Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Fiance Visa Personal Questions =)	Okay... 1 : How often are fiance visa denied? I haven't seen too many get denied, have all your paperwork in order and be honest. 2 : I do not have a Birth Certificate! I was born in Vietnam back in 1987, my birth certificate has been long lost since then. I have never returned to vietnam eversince I left when I was only 6 months old. I do however have a british passport. Would this affect our petition? Most people born in Vietnam will not have a Birth Certificate, my fiance Binh doesnt have one either but he has his naturalization certificate and his passport. This is driving me mad worrying! I personally would try like hell to get a birth certificate. It's always a good thing to have. The Canadian Packet 3 for K1 visa's states the following about unobtainable birth certificates. EVIDENCE IN LIEU OF AN UNOBTAINABLE BIRTH CERTIFICATE: In rare cases, it may be impossible to obtain a birth certificate because records have been lost or destroyed through war. In such a case, secondary evidence may be submitted for consideration, such as a baptismal certificate, hospital certificate, school records, and/or a notarized affidavit from a close relative, preferably your parents. You must also submit a sworn affidavit (s) explaining why a birth certificate is unavailable. 3 : There is a 2 year age difference between me and my fiance. I am turning 22 on the 21st of august, and he is 20. I am nearly exactly 2 years older then him...... Would there be a problem with our age? A lot of people would think that "we might be too young to make the right decision" to get married so soon etc. Do you think we should get our parents to write us a letter of support? I am nearly 22..... I really dont think thats young at all. It doesn't matter there is 15 years between my SO and I and we got approved. 4 : When will he need to meet the poverty line requirement? Pretty much now. You will need to prove financial support at your interview. If he cannot meet income requirements now would be a good time to get a cosponsor lined up. 5: He wants to send 20 photographs of me and him with our I-129F package, is that too many photos? Some people submit entire photoalbums its up to you. I provided like 3 or 4. 6 : In 2007, I did not get to visit him and he couldnt visit me because we both had college and no jobs, we couldnt afford to go anywhere that year! Would they question that? But in 2008 I went to visit him twice, once for 18 days and another for 89 days! The border patrol wasnt so happy to see me staying nearly the maximum allowed days in the US and gave me quite a hard time! You met the requirements of meeting within the past two years so you're good to go.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-08-08 11:46:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Apr 21 2009, 08:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (beans @ Apr 21 2009, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Its hard to say treble. Because I'm young (23) there are times when I'm forceful on the phone I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm swearing yelling and screaming and I'll try the whole nice thing first but if that doesn't fly I'm going to express by displeasure and say whats happening isn't right. Lol granted getting parking tickets is no ones fault but your own. Generalizing it into young people is hard it could be a variety of factors from as mentioned problems at home, struggling with their new found independence, just being dumb/spoiled in general lol I do understand what you're saying though. Its not just young people, it's people in general. When I worked at the hotel I'd get yelled at and screamed at my people of all ages. No one has respect anymore. It is sad. But you also need to think about what is going on in their lives and what kind of pressure they're under too, and no it isn't an excuse, but it does give you some understanding of where they are coming from. I just hope you're not taking any of it personally Amanda, because you're the first person they speak to regarding their problems so you're like their punching bag. It's certainly not fair to you though. Here you are taking all of that negativity in... where are you supposed to release it? I remember when I worked in hospitality I'd just go outside and cry some days. Some people can be really mean and you're just supposed to stand there smiling and nodding. So true, I do that too. lol I only smoke so I can get a chance to leave my post (I work in one of those places where you work 8 hours and don't get lunch or anything) Edited by beans, 21 April 2009 - 08:04 AM.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-21 08:04:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Its hard to say treble. Because I'm young (23) there are times when I'm forceful on the phone I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm swearing yelling and screaming and I'll try the whole nice thing first but if that doesn't fly I'm going to express by displeasure and say whats happening isn't right. Lol granted getting parking tickets is no ones fault but your own. Generalizing it into young people is hard it could be a variety of factors from as mentioned problems at home, struggling with their new found independence, just being dumb/spoiled in general lol I do understand what you're saying though.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-21 07:49:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	I'd put down the phone and go about what I was doing and apologize and say I was doing something important.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-20 21:28:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (DeadPoolX @ Apr 19 2009, 10:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So... my wife goes to EB Games and starts looking around the PC and Wii gaming sections. One of the store's staff walks up to her and asks, "Can I help you look for something?" She replies that she's "just browsing." The salesman then says, "What does your boyfriend like? Maybe I can suggest a game or two." My wife looks at him and responds, "I'm married and I'm looking for a game that I'd like to play; not my husband." The salesman apparently takes a melodramatic step backwards and says, "Wow! A girl gaming? That's pretty unusual." Heavily annoyed, my wife left the store. I certainly can't blame her. I can't understand why any salesperson would act that way towards a potential customer. If you piss a customer off, not only will they refuse to buy from you, but they'll tell family and friends about their negative experience. Even if that salesman thought "girl gamers" were an anomaly (which they aren't today), he should've kept his mouth shut. The funny thing is my wife has been gaming for a long, long time. She started off with Zork, which I'm sure was released before that salesman was ever born. She and I actually met on a Sierra On-Line message board (through the Gabriel Knight and Quest For Glory sections) as she plays lots of Adventure Games, or at least she did in the 80s and early-to-mid 90s. Girls get that all the time. At Walmart a similar thing happened after I said I wanted the Quantum of Solace game for myself . Its rude and annoying but it will probably never change sadly.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-19 11:07:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	My vent is when work calls me at 11 P.M. just to tell me the till is short $30 dollars when they could have just left me a message and I'd get it when I show up 8 freaking hours later.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-19 07:07:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Eww	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-18 05:19:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Apr 16 2009, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe its a Jersey thing... But why must people interrupt? This is a work vent... Someone is talking to me, and my boss will walk out of her office and while this person is talking to me, she'll walk by and say something and I haven't heard it BECAUSE I AM TALKING TO SOMEONE ELSE! But she'll just walk by and say: "Nevada don't forget mutter mutter mutter" thats all I hear. OR I'll be working on something and my fingers are typing and I am obviously working and instead of saying: "Excuse me." or asking if I have a minute, the events planner will just throw something on my desk and start talking. What sucks the hardest is when the events planner is going on about something after interrupting me and my boss interrupts her and starts talking to me and they're both competing for air time. That's when I squint and go to my happy place... mmm lemon drops and marshmallows. LOL! I don't know if that's a Jersey thing or a boss thing. Because my boss will do the same thing...	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-16 14:16:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Vent: Dumb people in general..Manitoba is flooding..I'm not sure if thats a shock to everyone and one of the managers thinks the evacuees are from "Up north" because they're native. Aboriginal people live down south too..idiots.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-16 07:36:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	I got the Gardasil shot yesterday and my huge red welt won't go away and its on fire actually my whole body is.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-15 19:49:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	They gave us the number to the Sydney consulate but we're too afraid to get too many people involved in the way that one hand won't know what the other one is doing. So we're going to call NVC again on either Friday or Monday and see where they're at.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-14 18:08:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Yeah we have a copy of the whole file. Oh well.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-14 17:54:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	I have no idea how it happened. Jeremy and I looked over the whole packet once we found out, no where does it reference Sydney and on the I-129F it says Vancouver for the consulate. I'm not as mad as I was. I am hopeful that it will get rectified and make its way to Vancouver. If not, and I have to refile that's when I'll freak out. But thanks for reading to my vent lol.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-14 17:47:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	THEY SENT OUR CASE TO SYDNEY AND NOT VANCOUVER. sorry i'm so mad like so so mad	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-14 16:31:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Nice to hear from you Janka! Happy Easter - I hope the bunny has something good for you! Our garden bunny left lots of chocolate looking balls in the garden but me thinks you better not eat those kind! I am still worrying about you going to the states to someone you do not even know. I hope he is not a brutal fellow out of the military. And it would be so nice to find someone your own age and dream your future together! That is my wish for you! Looking forward to seeing you in June. --------------------------------------------- Morning Grandma, I received your birthday card a couple of days ago and I've just been so busy I forgot to e-mail. I'm sorry. Anyways, a few things have changed Jeremy and I's petition has been approved so now I just have to go to my interview in Vancouver. So chances are your very generous birthday cheque will go towards that or any vaccines that I may require. Also, I'll be stopping by in June, hope y'all are ready for me!! Love you, thanks again!! ------------------------- My grandma is nuts. I realize I tried to make her understand that we aren't strangers lol far from it and he's not some crazy ex-military man. But things like this make me to tell just to shut up already. My oma and opa are all cool very supportive they like him, my parents are good is as well..so #######?	beans	Female	Canada	2009-04-10 11:33:00
Canada	OMG, I've Won the Lottery!!!	I WON TOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol I marked it as junk. BIG AWARD BOARD WEBSITE: www.thebigbiglotto.com YOU HAVE WON $2,100,000.00 and also a free ticket to the 2010 football World cup in South Africa. Winning Numbers: 08-15-19-23-39-49 and bonus (40) Batch Number: 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL. Reference Number: : LLI/240142/011 CONTACT (MR.IRVAN KHOZA) FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT PHONE NO: +27-711-676-596 MAIL: irvankhoza2010@gala.net Also fill up the below form and send to MR. Irvan Khoza. Full Name... Country of Origin.... Date of Birth....` Contact Telephone and Fax Number.... Contact Address... This program is sponsored by the South Africa Big Award Board for the 2010 Foot-Ball World cup hosting in South Africa	beans	Female	Canada	2009-12-06 18:55:00
Canada	Great Christmas Gifts You've Gotten?	Tell me if the slap chop is any good! lol I always want it but I don't trust infomercials. Happy Holidays everyone!!	beans	Female	Canada	2009-12-25 14:36:00
Canada	Great Christmas Gifts You've Gotten?	where does the good go is one of my favourites off the album too!! i went to a concert of theirs in winnipeg and they were discussing that they didn't actually work together which seems so strange because what they write really does seem to flow. i like you guys so much more now	beans	Female	Canada	2009-12-24 21:18:00
Canada	Great Christmas Gifts You've Gotten?	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Dec 23 2009, 10:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So far a sweet immersion blender, a panini press and 3rd row seats to Tegan and Sara in Philly. i love Tegan and Sara	beans	Female	Canada	2009-12-23 22:57:00
Canada	Great Christmas Gifts You've Gotten?	I got a Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and a work permit And a new alternator for the death box	beans	Female	Canada	2009-12-23 16:43:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Thanks everyone! We had a good day.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-09-10 20:42:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	We got married today	beans	Female	Canada	2009-09-09 22:03:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (charles! @ Sep 3 2009, 08:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Udella&Wiz @ Sep 3 2009, 09:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (charles! @ Sep 3 2009, 09:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> good morning canada. another day until i get a 3 day weekend. Only if you're not taking Friday off monday.....i'd rather have a monday off than a friday It's like having two Sunday's.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-09-03 09:34:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	I need to find a cheap gym in Maine I think to keep me busy..just for the winter months though.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-08-28 09:11:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (minnew @ Aug 27 2009, 06:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Marilyn. @ Aug 27 2009, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have summer shows I like to watch like, Army Wives, In Plain sight, Weeds, Americas got talent etc... I used to watch Big Brother in the summer, now I just can't get into it. I have so much to catch up on with Army Wives! I can't wait until I can get the Lifetime channel! Slice.ca sucks!! They are now JUST planning to air the Real Housewives of Atlanta!....that was what like 2 seasons ago!! I didn't even know there was a real housewives of atlanta. lol and this is my first summer in a long time for big bro. i don't mind russell but natalie..i'd like to punch her in the face.	beans	Female	Canada	2009-08-27 18:55:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	lol I had a great time. I glad I didn't go there all grumpy. We had the bar to ourselves lol the DJ played good music and I made an #### of myself	beans	Female	Canada	2009-08-23 11:44:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	So, I went to my going away party that I didn't want to go to last. Needless to say, I called Jeremy (SO) when I got home and drunkenly sang Journey and dropped my Big Mac on the floor	beans	Female	Canada	2009-08-23 11:23:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	My going away party is tonight and I dont want to go lol. How sad is that..	beans	Female	Canada	2009-08-22 22:02:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Today was my last day of employment!	beans	Female	Canada	2009-08-22 15:35:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	I have a dilemma. So I'm obviously entering the US very soon and getting married not much longer after that. Okay so here it is. I'm from a Dutch family as such I have a very Dutch last name. And my first name is Janka. So, in my Canadian view of things I would have kept my last name because there is only 15 of us kicking around here in Canada so I would like to see our family name go for as long as possible. However, since I'm moving to the US I don't want to be labeled as a foreigner (conceited I know) and perhaps be missing out on job opportunities and what not. Long story short, I won't be keeping my last name because 1. it's the proper old fashion thing to do and 2. I don't want people to assume I don't speak english or whichever. But with my new married name its just going to feel like my name is cut off. lol You can't go from 13 letters to 5. I definitely can't do the hyphen because my whole name doesn't fit on my credit/debit cards as is. Does any of this make sense? I don't think it does..lol	beans	Female	Canada	2009-08-17 07:49:00
Canada	NS woman denied entry	It's not only white Canadians that get asked these questions are taken to secondary and sometimes denied entry lol I understand this but the problem when someone cries racism is that the most common raced to be assumed to not be hassled is the caucasian people	beans	Female	Canada	2010-01-07 18:52:00
Canada	NS woman denied entry	I posted my comment on cbc.ca This woman bought a one way ticket to visit her husband in the US. As a Canadian who is now a permanent resident in the US and knows the immigration system fairly well. That one way ticket is a massive red flag. White Canadians get asked those same questions all the time. When crossing the border you need to show PROOF OF TIES TO CANADA. This is things like a round trip ticket, bank account statemens showing funds to support yourself while in the US, rental agreements, utility bills, letters from employers etc etc. That was her error, she didn't prove she was coming back to Canada. She bought a one way ticket to visit her new husband in the US. Any sane and comitted customs agent would say no. If she went back with proof of ties to Canada and a return ticket I can almost guarantee she'd cross. This isn't an issue of race or religion this is an issue of common sense and not feeling some ridiculous self entitlement of being able to enter another country. Being a Canadian citizen and having a passport DOES NOT equal entry into the US. Get over it already. Crying to the media probably won't help her case at all in my honest opinion.	beans	Female	Canada	2010-01-07 17:42:00
Canada	Advice/Answers please	the longest a person can stay is 6 months HOWEVER the time alloted for a stay is at the discretion of the border agent. she would have to show proof of ties to canada ie. return ticket, lease agreement/mortage information, letter from her employer, utility statements etc.etc. and even then they may only grant her a month or even less. my advice: suck it up and wait..it hurts and it can be lonely but its by far the best way to go about it. imho.	beans	Female	Canada	2010-01-18 21:52:00
Canada	My Montreal Experience	Sorry to the OP for their situation it will get settled eventually. As for the drama based on the rude comments: woot i like drama lol ahhhh	beans	Female	Canada	2010-01-23 03:53:00
Canada	An Open Thank You to Montreal's Consulate	PUPPY! awwwwww puppies.	beans	Female	Canada	2010-01-26 12:51:00
Canada	An Open Thank You to Montreal's Consulate	I hate kittens bring on the puppies!	beans	Female	Canada	2010-01-26 12:49:00
Canada	An Open Thank You to Montreal's Consulate	lol leave it to us canadians...i never had to deal with the montreal consulate but i hope for all the vj'ers that do a speedy process	beans	Female	Canada	2010-01-26 00:01:00
Canada	Employment - 2 weeks' notice	I agree with Sapphire. Conflict of interest is a huge concern in most areas. Accepting a job that is in the same field as the one you are currently in is a conflict of interest. Most companies will make you sign a contract regarding this. I'd be completely upfront as companies are aware employees don't stay for ever. Be respectful and honest and you should have no problems.	beans	Female	Canada	2010-01-28 20:19:00
Canada	Job search engine's for US jobs	What state do you live in? Some states like Maine have their own version of the HRDC which is how I found my job. I agree most websites seem very phishy. You can always use Monster as well. What kind of job are you looking for?	beans	Female	Canada	2010-03-06 11:42:00
Canada	HOOOOOOOOOOOCKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY	ughhhhhhhhhh	beans	Female	Canada	2010-02-28 17:41:00