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~Laura and Nick~   5

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Thought I'd drop on by the Canada board and say hi!

I'm from Brantford, Ontario....

Anywho! :hehe:

Question about the interview for the K-1 Visa...

I read on here that my significant other is able to come with me to the interview but is he actually allowed in the room where they sit you under a bare bulb and grill? LOL :lol: j/k..I know it's not that bad.

Thanks :)

~Laura (F)

Let's Keep the Song Going!!!

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~Laura and Nicholas~

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Met online November 2005 playing City of Heroes

First met in Canada, Sept 22, 2006 <3

September 2006 to March 2008, 11 visits, 5 in Canada, 6 in NJ

Officially Engaged December 24th, 2007!!!

Moved to the U.S. to be with my baby on July 19th, 2008 on a K1 visa!!!!

***10 year green card in hand as of 2/2/2012, loving and living life***

Hmmm maybe we should move back to Canada! lol smile.png

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Carlawarla   1

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Yes, your finance is allowed to come with you. They might even ask him some questions! No bare bulb grilling though....sorry! haha

Carla (F)

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~Laura and Nick~   5

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No bare bulb grilling though....sorry! haha

Carla (F)

Oh darn!!! ;) Thanks! :P

Let's Keep the Song Going!!!

CANADA.GIFUS1.GIF

~Laura and Nicholas~

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Met online November 2005 playing City of Heroes

First met in Canada, Sept 22, 2006 <3

September 2006 to March 2008, 11 visits, 5 in Canada, 6 in NJ

Officially Engaged December 24th, 2007!!!

Moved to the U.S. to be with my baby on July 19th, 2008 on a K1 visa!!!!

***10 year green card in hand as of 2/2/2012, loving and living life***

Hmmm maybe we should move back to Canada! lol smile.png

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~Nini~   2

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You mean, I was the only one who got that? :blink::lol:

Nini - Vancouver BC, Canada (she's the one who does the forum thing)

Bee - Devon PA, USA (he's the one who gave her the shiny ring)

Getting our sanity tested by bureaucracy since 2007.

Here we go again...

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Flames9_RN   358

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yep USC can attend interview!! Usually for Cdns its the easiest part of the process!! Its normally very quick as well, in and out as if ur at macdonalds!! See u hired a lawyer!! Wish we had found VJ prior to hiring ours!! Much more info on here,lol and saved many thousands of $$$. Best of luck

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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~Laura and Nick~   5

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yep USC can attend interview!! Usually for Cdns its the easiest part of the process!! Its normally very quick as well, in and out as if ur at macdonalds!! See u hired a lawyer!! Wish we had found VJ prior to hiring ours!! Much more info on here,lol and saved many thousands of $$$. Best of luck

Yeah..we have found a laywer but haven't really committed anything with him yet (ie. PAID HIM!) and so..it's not final yet. I still have to wait on my flipping divorce papers so....

You never know. He feels more comfortable using a lawyer...I just get so nervous that we'll mess something up....

We have a couple of months before we can file so...I'll think it over about going it just the two of us!

Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes!!!!

Let's Keep the Song Going!!!

CANADA.GIFUS1.GIF

~Laura and Nicholas~

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Met online November 2005 playing City of Heroes

First met in Canada, Sept 22, 2006 <3

September 2006 to March 2008, 11 visits, 5 in Canada, 6 in NJ

Officially Engaged December 24th, 2007!!!

Moved to the U.S. to be with my baby on July 19th, 2008 on a K1 visa!!!!

***10 year green card in hand as of 2/2/2012, loving and living life***

Hmmm maybe we should move back to Canada! lol smile.png

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Flames9_RN   358

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Belive me a lawyer in most cases is NOt called for!! Wont speed things up, just lessens ur bank account!! You can find most of the info here on VJ!! Take ur time and read over the K1 stickies. Its pretty straight forward, even with a divorce!! laywers dont really do that much of the work! YOU stil have togather up the proper paperwork (long form birth cert, police report, divorce cert) and fill out the paperwork! They are just $$$ proof readers, in my opnion! Ours cost us $2500! ouch! Then she emailed us and asked if we wanted her to file the I-751 (for 10 yr greencard) No thanks, lol Took me all of 10 minutes to do it myself!! Best of luck

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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I agree with Flames. If it's a straightforward case you don't need a lawyer. Save your $$ for the AOS process. It's not just you who may mess up. There are all kinds of stories about the lawyers messing up too.

Welcome to the Canada Forum Laura! You don't need a lawyer. You have us! :lol:

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Agreed with others too about not needing an immigration lawyer for straightforward cases. Even with divorces and kids it's still "straightforward". Definitely save up your bucks for AOS and moving costs!

Since you're waiting for the divorce to be final, spend some time reading over the forms, guides, FAQs, flowchart, etc. It seems overwhelming at first so if you're overwhelmed, stop reading and pick it up the next day. Soon it will just "click" and everything will make sense and you'll be glad you didn't spend the extra money on a lawyer. :) Seriously, when I first started reading this stuff I was soooo confused and then it just all made sense.

K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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Yeah another online game love story!! ( we met in WoW)

I was just like you in the beginning thinking of a lawyer before I found VJ.....I agree with the others, save yourself a lot of money and read, its a very helpful website.

I am now in the US waiting for my Green card, and I have never spoke to a lawyer! The K-1 isn't that complicated if your case is pretty simple. And us too had a divorce in our file.

Read the guides, check around, and you'll see!!! :)

Welcome to VJ Canada forum :thumbs:

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Flames9_RN   358

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Lot of resources on VJ such as :

-stickies at the top of each forum with lots of great info

- you can ask all the FREE questions u want

- Use the search engine (it sort of sucks) but 99.9% chance that question has been asked before

- In gallery examples of already filled out forms!!! or is it in Example Forms??

-Embassy/consulate reviews at the top

Save the $$$$ and just use VJ.

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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Between VJ and the USCIS website, we kicked butt! However, it is up to you whether or not a lawyer will make you feel more comfortable. If you do go with the lawyer, make sure you have one who is familiar with spousal / marriage-related visas, and make sure you read up and are completely familiar with the process, so you can keep a close eye on what your lawyer does -- it may save you from mistakes and heartache later.

Welcome to VJ and welcome to the Canuck corner!! :)

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Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


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Welcome to VJ!!!

You will find a wealth of info on here. The Canadian Forum is "thee place to be".......

Oct 1/09 - I-751 package sent

Oct 3 - package delivered

Oct 5 - NOA mailed

Oct 13 - 1st NOA received and additional letters for my daughters I filed with. NOAs stated Resident Status

has been extended for 1 year and that we will be receiving a letter for an ASC appointment for

fingerprints, photo, and signature.

Dec 2009 - Received 10 year permanent resident card.

Feb 2010 - My children received their 10 year permanent resident cards.

Oct 2010 - My children were legally adopted by my USA Citizen husband.

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~Laura and Nick~   5

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Yeah another online game love story!! ( we met in WoW)

LOL that's awesome!!!

We met in COH but we fell in love on WoW!

What server are you? LOL

Anyyyway! :dance:

Thanks for all the tips guys..I'm going to visit Nick this Friday for 6 days for his sister's wedding. We'll talk it out then.

You guys rock!!!!

Oh and Krikit..you're right, I do have you guys!!! :)

Hugs

~Laura

Let's Keep the Song Going!!!

CANADA.GIFUS1.GIF

~Laura and Nicholas~

IMG_1315.jpg

Met online November 2005 playing City of Heroes

First met in Canada, Sept 22, 2006 <3

September 2006 to March 2008, 11 visits, 5 in Canada, 6 in NJ

Officially Engaged December 24th, 2007!!!

Moved to the U.S. to be with my baby on July 19th, 2008 on a K1 visa!!!!

***10 year green card in hand as of 2/2/2012, loving and living life***

Hmmm maybe we should move back to Canada! lol smile.png

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