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As soon as you get EAD, you can get a SSN. After the greencard is issued, you just let the SSA know and they'll update the card. Or, like in my case, you don't bother updating the information with the SSA until you naturalize.

Unfortunately, me too To the OP, majority represents about 80 or so percent. There's always those ones that fall outside the bulk. Don't stress.

No matter where you end up attending your ceremony, verify that your partner and infant are allowed. Some locations allow it, others do not.

Apparently clever, defiant and lie a little are indicators of intelligence. I dunno, man...this kid pushes the limits and then gets angry when he's a victim of his own stupidity. He's definitely book smart, but not smarter than the GenX parents it would seem!

Save the headache, fly back. Order your US passport from your new address after the ceremony.

Many banks will allow bank accounts can still be opened with an ITIN. The trigger, especially for larger banks, is actually legal status and it's validity period. The same applies for driver's licenses. Many states are requiring SAVE verification and irrespective of having a SSN or ITIN, a person who has entered the period of authorized stay with no legal status (K1 visa holders after their I-94 expires but their AOS paperwork has been filed) will not be able to get a driver's license until EAD or their greencard are approved, granting them legal status in the US and triggering an update to their SAVE account. If they do manage to get a state license, it will expire when their I-94 expires.

You can study whatever way works for you. I used an app and just answered 50 questions at a time until I scored 96% or higher every time I did them. The nice thing about the app is it asked which state I was in so it would pull the most up to date information on who the representatives were. For your civics exam, you will be asked up to 20 questions. You have to correctly answer 12. If you answer the first 12 correctly, they won't ask you any further questions. Good luck!

Hubs busted Kid2 playing online games through the hotspot on his phone last night. Kid2 just had his hotspot reinstated not long ago with the stipulation of no hotspotting to get around evening lock out (the router locks him out of devices accessing the interwebz because he has zero self control, as much as we've tried to teach it). Dunno if hubs removed it again or not. Guess we'll see!

One or more of the required vaccines are not appropriate/applicable. Don't worry about it, it's not anything to stress over. I had the same.

Verify that she got the correct PRC - it has to be type "other" and will include the entire records holdings. It will NOT have fingerprints on the document received in the mail. Really, you look at it and think "what the deuce? All this trouble for this nearly blank sheet of paper?". This gets screwed up often. In case she gets the incorrect one, Edmonton City Police apparently do them, but she can go to a place like Edmonton Fingerprinting Services or the Commissionaires to get them done. There's a list of approved third parties here: https://rcmp.ca/en/criminal-records/criminal-record-checks/private-fingerprinting-companies-accredited-rcmp#wb-auto-2 Good luck!

Just remember, when you endorse the visa in your passport, you officially become a PR of the USA. You will be responsible for filing US income tax from that day forward and any world income becomes fair game for the IRS. I recommend consulting with a cross border accountant prior to endorsing your visa to ensure you have your proverbial financial ducks in a row and aren't setting yourself up for heartbreak, especially if you have TFSA, RESP's, real estate, etc. You will also be responsible for filing Canadian exit taxes. Additionally, depending on your province, you may encounter some issues with retaining provincial social benefits if you are a US PR. Your visa is good for 6 months from the issuance date or your medical, whichever came first. I'd recommend finishing up your affairs in Canada and planning the move rather than endorsing, becoming a PR and then trying to manage on the back end. Ultimately though, it's your decision.

Honestly, if your daughter really wants to move to the US, she's best off getting a degree that falls under TN status or a job with a multinational company, working for a year and transferring on an L1.

Those are nice colors! Does your home have brick on it, too? I have a red bricked house with a pale, vanilla'ish trim. I used to despise the red brick and the trim color. But, we got a new roof and then changed the windows and the exterior doors and now I quite like the look. The new windows and doors really modernized it. The old ones were aluminum frames with colonial style gridded/grilled, single pane, sugar glass. There are also some half round windows that had those grilles as well (I think they look like half wagon wheels). They were all replaced with double pane, gas insulated windows. The front door was an old wood, 4 lite with a half round window but we changed it to a solid door with a long, vertical window (mid century style). It lets in more light though the frosted window, which is nice. It was an investment, but we see the returns in energy savings, a cleaner house (less dust) and it was amazing how much quieter it is with the newer windows. That's all that crazy ES stuff you buy... We're not allowed to put wet paint cans into the trash. You either have to take the lids off and let them dry up or take them to the county recycle center. They will have a free drop off day for paint coming up soon. They always do one in the spring and in the fall. Otherwise, it's a small fee. We were pleasantly surprised a couple of weekends ago because we took the dead microwave to the recycle center and they didn't charge us a recycling fee. Lowes, HD and WorstBuy were all wanting $50 to take it. We will still take advantage of WorstBuy's free electronics recycling. We have some old Apple routers and an old Chromebook that need to go and they'll take up to 4 pieces per day. I'd prefer that the high school do a recycling event (I think marching band usually does one as a fundraiser) but they didn't do it last year. The school is arguably closer, more convenient and takes it all at once.

Yes, that's like, I dunno, 2x2x2x2 feet up or so. He's a pain in the rear so we had to give him something to scale. He gets up there from the upstairs livingroom and typically climbs down. I've lived this before and had it tossed in my face that "he paid the mortgage". Yep, he's no longer here. Replaced. Significant upgrade, I might add! Hopefully it's legitimately better for your daughter because life is too short to settle and be stuck with someone who doesn't actually make you happy.

Nuking can make is soggy; air fryer keeps it more crispy. There are, but they do tend to cost a bit more. Aldi should have something. Any chance she can make extra and you toss it into the fridge or freezer? We do that with bacon buttermilk waffles. Yeah, fresh is better but beggars can't be choosers. French toast is really easy, though. I just washed the linen curtains from the livingroom and the lint was insane...I had no idea they could lint like that! That was Monty on Friday. He had a BAD case of the zoomies. I have a picture of him coming down his cat wall with his favorite toy (a folded, looped pipe cleaner). Total nutjob. Disposals are such an American thing. We took ours out when the kids were little. I have a sink with a drain basket and when it needs emptied, the compost bin is right next to the sink. Brits typically function between 58°f and 73°f. Anything outside of that, they cry about it. It's pretty amazing that he's in FL, all things considered. Thankfully, my Brit is conditioned to not melt in anything above 70°f so he doesn't whinge about it when I need the heat on. Sounds like the loser Matthew on the last 90 Day the other way series! Full moon last night. Weather should let up. I'm kinda sad...I'm not ready for 85°+ weather yet. I'm good with staying in the 60's for a while longer. Still not pulling all of the plants out of the greenhouses yet. I don't trust we won't get another freeze in a couple of weeks time.