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Peachey   10

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Hello fellow Canadians,

My fiance and I just got engaged on December 30 and I am planning to move to the USA. I stumbled upon this website when looking for immigration information. What a wealth of information!

I look forward to starting this adventure and I'm sure I will use this website and the discussion boards quite often. Any advice is appreciated :)

Yes I have started reading the guides :P

12/31/2009 - Marriage

07/21/2010 - AOS approved

08/04/2010 - Green Card received (and it's actually green!)

05/30/2012 - Sent ROC packet to VSC

06/08/2012 - Received NOA1 for ROC (Dated 06/04/2012)

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trailmix Grand Master

trailmix   77

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Hello fellow Canadians,

My fiance and I just got engaged on December 30 and I am planning to move to the USA. I stumbled upon this website when looking for immigration information. What a wealth of information!

I look forward to starting this adventure and I'm sure I will use this website and the discussion boards quite often. Any advice is appreciated :)

Yes I have started reading the guides :P

Hi and welcome Peachey!

SpiritAlight Experienced

SpiritAlight   1

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Dear Peachey,

Yes, another welcome.

Here is one piece of advice that maybe every one will echo:

you will go insane waiting to be with your sweetie as time seems to stretch to infinity, as this process goes on.

If you know this ahead of time and you prepare for the onslaught of emotional madness, you will do great! :D

If you have idle time, try to fill it with planning and projects.

Good luck and may your journey be a smooth one.

:star:

SpiritAlight edits due to extreme lack of typing abilities. :)

You will do foolish things.

Do them with enthusiasm!!

Don't just do something. Sit there.

K1: Flew to the U.S. of A. – January 9th, 2008 (HELLO CHI-TOWN!!! I'm here.)

Tied the knot (legal ceremony, part one) – January 26th, 2008 (kinda spontaneous)

AOS: Mailed V-Day; received February 15th, 2007 – phew!

I-485 application transferred to CSC – March 12th, 2008

Travel/Work approval notices via email – April 23rd, 2008

Green card/residency card: email notice of approval – August 28th, 2008 yippeeeee!!!

Funny-looking card arrives – September 6th, 2008 :)

Mailed request to remove conditions – July 7, 2010

Landed permanent resident approved – August 23rd, 2010

Second funny looking card arrives – August 31st, 2010

Over & out, Spirit

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♥Stiggy♥   0

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congrats on your engagment and welcome to VJ!

Sarinha

First met March 2007, playing an MMORPG (ffxi)

Getting married Feb 12 2010

Will start our VJ Feb 2010

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I-130 Journey - VSC CR1 & CR2

02-xx-10 -I-130 sent

xx-xx-10- I-130 NOA1

xx-xx-xx- I-130 NOA2

- Total Days from NOA 1 to NOA2 xxx

I-129F Journey - VSC K3 & K4

xx-xx-xx I-130 Received @ NVC

xx-xx-xx Case Completed at NVC :

xx-xx-xx NVC Left:

- Total Days from NOA1 to NVC Complete xx

- Total Days @ NVC xx

Consulate

xx-xx-xx Received at Consulate

xx-xx-xx Medical Date

xx-xx-xx Interview Date [ ] Pass [ ] Fail

- Total Days from Recd at Consulate to Interview xxx

- Total Days from NOA1 to Interview xxx

JillA Experienced

JillA   2

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Congratulations and welcome! You will find a wealth of information here on VJ, without it who knows where I'd be right now LOL!! It helped me (and still does) on this journey so much, and (mostly) everyone is sweet, helpful and friendly!! Good luck on your journey!!

K-1

I-129F sent to Vermont: 2/19/08

NOA1: 2/21/08

NOA2: 3/10/08

Packet 3 recd: 3/25/08

Packet 3 sent: 4/18/08

Appt letter recd: 6/16/08

Interview at Montreal Consulate: 7/10/08 **APPROVED!!**

K1 recd: 7/15/08

US Entry at Buffalo, New York: 11/15/08

Wedding in Philadelphia: 11/22/08

AOS

AOS/EAD/AP filed at Chicago Lockbox: 12/17/08

NOA: 12/29/08

Case transferred to CSC: 1/7/09

AOS Approval: 4/2/09

Biometrics appt: 1/16/09

EAD received: 3/12/09

AP received: 3/13/09

AOS approval notice sent: 4/2/09

GC received: 4/9/09

ROC

Sent package to VSC: 1/5/11

NOA1: 1/7/11

Biometrics: 2/14/11

Approval letter received: 8/1/11

GC received: 8/11/11

Citizenship:

N-400 sent to Dallas lockbox: 3/1/12

NOA1: 3/6/12

Biometrics: 4/9/12

Interview: 5/25/12

Oath Ceremony: 6/4/2012

BH45 Rising Star

BH45   0

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Welcome Peachey.....may your journey to be together be smooth.

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

antda Experienced

antda   13

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Hi Peachey,

Welcome to VJ, Peachey! Congratulations on your recent engagement too. There is definitely a lot to read about, discuss, and learn here on VJ, and yes, there are definitely a lot of friendly and helpful people on this website too! Don't worry, you'll get the hang of all of this, even though it can be overwhelming at times....

As for any advice or suggestions..hmm...Well, you've started at a good place, by posting on the Canadian boards. Lol...just don't mind us Canadians getting a little bit off-topic and silly at times...

Besides the Canadian boards, you can also start by checking out the boards for your specific visa type. For example, you can start by going on the K1 boards, and find others who are in the same specific immigration situation as you are too (and then obsess about it while you wait..lol...). And if you're up to it, you can also check out other non-serious and fun topics/boards here on VJ as well.

As well, remember to..:time:, as that's helpful overall on VJ too!

Have fun and enjoy the rest of your adventure here on VJ!...and yes, it's going to be a long, stressful, and frustrating process, as you will find out soon enough....But with the help of VJ, it sure will be a lot more easier and a lot more fun on this journey, indeed!

Hope this helps! Good luck too on the rest of your immigration journey!

Ant (Still waiting at the VSC, Still waiting for Baby...)

Hello fellow Canadians,

My fiance and I just got engaged on December 30 and I am planning to move to the USA. I stumbled upon this website when looking for immigration information. What a wealth of information!

I look forward to starting this adventure and I'm sure I will use this website and the discussion boards quite often. Any advice is appreciated :)

Yes I have started reading the guides :P

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

OBX Mentor

OBX   51

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Welcome Peachey.

Ditto to what everyone else has said. You will find a wealth of information on this site but most of all a great group of people to support you through this long, frustrating journey. Best of luck. :)

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

thetreble Experienced

thetreble   19

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vvvvvvvvvvvelcome my dear! Feel free to say whatever you want and we will always have a listening ear. We have all been through some tough stuff so we understand some of the things that may be happening in your future. Welcome!

"...My hair's mostly wind,

My eyes filled with grit

My skin's white then brown

My lips chapped and split

I've lain on the prairie and heard grasses sigh

I've stared at the vast open bowl of the sky

I've seen all the castles and faces in clouds

My home is the prairie and for that I am proud…

If You're not from the Prairie, you can't know my soul

You don't know our blizzards; you've not fought our cold

You can't know my mind, nor ever my heart

Unless deep within you there's somehow a part…

A part of these things that I've said that I know,

The wind, sky and earth, the storms and the snow.

Best say that you have - and then we'll be one,

For we will have shared that same blazing sun." - David Bouchard

Jenni and Bo Community Regular

Jenni and Bo   0

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Welcome to VJ!

My advise would be the same as the others...do the research on the visa types and along with asking questions here in the Canada forum, dont be afraid to post in the specific visa forums as well - people there are also very knowledgable :)

Congrats on your engagement, I hope whichever you decided, that the process goes well for you. I can't say it's an easy time, to wait all those months, but it's so worth it. I thought I would lose it there a couple times, but I made it, and talking to people who are going through the process at the same time, or who have gone through it already are really nice to talk to. Like Spirit said, if you can keep yourself busy, the time will pass much quicker :)

<3 Jen

~She's my Lion~
~He's my Puppy~

[size=5]Our Timeline[/size]

05/05/08 - Sent I-129F to VSC
05/14/08 - NOA1
09/01/08 - NOA2
09/11/08 - Petition received by US Consulate in Montreal
09/20/08 - Received Packet 3
10/02/08 - Packet 3 delivered to MTL
10/16/08 - Medical in Halifax
01/15/09 - Interview in Montreal
01/20/09 - Visa in Hand
02/03/09 - Fly to US - POE Halifax NS
03/06/09 - Wedding in Yanceyville, NC

AOS
4/24/09 - Sent AOS package (after too many delays!)
4/27/09 - Signed for in Chicago
5/05/09 - Check cashed and all three NOA1's in the mail
5/14/09 - Received Biometrics appointment letter - Appointment is June 2nd.
6/2/09 - Biometrics at Raleigh field office - they were some of the nicest people :)
6/18/09 - EAD approved and card production ordered
6/20/09- received AP papers in the mail
6/22/09 EAD card arrived in the mail (that was fast eh?)
7/09/09 - received notice of GC appointment date
8/07/09 - Green Card interview at Raleigh Field office at 8:45am - Given RFE for I-693 Vaccination suppliment
9/08/09 - returned RFE to field office. Approved for Green Card
9/09/09 - Received email that Card production had been ordered.
9/17/09 - Green Card in the mail - No more USCIS until June, 2011 :D

Flames9_RN Grand Master

Flames9_RN   358

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Welcome to VJ. I collect the $5 from every new member. Just PM me and i will pass along my mailing address!

We look forward to answering questions from "can I visit the USA" "Does my Cdn credit transfer to the USA" And our all time favorite question "Where do I get a police check completed at?" lol But I see you have already read the guides, so ur ahead of the game,lol! welcome to VJ, were a tame bunch here in the Cdn forum. Not so tame in the "off topic" forum, you will be amazed on what some people say!! Welcome

P.s. if your a Leafs fan, the dues are waived, as you probably could use the $$ to put towards a crying towel, as another disappointing season lingers on!! Go Flames Go!!

Edited by flames9

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

Emancipation Mentor

Emancipation   2

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ha ha Flames.. you are a funny monkey!!

Welcome aboard Peachey! Here's hoping your visa journey is quick and painless.. Canada forum rocks :)

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

 
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