Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Good luck Montreal interviewees!	good luck!!!	leighish	Female	Canada	2006-11-12 23:31:00
Canada	It's done, we got it!	Congratulations!!!!!	leighish	Female	Canada	2006-11-15 08:37:00
Canada	Happy Birthday amarceau	happy birthday!	leighish	Female	Canada	2006-11-15 08:35:00
Canada	On my Way...	Good luck! I'm sure it's going to go great! Can't wait to hear the details! Good luck!!	leighish	Female	Canada	2006-11-16 12:08:00
Canada	Which province are ya from?	born and raised in Saskatchewan! am now living in Texas. Not that much different so far	leighish	Female	Canada	2006-11-12 23:17:00
Canada	Who's going home to Canada for Christmas this year?	me! I'm so excited it will be my first trip back to canada since my AOS approval!!	leighish	Female	Canada	2006-11-27 03:59:00
Canada	favorite things you'll miss from canada	oh my god why did I not discover this part of the forum sooner!??!?!! I miss calling my hooded sweaters "bunnyhugs" and not having people look at me like I'm totally nuts! (I think bunnyhugs are primarily a saskatchewan/alberta thing...I could be mistaken!) I still take off my shoes when I go to someones house and people think I'm totally nuts. I'm sick of people thinking I'm totally nuts! My best friend came to visit me and brought me Saskatoon Berry Jam, A box of Fudgeo cookies, and a million boxes of smarties and a ton of coffee crisp chocolate bars. I'm finally getting a chance to visit next month and the first thing I'll do is go to Tim Hortons!	leighish	Female	Canada	2006-11-12 04:43:00
Canada	Mismatched Identification	thanks you guys. I hope this didn't seem like a stupid question, I was just unsure which route to take.	leighish	Female	Canada	2007-07-25 16:21:00
Canada	Mismatched Identification	I'm not really sure if this is the best place for this topic, however since it will probably concern Air Canada and customs at the Calgary airport (both ways) I thought I might get some answers here. I'm looking to go back to canada by myself for a week in september. I have NOT purchased my tickets yet. I was going to send my passport to Quebec to have my married name added to my passport seeing as how it is STILL in my maiden name and my green card is in my MARRIED name. Today, I find out that they don't do that anymore and that I have to apply for an entirely new passport. Which I would never ever get by September 18th. My current passport is valid for another 3 years, it's just not in my married name. So, My question is ultimately, which name should I book my airline tickets in? and will a difference of either cause a problem? I travelled to canada for christmas last year (with my husband) and I had the same problem, however we brought our marriage certificate and that seemed to appease everyone (customs and the airline). But since the passport laws have changed and I'm going to be by myself, I'm not so sure. help!!!	leighish	Female	Canada	2007-07-25 14:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Should I be worried?	I got my NOA from VSC today! I feel like i can breathe again (at least for the moment). I don't have any travel plans in the future, but does anyone know if my employer will need to see the extension letter?	leighish	Female	Canada	2008-07-02 17:12:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Should I be worried?	ack! why didn't I know about this! I would've sent straight to VSC! We sent our 751 on June 20th so I am also awaiting an NOA. It's keeping me up at night! Why do they have to make it so complicated I know our packet was delivered (delivery confirmation) but we sent a money order rather than a cheque because we did not know how long it would take and we wanted to be sure it didn't bounce.	leighish	Female	Canada	2008-06-30 00:53:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Affidavit Question	I did not send any affidavits, however I've been told by the very helpful folks on VJ that it can absolutely be a family member. However, If you feel you have enough supporting evidence without the affidavits, you can do without them if you must. Good luck!	leighish	Female	Canada	2008-07-02 17:23:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Sworn Affidavits...	I forgot to mention that I combed through our filing cabinet and finally found home ownership notes with BOTH NAMES on them! we sent those along too so now we wait.	leighish	Female	Canada	2008-06-30 00:37:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Sworn Affidavits...	QUOTE (mikeH @ Jun 5 2008, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you can put your name on the deed without re finance. if you know a realtor, he/she can do it for free. really?! thanks a lot! I'll give my realtor a call first thing tomorrow. We started combing through all of our purchase documents trying to find things with both of our names on it. hehe. this will save me a little bit of a headache (though it won't spare me the rest of the headache).	leighish	Female	Canada	2008-06-05 19:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Sworn Affidavits...	QUOTE (raymaga @ Jun 5 2008, 07:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We sent no affidavits with our I-751 and got approved with no problems. The evidence you have is enough to prove a bona fide marriage. Do you have mortgage/lease documents? That would be possibly another piece of evidence you could submit. Good luck for a speedy approval. we bought the house before I had my GC so unfortunately no my name is not on the mortgage document HOWEVER the document does state that my husband is married. The only way we could get my name on the mortgage is to refinance and with the way things are going in the mortgage world, we don't want to go there.	leighish	Female	Canada	2008-06-05 19:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Sworn Affidavits...	My husband and I are gathering our copies and pounding our brains as to where we're going to find nearly $600 but I had a question about the Affidavits. Are they really necessary? Outside of family we have almost no one we can ask for a letter. I understand that we could get them from family members but a part of me feels like that's a little frowned on (and I don't know why). So I just would like to know if those affidavits are really important or if we can exclude them. Here is what we have so far otherwise... copies of our credit cards (showing 2 joint accounts) a statement from the bank showing that we have a joint account a letter from his employer stating me as the beneficiary to his retirement fund and his life insurance a copy of our son's birth certificate photos of us together and with other people copies of our 2007 and 2006 tax return our letter from the IRS about the stimulus package (hey, it has both our names on it!) greeting card envelopes with both of our names on them affidavit letters? can we do without them? thanks!	leighish	Female	Canada	2008-06-05 19:15:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Identification for biometrics appointment	When I had my first bio. appointment for my AOS file, I arrived with my passport in hand. My passport was listed in my maiden name and my application in my married so they refused to see me until it was obvious I was the same person. We called my lawyer and had them fax over a copy of the marriage license and that seemed to suffice. My question now is will I run into a similar problem even though my green card is in my married name and my canadian passport is not? The reason I have not changed my passport is because it does not expire until 2010 and in order to have one in my married name I would have to file for a completely new passport, and being out of Canada there is no telling how long that would actually take. Seeing as how I hope to be a US Citizen and be free of all this mess before November 2010 (however unrealistic that may be) I opted against filing for a new passport. Should I go down to the DMV and apply for a state ID? I do not have a drivers license. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!	leighish	Female	Canada	2008-07-31 13:00:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Approved in 6 months @ VSC!!!!!!!!	Congratulations! I received a letter in the mail today confirming that my file has indeed been sent to the CSC. We filed the first week of July 08. I'm hopeful something will happen soon. I'm getting antsy! I'm coming up on having been in the US for 3 years and I would like to just get the whole thing over and done with.	leighish	Female	Canada	2009-02-19 16:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	APPROVED!!! FINALLY!!!	I filed my 751 with TSC in june 08, it was quickly transferred to VSC. After a lot of waiting and no rumblings from the other side, I began to grow a little nervous. My file was recently sent to CSC and I started to grow more impatient than ever!! Today I got the approved letter in the mail!!!! I'm so excited and relieved!!!	leighish	Female	Canada	2009-03-19 00:35:00