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  1. 1. How close/far away are/were you from your American/Canadian significant other?

    • I can see them out my window! (0-100 km/miles)
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    • It's like a short drive into the next town (100-500 km/miles)
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    • It's a long drive across the countries (500-1000 km/miles)
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    • Almost to the other side of the world. I need an airplane trip. (1000+ km/miles)
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antda   13

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Hi Everyone,

As you all know, we as Canadians/Americans, are "so close yet so far" from our significant others in the USA/Canada...(as I mentioned in other posts)

So my questions to all of you is......

:star: How close/far away are/were you from your American/Canadian significant other? :star:

My (Ant's) answer: It's like a short drive into the next town (100-500 km/miles) (From Toronto, ON, Canada to a small town near Buffalo, NY, USA)

(lol..this was many years ago though...but now we are happily ever after together...here in the USA...)

"So close yet so far....and only a border, immigration, a lot of time, money, the USCIS, and stress get in the way!......"

Now it's your turn to answer the poll.....Happy Voting!

Ant (So close, yet so far...sigh...)

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

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Wyatt's Torch Experienced

Wyatt's Torch   45

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3000 miles.

And I'm driving the whole way there next month (pending interview approval). :P

Edited by Wyatt's Torch

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!

Hugglebuggles Experienced

Hugglebuggles   60

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1,500 miles or about 2,500 kms from Welland, ON to the southern part of the Denver metro. Flying was basically a must. We drove it once when I was moving and we're very glad we would never need to attempt it again! It was pretty painful.

It was far, absolutely, but there are lots of people here on VJ who have it a lot harder than we did, so I don't feel like I have much room to complain.

When we first met he was living in Charlotte, NC, a short 1,200 kms from each other. We thought we had it rough... then he moved to Denver. It put everything into a better perspective. We were thankful for that year we could just get in a car and drive 10 hours to be together.

decocker Grand Master

decocker   7,198

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why are plane tickets from d.c. to montreal like six hundred bucks???

then there is the option of a ten hour drive but, that takes away from precious time right?

made it this far i suppose and everyday is one day closer.

;)

sdw Proficient

sdw   10

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I am quite close I am in St. Catharines and hubby/home when all is said and done will be in North Tonawanda. It's about 40 miles between us now.

Removal of Conditions: 12/09/2011

ROC check cashed 12/15/11

NOA1 12/13/11

Biometrics 1/6/12 Complete

RFE 9/13/12

RFE package sent back 10/17/12

Card Production Ordered 12/04/12

10 year card arrived in mail 12/10/12

Hugglebuggles Experienced

Hugglebuggles   60

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8 hours by car, only an hour by plane. We were pretty lucky. No complaints here!

I'm curious how often you flew vs. drove Sapphire? Its just far enough that driving would be a pain, but close enough that it would suck sitting in an airport just to catch a 1 hour flight.

antda Experienced

antda   13

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I am quite close I am in St. Catharines and hubby/home when all is said and done will be in North Tonawanda. It's about 40 miles between us now.

Wow..No way...That's so close, sdw!.....:wow:

We're practically neighbours...lol.....:)

Hmmm...A Canadian VJ NYSers meetup sometime, sdw?

(btw..I got married near NT/Niagara Falls...that's another story...but yeah..that's true...gottta love the Niagara region...lol....)

Go NYSers! :thumbs:

Ant

Edited by Ant+D+BabyA

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

sdw Proficient

sdw   10

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Wow..No way...That's so close!.....:wow:

We're practically neighbours...lol.....:)

Hmmm...A Canadian VJ NYSers meetup sometime, sdw?

(btw..I got married near NT/Niagara Falls...that's another story...but yeah..that's true...gottta love the Niagara region...lol....)

Go NYSers! :thumbs:

Ant

Sure we could arrange that, once I get there for good.

Removal of Conditions: 12/09/2011

ROC check cashed 12/15/11

NOA1 12/13/11

Biometrics 1/6/12 Complete

RFE 9/13/12

RFE package sent back 10/17/12

Card Production Ordered 12/04/12

10 year card arrived in mail 12/10/12

antda Experienced

antda   13

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Sure we could arrange that, once I get there for good.

Sdw..That would be great! :thumbs:

Lol...I have yet to meet another Canadian VJer in-person! All the other Candian VJers are too far away for me to meet...sigh....

(I've met other VJers though...but not Canadian...sigh..it's not the same....as someone from the same country....)

Definitely we can arrange for something like that...It should be fun if/when we meet!

Care for a cup of timmys and timbits sometime? Lol....

PM me if you want to talk more about that.....;)

Good luck on your journey..Hope you get to NYS soon!

Ant

Edited by Ant+D+BabyA

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

TimandJoyce Proficient

TimandJoyce   1

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3000 miles.

And I'm driving the whole way there next month (pending interview approval). :P

"Pending" HA!! You know you've got it! You've been on these boards and have made too many friends that have given you sound advice to be ready! Go start that engine!!....

We must be about the same distance. I looked it up once and it said, ( according to flying I think) from Columbia, SC airport, to Comox, BC airport...2,500 miles. West meets East for sure!

K-1 timeline

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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