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Kittyfang   6

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Didn't they change the rules so your guarantor only needs to be a Canadian citizen that has ever held a passport? Surely there is someone back in Canada that knows you at least a little that holds a passport, no?I would call up some friends and family members and ask if they have one, then mail the form to them for signing. It would take a while but it would be done. And I agree, that is pretty stupid...

I have an aunt that use to have one, but it's expired. But now, I am so fed up with this passport business that if she accepts, I am going to pay for her renewal and have her act as my guarantor.

I know that there is a form that I can file out, if I can't find a guarantor, but I don't wanna go that route. Reason being that, my health card (the only picture ID I have) is expired, so someone over at Passport Canada said that I can use my Social Security Card (as long as it's signed, it is) instead. So, if I use the SSC AND file out that form, I'm afraid they'll deny it simply because my paperwork has too many "exceptions".

I do have people in Canada that can help. My point is that the guarantor thing is stupid.

Oh and to all my admirers that follow me from thread to thread, saying nice little things. HI! How's that glass castle holding up? :)

Wow. You make it very hard to be nice to you. Its like you like it when people are rude...

I don't think I'm being rude. Or any ruder that she is.

From what I'm seeing, someone made a reply only to be sarcastic and unpleasant. But because I called her out on it, "I"m being rude? :blink: oh well.

Adjustment of Status

11/03/10 ------- AoS (I-130/I-485) Package mailed out (Priority Mail)

11/07/10 ------- AoS Package received and singed for

11/10/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (emails)

11/12/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (hard copies)

11/12/10 ------- Touches on I-130, I-485 and I-765

11/19/10 ------- Biometrics appointment letter received

12/06/10 ------- RFE for I-693 (I think the issue is that it was not signed. Called USCIS and will receive a letter in a few days explaining)

12/13/10 ------- Biometrics done

12/16/10 ------- EAD card in production (email)

12/20/10 ------- Received "Letter of Explanation" for RFE (Service Request to expedite my case. Called USCIS and was told to ignore that and just send in response to RFE.)

12/22/10 ------- Touch (Email for Post Decision Activity on EAD saying that a letter of approval has been mailed out)

12/24/10 ------- Received EAD in the mail

12/27/10 ------- Applied for SSN

12/31/10 ------- Received Interview letter

01/03/11 ------- Received SSN card in the mail

01/07/11 ------- Mailed out response to RFE (I-693)

01/15/11 ------- Email confirming USCIS received RFE response

01/31/11 ------- Approved!

Pre-Adjustment of Status:

2006 -------- Met Online

02/07 ------- Visited him in the U.S. for what was suppose to be a few weeks (Came in with birth certificate and health card. Health card expired a few months after)

08/07 ------- Decided to get married because we didn't want to be apart (in the U.S.)

10/10 ------- USCIS Medical Done

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SapphireDreams   71

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Didn't they change the rules so your guarantor only needs to be a Canadian citizen that has ever held a passport? Surely there is someone back in Canada that knows you at least a little that holds a passport, no?I would call up some friends and family members and ask if they have one, then mail the form to them for signing. It would take a while but it would be done. And I agree, that is pretty stupid...

I have an aunt that use to have one, but it's expired. But now, I am so fed up with this passport business that if she accepts, I am going to pay for her renewal and have her act as my guarantor.

I know that there is a form that I can file out, if I can't find a guarantor, but I don't wanna go that route. Reason being that, my health card (the only picture ID I have) is expired, so someone over at Passport Canada said that I can use my Social Security Card (as long as it's signed, it is) instead. So, if I use the SSC AND file out that form, I'm afraid they'll deny it simply because my paperwork has too many "exceptions".

I do have people in Canada that can help. My point is that the guarantor thing is stupid.

Oh and to all my admirers that follow me from thread to thread, saying nice little things. HI! How's that glass castle holding up? :)

I don't think so. I mean, as an example, there are people out there who don't have any recent ID like yourself... why wouldn't they want to add another layer of protection so that they can guarantee that you are who you say you are. Passport fraud is no joke. They need to have a process in place to ensure that people are who they say they are.

Like Udella said, in the US, you have to IN PERSON to get your first passport. That is their verification, which always outweighs photo ID of any kind.

I personally find it a little scary that you live in a foreign country with no valid photo ID and no passport.

Good luck with the passport!

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Kittyfang Proficient

Kittyfang   6

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Didn't they change the rules so your guarantor only needs to be a Canadian citizen that has ever held a passport? Surely there is someone back in Canada that knows you at least a little that holds a passport, no?I would call up some friends and family members and ask if they have one, then mail the form to them for signing. It would take a while but it would be done. And I agree, that is pretty stupid...

I have an aunt that use to have one, but it's expired. But now, I am so fed up with this passport business that if she accepts, I am going to pay for her renewal and have her act as my guarantor.

I know that there is a form that I can file out, if I can't find a guarantor, but I don't wanna go that route. Reason being that, my health card (the only picture ID I have) is expired, so someone over at Passport Canada said that I can use my Social Security Card (as long as it's signed, it is) instead. So, if I use the SSC AND file out that form, I'm afraid they'll deny it simply because my paperwork has too many "exceptions".

I do have people in Canada that can help. My point is that the guarantor thing is stupid.

Oh and to all my admirers that follow me from thread to thread, saying nice little things. HI! How's that glass castle holding up? :)

I don't think so. I mean, as an example, there are people out there who don't have any recent ID like yourself... why wouldn't they want to add another layer of protection so that they can guarantee that you are who you say you are. Passport fraud is no joke. They need to have a process in place to ensure that people are who they say they are.

Like Udella said, in the US, you have to IN PERSON to get your first passport. That is their verification, which always outweighs photo ID of any kind.

I personally find it a little scary that you live in a foreign country with no valid photo ID and no passport.

Good luck with the passport!

No I agree with that. The discrepancy between forms is what bothered me. A Canadian in.. let say... France, can use the mayor, but not in the US. I miss the logic behind that, and when I asked an operator at Passport Canada, she couldn't tell me.

Adjustment of Status

11/03/10 ------- AoS (I-130/I-485) Package mailed out (Priority Mail)

11/07/10 ------- AoS Package received and singed for

11/10/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (emails)

11/12/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (hard copies)

11/12/10 ------- Touches on I-130, I-485 and I-765

11/19/10 ------- Biometrics appointment letter received

12/06/10 ------- RFE for I-693 (I think the issue is that it was not signed. Called USCIS and will receive a letter in a few days explaining)

12/13/10 ------- Biometrics done

12/16/10 ------- EAD card in production (email)

12/20/10 ------- Received "Letter of Explanation" for RFE (Service Request to expedite my case. Called USCIS and was told to ignore that and just send in response to RFE.)

12/22/10 ------- Touch (Email for Post Decision Activity on EAD saying that a letter of approval has been mailed out)

12/24/10 ------- Received EAD in the mail

12/27/10 ------- Applied for SSN

12/31/10 ------- Received Interview letter

01/03/11 ------- Received SSN card in the mail

01/07/11 ------- Mailed out response to RFE (I-693)

01/15/11 ------- Email confirming USCIS received RFE response

01/31/11 ------- Approved!

Pre-Adjustment of Status:

2006 -------- Met Online

02/07 ------- Visited him in the U.S. for what was suppose to be a few weeks (Came in with birth certificate and health card. Health card expired a few months after)

08/07 ------- Decided to get married because we didn't want to be apart (in the U.S.)

10/10 ------- USCIS Medical Done

Kittyfang Proficient

Kittyfang   6

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It's a Social Insurance Card in Canada - that's why no one understands what you are talking about.

A thousand pardons. I'm French Canadian, so I didn't even know the English term for that.

Adjustment of Status

11/03/10 ------- AoS (I-130/I-485) Package mailed out (Priority Mail)

11/07/10 ------- AoS Package received and singed for

11/10/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (emails)

11/12/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (hard copies)

11/12/10 ------- Touches on I-130, I-485 and I-765

11/19/10 ------- Biometrics appointment letter received

12/06/10 ------- RFE for I-693 (I think the issue is that it was not signed. Called USCIS and will receive a letter in a few days explaining)

12/13/10 ------- Biometrics done

12/16/10 ------- EAD card in production (email)

12/20/10 ------- Received "Letter of Explanation" for RFE (Service Request to expedite my case. Called USCIS and was told to ignore that and just send in response to RFE.)

12/22/10 ------- Touch (Email for Post Decision Activity on EAD saying that a letter of approval has been mailed out)

12/24/10 ------- Received EAD in the mail

12/27/10 ------- Applied for SSN

12/31/10 ------- Received Interview letter

01/03/11 ------- Received SSN card in the mail

01/07/11 ------- Mailed out response to RFE (I-693)

01/15/11 ------- Email confirming USCIS received RFE response

01/31/11 ------- Approved!

Pre-Adjustment of Status:

2006 -------- Met Online

02/07 ------- Visited him in the U.S. for what was suppose to be a few weeks (Came in with birth certificate and health card. Health card expired a few months after)

08/07 ------- Decided to get married because we didn't want to be apart (in the U.S.)

10/10 ------- USCIS Medical Done

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lgg   2

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Man, KF... seriously? you come here, you ask for help, people HELP you and then you act like a smvg little bvtch. What gives? WHy not just ask your damn question, get your damn answer and get movin' on and stuff???

Good lord.

I try really hard not say ####### to you because you are a huge waste of breath but god... STFU, GTFO of our fun, informative forum filled with really nice, helpful people. You possess NONE of those qualities and are huge bane more than anything. Not just to canada, the US but to us here too...

PS

Being French Canadian is NOT a good excuse for being ignorant, BTW....

Zut alors!

*Dear Moderators. Please accept my preemptive apology for using foul language and allowing a troll to upset me.*

Edited by lgg

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Malrothien   6

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It's a Social Insurance Card in Canada - that's why no one understands what you are talking about.

A thousand pardons. I'm French Canadian, so I didn't even know the English term for that.

That's the LAMEST BS excuse. There are plenty of other French Canadian's that know it's a damn SIN.

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Kittyfang   6

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Man, KF... seriously? you come here, you ask for help, people HELP you and then you act like a smvg little bvtch. What gives? WHy not just ask your damn question, get your damn answer and get movin' on and stuff???

Good lord.

I try really hard not say ####### to you because you are a huge waste of breath but god... STFU, GTFO of our fun, informative forum filled with really nice, helpful people. You possess NONE of those qualities and are huge bane more than anything. Not just to canada, the US but to us here too...

PS

Being French Canadian is NOT a good excuse for being ignorant, BTW....

Zut alors!

*Dear Moderators. Please accept my preemptive apology for using foul language and allowing a troll to upset me.*

Mmm well, first, I didn't ask a question, just ranted about a part or two of the process. I agree it's in the wrong forum, but I chose this one because it's Canada, I figured it would apply. but it didn't, so that's my bad. Not trying to be rude, just saying that if you don't like me, just don't read my posts.

Adjustment of Status

11/03/10 ------- AoS (I-130/I-485) Package mailed out (Priority Mail)

11/07/10 ------- AoS Package received and singed for

11/10/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (emails)

11/12/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (hard copies)

11/12/10 ------- Touches on I-130, I-485 and I-765

11/19/10 ------- Biometrics appointment letter received

12/06/10 ------- RFE for I-693 (I think the issue is that it was not signed. Called USCIS and will receive a letter in a few days explaining)

12/13/10 ------- Biometrics done

12/16/10 ------- EAD card in production (email)

12/20/10 ------- Received "Letter of Explanation" for RFE (Service Request to expedite my case. Called USCIS and was told to ignore that and just send in response to RFE.)

12/22/10 ------- Touch (Email for Post Decision Activity on EAD saying that a letter of approval has been mailed out)

12/24/10 ------- Received EAD in the mail

12/27/10 ------- Applied for SSN

12/31/10 ------- Received Interview letter

01/03/11 ------- Received SSN card in the mail

01/07/11 ------- Mailed out response to RFE (I-693)

01/15/11 ------- Email confirming USCIS received RFE response

01/31/11 ------- Approved!

Pre-Adjustment of Status:

2006 -------- Met Online

02/07 ------- Visited him in the U.S. for what was suppose to be a few weeks (Came in with birth certificate and health card. Health card expired a few months after)

08/07 ------- Decided to get married because we didn't want to be apart (in the U.S.)

10/10 ------- USCIS Medical Done

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Hugglebuggles   60

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Didn't they change the rules so your guarantor only needs to be a Canadian citizen that has ever held a passport? Surely there is someone back in Canada that knows you at least a little that holds a passport, no?I would call up some friends and family members and ask if they have one, then mail the form to them for signing. It would take a while but it would be done. And I agree, that is pretty stupid...

I have an aunt that use to have one, but it's expired. But now, I am so fed up with this passport business that if she accepts, I am going to pay for her renewal and have her act as my guarantor.

I know that there is a form that I can file out, if I can't find a guarantor, but I don't wanna go that route. Reason being that, my health card (the only picture ID I have) is expired, so someone over at Passport Canada said that I can use my Social Security Card (as long as it's signed, it is) instead. So, if I use the SSC AND file out that form, I'm afraid they'll deny it simply because my paperwork has too many "exceptions".

I do have people in Canada that can help. My point is that the guarantor thing is stupid.

Oh and to all my admirers that follow me from thread to thread, saying nice little things. HI! How's that glass castle holding up? :)

Wow. You make it very hard to be nice to you. Its like you like it when people are rude...

I don't think I'm being rude. Or any ruder that she is.

From what I'm seeing, someone made a reply only to be sarcastic and unpleasant. But because I called her out on it, "I"m being rude? :blink: oh well.

Well the fact you quoted me and said that made it read as if it was directed towards me. I don't believe I said anything sarcastic or unpleasant when I was trying to help you with your passport problems.

Kittyfang Proficient

Kittyfang   6

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It's a Social Insurance Card in Canada - that's why no one understands what you are talking about.

A thousand pardons. I'm French Canadian, so I didn't even know the English term for that.

That's the LAMEST BS excuse. There are plenty of other French Canadian's that know it's a damn SIN.

There's plenty of French Canadians that have blond hair. Do I need to go get mine dyed? I didn't know the English term, that happens.

Didn't they change the rules so your guarantor only needs to be a Canadian citizen that has ever held a passport? Surely there is someone back in Canada that knows you at least a little that holds a passport, no?I would call up some friends and family members and ask if they have one, then mail the form to them for signing. It would take a while but it would be done. And I agree, that is pretty stupid...

I have an aunt that use to have one, but it's expired. But now, I am so fed up with this passport business that if she accepts, I am going to pay for her renewal and have her act as my guarantor.

I know that there is a form that I can file out, if I can't find a guarantor, but I don't wanna go that route. Reason being that, my health card (the only picture ID I have) is expired, so someone over at Passport Canada said that I can use my Social Security Card (as long as it's signed, it is) instead. So, if I use the SSC AND file out that form, I'm afraid they'll deny it simply because my paperwork has too many "exceptions".

I do have people in Canada that can help. My point is that the guarantor thing is stupid.

Oh and to all my admirers that follow me from thread to thread, saying nice little things. HI! How's that glass castle holding up? :)

Wow. You make it very hard to be nice to you. Its like you like it when people are rude...

I don't think I'm being rude. Or any ruder that she is.

From what I'm seeing, someone made a reply only to be sarcastic and unpleasant. But because I called her out on it, "I"m being rude? :blink: oh well.

Well the fact you quoted me and said that made it read as if it was directed towards me. I don't believe I said anything sarcastic or unpleasant when I was trying to help you with your passport problems.

Not directed at you. Sorry if you thought it was.

Uh it's kind of hard there kitty-no-brains when you make 10 threads a day flooding forums with stupid questions. :rolleyes:

Really? Why are my questions stupid? I'm really wanting to know.

Adjustment of Status

11/03/10 ------- AoS (I-130/I-485) Package mailed out (Priority Mail)

11/07/10 ------- AoS Package received and singed for

11/10/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (emails)

11/12/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (hard copies)

11/12/10 ------- Touches on I-130, I-485 and I-765

11/19/10 ------- Biometrics appointment letter received

12/06/10 ------- RFE for I-693 (I think the issue is that it was not signed. Called USCIS and will receive a letter in a few days explaining)

12/13/10 ------- Biometrics done

12/16/10 ------- EAD card in production (email)

12/20/10 ------- Received "Letter of Explanation" for RFE (Service Request to expedite my case. Called USCIS and was told to ignore that and just send in response to RFE.)

12/22/10 ------- Touch (Email for Post Decision Activity on EAD saying that a letter of approval has been mailed out)

12/24/10 ------- Received EAD in the mail

12/27/10 ------- Applied for SSN

12/31/10 ------- Received Interview letter

01/03/11 ------- Received SSN card in the mail

01/07/11 ------- Mailed out response to RFE (I-693)

01/15/11 ------- Email confirming USCIS received RFE response

01/31/11 ------- Approved!

Pre-Adjustment of Status:

2006 -------- Met Online

02/07 ------- Visited him in the U.S. for what was suppose to be a few weeks (Came in with birth certificate and health card. Health card expired a few months after)

08/07 ------- Decided to get married because we didn't want to be apart (in the U.S.)

10/10 ------- USCIS Medical Done

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lgg   2

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Ta gueule... Kittyfang, c'est ta merde!...

Edited by lgg

USCIS

NOA #2: Approval June 25th, 2009 - 92 days

NVC

July 8, 2009 to August 10, 2009 - 28 days

Interview Assigned - December 3, 2009 - FINALLY!!

Medical - December 14, 2009 - Passed

Embassy/Interview - January 26, 2010 Montreal, Quebec Canada - 167 days PASSED!!!

Port of Entry - February 26, 2010 Baltimore International, Maryland

USCIS -- ROC package sent off

November 26, 2011 to Vermont station November 30, 2011 received NOA1December 16, 2011 received biometrics appointment.

January 04, 2012 Biometrics

September 2, 2012, RFE Received.

September 22, 2012 RFE responded to

October 15, 2012 ROC approved, 10 Green card on its way.

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"Here's some simple advice: Always be yourself. Never take yourself too seriously.

And beware of advice from experts, pigs, and members of Parliament."

— Kermit the Frog

Visit my News Feed Page -- Good Reads for Everyone!

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Malrothien   6

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It's a Social Insurance Card in Canada - that's why no one understands what you are talking about.

A thousand pardons. I'm French Canadian, so I didn't even know the English term for that.

That's the LAMEST BS excuse. There are plenty of other French Canadian's that know it's a damn SIN.

There's plenty of French Canadians that have blond hair. Do I need to go get mine dyed? I didn't know the English term, that happens.

So now you're claiming you should be blond for being ignorant to a very important term? Wow.

Montreal: BEAT!!! Approved!!!!!

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