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Delicia   1

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Please forgive me in advance you Canadians out there, but I can't wait to leave here and start the U.S. immigration process for my hubby. Canada has been nothing but bad luck, bad news, and bad vibes since the day I arrived 2 years ago.

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10/01/2005: Married in Toronto

02/15/2006: Began Canadian Immigration

09/19/2007: Withdrew CIC application (they still hadn't processed anything)

10/01/2007: Moved back to U.S.

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IR-1 application through Montreal Consulate

10/26/2007: I-130 mailed to CA Service Center

10/29/2007: USPS confirmation of receipt of I-130

02/13/2008: NOA-1 received (107 days)

07/02/2008: I-130 approved

07/22/2008: AOS filed including EAD and AP

07/25/2008: NOA-1s for all 3 received

08/20/2008: Biometrics appointment

08/22/2008: Received RFE for Affadivit of Support and Medical

10/21/2008: Submitted I-865W in lieu of co-sponsor and medical info to NSC

11/14/2008: online case status not updated since filing of AOS in July 2008

01/20/2009: Received another RFE for Affadavit of Support Info

02/02/2009: Responded to RFE with brand new AOS based on 2008 tax return (if that doesn't shut them up, dunno what will)

02/19/2009: EAD card received in mail (no updates on Online Case Status ever made)

02/23/2009: AP received (again, no online updates)

02/26/2009: Received interview appointment letter for 4/6/09

04/06/2009: AOS approved for unconditional GC

04/21/2009: GC received

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bradcanuck   1

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Not everything works out for everyone. I enjoy the US a lot more the Canada, but if the US votes for another republican president I may be starting this process over again to bring my wife to Canada. :)

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July, 2011 - US Citizen

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Flames9_RN   358

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Not another Canada bashing post,lol!! I guess it all depends where ya live in Canada, or any part of the world!! I grew up in Prince Albert Sk. 10 yrs in Victoria BC, 2 + yrs in Greenwood NS and stays in Winnipeg and Calgary, and very short stay Uranium city SK, oh ya a few yrs in La Ronge Sk. I was pretty happy in al those places, but I know I wouldn't be happy in a huge city!! I know reside outside Washington DC, and I don't really care for it! It is ok, but would prefer to be in a smaller city. But I am with my wife, so can't complain. Hopefully once I'm done school (RN) we can move further away from DC or even travel the world. Wife's job has opportunities to travel, so hopefully we can do that!! 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

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Wait a min...Hold onnnnnnnnn.....I can bash my country as much as i want...but the second someone else does...its on! hahahh jj.

I-130:

05/26/07: Mailed USPS; 05/31/07: Priority Date established
09/13/07: Received NOA1 (PD 5/31, RD 5/31, ND 9/10, PM 9/11)
11/15/07: Case Approved
11/20/07: Received NOA2 by mail (PD 5/31, RD 6/9, ND 11/15, PM 11/19)

I-129F:
06/27/07: Mailed USPS; 07/09/07: Received NOA1 (PD N/A, RD 7/2, ND 7/6, PM 7/6)
11/20/07: Received NOA2 by mail (PD N/A, RD 7/6, ND 11/15, PM 11/19)
12/10/07: NVC Received case (12/24/07: Received Packet 3 in the mail)
01/02/08: Email from consulate. Interview scheduled on 01/23. Interview letter in the mail.
01/23/08: Interview in Vancouver Approved
01/24/08: K-3 Visa granted

I-485/I-765 (AOS/EAD):
02/22/08: Mailed USPS; 03/03/08: Received both I-797C NOAs by mail (RD 2/24, ND 2/29, PM 2/29)
03/19/08: Biometrics
05/07/08: EAD card received
07/28/08: Interview Notice Received. (ND 7/23)
09/29/08: Interview - Approved Class CR6

10/18/08: Received welcome letter; 10/23/08: Received Conditional Permanent Resident Card (PM 10/21)

I-751 (Remove Condition)

07/01/10: Mailed USPS
07/16/10: Received I-797C NOA by mail (RD 7/12)
07/29/10: Biometrics Appt Scheduled for 08/19/10 (ND 7/26)

09/16/10: Condition lifted and Permanent Resident Card Printed

09/25/10: Permanent Resident Card received

N-400 (Citizenship):
03/03/14: Mailed USPS
03/15/14: Received I-797C NOA by mail (PD 3/6, RD 3/06, ND 3/10)
03/17/14: Biometrics Appt Scheduled for 03/27/14 (ND 3/13)

04/03/14: Placed inline for interview scheduling

06/04/14: Interview Notice Received with Interview scheduled for 7/8. (ND 6/4)

07/08/14: Interview + RFE. Response Mailed 7/12. Website updated on 8/21 that response received. 8/25 Placed in queue for oath.

09/05/14: Oath Ceremony Letter Received (ND 9/2)

09/17/14: Oath Ceremony / Naturalized

PD = Priority Date, RD= Receipt Date, ND = Notice Date, PM = Post Marked

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L_n_O   3

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I love living here... I just hate living without my fiance.. two years together but apart is long enough

I can't wait to leave this place

I want to move to the US so badly too

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KarenCee   3

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LOL...one thread for those that want to get out...another for those that want to go back. And no one is flaming each other! Only in Canada....Canada forum that is. ;)

Teaching is the essential profession...the one that makes ALL other professions possible - David Haselkorn

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MissStacey   1

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LOL...one thread for those that want to get out...another for those that want to go back. And no one is flaming each other! Only in Canada....Canada forum that is. ;)

Because we rock! :)

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:lol:

AOS

Filled : 2007-09-17

NOA : 2007-09-25

Biometrics : 2007-12-13

EAD card prod : 2007-12-13

Job Offer : 2007-12-18

EAD card prod : 2007-12-18

EAD approved mailed : 2007-12-21

EAD in Hand : 2007-12-24 (Awesome Christmas Present)

Applied for SSN : 2007-12-26

SSN arrives in mail : 2008-01-05 (Happy New Year)

Start work :2008-01-15

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Please forgive me in advance you Canadians out there, but I can't wait to leave here and start the U.S. immigration process for my hubby. Canada has been nothing but bad luck, bad news, and bad vibes since the day I arrived 2 years ago.

Sorry to hear that! I don't know many people with the same view but I apologize that our country hasn't treated ya well! Hope you find better luck in the US.

"...My hair's mostly wind,

My eyes filled with grit

My skin's white then brown

My lips chapped and split

I've lain on the prairie and heard grasses sigh

I've stared at the vast open bowl of the sky

I've seen all the castles and faces in clouds

My home is the prairie and for that I am proud…

If You're not from the Prairie, you can't know my soul

You don't know our blizzards; you've not fought our cold

You can't know my mind, nor ever my heart

Unless deep within you there's somehow a part…

A part of these things that I've said that I know,

The wind, sky and earth, the storms and the snow.

Best say that you have - and then we'll be one,

For we will have shared that same blazing sun." - David Bouchard

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Delicia, could you be caught up in Canada's version of namechecks or something? (CIC does namechecks right?)

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!

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Sorry to hear that! I don't know many people with the same view but I apologize that our country hasn't treated ya well! Hope you find better luck in the US.

A typically Canadian response. :P

I'm sorry to hear about it too. Like most Canadians here, I love my country and am moving to the US only to be with my SO. But no country is perfect for everyone, and I hope you're happier after you move. :)

K-1, AOS, ROC
2007, 2009, 2011

Naturalization

2016-05-17 - N-400 package sent

2016-05-21 - NOA1 (IOE receipt number)

2016-06-15 - Biometrics

2016-11-08 - Citizenship interview in Detroit: approved
2016-12-16 - Oath ceremony

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Chica Yeyé   41

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Please forgive me in advance you Canadians out there, but I can't wait to leave here and start the U.S. immigration process for my hubby. Canada has been nothing but bad luck, bad news, and bad vibes since the day I arrived 2 years ago.

Forgiven. As a foreign citizen in Canada I can say that Saskatchewan was excellent to me. Alberta, now that's another story - bad vibes, name calling, racism, and other equally nice things for yours truly courtesy of Joe RedNeck. Nothing says Seattle will be any better, but I can understand your sentiment Delicia.

I do have to be thankful though, what were the chances of meeting Bren here????

No one will judge you here Delicia, just don't post this in Off Topic LOL ;)

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I can certainly understand your frustration... I think there are some of us that have experienced the same thing here in the U.S. that you did in Canada... waiting, namechecks, bureaucracy SNAFUs... I hope you and your husband will be happier after you move as well. Don't forget that you can start the petition process now. No need to get a job first (the affadavit of support will come later).

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!

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Chica Yeyé   41

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I can certainly understand your frustration... I think there are some of us that have experienced the same thing here in the U.S. that you did in Canada... waiting, namechecks, bureaucracy SNAFUs... I hope you and your husband will be happier after you move as well. Don't forget that you can start the petition process now. No need to get a job first (the affadavit of support will come later).

EXACTLY!!! If you live here, you can DCF and hopefully it will go quicker!

:time:

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misa   2

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EXACTLY!!! If you live here, you can DCF and hopefully it will go quicker!

:time:

She can't yet... she hasn't been granted PR status yet (still pending with CIC). But she can certainly still file the I-130 (and I-129F if she's doing K3) now.

Actually, I wonder if the U.S. consulates would allow a pending PR to file DCF...

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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!

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