stupid ds230

[Shauna 0]

Hi all - first time poster

We have been very lucky speeding along with our app (sent the I129F to Vermont Feb 6 2006 and I am working on the DS230 from the Montreal Consulate now)

I would love some advice! The question on the DS230 about US Visits - ok how far back am I going to have to go?!! I lived in Vancouver for 6 years and crossed the border a few times for day visits that I can recall the dates, I have kept records of visiting my fiance and also my brother and his family who live in the States, but previous to August 2003 the best I can do is.. well when I was a kid in Winnipeg we went to Fargo for spring break.. uhhh...what did everyone else do? I feel like we are a bit of a special case since we can basically drive across the border to go shopping pretty any old time, and I don't know how many people keep track of that kind of thing. I don't think everytime I crossed with my grandfather at White Rock to buy gas and get clam chowder back in the 80's counts.

Also, what kind of visa did I get when I crossed? According to the filled in form posted here, they said Tourist Visa. Since no one ever gave me anything obviously, what do I put? Did a search here but got a lot of answers that are specific to other countries. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance for all your help...

Shauna

[zyggy 9]

Hi all - first time poster

We have been very lucky speeding along with our app (sent the I129F to Vermont Feb 6 2006 and I am working on the DS230 from the Montreal Consulate now)

I would love some advice! The question on the DS230 about US Visits - ok how far back am I going to have to go?!! I lived in Vancouver for 6 years and crossed the border a few times for day visits that I can recall the dates, I have kept records of visiting my fiance and also my brother and his family who live in the States, but previous to August 2003 the best I can do is.. well when I was a kid in Winnipeg we went to Fargo for spring break.. uhhh...what did everyone else do? I feel like we are a bit of a special case since we can basically drive across the border to go shopping pretty any old time, and I don't know how many people keep track of that kind of thing. I don't think everytime I crossed with my grandfather at White Rock to buy gas and get clam chowder back in the 80's counts.

Also, what kind of visa did I get when I crossed? According to the filled in form posted here, they said Tourist Visa. Since no one ever gave me anything obviously, what do I put? Did a search here but got a lot of answers that are specific to other countries. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance for all your help...

Shauna

You can put Frequent Visits of no more than X days in duration. They do not expect Canadians to remember each and every day they visited the US.

[pri 0]

you can just put various times during the time period so and so year 3 or 5 days or the max no of days you lived there..

I might be wrong, you can check i had seen a few post on this

[Marilyn. 340]

I just put the major times I had been to the US and for the others I put between such and such a date I made various and numerous trips to the US or something like that...

Edited March 22, 2006 by MarilynP

[Cygnet 0]

Hi all - first time poster

Also, what kind of visa did I get when I crossed? According to the filled in form posted here, they said Tourist Visa. Since no one ever gave me anything obviously, what do I put? Did a search here but got a lot of answers that are specific to other countries. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance for all your help...

Shauna

Welcome to VJ!

I will be filling out a DS230 as well in a few weeks (hopefully) and I'm wondering what to put under type of visa as well... a tourist visa? As for dates, I'm just going to try to remember as well as I can when I crossed the border.

[de_sjiem 0]

I think i just listed a couple of the major ones and then said that there were numerous day trips etc.. and i think i probably put "none" for visa type..