Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	I'm stressing a little ...	I'm starting to stress a little about the wait time for Montreal interviews ... I've been confident up until recently that my move date of June 30th would be plenty of time to get things accomplished ... now I'm not so sure. We want to make all of the arrangements for a wedding in Vegas July 8th ... does it look like I'm dreaming?	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-02-13 09:25:00
Canada	AOS Tuesday	Congratulations on both! It will be an eventful week for you .. just breath! As for the weather ... hope it is clear on Friday .. February 4th I went back to Hamilton from Cleveland and ended up staying at a Red Cross Disaster Relief Shelter for the night cause they shut down the I-90 at Fredonia, NY!! check www.nysthruway.gov before you leave (will give you the road conditions along that stretch) .. have a great week!!!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-02-12 11:03:00
Canada	Montreal interview date!!!!	That's Great!!! ... gives us all a little hope	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-02-16 13:19:00
Canada	APPROVED - THANK YOU EVERYONE!	Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!11	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-02-28 13:50:00
Canada	Latest line of crap from Montreal	I cannot believe or understand the way the government runs (both sides I might add!!!) Twice I called Montreal .. was put on hold for 20 minutes listening to that god aweful music and then mysteriously disconnected .. It's enough to drive a rational person totally insane. I'm just really at the beginning of my sincere frustration with this process .. I'm feelin for ya!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-03 19:09:00
Canada	NOA1 - How long before you receive anything?	check the processing timelines on the USCIS website for that service centre. The problem is that this service centre does not show for I-129f as apparently they are being sent elsewhere? Our I-129f was received in Nebraska on Thursday September 21, 2006 ... I'm curious how long before we receive anything in order to track our case? I wnet through Texas rather than Nebraska, but like me, you will be transfered to CSC. See my timeline in teh signature line. Everyone is different, but my NOA1 came in the mail long before the check was cashed. Sometimes it takes 3-4 weeks to receive the NOA1 so don't worry just yet. thanks for the reply ... I know I'll have to be patient ...	lynamon	Female	Canada	2006-09-26 12:49:00
Canada	NOA1 - How long before you receive anything?	Our I-129f was received in Nebraska on Thursday September 21, 2006 ... I'm curious how long before we receive anything in order to track our case?	lynamon	Female	Canada	2006-09-26 11:29:00
Canada	Frigging Montreal!!!!	I had posted previously that I sent an email to Montreal asking if I would require a notarized letter of consent from my ex-husband even though my court order reads "There will be no restrictions on location of primary residence" Montreal advised by email that I would require the letter (which will be difficult to obtain because my ex has lapsed on child support payments and is being rather difficult to get along with) Today I finally got through to them on the phone (last week I was put on hold twice for 20 minutes and both times disconnected) and operator #5 (funny how they won't even give a name) told me that the court order will be enough and that they would just keep it on file. Her first response to me after I gave her my MTL # was my case was processed and in que for an interview date before I even told her why I was calling. Talk about creating stress in an already stressful situation!!!! Ending this in a sigh of relief ..... and on to waiting patiently for an interview	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-05 14:25:00
Canada	K-2 Visa Non-Custodial Parent's Notification / Consent	I just used my court order. I had no letter from the father and Montreal was okay with it. If you don't mind sharing .. what did your court order read exactly ... did it specifically state anything regarding immigration?	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-06 16:31:00
Canada	K-2 Visa Non-Custodial Parent's Notification / Consent	That appears to be the case ... I was sure that I wouldn't need anything but my court order (it was drawn up with the knowledge that I would be moving to the States) and Montreal went threw that one out the window Lynette, I tried to send you a pm but it looks like I missed hitting the send button Are you saying that even with your court order stating there is no restriction on place of residence that you must provide a notarized letter with the father's consent at the visa interview?	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-02-28 18:27:00
Canada	K-2 Visa Non-Custodial Parent's Notification / Consent	I thought that I would share this with all of you who are dealing with the same issue ... I'm highly upset because when my divorce order was signed back in May my ex-husband had no problem with my taking my son to the states ... since then he has lapsed on his child support payment and FRO is after him. Now he is laughing at me because he knows that I need this letter ... unbelievable!!!!!!!!!! Yes a notarized letter of consent from the father is necessary. Thank you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lynette [mailto:lynamon@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 4:09 PM To: Montreal, IV Subject: Re: MTL SECOND REQUEST I sent the following email on February 15, 2007 and am awaiting a reply: Dear Sir/Madam: Regarding my son listed on the Fiance Visa Application whom I intend to bring with me to the United States . My court order reads "The Applicant shall continue to have a final order of custody for the child and the Respondent shall be entitled to reasonable access on reasonable notice. There will be no restrictions on where the child's permanent residence is located." Applicant being myself and Respondent being my sons father. Is this sufficient or will I require a notarized letter from my sons father acknowledging consent to bringing him to the United States ? Thanking you in advance, Lynette	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-02-28 09:24:00
Canada	MtL Interview - K3	Congratulations!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-07 12:35:00
Canada	Almost got the visa	You're almost as good as there!!! Thanks for the information ...	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-10 09:54:00
Canada	Wish me luck on Monday	Sending some good vibes your way !!!!!!!!!!! ... all the best of luck!!!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-18 10:39:00
Canada	Interview for CR-1 last Friday in Montreal.	Congratulations!!!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-19 16:58:00
Canada	Montreal, March 20th	Best of luck on your interview tomorrow!!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-19 21:08:00
Canada	visa update	Congratulations to you both!!!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-19 21:10:00
Canada	Got the visa!	Congratulations!!! Great news!!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-19 16:54:00
Canada	Interview This Morning	Congratulations!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-21 12:28:00
Canada	My Experience changing my Drivers License today..	Ever heard an American try to say Saskatchewan?? ... absolutely hilarious!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-06 18:23:00
Canada	Wedding day today!	Wow .. congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a great day!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-03 19:02:00
Canada	K-3 Visa in Hand!!!	Wow .. that's great news!! All the best of luck in your move!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-26 12:04:00
Canada	Montreal Interview	Congratulations!!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-29 10:25:00
Canada	Wish me Luck on my BIG Move Saturday!	All the best on both of your moves ... the real journey is about to begin!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-30 12:59:00
Canada	has anyone had luck with upack?	Cube is at the RVA terminal and they are delivering tomorrow afternoon. They will call me when it leaves and also when the driver is here (our building doesn't have a buzzer). I'm traveling down maybe June/July/August and have a quote one way to Cleveland Ohio from Hamilton Ontario from UHaul to move a 2 Bdrm apartment for $260.00 plus the cost of fuel ...	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-29 10:23:00
Canada	Medical Exam	Hi I'm 35 and didn't have records of my immunizations. I disussed it with my Doctor about getting titres done and she told me that it would not be harmful to just get the shots again one way or the other, which are free of charge through the government. (titres may come out of your own pocket as I've seen some people here charged for them) As for the medical required for immigration ... get a receipt and if you have a medical plan through work .. submit it to them ... some insurance companies are re-imbursing for these costs. (Sunlife did it for I think Jersey Girl) I'm under the age for influenza shot but my son had to get twinrix jr for hep a and b which is a series of three shots (he received his first one, then a month later a second one and then 6 months later the third one which still yet has to occur) which was re-imbursed by my insurance company 80% (he's 8 yrs old). I hope this info is helpful	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-24 10:57:00
Canada	Karlita's interview	How wonderful!!! .. Congratulations	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-30 12:55:00
Canada	Planning your life around Montreal	Thank you for starting this thread .. it does help with the frustration of the waiting ... a little stress releasing humour is always a good thing	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-02 11:48:00
Canada	mephys's big day!!	Wow .. great news ... Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-04 10:08:00
Canada	land POE w/ drivers license and b.cert	I cross at Peace Bridge every week to two weeks and have been completely honest about where I'm going and why. I have been pulled over once and they asked me a bunch of questions and they told me what I would require to carry with me every time to show proof of ties (letter from employer, lease agreement, utility bills, and my K1 paperwork). Since then I just give them my passport and the questions are down to a very minimum and I've not since had a problem (even though I cart my paperwork with me everytime).	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-09 14:58:00
Canada	K-1 Visa Approved!	Always a happy thing to hear!!! Congratulations!!!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-12 11:44:00
Canada	I drove my USC's Truck Home	This weekend I travelled down to Cleveland on Thursday and planned on coming home on Saturday evening. It snowed there and snowed alot and when I tried to head home back to Canada in my Honda Civic the whiteouts were too bad so I stayed until Sunday afternoon. There was so much snow in downtown Cleveland that I was clearing snow off to the level of the hood of my car ... With a few attempts to get my car out to the road we parked it and agreed that I would take Ed's 2005 GMC Sierra home because I had to work today. When I got to the boarder the duty guard at the gate told me that it was not allowed to bring a US citizens vehicle across the boarder and told me to go inside to talk to the guards there (my heart sank as it's a 3 1/2 hour drive back to Cleveland .. it was 9:00 at night and I had my 8 year old son with me!!!). The guard inside was very nice when I told him my situation .. he had heard that the game had been cancelled in Cleveland due to the snow. He told me that he would issue me an I-99 which would allow me to have the truck in Canada until next Saturday .. what a relief!!! Just thought that I would share	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-09 15:08:00
Canada	provincial health plan	hubby called OHIP they said you would be covered for emergency treatment in the US up to 7 months or until you obtain PR status in the US. That's great info ... I was wondering about the interim between crossing and getting married and being under my husbands plan ....thank you .	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-17 11:48:00
Canada	Made it safely to the US	So happy for you in that dreamy some day it will be me kinda way .. congratulations!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-17 11:45:00
Canada	Attention Canadian folks...question about Moving and crossing the border	Hi, I moved from Toronto to Rhode Island on a K-1 visa and we came through Buffalo NY. It was in September 2004 so 1) my memory is a bit foggy (though that might also be because we left at 5:30 am!) and 2) my info might be out of date, but here's our story in case it helps. I rented a U-Haul in TO. When I packed my boxes, I numbered everything and kept a notebook with the numbers and contents of each box. The cat came with me, so I asked the vet for a copy of his records and switched him to a food manufactured in the US. The latter may have been overkill but I wanted to make sure a change in diet wouldn't be a problem. My husband (fiance at the time) flew up when he had some time off and drove down with me as, having relied on public transit in Toronto, I was really uncomfortable with driving a truck. When we got to the border, we showed my visa to the border guard and he waved us over to a side building. Unfortunately, this is where the foggy memory gets in the way...I remember showing them the visa and the notebook listing the truck's contents, and that the process was quite fast with very little hassle, even when I mentioned the cat. They may have asked about plants (I didn't have any). I did ask about EADs but they said they no longer issued them at the border. They stamped my passport with the date of entry and sent us back to the truck to drive to the gate, where they let us through. I think I phoned the Buffalo crossing before the move to check what they would require...you might want to try this. The phone numbers are listed at http://www.cbp.gov/x...rts/ny/0901.xml. Good luck! I hope this helps. Hi all, Does anyone have a good link to the US Border site? We're getting close enough that we'd like to start getting prepared for 'The Big Move' . Thus far, i've looked at movers sites and many allude to using a particular form (name or #?) and having them handle everything. However, consider the cost involved with having someone move me, we're considering renting a truck and handling it ourselves. I'd like to know if anyone has moved recently from Canada or is about to and can tell me about their experience. Thanks I called the Peace Bridge last week and the duty guard told me that they do stamp your passport with the temporary work authorization stamp	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-03-29 20:42:00
Canada	No May interview for me.	That's crappy ... Montreal is frustrating the heck out of me ... I hope that they aren't telling you one thing and doing another (which apparently has been happening quite frequently) and that they re-schedule you sooner than later ...	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-19 10:33:00
Canada	Fun With Phone Calls -- Some POE EA stamp info	I had called the Peace Bridge at Fort Erie and they told me that they give the stamp ... that was about three weeks ago .. I crossed at Peace Bridge at Fort Erie on Feb 5. And they were INSISTANT that they did NOT give the stamp, and that NO ONE at ANY POE gives the stamp. I was then told that I could just go an get a job because no one really cares anyway. Nice... Anyway...I wouldn't trust Peace Bridge officials as far as I could throw them. oh dear	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-18 19:49:00
Canada	Fun With Phone Calls -- Some POE EA stamp info	I had called the Peace Bridge at Fort Erie and they told me that they give the stamp ... that was about three weeks ago ..	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-17 12:01:00
Canada	Consulate will have Our Case in 2 weeks	Especially after the treatment you received .. I wish you a whole lot of speediness!!!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-19 19:16:00
Canada	Scott's Day In Montreal	Fantastic .... job well done!	lynamon	Female	Canada	2007-04-19 19:06:00