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Yes yayayayayay!! I am going home for Christmas. To Victoria. Oh, I am so excited.

Concurrent I-130 and AOS

Nov 30 2007 - I enter US as a tourist to spend the ski season with my sweetie and figure out what we both want outta life - we plan on ending up in Canada, but...

Jan 30 2008 - We get married in Vegas! We decide to stay in the US.

Feb 08 2008 - File I-130, I-485, AP and EAD

Feb 11 2008 - Package arrives in Chicago

Feb 19 2008 - Receive NOA 1 for everything except I-485. NOA date Feb 15th

Feb 19 2008 - Touch I-130, AP, EAD

Feb 21 2008 - Receive I-485 NOA 1. NOA Date Feb 15th

Feb 22 2008 - Receive Biometrics notice, dated Feb 20th, for appointment March 11th

Feb 27 2008 - Walk in to Denver field office and have Biometrics taken early as the 11th March I'll be away

Apr 16 2008 - EAD card production ordered

Apr 16 2008 - AP approval sent

Apr 21 2008 - AP received in mail

Apr 21 2008 - EAD card production email received again - strange

Apr 24 2008 - EAD card approval notice sent email

Apr 26 2008 - EAD card received

May 03 2008 - Interview notice received -June 27th

May 22 2008 - Touch on I-485

June 09 2008 - I-130 finally shows up online and shows a touch that day, so does I-485

Jun 27 2008 - Interview - approved, stamped, received card production email. Ya-hoo!!!!

July 10 2008 - Card received

Total time from filing - approval: 4.5 months

MOVED TO SAN DIEGO!!

Lifting of Conditions

June 11 2010 - Package mailed

June 16 2010 - NOA date

July 2 2010 - Bio letter received - July 27th date

July 9 2010 - Early biometrics walk in San Marcos CA

Sept 16 2010 - Card production ordered

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We're going to be in Cumberland BC (that's on Vancouver Island)...we'll have snow and mistletoe I can't wait!!! :yes:

N-400 Citizenship

Sept. 13, 2011 N-400 sent to Phoenix Lockbox

Sept. 20, 2011 Check cashed

Sept. 23, 2011 NOA rec'd for N-400

Oct. 17, 2011 Biometrics appointment

Nov. 29, 2011 Interview - PASSED! 3yr anniversary not until 12/09/11

Dec. 13, 2011 Status update received "Oath Scheduled"

Dec. 15, 2011 Letter received with Oath date

Dec. 27, 2011 OATH! US Citizen

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I wish I was going home for Christmas (Edmonton, AB) but tickets are so darn expensive right now. :crying:

I'm trying to finish my Christmas shopping this week so I can get a parcel off in the mail, and hopefully it arrives before the 25th.

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Yep going home this year to Midland - right on Georgian Bay! Can't wait to hang out with my friends again and go sledding. :D SOOO excited!

Donne moi une poptart!

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Not for us.. we'll be toughing it out here in CT.. don't have enough time off..

BUT i'll be in Canada for Thanksgiving (PEI)! :dance:

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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Christmas isn't a huge deal for my family so I don't feel a need to go home for it.

My mom and sister are coming down for Mardi Gras. That makes me happy.

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xtinab   0

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Yep going home this year to Midland - right on Georgian Bay! Can't wait to hang out with my friends again and go sledding. :D SOOO excited!

One of my best friends lives in Midland and I was being persuaded to head up there for even just one day, but I'm not too sure yet if we're gonna go or not. The 8 hour drive from Columbus is long enough, so to try to add on another almost 2 hour drive up even further isn't that appealing to him :P

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Not for us.. we'll be toughing it out here in CT.. don't have enough time off..

BUT i'll be in Canada for Thanksgiving (PEI)! :dance:

Yums!!! Have some seafood for me sister!!!

Check and check.. probably just oysters this time.. lobsters are all from NS this time of year (booo ) :)

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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Yep going home this year to Midland - right on Georgian Bay! Can't wait to hang out with my friends again and go sledding. :D SOOO excited!

One of my best friends lives in Midland and I was being persuaded to head up there for even just one day, but I'm not too sure yet if we're gonna go or not. The 8 hour drive from Columbus is long enough, so to try to add on another almost 2 hour drive up even further isn't that appealing to him :P

Do you mind if I ask what your friends name is?? Midland is such a small town and everyone knows everyone.

You should go up though, its beautiful and picturesque. Plus its 20 minutes away from Collingwood and the Blue Mountains. Wonderful area in the Winter season.

Donne moi une poptart!

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Not for us.. we'll be toughing it out here in CT.. don't have enough time off..

BUT i'll be in Canada for Thanksgiving (PEI)! :dance:

Yums!!! Have some seafood for me sister!!!

Whats ur plan?? How are you going to sneak across the border?? lol

Nope, Florida this yr, 15 hr drive!!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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