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Oh dear, that's terrible! I went to the state fair Friday and forgot to put sunscreen on my face and wear a hat, so my face was pretty red, but not like that!

BTW I know this is random, but I'm just trying to get started on the Canada boards and was wondering if anyone on here is on twitter. I'd like to follow some people in the same US/Canada boat as Kyle and I are. If that's not to weird. :blush:

My updates are sporadic, but I am on Twitter. @FromDaph :)

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My updates are sporadic, but I am on Twitter. @FromDaph :)

Followed! :) I'm @bluejacketsbabe

Oh, so I was wondering (sorry if this has been talked about before) if anyone who is in the States celebrates Canadian Thanksgiving? My husband and I did last year and we had a lot of fun! We've actually decided to make it an annual thing and we invite our friends over and have our own Thanksgiving dinner! It's nice because Kyle gets to celebrate the holiday when he would at home (although it's not necessarily on actual Thanksgiving day, usually on the weekend since we don't have the time off on Monday) and we get to celebrate Thanksgiving with one of the biggest things to be thankful for - our friends! Just wanted to know if anyone else did something like this or any other Canadian holidays or traditions after moving here.

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Oh, so I was wondering (sorry if this has been talked about before) if anyone who is in the States celebrates Canadian Thanksgiving? My husband and I did last year and we had a lot of fun! We've actually decided to make it an annual thing and we invite our friends over and have our own Thanksgiving dinner! It's nice because Kyle gets to celebrate the holiday when he would at home (although it's not necessarily on actual Thanksgiving day, usually on the weekend since we don't have the time off on Monday) and we get to celebrate Thanksgiving with one of the biggest things to be thankful for - our friends! Just wanted to know if anyone else did something like this or any other Canadian holidays or traditions after moving here.

I want to celebrate that too. I had hoped to do it last year, (moved down in August, got married in Sept), but we had a 3 week road trip honeymoon, and by the time we got back home here, forget it! There was so much to do, plus I wasn't overly used to Tim's house yet, nor the kitchen, and so much had to be rearranged and cleaned! So then I thought...next year...

Now it's "next year"...and my son is getting married, (back in Canada) on October 9th!! Canadian Thanksgiving weekend! :lol: Guess we'll just have to celebrate up there! :)

Oh well...next year......:P

Edited by TimandJoyce

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Another nice day in RI, going to suck to leave next Sunday to head back to VA!!! People are far more friendly! When I go for my morning runs, other runners actually wave back,lol

On a sad note, wife lost (possibly stolen) wedding/engagement rings last Tuesday at gym!! Sure they were insured, but they were her deceased grandmothers rings and they were well over 100 yrs old!! Sooo hoping someone would return them, but I guess not!! We put signs up and everything and offered a substantial reward, but no luck.

Off to Boston on Thursday for 2 nights. Not sure what our plans are. Think a walking tour of Fenway park would be cool and seeing the restaurant "Cheers" from the TV show. Not sure what else. Wife mentioned the Freedom trail and Fennal Hall?????

Chilling on the deck, hearing the waves come crashing ashore and enjoying my Timm Hortons, life is good----Until we have to leave,lol

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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We've celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving each year as well as the American Thanksgiving. With just the two of us it is mainly through a special meal - I did a turkey breast last year and Guinea Hens the year before. It's nice just to have a special remembrance - and I like your idea of inviting friends - that's great!

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Another nice day in RI, going to suck to leave next Sunday to head back to VA!!! People are far more friendly! When I go for my morning runs, other runners actually wave back,lol

On a sad note, wife lost (possibly stolen) wedding/engagement rings last Tuesday at gym!! Sure they were insured, but they were her deceased grandmothers rings and they were well over 100 yrs old!! Sooo hoping someone would return them, but I guess not!! We put signs up and everything and offered a substantial reward, but no luck.

Off to Boston on Thursday for 2 nights. Not sure what our plans are. Think a walking tour of Fenway park would be cool and seeing the restaurant "Cheers" from the TV show. Not sure what else. Wife mentioned the Freedom trail and Fennal Hall?????

Chilling on the deck, hearing the waves come crashing ashore and enjoying my Timm Hortons, life is good----Until we have to leave,lol

That's terrible about your wife's rings; hopefully someone with a heart will return them.

We were in Boston a few years back for the weekend. An acquaintance recommended we take the trolley tour. I don't normally like the touristy things but it was a great way to see Boston in a short period of time. The advantage is you can get on and off as many times as you want along the route. We saw many of the historical sites and Cheers. Have fun!

Edited by OBX

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

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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

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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)

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02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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trolley tour, didnt think of that, will have to look that up, sounds like a great idea, thanks!!

I'm sure the rings are gone, would have shown up by 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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I'm so sorry to hear about the rings, Flames! I really do hope they show up.

Tim and I do trolley/city tours pretty much all the time. That way, we can decide where we want to "hop off" and "hop on" later. Some parts of the city are more interesting, to us any way, and that's where we like to spend most of our time.

Depending on the tour though..watch out for I think it's stop #9 according to the map. about two or three buses zoomed by us, and we even called the office to get them to call the buses! Finally one stopped, but it was too late to tour up around Harvard, or take the Harbour tour! :(

We did see Cheers though! Or at least..the sign. Didn't have time to go in...if you do, see if everybody knows your name!

I loved Boston! We have to go back for sure. If your into history, you could always do a tour of "Old Ironsides" the USS Constitution.

Have fun!!

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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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Going to do the trolley tour. It appears that its actually good for 2 days, sweet!! Will buy our tickets online in a few.

Bring on the scammers!!! Guess they have seen our craigslist ad for the missing ring! Moron calls my cell phone, wife answers, and he asks her to describe the rings, ok fine, and of course he says, yep tis is the ring. So wife asks him to describe the necklace and ear rings--and he just hangs up!! Area code is from chicago as well! oh well, passed the # on to the police officer handling our case, but it wont amount to anything. If ya want to make a few thousand dollars, find me those rings,lol

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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Here's something off-topic: how's the mortgage situation in the US? I want a relatively cheap mortgage since prices are still nice and low in the Pittsburgh area, but I'm afraid that with the market crash I won't be eligible. Will I have a hard time getting an FHA loan? I keep looking up houses and MANNNNNN I wanna house so bad! If I have to live in the US, I want a place we can really call our own ;)

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Here's something off-topic: how's the mortgage situation in the US? I want a relatively cheap mortgage since prices are still nice and low in the Pittsburgh area, but I'm afraid that with the market crash I won't be eligible. Will I have a hard time getting an FHA loan? I keep looking up houses and MANNNNNN I wanna house so bad! If I have to live in the US, I want a place we can really call our own ;)

All depends on ur financial situation//credit scores!

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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Money is alright - I should start at around 60-70k, and my husband has a good credit history in the US. Two problems I foresee are that I have a good Canadian credit history, but no US one, and I have no tax records to send in. I'm a recent grad working in my field but not for a long time.

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Is it possible to remove a link to a reply I made, the edit button is gone now so I figure its too late to remove it.

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Going to do the trolley tour. It appears that its actually good for 2 days, sweet!! Will buy our tickets online in a few.

Forgot about that, even better deal!

We toured Old Ironsides (very interesting) and had lunch at Cheers (food was okay, nothing special but we did buy two great souvenir beer mugs.) Have fun!

Edited by OBX

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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Money is alright - I should start at around 60-70k, and my husband has a good credit history in the US. Two problems I foresee are that I have a good Canadian credit history, but no US one, and I have no tax records to send in. I'm a recent grad working in my field but not for a long time.

You as the Cdn do not have to be included on the Mortgage, I wasn't, but was put on the deed!!

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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