Well this is my first post so I want to start off with a, Thank You, to everyone here. I have been a lurker on the site for about a year and have found it informative and at times funny as hell. My Jing has been on 001 for a long time, so she urged me to get active. So here I am. We are about to mail our AOS paperwork in. I have found many of questions answered here through out the forum. There are a few things ( issues ) that i want to ask about. Any advice ? Living here in DFW , I am finding some issues, of course the first one is the No state ID or DL without basicly a valid green card. I can live with that , though my Honey is being so persistant about wanting an ID and for me to teach her to drive. I tried to add her to my bank account ( WAMU ), but they won't because she doesn't have a 2nd ID. I brought up the issue of not being able to get the ID, etc. I will try an alternative idea.....Capital One image card- put her photo on it. will call and see if I can do that. Found out when checking with the high school to see about our daughter that, they too, want a state ID before she could be enrolled. I know she needs an ESL class bad. Her english is not good. I want to find a ESL class for both of them, since it looks like they will have several months before able to do anything. sigh... And then todays issue. It is re enrolment time for my health Insurance. So go talk to HR about adding them. WELL, HR says that they are auditing all dependants on our insurance. Have new guide lines that are stricker than ever. And that step children in general are finding it difficult to be insured. Then I brought up the fact that my step daughter doesn't have her green card yet, or my wife. HR was like, OH. It is unlikely that the insurance will cover them. But if you want to try and add them, your monthly premium will go up from $120 a month, to $400 a month. Wiskey, Tango, Foxtrot ! Anyone else had similar issues? RT
