ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Canadato get married at a court house?
wow... that was one of the most frustrating-to-read threads I've come across in a while... lol

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ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-23 17:32:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Deux
I'm going to plant some trees today for a local Earth Day event! I'm excited. lol smile.gif
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-19 10:10:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Deux
or "MoreThanJustMarilyn'.. though that's quite long. lol
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-17 19:42:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Deux
Sorry to hear that Krikit sad.gif
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ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-16 19:09:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Deux
Yes she is. They moved here when she was 7, and she got her Canadian citizenship some time after that (obviously... lol).
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-15 21:43:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Deux
huh, interesting... my mother was born in England (thus also my maternal grandparents).... we very briefly looked into it when I was a teenager, but didn't follow through. I should look into that again! After this US Visa junk is over of course... lol Couldn't imagine attempting both at once. no0pb.gif
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-15 20:28:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Deux
Wow, great pics Spirit!!
And July!! In London! I'm in London! LOL Enjoy! And good luck, in your interview!! biggrin.gif

And sorry to hear about your Dad's milk Kathryn... lol
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-13 20:44:00
CanadaI'm reading the Canadian Forum on VJ instead of...
Napping.
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-13 17:35:00
CanadaI'm reading the Canadian Forum on VJ instead of...
updating my blog, or researching stuff for my b/fs visit in May
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-12 20:40:00
CanadaI'm reading the Canadian Forum on VJ instead of...
working... sad.gif
But it's Good Friday!!! No one else is in the office anyways!! But I have too much work to do... *pouts*
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-10 11:16:00
CanadaAnother successful interview completed
Awesome! Congratulations smile.gif
Yay for California!
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-22 16:50:00
CanadaCriminal Record Check VS. Police certificate
Yay!! Thanks guys, I feel better. lol

And they're still accept it for up to a year, right??
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-30 19:07:00
CanadaCriminal Record Check VS. Police certificate
UGH... ok I'm still unclear about this, and want to make sure I got the right thing.
I just went to my local police headquarters today and asked them for a background check for immigration purposes. One girl knew what I meant by background check, but was confused about the immigration thing because I wanted her to clarify for me that I was getting the right thing, and I think it threw her off and made her second guess herself... lol Anyways, some other lady working there came to help me and seemed to know what she was doing.

The wiki says
"Note: If you obtain your police check from the RCMP please note that there is a difference between "Criminal Record Check" and "Canadian Police Certificate" the Canadian Police Certificate has been found to be accepted."

Mine just says 'Criminal Record Search' at the top.. blah blah blah my info. dada dada... "DOES NOT have a criminal record in the RCMP National Repository for Criminal Records in Canada"....

I would think that's sufficient for what they're looking for, but the 'Canadian Police Certificate' terminology makes me feel like I have the wrong thing now cause mine doesn't say that. It cost me $40 (and I'm dirt poor, trust me), so I'll be pissed. LOL
Thoughts?

Edited by ashenflowers, 30 June 2009 - 04:13 PM.

ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-30 16:12:00
CanadaCriminal Record Check VS. Police certificate
QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Jun 27 2009, 10:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ashenflowers @ Jun 27 2009, 07:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does anyone know if this is something I can get done ahead of time, or do I have to wait until closer to the packet 3 arrival... we don't even have an NOA2, and I don't expect it until at least late August/early Sept, but I kinda hate waiting around for this onslaught of stuff that I need to do, and want to knock off a few things early... lol


I don't blame you! The check is good for a year, so getting it now may be a smart idea. I did mine early too.


awesome!! Thanks smile.gif
I was too overzealous with my passport photos needed for medical and what not, and thought they'd be good for a few months, but then ended up just wasting money on an extra set that is now useless... d'oh. Trying to learn from that mistake wink.gif lol

Edited by ashenflowers, 27 June 2009 - 10:46 PM.

ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-27 22:45:00
CanadaCriminal Record Check VS. Police certificate
Does anyone know if this is something I can get done ahead of time, or do I have to wait until closer to the packet 3 arrival... we don't even have an NOA2, and I don't expect it until at least late August/early Sept, but I kinda hate waiting around for this onslaught of stuff that I need to do, and want to knock off a few things early... lol

ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-27 21:27:00
CanadaWhat to feel when your first love tells you he/she is going to be married...
QUOTE (nowhereman @ Jun 29 2009, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ashenflowers @ Jun 29 2009, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (nowhereman @ Jun 29 2009, 09:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Jun 29 2009, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Notice how some are trying to shift the actual topic from how do you feel when your first love tells you they are getting married to don't allow your ex to be your best friend. Let's get this topic back on course - it isn't about being best friends with an ex vs your husband so don't try to change the topic to something that it isn't. Start your own thread if you want to discuss that.

Sorry but I believe the topics are related (the OP stated she is still close with her ex). If my first love told me she was getting married I would be "that's great, I'm happy for you" but there would be zero mixed emotions. Again I don't know the OP's situation but in general there is definitely a possibility of "emotional" cheating (or worse) in these types of situations.

The bottom line is if your ex is getting married & that bothers you there IS a problem!



I think it's a bit out of line to accuse someone of emotional cheating simply because she is friends with her ex. Like you said, you DON'T know her situation, so please refrain from these accusations.

Settle down... I am generalizing about this type of situation... only the OP knows her true feelings in the matter.


Don't patronize. It's insulting. I think you've said enough.

ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-29 22:16:00
CanadaWhat to feel when your first love tells you he/she is going to be married...
QUOTE (nowhereman @ Jun 29 2009, 09:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Jun 29 2009, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Notice how some are trying to shift the actual topic from how do you feel when your first love tells you they are getting married to don't allow your ex to be your best friend. Let's get this topic back on course - it isn't about being best friends with an ex vs your husband so don't try to change the topic to something that it isn't. Start your own thread if you want to discuss that.

Sorry but I believe the topics are related (the OP stated she is still close with her ex). If my first love told me she was getting married I would be "that's great, I'm happy for you" but there would be zero mixed emotions. Again I don't know the OP's situation but in general there is definitely a possibility of "emotional" cheating (or worse) in these types of situations.

The bottom line is if your ex is getting married & that bothers you there IS a problem!



I think it's a bit out of line to accuse someone of emotional cheating simply because she is friends with her ex. Like you said, you DON'T know her situation, so please refrain from these accusations.
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-29 20:36:00
CanadaWhat to feel when your first love tells you he/she is going to be married...
Well actually I haven't had a chance to see this thread until now, so don't generalize between what women feel, and what men feel. That has NOTHING to do with it, and IRRITATES me when people think that women have a certain opinion just because we're women. SERIOUSLY, let's bring it to the new millennium.... Also, opinion is NOT truth.

Back to topic... I think your opinions on how you'd feel about your first love getting married depends on the strength of your relationship at the time, on what terms your relationship ended, and whether you keep in touch now. For me, the man I consider my first love, is married and living in a different province. I won't tell how I found out, because that could start an entirely different thread as well... however, I did run into his mother at the grocery store many years after he and I dated, we chit-chatted, and she mentioned his then-fiance, and sounded unhappy with his choice.. laughing.gif He DEEPLY hurt me at the end of our relationship, so that made me puff our a little with a selfish twinge of ######-glee.

I can tell you how my most recent ex felt though when he found out I was even DATING my now-fiance (we don't really speak anymore unless we have to for some reason... he doesn't know I'm actually getting married)... he accused me of cheating on him (which I did NOT do...I didn't even meet my fiance until I had already broken up with my ex and made arrangements to move out)... thus ending the friendship that quite possibly could've happened after our break up. Oh well! Certainly not my loss, as I am now with the man that I am ridiculously excited and happy to be spending the rest of my life with smile.gif
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-29 20:34:00
CanadaWelcome to Canada video
hahahha oh that is awesome... lol
I really hope it did get off the road ok!
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-07-02 21:32:00
CanadaLose weight Canada
QUOTE (Rhiann @ Jun 27 2009, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Jun 27 2009, 02:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Rhiann @ Jun 26 2009, 09:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I weighed an okay weight.
There is something about my body I dont understand though.

3 months ago I moved into town to get out of my parents' house.
I walk about 25 minutes twice a day 4 times a week.
Yes, I ate my share of junk food, but not THAT much.

In those 3 months, I gained 10 lbs.
How am I gaining weight with like 8x the exercise I ever did back at home?
I hardly even eat junk food anymore now...

Anyone have any idea?
I don't want to go to my doctor about it unless I have to... she's not very helpful.


Did you clothes get tighter too? If not, might just be muscle build up.


Yeah... they got tighter at my gut, haha.
I can't even button up my size 12 capris anymore, and my work pants zipper doesn't stay up anymore.
My fiance thinks I'm holding in water, since I only go on my birth control's placebos every 3 months. (It got rid of my period, and periods every 3 months only last like a day and a half, might have something to do with it)


A lot of the initial weight loss in the first week or so is water, so I've heard. Might I go slightly off topic, and
ask what type of BC you're on? I'm on the patch, which is one per week for 3 weeks, then one week off. I'd love to go without a period.. lol that really opens a can of worms though, so yeah.. just curious what you're on. laughing.gif
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-27 22:41:00
CanadaHappy Canada Day! Happy Independence Day!
QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Jul 1 2009, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Free stuff rocks! A girl I went to highschool with posted that Mandarin is giving away free food today?! Dannnng.


They sure are!!! I went! The line was huuuuuuuuuge..... thankfully I have some keener friends who showed up early (I also showed up early, but they beat me)... we waited a little over 2 hours, but were amongst the first group to get in. It was GREAT. SO worth it.
This was my fortune:


OBVIOUSLY they mean my NOA2 tongue.gif LOL

Happy Canada Day everyone!! I also realized this will be my last Canada Day in Canada for a while, but I'm actually really looking forward to the 4th of July next year... apparently Santa Barbara has a BIG fireworks display ON THE BEACH... omg. biggrin.gif
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-07-01 17:08:00
CanadaSo Excited to FINALLY be getting married in 3 days!!!!
That sounds lovely!! smile.gif My fiance and I are planning a beach wedding as well for just the 2 of us and our parents. I hope to see some of your pics!
Have a great time, and congrats!!
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-07-05 00:29:00
CanadaPeople from B.C. now treated the same as from other states at Washington D.O.L.
bah! I wish they did that for Ontario! Our licensing system is ridiculous (as in expensive and time consuming)!
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-07-06 18:33:00
CanadaWhat is your and your SO's song'?
Great thread!!

We have a couple of songs that have meaning for us, but don't particularly have 'a song' yet....
I try to get my fiance to allow this to be 'our song', but he's not going for it tongue.gif LOL (his name is Dan)


Also, this one totally makes us LOL every time (again, his name being Dan makes it awesomer), and I posted it on his facebook wall on St. Patrick's Day. lol


Recently this one has seemed appropriate sad.gif


And finally... this is probably the closest thing we have to being 'our song'... though I've changed my mind recently. Still a beautiful song that I really love, but the lyrics don't feel like they have the oomph required to be 'our song'. They seem too desperate.

Edited by ashenflowers, 08 July 2009 - 10:04 PM.

ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-07-08 22:02:00
CanadaAnyone here watch "The Proposal" movie?....
QUOTE (JillA @ Jul 10 2009, 09:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OK I loved it! There was so many funny parts, I LOLed quite a bit and my honey did too! The unrealistic immigration aspects cracked me up too.


Maybe they cracked you up because you're waaaay beyond where some of the rest of us are in the immigration process....lol
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-07-10 23:24:00
CanadaAnyone here watch "The Proposal" movie?....
I saw it... thought it was cute, but it made me angry because, as people have mentioned, all the false impressions people will get about the process. I HATE having to explain to people that it's NOT that easy, and what everyone else has done that's been 'easy', was actually illegal.
And the interview the next week!? I wanted to punch someone.

But other than that, it's cute. I recommend it as a cheap rental, not a theatre worthy one. Save some $


ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-07-10 16:57:00
CanadaWhere are you moving/living in the USA?
I currently live in London, Ontario (though I 'grew up' an hour and a 1/2 away from here), and I will be moving to way-too-expensive-but-absolutely-gorgeous Santa Barbara, California. smile.gif

And July - You will always be a July09Bride! I figure you can milk that screen name at least until 2010 wink.gif lol

Edited by ashenflowers, 09 June 2009 - 10:03 PM.

ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-06-09 22:00:00
CanadaHow much will this all cost?
Rogers has absolutely HORRID customer service. I HATE them.

Good tips on taking the train to Montreal... I have to travel from London as well. Not looking forward to that, but I think my fiance is going to fly in and accompany me, so that'll be cool biggrin.gif
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-07-16 17:03:00
Australia and New ZealandNEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!
Hi everyone....
I'm wondering if any of you might be willing to help out a friend of mine. She's a teacher, and Canadian, and wants to move to New Zealand for a bit to teach. She just needs someone to talk to to help her through it. She wants to talk to a TEACHER specifically. Are any of you teachers? Please PM if so, and let me know if you'd be willing to talk to her. I can pass along your email address to her.
Thanks in advance smile.gif
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-12-10 07:38:00
USCIS Service Centerswhat 's the address for CSC???
http://www.uscis.gov...00048f3d6a1RCRD

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ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-25 19:03:00
USCIS Service CentersWOW no comments about Online Case Status down!
I noticed too... lol We just got out cheque cashed, and I was going to see if we could figure out how to check out status for the first time and of course, can't.
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-05-10 21:24:00
USCIS Service CentersUSCIS isn't allowing me to check my case status anymore
I got the same thing! Weird. I didn't think I was being THAT crazy about checking! :lol:
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2010-05-12 02:12:00
Asia: SouthProof of Relationship
hmmm... mine actually showed our phone #s (I'm through Vonage) so I didn't have that issue. Do you also have emails/letters/IM chat logs as back up? They are also good for showing sustained contact through the relationship.
ashenflowersFemaleCanada4/22/2009 22:47
Asia: East and PacificQuestions for those from Japan and New Zealand
She's going to drive to the embassy in Toronto this week or next to apply there. Thanks everyone!

Thanks for the tip re: EnZed Darnell. I will forward that on to her :)
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2010-06-09 21:07:00
Asia: East and PacificQuestions for those from Japan and New Zealand
Hi everyone,

Hope you don't mind me crashing your regional threads. ;)

A friend of mine from back home in Canada is wanting to move to New Zealand to live and teach. She is starting the immigration process for that, and is understandably a bit overwhelmed, so I'm trying to help as much as possible. I'm sure I'll add more questions to this later... lol

For now though, I'm wondering if any of you know the best way for her to get a police check for Japan? She lived and worked there (teaching) for about 3 years. I did a quick search on VJ here and it seems like it's a big hassle and will take a few months?? eww... Is that true?

Also, if any of you actually immigrated to NZ as well and can point me to some good websites about that, or just have some general information, I'd greatly appreciate it! Thank you, and good luck in your own journeys! :)
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2010-06-08 02:16:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhich PO Box for sending I-129F
Perhaps this will be helpful:
http://www.uscis.gov...00048f3d6a1RCRD

ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-24 16:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuestions on frms DS-230, 157 & 158
My Packet 3 (which I am preparing now), says 'From DS-230 Part 1'.... it says nothing on Part II... so should i still print it off and include it?? Now I'm confused. lol

also, mine doesn't ask for DS 157
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-09-06 12:06:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionEvidence of Domicile for Interview
QUOTE (Trepko @ Oct 27 2009, 10:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i am going through the k1 visa process with My fiancee who is in Canada, I reside in the US. I live with my parents. The interview date is finally set after over a year on November 13. But it says she has to bring Evidence of Domicile to her interview. (again i am in US, she is in canada and she is the one intending to move here) I don't know at all what this means she needs to bring or we need to do, I tried reading topics and after several googles I'm still confused. Could someone please help me?


Did you have a look at the instructions that came with the Packet 3?
They are now scanned and linked into the Canada Wiki Page. Have a look at the bottom of page 2, and top of page 3

PG 2


PG 3


They give examples of what can be used for Evidence of Domicile.

ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-10-27 22:39:00
CanadaK1/K3/H-2B/E3/DCF... WTF. Help please.
QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Apr 8 2009, 09:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you all for giving me cold feet!! laughing.gif No seriously, I'm 100% certain I've made the right decision, but reading everyone's experiences has really made me realize its not all rainbows and sunshine. There is a difficult road ahead, and thank you for preparing me now! I've recently realized I'm going to go from a fast-paced, busy, demanding life to sitting on my butt watching TV all day while my fiance/soon to be husband is at work and I have nobody to talk too...

Anyways, this thread isn't about me! I haven't posted because I'm not sure there is any advice I can give you aside from what the others have said. But I will say that the K-1 route has been very good to us thus far. I have my visa interview in Montreal at the end of the month... this means that I'll have my visa in hand less than 7 months from the date I filled the original petition. I don't think that's very long to wait for legal entry into the United States and the peace of knowing the rest of the immigration process will be much less painful then if we tried to do it in a sneaky way.


LOL! Well I'm glad you're so far as the interview stage at least smile.gif Good luck!!! And this thread is about everyone! I figured other people could pick up some information from my whining and questions... laughing.gif


Reba - An hour and a 1/2 drive seems like a lot of gas money (it's about $15-20 round trip), a lot of miles (kms! lol) and wear and tear on my car, and just a LONG way to commute to a job. sad.gif Also, the lease on my car is up at the end of October, so, be there any delays, I have no way to commute after that anyways if I'm still around... lol I'm going to try to work out an arrangement with my manager to see if I can work from home if I go to my parents. It wouldn't be so bad if I could do that! smile.gif
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-09 09:16:00
CanadaK1/K3/H-2B/E3/DCF... WTF. Help please.
oh... p.s. if no one's noticed yet, I'm horrible at making decisions tongue.gif LOL And am also stubborn. laughing.gif
ashenflowersFemaleCanada2009-04-08 10:22:00