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Nope. It's documents that technically could be printed off of the web or replaced by the government. It's of no value to Passport Canada so they don't give a hoot if they get lost. Sucks for us if they do...

Just put them in and be transparent. You don't want anything to cause delays in your application approval, or worse yet, turn up during AP that might seem suspicious, even though it rarely is. Just list and move on. If you're honest, they won't think much of it.

This is a classic read!

I've climbed Delicate Arch no less than 8 times. I love it there, but we haven't been in some time because it's been overrun with pretend glampers. We used to take our students on a field trip there for work. Ran 4 bootcamps a year, 3 field trips were Utah, 1 was California. Covid killed the field trips, unfortunately. Somehow training people became a cost, rather than an investment.

How's Miu with the ridiculous time change? I know I was awoken by a Siamese cat at the "new" time of 5:00am, trying to tell me it was breakfast time. She will storm your head and bite your nose if you attempt to ignore her, too. If you try to lock her out of the room, she hollers at the top of her lungs so the entire street can hear her. Alas, having grown up in Canadia in a province where the time remains unchanged, I can say with certainty that I despise standard time, too!

@Albert2 please fill out your timeline https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=463054

If you've applied under the 3 year rule, yes, your application is potentially in jeopardy. Pull your application, wait until you qualify under the 5 year rule and reapply. You don't want to create unnecessary flags and call into question obtaining citizenship at all by trying to do it under the 3 year rule.

We've renewed more than one from the US and never paid brokerage fees with FedEx.

Is the mother a citizen?

Spousal and fiancé visas take nearly the same amount of time through Montreal. No other consulate in Canada manages these visa types. Your partner would wait 18-24 months to get a K1 visa to enter the US, get married and file paperwork. Then, she has to wait for however long it's going to take for work authorization and travel authorization, should she want to travel outside of the US. She has to wait for her greencard to process on top of it all. Then, 2 years later, the removal of conditions would begin. It's a long process and an expensive process. I'd wager a guess your fiancé works in Canada. Are you prepared to become a single income and her lose out on X number of months of experience in her trade? Is she going to be happy, stuck with no opportunity to work or travel, fully dependent on you? For many people who come from countries similar to the US, this is extremely challenging and puts a lot of strain on the relationship. On the other hand, your partner waits 18-24 months to get a CR-1 to enter the US. She is immediately a permanent resident with the right to work, travel freely and have her SSN and driver's licence. Yes, you have to remove conditions in 2 years, but she begins her life with you like "normal". She can retain far more of her independence and the qualities you love about her without her being 100% your dependent. It's honestly a better scenario. If you search the forum, you'll find a lot of K-1's who'll have said they wished they would have done a CR-1 because it is a big headache.

Side, unrelated note: B&W photos are typically for 2 reasons: 1. if a photographer actually shoots in B&W on film, it gives a beautiful, grainy vintage look. Less common these days and typically takes a high end photographer and some film processing and development that people don't want to pay for these days. or (and more commonly) 2. B&W is a way to salvage a badly shot photo. Can't get the colours correct? Convert to B&W. Shot on the wrong settings? Adjust and convert to B&W. So, B&W isn't "going back 100 years" and can be a preferred option. But, then there's the OP's situation where the scan was in B&W

If push comes to shove, the oath ceremony can be rescheduled. I've not heard of an expedited oath ceremony, just a rescheduled one. Good luck!

It is not that unusual to see North African country applicants go through an extensive administrative processing. As @etrangais has mentioned, the background check will be completed. If your partner has a name that is common or similar to other people, this also slows AP down, in addition to any of the other potential red flag items (large age gap, vast religious differences, previous applications, etc).

BYD = Buy Your Dreams. China encourages you to BYD! Once upon a time, leaded fuels were cheaper than unleaded fuels. Manufacturers introduced engines with catalytic converters and told people they couldn't put leaded fuel in them. People went "screw that, I'm not paying more because you said so" and put leaded fuel in these vehicles. So, manufacturers made the nozzle holes where the fuel nozzle slotted in smaller and made unleaded fuel nozzles smaller. People drilled out the hole to make the leaded nozzle fit. Finally, they dropped the price of unleaded fuel to be cheaper than that of leaded fuel. I'm sure there was an apparent hit taken for it, but people put the unleaded fuel in their engines with catalytic converters and we saw atmospheric lead values drop. The intention was whole hearted and good because lead is harmful to one's health, but very few people are willing to pay more for something when they don't see the value and I would wager with the amount of misinformation out there, it's even more extreme. Investment into recycling and separation isn't lucrative and building a new landfill appears easier (in reality, it's not). As it is, EV's are heavily subsidized by government. Most "alternate energy" is. Until there's incentive to "do it right" as Mike Holmes would say, no one is going to take that plunge and do it. Virtue signaling, at best. Money is in mining and refinement, so until that changes, that will be the path forward. Look at single use plastics. You have plenty of corn based, industrial compostable options which are pretty damned close to petroleum based plastics in terms of consumer use and feel, but where are the composting facilities? They don't exist. Unless the government steps in and builds them.

The headline is a bit misleading considering the conclusion was modern used cars, in general, are prohibitively expensive to repair, especially when you rely on the dealer. I don't disagree per se; we are the technological junk epoch for sure and it is extremely disappointing to see the lack of ability not only to repair things, but the skillsets necessary to do so. I grew up with carbureted engines where my uncles and my brother would rebuild and modify on weekends. No dependence on dealerships, code scanners and software to tell you it's junk! We just traded in our truck a couple of weeks ago because the airbag suspension was starting to fail and it was going to cost $4k+ to replace (yes, replace. It would seem that troubleshooting for these systems isn't a thing, it's just replace) or $2-3k to convert to a standard shock suspension. As for the batteries - it's like any "sustainable" energy "solution"...the manufacturers have had YEARS to figure out recycling and disposal, but unless the government funds it, they refuse to put the resources in to make it happen. California's aging solar panels are a huge problem now as they are reaching end of life and instead of being recycled, they are hitting landfills. Tesla's first EV came to market in 2008. There's still limited EV battery recycling, especially considering that's 18 years worth of time to sort the process out and build the facilities. Just like relationships, it's fine to be excited about the wedding, but you have to remember the marriage comes after and that's the hard part.

I try not to shop at Walmart at all, if I can! Indeed, they do.

Depends where you are in TX. You can go to any location, but it doesn't guarantee anything. There are some walk ins, but it's going to take hours if you attempt a walk in. Appointments are the best way at DPS.

Do you have the letter of compliance from the manufacturer? Probably won't be an issue to initially import it but will more than likely become an issue when you need to have it inspected to register in state.

This. You don't appear to have that strong of ties to Canada, so I'm not surprised you've been flagged. I'd anticipate future issues.

If its the Yakitori rice, I quite like it! If Walmart does you dirty again, check if Best Buy has a suitable equivalent. Our experiences with their curbside to go have been very positive since they pivoted during covid.

I was surprised when I came back as a GC holder and they gave me an 8yr expiry on my TX DL. It had been such a battle before on my L1 with everything tied to the visa dates and DPS requiring SAVE checks (not mad about SAVE, but I do think it should be more expeditious, if not instantaneous), not to mention the "herded like cattle" feeling, being stuck in the chairs at the DPS office for hours at a time. HTH your wife got through unscathed!

Canadian PR is going to take at least 6 months to obtain, and that's usually only if you fall into one of the express entry job categories. Family sponsorship is along the lines of a year. Sounds like you plan to retain your US employment, which eliminates express entry - is your employer ok with you working from another country? Why, exactly, was your husband denied entry? This may have an impact on his visa eligibility. If it was he showed up, wanted to enter, was unable to demonstrate strong enough ties to Canada and withdrew his application, it doesn't mean he's unable to enter the US. It does mean he will be more heavily scrutinized if he does try to enter and best have proof of extremely strong ties to Canada. If he was handed an inadmissibility ban, that's a different mountain to climb and will require a waiver for you to complete his CR/IR process. Regardless, both will come into play during his consular interview, so the details are important.

Looking at your timeline and considering your concerns, you may want to do just as @Cw1977 has suggested - take the loss on the K1, get married quickly and file for the CR1. The timelines aren't dramatically different but you would be able to enter the US, ready to begin life, work, travel, etc and not be concerned with adjusting status. You'd just have to worry about removal of conditions. The cost difference from pulling the current K1 is likely right there - the difference in AOS.

She needs to have the immigration documents (passport, the NOA and the EAD wouldn't hurt) on her person when headed through the checkpoint. Shouldn't be an issue because everything is legitimate, but just verify all dates are current on the paperwork. USCIS sometimes makes typos and you don't want CBP to be the ones to realize it...

What do you do for work presently? You have a choice between marrying and adjusting status right now because you are present in the US, or leaving and proceeding with consular processing. You cannot leave and come back and then adjust because you've now premeditated the marriage and adjustment process, so reentering with the intention of adjusting constitutes fraud. Your trip to secondary has flagged you, so expect your application to be further scrutinized - do NOT lie to a CBP officer and commit fraud.