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POE Review and a couple of questions...

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Flames9_RN   358

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Congrats guys! Glad the drive went well, as well as the POE process!

I've got various people trying to dissuade me from the 3000 mile drive from Vancouver to Washington D.C., but I'm pretty adamant about it. I'm quite looking forward to it, actually. :P

Its a nice drive! I did it differently from you of course. I went from Victoria to Winnipeg--on course for 6 months, then drove from Winnipeg to DC. I like to drive, find it relaxing. Well driving around the DC area is anything but relaxing,lol I used to be a very mellow driving, that isnt the case now

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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Wyatt's Torch   45

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Its a nice drive! I did it differently from you of course. I went from Victoria to Winnipeg--on course for 6 months, then drove from Winnipeg to DC. I like to drive, find it relaxing. Well driving around the DC area is anything but relaxing,lol I used to be a very mellow driving, that isnt the case now

Yeah...there are SO many routes I could take. I don't think I'll fully decide until the day before I actually leave. Weather.com has a nice national map of all the Interstates, color-coded by road conditions...so I'll probably base my final decision off of that. The fastest route looks to be the I-90 from Seattle through to Chicago, then going down from there. But that could obviously change with snowstorms / bad mountain passes etc. I could also go down into California then take the I-40 over, which would likely circumvent any snow...but at the cost of about ten extra hours. If I DO go the I-90 route, I'm thinking I can make it in three days -- Vancouver to Billings, Montana on day one, Billings to Madison, Wisconsin on day two, and Madison to Washington D.C. on the last day. I'm also a big fan of driving, and my car only has 7200 miles on it, so it should be a good drive! Just gotta wait for that interview date...

Married: 07-03-09

I-130 filed: 08-11-09

NOA1: 09-04-09

NOA2: 10-01-09

NVC received: 10-14-09

Opted In to Electronic Processing: 10-19-09

Case complete @ NVC: 11-13-09

Interview assigned: 01-22-10 (70 days between case complete and interview assignment)

Medical in Vancouver: 01-28-10

Interview @ Montreal: 03-05-10 -- APPROVED!

POE @ Blaine (Pacific Highway): 03-10-10

3000 mile drive from Vancouver to DC: 03-10-10 to 3-12-10

Green card received: 04-02-10

SSN received: 04-07-10

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Mailed I-751: 12-27-11

Arrived at USCIS: 12-29-11

I-751 NOA1: 12-30-11 Check cashed: 01-04-12

Biometrics: 02-24-12

10-year GC finally approved: 12-20-12

Received 10-year GC: 01-10-13

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Better to be very overprepared than even slightly underprepared!

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Yeah...there are SO many routes I could take. I don't think I'll fully decide until the day before I actually leave. Weather.com has a nice national map of all the Interstates, color-coded by road conditions...so I'll probably base my final decision off of that. The fastest route looks to be the I-90 from Seattle through to Chicago, then going down from there. But that could obviously change with snowstorms / bad mountain passes etc. I could also go down into California then take the I-40 over, which would likely circumvent any snow...but at the cost of about ten extra hours. If I DO go the I-90 route, I'm thinking I can make it in three days -- Vancouver to Billings, Montana on day one, Billings to Madison, Wisconsin on day two, and Madison to Washington D.C. on the last day. I'm also a big fan of driving, and my car only has 7200 miles on it, so it should be a good drive! Just gotta wait for that interview date...

I've been trying to decide on this as well, I'd love to turn the trip home with the wife into a tour of sorts but I may be driving her car solo while she gets the baby settled in at our new abode. Wish I could take my car on the trip, but we need to get hers down and as Sam and Ben mentioned summer performance tires (which my GTI sports) are great year-round in Texas mostly, but not up there!

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Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Montreal, Canada

Marriage : 2009-05-09

I-130 Sent : 2009-05-26

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-06-03

I-130 Approved : 2009-08-21

NVC Received : 2009-09-01

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2009-09-09

Pay I-864 Bill 2009-09-09

Return Completed I-864 : 2009-09-15

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2009-09-13

Receive IV Bill : 2009-09-24

Pay IV Bill : 2009-09-25

Case Completed at NVC : 2009-11-06

Consulate Received : 2009-11-14

Packet 3 Sent : 2009-10-16

Packet 4 Received : 2010-01-22

Interview Date : 2010-03-11

Interview Result : Approved

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Sam and Ben   2

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Congrats on the successful POE experience! Welcome to the US! (F)

Thanks Carla. :)

01/08/2010 - Applied for SSN in maiden name.

01/09/2010 - Married! Officially a Missis.

01/19/2010 - Received SSN in mail.

02/10/2010 - Sent I-485/I-131/I-765 to Chicago.

02/19/2010 - NOA dates for all applications.

02/22/2010 - Received NOAs in mail.

02/23/2010 - Applied for SSN for married name.

03/04/2010 - Applied for Florida DL in married name.

03/09/2010 - Biometrics appointment.

04/18/2010 - AP received.

04/23/2010 - EAD approved.

04/27/2010 - AOS Interview at Orlando USCIS (decision pending).

04/28/2010 - Card production ordered!

05/03/2010 - EAD received.

05/03/2010 - Welcome letter received.

05/28/2010 - Green Card received in mail.

01/26/2012 - Mailed RoC packet to VSC.

01/30/2012 - NOA date on application.

02/01/2012 - Cheque cashed.

02/05/2012 - Received NOA in mail.

02/10/2012 - Touch.

02/24/2012 - ASC Appointment Notice dated.

02/27/2012 - ASC Appointment Notice received.

03/23/2012 - Biometrics appointment.

09/20/2012 - Touch. Card Production ordered!

09/21/2012 - Touch.

09/24/2012 - Touch. Card mailed.

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