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QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Nov 18 2009, 08:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There are only four panel physicians in all of Canada, I believe: 1 in Vancouver, 1 in Toronto and 2 in Montreal. If you wanted to do the whole thing at once, giving yourself a week in Montreal for both the medical and the interview is a good idea, yes.

Your interview will be in Montreal if you are filing a CR-1 visa (you mentioned husband, so I'm assuming), as they are the only consulate in all of Canada that handles them.

Also, be sure to fill in your timeline, as it helps others answer your questions more easily.

thanks alot!
i guess i'll stop complaing! 2.5 hours of driving isnt as bad as loosing a week of work & buying a plane ticket!

and we havent filed for out I-130 yet since we got married not even a month ago, so we dont have our wedding certificate.
I did fill my timeline in my profile, but it's not showing in my signature?

VandJ

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2009-11-18 11:17:00

medical question

first post here... so sorry if its a frequently asked question, i didnt find anything about it

i am from quebec (husband is from los angeles) and we will be dealing with the montreal consulate right?
when it comes to the medical exam, i will have to go to one of the 2 doctors in montreal? is there any other approved doctors in quebec city? (not mtl?)
so if someone from is flying in from lets say PEI, they have to stay in montreal for a whole week to get their medical done and then the interview a week later?

thanks alot!

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2009-11-18 11:09:00

QUOTE (La Souris @ Dec 2 2009, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I sent my file a few months ago and I sent them the Copy of an Act of Birth as it is what they were requesting http://travel.state....ocity_3531.html -- however, I have to admit that, as yours, most of the fields in mine are empty. Same for the Marriage (I did order both the certificate and the copy of an act - I'll have them for future reference) but I sent the copy of an act...

Then, I got the Copy of an Act of Birth translated... the marriage stuff was done in English from the start.

I can't remember who it was, but I read about someone getting an RFE for the "Copy of an Act" a while back; which is not too bad if you have it already, but why not send it from the start and save the hassle...

thank you so much for the reply!
yeah our copy of an act for the wedding is in english and we'll use that one. i was just really confused with the birth certificate.

and the person who got a RFE for the copy of an act, what is because they sent the copy of an act and it was wrong or their sent the regular certificate and they had to send the copy of an act?

thanks!

(well get through this! haha)

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2009-12-03 21:26:00

i already have both.
i have the birth certificate (the long ish one with my parents name on it)
but i also have the COPY OF AN ACT OF BIRTH which i thought was the long one! theres way more info on that one (but not mine since everything was left blank)

so ill just go with the regular one.

VandJ

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2009-12-02 22:30:00

thanks guys!

i think i'll just get my regular birth certificate translated with my parents name and not the reallly long form with all my parents info on it (which is all blank anyways)

and it seems like i dont have to send a copy with the I-130 anyways? so it will give me time to get it translated while were getting the I-130 approved!

VandJ

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2009-12-02 20:53:00

and what about the proof of relation to send with the I-130?
only letters from friends talking about our relationship and a couple of pictures? or the whole package with phone bills and all that?

VandJ

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2009-12-02 17:53:00

thank you so much! and i PMed both of them!

VandJ

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2009-12-02 17:43:00

also, if we send originals to USCIS, will they transfer them with the case to NVC?

VandJ

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2009-12-02 17:28:00

we are kind of confused as to what papers we should send for the birth and marriage certificate. (we are putting together the I-130 for the IR1-CR-1)

on this website; http://travel.state....ocity_3531.html
for the province of quebec, it says that the certificates accepted are COPIES OF ACT.

"Quebec: Applicants should obtain "certified copies of an act" from the Direction de l' Etat Civil in Montreal"

i have in hands our wedding certificate AND our copy of an act of marriage.

i also have my birth certificate AND my copy of an act of birth. both of those have my parents name on it. the problem is, the copy of an act has ALOT of blank spaces because if you were born before 1994, they dont have acces to most of those information. (parents adress, their date of birth, identification of the witness)

but on the US gouvernement website, it clearly says they need the birth certificate with my parents name on it. so they actually dont need the COPY OF AN ACT?

also, when sending the I-130 packet, do we have to include all our proof of relationship or keep that one minimal and bring everything to the interview later?
(like the phone bills, plane tickets, pictures, letters from friends about our relationship ect)

thanks alot!

VandJ

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2009-12-02 17:17:00

importing cars from Canada to USA

thanks alot!

VandJ

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2010-08-23 18:27:00

importing cars from Canada to USA

Just wondering, do i need to OWN the car to import it?
(the car is under my name and everything, but my dad had to co-sign my loan and technically, the bank owns the car because i still havent paid off the entire loan?)

Will I have trouble importing the car to the US? (were driving it cross country when i get approved)

VandJ

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2010-08-23 14:27:00

To those who had the same problem, i tried to log in again to pick up my DHL location and it worked (2 weeks later. so maybe it was too early when i tried earlier)

click ADD FAMILY MEMBER, PERMANENTLY IMMIGRATE TO US, and then you'll pick your DHL location

VandJ

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2010-12-20 10:44:00

alright thanks, that what ill do
i even sent out an email asking where do pick the DHL office and he explained it to me which is super obvious but i definitely dont have that option.. i even replied with a screenshot haha

ill call tomorrow, its going to be easier.
thanks!

VandJ

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2010-12-08 18:30:00

alright my info is in now, but i have no idea where to pick the DHL office. I saw the list of office, but where do i pick one?

VandJ

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2010-12-08 11:55:00

No sign up now, you will not get a interview scheduled message unless you schedule your interview through that site...just ignore the whole "next availble date stuff"

So i do:
log in, enter my passport #, date of birth, natl, click enter and it says:

Applicant Information

You have not entered your personal information.

Appointment Information

You currently have no appointment scheduled.

What would you like to do?

* Schedule Appointment
* Add Family Members

no idea what im supposed to do...
it did bring me to another page ONCE but i had to write a log in name and password which i dont have..

VandJ

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2010-12-07 23:53:00

I got an expresspost just in case, but I've signed up for DHL.

However, I'm confused as to whether I've actually signed up. I went to the https://usvisa-info.com/ website and signed up for the Abbotsford DHL office and got a reference ID. Do we print something off and bring it to the interview? The last step on the website was to schedule a date which I did not need to do because I am a cr-1. So I just signed out. Is that how it works??

I tried signing up and it says i dont have an interview date set...
I do, but we jsut received the email today. should i wait to sign up with DHL?

VandJ

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2010-12-07 18:29:00

Thought I would share my border crossing experience last night. I have been crossing the border a couple times a week to see my husband, and he does the same into Canada. I have never had an issue. I carry all significant ties to Canada with me as well as paperwork from our CR-1 journey. Last night I was told that while my petition is pending I am not allowed to be crossing the border. He went on and on about how they would think I was immigrating to the US illegally. I explained with full confidence that I have been crossing into the US since we have started the immigration process and I have NEVER had any tell me that. As well he kept repeating "while your petition is pending" and I kept correcting him that the petition has already been approved and I have all the paperwork to prove so. He then says "well, someone may deny you enty based on your pending approval, but have a good night." He hands me my passport and I leave.
The thing that really pisses me off about this is that he is practically lying to me. I know, as most of us do, that you are allowed to visit your spouse while the immigration process is in proceedings. If this was such a problem: 1) pull me in for secondary questioning, 2) not ONE border guards has said this to me before, 3) why just let me cross then, if this was such an issue. I have actually had other border guards say "its great you are doing it the right way" or "it must be hard living apart" then you have this guy.
I realize that he was either trying to trip me up or just intimidate me...but it makes me more anxious to finally have this process over with and not having to deal with issues like this anymore.

/rant

my friend went through the CR1 process with the help of a lawyer. She was pregnant for most of the process and her lawyer told her she had NO right to enter the US before she had her visa approved... while i was going in and out of the US with the same processus pending. It's a shame that there is nothing clear about entry with a pending visa.

(but then again, i got stuck in the immigration office once at the toronto airport and i remember clearly hearing the guy in front of me being told by an officer he didnt have the right to enter the US with a pending visa.... oh well)

VandJ

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2011-01-20 14:14:00

what i hated about the consulate:
the first batch of people went in and i never saw them again

then i was the first one in the waiting room downstairs, first one in the elevator... but last one out! so i was the last in line to get my # :/

also, i got the letter E, which was useless?
the lady at the first booth looked confused as to why i was given a letter and kept it?

VandJ

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2011-01-19 14:28:00

got approved on january 14th!!!
i'll probably cross the borders at the end of february for vacation and i will officially move in april!

i can get in and out of the US as soon as i have my visa stamped and all that jazz right?

VandJ

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2011-01-17 00:54:00

Interview January 16th for me!!!!

VandJ

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2010-12-07 18:20:00

my friend was done with the NVC on june 29th and she got her interview date 3 days ago!

VandJ

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2010-11-08 14:58:00

Also, I was wondering how everyone got EXACT dates as to when the case was completed at NVC?
We got sign in failed and the NVC confirmed were waiting for the interview date, but i was wondering where i could find out the exact date it was approved?

Also, when can i book my medical appointment? Do i have to wait to have my interview date or i can do it before?

VandJ

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2010-08-23 18:29:00

I visited while i was waiting for my I130, visited after my I130 approval, visited while my case was pending at NVC and looks like i visited after NVC approved me as well.

VandJ

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2010-08-23 13:54:00

finally sent our I-130
cannont wait to be added to this thread! haha

VandJ

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2010-01-03 11:40:00

Difference between I-864 and I-864EZ?

QUOTE (trailmix @ Nov 19 2009, 12:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi and welcome,

If the sponsor is using only income - then you would use the I-864EZ

If the sponsor is using assets, they would use the I-864

exactly what i was looking for!

VandJ

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2009-11-19 15:09:00

Difference between I-864 and I-864EZ?

QUOTE (payxibka @ Nov 19 2009, 11:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (VandJ @ Nov 19 2009, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i noticed that there are 2 different forms. If it's only my wife that's immigrating, which one is more appropriate?

as the title indicates... if you are eligible the EZ form is EZ'R... but the standard I-864 works even if you are eligible to use the other form

hah! understood. my question is moreso what qualifies one over the other.

VandJ

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2009-11-19 15:00:00

Difference between I-864 and I-864EZ?

i noticed that there are 2 different forms. If it's only my wife that's immigrating, which one is more appropriate?

VandJ

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2009-11-19 14:37:00

I-130 Question

QUOTE (Lansbury @ Nov 19 2009, 12:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Never lie to immigration even by omission. It could come back to haunt you in the future.

If she was just visiting she wasn't living with you and must have had a residential address elsewhere.

thank you for the info.

VandJ

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2009-11-19 16:05:00

I-130 Question

technically speaking, my wife and i lived together in los angeles for about 5 1/2 months (prior to marriage) while she was visiting (no visa required, just traveling). line 21 requests the address where we previously lived together. should i include my home address, or refrain from it since it was for such a short amount of time?

VandJ

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2009-11-19 15:12:00

evidence of relationship question

QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Dec 4 2009, 10:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Under I-751 in the example forms are affidavits from friends or family you can use them as templates.

http://www.visajourn...751_support.doc

http://www.visajourn...1_Affidavit.doc

we aren't in the stages of lifting her conditional status yet. this is just for the I-130. does it need to be so "formal" and notarized for the I-130?

VandJ

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2009-12-04 16:08:00

evidence of relationship question

we're preparing our I-130 packet and in the meantime having some of our close friends prepare affidavits to prove our relationship. is there a specific format these memos should be in?

VandJ

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2009-12-04 13:23:00

well im sending the papers today to my husband, ill put my current canadian adress in the last adress outside of US field.. and hopefully its right

VandJ

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2009-12-08 12:39:00

bump

VandJ

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2009-12-07 18:58:00

another question...

my husband is american and filling the petition for me
in the; applicant last adress outside of US of more than one year..
since i never lived in the US, should i put in my current canadian adress (of more than 1 year)? or N/A since only my husband should write something on his form, and nothing on mine?

Edited by VandJ, 06 December 2009 - 03:07 PM.

VandJ

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2009-12-06 15:06:00

QUOTE (payxibka @ Dec 2 2009, 03:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (VandJ @ Dec 2 2009, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (crilex @ Dec 2 2009, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (sachinky @ Dec 2 2009, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Other. And then specify: I-130 petition. This is according to the sample form on the website.

We made the silly mistake of checking Status as PR as it seems to be the most logical choice, so we called up USCIS and ensured that they understood we were pursuing a CR1.

Hi all..

Ok Sachinky, so let me tell u what I understand from this topic (correct me please if I'm wrong )

When the petitioner (the US citizen) submit the G-325A Form for himself he has to check: Other, and then Specify: I130 Petition - I wrote it exactly how it fits in the space available in the petition if it's filled out on the computer.

When the beneficiary (the spouse of US citizen) submit the G-325A Form for himself he has to check: Status as Permanent Resident

Thanks all in this matter!

so now there are 2 different takes on how to fill it out...hahaha. is there anyone that's completed the process that can confirm?

You would indicate status as permanent resident when submitting the g-325a with an I-485....

we're not submitting with I-485 so it looks like "other" - "I-130 Petition" for us both.

VandJ

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2009-12-02 17:34:00

QUOTE (crilex @ Dec 2 2009, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (sachinky @ Dec 2 2009, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

so now there are 2 different takes on how to fill it out...hahaha. is there anyone that's completed the process that can confirm?

VandJ

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2009-12-02 17:22:00