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seele   0

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Jim, my fiancé, left for Vancouver early this morning, he has his medical tomorrow and then his interview on Thursday. He’s loaded with enough paperwork and back-up paperwork to fill a file cabinet and then some. I know he has checked, double-checked and checked again everything on the list. I know I gave him more then enough material backup for the affidavit of support. What was it I read more is better.

I was up early thinking about him and his long drive and wishing I could have gone with him. But alas I have to work and with our wedding just around the corner there was just no way I could take time off. Everything is going so fast when it seem like just a year ago we were waiting and waiting, wow where has the time gone…

This whole process is just amazing, with all the forms, documentation and backups needed, not to mention the expense, and that's just the fiancé Visa…lol Right after the wedding it will be the AOS, travel documents and work permits…crazy.

What a wonderful man I have to sacrifice so much for the two of us. He’s the one packing up his stuff, moving away from family and friends and leaving the country of his birth the country that he loves. I will always be grateful; humbled by his unconditional love. Never in my life every believe...Jim I love you!

~Nini~ Proficient

~Nini~   2

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Good luck to Jim at his interview and medical! Here's hoping for another one across the border! :D

Nini - Vancouver BC, Canada (she's the one who does the forum thing)

Bee - Devon PA, USA (he's the one who gave her the shiny ring)

Getting our sanity tested by bureaucracy since 2007.

Here we go again...

Removal of conditions @ VSC

9/4/2010 - sent!

9/14/2010 - NOA

raymaga Mentor

raymaga   25

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He will have no problems at the medical and interview in Vancouver.

I went thru Vancouver twice.... once for myself, and then later for my daughter (K-2).

Good luck and best wishes!!!!

"THE SHORT STORY"

KURT & RAYMA (K-1 Visa)

Oct. 9/03... I-129F sent to NSC

June 10/04... K-1 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

July 31/04... Entered U.S.

Aug. 28/04... WEDDING DAY!!!!

Aug. 30/04... I-485, I-765 & I-131 sent to Seattle

Dec. 10/04... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport stamped)

Sept. 9/06... I-751 sent to NSC

May 15/07... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Sept. 13/07... N-400 sent to NSC

Aug. 21/08... Interview - PASSED!!!!

Sept. 2/08... Oath Ceremony

Sept. 5/08... Sent in Voter Registration Card

Sept. 9/08... SSA office to change status to "U.S. citizen"

Oct. 8/08... Applied in person for U.S. Passport

Oct. 22/08... U.S. Passport received

DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!!

KAELY (K-2 Visa)

Apr. 6/05... DS-230, Part I faxed to Vancouver Consulate

May 26/05... K-2 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

Sept. 5/05... Entered U.S.

Sept. 7/05... I-485 & I-131 sent to CLB

Feb. 22/06... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport NOT stamped)

Dec. 4/07... I-751 sent to NSC

May 23/08... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Mar. 22/11.... N-400 sent to AZ

June 27/11..... Interview - PASSED!!!

July 12/11..... Oath Ceremony

We're NOT lawyers.... just your average folks who had to find their own way!!!!! Anything we post here is simply our own opinions/suggestions/experiences and should not be taken as LAW!!!!

Flames9_RN Grand Master

Flames9_RN   358

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Best of luck.

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

misa Experienced

misa   2

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Good luck! He'll do just fine. :)

K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

Doug n Amanda Enthusiast

Doug n Amanda   0

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Good luck tomorrow! I was touched by Margaret's last post; my fiancee' is Canadian (Kingsville)...aren't they just the best? All the paperwork in the world is worth having him with me soon......I'll be watching for updates!

Adjustment of Status / EAD / AP

Day 000: 2007-12-28 Mailed Application

Day 006: 2008-01-03 "Received Date"

Day 011: 2008-01-08 Biometrics Appt. Letter Received

Day 028: 2008-01-25 Biometrics Appt.

Day 043: 2008-02-09 AOS Notice of Interview received

Day 054: 2008-02-20 AP & EAD Approval Email

Day 059: 2008-02-25 Received AP

Day 060: 2008-02-26 EAD card production ordered

Day 063: 2008-02-29 EAD card received

Day 123: 2008-05-01 AOS Interview in Detroit!

Day 123: 2008-05-01 Approval email notice...same day as Interview!

Day 125: 2008-05-03 Card Production Notice

Day 127: 2008-05-05 Welcome to the USA Letter!

K-1 Visa Approval

Day 000: 2007-02-05 Mailed Application

Day 016: 2007-02-21 NOA1 Date

Day 087: 2007-05-03 NOA2 Date

Day 119: 2007-06-05 Received Packet 3 (Instructions)

Day 123: 2007-06-09 Returned Packet 3

Day 287: 2007-11-08 K-1 Interview at Montreal

Day 293: 2007-11-14 K1 Visa in Hand

Day 296: 2007-11-17 POE

Day 299: 2007-11-20 Wedding on St. Pete Beach, FL

seele Apprentice

seele   0

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Thanks everyone...

I talked to Jim last night and he said the medical was a breeze, first group in and first person out...

His interview appoint was for 10 am today, so I'm thinking good thoughts and waiting for him to call.

FYI to all to cut down on cost he stayed at the YWCA, downtown, they have parking and he took a cab for the medical, less then 5 bucks for the cab. With the price of gas saving money is a plus. He did meet a women at the medical that is going to marry a man form Oregon and they are going to move to Spokane WA, for his new job. Small world, we will be living in Spokane after we get hitched.

I'll let everyone know how the interview went...

I'm sure everything went fine but....lol and I told him not to be a glass is half empty type of guy...

Thanks again for all the support..

Margaret

seele Apprentice

seele   0

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OK here is the News...

Woo Hoo Jim called Just before I went to lunch about 11:30 am and he will pick up his Visa at 2:30 pm he said it took all of 5 minutes and he was done.

He said there was 4 people there and he was the only one who was good to go. One guy had a foreign birth certificate and it was translated but the translation was not certified. One gal didn't have anything translated, she brought along a translation book...

Jim was more then prepaired so more is better..they did ask for pictures and how and when and how often we get to see each other..

I'm so excited!!!!! :dance:

I didn't think this day would ever come but now it's here and we are on our way, now the Wedding in 44 or is 43 days...

July 7th, 2007 or as I like to refer to it as 07/07/07...

Thanks again everyone for all the help, this site has been a blessing, I read I listened and now we are good to go...

Again Thanks...Margaret

Tinker Proficient

Tinker   0

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Congratulations :dance:

2006/11/29 : I-129F Sent

2006/12/12: I-129F NOA1 (Receipt)

2007/02/22: I-129F NOA2 (Approved)

2007/03/06: Package Left From NVC

2007/03/21: Rec Instructions (Pkt 3)

2007/03/27: Pkt 3 sent to Montreal Consulate

2007/03/28: Pkt 3 rec. @ Montreal Consulate

2007/04/12: Entered into system

2007/04/19: Medical

2007/07/25: Phone call, interview Aug/Sept. Email, at least 6 months for interview

2007/08/01: Phone call, 5-7 months

2007/08/08: Phone call. INTERVIEW

2007/08/16: Interview letter arrives.

2007/09/03: My baby girl leaves for Trent University

2007/09/12: Interview@8:15 APPROVED

2007/09/19: Visa received in hand

2007/10/08: POE Sarnia/Port Huron

2007/10/09: Home

 
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