Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Question about upcoming tax year	Gosh, thanks guys, but I'm so confused! So, I can file american taxes for 2011, with my canadian income? Doesn't even make sense to me... How? Is it more profitable to file married joint, or seperate? What is ITIN? I do have my SSN already, in my married name. And can I file my Canadian taxes too? I should be expecting a nice chunk from them, so I REALLY want to file those... Will I have to file it as married? Sorry, I know this is a lot to ask, but I'm so confused! Oh! And what would happen if we DIDN'T file as married just this year?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-11 11:07:00
Canada	Question about upcoming tax year	Hi everyone, I am wondering what to do when Chris files his taxes in 2011... Does he have to put me as his wife right away? Can he wait for 2012? Also, if he does have to put me in, will he have to put my canadian income down? Thanks in advance for your time!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-11 09:18:00
Canada	Any ideas for Xmas gifts?	Thanks for the tips everyone, I think I'll make a basket for each family and leave it at that... I have four brothers and sisters and there are 9 nieces and nephews to think of, I don't want to be broke by January 1st...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-25 06:21:00
Canada	Any ideas for Xmas gifts?	How come Trailmix is no longer on here?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-23 08:56:00
Canada	Any ideas for Xmas gifts?	Yeah! I should definitely get some of those! And I actually didn't mean to turn this into a food thing, but oh well! Keep 'em coming!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-22 17:24:00
Canada	Any ideas for Xmas gifts?	Ovaltine.. yes I know they have it in Canada but my mom says the stuff down here tastes better then the stuff in Canada... Really? Will have to try it!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-22 12:22:00
Canada	Any ideas for Xmas gifts?	Do you guys have any gift ideas you'd like to share... I'm starting to look into my Xmas shopping list, and I'd like to find things that we don't have in Canada.. But I don't want to send everyone boxes of Smores Poptarts... Any suggestion is welcome!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-22 11:44:00
Canada	Question regarding form DS-156	I put that too, 'with work authorization' and then for employer, i put down 'unknown'. Congrats on the P3! You're almost done!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-25 19:23:00
Canada	Approved	Congratulations to both of you! Edited by Vero and Chris, 20 October 2010 - 10:35 AM.	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-20 10:34:00
Canada	AOS I-485 Part 3 Question 1 - Admitting to Marijuana Use	First, I would think of the relevance of answering yes to that question. Do you have a criminal background directly linked to having smoked weed? Have you ever been arrested? Have you ever tried to smuggle drugs through the border? If the answer is no, then I would just ask myself how answering yes would make your case more 'complete' than if you'd say no for something you haven't done in a long time (I presume). The only way they could prove you've smoked before would be to test a strand of your hair. Doubt they'll do that. It's up to you though, and I'm no expert, this is just what I think..	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-01 06:25:00
Canada	visa denied?	AP is more common in MENA and Sub Sarahan but it means they are still checking into your background somehow. If you were approved at the interview and in AP there is still a very very very small chance you will be denied, if AP digs up some sort of dirt. The problem is that AP is unpredictable and can take a long time. However for places other than the ones I mentioned it is usually less than a month. It is a braod catagory for any uncleared investigations or document validations that need to clear before they can give a visa. Nobody could have explained that better!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-28 07:58:00
Canada	visa denied?	i just called that number he said its still pending but everything looks okay he said you should expect a call to pick it up within the next couple of weeks how come it takes so long??? and how come some people got it in 4 days? this means its approved for sure? im worried.... Alright, so you called DOS? What I would do is call this afternoon to see if you get a different answer. The visa being pending would mean AP (administrative processing). If the person you get next says the same thing, definitely get your congressman involved. I think it is safe to say that whatever a DOS person tells you, don't blindly believe it. A couple weeks could mean a couple of months, considering they are not the most accurate most of the time... The faster you get the congressman involved ( I know I'm repeating myself here) the faster you'll have an answer, and hopefully your visa in hand. Don't stress out too much, even though that's easier said than done, but stay proactive and things will be ok. If you just wait around, that wouldn't be good for your stress level!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-28 07:49:00
Canada	visa denied?	To get the congress person involved, you'll have to have your US fiance to call. Usually there will be someone in the office that deals with immigration issues. You fiance might have to mail/fax them a release of info agreement of some sort I think... I know LeslienScott had a similar issue after their interview, as well as Valerie78. You could try contacting them, maybe they'll be of more helps since they've gone through that... In regards to your flight, unless you have cancellation insurance just reschedule it for maybe another month or so. But like mentionned above, your first step should be to call DOS...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-28 07:41:00
Canada	visa denied?	Well, I would think that if you were either denied or needed to send in more documents that they would have told you at the interview. If the interviewer said 'you're visa is approved', then it should be approved... What was your shipment method? DHL? Xpresspost? Do you have a tracking number? Did you check online to see what it says? I know that they have a new thing going with DHL, but when I got my visa, it was with Xpress post, and it took around 10 days to get your visa back... Have you tried calling DOS to see what they have to say? It might not be a bad idea to get your congress person involved to get things moving... Your visa could be sitting on someone's desk, or something like that... Good luck, and try to be proactive with this so you don't go completely insane... Call DOS today, and if the answer is not satisfying, get the congress person involved right away... Good luck! Oh, and you might want to consider moving your flight to a later date just in case... Edited by Vero and Chris, 28 October 2010 - 05:23 AM.	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-28 05:23:00
Canada	Adjustment of Status Info?	Is this normal? We went to our K1 interview and were approved. The interviewer kept tax returns and w2's from petitioner and co-sponsor. Now that we're adjusting our status, it's again requesting copies of these same forms. We dont' have them, they do!? Did we mess up not asking for them back? I guess we have to ask my accountant, and the co-sponsors accountant for hopefully copies of previous filed tax returns? Anyone else in this boat? Thanks! Yeah, we had copies of everything, and I had brought the originals with me. When I gave the interviewer my papers, I told them they were copies but I had the originals if he wanted to see them... Can you get the papers again? Maybe make 5 copies, just to be on the safe side ... Sucks that you have to go through that though...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-01 13:25:00
Canada	October K-1 interviews in Montréal!	Congratulations to everyone! This is such good news! Everyone must be so excited for their POE and what not!!! Doesn't the visa look soooo good in the passport ???	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-26 10:15:00
Canada	October K-1 interviews in Montréal!	Congratulations everyone! Looks like the new delivery system is efficient! Keep 'em coming Montreal!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-18 12:57:00
Canada	October K-1 interviews in Montréal!	Congratulations on the first approval of October!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-10-11 08:57:00
Canada	October K-1 interviews in Montréal!	Gosh this is so exciting!!! Can't wait to see the 'approved' popping up on your list! Don't worry guys, even though there's a lot of changes with the consulate, the interview part will still be a breeze, I'm sure!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-09-22 13:17:00
Canada	October K-1 interviews in Montréal!	All this confusion!!!!!! 9 more days until my interview (Sept 24) Should I assume since I am still scheduled the old way that I still pay & bring my xpress envelope to the interview as previously done? Maybe I should call to be sure? I'm thinking I would of gotten something in the mail if they changed it for me as well, but since they snuck this new process in without warning, you never know! Just do it the old way, make sure you have your enveloppe and cash. I don't see why all of a sudden they would stop sending the visas, and the cash, well, better safe than sorry! I guess it'll all become clearer once a couple people go through the interview in October... Good luck by the way, and congratulations on all the dates, this is great!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-09-15 12:29:00
Canada	October K-1 interviews in Montréal!	If I remember correctly, I remember being told by a lady on the phone through DOS that they 'open' dates for interviews a month at a time. I have no idea if you guys will be able to skip a month, but depending of your situation, I wouldn't want to postpone it any more than that. I mean, most of us have wanted more than necessary to get a date in the first place, I'd go ahead and book it, and work around it... Eh, but that's just me, and I really have no business in you guys' topic! I'm excited for everyone though, this is really good news!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-09-14 11:41:00
Canada	Approved	Good news! Congratulations! Can't wait to read your review!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-04 15:15:00
Canada	POE Montreal-Trudeau	Hi! I did my POE at Trudeau, so maybe I can help! My flight was at noon or something, and I got there at 9am. Ended up waiting with nothing to do for almost 2 hours! The POE itself is very smooth and quick. First you'll check in your bags, then you'll go through customs. I had made a detailed list of what was in each suitcase, but was never asked to show it. The guy at customs did a couple things on his computer, asked me a couple questions, took my package from the consulate, and walked with me to secondary. He gave my package to another woman, and she asked me to go and wait. By the way, when you go and wait there will be a section on your right, and a section on your left. The one on the right has ramps for luggages, and the section on the left has offices. I had to wait on the left side. I waited maybe 30 minutes and was asked in an office. The lady wasn't much talkative, but she was nice. She seemed to know what she was doing, and after 10 minutes I was out of there and free to go! 4 hours ahead of time is plenty! Good luck and if you have more questions, let me know!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-04 06:55:00
Canada	express post from Montreal	I had my visa sent to me through Xpress post back in August, and I thought the service was pretty reliable. I guess it all depends on when Montreal mails it. But after that, I got it really quick. My interview was on a Monday, the tracking number appeared on Canada Post at like 6:30 pm on Friday, and I had my visa on the following Monday...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-08 10:34:00
Canada	Packet 3	As far as I remebered, there was a couple DS forms that I filled and sent, including the confirmation page of one you do online.As far as the checklist goes, I just checked that I had everything required for my case, signed it, and that was it. I brought everything with me at the interview. I think on the cover page it actually tells you not to send anything right now, but to sign it. They probably just want to make sure you are aware of everything you need. This way you can't get to the interview and be like "oh, I didn't know I needed that!"... That's what I think anyways... Good luck!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-07 11:03:00
Canada	DS 160 online	Open your pictures with paint -the good 'ol version- and then crop it. My passport pictures were on a CD, and they actually were 'glued' together, meaning that the whole picture was my face, twice. I cropped one of my faces out, and bingo, it worked, and the USCIS website said that they were accepted... Worth the try!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-10 17:28:00
Canada	A P3 "Next-steps" checklist	Very helpful! I wish someone would have done that when I was at that step (mind you the info was probably on here, I was just too lazy to look it up!) I don't know if the procedures have changed since last spring, but I think it would be good to note that you don't actually have to send what is requested on the checklist when you send your P3 back. But like I said, it might have changed, I know that on my P3 letter, it was stated not to send anything yet, just to check and sign the checklist... Just thought I'd put my two cents in!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-11 08:58:00
Canada	Calling out to people from Virginia!	Yeah, Udella&Wiz, thank you...I had that page printed out from the DMV, but then when I went the first time, the lady gave me a detailed list of what I needed and the 60 days thing wasn't even on there... I'm still gonna try to go tomorrow just because when I went it was mid-october and she didn't mention anything about the new law change... I'm not getting my hopes up but it's worth the try, especially since Chris has to go renew his anyways...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-11 14:25:00
Canada	Calling out to people from Virginia!	I don't understand how a state can say a FEDERAL document is not valid.....frustrating. It would not hurt for you to call the DMV before going there. Good luck. Yeah, thanks anyways, you have been very enlightening this morning... I can't believe I won't be able to drive until I get the green card... So frustrating!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-11 10:59:00
Canada	Calling out to people from Virginia!	Damn! Thanks MalolosToUSA... I guess that means I might as well forget about it... I wish the article said something about the 12 documents issued by USCIS that would be acceptable... I guess I'll try anyways and maybe I'll bring the AOS NOA1, but that probably won't help... And, you can't even get an ID card!!! Thanks Carlos Martinelly Montano for ruining it for everyone else, you *!$%*%^* !!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-11-11 10:31:00
Canada	Another Problem - Support Form	Thanks Married2009 I noticed that on the tax transcripts, both their names are on there, could I use that to show the people at the interview that his account is also hers in case I can't get a bank letter with her name on it?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-07-22 13:18:00
Canada	Another Problem - Support Form	Hey everyone, I'm running into problems with the evidence for the co-sponsor and I really need you help/advise... So the co-sponsor is my future mother-in-law. All of her bank accounts and the house are both under her name and her husband. So when we received the letter from the bank today, it was under his name, not hers. What can I do? Can I get another letter from the bank with her name on it? Or at least with both their names? I'm really starting to stress out now, because my interview is in 17 days, and I'm worried I won't get it all done in time now with this issue... Any thoughts, suggestions?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-07-22 12:54:00
Canada	Getting Interview Date?	There's really no telling with Montreal, and from experience with our batch don't believe everything DOS tells you. They are not telling lies, but I don't think they know exactly what's going on with Montreal either... The interview date will come, it's a matter of time, and don't expect it to be quick. I know this is frustrating, try to stay positive, and it'll all come together! Look at halfnhalf, they've been waiting 60 + days for a date...And some CR-1 people have been waiting 11 weeks for a date too... Stay positive!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-07-29 07:41:00
Canada	Interview Next Week	Thanks Rose416! You've reassured me! I can't wait to read your review!!! Congratulations again, and I'll have a drink for you tonight!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-08-03 16:56:00
Canada	Interview Next Week	Thanks guys! So I think I'll leave the date I put in, since I don't feel like printing it all out again... It says date 'submitted', so technically, we submitted it on november 23rd... The NOA1 is dated november 25th... Should be ok, I mean, I don't see that being a big deal... And, I'll leave the sender's part blank like you said! Thanks again guys! Can't wait to see how it went for Rose!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-08-03 06:06:00
Canada	Interview Next Week	Bonne chance la semaine prochaine! Il faudrait k tu nous disent comment c'était! C'est sûr!!! Anyone else can comment/answer on the original post? Thanks again for taking the time to do so!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-08-02 15:19:00
Canada	Interview Next Week	Vero, you had more than one police check done? I received one from teh local police station records check but I was told that I didnt need one through the RCMP as the records check didnt bring up any red flags...?? Haha, you're fine! See, I have a tendency to worry for nothing. So I had a police check done in December 2009, and when I received my interview date, I started freaking out thinking it would be too old, so I got another one done!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-08-02 13:33:00
Canada	Interview Next Week	Thanks!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-08-02 12:21:00
Canada	Interview Next Week	Hi everyone, I know there is probably 50 posts like this one already, but here I am, asking you guys to look over my documents and evidence for my interview next week! I am so excited but very nervous as well! I also put questions at the end of this, nothing major, but still... Thank you so much everyone for taking the time to reply, you have no idea how reassuring it it! So here's what's in my filing thingy I'm bringing to the consulate: - 3 passport pictures (the same used to fill the online form for the P3) - Every notices received (VSC, NVC, Mtl Consulate) - Birth certificate, notarized copy, notarized and certified translation - Police checks, notarized copy for one of them, notarized and certified copy for that same one (the other one, from the RCMP is in both English and French) - Letter from Translator with her business card and seal - Evidence of domicile (copy of passport info, copy of driver's licence, copy of birth certificate, 1 credit card bill) - Medical enveloppe - Support form with: Letter from boss, 6 weeks of pay stubs, letters from banks for various accounts, last statement of these acounts, last 3 years of tax transcripts and W2s - Letter of intent for each of us - Copy of P3 and confirmation page - Co-sponsor documents (will use this only if they say that Chris' income is not sufficient) - All the originals of the evidence for the support forms - Copy of I-129F - Flights info, hotel receipts, car rental receipts, boarding passes for every visit we've made - Proof of relationship: 6 months worth of phone bills, e-mails, slips for mail sent and/or received and 11 colour photos - Xpress post enveloppe (the biggest one they had) Alright, so what do you guys think? Am I missing anything? And here are some questions: - In the support form, they ask the petitioner when the visa form was submitted (#10). Should I put down the date we sent the I-129F or the date we received the NOA1? - When putting down my adress on the X-press post pre-paid enveloppe, do I put down the consulate's adress for sender? If so, do I use the one written on the P4 letter? Again, thank you so much guys, if VJ didn't exist, I don't know what I'd do!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-08-02 11:33:00
Canada	Montreal Review	Thanks Rose416 for the great review! Congratulations again! Now I know what to expect on Monday! When are you planning on POEing?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-08-05 06:59:00