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[chrisNmanda 0]

Hi everyone,

My fiancee and I are currently in between NOA1 and NOA2 in our K1 process. I have read a lot of post in here and I'm pleased to be a part of this community. We met in 2005 and after dozens of visits back and forth each year we decided our relationship was worth the hassle of immigration. We have had an interesting time with our immigration process and my biggest piece of advise to anyone out there is DO NOT hire a lawyer. Our lawyer delayed our immigration process by almost a year and charged us a lot of money for basically no benefit at all. We have all the typical worries and concerns about how long it will take and how much it will cost but we are happy we finally got the process started (see timeline/signature). Hopefully with us having a child together it will make the interview a breeze. Nice to meet everyone and if there is any good advice out there that anyone feels i should know about, feel free to share it.

Chris

[Calypso 464]

Hello Chris!

Welcome to VJ! You have certainly come to the right place. I hope things go faster for you and your fiancee.

Hakuna matata.

God bless us all.

FAE

[Allie 5]

Hi Chris and welcome to the Canada VJ Family. You'll get all the help and info you require to complete your journey right here. Feel free to ask any questions I'm sure someone will have the answer.

Good Luck

Allie & Lorry

[marklovetina 52]

hello!!!, welcome to VJ!!!

wish us good luck, and happy new year!!!

:dance:

[Krikit 1,163]

Welcome to VJ, ChrisNmanda! There are a great bunch of people here. I'm glad you found us.

[ddartt1 2]

Welcome aboard Chris!

Hello Chris!

Welcome to VJ! You have certainly come to the right place. I hope things go faster for you and your fiancee.

Hakuna matata.

God bless us all.

FAE

Do you speak fluent Swahili?

[Jasman0717 9]

Welcome to VJ

[antda 13]

Hi chrisNmanda,

Welcome to VJ! I hope you will find VJ to be helpful and informative too!

And if you want to explore further immigration options, feel free to ask here on vj about that too (lol..and in cases, vjers are more 'informed' than incompentent lawyers who charge an 'arm and a leg', for something you could have done for free/low cost from advice here on vj....though call cases are different, so if you need to find a more compentent lawyer if you run into problems that we can't help you with that is ok too....)

Congrats on the baby! Oh and immigration-wise, I see this as an advantage for your case too...So yeah, that will definitely work well in your favour here...Lol..think of it as..."I have to immigrate to the USA because my US Citizen child needs their Canadian mother around!...Reunite us. please!" Heck, I recommend you even bring your child to the interviews with you, along with any paperwork that you have associated with them (such as a birth certificate, birth abroad papers, etc.)...(though make sure they are well-behaved when you go)...as then they can see at the interview of the "real proof" of a child there!

Hope this helps. Good luck with the rest of your journeys too.

Ant

Hi everyone,

My fiancee and I are currently in between NOA1 and NOA2 in our K1 process. I have read a lot of post in here and I'm pleased to be a part of this community. We met in 2005 and after dozens of visits back and forth each year we decided our relationship was worth the hassle of immigration. We have had an interesting time with our immigration process and my biggest piece of advise to anyone out there is DO NOT hire a lawyer. Our lawyer delayed our immigration process by almost a year and charged us a lot of money for basically no benefit at all. We have all the typical worries and concerns about how long it will take and how much it will cost but we are happy we finally got the process started (see timeline/signature). Hopefully with us having a child together it will make the interview a breeze. Nice to meet everyone and if there is any good advice out there that anyone feels i should know about, feel free to share it.

Chris

Edited January 1, 2010 by Ant+D+BabyA

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Hello and welcome to VJ!

[chrisNmanda 0]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

Ant,

I agree ( altho a lot disagree) i think having a child is very beneficial to our case. We dont expect it to speed anything up by no means but what better proof can you have of a relationship lol. We had planned on not taking him to the interview, because a 2 year old doesn't seem to be the best idea to have to carry around/wait in waiting rooms ( we learned that in Toronto for is BOA ). but we have our DNA test and his BOA so we should be fine in that aspect. Not all lawyers are bad but ours just did us wrong. We hired them expecting the paperwork to be completed and filed quickly and accurately, we knew it would make the immigration itself quicker, and it goo 10 and a half months from the time we submitted all the requested documents till the time our package was sent to Vermont .... very very frustrating. Anywho enough of my complaining, thanks for the encouragement Ant

Hi chrisNmanda,

Welcome to VJ! I hope you will find VJ to be helpful and informative too!

And if you want to explore further immigration options, feel free to ask here on vj about that too (lol..and in cases, vjers are more 'informed' than incompentent lawyers who charge an 'arm and a leg', for something you could have done for free/low cost from advice here on vj....though call cases are different, so if you need to find a more compentent lawyer if you run into problems that we can't help you with that is ok too....)

Congrats on the baby! Oh and immigration-wise, I see this as an advantage for your case too...So yeah, that will definitely work well in your favour here...Lol..think of it as..."I have to immigrate to the USA because my US Citizen child needs their Canadian mother around!...Reunite us. please!" Heck, I recommend you even bring your child to the interviews with you, along with any paperwork that you have associated with them (such as a birth certificate, birth abroad papers, etc.)...(though make sure they are well-behaved when you go)...as then they can see at the interview of the "real proof" of a child there!

Hope this helps. Good luck with the rest of your journeys too.

Ant

[darkchilde794 5]

Welcome to VJ! This forum is sooo awesome. I hope that you have a successful immigration story and that you would find lots of help and support from our community!

[Carlawarla 1]

Welcome Chris! Hope your immigration journey is more speedy and bump free than it has been already! We have lots of answers to any questions you may pose. Hope to hear from you soon!

[antda 13]

ChrisNmanda-You're welcome for the welcome and enouragement...Again, welcome to VJ!..Hope you enjoy your stay here!

Understandable, that you wouldn't want to bring your child to the interview if they are disruptive in ways. Kids are kids, and don't know better, so not your fault there that they are just being a typical 2yr old. So in the case, it's probably easier to leave your child somewhere else, and as long as you have all the paperwork about your child, then that's fine there, and they will definitely accept proof of such. Sorry that you had a bad lawyer there for your case before. Though I agree, not all lawyers are incompent like that. For example, the lawyer that I used for my AOS case was great, and I would recommend them to anyone to use if need be. A lawyer and/or a child does not make the case faster or quicker though, but at least it helps in some way. Lol...As for Vermont..I totally understand you there too...as I had to wait 10months for my 10yr green card there....very frustrating....the "VSC= Very Slow Center" is, indeed!

Nevertheless, good luck with the rest of your journey, and may it be a speedy and problem-free one for you too.

Ant

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

Ant,

I agree ( altho a lot disagree) i think having a child is very beneficial to our case. We dont expect it to speed anything up by no means but what better proof can you have of a relationship lol. We had planned on not taking him to the interview, because a 2 year old doesn't seem to be the best idea to have to carry around/wait in waiting rooms ( we learned that in Toronto for is BOA ). but we have our DNA test and his BOA so we should be fine in that aspect. Not all lawyers are bad but ours just did us wrong. We hired them expecting the paperwork to be completed and filed quickly and accurately, we knew it would make the immigration itself quicker, and it goo 10 and a half months from the time we submitted all the requested documents till the time our package was sent to Vermont .... very very frustrating. Anywho enough of my complaining, thanks for the encouragement Ant

Edited January 5, 2010 by Ant+D+BabyA

[Flames9_RN 358]

Welcome to VJ!! At 1 time, VSC was one of the fastest processing centers! They all seem to take their turns at going at a snail pace. Good luck