Married, and finally ready to start CR1 :D

[OBX 51]

to the OP: i was just wondering why the wait until the summer to file? i guess it has to do with your ultimate timeline of being together in the US. there just always seem to be delays with these things!

the name change on passport, etc can prolly be dealt with within a month. i didn't go through IR-1/CR-1, but does anyone know what the deadline of "activating" the IR-1/CR-1 once it's been received is?

6 months.

[lovetimhortons 1]

Gervi: we had a scanner, which helped us get documents to each other quickly via email when necessary (although we always filled them out together). Hopefully both of you have one! It may make the documents easier if you are apart during that process.

I did not have any issues crossing the border after filing for K1 (crossed about 5 times at Pearson), and was never asked for any ties to Canada (or any return tickets, although they did want to know when I was returning), or whether I had even filed for K1. I did carry around a folder with my ties and K1 papers, just in case though. It seems to me that school and job ties are plenty (but make sure you have letters from employer and school indicating start and stop dates). Do you have last year's tax return (maybe add that to the "ties" packet), any TV/landline/internet bills in your name, or a car title?

Good luck!

[keysjangle 145]

Gervi: we had a scanner, which helped us get documents to each other quickly via email when necessary (although we always filled them out together). Hopefully both of you have one! It may make the documents easier if you are apart during that process.

I did not have any issues crossing the border after filing for K1 (crossed about 5 times at Pearson), and was never asked for any ties to Canada (or any return tickets, although they did want to know when I was returning), or whether I had even filed for K1. I did carry around a folder with my ties and K1 papers, just in case though. It seems to me that school and job ties are plenty (but make sure you have letters from employer and school indicating start and stop dates). Do you have last year's tax return (maybe add that to the "ties" packet), any TV/landline/internet bills in your name, or a car title?

Good luck!

He doesn't have a printer or a scanner at the moment, but he'll need at least a printer for sure once we get started. They're pretty cheap these days so that shouldn't be an issue. I do have a printer/scanner though.

Relieved to hear you didn't have any issues. I travel to the U.S. from Pearson every 2-4 months, so I'm becoming a frequent flier haha. They haven't given me any trouble so far, so I hope that trend doesn't change. I've been asked to show my itinerary which I always have and it satisfies them. And yeah, I've started carrying around documents showing tuition payments to my school and my schedule so they can connect the dots and see that I need to come back to Canada haha. About having my name on anything - I live with my mom who pays for everything So I definitely need to find a creative way to get my name on something. My only possible expense would be my cell phone bill, and I could get my tax return information. Appointment cards for upcoming dentist/doctors/optometrists appointments? Exam schedules? Hmmm.

Edited January 16, 2011 by Gervl