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frugal:
I've been secretly trying out most of your recipes . I'm a sucker for good food.
How do you extract the milk from the coconuts?

The OP doesn't seem to realise coconut water is not the same as coconut milk. It is actually a lengthy process of grating the white flesh of a young coconut until it is very fine and then squeezing the grated flesh through a cheese cloth to get the milk. Or you can buy cans of coconut milk from the store.

Please, can anyone tell us the safety rating of Innoson vehicles? Assessed by whom?

We seem to forget that all these Japanese/Korean/German/American cars we buy go through serious and rigorous safety assessments that ensure the safety of the buyers... and still many of them fail and face recalls all the time. Seatbelt, fuses, unintentional fires etc, etc.

Let us not do "YAY! Made in NIGERIA!" for it's sake. It must meet international quality and safety standards for a product to stand tall next to its international counterparts.

I know this article mentions green card and immigrant visas, but it is a warning to everyone to be extra careful (and VERY truthful) with their applications, it looks like they are being extra with their scrutiny. Any small thing could get you bounced.

https://www.propublica.org/article/authorities-can-now-deny-visa-and-green-card-applications-without-giving-applicants-a-chance-to-fix-errors

[size=14pt]Authorities Can Now Deny Visa and Green Card Applications Without Giving Applicants a Chance to Fix Errors
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Immigration lawyers call the policy change, which kicks in today, another brick in Trump’s “invisible wall” to make legal immigration as difficult as possible.

As President Donald Trump wages a vocal battle against illegal immigration, his administration has been working more quietly to cut down on legal pathways to immigrate to the U.S.
On Tuesday, a new policy kicks in, allowing officers with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to outright deny any visa or green card application that is missing evidence or contains an error. Around 7 million people apply every year.
Previously, officers were required by an Obama-era policy to send notices, giving applicants a chance to correct such problems instead of closing the process. Officers can still choose to do so, but they can also opt to skip that step if the application is deemed frivolous.
Without the notices, applicants won’t have the opportunity to intervene before a decision is made, potentially adding months or years of extra paperwork and thousands of dollars in fees to the already lengthy process. In the case of those trying to renew their visas while they’re still in the U.S., they could be placed in deportation proceedings the moment their visas expire.
USCIS spokesman Michael Bars said the policy was changed to cut down on frivolous applications. The agency has said applicants sometimes file substantially incomplete placeholder applications, knowing the back-and-forth with the USCIS will buy them time. “Under the law, the burden of proof is on the applicant,” Bars said, “not the other way around.”
But immigration lawyers worry that there is not enough oversight or clear standards to ensure fair handling. USCIS officers will now have near-complete discretion to make complex judgments behind closed doors.
“They can deny you on the fact that, subjectively, they feel in their mind [the application] is not approvable,” Pierre Bonnefil, an immigration attorney in New York, said.
One reason the lawyers are worried is that they’ve seen a barrage of scrutiny directed at once-standard immigration applications since Trump took office. ProPublica spoke with a dozen lawyers and reviewed documentation for several of these cases.
Many responses cited technicalities: One application was not accepted because the seventh page, usually left blank, was not attached. Another was rejected because it did not have a table of contents and exhibit numbers, even though it had other forms of organization.
“It seems like they are just making every single submission difficult,” Bonnefil said. “Even the most standard, run-of-the-mill” application.
The lawyers call this minefield of onerous paperwork an “invisible wall,” designed to make legal immigration as difficult as possible.
“People who are here legally, doing everything through proper channels, now feel as unsettled and unwelcome and uncertain about the future as people who don’t have documents,” Sandra Feist, an immigration attorney in Minnesota, said.
Under Trump, this has meant that cases drag on for weeks or months as lawyers scramble to address notices. Some lawyers have noticed an uptick in denials recently, but most say that strong cases still eventually make it through.
It remains to be seen how broadly the new policy will be used to outright deny even strong applications. The memo said the new policy is “not intended to penalize filers for innocent mistakes or misunderstandings of evidentiary requirements.”

(There is more at the link).

emailaddy:
This is absolutely unfair, I asked a question regarding not being able to get an appointment. Trying to know if this is normal? And I couldn’t get any response. But if it is a case of someone saying he/she was denied or another person saying he wants to migrate through Visit Visa I know how some of u guyz will unleash the dragon. I am expected to go on a 10 days vacation with the family by Dec, I was told by a friend that December dates are getting filled. Yet I can’t even get to book an appointment.

Hi. Just as a point of note, you aren't owed anything by the VOLUNTEERS on this thread who CHOOSE to help people. You are capable of doing research and using the internet, or calling the owners of the website for help. Do these, instead of getting snippy, copping an attitude and saying things are "unfair".

jummolami:
Thanks.

case created 2nd August. I need passport back latest 15th because of I need it on the 16th compulsorily. I hope I can relax. or what do you think�

I think it is cutting it quite close as they tell people anywhere from 10 to 15 working days minimum. If there's anyway you can postpone your event on the 16th try, or else you may have to try to get your passport back. Best of luck.

jummolami:
Helo great people.

Please for those that did B1/B2 visa renewal through drop box recently, How many working days did you get your passport back.

Please it's urgent.

Thank you.

Chips101:
In the interests of sharing... sent dropbox off on 2nd July, case created on CEAC on the 3rd, status changed to administrative processing on 13th, issued on 16th and received a text for pickup today. Nothing additional requested. Thx for the assist.

Minimum of about two weeks/10 working days. That's with no hiccup (I noticed that the issue date in my passport was the same as the date it changed to admin processing). Others may tell you different.

In the interests of sharing... sent dropbox off on 2nd July, case created on CEAC on the 3rd, status changed to administrative processing on 13th, issued on 16th and received a text for pickup today. Nothing additional requested. Thx for the assist.

MamaOO:
So if he’s tired of the country, immigrating illegally and blocking the way for genuine applicants is the way to go? Typical Nigerian mentality. “So far I don pass, I don’t care if the bridge collapses for the people coming after me. I don go, I don go!” Smdh

You understood that?! No lie, I'm still trying to figure out what you are responding to. Not sure whether Google translate has dealt with his Estonian seiously before spewing forth meaningless sentences, because that post is a hot grammatical mess.

LadyGuinivere:
If you read back, you'l see there is no timeline anymore. You can glean back like 10 pages. 2 weeks to2 months...

Thanks! Appreciate the help.

Good morning, people. Can anyone please help with the timeline for drop box around this time? I submitted last Monday and no status change or update. I know it was the 4th of July on Wed, so it might take a little longer. I am travelling elsewhere this weekend and was hoping to get my passport this week. TIA