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canadian_wife Grand Master

canadian_wife   1,808

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It's not complicated. Just file the forms and wait. It'll be ok and there is plenty of support here

good luck!

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August 12, 2008 - petition sent
August 16, 2008 - NOA-1
February 10, 2009 - NOA-2
178 DAYS FROM NOA-1

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March 12, 2009 - Case Complete
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Medical
May 4, 2009

Interview
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POE - June 20, 2009 Toronto - Atlanta, GA

Removal of Conditions
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April 29, 2013 - NOA1 for petition received

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saskswan   1

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It's not terribly complicated it is just a wait for everything to go through. Hang in there - and just get your paperwork filed. The people here are great at answering questions.

Gail & John

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Field Office: Houston, TX

Consulate : Vancouver, Canada

Marriage : 2007-10-06

I-130 Sent : 2008-01-23

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-02-29

I-129F Sent : 2008-03-11

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-01

Waited and Worried: February - October!

Submitted Address change: 2008-10-18

Touch: 2008-10-20

Touch: 2008-10-21

I-130 Approval : 2008-11-03

I-129F NOA2 : 2008-11-03

NVC Received : 2008-11-08

NVC Left : 2008-11-10

Consolate Received: 2008-11-18

Package 3 Received: 2008-11-25

Package 3 Returned to Consulate: 2008-11-26

Interview date: 2009-01-07

K3 Visa received: 2009-01-08

Date of Entry to USA: 2009-02-25

AOS Date Filed : 2010-08-11

NOA Date : 2010-08-19

Bio. Appt. : 2010-10-01

Interview Date : 2010-11-15

RFE: 2010-11-24

RFE returned and signed for: 2010-12-01

Approval / Denial Date : 2010-12-14

Approved : Yes

Got I551 Stamp : No

Greencard Received: 2010-12-24

N-400 sent: 2015-04-18

Bio. Appt.: 2015-05-27

Interview date: 2015-08-10

Approval / Denial Date: 2015-09-10

Approved: Yes

Oath Ceramony: 2015-09-23

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gravitysapple   0

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some people use lawyers... some do not... either way it is a comfort level choice and there are plenty of people to help you here. It is going to take time... but we are all here to help.

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Zee Bee Grand Master

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If you read most of the website then you would realize that a lot of people manage to go through the process in 8-10 months.

Just relax and follow the guides. No use getting panicked now when you haven't even started the process. It takes a lot of patience.

Mama to 2 beautiful boys (August 2011 and January 2015)

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Karaoke   0

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It is not very complicated, but you need to UNDERSTAND the options and procedures, be careful with details, and ask every time you are in doubt. The real nuisance is the WAITING, so be ready for it..

My boyfriend and i have been talking about myself and my 3 children moving from canada to the US....and now the way I feel I will be 80 yrs old by the time I can get over there. Can anyone tell me please that this just seems alot more complicated than it is????
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My boyfriend and i have been talking about myself and my 3 children moving from canada to the US....and now the way I feel I will be 80 yrs old by the time I can get over there. Can anyone tell me please that this just seems alot more complicated than it is????

It might take a year. If you're 79 now, I doubt your children are young enough to immigrate with you. Sorry. :thumbs:

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Reba Experienced

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Are you planning to get married first, then go, or go and then get married? When you want to get married will decide which visa you'll have to get (with you and 3 kids going, I'd suggest getting married now and then petitoin and apply for CR1 visas for the lot of you. K1/K2s or K3/K4s + AOS will be awefully expensive!) CR1 is about one year processing, give or take a few weeks.

Where in Canada do you live, and where in the US does your boyfriend live? Processing times differ across the service centres.

divorced - April 2010 moved back to Ontario May 2010 and surrendered green card

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pushbrk Grand Master

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Are you planning to get married first, then go, or go and then get married? When you want to get married will decide which visa you'll have to get (with you and 3 kids going, I'd suggest getting married now and then petitoin and apply for CR1 visas for the lot of you. K1/K2s or K3/K4s + AOS will be awefully expensive!) CR1 is about one year processing, give or take a few weeks.

Where in Canada do you live, and where in the US does your boyfriend live? Processing times differ across the service centres.

I would concur but with a correction. CR1 is a spouse visa. The kids get CR2 visas. It might take a couple months longer but will save you a couple thousand in fees and allow you to work as soon as you desire after entry.

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Welcome VJ,

The most cost effective way to be with your partner is to get married and then apply for the CR-1 visa, the waiting is the hardest part, but the sooner you are married the faster it will go. The fastest way is the K1 - the fiance visa. CR-1 are only processed in Montreal but the K1, and K3 are done in Vancouver if you live west of Winnipeg. Any path that you chose has both benefits and disadvantages. Remember it takes awhile to get things in order for any of the visas. ie: copies of long birth certificates, marriage/divorce certificates both parties, depending on any custody arrangements -the ability to take your children to another country. Many of these things you can start with right on Monday - (long birth certificates).

Good luck and stop by for frequent doses of cheering up!

Janet

Met online playing pinochle in late Feb or March 2001

Married in San Luis Obispo - July 18, 2008

Sent application CR-1/IR-1 on August 26, 2008 to Chicago lock box

September 4, 2008 - Touch #1

Approval email sent January 5, 2009 after 4 months and 2 days

NVC Journey Begins....

NVC Case officially in AVR - January 13, 2009

DS-3032 / AOS Bill Generated - January 16, 2009

AOS Bill snail mailed - January 24, 2009

Emailed DS-3032 - January 26, 2009

DS-3032 emailed read in NH January 30, 2009

DS-3032 accepted at NVC 0n February 2, 2009 via email

AOS Bill Shows as PAID - February 3, 2009

I-864 Package Generated - March 21, 2009

Mailed I-864 Package - March21, 2009

IV Bill Generated - February 3, 2009

Paid IV Bill - March 6, 2009 - snail mail

IV Bill Show as PAID - March 21, 2009

Mailed IV Package - March 21, 2009

REF - April 1, 2009 - Transfered to a supervisor

Case Completed at NVC - April 7, 2009

Medical completed May 27/09 in Vancouver

Interview Date - June 22 - SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED

POE -Vancouver @ YVR- June 28

Permanent resident card received July 20,2009

Social Security Card arrived August 2, 2009

April 2011 started ROC - May 27 biometrics - July 30 received 10 year green card!

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I would concur but with a correction. CR1 is a spouse visa. The kids get CR2 visas. It might take a couple months longer but will save you a couple thousand in fees and allow you to work as soon as you desire after entry.

Thanks, I didn't know what # was given the derivative visas for the kids. I don't have any, and we adopted our furkids after I got here ;)

divorced - April 2010 moved back to Ontario May 2010 and surrendered green card

PLEASE DO NOT PRIVATE MESSAGE ME OR EMAIL ME. I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT CURRENT US IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES!!!!!

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