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bradcanuck   1

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It's been awhile since I posted. A friend of mine was asking questions about citizenship so that reminded me of the forum!

In case anyone was curious - I didn't die (yay!) I just went to England for a few months on a work contract. It was awful so I moved back to Canada and took some training. Now I am a Paramedic!

Life has turned around for me considerably and I am very happy. I am divorced, living with my parents, broke and never happier. (Go figure!)

My citizenship experience is over and done with, and I now have a US passport. I wish everyone the best and I hope your applications are processed speedily and efficiently and CORRECTLY!

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July, 2011 - US Citizen

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Hey!! Your alive :) Grats on the citizenship. I dont know how you lived in England that long..I've never been but i hear all it ever does is rain lol. My mother went and she said it was downright depressing the whole time she was there.

Glad to hear your happy! :)

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Flames9_RN   358

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Hey!! Your alive :) Grats on the citizenship. I dont know how you lived in England that long..I've never been but i hear all it ever does is rain lol. My mother went and she said it was downright depressing the whole time she was there.

Glad to hear your happy! :)

Glad all is well! What level of a Paramedic are u? Probably different than the USA. I did my EMT-Basic in the states then went the RN route. Lot more exciting on an ambulance. Enjoy.

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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Ontarkie   14,222

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Glad your doing well Brad, funny how life throws us a curve ball and we bounce back. Congrats on your new job and happiness.

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Colleens   40

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Glad all is well! What level of a Paramedic are u? Probably different than the USA. I did my EMT-Basic in the states then went the RN route. Lot more exciting on an ambulance. Enjoy.

Sorry to hijack your thread brad but I have a question realted to what Flames just posted. Did any of your credits that you took doing your EMT-B transfer towards your RN? My husband was a medic in the army and is an EMT-B and he has been toying with going to school for his RN.

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Dude - you're alive! Funny how life goes...it's nice when everything comes together

Wiz(USC) and Udella(Cdn & USC!)

Naturalization

02/22/11 - Filed

02/28/11 - NOA

03/28/11 - FP

06/17/11 - status change - scheduled for interview

06/20?/11 - received physical interview letter

07/13/11 - Interview in Fairfax,VA - easiest 10 minutes of my life

07/19/11 - Oath ceremony in Fairfax, VA

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Removal of Conditions

12/1/09 - received at VSC

12/2/09 - NOA's for self and daughter

01/12/10 - Biometrics completed

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Flames9_RN   358

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Sorry to hijack your thread brad but I have a question realted to what Flames just posted. Did any of your credits that you took doing your EMT-B transfer towards your RN? My husband was a medic in the army and is an EMT-B and he has been toying with going to school for his RN.

I'll send u a PM, short answer for me--No

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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Nice to hear from you, Brad. Sorry to hear that the UK job didn't work out. What was so awful about it? (She asked, knowing that Brad will never revisit this thread. lol) Glad to hear you've moved on, though. Congratulations on your certification!

My citizenship experience is over and done with, and I now have a US passport.

Don't forget to file your taxes! :lol:

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Hahah Me and Krikit LOVE England. But, not every country is meant for every one.

Hi Brad! Congrats, man! Glad you are happy!

"...My hair's mostly wind,

My eyes filled with grit

My skin's white then brown

My lips chapped and split

I've lain on the prairie and heard grasses sigh

I've stared at the vast open bowl of the sky

I've seen all the castles and faces in clouds

My home is the prairie and for that I am proud…

If You're not from the Prairie, you can't know my soul

You don't know our blizzards; you've not fought our cold

You can't know my mind, nor ever my heart

Unless deep within you there's somehow a part…

A part of these things that I've said that I know,

The wind, sky and earth, the storms and the snow.

Best say that you have - and then we'll be one,

For we will have shared that same blazing sun." - David Bouchard

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