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DS 230 (question 25)

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SonoranSongbird   3

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I seriously doubt my fiance can possibly remember every visit he has ever made to the US, which I'm assuming is pretty common for Canadians (I could never begin to list every visit I made to Canada--granted, I grew up in a border town and he did not, but I know he has been here probably hundreds of times). Do they really expect him to be able to list every visit he has ever made to the US in 50 years?

Yes, it is going to be a loooooooong time before we need to fill this out, but I am looking ahead at what we will need because there just isn't anything else I can do at the moment. I got tired of looking at wedding planning stuff.

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5/27/2008 ~ Interview --- APPROVED!!

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7/17/2008 ~ POE Portal, North Dakota

7/26/2008 ~ Marriage

AOS

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Removing Conditions

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2/22/2011 ~ 10-year GC arrived (95 days)

Marilyn. Grand Master

Marilyn.   340

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just list the major trips he can remember... then for the others what I did was put something like " various and numerous trips were made to the US from ______ to _______"

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I think they realize that Canadians make a lot of trips to the US, seeing that the majority of Canadians live close to the border....

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IR5FORMUMSIE   850

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I seriously doubt my fiance can possibly remember every visit he has ever made to the US, which I'm assuming is pretty common for Canadians (I could never begin to list every visit I made to Canada--granted, I grew up in a border town and he did not, but I know he has been here probably hundreds of times). Do they really expect him to be able to list every visit he has ever made to the US in 50 years?

Yes, it is going to be a loooooooong time before we need to fill this out, but I am looking ahead at what we will need because there just isn't anything else I can do at the moment. I got tired of looking at wedding planning stuff.

I just put a list of whatever I could recall for Mom and Dad. I added a page to the form and put a big disclaimer, "This is not an exhaustive list of all visits to the US, only those occasions that could be documented or I could clearly recall." That should do it. On the form itself, I just put "see attached." I think most Canadians are in the same boat.

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SonoranSongbird   3

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Ta, thanks. That makes sense. He can probably give the dates of any in the past few years because he has the stamps in his passport, and he can at least give the year for two or three long road trips he made long ago.

They also ask for every address he has had since the age of 16. He may actually be able to answer that one easily, but I would sure have a hard time with it. I'm actually curious enough to try to list every address I've had since I was 16 now.....

K1

10/02/2007 ~ Sent I-129F to CSC

2/27/2008 ~ NOA2!!! (148 days)

5/27/2008 ~ Interview --- APPROVED!!

5/28/2008 ~ Visa in hand (239 days)

7/17/2008 ~ POE Portal, North Dakota

7/26/2008 ~ Marriage

AOS

8/26/2008 ~ Sent AOS/AP/EAD to Chicago lockbox

9/18/2008 ~ Biometrics in St Louis

9/22/2008 ~ Transferred to CSC

11/05/2008 ~ AP/EAD approved (71 days)

1/20/2009 ~ AOS approved!!! (147 days)

1/29/2009 ~ 2-year GC arrived (156 days)

Removing Conditions

11/18/2010 ~ Sent I-751 to CSC

11/19/2010 ~ I-751 delivered to CSC

11/19/2010 ~ NOA1

12/10/2010 ~ Received biometrics letter

12/21/2010 ~ Biometrics in St Louis

12/29/2010 ~ Touch

1/04/2011 ~ Case status finally available online

2/16/2011 ~ Approved!! (89 days)

2/22/2011 ~ 10-year GC arrived (95 days)

Marilyn. Grand Master

Marilyn.   340

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Ta, thanks. That makes sense. He can probably give the dates of any in the past few years because he has the stamps in his passport, and he can at least give the year for two or three long road trips he made long ago.

They also ask for every address he has had since the age of 16. He may actually be able to answer that one easily, but I would sure have a hard time with it. I'm actually curious enough to try to list every address I've had since I was 16 now.....

IF I remember correctly, you only need to list places that you have lived in for longer then 6 months...

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Marilyn. Grand Master

Marilyn.   340

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you can just list each month & year and how long approx each trip was

like:

March 2007 (1 week)

May 2007 (5 days)

that can be a problem... I lived about 20 minutes or so from the border and I could never recall all the day trips i made to the US :lol:

I think just making a broad statement like I mentioned , is good enough....

example : I made numerous trips to the US from 1980 to 2007

but I would list all the major trips you made, that you can remember....

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SonoranSongbird   3

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that can be a problem... I lived about 20 minutes or so from the border and I could never recall all the day trips i made to the US :lol:

Same here. But he is from Edmonton, so maybe he would be able to do what Liz suggested. I think at the very least he might need to say it is not an exhaustive list, though. I think he went to Montana pretty regularly, even if it wasn't as much as those of us who really are from border towns.

K1

10/02/2007 ~ Sent I-129F to CSC

2/27/2008 ~ NOA2!!! (148 days)

5/27/2008 ~ Interview --- APPROVED!!

5/28/2008 ~ Visa in hand (239 days)

7/17/2008 ~ POE Portal, North Dakota

7/26/2008 ~ Marriage

AOS

8/26/2008 ~ Sent AOS/AP/EAD to Chicago lockbox

9/18/2008 ~ Biometrics in St Louis

9/22/2008 ~ Transferred to CSC

11/05/2008 ~ AP/EAD approved (71 days)

1/20/2009 ~ AOS approved!!! (147 days)

1/29/2009 ~ 2-year GC arrived (156 days)

Removing Conditions

11/18/2010 ~ Sent I-751 to CSC

11/19/2010 ~ I-751 delivered to CSC

11/19/2010 ~ NOA1

12/10/2010 ~ Received biometrics letter

12/21/2010 ~ Biometrics in St Louis

12/29/2010 ~ Touch

1/04/2011 ~ Case status finally available online

2/16/2011 ~ Approved!! (89 days)

2/22/2011 ~ 10-year GC arrived (95 days)

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vnoe   0

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For me I just put various crossings and listed the few ports in my area....heck my house is 1/2 block from the USA line...good grief as if I could remember. I don't think you will have any problems with it. :)

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has been extended for 1 year and that we will be receiving a letter for an ASC appointment for

fingerprints, photo, and signature.

Dec 2009 - Received 10 year permanent resident card.

Feb 2010 - My children received their 10 year permanent resident cards.

Oct 2010 - My children were legally adopted by my USA Citizen husband.

SpiritAlight Experienced

SpiritAlight   1

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I have a best friend at the Montreal U.S. Consulate.

He/She goes by the name "Operator Number Five" (I like to spell it out).

Here is part of an email and response from them:

Me: Having grown up in Montreal and then having lived in Vancouver for 12 years (and now I am back in Montreal ), I have visited the U.S. countless of times, maybe numbering in the hundreds (mostly driving in, sometimes flying and via sailing). How will I account for each visit from the time I was born to the present on your DS-230 form number 25 on page two?

Op No 5: Just list numerous visits on the forms

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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