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Flames9_RN   358

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hehe I suppose every one is different. I'm slightly self-centered so can't be around people all the time. :rofl:

My husband also works in the restaurant industry so he works weekends and nights a lot during the week. I work days. There are times during the year that we continually miss eachother for over a week sometimes. It doesn't bother me that much.

I hear ya! lol I enjoy my alone time!! I just got back from a month in Canada and wife is away. I wont see her until July 4th long weekend in Rhode Island.

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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Marilyn. Grand Master

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7 more sleeps til we leave for the Grand Canyon... :D I found out a few months back that it is less then a days drive from us..

we are going through Phoenix first to take a tour of the baseball stadium and to watch the Dodgers play the Diamondbacks.. hubby's dream is to visit all the baseball stadiums in the US... this will be the 4th one... we still have a ways to go....

after Grand Canyon we are going to drive up through Utah and then down to Vegas....

we plan on sleeping in the car to save money except we are camping for 1 night at the Grand Canyon and probably will stay 1 night in a hotel in Vegas.....there are plenty of rest areas and truck stops on our route so this shouldn't be a problem

should be a fun trip! :)

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Rayoflight   10

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Grand Canyon is amazing.. pictures do not do it justice :-)

7 more sleeps til we leave for the Grand Canyon... :D I found out a few months back that it is less then a days drive from us..

we are going through Phoenix first to take a tour of the baseball stadium and to watch the Dodgers play the Diamondbacks.. hubby's dream is to visit all the baseball stadiums in the US... this will be the 4th one... we still have a ways to go....

after Grand Canyon we are going to drive up through Utah and then down to Vegas....

we plan on sleeping in the car to save money except we are camping for 1 night at the Grand Canyon and probably will stay 1 night in a hotel in Vegas.....there are plenty of rest areas and truck stops on our route so this shouldn't be a problem

should be a fun trip! :)

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2011-02-03 - I-129F NOA1
2011-06-16 - I-129F RFE
2011-09-01 - I-129F NOA2
2011-11-23 - Interview Date
2011-12-05 - Visa Received
2011-12-18 - US Entry
2012-02-11 - Marriage
AOS
2012-02-23 - NOA1 date for I-485 Petition (AOS), I-765 Petition (EAD), & I-131 Petition (AP)
2012-03-22 - Hard copy of transfer to CSC
2012-03-24 - Hard copy of biometrics appointment
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2012-04-26 - Received EAD/AP combo card via USPS
2012-09-08 - Received hard copy of RFE #1(missing medical information)
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2012-11-14 - Email registered permanent resident status
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2014-08-22 - Rcvd NOA1 dated 2014-08-18

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2015-04-09 - RFE response mailed, took awhile we were in the process of moving

2015-04-24 - Card Production email and text received at 2pm

2015-05-02 - Card Received via priority mail, left in mailbox

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2023-02-16 - Filed online

2023-02-16 - Receipt Notice

2023-02-18 - Biometric Notification

2023-03-09 - Biometric Appointment

2023-07-11 - Interview @ 10am APPROVED

2023-08-17 - Oath Ceremony Scheduled Notification Received

2023-09-18 - Oath Ceremony @ 1pm, Siegel Center in Richmond!

2023-09-21 - Registered to vote

2023-09-28 - Updated records with Social Security

2023-10-03 - Applied for passport

 

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7 more sleeps til we leave for the Grand Canyon... :D I found out a few months back that it is less then a days drive from us..

we are going through Phoenix first to take a tour of the baseball stadium and to watch the Dodgers play the Diamondbacks.. hubby's dream is to visit all the baseball stadiums in the US... this will be the 4th one... we still have a ways to go....

after Grand Canyon we are going to drive up through Utah and then down to Vegas....

we plan on sleeping in the car to save money except we are camping for 1 night at the Grand Canyon and probably will stay 1 night in a hotel in Vegas.....there are plenty of rest areas and truck stops on our route so this shouldn't be a problem

should be a fun trip! :)

Sounds wonderful Marilyn. Have a great time!

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NVC

Received 01/26/09

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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

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07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

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03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

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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"

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01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

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Marilyn. Grand Master

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so my hubby has this lump on his throat that isn't cancerous.. it is called a thyroglossal cyst..

"A thyroglossal cyst is a fibrous cyst that forms from a persistent thyroglossal duct."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroglossal_cyst

A persistent thyroglossal duct is a usually benign medical condition in which the thyroglossal duct, a structure usually only found during embryonic development, fails to atrophy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_thyroglossal_duct

anywho, a few years back it got infected but it went away on it's own but it got infected again a few months back and now they want to take it out.. this will probably happen next month or maybe in September.. the doctor said he would give him two weeks off to heal but we think he will probably need longer because his job is very labour intensive.. a lot of bending and picking things up etc... it would be paid time off after they take the rest of his vacation and sick days for the year by FMLA

they not only remove the duct but the bone attached to it to or it could come back...

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Marilyn. Grand Master

Marilyn.   340

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oh and the Grand Canyon was awesome.. Utah was pretty amazing too.. I posted pics on my Facebook page..

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150312341192359.391026.762157358&l=7448984da8&type=1

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150316125027359.392078.762157358&l=5b597892cb&type=1

let's see if these links work...

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oh and the Grand Canyon was awesome.. Utah was pretty amazing too.. I posted pics on my Facebook page..

http://www.facebook....48984da8&type=1

http://www.facebook....597892cb&type=1

let's see if these links work...

Pictures are amazing Marilyn; thanks for sharing. Looks like it was a great trip. :)

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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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Canadiandggal   49

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i find it a little odd that my almost 19 year old brother seems to be dating one of my 16 year old sister's friends :unsure:

my brother was in a long term relationship for a while and when they broke up I had found a plane ticket with her birthday on it... turns out she was younger than me... made me want to puke.

Then last year my brother and my husbands friend hooked up.... BIG age difference there I wanted to smack him :bonk:

~~~Marriage : 2009-07-10~~~

~~~I-130 Sent : 2009-11-24~~~

~~~ Medical : 2010-09-28~~~ ~~~ MTL Interview : 2010-10-20~~~ ~~~ APPROVED~~~

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~~~Welcome Letter/Notice Receipt :2010-11-30~~~ ~~~Received Our Green Cards 2010-12-06~~~

~~~ ROC :2012-08-20~~~ ~~~NOA1 :2012-08-28~~~ ~~~BIO :2012-09-25~~~~

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