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[mandaNchris 3]

Hi everyone, This is Amanda, My fiance Chris had made a vj name a little bit ago and both of us were using it but I thought I would make my own name so people dont get confused about who they are talking to or getting question from or answers from. So I am the Canadian and Chris is the American. Chris' name is chrisNmanda.... how clever eh??? lol Anyways, Thank you everyone who has helped us so far and from now on only Chris will be using that other name. I am more social then he is, so you'll probably see more of me then him.

[mandaNchris 3]

Oh yeah I also wanted to say, to all of you guys who have gotten approved recently or have moved to the U.S. recently CONGRATS!!!!! so happy for you guys. Good Luck to all the rest of us who are waiting as well

[Leafgal 3]

Well Amanda it will be you soon enough. Have you filed for your visa yet?

[mandaNchris 3]

Yes Chris sent in his petition for me in Oct. I have received my packet three a couple weeks ago but I am in the U.S. right now visiting him. So its been a bit hard to fill out the forms when he doesnt have a printer that works. My sister emailed me the papers I got in my packet three. We apparently need a photo uploaded on one of the forms and we dont have one. We are going to go get a passport picture taken here and scanning it onto the computer. hopefully that will work. That cant be done till tomorrow tho because Chris is at work. He only has Fridays and Saturdays off. Hopefully we will get the forms sent back to montreal and then have our interview date not too long after they receive it.

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Hi Amanda and welcome to VJ!

Just so you know, if you can't get the picture to work on the online form Montreal lets you bring an extra passport photo to the interview with you instead. A lot of people have had issues trying to make the picture part work.

[mandaNchris 3]

the site wont let us print it out without having that picture uploaded. i dont know how to get around that I'm not all that computer friendly lol

[Krikit 1,163]

Welcome to VJ!

[Kimbear 53]

the site wont let us print it out without having that picture uploaded. i dont know how to get around that I'm not all that computer friendly lol

just go through the whole upload thing etc..and it will eventually give you an error and ask if you want to proceed. along with a disclaimer that you will have to bring one to the interview. that's what i did and it worked out fine. printed with a big X where the picture should have been. think i did the little pic test at the beginning too. but alas..it just wasn't good enough lol

[Leafgal 3]

Well Amanda I am sure you and Chris will work it all out, enjoy your time together.

[mandaNchris 3]

Thanks everyone We will try to print it off without uploading the pic. I'll let you guys know if I figure it out lol. I will make sure I bring an extra picture.

We are having a very nice visit. Alex and I are having a lot of one on one time because here we are the only ones home while Chris is at work. My house in Canada, we are almost always never alone because I live with my sister, brother inlaw and their three kids. Plus my mom and Step father live in the apartment below us. So yeah someone is always around lol. Been doing a lot of visiting with Chris' family.

It has really hit home visiting this time how much I am going to miss my family once I move. I feel the worst about moving away from my nieces and nephew. They are very attached to me, I've been like a mom to them all their lives. They called the other day crying because they missed Alex and I and were upset cause soon we would be leaving them for good. It broke my heart. Sometimes immigrating sucks!