August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey

[mandaNchris 3]

Aw thanks J&J, mandaNchris! Sorry, haven't been on in a while, just so sick of the whole thing...

So here's what happened - once I finally got through to the immigration officer he said he would submit another inquiry and that because it was the third inquiry I'd made they'd probably just spit out my 10 yr card...what??? My other option was to email the uscis ombudsmen and report my situation/complain...so I did that too, and voila, one week later I got an RFE to get a criminal record history pulled in light of the fact that my fingerprints suck/won't match.

So I did that...interestingly enough they do have to take your fingerprints to get your criminal record pulled but for some reason they seem to know how to do it, andddd it worked! Mailed in my rfe evidence May 8 and on Friday May 30 I got my congratulations/approval letter saying my cards been ordered and should be here in 60 days. Thank god! My 1 yr extension expired May 23 so I was getting a little stressed!!

Wow that is some crazy stuff. So if someone calls and inquires about their case three times they automatically get a green card? That doesn't seem right lol. I am glad you got everything figured out and you kept calling them. Congrats on finally getting approved! It's about bloody time.

[Brenda2010 1]

Wow that is some crazy stuff. So if someone calls and inquires about their case three times they automatically get a green card? That doesn't seem right lol. I am glad you got everything figured out and you kept calling them. Congrats on finally getting approved! It's about bloody time.

Seriously! Thanks so much!! And now I anxiously check the mail every day...lol

[mandaNchris 3]

Seriously! Thanks so much!! And now I anxiously check the mail every day...lol

lol I would be too. It'd be hard to believe it's true until you get the card with everything you've been through. I hope it gets there soon so you can have some peace finally.

[Tater&Bugger 3]

Hey guys! Long time now talk. I was excited to see our old thread still hanging out in the top of the ranks. Some of you may not remember me, but I remember you! Life has gotten so ridiculous. I just posted a new thread for advice (insert sad exhausted smiley here). I need help! I'm fighting insomnia due to stress at the moment but will catch up on some of your news tomorrow when I am not trying to sleep. xox

[mandaNchris 3]

Hey guys! Long time now talk. I was excited to see our old thread still hanging out in the top of the ranks. Some of you may not remember me, but I remember you! Life has gotten so ridiculous. I just posted a new thread for advice (insert sad exhausted smiley here). I need help! I'm fighting insomnia due to stress at the moment but will catch up on some of your news tomorrow when I am not trying to sleep. xox

Hope you were able to get some sleep. Insomnia due to stress is so hard on the body. Hope it lets up soon for you.

[mandaNchris 3]

So I have a question for anyone who still checks this thread.

We are getting a Great Dane in August. Never had a dog before of my own so this should be interesting lol.

Has anyone crossed the boarder with their dog while visiting family? I know if we get pulled in and they have to check our truck we will have to put her in her crate. This won't be a problem in the summer but in winter I'm worried she will be freezing. Great Danes have very little fur and she will get cold quickly. Her crate will be too large to put in our truck cab. Just trying to figure out how to keep her warm enough if we happen to get pulled in.

My sister is moving to Cornwall Ontario. So we will be going through a different boarder then we usually do. This worries me because I don't have experience with these new boarder guards.

[mandaNchris 3]

Hey, anyone still around? How's life going for everyone?

[Veronik 19]

Hey mandaNchris!

Long time no talk!!! You've probably crossed the border by now, but you'll need her "pawsport", basically all proof of immunity/shots she's got. Did you figure something out to keep her warm?

Life's been going here! I just started looking into naturalization and I'm ready to get this done and become a citizen! I want to be able to vote! (amongst other things, of course). It's taken me a while to get used to living here, I'm not going to lie, but I now feel like I fit in, so that's great.

It's been a busy past couples years; my mom was diagnosed, fought and won breast cancer and now one of my brothers is seperating from his wife after 20 years. They have two kids and she's like a sister to me. Just so much going on up there and I just wish I was able to go up more often. Hopefully the citizenship will help in my career path; I'd love to get a position with better benefits.

Hope everyone else is doing great! Anyone else started looking into naturalization?