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Well...our van's fan, *hey..I rhymed :P* wasn't working right...and we kept overheating when we idled, or drove slowly, so Tim took it to the shop today... ouch!! Going to have to replace a few things to the tune of $600!! This is a good shop to, so I know they wouldn't just be saying that. Oh well, at least it means we'll have a better vehicle again. Now..to get the power window fixed on the passenger side. :blink: The joy of 2nd, *or 3rd* hand vehicles...:wacko:

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Sent I-129f Dec. 29, 2008

Received NOA Jan. 10, 2009

NOA2 email sent April 16, 2009, APPROVED

Interview in Vancouver, June 23, 2009 APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!

Wedding, September 19, 2009, South Carolina!!

AOS

Mailed package to Chicago, Oct. 22, 2009

NOA hard copies Nov. 3, 2009

RFE Nov. 17, 2009

Finally mailed back RFE December 15, 2009

Case transferred to CSC January 7th 2010girlfreuya.gif

EAD and AP Approved, cards sent January 8th, 2010!!

AOS approved February 9th 2010 smiley-happy093.gif

Welcome letter and GC received February 16th, 2010

Done with USCIS until 11/08/11

ROC

Sent 1-751 to Vermont Service Center November 18th 2011

NOA November 23, 2011

Biometrics December 23, 2011

RFE Dated Aug. 17; received Aug. 20th

mailed off RFE end of Oct.

Received Email stating card has been ordered Dec. 4

Received Email stating card should arrive within seven days; Dec 6

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Sorry to hear about the gal stones Marylin So, my mom's in town... YAY! Except she brought her friend with her and her friend is SUPER selfish. Last night her friend said "we're going to Olive Gar

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Speaking of movies (which we were before)... I finally convinced hubby to join Netflix (but somehow it managed to work out to seem like his idea, even though I've been wanting to do it for a few months? Whatever works! lol!) I'm addicted to rating movies, and have 11 in my queue! yay! We should be getting the first movie in the mail tomorrow. I'm so excited!!

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ROC Timeline:
May 23, 2012 - Mailed I-751
January 7, 2013 - RFE Received
March 26, 2013 - RFE Response Sent
April 11, 2013 - ROC APPROVED

June 8th, 2013 - 10 yr GC Received (FINALLY)

AOS Timeline:
March 23, 2010 - Mailed I-485 (AOS), I-131 (AP), I-765 (EAD)
June 7, 2010 - AP received
June 12, 2010 - EAD received
August 27, 2010 - 2 yr Green Card Received!

K-1 Timeline:
April 22, 2009 - I-129F Sent
November 20, 2009 - Interview in Montreal - Approved!
January 3, 2010 - POE (Ambassador Bridge)
January 20, 2010 - Wedding

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Speaking of movies (which we were before)... I finally convinced hubby to join Netflix (but somehow it managed to work out to seem like his idea, even though I've been wanting to do it for a few months? Whatever works! lol!) I'm addicted to rating movies, and have 11 in my queue! yay! We should be getting the first movie in the mail tomorrow. I'm so excited!!

Don't forget, you get free instant watch movies with your plan too! =D

Montreal Interviewer: "What do you have in common with each other?"

Peachey: "We're REALLY weird."

Montreal Interviewer (incredulously to me): "Do you agree with that?"

<I think back to several days before the interview. Driving through the country, passing a field with cows...>

Peachey: "MOOOO! MOOOOO! Does this make me weird?"

Me: "No, well yes. Here, let me roll down the windows so they can hear you better!"

Peachey: "MOOOOO!!!!"

<back to interview>

Me: "Yes, yes I do."

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I just finished watching a good show on Hulu.. it is called "Being Erica"... it is a very cute show...

I remember seeing ads all over the Toronto subway (including a veritable blanketing of Bloor-Yonge station) when that show premiered. :P

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So it was right around this time 2 years ago that we entered the U.S. on our way to Florida. In a way it doesn't seem that long ago - in a way it does. Strange.

Today is Telus day - as in the switch from Shaw begins. They install the phone today and check the lines, then they set up a time to come and install the internet and tv. I am hoping this all goes smoothly, i'm not a happy camper when my internet/tv/phone are not working!

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I'm still amazed that I've been here exactly four weeks, and I'm already working, have my green card, SSN etc.

Nutty!

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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I just made avocado shake and Im in avocado heaven.

Finally married... and still married... ;)

Green card received: March 18, 2011

Removal of Conditions:

GC Expiration: March 11, 2012

Documents sent: December 13, 2011

NOA-1 received: December 15, 2011

Check cashed: Red said yes when asked

Biometrics: January 25, 2012

Letter approving 10-year GC: September 7, 2012

Production of 10-year GC: September 15, 2012

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Hehehehehe! YOu are just simply rocking the american dream!

I got my SSN number in the mail today! One week exactly from the date we applied and my Green Card had production ordered on it a few days ago so I expect that in the mail possibly next week.

haven't really applied for any jobs yet as for me? I have to drive first. I suppose I'll be getting that done soon. Yay! Can't wait.

But I did vamp up my resume and am currently building my website so I can use that as a digital portfolio and well, baby steps for this girl unlike Wyatt who's giant stepping all over the place

Wyatt, you are my beacon for success, that's for sure.

I'm still amazed that I've been here exactly four weeks, and I'm already working, have my green card, SSN etc.

Nutty!

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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My Avs playoff tickets came in the mail today :energy: (I've been looking for an excuse to use that smiley for a while now...)

And the baseball season is officially in full swing! I love this time of year :)

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Don't forget, you get free instant watch movies with your plan too! =D

I sure do! I started watching Princess Bride last night... haha But there was actually a movie on TV that I was watching instead. lol

Unfortunately we don't have anything that we can use to stream movies from Netflix to our TV, so we have to watch those ones on the computer. :(

For details visit My Timeline or Profile

ROC Timeline:
May 23, 2012 - Mailed I-751
January 7, 2013 - RFE Received
March 26, 2013 - RFE Response Sent
April 11, 2013 - ROC APPROVED

June 8th, 2013 - 10 yr GC Received (FINALLY)

AOS Timeline:
March 23, 2010 - Mailed I-485 (AOS), I-131 (AP), I-765 (EAD)
June 7, 2010 - AP received
June 12, 2010 - EAD received
August 27, 2010 - 2 yr Green Card Received!

K-1 Timeline:
April 22, 2009 - I-129F Sent
November 20, 2009 - Interview in Montreal - Approved!
January 3, 2010 - POE (Ambassador Bridge)
January 20, 2010 - Wedding

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Yea all about baseball season! I am so excited about the Phillies getting Halladay. He was too good for Toronto. :D

Gah, the Phillies we're already too hard to beat :P

I'm actually a little worried about the Rockies this year... I don't know, I'm not feeling it.

Unfortunately we don't have anything that we can use to stream movies from Netflix to our TV, so we have to watch those ones on the computer. :(

I'm in the same boat and It's pretty annoying! Our Blu Ray player and our TV don't have wifi , and I don't really want to run a big Ethernet cord through the house just to get the feed :lol: Apparently they are going to have streaming through the wii son, so I'm looking forward to that!

On a grumpy note, I definitely didn't get job #1. They contacted me today and said they went with someone who had a lot more experience, which I guess you can't really argue with. That stuff happens when you're a young college grad. I'm trying not to be to disappointed about it because I still have the other job opportunity in the works, and that's the one I actually wanted to be honest, but now I don't have that feeling of options like before. Oh well, I'm not going to let it get me down.

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On a grumpy note, I definitely didn't get job #1. They contacted me today and said they went with someone who had a lot more experience, which I guess you can't really argue with. That stuff happens when you're a young college grad. I'm trying not to be to disappointed about it because I still have the other job opportunity in the works, and that's the one I actually wanted to be honest, but now I don't have that feeling of options like before. Oh well, I'm not going to let it get me down.

Ah..sorry to hear that Huggles. Something will come along I'm sure.

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. 

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Sorry to hear that HB. Love our TivoHD!! They have now come out with Tivo Premiere, but not sure what its bells & whistles are. With TivoHD one can download Netflix (and I think blockbuster)right to their machine. I have ours attached to our wifi network, so watch most of my recordings on my computer

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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