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Emancipation   2

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I just needed to share this with you guys!! ;) We are taking a "secret" trip to Canada (not telling my family about it, just going to show up at my cousin's 40th birthday) this weekend !!! I'm so excited to touch CDN soil again and to go SHOPPING!! Yipee!!! We're only going as far as Fredericton, so not to my dear Island, but I'll take what I can get!

I'm going to Pizza Delight too and pigging out on Donairs!! Mmmmmmmm

Just had to share!!

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2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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Kathryn41   3,205

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Yum! MMMM - have a great time! I am sure everyone will be delighted to see you! Safe travels!

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

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~Nini~   2

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Get some poutine while you can! Have a great trip! :D

And just because flames is totally going to mention it - don't forget the Timmy Ho's!

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...

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Emancipation   2

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Get some poutine while you can! Have a great trip! :D

And just because flames is totally going to mention it - don't forget the Timmy Ho's!

Tee hee.. well NB isn't the BEST place for Poutine but if hubby can have another go at it I'm sure he'd like to!!

I will be stopping at Timmy's but I have to say (PLEASE don't ban me from the CDN forum for saying this), Dunkin D's beats Timmys' hands down with D'nuts & bagels!! I will do a ice cap though.. mmmmmmmm (stopped drinking coffee 2 years ago) = AGAIN DON'T BAN ME PLEASE!!!!!

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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Enjoy your trip........ I'm envious .......wish my feet were going to be touching Cdn. soil soon :unsure:

Feb 17/06 - I-129F Petition sent

Mar 1/06 - I-129F NOA1

May 12/06 - I-129F NOA2

June 7/06 - Packet 3 rec'd

Sept 6/06 - Packet 3 sent

Sept 15/06 - Rec'd letter with interview date

Sept 28/06 - Interview in Vancouver,BC and Visa in hand!

March 13/07 - US Entry

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March 21/07 - AOS application & Interview through DORA Day 1

April 13/07 - Rec'd letter with Bio Appt. date Day 24

April 27/07 - Biometrics Appointment "touched" Day 38

April 30/07 - "Touched" Day 40

June 8/07 - Day 79...still waiting, haven't been touched or heard anything.

June 13/07 - Day 84..... I'm not having much faith in this DORA process..... closing in on the 90 day time frame real fast.....

June 19/07 - Day 90 ......nothing (Hubby calls Senator's Office)

June 20/07 - Day 91 - Got the "70 Day Letter" in the mail today :-(

June 22/07 - Mailed out EAD and AP by Priority Post Day 93

June 24/07 - EAD rec'd at Chicago Lockbox

June 29/07 - Day 100 - Infopass appt in OKC..... AOS stuck in name check

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July 18/07 -Biometrics

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I'm jealous , but only with the poutine part!!! :D

Please eat one for me !!!

Have a safe and nice trip! :thumbs:

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Galateia   1

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Get some poutine while you can! Have a great trip! :D

And just because flames is totally going to mention it - don't forget the Timmy Ho's!

Tee hee.. well NB isn't the BEST place for Poutine but if hubby can have another go at it I'm sure he'd like to!!

I will be stopping at Timmy's but I have to say (PLEASE don't ban me from the CDN forum for saying this), Dunkin D's beats Timmys' hands down with D'nuts & bagels!! I will do a ice cap though.. mmmmmmmm (stopped drinking coffee 2 years ago) = AGAIN DON'T BAN ME PLEASE!!!!!

Er, what good is a Timmy's if you don't drink coffee? Although, if you have abandoned Ice Caps, there may be repercussions. :angry:

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22/11/2006: NOA2 - APPROVED!

31/12/2006: 1 year anniversary

22/12/2006: Package received from Montreal

18/01/2007: Packet 3 delivered to Montreal Consulate

02/02/2007: Medical Exam in London, ON- Wonderful Doctor/Office

30/05/2007: Package 4 received from Montreal

05/07/2007: Interview date - Canceled by request, [promised a Dec date b/c was 6+mo in advance, note on file

Screwed up my interview date, given NOVEMBER, fixed, promised Dec or Jan

06/02/2008: Interview date, medical now expired! APPROVED!

23/01/2008: New Medical done, WHERE THE @#$%! IS IT, DID THE MAILMAN LOSE IT?! (It arrived 30 min after I left for MTL, 1 week overdue. KISS MY LEFT FOOT, AFTER IT'S BEEN WEDGED UP YOUR HINEY AND LOST IT'S STILETTO, CANADA POST!)

14/02/2008: VISA IN HAND!!

18/05/2008: POE - Harassed by ignorant and incompetent Customs Official who grilled me until I answered that the reason why I broke up w/ my Ex was not to date my USC but b/c he was "impotent from a porn addiction". He also insulted my husband's motives for talking to me, dismissed our 2 years together as "not enough to get married", and otherwise trotted out the Spanish Inquisition.

22/05/2008: Ceremony of cohabitation (Legally allowed to get bizz-ay!)

AOS/AP/EAD

02/07/2008: Filed for AOS/AP/EAD

14/07/2008: Received NOA1

09/09/2008: Transferred to CSC

29/09/2008: EAD arrives in mail w/out notice, AP following week

18/11/2008: Email notice letter has gone out, card ETA: 60 days

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Emancipation   2

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Get some poutine while you can! Have a great trip! :D

And just because flames is totally going to mention it - don't forget the Timmy Ho's!

Tee hee.. well NB isn't the BEST place for Poutine but if hubby can have another go at it I'm sure he'd like to!!

I will be stopping at Timmy's but I have to say (PLEASE don't ban me from the CDN forum for saying this), Dunkin D's beats Timmys' hands down with D'nuts & bagels!! I will do a ice cap though.. mmmmmmmm (stopped drinking coffee 2 years ago) = AGAIN DON'T BAN ME PLEASE!!!!!

Er, what good is a Timmy's if you don't drink coffee? Although, if you have abandoned Ice Caps, there may be repercussions. :angry:

heee heee.. :) I promise I'll never abandon the Ice Cap!! NEVVAHHHH :devil:

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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~Nini~   2

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Abandoning ice caps = bad juju. Baaaaad juju.

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

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Tim Hortons donuts used to be a lot better :blush: but I do like their soups and sandwiches :thumbs:

The best doughnuts I have ever had in my life are from this Chinese Takeout , Burger and Donut shop place here in the US.. they are so soft and yummy :thumbs:

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Tim Hortons donuts used to be a lot better :blush: but I do like their soups and sandwiches :thumbs:

The best doughnuts I have ever had in my life are from this Chinese Takeout , Burger and Donut shop place here in the US.. they are so soft and yummy :thumbs:

We have a greek pastery shop here and the d'nuts look yummy there too.. i totally FORGOT about the soups!! Mmmmmmmmmmm They do have great soups!! Now I'm excited about Timmy's!!!

I'm going to try to get to a FAB restaurant called Brewbakers as well.. so great in Freddytown!!!

Canada Flags for EVERYONE!!!!! :dance:

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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Marilyn.   340

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Tim Hortons donuts used to be a lot better :blush: but I do like their soups and sandwiches :thumbs:

The best doughnuts I have ever had in my life are from this Chinese Takeout , Burger and Donut shop place here in the US.. they are so soft and yummy :thumbs:

We have a greek pastery shop here and the d'nuts look yummy there too.. i totally FORGOT about the soups!! Mmmmmmmmmmm They do have great soups!! Now I'm excited about Timmy's!!!

I'm going to try to get to a FAB restaurant called Brewbakers as well.. so great in Freddytown!!!

Canada Flags for EVERYONE!!!!! :dance:

when my hubby would come up to visit we would just stay in Vancouver instead of going back to my town... anywho, we would eat at Tim Hortons's a lot... I liked their meal deals... Drink, sandwich and a soup... or something like that..

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Have a great trip!

I surprised my friends and family with my first visit home after I moved to Canada 5 years ago.. It had been 9 months since I had been there and no one except my mom knew we were coming.. It was so much fun to see everyones reactions when we just showed up on their doorsteps!

Im sure youre family will love the surprise too!! Have fun!

Kimmbo (Las Vegas,NV,USA)

Barry (Brampton,ON,CANADA)

Im an American married to a Canadian, I have no kids, yet Im a grandmother, I can pick things up off the floor with my toes

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March/2/07 Rcv'd at VSC

March/5/07 NOA-1

July/23/07 NOA2(147 days)

I-129F

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March/21/07 Received in Chicago

March/22/07 NOA-1

April/10/07 Transferred to VSC

April/23/07 Email from USCIS (case pending at VSC)

July/23/07 NOA2(129 days)

July/28/07 Rcv'd at NVC

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Aug/3/07 Montreal Rcv'd

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Aug/10/07 Packet 3 Sent

Aug/13/07 Packet 3 Received in Montreal

Oct/17/07 Medical Scheduled (Dr Seiden)

Jan/25/08 INTERVIEW MONTREAL...APPROVED!

Feb/6/08 Montreal sends Visa, finally!

Feb/8/08 Received Visa (14 days)

April/18/08 Moving Day/POE Sarnia

AOS/EAD

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June/21/08 AOS/EAD package sent ($1010)

June/23/08 Received in Chicago

June/30/08 Check cashed

July/01/08 Received NOA's for I-765 & I-485 (dated June 27th)

July/02/08 Touch

July/07/08 Received Biometrics letter (dated July 1st)

July/18/08 Biometrics appt 8am

Aug/30/08 EAD card received (approval dated Aug 26th)

Sept/04/08 Applied for SSN

Sept/15/08 Social Security card received

Jan/23/09 letter received with interview date

March/10/09 INTERVIEW 9:30am...APPROVED!!

March/19/09 Welcome Letter received

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Emancipation   2

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I'm so excited today I can't do anything at work!! AHHHHHHHH :)

Hubby is all "excited' about going to Canada Day celebrations on Sunday.. tee hee.. my bf & I were laughing about it this am saying he's in for a rude awakening!! In Frederiction, they have some sort of "law" passed that for the parade there are no motorized vehicles allowed, no inflatables nata! So he'll really be floored when he sees that!! Plus July 4th is much bigger, much more patriotic, I think hubby is going to be sadly dissapointed :whistle:

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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