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Reassure me that Pearson is not full of jerks?

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ninadrianna Rookie

ninadrianna   1

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Accept the jerk within you, and then you will be able to conquer any jerk you come across, ever.

ninja diplomacy r us

peace & love style

the public official(s) we encounter along this process

are beautiful humans too

<3

peace sign.

the ones i have come across in vancouver are mexicans. who knows how many people they've known in the process.

and god i love mexicans.

and i love canadians.

and of course we all love an american ...

for the LOve of GOD, let me into your country

big continent of NAFTA

world. internet modalities

networks of isms.

;)

Rob L Experienced

Rob L   3,811

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Longer term you might consider a nexus pass...it will help with us border crossings and can get you in the fast lanes for security within the us and Canada as well

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BatmanFlow Rising Star

BatmanFlow   481

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pearson is nice. I have been to USA to visit my wife 4 times since the wedding, and countless times before. They are professional, they do ask more questions when you tell them you are visiting your wife but answer honestly and no issues arise.

USCIS

January 8th 2014 - NOA1

July 10th 2014 - NOA2

NVC

July 17th 2014 - Case shipped to NVC

July 30th 2014 - Case received by NVC

August 13th 2014 - Case number and IIN received by email

August 13th 2014 - DS-261 Form Completed

August 14th 2014 - AOS Fees Invoiced and Paid

September 17th 2014 - IV Fees Invoiced and Paid

September 19th 2014 - DS260 Completed

October 6th 2014 - AOS and IV Packages Received

November 28th 2014 - AOS and IV Checklist (4 items in total. 3 for documents they lost. Called on December 9 and a rep said no checklist for IV....go figure)

December 8th 2014 - Checklist scan date.

December 30th 2014 - Case Compl........NOT. So after not having an interview date yet, I called again on Jan 30th and apparently its in final review with a supervisor.

February 6th 2015 - Case Complete: Supervisor called from NVC to confirm everything has been completed now.

March 27 2015 - Interview Date

March 27 2015 - Approved!

Not a Tailor Proficient

Not a Tailor   1,370

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Longer term you might consider a nexus pass...it will help with us border crossings and can get you in the fast lanes for security within the us and Canada as well

I'm not likely to cross the border again until I have my approval, tbh. Our next planned visit, she's coming to see me and then hopefully the next trip after that, it'll be for me to move!

Met in 2010 on a forum for a mutual interest. Became friends.
2011: Realized we needed to evaluate our status as friends when we realized we were talking about raising children together.

2011/2012: Decided we were a couple sometime in, but no possibility of being together due to being same sex couple.

June 26, 2013: DOMA overturned. American married couples ALL have the same federal rights at last! We can be a family!

June-September, 2013: Discussion about being together begins.

November 13, 2013: Meet in person to see if this could work. It's perfect. We plan to elope to Boston, MA.

March 13, 2014 Married!

May 9, 2014: Petition mailed to USCIS

May 12, 2014: NOA1.
October 27, 2014: NOA2. (5 months, 2 weeks, 1 day after NOA1)
October 31, 2014: USCIS ships file to NVC (five days after NOA2) Happy Halloween for us!

November 18, 2014: NVC receives our case (22 days after NOA2)

December 17, 2014: NVC generates case number (50 days after NOA2)

December 19, 2014: Receive AOS bill, DS-261. Submit DS-261 (52 days after NOA2)

December 20, 2014: Pay AOS Fee

January 7, 2015: Receive, pay IV Fee

January 10, 2015: Complete DS-260

January 11, 2015: Send AOS package and Civil Documents
March 23, 2015: Case Complete at NVC. (70 days from when they received docs to CC)

May 6, 2015: Interview at Montréal APPROVED!

May 11, 2015: Visa in hand! One year less one day from NOA1.

Exocet Explorer

Exocet   88

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I've always found the people in Pearson to be really nice. They usually ask a few questions, but I've never been interrogated. The agents in Edmonton have been a tad tougher. But actually I find getting into the US a breeze.. coming back to Canada is usually the more unpleasant experience. Which is ridiculous, since I'm the Canadian citizen... !!!!

IR1/CR1 Visa - We are using a lawyer!

Embassy: Montreal, Canada

USCIS

22 Jan 2013 -- packageSent
31 Jan 2013 -- NOA1 from NBC

6 Mar 2013 -- I130 transferred to Orlando local field office (which started the whole nightmare)

Mar 2013 to October 2013 no one would tell us where our case was or what was happening. I suspected the whole time it was just sitting in a corner somewhere in the Orlando field office. I was pretty much right.

October 2013 - get congressman involved. Congressman asks USCIS repeatedly about our case but they won't even tell them anything.

31 Jan 2014- finally get NOA2!!!! (we think the nightmare is over!)

NVC

Our case was not sent from the Orlando field office as it should have been. The nightmare continues. We kept calling NVC and asking if they received our case, and they always said "NO" and that we had to wait 90 business days for it to be received. We called USCIS during this time and they kept telling us it had been sent. After the 90 days of agonizing frustration, NVC then started telling us we had to wait 120 business days. I got our congressman involved again, and they told the congressman it was sitting at the Orlando office this whole time (just as I thought it was!).

22 Apr 2014 -- NVC received
16 May 2014 -- NVC case number assigned
24 May 2014 -- AoS and IV bills paid

28 May 2014 -- Sent AoS and IV Packages

6 June 2014 -- documents scanned

18 July 2014 -- false checklist from NVC

21 July 2014 -- Case complete

28 July 2014 -- receive case complete email from NV

30 July 2014 -- interview booked! September 11 here I come!

Embassy
04 Sept 2014 -- Medical
11 Sept 2014 -- Interview - APPROVED!!!!
15 Sept 2014 -- Package arrived at Loomis location!!!
**03 Oct 2014 -- POE!! **

I NOW LIVE IN OCALA, FL!!!!

Not a Tailor Proficient

Not a Tailor   1,370

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I'm through security. They literally didn't ask me anything other than 'business or pleasure'. Got here super early in case I got caught up in security. Now I have three hours to kill.

Met in 2010 on a forum for a mutual interest. Became friends.
2011: Realized we needed to evaluate our status as friends when we realized we were talking about raising children together.

2011/2012: Decided we were a couple sometime in, but no possibility of being together due to being same sex couple.

June 26, 2013: DOMA overturned. American married couples ALL have the same federal rights at last! We can be a family!

June-September, 2013: Discussion about being together begins.

November 13, 2013: Meet in person to see if this could work. It's perfect. We plan to elope to Boston, MA.

March 13, 2014 Married!

May 9, 2014: Petition mailed to USCIS

May 12, 2014: NOA1.
October 27, 2014: NOA2. (5 months, 2 weeks, 1 day after NOA1)
October 31, 2014: USCIS ships file to NVC (five days after NOA2) Happy Halloween for us!

November 18, 2014: NVC receives our case (22 days after NOA2)

December 17, 2014: NVC generates case number (50 days after NOA2)

December 19, 2014: Receive AOS bill, DS-261. Submit DS-261 (52 days after NOA2)

December 20, 2014: Pay AOS Fee

January 7, 2015: Receive, pay IV Fee

January 10, 2015: Complete DS-260

January 11, 2015: Send AOS package and Civil Documents
March 23, 2015: Case Complete at NVC. (70 days from when they received docs to CC)

May 6, 2015: Interview at Montréal APPROVED!

May 11, 2015: Visa in hand! One year less one day from NOA1.

Sylea Enthusiast

Sylea   30

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Just be honest and have your back up paperwork. If you have nothing to hide, there's nothing to be afraid of, even if you get an agent who got up on the wrong side of the bed.

I offered my information, did not do that "only answer what they ask you" routine, and found each time that the agents were friendlier once they could tell I wasn't trying to hide anything.

You'll be fine.

Peace.

:dancing:

Just read your post, glad it was all fine. Enjoy your visit!!

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chiggins82 Collaborator

chiggins82   88

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Glad you got through alright. Funny, that is the one thing I have never been asked in customer... business or pleasure..

I am not looking forward to next week when I go through for the first time since starting our visa. I assume I will either be grilled or I will go there hours early and be stuck in the tiny area for US travel in Edmonton... ah well worse things.

Only answer what they ask is very good advice and something I always do. Simple is better :)

I agree that I get grilled more coming into Canada than into US. They seem to not trust that I don't purchase anything while I am on my trips... unlike the 100's of people in line with me that seem to buy so much!!

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04/21/2014: Submitted I-129F

05/29/2014: NOA2 via email

01/20/2015: Visa Received

03/15/2015: POE

04/01/2015: Married!! (L)

04/11/2015: Submitted AOS / EAD / AP

10/09/2015: Green Card Approved

07/20/2017: Submitted I-751 ROC

07/27/2017: NOA1 Received

10/14/2017: Biometrics Waived

10/27/2018: ROC Approved

 

NikLR Grand Master

NikLR   13,232

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Glad you got through alright. Funny, that is the one thing I have never been asked in customer... business or pleasure..

I am not looking forward to next week when I go through for the first time since starting our visa. I assume I will either be grilled or I will go there hours early and be stuck in the tiny area for US travel in Edmonton... ah well worse things.

Only answer what they ask is very good advice and something I always do. Simple is better :)

I agree that I get grilled more coming into Canada than into US. They seem to not trust that I don't purchase anything while I am on my trips... unlike the 100's of people in line with me that seem to buy so much!!

I once stayed it the USA for 3 months on a college internship (in 2000), was paid $75 a week for food, and they asked why I didn't bring anything back. I said, I was barely paid enough on my internship to eat, it's not like I made any money to buy anything. (In reality I bought a t-shirt and a stuffed whale, but did a couple trips so the money I did make by not eating very much was spent going to Disneyland and Sea World. Considering I had my wallet stolen while I was there, I figured the t-shirt and whale evened out the money I had lost not including having to get new ID so I could get BACK into Canada! LOL)

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

 
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