We are sending to request for additional documents for your immigrant visa. Please bring the following documents at your interview.
1. Two photos (Two identical color 5 cm x 5 cm photos with a white background, taken within the last six months are required. The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should measure between 25 to 35 mm with the head centered in the frame facing straight ahead. All applicants must provide photos, regardless of age. Eye glasses are not allowed in the visa photos) 2. Valid passport 3. Original Family register shows birth and marriage with English translation 4. Police Certificates from Japan
5. Copy of IRS transcript for 2021 from the petitioner 6. Medical examinations at a designated facility 7. Letter pack plus
Please have your documents in the following order:
書類を下記の順番に並べて提出してください。
１．2 color photographs・背景白の写真
(5cm x5cm, white background, facing forward. Be sure to write your name on the back and put them into the plastic bag.) ２．Current passport・パスポート
(Must be valid for six months beyond the intended date of entry into the U.S.) ３．I-864 Affidavit of Support・扶養証明書
with income tax returns for the most recent tax year and proof of current employment. Other evidence of financial support, if needed ４．Policecertificate(s)・警察証明書
５．Court and prison records, military record if applicable・裁判、軍務記録等
前回の【洋書読書②】に引き続きカリッサ・ブロードベントの作品から、2022年８月に出版された Crowns of Nyaxia シリーズの第一作、『The Serpent and the Wings of Night』が大変良かったのでご紹介します。今年に入って読んだ作品の中で今のところ一番良かったです！続編は2023年４月14日発売ですよ～！
But one had to learn how to hear what lingered in between the words. Just like he never told me he loved me, but I heard it in every stern instruction.
ーThe Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 1) より
His eyes sparkled with amusement. “You’re grinning like a little child.” I scowled, and he chuckled. “Oh, never mind. There she is.” I rolled my eyes and looked back to the landscape below.
ーThe Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 1) より
（レインは作中で”There she is.”を何回も言ってます笑）
そして要所要所に出てくるオレアに対するレインの想いがのったセリフにキュンキュンしてしまいます…。
“You are the most stunning thing I’ve ever seen, Oraya.”
ーThe Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 1) より
Hundreds of years later, historians and scholars would look back upon this moment. This decision that, one day, would topple an empire. What a strange choice, they would whisper. Why would he do this? Why, indeed. After all, vampires know better than anyone how important it is to protect their hearts. And love, understand, is sharper than any stake.
ーThe Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 1) より
読み終わった今改めて読み返すととても意味深な文章ですね。
また、ヴィンセントだけでなくレインにも大きな秘密が！読んでからのお楽しみです。
同じ世界の中編小説：『Six Scorched Roses』
第二作の出版が間近に迫るCrowns of Nyaxia シリーズですが、実は1.5作として中編小説も出ています。
