Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Advance Parole RIDICULOUS for USC/Canadians	Actually, the answer is rather simple. There ARE several options other than K-1 (CR-1/IR-1, DCF) where AP is NOT required at any time. (i know you didn't want to hear this but...)	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2007-06-05 10:41:00
Canada	Helpless TN Canadian trying to Apply for Green Card	QUOTE (KeoKeo @ Sep 12 2007, 03:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just read from another immigration forum that Canadian TN must submit and apply for I-131 (advance parol) along with their I-485 application in order to have the I-485 and I-765 approved? Is this true? i didn't apply for the I-131. Is this why my I-485 is abandoned and denied?? I haven't heard this before. However, it IS true that you need AP to be able to leave-and-reenter US (separate from I-485, unless you actually take a trip outside--then it can haunt you). I-765 is another bronc entirely. Also possible (though dangerous) to do CR-1 at Montreal from TN-1 (by indicating on I-130 for consular process). Dangerous due to: You leave US and attempt to reenter prior to hearing @ Montreal, then your marriage to USC is "red-flag" Also potential trouble if your TN-1 expires prior to your hearing @ Montreal in that case	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2007-09-12 18:12:00
Canada	Helpless TN Canadian trying to Apply for Green Card	QUOTE (rae_and_scott @ Sep 11 2007, 11:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is kind of a shot-in-the-dark guess, so please forgive me if my advise is not right. But I have a friend who was in a similar situation, he was working here in the US on a TN for a number of years and then married a USC. Technically you are not allowed to get a green card from a TN, so maybe that's why they denied you on your AOS but the K3 is still pending. Inaccurate; you are not supposed to have immigrant-intent to obtain the initial TN-1--but that does not mean a TN-1 holder cannot "develop" immigrant-intent afterwards. It is feasible to get a GC from TN-1 (without going throug H1-b, or any other "transitional"). BTW, I've actually done it (through work--PM me if you want the complete story with rantings). QUOTE What he had to do while waiting for the green card was reapply for another TN. He also had a lawyer, so my suggestion would be to get one. Good recommendation. I will recommend an excellent attorney, who used to be a INS inspector. Jim Eiss, www.usvisahelp.com.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2007-09-12 18:06:00
Canada	Green Card Lottery	Is Canada an eligible country? Last I checked (10 years ago), it wasn't, and nor was India--so I would have been shafted had I even attempted this route.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2007-10-02 21:04:00
Canada	U-haul, do i have to?	Have you considered calling a MOVER? sometimes, you may actually get better rate than border-crossing with self-rental.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-11-13 19:12:00
Canada	Price comparisons...	A solution for getting a veil (in large cities)--go to a sari (Indian clothes) shop and buy a dupatta! For $250, you can get a gold-dipped-silk dupatta easily.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2007-10-26 17:29:00
Canada	If I have any children in US, will they have Canadian citizenship?	Yes	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2008-06-12 09:47:00
Canada	Hotels in Montreal	Go to Montreal Tourism's website; there are also several B&B's that you may want to consider. I used one for my (employment-based) GC interview in December 1999.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2008-06-13 12:49:00
Canada	Address?	QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Jun 12 2008, 11:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (fwaguy @ Jun 12 2008, 11:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> AFAIK, until such time the USC submits an I-864, he/she is not under an obligation to keep the USICS informed of there whereabouts. For the alien, it is important after entry.... So when I file for AOS I just put our apartment address? Eh, that worked when I sent in Pras' AOS papers (we then lived in a Balto apt, now in a Columbia one)	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2008-06-12 13:46:00
Canada	Renting a truck in the US + Not activating K1 visa	QUOTE (Cdn_Ali @ Jun 12 2008, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Kathryn41, you have legal status in the US so the whole 'illegal' thing doesn't apply to you. It's those of us who don't have legal status yet who can't drive US cars into Canada. Tried to google the official info but couldn't find it...sorry! It's a Canada Customs regulation. Neiks, the Customs Border gal explained the rationale for me last year. I'm too chicken to tempt fate. http://www.visajourn...mp;#entry912455 http://www.visajourn...h...=63169&st=0 On my earlier statement of having taken a DTW-based rental while holding an AB licence: at the time I was working in Atlanta as a TN-1 (so, had legal US status--albeit, a lousy one). (admittedly, the lady at Windsor border didn't even look at my passport to verify this--though her US counterpart did when I drove back to Detroit two days later)	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2008-06-13 13:08:00
Canada	Renting a truck in the US + Not activating K1 visa	QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Jun 12 2008, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ... (Sorry for sort of hi-jacking the thread). To the OP, any chance your fiance can pick up the rental in the US, cross over and pick you and your belongings up and then return? That is what my fiance did. That would resolve both the driving issues and crossing the border issue. Excellent suggestion Kathryn. Tangential (but relevant) experience: we recently moved from Silver Spring to Columbia; on the day of the move, I attempted to rent a U-haul (naively waited till move day to do this), and couldn't get one. Our pastor reserved one from an off-location using his name and card--and then phoned me to see if I could pick it up. I did, the lessor had no issues about this whatsoever. To amend: the OP can also have the lorry-reservation transferred to his USC fiancée (I profile-checked), and have fiancée do as you suggested.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2008-06-12 14:01:00
Canada	Renting a truck in the US + Not activating K1 visa	QUOTE (Cdn_Ali @ Jun 12 2008, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It is illegal for a Canadian to drive a US registered & insured vehicle in Canada - unless you are importing the vehicle. Despite what you may have been told by the rental companies, unless your US citizen fiance is with you and does the driving, I suspect you will have a hard time crossing the border with the truck if you are alone. Not true. I have taken an Enterprise rental from DTW to Ayr (at exit/km 268 on 401) without any problems--with an Alberta licence! QUOTE (Cdn_Ali @ Jun 12 2008, 12:24 PM) If your fiance is with you, it shouldn't be a problem - except for how to explain why you are bringing a truck load of goods to the US if you aren't activating the K1. If you plan to 'wing it' and don't have a good reason, I wouldn't take the risk. Imagine the expense you will have if you get turned away at the border.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2008-06-12 12:29:00
Canada	Bringing along OTC pills?	Generally, small personal amounts of vitamins and suplements are allowed. Less than 3 months supply. Some OTC in the US are not considered OTC in Canada. For example Aleve (Naproxen sodium) and large dosages of Vitamin K, DHEA can be refused entry into Canada. Worst case senario you are asked to abandon them - but are not in any trouble. Also avoid carry a lot of medicine that contains ephedrine or pysodoepehdrine. You should be fine with a few packs of allergy or cold meds just not pack and packs of it. If you carry any prescription medicine - keep it in the bottle from the pharmacy so it is easily idetifiable and to confirm it does belong to you. On the OTC, the reverse is also true--that some OTC in Canada are NOT OTC in US (this used to be the case with Claritin, which I brazened through more than once into US).	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-05 10:01:00
Canada	what shots do canadians need - this should be a sticky thread	Shots needed: MMR TD Varicella (chickenpox) if you did not have the disease, titre if you did I also got HBV (Hep B ) shots done at Cherokee County Public Health--though not essential, it does have protective value (and you're better off getting too many than too few shots for immigration apps). Edited by sriniv, 13 March 2006 - 08:09 AM.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-03-13 08:08:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	The oot and aboot thing irks me too. I have noticed (I work for an American company serving Americans) that Americans tend to say Abowt where we say about. I have people say to me on the phone oh i can tell you are Canadian by the way you say aboot...#######?? No I don't! Totally agree. I have been told that too. No one Canadian says 'aboot' either. I would like to know where this started. When I first went to the states to meet my now fiance all his friends asked me to say 'aboot'. It's 'ABOUT' Damn it! American stereotypes....... Could they have gotten it from the character of Blakjack Shellac on the old Bugs Bunny cartoons? (of course, Shellac was about as valid a depiction of Canucks as the cartoon "Roman Holidays" was of actual life back in ancient Rome )	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-09 12:57:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	[quote name='Fuzzness' date='Apr 7 2006, 08:57 PM' post='118239'] [quote name='Cassie' post='118053' date='Apr 7 2006, 05:07 PM'] [quote] (3) Will "out and about" still be pronounced "oot and aboot"? [/quote] this particular stereotype bugs the ####### out of me, since no one in my family, friends, community at home, etc etc etc pronounces it "oot" and "aboot". I'm waiting to hear a Canadian pronounce those words that way on a regular basis. [/quote] Yeah that bugs me too. I have never heard anyone outside of South Park pronounce it that way. I have no idea where it comes from[/quote] [quote] And yes, I will admit to being a fan of the Maple Leafs, [/quote] boooooo [/quote] [quote] and additionally I'm an ABC fan (anybody but the Canadiens) [/quote] you have redeemed yourself! [/quote][/quote] I can also remember doing "ABC" cheers--which caused MUCH conflict at Calgary desi parties (prior to Skalbania's bringing Atlanta Flames to Calgary) as these oft involve watching part of a game. Now, it gets lively 'coz you have: Flames fans, either ex-Canadien or never-Canadien Oilers fans, same categories as Flames fans--which is why things get "lively" diehard Canadiens fans (can someone please tell me why they haven't either moved to Montreal or transferred their support to Flames/Oilers?) If you ask, "what about diehard Leafs fans?" -- no desi not already and permanently IN Pigtown would ever admit to being one! Edited by sriniv, 08 April 2006 - 01:44 PM.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-08 13:43:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	I think I am the only person in Canada who does not get the Tims thing.... I hate coffee.....and I don't like hockey. I should have to turn in my Canada flag. lol If you call Hershey's "cursey's", then you needn't worry.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-07 14:54:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	tgh? Toronto General Hospital	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-07 13:58:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	no i'm not a sens fan either. i know these pictures are cruel Q: what does it say on the Leaf's unofficial third jersey? A: "Property of TGH" (modified from "The Evolution of Hockey", where the Caps' unofficial third jersey is shown to say "Property of John's Hopkins") Edited by sriniv, 07 April 2006 - 01:58 PM.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-07 13:56:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	You can pick on the Make-NO-Leafs! I'm certain they will do well on the celebrity golf circuit as they will have lots of time to work on there game when they miss the playoffs!! Better yet, maybe Sundin will serve me a double double next time I visit Tims, hope he can pour coffee better than he handles a hockey stick!! GO FLAMES! lol	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-07 13:46:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	I chuckle to myself at the feathers I have ruffled because of a silly donut... we are all chuckling us Canadians don't take anything too seriuosly Unless you diss our beer or favourite hockey team...then it's war! Or if some poor shmuck tries to say that Canada sucks...we (some of us) may sometimes even say it ourselves, but if someone who ISN'T Canadian says it? Watch out! True, we do have a "no one but us can beat-up on our family" approach.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-07 07:26:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	Basically, no other North American fruit beats saskatoons!	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-04 15:37:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	So can I hope for Timmy's starting up a line of SASKATOON BERRY fritters soon?	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-04 14:23:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	Thanks for letting me know!! lol I have lived in all of them! Dont see that many Robins any more!! cheers There's still several in Calgary--but then they never did have as many as CS or Timmy's.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-04 07:42:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	I know BC, Manitoba and NS have them!! BC is definitely Western Canada (heck, it's the WESTERNMOST province), while MB is still considered Western as it's part of the Prairie Provinces. NS breaks that definition as it's far-eastern. Edited by sriniv, 04 April 2006 - 07:12 AM.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-04 07:10:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	I think robins donuts has the better pastries, i just dont care for their coffee. I thought Robins was strictly western (AB, SK).	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-04 06:19:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	... I'm going to take it no one's a fan of YYZ? :-) Even the Globe And Mail Magazine (published in Pigtown!) has rated Pearson with ZERO ("crashing semi") stars every year for the past 17! Personally, I've had to run too many times from Terminal 1 to 2 or vice-versa nearly missing my flight, arriving winded and nasty. YVR - now there's an airport. YVR gets three (out of possible four); you wanna know who gets four -- (naturally gloating) YYC!! Got delayed in customs at YYZ due to the combo of: being of India origin having a trip onward to Caglary Other way, weather delay (in addition to confusing layout past PFI). Only once delayed at YYC customs ('course, I was carrying only my office bag--for a one-week trip home).	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-03 12:47:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	ewwwwwww pearsons airport! I would be seriously surprised if they do have a timmy's in every terminal. bctoboston only asked it cra#-YYZ had a Timmy's, so I answered. Of course, Pearson is also the ONE place where they could degrade Timmy's to 7-11 doughnuts. Edited by sriniv, 03 April 2006 - 12:34 PM.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-03 12:29:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	frozen or not... I plan on enjoying me a blueberry fritter and a double-double (or maybe an english toffee cappucino) this weekend for my final trip to Vancouver before Dave moves here! Anyone know if there's a Timmys at Pearson? I've got a long layover there, I'll need nourishment ;-) All of the big-four airports have them, including past the PFI.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-03 12:23:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	Krispy Kreme donuts are not all there I cracked up to be... the Tim hortons donuts do not taste frozen.. My favourite is the blueberry fritter.... I also like the soup and sandwich deals they have too 6 more days and I can have my Timmy's again ... will make hubby stop there as soon as we get into Canada 12 or 13 days for me. Theoretically 10 (as I will certainly pass through a good portion of the Toledo-Oakland County corridor on 4/13); however, I would like to avoid leaven on 4/13 (actual Passover) and 4/14 (when my home church does a Seder--which I would like to attend "in-spirit" as I cannot do so physically).	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-03 11:12:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	true: KK coffee tastes like "Edward's" (no surprise that "Edward's" ranges tastewise somewhere between degreaser and used motor-oil--it's Safeway's "store brand" ), Dunkin Donuts like (a weakish batch of) Nabob.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-02 15:32:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	I think brown (beef) gravy is best myself. Just get a mix of some sort at the grocery store. Back home I used to use Horne's GraVee mix, I even brought some with me when I moved. Now I use Watkins soup/gravy mix tho. I wish I could get cheese curds here, I think one of the Canadian food websites has it, can't remember which one tho. Always Canadian?...nope, not there...hmm...well, I can't find a Canadian source, but I found a Wisconsin source Your guess is as good as mine if its any good. I tend not to like American cheeses because rubbery, but then, curds are kinda rubbery, so maybe smothered in gravy it won't be so bad Would chicken gravy work (as I cannot use beef--neither Pras nor I have any taste for it)?	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-03-30 13:50:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	Since the subject of poutine was introduced.... Could someone please post a recipe for the gravy?	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-03-30 09:23:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	MMMMMMMM Timmy's!! Their doughnuts are ok, I go mainly for the coffee!! Going back to Saskatoonthis summer for a bit!! have to get my fill again!! A little off the TH topic but.... What's the growing/harvesting season for Saskatoon berries? (as you can guess, I'm trying to get some--other than in pies, preserves or syrup)	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-03-28 18:50:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	There's a lot of Tim Horton's here in Columbus, is it the same company? The company behind the franchise is the same.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-03-28 16:41:00
Canada	Tim Horton's	Yes, 18% coffee cream would be nice. Also, powdered almonds (which I cannot get through CanadianFavourites or AlwaysCanadian). Edited by sriniv, 28 March 2006 - 04:19 PM.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-03-28 16:17:00
Canada	Easter in Canada	man this thread makes me realize all the stuff that i can't get here anymore.. and never really thought about till now... Also ketchup chips! there are no ketchup chips here in the states :-( or regular chocolate smarties... bleah or Aero bars either I think... Wrong on the Smarties and Aero--the BRIT versions are available in Indian stores (of which there are several in the Detroit area).	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-11 13:14:00
Canada	Easter in Canada	Oh, that reminds me. Since the LEF has members in Windsor who will be attending (the Easter Retreat and) my wedding, maybe I can ask them to bring a few boxes of Laura's as a gift?	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-06 06:35:00
Canada	Timeline woes	i dont want to get put in the penalty box...i cant see my line so i dont know if its up to date. i'm currently waiting for NOA2 You may not have created one yet. Although VJ moderators would PREFER you not to fill in the dates ahead, they also can't stop you from doing so (if you know them).	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-11 14:27:00
Canada	sriniv how was the wedding?	Went excellently. Minor (travel) glitch: the vehicle I rented could play CD's but NOT MP-3's--especially as I had only taken two MP-3 CD-R's to cover any entertainment for the driving; both my car and the rental SUV (yes, I'd reserved Premium car, but these happened to be out of stock at the counter so the clerk offered an SUV; I took it--the extra boot space proved fortuitous for carrying back Pras' luggage and the wedding gits) happen to sport Chevy nameplate--but my car (basic Aveo) has an MP-3 capable player and the SUV (loaded, with power seats) plays (I have use of it till wednesday) only CD's. Pras was considerably nervous due to the wedding itself, compounded by not having any family/relatives present (I got a letter back from Cardin that they had arranged a visa appointment for her mum on 4/12, but the letter didn't even arrive till at least that date--I found it when I checked the mailbox while leaving for work this morning to do some tasks including filling of the I-485 forms), but quite calm after the event was done.	Saddle Bronc	Male	0	2006-04-17 14:55:00