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QUOTE (Wis-Can @ Feb 12 2009, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I just recorded the dates since getting my passport. I couldn't remember the earlier ones either!!

Even that could be problematic for many Canucks, as entries into US aren't always stamped into the passport (nor are re-entries to Canada stamped).

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2009-02-14 23:21:00

Canadians do get barred from the USA as well!!

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I do not know the whole story, but most of it,lol! My mom used to work with this younger gal who was dating an American! On one visit, she went down and stayed for approx 1.5 yrs. Came back to Canada, and then made more trips to the USA! Well just recently on her way back to the USA from SK--Her POE was Minneapolis and she got stopped!! Taken aside and interviewed for a few hours and the end result--barred from the USA for 5 years! She still thinks the USA customs dude were wrong! So Canucks do get barred as well!!

Last I checked, Canada is a separate nation from the US, not a colony of it. So no news that a Canadian can (or does) get refused entry or barred.

The fact that she stayed 18 months undocumented may have something to do with her getting barred--depending on mood, the official could easily have instituted a lifetime ban.

I'm glad the last time you checked canada was its own nation Cherry XS!! Reason I posted was that many feel Canadians are immune to immigration bans!

I can remember at least five times fielding questions which showed that faulty ideology, or the even worse one that Canadians have intrinsic rights to live/work in US, on the now-defunct (noved to Serbinski) Grasmick Forum.

(a fallacious idea similar to Canadians having intrinsic rights to be in US was also used by chop Looie Farakhan when he was denied entry to Britain in 2001--who went apeshite when Jack Straw informed him that Britain had rights to bar anyone other than UK passport holders).

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2009-02-16 13:24:00

Canadians do get barred from the USA as well!!

QUOTE (flames9 @ Feb 14 2009, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Edited by CherryXS, 14 February 2009 - 09:00 PM.

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2009-02-14 20:59:00

I'll venture K-1 could be done in 6 months with an RFE, 4 months without.

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2007-06-08 12:16:00

Cherry, the thing is that I don't have the skillsets for any of the TN-1 jobs. I haven't graduated college or university, which unfortunately puts that avenue out of my reach. I'm not really all that concerned about working really. We've talked about it and we know that it will probably take upwards of 3 months for me to get an EAD and that's okay with him. If going the K1 route will get me to him faster, that's the one we'll take.

Thanks for clarifying.

I'd like to say that I won't have a problem with not leaving the country until my AOS is finished but that's probably a fib. It will be hard not to see my family, but if I really need to there is always the AP, even though I understand that takes quite awhile too.

You missed another, very obvious option--your family can visit [b]you[/i] in Idaho, as Canadians don't have to go through the hassles of visa apps to visit US; one of my neighbours in Calgary (Dalhousie Area) may be glad to have them as company (or extra drivers), as she has property in ID which she oft visits.

I guess what it really is, is that I'm an impatient person. I want to be able to go spend the rest of my life with him as soon as absolutely possible. I guess that tends to cloud the rest of my judgement!

Ah, that explains why you missed the option of your family visiting you while you wait for AP.

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2007-06-08 11:53:00

The problem with the work visa Cherry is that I'd need to get an offer of employment. I don't have any special skills that would warrant that unfortunately and sadly. ~sighs~

Again, mistaken (theoretically); if your skillset fits a TN-1 position, you can search US jobsites and send in resumes. Admittedly, Idaho is not exactly a state with large numbers of TN-1 jobs.

I got a TN-1 job almost straight out (actually, it was 8 months later) of grad school.

Also, to add to lynamon's point: the EAD will take about the same amount of time to get as the AP--and (for practical purposes), you will not be able to work until you have it in hand. You can try to get the 90-day EAD at a land POE (such as Sweetgrass or Peigan), or ask at the PFI of Calgary or Edmonton airports (basically a "nothing to lose" advice--it's generally accepted that only the airport POE @ JFK issues the 90-day EAD, but this is out of reach of the vast bulk of Canadians due to the extreme expense and inconvenience of trying to arrange flights so as to avoid all 8 PFI's and clear customs/immigration @ JFK).

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2007-06-08 07:10:00

I work with a girl from Sherwood Park Stacey! Where are you moving to in the States?

I wish that a temporary work permit was feasible Cherry, but as far as I've read, without an actual offer from an employer and sponsorship, it's nearly impossible to get one. I'm not college educated and don't have any special skills that would have employers wanting to sponsor me to go work for them. ~sighs~ It would be wonderful if it worked that way though, cause as I understand it, if I was down there on a work permit I could marry him and then just adjust status! At least we'd be together!

Actually for a TN-1, you would only need the offer letter (but it has to be written correctly--stating position-title, duties, salary, and benefits with a maximum term of 1 year) and US$ 50, which you would need to present to the officer at POE/PFI; however, you must not give the officer any impression that you have immigrant intent.

List of TN-1 eligible positions.

TN-1's can be renewed by mail from inside the US (once you're inside), and you also can get married and do AOS on it. Thread on marriage to USC and AOS from TN-1

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2007-06-07 13:59:00

Amy, would a temp work visa be usable (though this moves out of VJ's glister)?

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2007-06-07 13:12:00

I am pretty sure that this question has probably been asked and answered a MILLION times, so I'm sorry to be asking again, but I'm extremely confused here!

As far as I've read if you file for the K3 (I-130) after you're married, and I stay up in Canada and he goes back to the US, I can't go visit him while it's being processed or vice versa.

not true, either direction.

Have I been reading that correctly? I've also heard that the I-130 takes a lot longer than the K1 visa. I'm not sure if that's correct either.

Generally, this is true.

I see that I've been completely naive about this whole process. In reading the USCIS website I didn't realize that these visas took so long to get. I guess I just assumed that I could move down to the US and get married and then file the I-130. From what I've read, because it is my intention to marry him that would be considered visa fraud. Correct? This is all so difficult as my divorce here hasn't been finalized yet, and obviously we can't file for the I-129F before that comes through. I guess that being down with my sweetie in Idaho for good by October was just a pipe dream. ~sighs~

Thanks in advance for your patience and your replies!

Amy

Why did you not consider CR-1 (as I-130 is needed for the K-3 anyway, why not file only I-130 and ask for it to be processed @ Montreal)?

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2007-06-07 12:37:00

DCF in US consulate in Calgary

Isn't Montreal the only consulate which actually handles DCF's (since this results in Immigrant Visa)?

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2009-03-10 13:59:00

antdirt, how about the option of doing a civil wedding in US, filing I-130/I-485/I-765/I-131 package, waiting till your wife has AP in hand and doing the religious "real" wedding in Canada afterwards?

(civil wedding followed by religious is "time-honoured").

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2009-03-11 10:18:00

QUOTE (antdirt @ Mar 10 2009, 12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So if she is here on a R-1 visa, she returns, to Canada, I go up there and we get married, before the R-1 expires, then she should be able to re- enter the states? What would be the correct paperwork to file then?

Choices:

I-130 specifying Consular Processing at Montreal (leads to CR-1)
I-130/I-485/I-131/I-765 package (if you wish to do the processing in US)

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2009-03-10 12:13:00

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I am trying to find information for my case, I am looking to marry a Canadian that is currently in the U.S. She has a SS number and teaches school here. The wedding will be in Canada, what is the best process to use that will be the most time savy? Is there a way to start on paperwork before the wedding? And is it possible that she would be able to cross within two weeks after the wedding? I know this is several questions, but its kinda all the same topic, thanks alot for your help!

You need to tell us what visa your wife has that enables her to work in the U.S.

I'm a bit confused by your question: And is it possible that she would be able to cross within two weeks after the wedding?

She has a work permit in the U.S. - so I see no reason why she wouldn't be able to enter the U.S. (hence my confusion)

This will not be a 'family sponsorship' visa per-se as, from the little info you have given, it does not appear that she is a U.S. citizen or a U.S. permanent resident?

I am not sure of the exact name of the visa, but I do know that it is only a temporary work visa, I can check later n try to get more info. Sorry, I know nothing about all this, so I am confused myself! Thats why I am here!, I have looked all over the USCIS website and I am kind of confused on what the correct way to do this is, which obviously varies according to sitiuation! And no she is not a U.S. permanent resident, and yes I will need to check into it some more but I believe her temp. visa will expire before the wedding, so thats why I was wondering if anyone would know if we could cross the border shortly after the wedding.

It depends on which work visa:

if H1-b, the visa can be renewed in US prior to wedding, and you can then have wedding in Canada
if R-1 (she's teaching in Religious-oriented school), as with H1-b
if TN-1, you'd be playing with fire as the TN-1 is (supposed to be) non-dual-intent; the marriage should then be done in the US

Notes about TN-1:

the holder (if not in a state of having I-485 filed, or in "hurry-up-and-wait" mode for priority-date to enable I-485 filing) can renew the visa at POE/PFI

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2009-03-10 11:41:00

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QUOTE (antdirt @ Mar 10 2009, 11:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok so maybe I was misunderstanding you - since her visa is expiring before the wedding - the question is why would she be going back to the States after the wedding - for your honeymoon? Is she renewing the visa?

The wedding and honeymoon will be in Canada, the reason for coming back to the states is that we plan to live in Missouri, if she wants to continue to work in the U.S., and she just renews the temp. visa, will that effect the filing of a K-3 visa? from what I understand, it would, but maybe I am wrong?

Hi,

You might want to disregard most of the replies as most people didn't read the thread and are talking about family based visas - they didn't read that your wife is not a U.S. PR and not a U.S. citizen.

My question to you is, how can you file a K3 visa when she is not a U.S. PR or Citizen? She has to be a citizen to file for that visa.

I asked originally what kind of visa she has as that will determine whether or not you are allowed to go live with her there or not.

Eh, trailmix, antdirt was asking if he could file paperwork for his wife--he can if he's a USC.

If she's already a US PR, then entire thread becomes waste of bandwidth.

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2009-03-10 11:34:00

QUOTE (to_hope @ Mar 10 2009, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You can't have dual intent when entering the USA- so can't be married to you (an American) AND have a work visa at the same time- that's my understanding.

actually false: depends on the specific visa type. H1-b, O-1 and R-1 allow dual-intent. The TN-1 doesn't.

QUOTE (to_hope @ Mar 10 2009, 12:23 PM)

My husband and I had a similar situation. I was in the USA on a student visa but we wanted to get married in Canada. We met with a lawyer and our options were:

[list=1][*]Get married in the USA right away and "adjust status" from a student visa to a resident. In this case, I would not be able to return to Canada until the process was complete- not sure how long this would take. Anyone know?[*]Get married in Canada and live apart until I received my immigrant visa (we chose this route). See my signature for a time line.

Lawyer in this case does not appear to have informed you very well; for AOS, there are (additional) documents of EAD (work permit) and AP (travel/reentry). Cannot give definite timeline to conditional GC, but EAD and AP are usually processed lots sooner.

Check the threads on TN-1/USC marriages in this forum.

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2009-03-10 11:29:00

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It depends on which work visa:

if H1-b, the visa can be renewed in US prior to wedding, and you can then have wedding in Canada
if R-1 (she's teaching in Religious-oriented school), as with H1-b
if TN-1, you'd be playing with fire as the TN-1 is (supposed to be) non-dual-intent; the marriage should then be done in the US

Notes about TN-1; the holder (if not in a state of having I-485 filed, or in "hurry-up-and-wait" mode for priority-date to enable I-485 filing) can renew the visa at POE/PFI[*]with approved I-140 (labour GC) prior to filing I-485 or Consular packets (whether able to file I-485 or in "hurry-up-and wait" mode) TN-1 can be renewed in the US by mailing I-129 to NSC (I actually did that between 1997 and 1999 when I was in "hurry-up-wait")[/list]

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2009-03-10 11:23:00

Changing destination address in the US

QUOTE (bauser @ Mar 12 2009, 09:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Does anyone know when/how to update your destination address in the US? My fiancee will be moving to a new apartment sometime between my interview (next week) and my intended moving date of May 1st.

A long time ago (when I was filling out the I-129F) I recall reading that you can update your destination address at the POE... has anyone done that when they activated the K-1?

Are you flying in or going by land?

Either way, just give the new address at POE (or YYZ's PFI).

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2009-03-12 10:51:00

POE--Pearson International, right?

Pearson is still a visa-activation PFI (subtle difference from POE, but we won't go there for now).

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2009-03-16 09:07:00

NEW CANADIANS TO US & US CREDIT

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First thing I did was buy a car and was put on the "High Risk Loan", after a few months I was able to renegotiate with my bank for a much lower rate. So it sucked, but it worked...

I made the mistake of going to a Ford dealership and signing a lease on a Taurus; next to impossible to get out of the lease (though the dealership said, "well we can put you into a Contour or an Escort"--thanksalot-for-nothing), I eventually did with a payment of $1,500 extra (over trade-in) to a VW dealership which put me in a Jetta (the one that lasted me 8 years and 2.25 lakh miles).

Ironically, that (along with a little under a year of renting) put me into OK status, so when I applied (using Canuck form at Calgary Airport) for an Amex it got approved (the app got transfered to The Salt, and they called me to ask my SSN).

In hindsight, I maybe should have "bullet-bitten" and driven my old (1986) Pony from Calgary to Atlanta with 2 sandbags in the boot.

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2009-03-13 13:32:00

NEW CANADIANS TO US & US CREDIT

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QUOTE (JillA @ Mar 12 2009, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Unfortunately, obtaining US credit is difficult for us Canadians. Check out this recent thread about this topic:

http://www.visajourn...howtopic=178662

Most banks and credit card companies will not look up your Canadian credit history, even though they can.

Thanks Jill

Has anyone heard of the US currency account TD offers with a credit card attached to it? I wonder if that would be a good idea to start? TD is now in the US and have branches everywhere in Jersey and PA. Wonder if this would be a good start for me?

I was aware of it ...yes TDCanadatrust has that US currency card and account - designed for those who travell frequently in the US and don't want to have the hassle of the conversions all the time - can't remember all details now.

the TD bank in the US isn't close to it's Canadian name sake - I can't walk in to there and use my Cdn TD bank card or access my account or anything else in Canada- not likely to help you out at all. Sorry - that's kind of sucky.

My thread pretty says it all above...JillA had some helpful comments...for sure to grab your Cdn credit report before leaving, it may or may not help you in future, but more likely NOT - especially in troubled economic times - the banks here are just NOT going to risk things too much until it all calms down.

Based on my (waaaaaaaaaaaay dated; it was Canada Trust at the time I availed of it) experience, it would be a good start (as you would have a US$ credit card, and don't have to worry about conversion-rates when paying off balance). I don't know if you can make the US$ account the primary account accessed by the ATM card (couldn't in 1993/4), but if so you will be able to do W/D's (but not balance inquirys--it also works in reverse, I can W/D money in C$ from a Canadian ATM with my BofA card, but it won't do balance inqury or deposit); good question if using the Canuck ATM card at a US branch TD bank will be a "no extra fee clobber" access.

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2009-03-13 11:01:00

All you Chocolate lovers there -

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QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Mar 26 2009, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

A friend sent me this really intriguing chocolate cake recipe this morning. I haven't tried it yet so don't know for sure if it works but it sounds really cool so I thought I would share it with you guys and maybe one of you will have a chance to try it too:

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 egg

3 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoons oil (or try real butter...worked very well)

3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)

A small splash of vanilla extract

1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.

Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high).

The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!

Allow to cool a little, then tip out onto a plate.

EAT! (This can serve 2 if you want to.)

Uhm??? I don't like to share

The only ones who will actually divide it amongst 2 will be the ones who will divide one "Death By Chocolate" into 2 "Coma By Chocolate" (reduced-sized version of DBC)--into which group I definitely don't fall.

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2009-03-26 11:00:00

All you Chocolate lovers there -

Kathryn, does the cocoa need to be sweet or unsweet?

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2009-03-26 10:17:00

QUOTE (warlord @ Feb 13 2009, 04:44 PM)

The whole thing is the Officer isn't going to ask anything about if he's at some point planning to get married when he's comming in on a valid status to the US. The officer is going to want to know that the TN is valid and that is all.

Phil's not going to suddenly blurt out "BTW I am going to get married in a month or so". When he enters the US at that point, he is still doing so with the intent of working, unmarried to a US citizen on US soil for his US job which is what the TN is for. Nothing weird about that.

There is no fraud in planning a marriage and getting married in the US while on a TN status either. It is quite common, the INS knows all about it, in fact they ask you those types of question while you are at your Green Card interview. They did with mine, wondering how we met then what my legal status was in the US (TN) and thats all. As long as you are on a valid status when you get married is all they care about.

In context, you mean marriage-based GC; at interviews for employment-based GC, such a question will not be asked.

QUOTE (warlord @ Feb 13 2009, 04:44 PM)

People on TN's get married all the time and travel accross the border before getting married. Nothing illegal or wrong with that. Many people get a new TN before getting married (which is what all the lawyers tell you to do) in order to be working on a valid status before your EAD arrives after applying for AOS.

The issue is after you are married it would be illegal and fraud if you applied for a new TN. Anything before is fine if you are already on a TN status.

If you were applying for a first time TN at the border with the intent to marry, then that would be different as you are not already on a valid status. Then they might determine your TN is soley based on marriage only and not to work. Phil is already on a valid status and has been approved...

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2009-02-13 20:18:00

QUOTE (Phil80 @ Feb 13 2009, 02:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (CherryXS @ Feb 13 2009, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No bearing whatsoever; you need to be in the US to file an AOS.

Yes I realize that much, its not about applying for AOS while outside the country. Its "what if anything happens *before* my wedding to my grandma, will I be allowed to go see her/funeral *before* my wedding and return to the US without it having an adverse effect on my AOS". After the wedding I can get AP (once I've submitted and they've aknowledged receipt of my AOS paperwork) if anything happens.

I'm not trying to skirt the law, however reading the link above about "TN visa professional must maintain bona fide nonimmigrant intent throughout the TN professional's stay in the United States." could mean that ANY plans to adjust status while on TN means you are committing fraud, no?

The biggest irony of that...if the TN-holder has an approved I-140 (doesn't quite work so well with I-130) with consular processing (@ Montréal) as chosen option (or even, during a hurry-up-and-wait time, swaps to that option), then he/she is considered as having nonimmigrant intent.

(I actually was on TN-1 in September 1997 when I got an I-140 approval--misfiled by my chop-of-attorney as EB-3 rather than EB-2, which resulted in precisely such a hurry-up-and-wait situation; I made several trips from Atlanta to Calgary prior between then and December 1999 when I got my GC @ Montréal).

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2009-02-13 14:10:00

QUOTE (MsZ @ Feb 13 2009, 01:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think the intent to marry and adjust status trumps the TN. This is skating on the hairy edge of fraud if you ask me. That you can do it and get away with it doesn't mean that it is within the spirit of the law.

An absolutely chop law, whose spirit it would be better to bury.

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2009-02-13 13:56:00

QUOTE (Phil80 @ Feb 13 2009, 12:14 PM)

QUOTE (CherryXS @ Feb 13 2009, 09:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So, my advice to Phil is: go for the trip, and don't volunteer the info about the marriage (and don't carry incriminating documents back into US such as wedding invites) to the CBP official (presumably at a PFI).

So basically we're saying that I can go across the border and so long as I don't (a) tell them straight up it was for a bachelor party and (B ) they don't directly ask me if I have an intent to immigrate or apply for AOS it should be ok?

As warlord answered these, ...

QUOTE (Phil80 @ Feb 13 2009, 12:14 PM)

This helps in another regard: My grandma is sick, had a bad stroke not too long ago. I'm concerned that if she dies before the wedding it would hurt my AOS claim (I'm also worried for her health but this forum isn't a 'my grandma is sick' forum).

No bearing whatsoever; you need to be in the US to file an AOS.

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2009-02-13 13:45:00

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2009-02-13 09:55:00

QUOTE (MacPara @ Feb 12 2009, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hm, I posted this before and it seems it got lost....

Phil, I seriously think you shouldn't leave the US before filing for AOS and receiving your Advance Parole documents. The TN is a non-immigrant visa and even it has a reentry option (which my J-1 had, too), I was told by my attorney that every time you enter the US you have to not have an intent to immigrate when you use this kind of visa for the admission.
As you said you already planned the wedding and even the AOS procedure afterwards, leaving the US and reentering before the wedding date is definitely violating this rule. And as it would happen so close to the wedding day, the AO will probably interrogate you guys about that and chances are that you could get denied the AOS and they might charge you with visa fraud on your last admission which then will get you into real trouble.

If you can somehow avoid this trip, just avoid it and wait some months until you get the AP docs.

Torsten.

Actually, Phil is planning a trip to Canada (and return to US) prior to the marriage.

It's technically legal and doesn't require AP....but he does run the risk of running into a CBP official who may deny him entry because of his marriage intent. Basically, he should not volunteer that info.

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2009-02-13 09:49:00

Has your weiner consumption increased? Condiments yes or no?

Don't (and never did) eat hotdogs.

(as I put them on a list of desi-incompatible foods)

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2009-03-26 12:48:00

am i a deemed non-resdent or non-resident?

QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Mar 30 2009, 11:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You might want to get your license changed so that the U.S. doesn't ever dispute your greencard status.

You are a non-resident of Canada when you leave and activate your visa in the U.S.

Also another issue with retained Canuck licence; Canadian provinces deem usage of their licence by non-resident as invalid/illegal.

(I don't know when they started, especially as I "got away" with 3 years usage of an AB licence while living in Atlanta and Memphis--due to a specific provision in State DL laws about temp visas--while on TN-1).

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2009-03-30 10:36:00

montreal-syracuse or buffalo

QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Mar 30 2009, 08:19 PM)

I think France needs a Visa to enter the United States as well, so you might want to check into that.

Visa Waiver Program, see map

QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Mar 30 2009, 08:19 PM)

I'm not positive, but my sister's husband is from France and a landed immigrant in Canada and he cannot cross in the US without a visitor's visa.

For trains departing from Montreal, you can look them up on www.viarail.com - it will be in Canadian dollars and will list the Amtrak train information as well.

Did your BIL have a prior entry-refusal on VWP? Unfortunately, even one entry-denial nullifies VWP and the traveller must get a visitor visa.

Edited by CherryXS, 31 March 2009 - 01:38 PM.

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2009-03-31 13:37:00

Canadian Chess

QUOTE (DeadPoolX @ Apr 1 2009, 10:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

While messing around on the Internet, I found this online. While I thought that was neat, I wondered what a Canadian Chess set (without being entirely about the RCMP) would look like.

Here's my idea:
Beaver (Pawn)
RCMP (Knight)
Polar Bear (Rook)
Maple Leaf (Bishop)
Queen Elizabeth II (King)
Prime Minister (Queen)

I chose Queen Elizabeth as the "King" since she's probably pretty important to Canada overall, but she holds very little usable power. Therefore the position of "King" makes sense.

Two positions I'm a little uncertain of belong to the Maple Leaf as the "Bishop" and the Prime Minister as the "Queen." My reasons for the PM as "Queen" is because he or she is the most powerful elected official in Canada, so I figure that works. I was considering the Governor-General, but from what I've seen, the GG doesn't do a whole lot in most cases. As for the Maple Leaf... well, I couldn't think of anything that'd work as a "Bishop."

Any suggestions?

How about:

Beaver (pawn)
Mountie (knight)
whisky-jack (rook--since the whisky-jack and rook are both relatives of crow/magpie)
Polar Bear (bishop)
PM (queen)
Governor-General (king--as Queen's Canuck rep)

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2009-04-01 14:20:00

POE choice -- pre-clearance or state-side

Only tangible difference (and only applies to JFK being used as POE) is that PFI's (such as that at YYZ) do not give the 90-day EAD stamp.

As Newark Liberty doesn't do the stamp, best bet is YYC-LGA.

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2009-04-04 09:41:00

Montreal Restaurants

Lot's of places and much variety (Lebanese, Indian....) in "downtown" Montréal including Maharaja Buffet.

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2009-04-14 07:26:00

What's the best (cheap) way to move your stuff?

Sell the desk and tv, and use the cash as "extra" for your trip.

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2009-02-18 10:35:00

Canadian Credit Cards

I was able to change the address to US of a BofM (plain-jane C$) with almost no issues (almost due to the fact that exchange rate for the cheque sent in is different, and lower, than that for the charge), as well as a Canada Trust (as it was then, now TD) Borderless US$ MasterCard.

It is true that you cannot easily do online payments from US bank accounts to a Canada-issued credit card...

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2009-04-24 11:31:00

bringing food down when i move....is it ok to send the boxes of food with the movers?

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So then how would i get all this food down there? Send the boxes through Canada Post to my house down in Florida?

And ya, I know cheese curds aren't usually allowed but I'd take the chance sending them since you cannot find them anywhere down south

If you're driving, bring it with you. If you're flying, pack as much as you can in your suitcases and carry-ons.

fixxored

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2009-04-24 12:24:00

anyone fom canada

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I'm in Vancouver! It's a great city (how's that for non-descriptive?) and if you're looking to go somewhere a little less crowded, Victoria is good too. I like their downtown a lot better than Vancouver, but mostly because there are far fewer pedestrians.

By the way... Trailmix? My wife asked me to tell you the following: "Edmonton kicks Calgary's a$$."

Warning ...

BlackHawks just defeated both Calgary and Vancouver on their way to Western Conference Finals.

Given that I grew up i Ottawa, lived years in Toronto and now reside in Chicago, and am a dual US/Can citizen I don't even know who to root for in contests like that! Do I cheer for my (current) hometown Black Hawks? Or do I stick up for the Canadian team (Flames, Canucks) in any US vs. Canada competition? Or do I just ignore the whole subject and focus on baseball? Oh no... Cubs... Whitesox... or my beloved Jays....

I'm surprised you even have to ask!!

On that, the desi answer is:

if you immigrated before 1981, and switched allegiance from Habs to Flames (Oilers), then Flames (Oilers)
if you immigrated after 1981, support your "normal" local team of Flames (Oilers)
immigrated before 1981 and hard-core Habs fan, then Habs

How simple is that?

(no desi west of ON/MB border will at all support any Hogtown team, ever)

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2009-05-13 17:32:00

anyone fom canada

Is no one else from/"from" Western Canada?

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2009-05-13 14:24:00