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mam521 last won the day on April 22 2024

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    Houston TX
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    Canada
  • Our Story
    I lived in the US on an L1B visa for 5 years, 2 months. I met my husband in that time and we married. I left the US to prevent a visa overstay.

    Initially, DH was a PR. He received his citizenship in Jan 2019. We upgraded our petition at that point. After I-130 was approved, we endured 89 days, 22.5 hours of waiting before my I-130 magically showed up at NVC. The CEAC website was undergoing maintenance when I was trying to fill out the IV. After some frustration and losing data more than once, I learned how to manipulate the system to work and got the forms filled out. RFE setback for my CRC and a request for a marriage certificate for my Littles and we were finally DQ.

    We narrowly escaped the covid Consulate closure - our interview was the Monday, the Consulate closed Friday. We were approved and finally headed "home" on April 1, the day after our 2 year anniversary.

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  1. mam521
    If you're on FB, there's a group called Canadians Living in the US with an Exit Plan. Good info there.
  2.    Ontarkie reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal Only. Post here and support each other (PART 4)
  3. mam521
    100% pain in the rear!
  4.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal Only. Post here and support each other (PART 4)
  5. mam521

    visa in hand

    mam521 replied to zero1331's topic in Canada

    Your information is best captured by filling out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=474102 and then sharing here:
  6. mam521
    Have you checked your MyUSCIS account to see if the card has been issued? You can send an inquiry if it's been more than 90 days. That said, ours took over 170.
  7. mam521
    Correct. Covid vaccines are not required for AOS, but are for consular processing. https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements
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  12. mam521
    Governments share info. If it's not "technically" legal in the US, they send it to the UK, in the interest of national security and have the UK report back the findings. People who think they are sneaky just aren't. Someone, somewhere, is always watching. The OP needs to remember CBP are looking out for the best interest of the US to keep borders secure, facilitate trade and prevent terrorism. USCIS are ultimately responsible for applying immigration law. If CBP thinks your fiancé is questionable and a potential threat, as defined by policy, by overstay or potential illegal work, they will exercise their right to apply the policy. Again, the US owes nothing to your fiancé, just like her country owes you nothing and could threaten the same to you if you demonstrated the same pattern there.
  13.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Fiancée threatened with deportation by customs agent after arriving at airport for false accusations. How concerned should we be?
  14.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Fiancée threatened with deportation by customs agent after arriving at airport for false accusations. How concerned should we be?
  15. mam521
    Congrats on finally getting the interview scheduled! If you search the forum, there are many reviews people have written regarding the Montreal Consulate. The biggest takeaway is you can't bring in phones, smart watches or tablets, so leave those in your hotel. You might be able to get a locker, but if you have somewhere safe, just leave them there. Also, no bags. Bring your paperwork in a folder or something (I used an accordion flexi-folder with a zip) but no bags. Bring a magazine or a book because you could be there for a while.
  16. mam521
    Oooohhh...an edjumacated chica!
  17. mam521
    Please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=485108
  18.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Fiancee is Pakistan Citizen but working in UAE for last 2 years
  19.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Fiancee is Pakistan Citizen but working in UAE for last 2 years
  20.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: AOS From Work Visa. I-130 Approved, I-485 pending
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  25. mam521
    I didn't include any bank statements because we don't share a bank account. I included a mortgage statement, house insurance statement, a vehicle purchase, vehicle insurance for all of our vehicles, statement of beneficiaries for life insurance, copies of our DL's showing we live at the same address and plane tickets from a trip that was recent. I suppose the other required items were there (marriage certificate, etc). No issues, no RFE's.
  26. mam521
    And from 2021
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  32. mam521
    Not unless you were given anything at your interview that you were instructed to provide to CBP. You should fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=478261
  33. mam521
    You can still come on an L1. They are independent petitions. When you filed your I-130, I'm assuming you indicated you would be doing consular processing? Someone here can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe you can do AOS unless you start over. Your current petition so based on marriage to a US citizen. If you were to come and attempt to adjust, it would have to be off of your work visa, so filing an I-140, waiting for it's approval, then filing the I-485, I-765, etc. It will take longer than a year. Many people are issued work authorization but still have a long road ahead before they receive an interview and then finally, the greencard. If you leave it as is, you'll have to go back to the UK for your interview, but you're a few months away from I-130 approval and then the London consulate doesn't take long for interviews. Hopefully you'd have your spousal based GC before your work term ended. No reason a spousal green card should be negatively impacted by a work visa.
  34. mam521
    You have to read a written statement out loud, write a verbal statement and then you will be asked questions verbally. Depends on your interviewing officer for how they manage the testing. Mine dispersed the questions throughout verifying my submitted information. If you get 6 in a row correct, they stop there.
  35. mam521
    Not so simple for Canadian passport photos. Just like the Montreal Consulate is sticky about things, Passport Canada is ridiculously sticky about passport photos, sizing, shadows, backgrounds and who can take them. It's really annoying as a Canadian abroad because I could take my own photo with a far superior camera that would turn out better than a Walgreens any day of the week, but it's not accepted.
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