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mam521 last won the day on February 25

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    SPRING
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    Texas

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  • Immigration Status
    Naturalization (approved)
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  • Local Office
    Houston TX
  • Country
    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.    Lemonslice reacted to a post in a topic: Abandoning Adjustment of Status or Green Card – future tourist visits to the US?
  2.    Crazy Cat reacted to a post in a topic: Abandoning Adjustment of Status or Green Card – future tourist visits to the US?
  3. mam521
    Have you been running your company while you've been in the US?
  4.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Flinging Rants To See If They'll Stick
  5. mam521
    The Snapple drinking, granola eating one. The other one, which hasn't observed time change in 60 years, is full of miners and agricultural workers. Did you unmute in the app? Sometimes you have to get to the stupid muted speaker, click and then hit volume up. https://www.airrosti.com/houston/?utm_source=paid-search-google&utm_medium=text-ad&utm_campaign=brand-houston It's unpleasant, but it works. My shoulder was frozen right up and they managed to get me moving and pain free. Spring break this week for us, thank goodness. That said, Kid1 is struggling again. Mental health is a real deal. They're cold! Kid2 changed out of Welding, thank goodness. He would NEVER in a million years be successful. That said, he has 7 AP courses next year 😲. Ugh...drives me bananas. Fine educators that can't English properly...just crazy.
  6.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: Flinging Rants To See If They'll Stick
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  8.    mam521 reacted to a post in a topic: I 90 processing time
  9. mam521
    Your phone broken? It likely has both Google Maps AND a flashlight! How novel! Physio or Airrosti? Time change is the biggest scam of all You really enjoy making your mornings more difficult, it would seem. It's significantly easier to rouse a manyager when you can open the curtains/blinds/etc and the light shines them in the face. DST is dumb. Period. I'm annoyed with the Ontarians that came up with the concept and as for countries adopting it, it hasn't been WWI for over a hundred years, and the art of war has changed dramatically, so why are we still changing clocks? At least my home province ditched the idea in 1966. Summer = sunny. Winter = dark. Done.
  10.    Lemonslice reacted to a post in a topic: No criminal record but do I need a Canadian criminal record check, if yes how do I get it?
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  20. mam521
    My friend let one of hers sit and they currently have 4 chicks as of this morning!
  21.    Edward and Jaycel reacted to a post in a topic: No criminal record but do I need a Canadian criminal record check, if yes how do I get it?
  22. mam521
    You'll have to find a local fingerprinting agency that can take your fingerprints and submit the request to the Canadian RCMP on your behalf. The request won't be "regular" records from the RCMP - it will be type - other and will include the entire holdings. Looks like these guys do it: https://thefingerprintroom.com/fingerprinting-services-new-zealand/ Any reason you're interested in a K-1 versus a CR-1 visa?
  23.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: N-400 Experiences for travel ban countries citizens.
  24. mam521
    I have a Venezuelan colleague who did his interview and passed a couple of months ago but no movement on oath ceremony.
  25.    appleblossom reacted to a post in a topic: Not sure which route to take
  26.    TBoneTX reacted to a post in a topic: Not sure which route to take
  27. mam521
    @TBoneTX lets be real...where isn't there gridlock in the Houston metro area? I don't go out unnecessarily during the day. Rush hours are frustrating and "off" hours are full of incompetent, unsafe drivers. It doesn't matter where you are in this metro! Interesting fact about Sugar Land drinking water. Whoda thunk it?
  28. mam521
    Welcome to the forum! Once you guys start filing, please make sure you update your profile here: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=481155 The I-130 process is the only option available to you guys. You file it, once it's approved, she'll fill out the DS-260 and you the I-864. Once all of that is approved, she'll be invited for an interview. She'll do her medical, her interview and then get her passport back and be able to move. The advantage to consular processing is she enters the US with a greencard and is able to work, get a DL, bank account, etc with no issue. If she enters after your 2yr anniversary, you won't have to remove conditions and she'll receive a 10 year greencard. Just as a head's up: the reality is there is nothing fast about immigration. It takes time, patience and won't be cheap. Making sure you're both familiar with the guide listed above will be instrumental in understanding the journey you're about to embark on. The process you two have to take will take an average of 18 months. You can visit each other in the meantime, but if she's headed to VT, make sure she has proof of strong ties to Canada - employment letter, proof of residence, etc. on her person in case she's asked to prove she'll be returning to Canada. Make sure you file your taxes correctly this year since you are married.
  29. mam521
    Antihistamines and I are pretty much one with one another at the moment. Cedar and Oak pollen are high and Cedar really kicks my behind badly. We spent most of the weekend outside. Moved all the plants back to their homes, took down the greenhouses, took down a pop up canopy, blew leaves, edged and bag mowed both front and back yards, trimmed up the crepe myrtle and sago palms and hubs pressure washed the patio by the door after I removed the wood tiles. The 2 front sagos will need further pruning, but we'll give them a chance to try and grow some new fronds, first. We need to move the patio furniture and further pressure wash. The front driveway needs it too. The back grass is some sort of freak, I swear. It doesn't seem to go that dormant. It froze last month and it's already green as anything.
  30. mam521
    My allergies are off the hook. Ugh 🤧
  31. mam521
    Since your I-130 is approved, you'll receive an invite to fill out the DS-260, where this information will go. Your spouse will have to fill out the I-864 Affidavit of Support. Once all of this is approved, you'll have your interview scheduled. I recommend studying the guide here: You are going to need to know all the places they've lived since they were 16 years old...this one was a pain for me as I moved a lot. Your spouse is going to need their income tax for the last 3 years. I highly recommend getting their 2025 taxes sent if they haven't already. Also, make sure they are filed correctly since you're married (married filing separately, NOT single).
  32. mam521
    Pleasantly surprised to hear that so many of the SSN's are being issued automatically. It's been very hit and miss and when you have to book to visit the SSA, it's just another administrative pain in the rear to add to the collection!
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  34. mam521
    What did the divorce agreement grant regarding custody? Is there a formal agreement in place? If so, what does it state for the custodial parent and visitation for the non-custodial parent? As I understand it, MX awards custody to one parent, with visitation for the other. It also sounds like the courts are pretty amenable to hearing child custody cases. That said, your partner would have to be able to prove that the child's father is unreliable. I don't know if the judge would grant permission for immigration in place of the required notarized permission letter or not, but a MX family lawyer could answer that. Not ideal with the interviews so close. Totally rooting for you guys. Keep us posted on how it plays out!
  35. mam521
    Winter? What's winter? 🤣 I miss a legitimate, mild winter. SE Texas has no clue what this is.
  36. mam521
    $2.39 here. Can't say it's under $2.30 across the nation when it's not applicable across the ENTIRE nation.
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