Passport Renewal

[rowanheather 23]

Hmm yea that would be nice. What do you do, if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks! I can't wait to be done with this. It's nice to have something to keep me busy, but it's just been so stressful lately. I look forward to being able to wait in peace haha.

You'll probably get some sort of news by then. They seem very close to their 5 month goal, so June would be your time. My birthday's March 26th, so maybe USCIS will give me an NOA2 as a birthday present? Hahah that'd be nice.. :/

It depends on if there's a passport office near him. He can look on: http://www.passport.gc.ca/service/index.aspx?lang=eng. If there is, he can take the application in himself, apply, and the passport should be ready for pick up in 10 business days. I think if there aren't any nearby offices, he'll have to DHL it in or something and that takes 20 business days, with an option for expedite (you'd have to pay extra) if you're planning on leaving the country (you'd need a copy of your ticket). It's pretty simple

I just looked, and there seems to be an office in Kingston on Clarence street. I don't know how close that is to him, but that's promising!

Ha! Yes, waiting in peace is nice I had no idea how much waiting would be involved when we first decided to get married. I'm not a very patient person, so it's been a hard process for me already, and it's only just begun.

I'm a federal employee working for the National Institutes of Heath. My particular institute does research into diseases of aging -- Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc. -- pretty interesting stuff. My education is in Biology. How about you? What are you studying? Do you have an idea of what you'd like to do when you're in the States?

Thanks for the information on the passport renewal. I'll pass it along to my husband. He's been so busy lately with preparing to release from the military. I'm planning to go up to visit him at the end of April to attend his departure ceremony and then to visit with him and his parents for a week or so afterwards. I can't wait to be in the same country as him again. This whole process sure puts things into perspective, eh?

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Ha! Yes, waiting in peace is nice I had no idea how much waiting would be involved when we first decided to get married. I'm not a very patient person, so it's been a hard process for me already, and it's only just begun.

I'm a federal employee working for the National Institutes of Heath. My particular institute does research into diseases of aging -- Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc. -- pretty interesting stuff. My education is in Biology. How about you? What are you studying? Do you have an idea of what you'd like to do when you're in the States?

Thanks for the information on the passport renewal. I'll pass it along to my husband. He's been so busy lately with preparing to release from the military. I'm planning to go up to visit him at the end of April to attend his departure ceremony and then to visit with him and his parents for a week or so afterwards. I can't wait to be in the same country as him again. This whole process sure puts things into perspective, eh?

Same here! I was so sure I'd be able to move once I graduated or maybe a month or two afterwards. Now I'm just hoping to be out by October

NO WAY. I actually do Alzheimer's research right now! I study Neuroscience and work in a neurology lab looking at salivary tau phosphorylation sites and their potential as early AD biomarkers. Small world! I'm planning on doing a PhD, maybe MD-PhD joint, hopefully in Georgetown. I'm also looking into some positions at the NSF, since I have a couple of contacts there from working in Arlington last summer. I went to a couple of NSF neuroimaging workshops during the summer and would love to be involved in that branch of science for a while. It's good to know there are opportunities outside of pure laboratory research.

So happy to meet a fellow neuro-nerd!!

No problem. It's really simple, especially if his last passport renewal application was after he turned 16 (which I assume it is), in which case the application form is super short and simple. Maybe you can help him take care of it when you go to visit Definitely does. At least I know I'll never ever take my husband for granted after this cause I'll always remember how much this process hurts. I swear, everytime I see him, it's like seeing a celebrity; that's how physically distant I feel from him sometimes. Anyway, enjoy your visit

[rowanheather 23]

Same here! I was so sure I'd be able to move once I graduated or maybe a month or two afterwards. Now I'm just hoping to be out by October

NO WAY. I actually do Alzheimer's research right now! I study Neuroscience and work in a neurology lab looking at salivary tau phosphorylation sites and their potential as early AD biomarkers. Small world! I'm planning on doing a PhD, maybe MD-PhD joint, hopefully in Georgetown. I'm also looking into some positions at the NSF, since I have a couple of contacts there from working in Arlington last summer. I went to a couple of NSF neuroimaging workshops during the summer and would love to be involved in that branch of science for a while. It's good to know there are opportunities outside of pure laboratory research.

So happy to meet a fellow neuro-nerd!!

No problem. It's really simple, especially if his last passport renewal application was after he turned 16 (which I assume it is), in which case the application form is super short and simple. Maybe you can help him take care of it when you go to visit Definitely does. At least I know I'll never ever take my husband for granted after this cause I'll always remember how much this process hurts. I swear, everytime I see him, it's like seeing a celebrity; that's how physically distant I feel from him sometimes. Anyway, enjoy your visit

Wow! That's CRAZY! What a small world! I've moved out of the science and into a more administrative position right now, but I do still follow the research. I'm at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore. If you ever need neuroscience contacts at the NIH, let me know! I'm so glad we connected on here, and I'm to happy to have someone else on the same journey I can relate to

Let's definitely keep in touch! I'm Heather, by the way.

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Wow! That's CRAZY! What a small world! I've moved out of the science and into a more administrative position right now, but I do still follow the research. I'm at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore. If you ever need neuroscience contacts at the NIH, let me know! I'm so glad we connected on here, and I'm to happy to have someone else on the same journey I can relate to

Let's definitely keep in touch! I'm Heather, by the way.

Thanks girl, I really appreciate that Me too. It's so comforting to have people who can understand what you're going through. It really takes the feeling of loneliness out of the process. Especially when you know that you'd be in the same area once the process is all over!

For sure message me if you ever want/need to talk. And I'm Tala!