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VENT: Montreal Consulate: What the hell is going on over there? Appointment letters are going missing. People are missing their appointments. Some people get email notices 3 days before their interviews, and have to scramble to get to Montreal. Those of you who went through them last year says that they were fine - what the heck happened?? There's a bunch of us here now wondering if our letters may have been lost. There's no interviews scheduled yet for September, at least among VJers. What gives??????

2008-01-30 - I-129F Sent

2008-02-05 - I-129F NOA1

2008-06-06 - I-129F NOA2

2008-06-10 - NVC Recd

2008-07-02 - Packet 3 Recd

2008-07-23 - Packet 3 Sent

2008-08-11 - Medical

2008-09-18 - Packet 4 Recd

2008-10-14 - Interview - APPROVED!

2008-11-05 - US Entry - I fly to Toronto 11/5, we drive back to California and get here 11/9

2008-11-18 - Civil Ceremony San Francisco MARRIAGE CERT and CEREMONY BOOKED

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Emancipation Mentor

Emancipation   2

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"If there's a way for me to stay somewhere and work, yet get to spend time with "loverboy", I would choose it, but obviously this is not easy,"

What would you say this?

GAHHHHHHHHHHH marrying someone just to "stay" in a Country and for anything less than love is NOT COOL... NOT COOL AT ALL :angry:

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

Chica Yeyé Grand Master

Chica Yeyé   41

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"If there's a way for me to stay somewhere and work, yet get to spend time with "loverboy", I would choose it, but obviously this is not easy,"

What would you say this?

GAHHHHHHHHHHH marrying someone just to "stay" in a Country and for anything less than love is NOT COOL... NOT COOL AT ALL :angry:

Who the helll said that???? Do tell. And no, it's not cool.

Emancipation Mentor

Emancipation   2

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"If there's a way for me to stay somewhere and work, yet get to spend time with "loverboy", I would choose it, but obviously this is not easy,"

What would you say this?

GAHHHHHHHHHHH marrying someone just to "stay" in a Country and for anything less than love is NOT COOL... NOT COOL AT ALL :angry:

Who the helll said that???? Do tell. And no, it's not cool.

I'm waiting for Krikit to answer.. she's the one with the super cool prize :) lol.....

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

Emancipation Mentor

Emancipation   2

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I want a prize too!!!! Can I play?

Hmmmm ..... is this the chickie from Japan again?

DING DING DING DING!!!!!!! WAHOO.. you are too smart for skool my friend....

Flames... tell the girl what amazing prize she has won today!!!

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

Flames9_RN Grand Master

Flames9_RN   358

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WOW!!! Another lucky contestant!! You have won a trip (which u have to pay for) to PEI, get picked up at the airport by no one other than PEI own Loverboy!! He may be a bit late to the airport, as he has to borrow his moms 1986 Dodge Horizon hatchback car, and he has to stop at the seamstress to get a patch put on his sweat pants!! Accommodations are at his parents place AND he will devote all his attention to you, as he does not have a job!! Thanks to VJ members, we do have $$$$ in the budget for aerosol body spray. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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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

Emancipation Mentor

Emancipation   2

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WOW!!! Another lucky contestant!! You have won a trip (which u have to pay for) to PEI, get picked up at the airport by no one other than PEI own Loverboy!! He may be a bit late to the airport, as he has to borrow his moms 1986 Dodge Horizon hatchback car, and he has to stop at the seamstress to get a patch put on his sweat pants!! Accommodations are at his parents place AND he will devote all his attention to you, as he does not have a job!! Thanks to VJ members, we do have $$$$ in the budget for aerosol body spray. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:lol:

oh man... you nailed it flames.. you nailed it

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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

Emancipation Mentor

Emancipation   2

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WHY DOES EVERYONE CALL ME "THE AMERICAN" now???? :bonk: :bonk:

"think you'll be an American for life" is the most recent addition to the dumb questions i've been asked.. c'moffit?

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

Marilyn. Grand Master

Marilyn.   340

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WHY DOES EVERYONE CALL ME "THE AMERICAN" now???? :bonk: :bonk:

"think you'll be an American for life" is the most recent addition to the dumb questions i've been asked.. c'moffit?

oh that reminds me.. it really bugs me when people say you are in America now you should spell the words correctly (you know like flavor instead of flavour) etc I know they are joking around but it bugs me still :P

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Emancipation Mentor

Emancipation   2

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WHY DOES EVERYONE CALL ME "THE AMERICAN" now???? :bonk: :bonk:

"think you'll be an American for life" is the most recent addition to the dumb questions i've been asked.. c'moffit?

oh that reminds me.. it really bugs me when people say you are in America now you should spell the words correctly (you know like flavor instead of flavour) etc I know they are joking around but it bugs me still :P

I saw a bumper sticker last night that read "You now live in America - NOW SPEAK ENGLISH"... I sighed...

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

trailmix Grand Master

trailmix   77

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WHY DOES EVERYONE CALL ME "THE AMERICAN" now???? :bonk: :bonk:

"think you'll be an American for life" is the most recent addition to the dumb questions i've been asked.. c'moffit?

oh that reminds me.. it really bugs me when people say you are in America now you should spell the words correctly (you know like flavor instead of flavour) etc I know they are joking around but it bugs me still :P

I saw a bumper sticker last night that read "You now live in America - NOW SPEAK ENGLISH"... I sighed...

I was just talking about that bumper sticker last week!!

and :lol: flames

Flames9_RN Grand Master

Flames9_RN   358

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I get asked by my fellow students when i wil become an American. I simply state NEVER, I'm Canadian.

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

Kathryn41 Grand Master

Kathryn41   3,205

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Ants!!!!!!! Grrrr! I woke up this morning at 6 am to make Joe's lunch and there were hoardes of ants all over the kitchen counters! I made his lunch on the kitchen table and got him on his way and then broke out the Bug Shot. After moving everything away I found they were streaming in through the edge of the kitchen window. So I blasted those little suckers where ever I saw them moving, then wiped off the counter of insecticide and dead ant bodies. Then I sprayed bleach cleaner all over the counters and wiped off that. Then I had to wash everything off with water to remove the bleach and any residual insecticide because the cats have been known to jump up there and I don't want them touching any left over insecticide (nor us either). Then of course I had to wash down all of the items that we keep on the counter and wash the cutting boards and everything else. I put down ant traps and then, figuring it won't hurt and might help, lined the window ledge with dryer sheets. Then I went outside and sprayed the outside of the window sill , the siding and the cement base of the house to try and stop any further intrusions. I hate ants inside! So far so good. They haven't returned - but I'm telling you, if they do I'm ready. I bought more BugShot today. Boy am I ever glad it works.

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“...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?”

.― Lucy Maude Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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Flames you are hilarious!

:lol:

Poor Japanese girl...Anne of Green Gables legacy got another one.

SpiritAlight edits due to extreme lack of typing abilities. :)

You will do foolish things.

Do them with enthusiasm!!

Don't just do something. Sit there.

K1: Flew to the U.S. of A. – January 9th, 2008 (HELLO CHI-TOWN!!! I'm here.)

Tied the knot (legal ceremony, part one) – January 26th, 2008 (kinda spontaneous)

AOS: Mailed V-Day; received February 15th, 2007 – phew!

I-485 application transferred to CSC – March 12th, 2008

Travel/Work approval notices via email – April 23rd, 2008

Green card/residency card: email notice of approval – August 28th, 2008 yippeeeee!!!

Funny-looking card arrives – September 6th, 2008 :)

Mailed request to remove conditions – July 7, 2010

Landed permanent resident approved – August 23rd, 2010

Second funny looking card arrives – August 31st, 2010

Over & out, Spirit

 
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