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Hi everyone,

I am finally coming home to Canada for the first time since moving to the States :dance:

I will be traveling with my 512 Advance Parole document (2 pages). In addition, I'll have my passport with K-1 visa inside and my marriage certificate to show my name change.

Other then these travel documents, is there anything else I need to bring that the border agent may ask for?

Also, how and when do I use my advance parole documents? Do I only offer them if they are asked for? Or do I present them with my passport when I drive up to the booth?

Any help you folks can provide is greatly appreciated!

K-1 Journey

04/09/06 - met for the first time

03/24/07 - proposed!

03/28/07 - sent I-129 to NVC

04/04/07 - NVC received I-129

06/26/07 - NVC sent approval

07/12/07 - Montreal Consulate recieved approved petition

07/20/07 - recieved Packet 3 from Montreal

07/24/07 - sent Packet 3 back to Montreal

** obtained police certificate

08/07/07 - Montreal confirmed that they recieved Packet 3

09/21/07 - INTERVIEW BOOKED NOV. 9TH, 9AM

10/17/07 - Completed Medical (took 5 minutes!)

11/09/07 - Visa APPROVED in Montreal (should receive in 2-3 weeks)

11/16/07 - picked up visa at the post office today (2-3 weeks my a$$)

Entered US December 4th!!

Married December 22nd

AOS Journey

01/11/08 - sent AOS package to Chicago Lockbox

01/13/08 - USPS confirmed delivery of AOS package

01/14/08 - received new SSN with married name

01/19/08 - received all 3 NOA's

02/04/08 - case transferred to CSC (notified online)

02/11/08 - biometrics

02/14/08 - case received at CSC

03/08/08 - approval notice for travel document sent (notified online)

03/12/08 - EAD card approved

03/14/08 - received AP

03/15/08 - received EAD

03/16/08 - AP and EAD touched?? I have already received them.

03/26/08 - AOS touched!!

03/27/08 - AOS touched again...

05/12/08 - Card Production Ordered!!

05/13/08 - Welcome letter has been sent

Lifting of Conditions I-751

02/12/10 - Mailed petition to Vermont

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You present your AP with your passport when you go through the border checkpoint coming back into Canada. Be prepared to be taken into secondary processing while they review the paperwork. Give both sheets. They are to stamp one and give it back to you, and keep the other (sometimes they will give back both copies, so don't be worried if they do). Carrying a copy of your marriage certificate is a good idea as well, if they ask for it.

Have fun on your trip back! :)

*Cheryl -- Nova Scotia ....... Jerry -- Oklahoma*

Jan 17, 2014 N-400 submitted

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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thank you!! Your posts are very helpful. I'm glad to learn about being pulled into secondary questioning. I would never have expected that and I'm sure I would have been a nervous wreck if I hadn't known.

K-1 Journey

04/09/06 - met for the first time

03/24/07 - proposed!

03/28/07 - sent I-129 to NVC

04/04/07 - NVC received I-129

06/26/07 - NVC sent approval

07/12/07 - Montreal Consulate recieved approved petition

07/20/07 - recieved Packet 3 from Montreal

07/24/07 - sent Packet 3 back to Montreal

** obtained police certificate

08/07/07 - Montreal confirmed that they recieved Packet 3

09/21/07 - INTERVIEW BOOKED NOV. 9TH, 9AM

10/17/07 - Completed Medical (took 5 minutes!)

11/09/07 - Visa APPROVED in Montreal (should receive in 2-3 weeks)

11/16/07 - picked up visa at the post office today (2-3 weeks my a$$)

Entered US December 4th!!

Married December 22nd

AOS Journey

01/11/08 - sent AOS package to Chicago Lockbox

01/13/08 - USPS confirmed delivery of AOS package

01/14/08 - received new SSN with married name

01/19/08 - received all 3 NOA's

02/04/08 - case transferred to CSC (notified online)

02/11/08 - biometrics

02/14/08 - case received at CSC

03/08/08 - approval notice for travel document sent (notified online)

03/12/08 - EAD card approved

03/14/08 - received AP

03/15/08 - received EAD

03/16/08 - AP and EAD touched?? I have already received them.

03/26/08 - AOS touched!!

03/27/08 - AOS touched again...

05/12/08 - Card Production Ordered!!

05/13/08 - Welcome letter has been sent

Lifting of Conditions I-751

02/12/10 - Mailed petition to Vermont

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thank you!! Your posts are very helpful. I'm glad to learn about being pulled into secondary questioning. I would never have expected that and I'm sure I would have been a nervous wreck if I hadn't known.

It's not a big deal, really. If it's anything like secondary processing at an airport, they're basically pulling you aside so that the rest of the line can get through while they are looking at your documents. :)

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*Cheryl -- Nova Scotia ....... Jerry -- Oklahoma*

Jan 17, 2014 N-400 submitted

Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


MAY IS NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS MONTH
Educate Yourself on the Warning Signs of Stroke -- talk to me, I am a survivor!

"Life is as the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset" ---Crowfoot

The true measure of a society is how those who have treat those who don't.

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You present your AP with your passport when you go through the border checkpoint coming back into Canada. Be prepared to be taken into secondary processing while they review the paperwork. Give both sheets. They are to stamp one and give it back to you, and keep the other (sometimes they will give back both copies, so don't be worried if they do). Carrying a copy of your marriage certificate is a good idea as well, if they ask for it.
Just to clarify the AP is for going back into the US not for coming into Canada. Processing of the AP docs will be at the US border or US pre-clearance if you are travelling via air for your return back to the US.
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You present your AP with your passport when you go through the border checkpoint coming back into Canada. Be prepared to be taken into secondary processing while they review the paperwork. Give both sheets. They are to stamp one and give it back to you, and keep the other (sometimes they will give back both copies, so don't be worried if they do). Carrying a copy of your marriage certificate is a good idea as well, if they ask for it.
Just to clarify the AP is for going back into the US not for coming into Canada. Processing of the AP docs will be at the US border or US pre-clearance if you are travelling via air for your return back to the US.

Yep, thanks for catching that Neiks! I totally meant coming back to the US. Had a brain fart when typing that I guess!

*Cheryl -- Nova Scotia ....... Jerry -- Oklahoma*

Jan 17, 2014 N-400 submitted

Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


MAY IS NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS MONTH
Educate Yourself on the Warning Signs of Stroke -- talk to me, I am a survivor!

"Life is as the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset" ---Crowfoot

The true measure of a society is how those who have treat those who don't.

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