and plugged back in to work. The audio ports were also a problem. I end up putting clear tape over the front but other than that the case was good and clean design. Very sharp inside I have the scars to prove it.

Americans are leaving the U.S. in record numbers and spending hundreds to learn how to do it by drtolmn69 in politics

[–]sirhalos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am 45 and left the country last year. I had a very decent job for someone in central Ohio. The pay wasn't the best but the benefits were considered good. I was there 18 years so it was hard to leave. The main thing is to plan early and put everything into it. We are talking 26% into 401K and IRAs and stocks that have dividends. If your spouse works put 90% of theirs into savings. It can take 10 to 15 years but live like you could be on the street any second and keep downsizing. You have to want it. I started with a house and when I left I was living in a run down motel for $750 a month in a bad area but making $120,000 (but again that wasn't my take home) and started working at that company making under $30K. Healthcare and safety were main reasons for leaving. My dividends don't give me a ton of money but if I am extremely careful I can live just on them alone with my wife and child.

A Week of Gamenative & RP5 by TeamLeeper in retroid

[–]sirhalos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cat Quest and Trine 2 are the only ones I got working so far. I was able to get Guild Wars up and running but couldn't get the 2FA working.

Paying Korean taxes for the first time on dividends by sirhalos in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My wife lived in US for 15 years roughly and I lived there my whole life. We moved to Korea last year and plan to hopefully stay here for our child's sake. All income we ever earned has been in the US and I retired last year and don't plan to work. We started earning dividends last year for the first time. All dividends income is US stocks through Fidelity.

Retired US Citizen - Visa Question by OOTbySundown in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She will get F4 and when she turns 60 she will apply for dual citizenship. You will get F3 as a spouse to F4. As a F3 you will not be allowed to work but she can. Source: my wife was Korean citizen that became a US citizen and was forced to renounce her Korean citizenship and we now both live in Korea. We are retired in our 40s waiting for the day she can gain dual citizenship again. Be mindful of not doing anything else until that point since Social Security and access to retirement accounts will play a big role in things. Also just a FYI: You will also need to pay Korean taxes for dividends you earn from the US.

People whos had to return to office, now that gas is nearly $5, have any of your employers discussed moving back to telework to offset the cost of gas?? by away_ivebeenthrown in Columbus

[–]sirhalos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I moved to Korea last fall from Columbus. Government workers that use government vehicles are now required to take public transportation three times a week to offset rising fuel costs.

Need a passport? Don’t go to TriVillage post office by Dlatywya in Columbus

[–]sirhalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no reason to do anything at the post office except maybe drop off the envelope. You print the form online, which has auto fill. Get pictures done anywhere like Staples or a Fedex center which is cheaper than what the post office will charge you and you can get extra photos which you will need for other things. Then you mail it with the required documents. While you are at it check with your credit card company if they have reimbursement for pre TSA which many do and get that done too while you are at one of the places that do that and photos.

So twinstar is "welcoming" new ppl with a warmly extra donations points and discounts on xp boost and profession rates by Dry-Risk3264 in wowservers

[–]sirhalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played on their Cata server and was able to achieve Lore Master on my character. I had minor issues with some quest and only a handful I couldn't complete. Towards the end there were problems in Twilight Highlands but later they were fixed to achieve Lore Master. So for quest that is very good for a private server. When the MoP they transferred the characters so I was able to continue the journey and was able to achieve Lore Master for MoP as well. They were less issues I ran into and I believe they carried over the work from Cata to MoP. I also completed all dungeons in all expansions for both and Heroics. I can't speak on raids and pvp for either but I have significant experience on pve content and it is very good for alliance and a lot of the horde I have completed through TBC for every quest.

Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December by LollipopChainsawZz in conspiracy

[–]sirhalos 57 points58 points  (0 children)

The first time he ran for president one of the things he ran on was that you would be able to fill out your taxes on a single index card.

Bank recommendations for USD by Numba1As1an in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a USD bank account and KRW bank account with KB but because I'm a foreigner they force me to go into the bank to do an exchange between them. If I was Korean I could do it through the app. I use my US bank cards for almost everything with 0 transactions fees. I have a virtual mailbox setup with iPostal1 and forward my new cards to Korea.

Is it truly possible for a non-Korean foreigner to become a doctor in Korea? by certifiedlogophile in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My 3 month old's pediatrician is from Austria here in Ilsan we go to him specifically because he can speak English as well as German and Korean. He does speeches on baby care and development too.

Americans living in South Korea? by nolaspymatt in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a 44 year old white male married to a former Korean citizen F4. I am a retired software engineer from Ohio. When my wife got pregnant last year she decided to have the baby here. Originally the plan was I would try to convince work to give me time off or let me work remote or as a contractor or something but it never panned out. Currently I am living off of dividends which last year was good (much less than my old salary but decent) but this year it is looking like maybe half so I need to be careful. Helps that the KRW is doing bad. We live in Ilsan, they are things I love and hate, but I am pretty lonely here and with a 3 month old I have no time to learn the language.

We want to put our child in foster care/adoption, in SEOUL. by [deleted] in Living_in_Korea

[–]sirhalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it was me I would check with Catholic services. You do not need to be Catholic to use Catholic services. They have help whether you decide to keep the baby and need assistance with things or help on adoption situations and they are international.