Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Canadians feeling guilty about taking jobs away from Americans?	Im a P.R. and soon to be an American Citizen (february 26th) and I believe that who ever works in this country has a right to work in it. Even illegals because most jobs they do for the pay they do it for most Americans wont do it. For example restaurant workers work 12hr shifts everyday 6-7 fays a week for about 5-7 dollars an hour and I still haven't seen one American come and apply for a job like that I agrea my thinking is I like the country here ( love my husband ) but if the people wouldnt be so damn picky on where they work this country wouldnt have that many unlawfull immigrants working here ,( yes I dont agrea with unlawfull employment but whats the point of complaining ) I been living here for over 2 years and when you hear people beach and moan about whats right and wrong meanwhile they sit on theyr lazy butts and are to spoiled to get theyr hands dirty , well i say if you dont like it get up and do something productive for the country ,work at a mc donalds washing dishes. no one takes anyones job if you realy want the job to be yours , just my 2 cents	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2010-02-16 07:18:00
Canada	Approved	YEAHHHHHHHHH CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER time to dance wiggle that boody and sing I feel pretty oh so pretty ,lol we sure been trough alot and couldnt have done it without the help here special thanks to kathryn , kriket ( yes i still call ya kriket lol ) treble and awwww there are just to many to list so THANK YOU TO ALL THE MODS AND ORGANIZERS and everyone that helped to keep us sane here THANK YOU VJ GO Udella GO	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2010-03-10 05:47:00
Canada	Approved	Well what do you know - checked twice today and nothing, just received this in my email! Yay - 10 yr GC coming shortly, I have to run upstairs and tell my daughter the good news Current Status: Card production ordered. On March 9, 2010, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283. *Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Check My Case Status and Check Processing Times. *** Please do not respond to this e-mail message. Sincerely, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2010-03-10 05:39:00
Canada	Approved	Thanks everyone yesssssss udella step up raise your hands jump make your self noticed hell dance if you have too lol ( but stay calm no point of stressing over something there is realy no point in stressing over it we do have the 1 year extantion ,with that said UDELLA JUMP SAY MY TURN MY TURN ,LOL ) and about the NATS well to be honest am not thinking about that yet ,but I will be going for it in maybe 2-3 years but for now i will try to help my relative to get trough AOS he just got his girl here from DR he paid someone to help him go trough the K1 and she didnt tell him half the stuff he needed till i told him he needed DS 156, DS 230 and all that stuff, told him i would help him for free why waste money when you will need it once your girl comes here with the babies ( 2 little kids ), he fired her so now hes like LONA Plz help us ,lol knj I noticed your local office is boston , I live in Mass too ( springfield)when I went trough AOS and again for the ROC biometrics , they send me to Hartford CT since that was closer to me , just wanted to say depands on where you live in mass dont be supriced if you have to go to hartford for your Biometrics , but its a nice office very friendly people there , in and out in about 15 min again thanks everyone	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2010-03-09 16:36:00
Canada	Approved	thank you hope udella and everyone that applied around my time will get aproved soon too to all the once who aplied for K or spousal visa wish you all the best and a speady process	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2010-03-09 13:38:00
Canada	Approved	YEAHHHHHHH I got online update ROC is aproved finaly I can rest for few years once my 10 year GC arrives in mail THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL THE HELP YOU HAVE GIVEN ME OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY BUT SURE WAS WORTH IT Edited by Lona.C., 09 March 2010 - 01:33 PM.	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2010-03-09 13:30:00
Canada	interview in montreal	one advice if you feel stressed and nervous you know what helped me when I had the interview few years ago lol I put the most silliest song in my head and hummed it wisteld it and sang it while waiting in line ( you know the song from the movie anger managment , lol I feel pretty oh so pretty I feel pretty and not gay , tra la la la la la lol ) had my husband laughin and helped to stay calm good luck	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2010-03-10 06:07:00
Canada	Got my Passport Back!	CONGRATULATIONS have a safe trip	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2010-03-09 16:46:00
Canada	Not digging the new look	am not to crazy about this new form neather I guess it takes some time to get used off , specialy dont like when you read a post and you click on back to get to the forum of the subject you get the refresh page , where it use to be so easy just click on back and vo la your on the forum of the post you where reading at, ps : hey Liz good to see you again and good luck on your ROC	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2010-03-15 14:41:00
Canada	There's something weird about the flu shot.	I never had any problems with my immunsystem till a year after i moved to montreal , started with a sevear bronchiatis , for the following few years the doc just gave me meds every spring and fall . 4-5 years ago he diagnosed it as cronic bronchiatis and since I have been getting the flu every 2 month on top of the bronchiatis , he gave me a flushot , yeah had a lil muscel discomfort but no biggy , the first flushot helped with the brochiatis and the flu , since then I get the flushot every year never had bronchiatis again since the first shot 4-5 years ago , and knock on wood other then a mild cold , no flu neather , so yup I deffenatly swear on the shot , http://www.medicinen...ion/article.htm	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2008-01-23 08:46:00
Canada	Montreal United States Embassy	QUOTE (Krikit @ Jan 6 2008, 07:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mem rees Like the corners of my mind Misty water colour mem o ries Of the way We were Scattered pictures That bearmirus Has consolidated Brought them all to gether All in one Lo ca shon No idea why all of a sudden my line spacing doubled. Guess that means I'll have to end my song now. Thanks for coming out tonight. Drive safely. lifts a burning lighter in the air chears like on a great LIVE concert " GO KRIKIT YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH GO GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT GO KRIKET WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO " LOL	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2008-01-06 12:58:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	congrats kriket and hope you had a great holiday	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-12-29 13:17:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	had my Bio done on the 21rst , they also corrected my first name ( then made a mistake on my second name wich I pointed out to her , then I noticed she had to backspace on the application # when she typed it in as of today I had no touch hope she didnt screw up the aplication # and send the fingerprints to a wrong file I guess will have to wait and see for the next 2-3 month	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-12-29 08:37:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	recieved my Bio apt letter today , notice date is 12/4/2009 biometric apt for 21/12/2009	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-12-08 12:04:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	congrats kriket Edited by Lona.C., 07 December 2009 - 08:41 AM.	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-12-07 08:40:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	Recieved my NOA 1 in mail today ,they got the reciept date as 11/27/09 on it	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-12-03 12:52:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	am wondering if anyone knows how Liz is doing , i belive her ROC must be comming up soon too and hey pcbaby nice to see you again hope things are going well for you	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-12-03 07:32:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	i wanna be part of this fun too , lol i send my pakage last week to VT the 24th they recievd it the 25th still waiting for xmas lol i meen NOA	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-11-30 13:24:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	QUOTE (Udella&Wiz @ Nov 27 2009, 05:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quick Q - which I know has been asked probably - We have loads of evidence...but we only have 1 affidavit. It just so happens the hubster's mum has been in the hospital for the last bit and we were planning on her and her husband as the 2nd affidavit. Anyhoo - should I be concerned do ya think? Otherwise everything is in order. I just send my pakage on the 24th they recievd it on the 25th i dont think its going to be a problem not having an affidavit as long as you have enough other effidence , (wich i know you have since you just bought a house like us , I also send alot of junk mail that came with both our names ,like welcome to the neighbourhood and stuff ) now the wait beginns	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-11-28 06:24:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	QUOTE (Udella&Wiz @ Oct 28 2009, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mephys @ Oct 24 2009, 05:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (NArocks @ Oct 23 2009, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just pick a few that span the 2 years say 1 every 4 months or so Yup yup that's what I did, from 2 years ago to now, about every 4-5 months of every statements, not every single month. Got approved with no RFE The sucky thing is we moved last year and only then did we start having joint bills, I guess I have other mail from the previous address though - I just don't want them getting confused and using that old address. we moved this year too ,i dont have much from the old adresse neather since I wasnt on any uttility bill , i just included the bank statments some junk mail , visa bills , most the things with both our names is when we bought the house in may , I dont think they will get comfuesed with the old adresse since you filed a a11 I also included the A11 and the one for my husband and the official post office change of adresse copy , so if they do get confuessed eh hmmm well ehh hmmm can I please call them a idiot then ???? lol	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-10-28 15:06:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	oh ok ,oh well overkill more for them to read then , thank you for the replies , Brad glad you got the NOA 1 ok I think am pretty much all set will add the new bills for this month then waite til end of NOV to mail it , but here is my cover page , ( I know i send a lot but better more then not enough and of corse i used our real names lol ) please let me know how i did USCIS Vermont Service Center 75 Lower Welden Street P.O. Box 200 St. Albans, VT 05479-0001 RE: I-751 JOINT PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF STATUS ON: (K-1 VISA) NAME, A # XXXXX Dear USCIS examiner: Enclosed please find an I-751 petition for removal of conditions of permanent resident status regarding my wife,lona . Please also find a check for $545.00, the fee for this form. My wife entered the US on a K-1 visa. We are happily living together and request that this petition be accepted for removal of conditions on the residence of my wife Enclosed also please find the following documents to verify the status of our marriage and ongoing relationship: Application I – 751,Check made out to Department of Homeland Security in the amount of 545$ ($465 plus 80$ for Biometric service ) Copy Confirmation of address change lona A-11 Tony I-865 Copy of New passport as well as invalid old passport Copy of the green card of Ilona Karin Catalini (front & back) Tony's drivers licenses and lona's MA ID with identical addresses. Copy of our Visa Cards showing joint accounts Copies of our bank account statements listing spouse as joint owner (samples from 2008 & 2009) copy of pay stubs listing marital status copy of our 2007 & 2008 joint US tax return. Copies of Apartment leases from 2007-2009 from previous apartment Copy of house purchase deed in May 2009 in both our names. Life insurance documentation listing lona as a beneficiary of my AD&D, Mortgage protection Life Insurance,, Mortgage Insurance, Health insurance Medical insurance card listing lona as Dependant . Copy of joint utility bills ( Electric,Water,Sewer, Gas,Cable,Property Tax Bill) Plain ticket info for a trip to see our family (lona's brothers and sisters in Germany)May 2008 Mail addressed in both our names. Medical doctor appointment letters to both of us stating same address & Physician. Correspondence from our family & friends addressed to both of us. 17 pictures of us and our family members spanning the 2 yr. period. 6 Sworn affidavits by U.S. citizen friends, attesting to our relationship and marriage. You may feel free to inquire at any of the sources of enclosed documentation for validity of their statements, and you are always welcome to visit our home should you ever desire to do so. Please advise me if you have any further questions or problems related to this petition. Sincerely,	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-10-22 15:18:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	countdown to send in my documents for ROC on Nov 22 ( or a few days later ) I got a question , probly wont make a differance but I want to make sure , I got a new passport this year , so what am doing is copy the biological page of the old as well as the biological and page 2 where it shows my address on the new passport ( new passport doesnt have any stamps in it will that be ok , or do i have to copy every page of the new passport ?	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-10-20 11:58:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	QUOTE (NArocks @ Sep 1 2009, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And as all can see I iz a very bad grammar person, was not being rude Lona. poor Krikit oh just admite it you liked to see me crinch in shame ,	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-09-01 09:15:00
Canada	Removing Conditions	QUOTE (NArocks @ Sep 1 2009, 09:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Udella did not one answered she got highjacked with another question. But serioulsy I owuld think if they want to interview the K-2 they will send the interview letter, even though you applied togehter the K-2 still has their own receipt number Hey Krikit when is the capt going to give you mods help? ####### I know I know bad Lona highjacking other peoples post to ask another question , but as you can see I did make it my priority to get wiz back on track with the orig question , was just to happy to see her so had a millions of questions but only one came to mind , lol again sorry bad Lona will try not to get overwelmed again ,lol	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2009-09-01 08:55:00
Canada	Canadian/U.S words & pronounciations	I luv my husbands accent hes a joisey boy and of corse instead of ( you all its yaw'll , and istead of you people are nuts its "yous people R all nutz" ,lol best one yet is "whatcha want ya douchbag" , lol luv the joisey and New york accent LOL another one instead of alright , its " alwight"	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2008-02-20 14:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Am I just paranoid?	I think her reaction was totaly normal , as a immigrant you do have to carry your passport or permanent resident card with you , lets say you unvolentierly end up in a trafic accident or somehow get stopped for id check, they might think your in the country eligal as for resiving the card , i read somewhere that it can take up to 6 weeks after aproval to get it in mail , be patience I know its a long time	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-06-09 13:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Received 10-year GC!!	Congratulations , I cant waite to be on your stop ( I know its goin to be a looooonnnnnnnng road , but Tony and I waited a lifetime to be together so I know the few years its gona take to be on your stop is just around the corner , again congrats ,,, Lona	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-07-09 13:22:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	PO BOX and I-751 evidence	oops I guess i schould have clickd on add reply , lol sorry just waking up here , but not to confuess my post and trying to get you the advise you need i copied it again from my understanding your consern is , if they will have any red flag for having differant mailing adresses for the process am I right so far ? even thou they got effidence ( bills on same name ) , if I am ...probly you could ask john and marlene or Yu and dan or pushbrk they are exelent in giving advise , good luck Lona	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-07-26 07:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	PO BOX and I-751 evidence	Right after my parents were married (my mom and my stepdad), we stayed with my aunt for about a couple of months before we moved to our new apartment. Their apartment mailbox was vandalized and robbed so my parents elected to get a PO Box for the safety of our documents (we were in the process of AoS at the time so getting the documents were of utmost importance). The thing is, my stepdad put the PO Box as his address on his driver's license and most of his mail goes there since he never bothered to change it after we moved. He figured it was safer there anyway. However, when my mom applied for utility and the bills, she placed our current address. She also put our current address on her driver's license. My question is, is this going to look bad to immigration officials? My mom does have some mail go to the PO Box but not many and I don't think I've seen any mail arrive for my stepdad in the mailbox here in our apartment. Main thing is where your mail goes to and your physical address. Can't see why mom and dad would come into play! from my understanding your consern is , if they will have any red flag for having differant mailing adresses for the process am I right so far even thou they got effidence ( bills on same name ) , if I am probly you could ask john and marlene or Yu and dan or pushbrk they are exelent in giving advise , Oh I guess I wasn't very clear when I was explaining. My parents are filing the I-751 for my mom. I won't be included yet in this petition because my GC expires next year. In the evidence that my parents are supposed to send, one thing that stands out (to me, anyway) is that my mom's driver's license says our current address but my dad's is the PO Box. We have utility bills in both their names that go to our address since my mom took care of that but most of my stepdad's mail goes to the PO Box because he never bothered to change the address (like the w-2, I think). I was just wondering if this is considered a red flag.	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-07-26 07:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Traveling with Green Card and no Passport	My husband is Canadian and he has his green card. He has lost his Canadian passport and is in the process of getting a new one. He, I and our 1 yr old child are traveling to Canada in 3 weeks and his passport has not yet arrived. Has anyone traveled to Canada without the passport and only the greencard? Thank-you in advance. if your lucky and it works , he has to provide prove of new passport being processd , also canadian birth certificate would be required , and my advice is try to bring any aditional prove that he is canadian , ( driver license , health care card ,old passport even if expired , sin number ) anything you can gather up as prove, hope it works good luck Lona	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-07-31 10:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	What the Heck?	CSC kicked some butt on my application. Sent it in on June 15th, check cashed the same day, biometrics completed on July 10 and received my ten year green card on July 28th. Was not expecting it to arrive this fast. There is hope for CSC processing!!!! WOW what did you do to them , please tell me I might try the same with montreal who knows I might end up with an interview next week instead of another possible 6 month , lol well congratulations	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-07-29 14:56:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	calling all JUNE 2oo7 fillers	i thought you had to apply to lift condition 3 month before 2nd marriage anerversary ? You need to file the I-751 within the 90 day window prior to your second anniversary of being a permanent resident. The timeline of the OP shows that she was accorded resident status on June 8, 2005. Hence, she had to file the I-751 (if filed jointly) no sooner than March 10 and no later than June 8, 2007. The I-751 has nothing to do with the marriage anniversary. My wife and I just filed her I-751 and we are approaching our fourth marriage anniversary. She became a resident a month before our second anniversary - unfortunate timing. Had she been accorded resident status just a month later, we wouldn't need to file the I-751 at all now. OH ok see thats why I love this forum you learn so much , ty for the explanation have a great day Lona	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-08-13 06:24:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	calling all JUNE 2oo7 fillers	+ Lifting Conditions 2oo7+ June 2 - sent I-751 to Vermont June 4 - delivered at 11:53AM and signed by P. NOVAK June 8 - 2 year GC exp June 8 - CASHED CHECK!!! June 21 - received biometrics appt June 22 - received NOA July 7 - biometrics appt July 17 - got my passport stamp & GC got clipped by officer 10271 and nothing else since... ugh.... i thought you had to apply to lift condition 3 month before 2nd marriage anerversary ? maybe am not sure but maybe since you filled late ( looking at your signature ) it might take a while to get it ? just my guess , ( very cute baby by the way congrats )	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-08-11 21:43:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	LPR ..	QUOTE (ED*Riza @ Sep 1 2007, 10:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey everyone, Just wanna ask if LPR is the same as greencard holder? My sister married to an american and lives there for 7 years now... I put her name on one forms about person in US together with the name of my fiance and it as asked if US Citizen or LPR?? my answer was LPR .. am i correct??? sorry for my question.. thanks. riza yes you are correct , LPR = legal permanent resident = green card holder	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-09-01 09:30:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Mailing our application today!	QUOTE (Inlove_tx @ Sep 1 2007, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, here we go again...after a veeery nice two-year break from the immigration stress, we're about to start the waiting game again! We're about to mail our application, will be leaving to the post office soon...oh my, I am sooo excited!!! I'll let you know how everything goes...wish us good luck, please! Best wishes to all! yes you are correct , LPR = legal permanent resident = green card holder QUOTE (LonaD @ Sep 1 2007, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Inlove_tx @ Sep 1 2007, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, here we go again...after a veeery nice two-year break from the immigration stress, we're about to start the waiting game again! We're about to mail our application, will be leaving to the post office soon...oh my, I am sooo excited!!! I'll let you know how everything goes...wish us good luck, please! Best wishes to all! yes you are correct , LPR = legal permanent resident = green card holder oops sorry wrong thread but congrats on your status and good luck , Lona	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-09-01 09:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Bio...????	QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Dec 20 2007, 01:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You may be thinking of AOS cases, they receive Bio appointment for AOS, and another for EAD. so does that meen AOS has 2 biometric interviews , I thought it was only 1 for aos and EAD ? do I have to go 2 times ??	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2007-12-20 13:21:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	10 year green card	I would look into the example forms they got here , it might help you , they sure helped me trough the whole K1 and now the AOS status , good luck	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2008-01-05 15:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	passport for removal of conditions	QUOTE (tachy @ Jan 6 2008, 02:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi everyone: do you know if a valid passport is required when i apply for renewal of conditions of my green card? and if so for how long must it still be valid. here is my situation: my two year conditional green card expires in 02/2009 and my passport expires in 01/2009. I am planning to go to germany in 04/2008 so i can not renew my passport until i come back from germany. now i don't know when to renew my passport. should i do it after 04/2008 hoping it will be back in time for the renewal of conditions or can i wait and renew the passport after the renewal of conditions? anyone know how long it takes to renew a german passport here? also, when exactly can i send in my application for renwal of conditions if my greencard expires in 02/15/2009. sorry for asking dumb questions but i have not been on VJ for a long time and i am not up to date on all that information. thank you so much for you info in advance greetings and it feels great to be back on VJ tachy not a dumb questiopn at all , here is the link to german consulate , you will have to look for the german consulate in your area , but german passport renewal can go between 8 - 10 weeks , also I dont know if your aware but if you took your husbands name in marriage you will have to do a name declaration before applying for the passport , so they can register your marriage in germany and issue your new passport in marriage name when you apply for it , but here you can read all about it , and good luck http://www.germany.i...s/passport.html	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2008-01-06 14:27:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	help with part 3	QUOTE (ivanR @ Feb 21 2008, 09:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1. other names used what goes there my full name? 3. place of marriage? do list where i got married as in court or church? I just wanna make sure im dont screw up thanks people I used the example forms and all went great , good luck http://www.visajourn...p;page=examples	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2008-02-21 10:18:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Still waiting for my Card	QUOTE (macb1980 @ Aug 26 2008, 01:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How long does it take to receive the card from the day its ordered? My card was ordered last week 8/19 and yesterday 8/25 I check I found the message that they have sent the approval notice from the day when you see the aproval notice send it can go from 2-5 working days	Lona.C.	Female	Canada	2008-08-26 12:22:00