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chikarakobu Apprentice

chikarakobu   0

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Hi Everyone,

I just found this awesome board and have been browsing over posts for the past hour. Lots of great questions and wonderful support here :) I'm still navigating my way around this site (which might take me a while) :P

Quick background: I (Canadian) live in Vancouver, husband (GC holder) lives in Seattle. It's bedtime for me so won't go into anymore detail until I have a more specific question but just wanted to say hi!

Flames9_RN Grand Master

Flames9_RN   358

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Welcome to VJ, friendly bunch here on the Canada forum! Not so much at time in the off topic section in the general forum,lol If ya ever thought the world was going down the drain, its reconfirmed there,lol Welcome

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

Carlawarla Mentor

Carlawarla   1

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Welcome to VJ, and specifically to the Canada Forum! Lots of great information, and people here to help you along the way. One glaring thing I found from your post however, is that your husband, in Seattle is a GC holder? Not a US Citizen? I don't think GC holders are allowed to petition. :( Hope you can correct me if I'm wrong, or provide more information.

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Flames9_RN Grand Master

Flames9_RN   358

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I'm not certain, but I think a green card holder can sponsor another, BUT it takes a LONG time(only for a cr-1/ir-1 me thinks???)!!!! I'm sure someone else will pipe up!

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

Reba Experienced

Reba   2

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Yes, permanent residents can petition to sponsor spouses, but it currently takes a few years to process (currently about 4). Once the LPR is eligible to apply for citizenship they can do that, then upgrade their petition to citizen, and it'll shave a few years off the process.

divorced - April 2010 moved back to Ontario May 2010 and surrendered green card

PLEASE DO NOT PRIVATE MESSAGE ME OR EMAIL ME. I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT CURRENT US IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES!!!!!

Carlawarla Mentor

Carlawarla   1

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Yes, permanent residents can petition to sponsor spouses, but it currently takes a few years to process (currently about 4). Once the LPR is eligible to apply for citizenship they can do that, then upgrade their petition to citizen, and it'll shave a few years off the process.

Thanks for the info Reba....I hope the OP gets back to this thread and can update us on whether she knows about this, or if maybe the info was wrong.

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Danu Experienced

Danu   19

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Hello! Welcome to the awesome Canadian forum! Some of the best VJ people reside on this board so if you have questions, they will have answers!

~*~*~Steph and Wes~*~*~
Married: 2010-01-20

ROC: (for the complete timeline click on my timeline button, the signature was getting too long!)
I-751 Sent: 2015-05-22
NOA1 Notice Date: 2015-05-27
NOA1 Received: 2015-06-06
Biometrics Notice Date: 2015-06-27
Biometrics Date: 2015-07-17

Interview Notice Date: 2015-07-28

Interview Date: ​2015-09-01
Approval Date:
Approval Notice Date:


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ozone_1974 Explorer

ozone_1974   1

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Welcome to VJ :)

Funny to see how people who moved to USA never really left Canada .. they seem to be in USA physically but in Canada Spiritually :P

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Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

K1

2008-07-09 : I-129F Sent

2008-11-18 : I-129F NOA2

2008-11-24 : Consulate Received

2008-11-30 : Packet 3 Received

2009-01-26 : Medical appointment (3 vaccines shots !)

2009-02-09 : Packet 3 Sent

2009-03-30 : Packet 4 Received

2009-04-28 : Visa APPROVED !!!!!

2009-05-01 : Visa in hand !!!!!

2009-08-22 : Big smile and moving to sunny Florida

2009-08-23 : Finally here in Florida with my babe :)

2009-09-17 : Civil wedding :)

AOS

2009-10-13 : Filed for AOS, AP, EAD

2009-10-23 : AOS NOA Received

2009-10-23 : AP NOA Received

2009-10-23 : EAD NOA Received

2009-11-05 : AOS Transfered to CSC

2009-11-18 : Biometrics Appt.

2009-12-04 : AP Approved

2009-12-11 : EAD Card received

2010-02-16 : AOS Approved and Greencard Received ! :)

Removing conditions on 11/16/2011

JillA Experienced

JillA   2

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Welcome to VJ :)

Funny to see how people who moved to USA never really left Canada .. they seem to be in USA physically but in Canada Spiritually :P

You got that right Ozone!!

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

chikarakobu Apprentice

chikarakobu   0

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Yes, permanent residents can petition to sponsor spouses, but it currently takes a few years to process (currently about 4). Once the LPR is eligible to apply for citizenship they can do that, then upgrade their petition to citizen, and it'll shave a few years off the process.

Thanks for the info Reba....I hope the OP gets back to this thread and can update us on whether she knows about this, or if maybe the info was wrong.

Yup, I knew that GC holders can petition but as Reba said it takes about 5 years (that's what we were told) :blink: . Actually my husband is eligible to apply for citizenship this winter so we thought we'd wait until he was a citizen to petition. We were both going to school in our current residing cities until last summer so it kind of made sense to wait. We also heard (from other forums) that we're not supposed to visit each other while that's in process (?) or something to that effect.

We're lucky we're only a few hours drive apart rather than a few states apart or an ocean apart!

I can't believe it took me this long to find this forum!

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TheATeam   0

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Don't believe them! You absolutely can visit. Sometimes the issue is that the Canadian doesn't have proof of non-immigrant intent. The border official may think you're trying to immigrate instead of visit and can deny you entry. It's always a good idea to have proof of your intent to return to Canada like a lease agreement or mortgage, or a letter from your employer detailing when they expect you back! We've all visited while waiting for the process to move. Don't be afraid to do that! Waiting for a year and a half without visiting would drive me crazy! :)

Good luck and WELCOME!

October 2006- Met Taktyx playing the World of Warcraft

I-129F

September 26, 2007- I-129F Package sent by courier to CSC

September 28, 2007- Received at CSC

October 29, 2007- NOA1 hardcopy arrives!

February 5, 2008- NOA2!

April 23, 2008- Medical

April 22, 2008- Interview!

April 26, 2008- POE Edmonton

June 5, 2008- Legal wedding

October 11, 2008- Wedding ceremony with family

AOS

December 6, 2008- AOS package mailed

December 8, 2008- Package received

December 15, 2008- Check cashed! WOOHOO!

December 22, 2008- All 3 NOA1's received

January 5, 2009- I-485 transferred to CSC. Here's hoping for no interview!

January 14, 2009- Biometrics

February 23, 2009- EAD and AP received in the mail, dated Feb 14th.

April 23, 2009- Welcome to the United States Letter arrives. Card to follow.

June 1, 2009- GC received in mail. Approval date 04/09/09

Done with USCIS until 04/2011!

 
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