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Well hello dear friends :luv:

Nick and I made it safe and sound to Bergen County!!!

We left later than we wanted to yesterday morning (7a.m. instead of 6) and said "so long" to my parents (crying and watching them standing in their driveway waving) as we drove away in the uhaul.

We made it to the Lewiston Bridge at around 9. We didn't even intend on going to the POE but we just followed the GPS...we meant to go the Peace Bridge but whatever :lol:

It was VERY busy...duh, it was Saturday. Even the officer said "So, why did you guys decide to do this on a Saturday?!?!" Beats the heck out of me...I never even thought of how busy it would be, but all in all, it went smooth.

He asked us what was in the uhaul, Nick looked at me and then looked back at him and said ..."All her....stuff". LOL Yes, I took a lot of ####### with me!! ;)

He asked us to pull over to the side, park and go inside. There were many people inside and it seemed disorganized. I forgot that they called my name so at first we were both confused as to what to do, so many people were filling out different things, busy families and it was quite packed. Then I remembered and was like "We just wait till my name is called".

About 20 minutes later a very nice lady called me to the counter (She didn't even care about Nick, said nothing to him really). She asked me when we were getting married. I told her right now the plan is August 2nd, but that may change. I also told her I knew about the 90 day window to marry. She said "Good".

She then told us to take a seat and she would call us back.

We sat and waited. Nick and I are total people watchers so we watched and kissed a bit ;) and Nick entertained me by making me laugh...He always does.

Another 20 minutes went by and I was called back. She gave me my passport and told me we had to get married by October 19th. I asked her about the EAD stamp and she really had no idea as to what I was talking about. She went and talked with another officer and came back and told me I should apply at my local EAD office... :blink: ... LOL whatever that is!!! LOL ;)

All in all it took about 50 minutes and they never even looked in my uhaul.

The whole trip took about 8 hours, we stopped twice, once in Upstate NY for a bathroom break, Nick had some Timmy's and Timbits. We also stopped in Pennsylvania for gas and Nick bought me a rose :luv: I packed us a nice lunch so we ate in the truck, listened to music, sang and I slept a bit.

We only had to fill up twice and it cost us quite a bit under what we guesstimated. 200.00 bucks in gas so the total trip cost us just under 1000.00. The truck ran great, no problems at all.

We arrived in Bergen County around 5pm. Nick brought me inside our apartment and presented me with a present he bought me....

A 24 inch MAC!!!!!! OMG!!!!! WOO I'm typing on it now..it's killer and I'm in love :luv:

We woke up early, unpacked and got everything inside around noon. We dropped the truck off and spent the afternoon with some friends. Now we are just chilling, unpacking slowly and getting things organized. I have some work to do to make this place "our place", but we'll get there.

I'm going to apply for EI tomorrow morning or maybe tonight.

I love the apartment and am just having such a great time with Nick. It doesn't seem real yet, I keep thinking I'll be going home after my visit...I don't think it'####### me yet that I am home.

:)

I hope everyone is doing well and had a great weekend!!! :D

LOVE YOU ALL!

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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BH45 Rising Star

BH45   0

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Glad to read all went well and was uneventful.

We are getting married August 2 as well. Now I know we picked a good day :yes:

Welcome home :dance:

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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Glad to read all went well and was uneventful.

We are getting married August 2 as well. Now I know we picked a good day :yes:

Welcome home :dance:

Thank you!!!

Congratulations to you hon!!! :D

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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congrats. I picked a good day to pop back in and see your great news

met summer 1999, summer 2000 hooked up-whoo hoo summer fling

summer fling failed to fizzle, married 2003

I-130 mailed 12/15/03

4/1/04 no word from NE contacted senators office, app found

NOA1 4/13/04

Gave up on ridiculously long US process-started Canadian

12/4/04 submitted app

LSS app returned because of missed signatures, lost in transit, resubmitted in June

9/28/05 landed, yippie

10/4/05 fly back to US to "finish up Master's" lose mind and switch to PhD

Damn it back to the US process

3/something/2005 finally get NOA2, no idea why it took so long

4/15/07 get case approval from NVC

8/9/07 Montreal here we come

10/14/07 hubby activated his visa

Kathryn41 Grand Master

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Awww, I love reading home-coming reviews! Yours is certainly nice - looks like you found yourself a keeper too - a rose along the way - that is so sweet.

Welcome 'home' - it takes a while but soon it will feel like home too:-).

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“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

.― Lucy Maude Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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~Laura and Nick~   5

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Thanks guys :)

Our neighbours upstairs are loud :( They are like stomping around...I hope it doesn't last long. Ah, apartment living....lol

Nick is playing grand theft auto...lol :) I love this :luv:

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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Welcome Home Laura!!! :D

Glad everything went well for you in this process and had a easy move here and what a nice little welcome gift from your future husband too to make it all even better! :luv:

Wishing you both much Love & Happiness in your future together! (F)

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glad all went well

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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It doesn't seem real yet, I keep thinking I'll be going home after my visit...I don't think it'####### me yet that I am home.

It's such a wonderful feeling, isn't it? :)

Congratulations!

08/25/06 - 08/08/07 - K1 timeframe from mailing the petition to the NSC to K1 approval at the Montréal Consulate

08/31/07 - Réjean makes the big move to the USA

09/22/07 - MARRIED!

10/09/07 - Réjean gets his SSN

Adjustment of status:

10/26/07 - Mailed AOS/EAD/AP

11/23/07 - Biometrics appointment

12/14/07 - I-485 transferred to the California Service Center

12/28/07 - EAD approved!

01/07/08 - EAD received

02/08/08 - GREEN CARD APPROVED!!!!!!

02/16/08 - Green card received!

*headdesk*:

01/02/09 - Réjean loses his wallet containing his drivers license, Social Security card, and green card

02/04/09 - Our best friends bail us out by giving us the money to file for the replacement green card!

02/12/09 - E-filed I-90 for the replacement green card along with the $370 filing fee (including biometrics)

02/19/09 - NOA1

02/25/09 - Biometrics appointment

05/01/09 - Replacement green card received

Removal of conditions:

01/07/10: Mailed I-751 packet by overnight mail to the CSC

01/11/10: I-751 packet delivered and signed for

01/19/10: Received NOA1

01/28/10: Biometrics (did walk-in due to Réjean being out on the road on original date of 02/10/10)

02/03/10: APPROVED!!!

02/05/10: Received e-mail from USCIS saying the card production has been ordered

02/06/10: Received letter typed on plain paper from USCIS congratulating Réjean on his removal of conditions approval

02/11/10: Green card received

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Your post made me smile big, Laura,

Don't just open your mouth and prove yourself a fool....put it in writing.

It gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out, the uglier everything seems.

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:goofy: I'm glad I stopped to read your thread. How awesome!! Congratulations!! A true happy ending! :energy:

"Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

~John Fitzgerald Kennedy~

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there."

~Jalal ad-Din Rumi~

 
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