{"id":1035,"date":"2011-03-07T08:52:35","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T13:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verastic.com\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2011-03-15T06:38:11","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T11:38:11","slug":"so-you-want-to-be-an-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/vl\/so-you-want-to-be-an-american.html","title":{"rendered":"So You Want To Be An American"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know you want to live in New York, New York.<\/p>\n

You know you want to work at New York Times.<\/p>\n

You can’t wait to get on the subways and trains.<\/p>\n

You’re heard a lot about McDonald’s and Burger King, and you’re salivating to eat them.<\/p>\n

You’ve set up your\u00a0domiciliary\u00a0accounts in Nigeria where you’ll be sending all your dollars – by the thousands, maybe millions.<\/p>\n

You’ve picked a plot of land to buy, and once you send your first batch of dollars, the land will be purchased, and building will commence.<\/p>\n

You’ve contacted a clearing agent to take care of the 2012 leather-interior Mercedes Benz CL Class Coupe you’ll be sending home after six months of your arrival into the U S of A.<\/p>\n

You have found the perfect luxury home in Atlanta. It’s got six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and three half baths. And it costs all of $6, 990, 000<\/p>\n

…… There are many more things you have figured out, but let’s start from the basic: your papers.<\/p>\n

If you’re not already in the U S of A, how do you intend to get in? As a student? As a worker? As a resident? Will someone file for you? If so, who is the someone? Spouse? Fiance\/fiancee? Friend? Sibling? Child\/parent? What does the someone’s financial asset look like? Have you got proof of your relationship with this someone? Will you be adopted? If so, by whom? Does your age, marital status, or educational accomplishment affect your proposed method of entry? Where would you be staying when you get into the country? Have you made plans with someone about living arrangements? Are the living arrangements time-sensitive?<\/p>\n

If you are already in the U S of A, is everything – paper-wise – straight with you? Did you come in with a Student Visa? A Visiting Visa? Do you wish to extend your stay or change your status? Are you a citizen who has fallen in love with someone who has an immigration issue? Are you wondering if dual citizenship is possible? Are you trying to figure out which one of these one million forms<\/a><\/strong> you need to fill out?<\/p>\n

Maybe none of these apply to you. But maybe you know someone who may need this assistance? Or you know someone who knows someone who knows someone? You get my point.<\/p>\n

Oh, the questions are endless!<\/p>\n

So, come this Saturday, March 12th 2011, Mr. Yemi Isaac Falusi (Attorney at Law)<\/a><\/strong> will give us two hours of his time on the Verastically Speakin’ Talk Show<\/a><\/strong>. If you have any questions – any questions at all – please ask. To have your specific need(s) met, it’ll be easier to send the question(s) via e-mail (or text) BEFORE the show. The e-mails will be read live during the show, but no names will be mentioned. You may, if you wish, send the email(s) via the contact form<\/a><\/strong>. When doing that, you can even use a fake e-mail address and name. I’ll never know who you are, and I’ll still receive the e-mail. Downside is that I won’t be able to contact you for a follow-up question. \u00a0Information for the show is listed below.<\/p>\n

Date: Saturday, March 12th 2011<\/p>\n

Time: 10am U.S. Eastern Time | 3pm GMT | 4pm Nigerian Time<\/p>\n

E-mail: radio@verastic.com<\/p>\n

E-mail through contact form: Click HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Text: 1.443.934.9039<\/p>\n

Call into the show: 1.646.929.1905<\/p>\n

Listen: Click HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

P.S. This is a rather important show. Please share with as many people as you can. Thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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