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Eka_&_Pyrrhic   0

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Just needed to share that.

Now, I'm going outside to enjoy it while I can.

~ Eka

Our Adventure:

08/2006: Met in World of Warcraft (Horde ftw!)

10/2006: Began communicating outside the game with emails/instant msgs/skype.

01/05/2007: In game proposal.

03/2007: First visit! (Canada)

03/07/2007: In person proposal.

K-1 Progress:

03/30/2007: Filed I-129F

04/09/2007: NOA1

04/13/2007: Touch

07/27/2007: Touch! (legit - no phone calls)

07/28/2007: NOA2! (status updated/email received)

07/30/2007: NOA2 Hard Copy

08/16/2007: Arrived at NVC

08/20/2007: NVC Hard Copy (sent)

08/22/2007: NVC Hard Copy (received)

08/31/2007: Packet 3 (received)

08/31/2007: Packet 3 (sent)

09/05/2007: Email from Consulate with (bad) interview date (Sept 24)

09/05/2007: Email to Consulate requesting (better) interview date (Sept 27)

09/06/2007: Email from Consulate - interview changed to Sept 27!

Medical: September 26 - Passed!

Interview: September 27 - Approved!

POE: September 29

Wedding Date: October 12

Bride-to-be: 'Eka' (Canada) Groom-to-be: 'Pyrrhic' (USA)

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Snow? Crazy! It's 27C here in VA. :D

You know, I thought about it a bit earlier this year in Toronto during a freezing cold snap where with the windchill it was close to -30C and I was walking my dog and slipping all over the ice... I'm really not going to miss the cold. :D

And yes, I know that others in Canada endure much worse winters, but hey, I'm from Toronto and we're whiners about cold! :P

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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Jasman0717   9

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Wow! We have heat warnings in some areas of SoCal :blink:

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United States & Republic of the Philippines

"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." John Wayne

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*JG*   2

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Just needed to share that.

Now, I'm going outside to enjoy it while I can.

~ Eka

My friend, Kristi, just said it was -2 there in Canada where she is. I'm so jealous......I'm longing for freezing temps to kill all the mold spore in the air and relieve me of my allergies for a while.

Life's just a crazy ride on a run away train

You can't go back for what you've missed

So make it count, hold on tight find a way to make it right

You only get one trip

So make it good, make it last 'cause it all flies by so fast

You only get one trip

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pj1959us   0

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Keep your danged cold temperatures up there! :bonk: It's already colder here because of the likes of you. :P I want to have an Autumn please!

1-21-09 Getting Naturalization documents together.

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Disclaimer: i dunno nuthin bout birthin no babys, or bout imugrayshun.

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trailmix   77

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Keep your danged cold temperatures up there! :bonk: It's already colder here because of the likes of you. :P I want to have an Autumn please!

It's funny, when you watch the U.S. news they say ohh an 'Alberta Clipper' is coming down to cool us off or ohh the cold air from Canada is moving down here Tuesday.

Whereas here we blame it all on the Arctic. Wonder who they blame on their news :)

Oh and where are you Eka?

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Keep your danged cold temperatures up there! :bonk: It's already colder here because of the likes of you. :P I want to have an Autumn please!

It's funny, when you watch the U.S. news they say ohh an 'Alberta Clipper' is coming down to cool us off or ohh the cold air from Canada is moving down here Tuesday.

Whereas here we blame it all on the Arctic. Wonder who they blame on their news :)

Oh and where are you Eka?

One of D's jobs at the Canadian Embassy is to read some of the letters that come in. Last fall a guy from Michigan wrote the ambassador and said that because of the cold Canadian air entering the US his heating bills were much higher than normal and he wanted the Canadian gov't to reimburse him! :lol:

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TIMELINE

Civil Ceremony - 02/19/2005

I-130 Mailed Out - 02/25/2005

I-130 NOA1 - 03/04/2005

I-130 Approved - 04/07/2005

Pay I-864 - 05/13/2005

Return I-864 - 07/22/2005 *We mailed in the wrong birth certificate which led to a month or so delay*

Family Ceremony - 10/22/2005

Interview in Montreal - 12/22/2005

Activate Visa - 12/25/2005

Move to Virginia - 04/06/2006

Mailed I-751 - 11/02/2007

Received in Vermont - 11/05/2007

Check Cashed by VSC - 11/09/2007

Received NOA 1 - 11/10/2007

Biometrics - 01/10/2008

Card production ordered - 09/10/2008

Card received! - 09/17/2008

Now on to citizenship...

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pj1959us   0

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One of D's jobs at the Canadian Embassy is to read some of the letters that come in. Last fall a guy from Michigan wrote the ambassador and said that because of the cold Canadian air entering the US his heating bills were much higher than normal and he wanted the Canadian gov't to reimburse him! :lol:

I wonder if a big wall on our northern borders will keep out that air. :lol:

1-21-09 Getting Naturalization documents together.

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Disclaimer: i dunno nuthin bout birthin no babys, or bout imugrayshun.

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One of D's jobs at the Canadian Embassy is to read some of the letters that come in. Last fall a guy from Michigan wrote the ambassador and said that because of the cold Canadian air entering the US his heating bills were much higher than normal and he wanted the Canadian gov't to reimburse him! :lol:

I wonder if a big wall on our northern borders will keep out that air. :lol:

At the very least it might keep some of the hot air from the US from entering Canada! :whistle:

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TIMELINE

Civil Ceremony - 02/19/2005

I-130 Mailed Out - 02/25/2005

I-130 NOA1 - 03/04/2005

I-130 Approved - 04/07/2005

Pay I-864 - 05/13/2005

Return I-864 - 07/22/2005 *We mailed in the wrong birth certificate which led to a month or so delay*

Family Ceremony - 10/22/2005

Interview in Montreal - 12/22/2005

Activate Visa - 12/25/2005

Move to Virginia - 04/06/2006

Mailed I-751 - 11/02/2007

Received in Vermont - 11/05/2007

Check Cashed by VSC - 11/09/2007

Received NOA 1 - 11/10/2007

Biometrics - 01/10/2008

Card production ordered - 09/10/2008

Card received! - 09/17/2008

Now on to citizenship...

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~Nini~   2

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I wonder if a big wall on our northern borders will keep out that air. :lol:

Puts a whole new meaning to the term "border fence" :lol:

Over here, it's... what, 24C? I almost wish for real snow, not 2-inch Vancouver slushy. Then I remember I'm moving to PA, land of the bitter winter. :lol:

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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9/4/2010 - sent!

9/14/2010 - NOA

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so glad I won't have to deal with snow again. well the chances are slim.

we had a snow warning here in northern alberta but it was 70 out.

god bless texas.

AOS Timeline

12/05/2007 - Mailed AOS package

07/03/2008 - Received Welcome Letter and Green Card in Mail.

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Eka_&_Pyrrhic   0

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Oh and where are you Eka?

Northern Manitoba.

Not quite a national emergency if we get snow in September up here but I wasn't expecting to get to see it again before the interview/move. Doubt I'll be seeing much of it in North Carolina. *sigh*

~ Eka

Our Adventure:

08/2006: Met in World of Warcraft (Horde ftw!)

10/2006: Began communicating outside the game with emails/instant msgs/skype.

01/05/2007: In game proposal.

03/2007: First visit! (Canada)

03/07/2007: In person proposal.

K-1 Progress:

03/30/2007: Filed I-129F

04/09/2007: NOA1

04/13/2007: Touch

07/27/2007: Touch! (legit - no phone calls)

07/28/2007: NOA2! (status updated/email received)

07/30/2007: NOA2 Hard Copy

08/16/2007: Arrived at NVC

08/20/2007: NVC Hard Copy (sent)

08/22/2007: NVC Hard Copy (received)

08/31/2007: Packet 3 (received)

08/31/2007: Packet 3 (sent)

09/05/2007: Email from Consulate with (bad) interview date (Sept 24)

09/05/2007: Email to Consulate requesting (better) interview date (Sept 27)

09/06/2007: Email from Consulate - interview changed to Sept 27!

Medical: September 26 - Passed!

Interview: September 27 - Approved!

POE: September 29

Wedding Date: October 12

Bride-to-be: 'Eka' (Canada) Groom-to-be: 'Pyrrhic' (USA)

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Flames9_RN   358

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parents are in Saskatoon, and they say they may get a few of the white stuff tonight!!

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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Sister Fracas   5

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Keep your danged cold temperatures up there! :bonk: It's already colder here because of the likes of you. :P I want to have an Autumn please!

It's funny, when you watch the U.S. news they say ohh an 'Alberta Clipper' is coming down to cool us off or ohh the cold air from Canada is moving down here Tuesday.

Whereas here we blame it all on the Arctic. Wonder who they blame on their news :)

Russia! hehehe

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trailmix   77

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parents are in Saskatoon, and they say they may get a few of the white stuff tonight!!

Oh dear. Well personally I can't stand the stuff. The thing is, snow is pretty - but I hate driving in it, I hate when you put your foot on the brake and the car keeps on going - it's so not good. Flowers, green leaves, warm breeze, clear sidewalks, cars that are warm - now that's good stuff :)

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