mam521

Excellent news! Good luck on your permanent move

Sorry, unfortunately I do not. There have been some other threads on the forum, so a quick search might help you more than I can. There are also a couple of "Canadians Living in the US" and "Tips for Canadians in the US" Facebook pages that are quite active that might be able to answer about an importer for you if you use that social media platform.

It’s always one thing or another! Hopefully you’re successful with the compliance letter and can just import with ease!

You've made an assumption that the OP is married.

I replied on the other thread: 1. Letter of Compliance from the manufacturer. This could be challenging as Toyota stopped issuing them. 2. Bill of Sale 3. EPA and HS-7 forms You may have to pay taxes on the vehicle, depending on where it's manufactured. Once you get it to your state, follow the state guidance for registration and insurance.

I'd check to see if Lexus is even issuing compliance letters. Toyota Canada is no longer issuing them and I haven't yet heard of a way around this. Lexus is, of course, a Toyota subsidiary. You need the letter of compliance and the bill of sale. Barring it's fully DOT compliant (the big issue is often no factory installed TPMS), you will need forms HS-7 and there's an EPA form. That will get you through the federal border and then you'll have to check into the state requirements for where you're moving to.

I'd be concerned with how things could impact if you want to gain citizenship in the future. It'd be interested to know if they send your card without his being activated. I do know that USCIS is disorganized. We had 3 greencards sent at once. 2 of 3 had the correct status (IR instead of CR), 1 did not (CR). Filed I-90 to get it fixed, received new greencard with correct status and a year and a half later, get a notice reminding us to remove conditions on the incorrectly issued, but fixed greencard.

Just because you have an extension doesn't mean you should wait until the 11th hour to take advantage of that extension. Never leave yourself susceptible to scrutiny when dealing with USCIS. File your taxes so you can confidently answer all questions as Mike E has stated.

I'd consult with a lawyer. As you've mentioned, everything I've ever heard says the principal applicant has to activate first or be present when the derivative applicants are entering the US. Sounds like a potentially large (and financially costly for you) screw up.

@Anna12 please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=447026

Soooo.... Around 5:40pm Wednesday, I heard a loud hissing noise, kinda like you'd hear if a tire popped. Opened the back door, thought it sounded like something at the neighbours. Went back inside until a knock on the door a minute later from the neighbour. He heard it too, but it was definitely in my yard. The suction inlet on my one AC condenser units overpressured, the compressor blew up and the hissing was the refrigerant vacating the system. Called my AC guy (who is awesome, by the way). He sent his on call guy right out and yup, dead unit. We'd have to wait until today to get a new unit. In the meantime, the upstairs AC unit was functioning fine and we had a portable unit in the garage that I pulled into the house to cool the master bedroom. I grew up in a very frugal household because we had to stretch limited resources as far as possible, so I'm pretty good at managing resources when push comes to shove. Around 8pm, a BAD storm rolls in. Hubs and I have to dart out and lay the 33gal pots of bamboo over so they didn't rip the string lights down. Wind picks up and the lighting starts. Power was flickering like mad and finally gave up the ghost. Generator kicks in (ironically, the service company had just serviced the generator hours earlier). Two very bright flashes were accompanied by instantaneous BANGS! and had struck very close by. Kid2 comes down "what was that?!" "lightning striking really close" "oh...I don't like these kinds of storms. I'm putting my headphones on!". This lasted for a couple of hours. We went outside with a couple of flashlights once it rolled through to survey whether we had damage. Nope - couple of bigger branches and a bunch of leaves, but it's fine. Pretty creepy though because there was no lights and only the hum of the generators for those of us that have them. Came back inside and opened a bottle of wine, drank it and went to bed. Got up yesterday morning. Still on generator power. Thanking my lucky stars we saved and bought the generator at this point. AC guy calls - we get bumped ahead because we have a source of power so he can install the new condenser unit and test, irrespective of grid power. Cool. As he arrives, grid power comes up (excellent). They work away at it and turns out the unit the supplier sent is a dud. So, we're another night with the little portable AC unit and upstairs AC. The sweet part about this is its under warranty and we're getting a massive upgrade from a 16 seer, 2 stage unit to 23 seer, variable stage unit at no cost. I'm thankful for that warranty, I'm thankful I kept my portable AC units and I am thankful Centerpoint was able to restore power to 348,000 homes. It's pretty impressive given the circumstances. There is a section of our neighbourhood that still has no power this morning, unfortunately. The temps are somewhere around 36°C/97°F but feels like 43°C/109°F outside in the afternoons and we're in a neighbourhood with LOTS of little kids. The one transformer was badly damaged with it blowing it's top clean off and landing in someone's pool. There's been trees that have fallen on houses, across roadways and snapped in half. It's a bit of a mess but amazingly, the trash guys showed up to pick up regularly scheduled trash! Fingers crossed the linepeople are able to get the remaining outages fixed and people heed this as a precursor warning to prepare as we're in hurricane season and the Atlantic has already fired up some named storms.

We just did it in 2020. Kid2's interview date was scheduled and the next day they scheduled mine and Kid1's all at the same time. I took a lawyer notarized letter from their father stating he knew they were emigrating from Canada and that he approved of it. I did the majority of the heavy lifting with providing the first CO with the required documents, etc. The CO did call the kids up to look at them to ensure they matched the identities submitted. The actual "interview", the CO asked some questions of me and then asked the kids a couple of questions. It was all pretty casual and not like police questioning or anything like that. The kids were 10 &13 at the time, so your stepkiddo will be of similar age.

Just a couple of questions/comments. First, are you 100% legitimately happy with yourself? Because it doesn't sound like it. Being alone and happy is an extremely powerful thing. Will Smith wasn't wrong when he said everyone's happiness is their own responsibility. Second, have you traveled internationally? No offense to Americans, but many Americans love America but have never left America to even know why they should love America. They have no idea what else is out there or an appreciation for the other good things out there because not 100% of America is perfect and wonderful. Additionally, there are challenges people in other countries face and unless you see it and live it in person, you'll be naïve to it. If you don't understand some of the challenges of your potential partner's life situation, how are you going to be able to provide support? A corollary to the point above: if you found the right person, would you move to their country? Again, many Americans think the US is the best place on earth and sure, there's lots of good here, but why is it your partner's responsibility to move to the US? If you aren't willing to go the other way, my personal opinion is it's a deal breaker. Relationships are about compromise, but that's by BOTH partners. One sided relationships rarely work. Third, and this is 100% NOT to start a debate, but Christianity sounds important to you. Have you explored what Christianity is and how other countries interpret and practice Christianity? It's not a cut and dry thing. It might even be worth it for personal growth and development to take a Religious Studies course offered by an institution of higher learning. Your interpretation of Christianity and what you consider "wholesome Christian values" may not align even within other regions of the US, let alone another country. Be open minded to organized religion versus spirituality. On the topic of morality, what are "old school morals" and why are they so important? Women are not dogs and don't require owners to dominate them and tell them what to do. Why is it wrong if a woman doesn't want to take a subordinate role, wants to have an education, a career, be a player in the community? Are these important because your masculinity is fragile? No, I'm not being facetious, but I am being real here. Why or what about these things is important? Are relationships lopsided in your mind or are they legitimate partnerships, 50:50 the majority of the time with one partner or the other picking up the slack from time to time when the other is facing some difficulties? Many American women have realized that it's in their best interest to be self sufficient and happy rather than 100% dependent on another person and that's ok. I'm 100% with Rocio - stop focusing on the search. Seriously. Friendships evolve organically. Relationships evolve organically. Just like many couples having fertility issues find themselves pregnant as soon as they give up, many people find each other when they aren't looking. I did - my hubs was my colleague long before my partner. I never in a million and one years would have imagined being in a relationship with him when I met him, let alone marrying him and doing life with him! I'll also add that yeah, I understand it's scripted, but all of these TV shows (90 day fiance and it's spin offs, MAFS, etc) involve people that are very, very broken. They all have personal issues that they should have worked through before being ready to open up their hearts, be vulnerable and enter into a partnership. To me, a K-1 shouldn't be your future partner arrives in the US and you figure out if you should get married in 90 days. You should already know that that is your person because you've done all the hard work on the front end and now getting to the marriage is the good part.

Is anyone actually shocked that Tyray has apparently been catfished by a man?

It hasn't been too bad. It's probably an extra minute or so. We have a long run from the tankless unit to our master, which does take a minute to get up to temperature but it is all the way across the house and we are quite happy to enjoy the super hot water we get without any interruption. Also, being in TX, the tank was in the attic above Kid2's room, so I'm not sad about the lessened potential for a tank drain/pan failure leaving upstairs or worse yet, the main floor soaked and water damaged. The HVAC units in the attic and potential clogged drain lines are enough stress on their own! Because I'm in TX, Texans are mostly unaware of what pedestrians are and will argue that pedestrians have no rights. I still feel safer attempting to cross the road in rush hour in Kuala Lumpur than I do crossing the main road in my neighbourhood to get to the park!

Hopefully it's easy and you ride through, unscathed. Sincerest good luck!

Everyone, globally, who interviews at a consulate goes through some degree of AP. It's the final checks and balances made by DoS before issuing your visa. Name has to do with it because they are checking to ensure there are no outstanding black marks against a person and that you are who you say you are. We had a person on the Canada forum a couple of years back who was stuck in AP for a while. They googled their name out of curiosity and there was another person with a VERY similar name who had outstanding crimes against them. The checks and balances were in play to ensure that person interviewing wasn't the criminal. It's more complicated when there are more people with similar or the same names and when dealing with a country that doesn't have as good of a track record with records keeping or as extensive data sharing agreements as other countries do.

Went with tankless, on demand last year. It's actually dropped the gas bill more than I imagined! I feel this...especially after having returned from being overseas where pedestrians are a legitimate thing and you don't have to fear for your life when you cross the road!

That is going to depend on how long you end up in AP (everyone goes through AP). If you're lucky, within the week. That said, there's both a Canadian and US holiday that fall in between your interview and your travel dates and if you have a common Indian name, AP will take longer, so I would anticipate it might take longer. This is why people are told not to make any travel plans until their passport has been received - there are no guarantees and there are no specific timelines.

Congrats to everyone getting their interviews! Just a reminder to the new people on the forum: PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR TIMELINE. @Hawk Riders does keep the spreadsheet up to date when time allows, but the reliability of the information is only as good as the inputs and people with incomplete timelines cannot be included. This data is crucial for everyone to make a reasonably educated guess on when they expect interview letters or when new Consulate challenges appear, such as the DS-5535. @ROSALINDDELOST @Ahmad0606 @Kara.gana @EveK

Haven’t applied for theirs yet but my interviewing officer for my N-400 said the passport office will take the green cards. I don’t trust the post office for initial passport applications in this case, so we will be doing the kids’ passports at an actual passport office.

Looking at your timeline, you filed under marriage rule 3 years minus 90 days, correct? You'll have to meet the 3 years to be interviewed AND it's going to depend on how your local USCIS office has been handling cases. I had my biometrics very early after filing (same rule), but didn't get my interview until I met the 3 year requirement.

If your friend hasn't yet filed for the K1 and is concerned about costs, I'd honestly reconsider the K1, do a quick courthouse wedding and file for the CR-1. It's going to take a similar amount of time as the K1, but will mean your friend can enter the US with greencard in hand (no adjustments = cost savings), able to work (no waiting on EAD = can get a job if they want) and able to travel internationally (no AP).

The Consulate security in Montreal won't let you in until no more than about 10 minutes before your appointment, typically. They will ask to see your interview letter to verify the time.

Welcome to the forum. For the best answers, I'd suggest you fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=449621 I'd suggest you become an astute student, starting with this thread for the process: The guestimate of 2 years is likely pretty accurate as long as you have filed all paperwork correctly and do not receive a RFE. I would agree with Crazy Cat and file your petition online. I would review what you've already put together because if you still insist on mailing the petition, it actually goes to IL, not NE as you'd suggested. https://www.uscis.gov/i-130-addresses