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Colleens   40

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I arrived late last evening after a 20+hr drive to GA to spend the holidays (and the time till our interview) with my fiance. I was a bit worried about crossing the border since I was bringing a few household items with me. I brought my china because I wanted to make Christmas very special for us as it is our first together and he spent the past 2 in Iraq, so he deserves a super nice christmas and aslo I didn't want to put it into the moving van. And it is also his birthday this week and as a hobby I make custom cakes, so I brought a bin full of cake and baking supplies. I was very honest at the border as to what I was bringing in and why. And since I wanted to stay for so long I brought a lot of evidence of ties. The CBP did as to look at my mortgage documentation and said it is very important to prove those ties. I had no work documentation since I was laid off last week, so the home documents became even more important. I also told him that we had a K1 in process are are just waiting for an interview to be assigned, and assured him that we were doing things the right way. :thumbs:

So it is possible to visit for extended periods during this process, but like Flames9 RN (I thinks) says.....just always be honest!!!!

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slider100   8

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I am sure you feel relieved, I will be crossing over in a couple of weeks too! I am just so anxious and excited to see my baby! Wish me luck please !

Have a great Christmas and New year with your fiance! And you are right, he does deserve a special Christmas as he has been serving in Iraq, hats off to him for serving the nation.

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I say be honest--never lie--BUT dont tell ur whole life story either,lol

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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Kathryn41   3,205

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Wonderful! Where are you locating in Georgia? Columbus area (Fort Benning?)?

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

.― Lucy Maude Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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