ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
CanadaEverything was fine and then he went back for a visit...
It sounds like a combination of things really.

Obviously as you have said, your mom misses you and your son and she probably feels a little lost and alone without you guys around.

Plus, when your son was on holiday, as you said, living the good life, doing all the fun things he did at home and playing with friends there, and having no routine, that makes it seem like more fun to him that the normal chores and what have you at home. (happened to me as a kid to when i would spend a couple weeks with my grandparents who lived just a few hours away).

If you sat down with your kid and asked him what he seriously thought life would be like if you moved back, and if he still thinks it would be all sunshine and daisies, you need to remind him he would have homework and chores there just as well.

Maybe remind him of the new friends he has made at his school in the US and also the things you can do in the US that there aren't in Canada (like a restaurant or a candy or something that they dont have back home). ( only suggest this since he brought up Timmy's... I think thats one thing we all miss!!! dunno where i'm gonna get my ice-cap fixes!)

I am sure that once school starts up again and he is back into the routine with those friends that he will start to come around.

I think he is old enough for you to explain to him that you made the choice to move because you felt it was the best choice for the family as a whole. And that you still think it is best to stay where you are. Ask him how he thinks you would feel (and act) if you both moved away from your hubby? maybe he would understand that that would make you sad and then you wouldn't be as good of a mommy to him since you were missing your husband a lot. (just a suggestion)

best of luck tho.
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-21 16:33:00
CanadaMontreal Interview Review
I just wondered how long it took you to get your visa in the mail. I had my interview on the 15th. I was thinking I should have had the visa by today, but so far no. When did yours come in?
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-20 14:24:00
CanadaCanadian Bank Accounts
if you go to president's choice and open an account there, they don't charge fees. its more like a credit union. you can get a credit card with them too and you can accumulate points when you shop at Loblaw's or Superstore (or other stores that sell the president's choice brand).
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-25 11:50:00
Canadamontreal k-1 interview review
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Aug 18 2008, 01:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wow, that's a long time to wait to move....I don't know if I would have been able to wait that long knowing I had a document in my hand that allowed me to be with the man I love.
Do what is best for you though!!
Congrats again! smile.gif


yeah, we had originally thought the interview would be October and figured a Feb wedding would fit in the timeline. when we found out the interview was sooner, we discussed moving up the wedding date, but Feb 28 was my mom's birthday (she died 10 years ago) and we thought that it would be special to have it on that day. It still fits in the timeline so we will do it.

We're just having a standard wedding now as opposed to a small ceremony now and a bigger one later. we've got the place booked, and i've got my dress and shoes. so we are just focusing on wedding plans now for the next six months.
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-18 16:02:00
Canadamontreal k-1 interview review
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Aug 18 2008, 12:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well I'm glad you were approved, congratulations!!
Sorry about the wait part.

My fiance thought I was crazy for getting there at like 6:30 but I was thankful.

Best of luck on the move!!! smile.gif


I wish I had gotten there a little earlier, but I was sluggish... ah well. I finished a book and started a new one while i was there. (finished it on the bus later this weekend as I was travelling between montreal, ottawa and hamilton) Lots of bus time logged this weekend.

will be moving dec 7. wedding will be feb 28
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-18 14:40:00
Canadamontreal k-1 interview review
I arrived in Montreal Thursday night, via Greyhound. Stayed at the Suites Labelle on Labelle Street (right of st Catherines, a 3 minute walk from the greyhound station).

In the morning I took the 20 minute walk down Rene Levesque Blvd to the consulate. I arrived at 7am and there were 5 people ahead of me. I saw "DanandAmy" and we chatted a bit. Fortunately someone else in line mentioned to me that the fee was payable CASH ONLY and held the spot for me while I ran around the corner to an ATM.

The doors opened at 7:30 and they let in the first 5 people. I was next in line. Once I got through and was scanned through security the guards told me. "we ran out of plastic letters. when the security guard comes to take the first group up, tell him you need to go to window 9 with that group. tell him we told you we had no more letters" (the people ahead of me all had plastic tiles with letters A-E on them)

I went down to the waiting room. the security guard came and asked for people with the letters. they all lined up. I explained to him what the guards upstairs had said and he said "you have no letter, sit down" well, I'm not one to mess with a 6'4 tall scary lookin dude. so I sat.

15 minutes later he comes and lets us all into the elevator (well as many as could fit) we get up there and he says "if you were told window 14 go here, window 13 go here" I said "I was told window 9" he says. "have a seat" So I sat. and he brings up the rest of the people who were waiting, and they go into their lines, and then he asks where I am supposed to go. he tells me window 14. So there was no point in me coming early, since a whole elevator full of people get in line ahead of me. (this is just the line where you show them your appointment letter and they assign you a number)

I am assigned C11. the people who were behind me in line outside are C1. I was not happy about this. Thankfully i did bring a book.
When my number got called (an hour or so later) I went to a window and gave the lady all my paperwork, passport, birth cert, medical papers, proof of fiance's income, letter of intent, crim check. she then gave me a piece of paper and told me to pay the fee at window 14 and then when she called me back to give her the reciept).

I paid and then waited another 2 hours for her to call me back. then she took my fingerprints (electronically) and had me sign a couple of things I had forgotten to sign previously.

Then I waited again. Another couple hours. Finally at 1:00 they called my name. I stepped into the little room and the guy took a finger print for verification. He asked me to raise my right hand and swear I was telling the truth. He asked how I met Rich. What website, what date. so I told him the story. He asked when and where we met in person. I mentioned I had been teaching on a J-1 in NYC and he asked if I plan to teach when I go back. I said yes or childcare. He asked about wedding plans, and what is Rich's job. Then he said, "I have no doubt you guys are in a relationship. I'm going to issue your visa" and he explained that when the envelope arrives there will be 3 things, the passport with the visa, an info sheet and a envelope with all the papers that is sealed and is to be opened at the border upon entry to the US. He reminded me that I must move within 6 months and to make sure to get married within 90 days of moving. I told him we had already figured out the math.

He smiled and wished me a good day. I never got his name. I didnt have to show him any proof. no pics, no phone bills, bus tickets, engagement cards... nothing.

then I ran back to my hotel just as i got there it started to rain hard. I checked out and ran to the bus (as by then it was pouring buckets). called and texted people to let them know.

overall it was ok. just a LOT of waiting and that stupid security guard on a powertrip!
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-18 14:18:00
CanadaPrime Minister Stephen Harper pulled the plug on his own minority government on Sunday, setting off a national election campaign
because voting after a national holiday is just what we need!
/sarcasm

with all the craziness surrounding the US election, the Canadian election is going to just slip under the radar for many people!
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-09-07 12:13:00
CanadaCanadian Tattoos?
QUOTE (Reba @ Aug 24 2008, 07:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have a bunch of those mutant flags. They usually come out of hiding when we go to Canadian events here in NC. I think I've given them all away though, I can't find my last one sad.gif

I have the Made in Canada logo on my back right shoulder. I've had it for longer than I've known my husband though. I've thought about getting something to symbolise both countries, but not flags, I was thinking more the bald eagle and a beaver. With the beaver on top of course. wink.gif


I have one flag like that, I got it at an event called AMERADA (where Americans & Canadians get together for a weekend and camp. it alternates years between Canada and US (usually Ontario or Quebec and NY or CT)

what is the Made in Canada Logo?
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-24 13:12:00
CanadaCanadian Tattoos?
QUOTE (Reeena @ Aug 23 2008, 03:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here is mine...
hope the attachment works.

Rena


wow! that is cool. much different than I was thinking but it sure simplifies the idea.
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-23 19:14:00
CanadaCanadian Tattoos?
Just wondering if anyone here has (or has plans to get) a tattoo with the Canada Flag or with some sort of combination of a Canadian Symbol and American Symbol?

For a long time now I have wanted to get a joint Can-Us flag tattoo and I just decided for sure where to get it (my calf) and when (in Nov, before I leave for the US)
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-23 16:41:00
CanadaI eat whale blubber and club baby seals...
QUOTE (DeadPoolX @ Aug 27 2008, 10:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
RE: "Pop, Washroom, and Change Room"
A good example is what Canadians call "running shoes." In the U.S., the southern states (including Texas) generally refer to these as "tennis shoes" while the northern states call them "sneakers." I've always called them "sneakers."


I have always referred to sneakers as sneakers.

Funny story from when I taught kindergarten in NYC. I always took the kids to the washroom. its not a bathroom at school, there is no BATH in there. and it isn't a rest room, you aren't there to rest! LOL so I taught them to ask to go to the washroom, or I said that we were lining up to go to the washroom. When they got to grade 1 next year (yes grade one, not first grade!LOL) the teachers automatically knew which kids were from my class because they would ask to go to the washroom.
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-27 14:03:00
CanadaI eat whale blubber and club baby seals...
QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Aug 24 2008, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't know if I am weird or not but I also like raisins in my cinnamon rolls.. preferably the golden raisins.. my mom always put raisins in hers...

I miss her cinnamon rolls crying.gif

she would make them almost every week on Thursday when she would bake her bread and buns and she would also make a big pot of soup.. mmm, those were the days, my friends.. we would come home from school and the whole house would smell like baked bread...


my mom used to bake all the time too. home made bread, pizza, cinnamon buns, banana bread....
come home from school and the kitchen was full of bread on every counter and 3/4 of the table....
sad.gif I miss those days. I wish I could have been around to actually bake with her (she died when I was 16... never got to learn how to make the bread, even tho i have the recipe.....)
good memories tho.
and i do make her cinnamon buns with raisins in them too!
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-27 13:51:00
CanadaI eat whale blubber and club baby seals...
This thread had me laughing so hard.

When I taught in NYC I had a lot of people asking where I was from in Canada (they all immediately assume Toronto).

Hardly anyone knew where Alberta was, even when I said, just north of Montana. Some of them were like, "Montana? Where's that" and these are well educated people (elementary school teachers!)

I could understand it if the parents of my students didn't know (I taught in the projects in Harlem) but teachers?!

Meanwhile I can locate all of the states on a map and tell you the state capitals with 98% accuracy (sometimes I mix up one or two)
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-21 16:18:00
CanadaI eat whale blubber and club baby seals...
QUOTE
I call myself a French Canadian, and I have Tourtiere, Poutine, Oreilles de crisse, Tarte au sucre


I LOVE my grandma's tourtiere! so so so good
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-21 16:11:00
CanadaAny french people living in the usa in here?
Bonjour!
Je suis Canadienne. Ma Francais es trop mal. sad.gif
Ma grandmere est Quebecoise, et la premiere langue du mon pere est francais.
I grew up in Alberta and took French from grade 5-grade 12, but high school for me ended 10 years ago.

I can read and understand French a lot better than I can write it or speak it.

~Jenny

Ps
voulez vous mangez poutine avec moi c'est soir?
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-23 01:46:00
CanadaMTL (and others) Waiting for an interview date
that's my post
i thought i was in the right forum, apparently i wasnt.
thanks for passing it on
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-07 13:29:00
CanadaGetting married in 71 days!
I just left ottawa this past weekend! was only there for a year. we are doing the k1 (fiance) visa so we are getting married in feb, but after we just spent the last 10 months having everything processed.

best of luck at your wedding. and you have found the best website for answering all your visa related questions.
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-12-08 10:27:00
Canadamoved!!
wahooooooooo

crossed the border at Cornwall, ON on saturday. we were at the border for about half an hour. They aren't used to processing many visas there since its a smaller crossing. They asked when the wedding was going to be and they took my finger prints. otherwise it was good. no hassle at all. yay!!!!! and, before we crossed, i stopped to pick up my wedding dress!!!!!!!!!!! whoooo 82 days till the wedding!!!!!!! so much to do. but at least i am finally home with my man!
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-12-08 10:16:00
Canadaadvanced Parole timeline?
Hey all
I moved to the USA on Dec 6 on a K1
my wedding will be Feb 28
I am planning on applying for advanced parole as soon as possible
my 10 yr high school reunion in Alberta is June 20, do you think I will have the advaned parole by then?
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-01-02 11:39:00
Canadaadvanced Parole timeline?
Hey all
I moved to the USA on Dec 6 on a K1
my wedding will be Feb 28
I am planning on applying for advanced parole as soon as possible
my 10 yr high school reunion in Alberta is June 20, do you think I will have the advaned parole by then?
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-01-02 11:40:00
Canadaadvanced Parole timeline?
Hey all
I moved to the USA on Dec 6 on a K1
my wedding will be Feb 28
I am planning on applying for advanced parole as soon as possible
my 10 yr high school reunion in Alberta is June 20, do you think I will have the advaned parole by then?
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-01-02 11:39:00
CanadaMarried, now what?
QUOTE (JillA @ Mar 5 2009, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good luck on the rest of your visa journey and hope your wait isn't too long.


so the I-130 is the advanced parole form?
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-03-05 19:58:00
CanadaMarried, now what?
QUOTE (JillA @ Mar 5 2009, 05:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No problem, the 3 forms needed are:

I-130, I-485, I-765

And for the adjustment of status application, you need to again prove that your husband can support you, by providing tax documents, letter from work, etc. It's almost like doing the original affidavit of support ALL over again. Fun times wacko.gif

thanks, we still have all the original info together here so we should be ok.
Thanks so much. I will get on that right away
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-03-05 19:49:00
CanadaMarried, now what?
QUOTE (JillA @ Mar 5 2009, 05:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (iteachkids81 @ Mar 5 2009, 07:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (JillA @ Mar 5 2009, 05:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You now need to apply for Adjustment of Status/Advance Parole/Employment Auth Document.... the cost is $1010 for all 3. If you read the guides above there are sample forms and you can get all the forms on USCIS website. Read the "adjustment of status" guide, it has all the info you need.

Oh and congrats on your marriage!



Thanks. $1010..sheesh! like this whole process isnt expensive enough already


It's awful! And of course you have to pay to get more photos taken, and in 2 years pay again to remove conditions.... they never stop gouging us!



can you tell me the forms by # so I know which ones to download? sorry, its kinda confusing
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-03-05 19:45:00
CanadaMarried, now what?
QUOTE (JillA @ Mar 5 2009, 05:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You now need to apply for Adjustment of Status/Advance Parole/Employment Auth Document.... the cost is $1010 for all 3. If you read the guides above there are sample forms and you can get all the forms on USCIS website. Read the "adjustment of status" guide, it has all the info you need.

Oh and congrats on your marriage!



Thanks. $1010..sheesh! like this whole process isnt expensive enough already

iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-03-05 19:42:00
CanadaMarried, now what?
Hello Everyone
It has been a long time since I have posted. I moved to the US in December on my K-1 and we just got married on Saturday. We have the marriage certificate back already (yay for it being super fast!) but I need to know what I need to do next. Can someone please direct me to the next form I need so that I can start working and travelling.

Thanks everyone!
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-03-05 19:32:00
CanadaHometown Canada
YAY for small town Albertans!
I was born and raised in the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.
Went to Red Deer College and then to Edmonton to U of A
Interesting fact about the Crowsnest Pass, we had the busiest 7-11 in Alberta being that it was pretty much the last stop for gas, slurpees and food for about an hour (if you were following hiway 3 to BC)
Also we have the Frank Slide.



iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-03-05 19:40:00
CanadaK-1 AOS paperwork questions
QUOTE (JillA @ Mar 10 2009, 06:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (iteachkids81 @ Mar 10 2009, 07:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi all
I just got married and am now in the process of filling out all the forms for AOS.
Is it necessary to fill out the G 325 A form (biographical info) AGAIN?

And, on the AOS form is asks for class of admission. is that where i would put K-1?
and also what is the I 94 # (what is the I 94?) Is it the little cardboard paper in my passport?

I've read through the instructions on all the forms and this is what I still need cleared up. Thanks in advance for your help.


Yes, you have to fill out the form 325 again. It should be different, since you live at a new address now.

K-1 is your class of admission.

Your I-94 is the paper they attached to your passport at the POE, yes.


Thank you so much. I had a feeling you would be the one who answered. I went and got the new passport photos taken today and had the other things photocopied.

So can I mail all the forms and supporting documents all in one envelope to the relevant USCIS office?
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-03-10 22:03:00
CanadaK-1 AOS paperwork questions
Hi all
I just got married and am now in the process of filling out all the forms for AOS.
Is it necessary to fill out the G 325 A form (biographical info) AGAIN?

And, on the AOS form is asks for class of admission. is that where i would put K-1?
and also what is the I 94 # (what is the I 94?) Is it the little cardboard paper in my passport?

I've read through the instructions on all the forms and this is what I still need cleared up. Thanks in advance for your help.


iteachkids81FemaleCanada2009-03-10 19:53:00
CanadaWhat's For Dinner?
ribs on the bbq!
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-22 16:07:00
CanadaWhat's For Dinner?
i'll be in montreal tonight in prep for interview at consulate tomorrow.
dinner likely at a pub on catherine street or something....
anyone have any suggestions?
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-14 06:56:00
CanadaWhat are your weekend plans?
I will be spending my weekend doing some wedding planning stuff and some housework.

Going to look at invitations and figure out prices and ordering times. just to get a basic idea of what to expect. Also shopping for wedding undergarments and possibly lingerie! LOL

trying to get a DJ and videographer booked as well. tough when I am up here in Ottawa and can't actually make appts to meet with any vendors, but I am doing the initial emails and then Rich is following up and actually meeting with people. Hopefully we will have those taken care of soon, and then finding an officiant and then everything ought to fall into place.

*sigh* I feel like my life is consumed with wedding stuff....
crazy!
~jenny~
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-08-22 13:59:00
CanadaRemoval of Conditions after K1
Hey everyone.
I have been kind of out of the loop and now I need your help again.
We got married Feb 28 2009 and I got my 2yr green card shortly after. I know we are supposed to start the process of filing for removal of conditions 90 days before the 2yr mark. That's coming up in about a month.
What do I need to do?
Please point me in the right direction.
Thank you so much
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2010-11-07 07:12:00
CanadaThe Canuck EI Thread
ok so this is a very long thread. can someone point me to the exact place where it tells me when and how to apply for EI. I am moving to NY in December... do i apply when i quit my job here? or from the US? I\m not getting married till Feb. do i apply before the wedding or after? any help is greatly appreciated.
thanks so much
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2008-10-23 10:29:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionremoval of conditions- interview

Change the cable, internet, phone or whatever bills into both names, easy to do and it seems they are looking for that.

Thank you for this. It seems totally obvious, but I honestly hadn't even thought of how easy it would be to do that.
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2012-02-02 19:10:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionremoval of conditions- interview

Is there any reason for you to not go and do any of that now? It only takes a phone call to add your name to utility bills. And then you have to wait for the next one to be sent to you...

You only share a savings account? That seems a bit odd. Does neither of you have a checking account? If you don't want to go and open a new joint checking account, you can add the other person to an old one. We went and added each other to both of our bank accounts. So we had the European bank and the American bank documentation to show at our AOS interview.

If one of you has a retirement plan (401k/etc.) or life insurance, list the other as a beneficiary. That's the simplest kind of "will". But you should also be able to download a form off the net and make up something quick. You don't need a lawyer, although it won't be as legally sound.

In general, its kind of dangerous to have one person do all the financial things and the other not know anything about it...

Just because my name isn't on the bills doesn't mean I don't know about them. We both work, we both have our own checking accounts (at different banks) I opened mine at the same bank I was using in Canada.
I do believe I am listed as his beneficiary on his 401K, and I think that was one of the things we sent in.
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2012-02-02 19:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionremoval of conditions- interview

Are they asking for anything specific? I am wondering because I feel like I will be in the same situation.

joint bank accounts, wills or power of attourney, children born into the marriage, owning a home together, bills in both names...basic stuff, but just stuff we haven't done yet.
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2012-02-02 18:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussionremoval of conditions- interview
Hey everyone
I have a question I need some help with.
We've been married almost three years, we sent in the stuff to have the conditions removed from my green card, but it wasn't enough evidence. They requested for us to send more, which we did, but apparently that's still not enough, so now we have an appointment to have an interview. Anyone have any advice about this? The evidence we lack is stuff we simply don't have. We have a joint savings account that we just opened in November. We've got joint taxes, and our lease agreement signed by both of us, we've also got a car in both our names, but everything else is in his name. I am on his health insurance. I moved into his apartment and we figured there was no point in changing any of the bills into both of our names until we got a house, which we still haven't done and originally I had thought we would have by now. We don't have wills because we've got nothing to leave to anyone. We sent in 5 affidavits of support from friends.

any advice would be greatly appreciated. Our appointment is in the first week of March. anything we could do between now and then would be great.
thanks so much
iteachkids81FemaleCanada2012-02-02 18:29:00