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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Try VIARAIL, I often take the Via b/w cities usually under $180

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

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http://www.admtl.com/passager/acces_et_sta...t/_aerobus.aspx The airport shuttle works great--$25 total. Wil drop ya off downtown at the train station, where you catch a free shuttle to a downtown hotel. Works exactly opposite on ur return!!

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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Yeah the trip to the consulate is gonna be costly too... I have to go from nowhere Nova Scotia to Montreal, and spend a couple extra nights there too and pay for the hotel because they dont do medicals here in halifax anymore. Im estimating Ill be paying about $250 airfare, $250 medical, $250 hotel, plus food, etc. Thank god ill miss that hpv shot by a few months of the cut off, or that would have been a few hundred more tacked on :blink:

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and if ur under 26, u can add in the gardisil vaccination which is $$$ ( or get a waiver, which will add on more months)

Wait, isn't Sean the Canadian? he wouldn't have to get that.

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Am I reading this correctly? My fiance will have to go to Montreal and not to Toronto for his interview?

Montreal is 617km from where he lives!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry2753712

Where does he live? Some K filers interview in Vancouver, depending on where they live.

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Look at West Jet flights as well - I drove from Chatham to Hamilton and flew West Jet to/from Montreal. I know West Jet is now based in Toronto instead of Hamilton but they had a great rate - far better than Air Canada.

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and if ur under 26, u can add in the gardisil vaccination which is $$$ ( or get a waiver, which will add on more months)

Wait, isn't Sean the Canadian? he wouldn't have to get that.

~ Catherine

Yes, I'm the American, he's the Canadian. I'm over 26 anyway. I asked my doctor about getting the vaccine at my last check up and she told me I am too old lol!

02.09.2007- Met online (EverQuest 2)

07.11.2008- Met in person (Orlando)

02.14.2009- Got engaged (Toronto)

K-1

03.13.2009- NOA 1

08.24.2009- NOA 2

11.20.2009- Montreal Interview Approved!!

02.01.2010- POE @ Lewiston Bridge

02.25.2010- Applied for SS#

04.29.2010- Beach Wedding!!

AOS

05.27.2010- NOA 1 for I-131, I-485 & I-765

06.18.2010- I-485 transferred to CSC

06.21.2010- Biometrics

07.22.2010- EAD & AP approved

10.28.2010- RFE for I-485- They lost our medical!

12.09.2010- Green Card in hand!

ROC

09.14.2012- Mailed I-751 to VSC

10.26.2012- Biometrics

04.11.2013- 10 Year Green Card approved! No interview :)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Am I reading this correctly? My fiance will have to go to Montreal and not to Toronto for his interview?

Montreal is 617km from where he lives!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry2753712

Where does he live? Some K filers interview in Vancouver, depending on where they live.

He lives near Hamilton in Ontario. We usually fly Air Canada, but thanks to everyone for the links and suggestions of other airlines and methods of transportation!

I have plenty of time to check into the different options so the input really helps!

02.09.2007- Met online (EverQuest 2)

07.11.2008- Met in person (Orlando)

02.14.2009- Got engaged (Toronto)

K-1

03.13.2009- NOA 1

08.24.2009- NOA 2

11.20.2009- Montreal Interview Approved!!

02.01.2010- POE @ Lewiston Bridge

02.25.2010- Applied for SS#

04.29.2010- Beach Wedding!!

AOS

05.27.2010- NOA 1 for I-131, I-485 & I-765

06.18.2010- I-485 transferred to CSC

06.21.2010- Biometrics

07.22.2010- EAD & AP approved

10.28.2010- RFE for I-485- They lost our medical!

12.09.2010- Green Card in hand!

ROC

09.14.2012- Mailed I-751 to VSC

10.26.2012- Biometrics

04.11.2013- 10 Year Green Card approved! No interview :)

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Am I reading this correctly? My fiance will have to go to Montreal and not to Toronto for his interview?

Montreal is 617km from where he lives!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry2753712

Where does he live? Some K filers interview in Vancouver, depending on where they live.

He lives near Hamilton in Ontario. We usually fly Air Canada, but thanks to everyone for the links and suggestions of other airlines and methods of transportation!

I have plenty of time to check into the different options so the input really helps!

Oh cr@p.... he will go to Montreal. On the upside, Montreal is beautiful and romantic (L) -- Bren and I quite enjoyed ourselves there, interview and all :thumbs:

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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You don't want to look at the price in USD though, check in CAD it's much more expensive :(

You have use expedia.ca or aircanada.ca but select "residence: canada" to have the price in canadian dollars.

I'm in Toronto and I think we'll drive or fly depending on the price. We could take the train, apparently it's not too bad either.

I am American so I always look at the price in USD; it makes me feel like I'm getting a discount! =p

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02.09.2007- Met online (EverQuest 2)

07.11.2008- Met in person (Orlando)

02.14.2009- Got engaged (Toronto)

K-1

03.13.2009- NOA 1

08.24.2009- NOA 2

11.20.2009- Montreal Interview Approved!!

02.01.2010- POE @ Lewiston Bridge

02.25.2010- Applied for SS#

04.29.2010- Beach Wedding!!

AOS

05.27.2010- NOA 1 for I-131, I-485 & I-765

06.18.2010- I-485 transferred to CSC

06.21.2010- Biometrics

07.22.2010- EAD & AP approved

10.28.2010- RFE for I-485- They lost our medical!

12.09.2010- Green Card in hand!

ROC

09.14.2012- Mailed I-751 to VSC

10.26.2012- Biometrics

04.11.2013- 10 Year Green Card approved! No interview :)

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At the rate this is going we won't have any money for our wedding! :crying:

Awe... I know.. we are honestly just now after 2 years planning a weekend getaway that will serve as our honeymoon.. it's a sad reality.. but it's expensive doing this cross border love stuff :wacko:

Oh My Gosh, I swear we're twins...Remove conditions around the same time...planning a vacation for honeymoon 2 years after the fact :lol:

Awesome!! :) where u guys going?

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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I hear ya! I think my finance and I are going to be paying for all this years after the fact :lol: Thankfully my soon to be in laws are very helpful!

Filling fee+Medical+Garadisil vaccination+Travel from Southern Ontario to Montreal+Wedding+honeymoon in Florida+AOS... Probably more I can't think of... BUT its worth it in the end. I'm only going to do this once! I know everybody says that but REALLY... only once! :lol:

To make the Montreal experience slightly less painful my American is coming with me and we are going to make a mini-vacation out of it... I'm more interested in spending some time in Ottawa to visit friends and see the capital

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At the rate this is going we won't have any money for our wedding! :crying:

Awe... I know.. we are honestly just now after 2 years planning a weekend getaway that will serve as our honeymoon.. it's a sad reality.. but it's expensive doing this cross border love stuff :wacko:

Oh My Gosh, I swear we're twins...Remove conditions around the same time...planning a vacation for honeymoon 2 years after the fact :lol:

Awesome!! :) where u guys going?

Orlando...do the Disney, Universal thing with some flea markets thrown in.

It'll be a 'short' vacation, but worth it :)

How about you?

AOS/EAD

04/07/07 - Sent AOS/EAD to Chicago

04/09/07 - Received at Chicago Lockbox

04/16/07 - NOA Date

05/10/07 - Transferred to CSC

05/30/07 - Case Pending at CSC

06/19/07 - Card Production Ordered for AOS

06/22/07 - Approval Notice Sent for AOS

06/23/07 - Welcome to America Letter received!

06/27/07 - Green Card Received

Removing Conditions

06/03/09 - Sent I-751

06/04/09 - Received at VSC

06/05/09 - NOA1

07/01/09 - Biometrics - Alexandria, VA

07/02/09 - the Lonely Touch

10/29/09 - Approved!

11/04/09 - Card Production Ordered

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At the rate this is going we won't have any money for our wedding! :crying:

Awe... I know.. we are honestly just now after 2 years planning a weekend getaway that will serve as our honeymoon.. it's a sad reality.. but it's expensive doing this cross border love stuff :wacko:

Oh My Gosh, I swear we're twins...Remove conditions around the same time...planning a vacation for honeymoon 2 years after the fact :lol:

Awesome!! :) where u guys going?

Orlando...do the Disney, Universal thing with some flea markets thrown in.

It'll be a 'short' vacation, but worth it :)

How about you?

Awe man.. I would LOVE to do that.. :( *sigh.. have to hold out for that trip.. we are hoping to go to Myrtle Beach in April for an extended weekend :) Mostly the beach, but if there is a little cashola perhaps House of Blues for a concert... or Dixieland Stampede (been there but I think Hubby would enjoy eating sans utensils).. i lived in Myrtle Beach a while back.

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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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