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KarenCee   3

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We moved...finally! The new house is awesome and we've managed to get semi ready for the holidays. Two weeks....TWO FREAKING WEEKS!...to get landline service. They lost our first order (the doofus never filed it) and when I called to find out what was up with our promised landline I find out we have to place another order. By this time we've been down for a week. With a child who has a heart condition and epilepsy, this is not a good thing. I told them this. They promised to expedite our order. Um...yeah. We finally got it today, after initially placing the order on November 27, 2007. AUGH!!!!! Yes, we do have cell phones, but you know emergency services won't find you quickly enough with just cell service, not to mention a new house in a relatively new subdivision. So anyway, rant off. I've already started composing letters to as many higher ups in this company as I can find. My other rant is, this is the ONLY phone company in our area. We have no choice...they know this. Hence the crappy service they have given us lately. *sigh*

So anyway....I'm back! Missed being around...missed you guys! :D

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~Nini~   2

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Ugh, I'm sorry to hear about your fiasco with the phone company. You better get them on their knees for you! Is the house still full of boxes or are you mostly unpacked?

We missed having you around, too!

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...

Removal of conditions @ VSC

9/4/2010 - sent!

9/14/2010 - NOA

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Sorry to hear it took them so long to hook up your landline especially since you needed it. Glad you are in your new home and semi settled for the holidays....congrats

April 13, 2009 - Welcome to the USA letter rec'd. PRC to be rec'd within 3 weeks.

April 16, 2009 - 2 yr GC rec'd in mail.

March 2, 2011 - Mailed in I-751 to CSC

March 4, 2011 - I-751 delivered to CSC

March 4, 2011 - NOA issued

March 12, 2011 - NOA received

April 14, 2011 - BIO Appt 5/6/11

May 6, 2011 - BIO done in 10 minutes...no re-takes this time :)

June 27, 2011 - Email rec'd "Status - Approved"

July 1, 2011 - 10 yr GC arrived

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Sorry to hear it took them so long to hook up your landline especially since you needed it. Glad you are in your new home and semi settled for the holidays....congrats

Welcome back, how nice is it to be in your new house!? Glad you FINALLY got a phone, 2 weeks, that's ridiculous.

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Carlawarla   1

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Karen, it's SO nice to see you back!! :) I'm so glad you got in your house and got settled before the holidays. Sorry the phone service has been sucky!

What a lovely Christmas you'll have in your new home!

Carla (F)

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Welcome back, Karen! I sure can relate to the phone "service" fiasco. When we ordered it for our new home it was hooked up wrong.... there was a dial tone but I couldn't call out. If anyone called in, they would hear it ring, but I would hear nothing. Embarq kept insisting it was hooked up properly. We kept insisting it was not. Offshore helpdesk.... don't get me started. I had no cell phone at the time. My husband had to work and I had to co-ordinate two sets of movers (one from our apartment, the other coming from Canada) and sundry services.... all in the week before Christmas (last year). I was not a happy camper, let me tell you.

Glad to hear you're all settled in and happy. Congratulations!

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Glad its all coming together!!! Last Thursday my internet and phone went offline! Phoned Cox and tried to trouble shoot it, no luck!! Soonest they could get me a technician to come to my house was Tuesday!! Luckily Imanaged to fix it myself!!

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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Welcome back Karen! We missed you. I'm sure your new home is lovely!!!!

Happy Holidays to you and your family!

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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Lona.C.   16

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welcome back you been missed :)

 

129f for K1 visa filed in march 07 check my timeline for full info

03 March 2008 , received welcome letter and 2 year GC yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh

22 NOV 2009 to lift condition GC expires 22 Feb 2010

24 Nov 09 send in I 751 ( ROC , in VT )

25 Nov 09 Your item was delivered at 12:10 PM in SAINT ALBANS, VT 05479 to INS .

30 Nov 09 Check Cashed

21 Dec 09 biometric

On March 9, 2010, we ordered production of your new card.

12 March 2010 received approval letter in mail

16 March 2010 10 year Green Card received in mail exp date March 09 / 2020

April 14/2017 send N400 

04/25/17 credit card charged 

04/25/17 e mail NOA send 

05/01/17 hard copy of NOA dated 04/25 received in mail

05/06/17 biometric hard copy in mail 

05/19/17 Biometric appointment in Hartford CT 

07/17/17 Inline for Interview 

07/24/17 Interview letter in mail 

08/24/17 Interview in Springfield MA ... Yes Aproved

09/14/17 Oath Ceremony .... done I am a US citizen

09/22/17 Applied for Passport ( per reg mail ) 

10/04/17 got passport in mail  

10/13/17 got certificate in mail  , updated status with social security office 

AM DONE YEAHHHHHHHHHHH 

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