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Flames9_RN Grand Master

Flames9_RN   358

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Thats true, they can only track it to the border. I wasn't worried about them loosing my birth cert, I have like 4 of them,lol For some reason Sask, just wanted to keep sending me them after they made a mistake on printing 1.

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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Inky Grand Master

Inky   1,110

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Okay glad the numbers are normal lol wont worry about the middle name thing either cus I didn't used to book tickets with it anyways before. Just was odd that all my other passports had it on there until this one.

I really hope Minnew gets the passport this time! I signed her new photo and did her application with my new passport info last night for her so she could send it off today.

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Your I-129f was approved in 5 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 67 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

AOS was approved in 2 months and 8 days without interview.

ROC was approved in 3 months and 2 days without interview.

I am a Citizen of the United States of America. 04/16/13

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Well I used UPS for my package to Canada on Thursday, another $40 but its worth it to me as they can track and give me proof of delivery. Not only did it have my original BC but orignal marriage certificate, would like those back! Now for the waiting game all over again! :angry:

AOS

Sent- 10-21-09

Tracking says Delivered by USPS-10-23-09

Check cashed-10-30-09 (MSC case # on back)

NOA 1 date-10-29-09 (Received Date 10-23-09)

Hard copy NOA - 11-02-09

Touch- 11-03-09

Received bio appt letter-11-07-09(dated 11-03-09)

Bio appt- 11-19-09

Transfer to CSC-11-18-09

Touch on 485/765- 11-19-09

Touch on 485/765- 11-20-09

Hard copy of transfer to CSC- 11-23-09

Touch on 485- 11-24-09 (now processing @ CSC email)

Touch on 485- 11-25-09

Touch on 485- 11-27-09

Touch on 485- 11-30-09

Touch on 485- 12-01-09

Touch on 485- 12-02-09

Touch on 485- 12-03-09

EAD/AP approved-12-18-09

EAD/AP touch- 12-21-09

GC APPROVED!!- 12-21-09

Notice mailed welcoming PR-12-21-09

2nd Card Production ordered email-12-22-09

Approval notice sent-12-28-09

GC arrived in the mail-01-05-10

Done with USCIS until September 14, 2011!!

ROC

Sent: 09-14-11

Received: 09-16-11

Check cashed: 09-21-11

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Flames9_RN   358

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But as we all know,they are not true originals,lol But I hear ya, USPS can loose stuff, and UPS gives you peace of mind! If I was in a hurry back when I renewed my CDN passport, I would have used UPS as well! I just forked over like $60 last week to get my pets physical records shipped to the VA USDA vet in richmond, and then have it shipped back next day! Never fun traveling internationally with animals!! Good luck with ur passport

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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Thanks Flames! Good luck with the pets! Not looking forward to that if/when we PCS

AOS

Sent- 10-21-09

Tracking says Delivered by USPS-10-23-09

Check cashed-10-30-09 (MSC case # on back)

NOA 1 date-10-29-09 (Received Date 10-23-09)

Hard copy NOA - 11-02-09

Touch- 11-03-09

Received bio appt letter-11-07-09(dated 11-03-09)

Bio appt- 11-19-09

Transfer to CSC-11-18-09

Touch on 485/765- 11-19-09

Touch on 485/765- 11-20-09

Hard copy of transfer to CSC- 11-23-09

Touch on 485- 11-24-09 (now processing @ CSC email)

Touch on 485- 11-25-09

Touch on 485- 11-27-09

Touch on 485- 11-30-09

Touch on 485- 12-01-09

Touch on 485- 12-02-09

Touch on 485- 12-03-09

EAD/AP approved-12-18-09

EAD/AP touch- 12-21-09

GC APPROVED!!- 12-21-09

Notice mailed welcoming PR-12-21-09

2nd Card Production ordered email-12-22-09

Approval notice sent-12-28-09

GC arrived in the mail-01-05-10

Done with USCIS until September 14, 2011!!

ROC

Sent: 09-14-11

Received: 09-16-11

Check cashed: 09-21-11

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Thanks Flames! Good luck with the pets! Not looking forward to that if/when we PCS

If you do ensure you goto the USDA APHIS site and see what that country requires!! And even contact that countries consulate if you have any concerns!! USDA paperwork stated that nope, didnt need that consular stamp--WRONG, it did and the airport looked for it and that countries Agriculture guy looked for it.

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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Marilyn. Grand Master

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ok i have a question, does anybody know how long it takes to get a US passport? we need to get one for my husband, he has never had one before.. we are thinking of going to Canada next month..

they say 4 to 6 weeks on their site but i am hoping it is quicker... wish we would have taken care of this sooner...

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ok i have a question, does anybody know how long it takes to get a US passport? we need to get one for my husband, he has never had one before.. we are thinking of going to Canada next month..

they say 4 to 6 weeks on their site but i am hoping it is quicker... wish we would have taken care of this sooner...

Google is your friend. And ready your wallets:

http://travel.state.gov/passport/hurry/hurry_831.html

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ok i have a question, does anybody know how long it takes to get a US passport? we need to get one for my husband, he has never had one before.. we are thinking of going to Canada next month..

they say 4 to 6 weeks on their site but i am hoping it is quicker... wish we would have taken care of this sooner...

My husband got his in 1 week but that was last year and hes military. If you file for the expedite on the passport it can take 2-3 weeks but its pricy. You just need to make sure you have all your Ps and Qs in order and they will expedite the service for the passport and get it back to you in a hurry. Here is the expedite info page http://travel.state.gov/passport/processing/processing_1740.html - its just like getting a rush passport from Canada. Anyone can apply for it and get a proved.

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Your I-129f was approved in 5 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 67 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

AOS was approved in 2 months and 8 days without interview.

ROC was approved in 3 months and 2 days without interview.

I am a Citizen of the United States of America. 04/16/13

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ok i have a question, does anybody know how long it takes to get a US passport? we need to get one for my husband, he has never had one before.. we are thinking of going to Canada next month..

they say 4 to 6 weeks on their site but i am hoping it is quicker... wish we would have taken care of this sooner...

When I applied for one earlier in the year for my baby, I think I had it in just over 2 weeks.

If I remember correctly there is an area where you can put date of travel on it so they get it back to you in time.

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Google is your friend. And ready your wallets:

http://travel.state.gov/passport/hurry/hurry_831.html

yes Google is already my friend..lol , I know I can get it expedited....I was just wondering how long it took without it.... if possible, I want to avoid paying the extra 60 to 70 bucks.

we would probably be going somewhere between September 11th and September 16th ...

When I applied for one earlier in the year for my baby, I think I had it in just over 2 weeks.

If I remember correctly there is an area where you can put date of travel on it so they get it back to you in time.

did you get it expedited?

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we applied for my husband's passport card on Saturday.. we didn't get it expedited... the lady said we should get it in 3 1/2 to 4 weeks... it will be cutting it close for buying a plane ticket but my husband said that if it came down to it, we could just drive up...

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Well my available credit changed on Monday in the amount of passport $ finally posted to my card today! Hope I get a FedEx soon, kinda weird being without it! I believe it sent it for the second time on August 4th so hope it stays within timeframe. They never called me about inkys app since I was guarantor, wonder if they will bother with mine?

AOS

Sent- 10-21-09

Tracking says Delivered by USPS-10-23-09

Check cashed-10-30-09 (MSC case # on back)

NOA 1 date-10-29-09 (Received Date 10-23-09)

Hard copy NOA - 11-02-09

Touch- 11-03-09

Received bio appt letter-11-07-09(dated 11-03-09)

Bio appt- 11-19-09

Transfer to CSC-11-18-09

Touch on 485/765- 11-19-09

Touch on 485/765- 11-20-09

Hard copy of transfer to CSC- 11-23-09

Touch on 485- 11-24-09 (now processing @ CSC email)

Touch on 485- 11-25-09

Touch on 485- 11-27-09

Touch on 485- 11-30-09

Touch on 485- 12-01-09

Touch on 485- 12-02-09

Touch on 485- 12-03-09

EAD/AP approved-12-18-09

EAD/AP touch- 12-21-09

GC APPROVED!!- 12-21-09

Notice mailed welcoming PR-12-21-09

2nd Card Production ordered email-12-22-09

Approval notice sent-12-28-09

GC arrived in the mail-01-05-10

Done with USCIS until September 14, 2011!!

ROC

Sent: 09-14-11

Received: 09-16-11

Check cashed: 09-21-11

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Inky Grand Master

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They haven't called me yet no one has called me =( no one at all!!! lol haha.

Certainly hope the fedex guy rings the bell for you! shesh lol

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Your I-129f was approved in 5 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 67 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

AOS was approved in 2 months and 8 days without interview.

ROC was approved in 3 months and 2 days without interview.

I am a Citizen of the United States of America. 04/16/13

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Well it's been about a week since charge posted to my account!

Fedex rolled on by this morning...I'm just a wee bit ticked off with passport Canada. The fedex dude asked me if I was expecting something and for my last name. He said im glad I caught you or else I would have sent it back for bad address!! They were 2 numbers off and those 2 numbers don't even exist in my neighborhood! Cmon ppc read and type in correctly!

If I wasn't outside with the dogs it would have been sent back I'm sure!

Anyways they returned all my docs, my previous passport expired 2014 new one in 2016

This would have furthur delayed my 2nd app and made me stress even more got ROC next month!

AOS

Sent- 10-21-09

Tracking says Delivered by USPS-10-23-09

Check cashed-10-30-09 (MSC case # on back)

NOA 1 date-10-29-09 (Received Date 10-23-09)

Hard copy NOA - 11-02-09

Touch- 11-03-09

Received bio appt letter-11-07-09(dated 11-03-09)

Bio appt- 11-19-09

Transfer to CSC-11-18-09

Touch on 485/765- 11-19-09

Touch on 485/765- 11-20-09

Hard copy of transfer to CSC- 11-23-09

Touch on 485- 11-24-09 (now processing @ CSC email)

Touch on 485- 11-25-09

Touch on 485- 11-27-09

Touch on 485- 11-30-09

Touch on 485- 12-01-09

Touch on 485- 12-02-09

Touch on 485- 12-03-09

EAD/AP approved-12-18-09

EAD/AP touch- 12-21-09

GC APPROVED!!- 12-21-09

Notice mailed welcoming PR-12-21-09

2nd Card Production ordered email-12-22-09

Approval notice sent-12-28-09

GC arrived in the mail-01-05-10

Done with USCIS until September 14, 2011!!

ROC

Sent: 09-14-11

Received: 09-16-11

Check cashed: 09-21-11

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