Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Couldn't say it any better! Thank you, thank you Turns out being a team lead at a restaurant's call center CAN come in handy!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-27 08:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	OMG NVC operators keep track of how many times you call! I just got a smart... that told me " I see you call quite a bit and if you notice nothing has happened, you still do not have an interview date and will not have it till the 2nd week of April"... on a normal phone call I would of asked for a Manager or something after having such a rude person but with Immigration they are always right as per them so no point in arguing that she was rude! to the extreme! I better be getting my interview date soon... I ran out of all the patience I had to hold their stupid rudeness! Ugh...you know, I worked in a call center and was never EVER allowed to be rude like that. Makes me want to say "That's nice, now please remember that it is not your job to lecture me on my calling practices. You are not the one who's been waiting almost a year to reunite your family. I will do what makes me feel more peaceful and in control. Thank you, and have a wonderful day!" Laure&Colin got approved this morning @ embassy. I'm so happy for them. That's so awesome!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-27 08:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I just woke up and reading posts from last night... You guys crack me up LOL!!! That's awesome!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-27 06:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Thanks I really need the sleep. I've been lacking sleep these last few weeks >_< And my expected flying dates are June 1 and June 7th. And I'd definitely high-five you! Then probably turn around to accompany you for a nice chat while waiting for our flights Ohh! We could have a chat in Sbarro! I've never been, LOL Your dates are actually when I was hoping to fly so we may just cross paths I'll keep you posted!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 23:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Yeah, took me a second to figure out why you did POE in Toronto and not Winnipeg. I need my sleep And yeah, I'm flying back to Canada in June, and of course my layover will be in Minneapolis, and I'm making sure it's a long layover so I can enjoy it. And oh my gosh, I forgot about the tram until you just mentioned it! That was my first airport tram and when I first went on it, I'm like oooooo. And yes the walkaways are pure awesome. LOL...sleep well Saylin! And ooooh - if I POE when you're going through, and I see someone on the walkways that looks like you once landed in Minneapolis...I'm sticking my hand out while standing on the opposing walkway for a high five Something about a stationary-yet-moving 5 really intrigues me! Edited by Trav&Shell, 26 March 2012 - 11:08 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 23:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Awful pizza sold in airports and travel centers... oh it's beautiful here! But still the middle of no where! I'm going to do my best to not eat much on the trip (as if I could LOL), because Trav's promised to take me for dinner to one of two places (Sonny's or Cracker Barrel...we haven't decided yet, unless we go for slightly fancier which I doubt lol). So...well, as yummy as pizza sounds - Sbarro will have to wait lol. And wow, is it ever beautiful there. One of my favorite places on earth! Middle of nowhere is pretty much perfect.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 23:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	HAHAHAHA no! Shell and I live in podunk TN/VA.. we're actually an hour apart from each other. All we have here are small (very small) regional airports. The two closest international airports to us are Charlotte, NC or Nashville, TN: both four hours away. Actually, the drive from Charlotte to Saltville is a really beautiful one. I can't wait to do it this next time!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 22:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Oh, never mind, I get my mistake. Since you're flying from Winnipeg to Toronto, it's just a domestic flight; you're not flying to the US yet. D'oh I think it's time I get to bed, my brain has clearly stopped functioning... And I LOVE Minneapolis airport. Whenever I flew here to South Dakota, that was the stop right before the tiny airport in my husband's town. I love love love their moving sidewalks, and the restaurant Sbarro's there. Om nom nom I haven't flown since August 2010, I kinda miss it Don't hurt your noggin with that hammer! I had that thought before too, and was SO confused the first time I went through Toronto! But then again, that airport messes with my head...so badly... I love Minneapolis too, and Trav loves it even more! He doesnt' even take the tram anymore and requests a longer layover so he can just walk between terminals. It's a really nicely laid out airport and the walkways are pretty nifty LOL...what's a Sbarro?? Edited by Trav&Shell, 26 March 2012 - 10:54 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 22:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	It doesn't matter where you fly to, if you go through the Winnipeg airport, that WILL be your POE as it's a preclearance location. And there's no direct flights to your destination from Winnipeg? Actually, I don't so much know about that - my preclearance area will be either winnipeg international or toronto international. When I've flown to Trav's before, if I go through Toronto I clear customs there and not here, and it's a much easier POE...but I highly prefer stopping in Minneapolis. And don't I wish there were direct flights to Charlotte from Winnipeg?! LOL...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 22:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	And yeah, I'm thinking more of the east side (Ontario and Quebec) see the visa crossings. Granted, where you're crossing is near Winnipeg, so I'm sure they've seen some. Definitely bring documentation about the IR-1 visa though in case they're out of practice. And yes, train your hubby now! Hey, any chance you're going south on I-29 into South Dakota?! From what I've read, Pembina's POE is super easy for the most part. Should be no problem! Wish I was going that way! I'll probably either have to fly through Winnipeg to Minneapolis (with POE in Winnipeg Airport which is full of power tripping border guards ), or through Winnipeg to Toronto (POE in Toronto, which shouldn't be bad but Air Canada.... )	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 22:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Went to my doctor appointment, got my prescription filled, stopped and picked up some sushi made with some really, really dry rice.. ick.. and still got a SIF.. GIVE MEH MA INVOICE! Mmmmm...sushi...that's what's for dinner methinks! As for SIF...GRRRR! Yeah, I'm still getting it too. maybe they're playing weekend catchup?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 13:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Hey, Trav&shell, did you get invoiced yet? Nope. Still waiting....trying to be patient!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 12:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I e-filed back in February but didn't mail my payment until March 17th. I have never written that big a check in my life. I got the return receipt for it but I have no idea how long it takes for the transcript to be available. so from what I gather, I should just update my I-864, and remove 2008 return from there. Add 2011 return in it. I will remove part 7 as it is optional. and for supporting documents, I will prepare the tax return for 2011 and the transcripts that I have for 2010 and 2009. I also have my employment letter. Regarding the paystubs, how far back should I go? How many should I send? They are already in PDF format so easy for me to attach. I was going to add bank statements before but will leave it out now. I also had stock portfolios which I won't bother attaching now. What I have: 1. Cover letter 2. I-864 3. Tax return 2011 4. Tax Transcript 2010 5. Tax Transcript 2009 6. Employment letter 7. Pay stubbs What else should I add? Your package sounds exactly like my husband's. You should be good to go once you get the bar coded cover sheet from NVC!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 11:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	This place is already so much more fun than the depressing state of affairs in the waiting for NOA2 threads. It was filled with those who were gloating about their NOA2s and although they did sympathize with you a little but with all those smileys you could easily tell what they were really feeling inside! You're not kidding! This place is much more positive and happy-thought filled However, sometimes we still get impatient and cranky with NVC because they don't want to take our money fast enough... It's still not as depressing as the NOA2 threads!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 11:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I didn't realize this thread moves at a lightning pace. No wonder there are 221 pages. How do you all keep up with all the posts? LOL. Most of us don't, I don't think	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 11:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	No, no need to be alarmed. It does usually take a few days to get invoiced. You should be able to log in soon though. Perhaps it's taking long because they're invoicing both bills LOL...I wondered that! Yep, I submitted it and about an hour later got my first SIF. That was the same day they had to update my husband's birthdate...I know that for sure I was able to sign in even that morning, too. Never, ever have I been so antsy to part with $500! Edited by Trav&Shell, 26 March 2012 - 11:16 AM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 11:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Woot, woot. Hopefully you can log on later today and it'll be there, ready to be paid hey Saylin...been getting SIF since last Thursday...still no invoice. I shouldn't be alarmed yet, right? This is normal, yes? I sure hope I'm being paranoid...lol.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 11:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Mine's been the Reese's peanut butter eggs... stupid stress.. I am SO glad I haven't found those yet...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 10:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	While editing my wiki, I realised that as of March 11th, my wiki is one year old My little baby *pats* Aww how sweet! So when do the first of your "immigration babies" turn 1 year old? Dear US Government, I did my civic duty by simulating the economy with my federal tax return. Now I wish to reduce the national deficit by $500.00, by paying the fees to bring my husband to our country. Please remit an invoice by 5:00pm today. I anxiously await your reply. Sincerely, Fed Up US Citizen HEAR HEAR!!! I second that motion!! You can get Cadbury Eggs in America! Hold out for something more Canadian! Like Coffee Crisp Eggs! My husband has already been instructed to buy me some, and bring them to Montreal. If he forgets, we won't need the interview, he'll be divorced! I've already eaten a bag of these with my "I can't pay the US government any money" blues kicking in LOL... they're TASTY!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 10:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	That'd be amazing if your dream cam true! I remember back when I was at NVC waiting for a CC that I told my husband our interview would be the first Tuesday of May. A few weeks later when our interview was scheduled, it was for May 3rd, the first Tuesday in May. I was like woah, I'm psychic! Would be amazing! It was one of those weird dreams, you know...right when you just go back to sleep after waking up an hour too early, right when you're half conscious? I sure hope it's right but I won't hold my breath LOL. You knew your interview date?! Wow...was that some amazing stats work, or did you just have a feeling - or a very good guess?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 08:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Uh oh That would explain the slowness you were experiencing Hopefully NVC finishes quickly with their maintenance. Perhaps upon its return, the payment portal will reveal to you an invoiced IV bill. You know...I had a dream last night that they gave me both invoices today...and by end of week, they told us that my interview was May 7 at 2 pm. I figured that was real specific, but hey...who knows?!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-26 08:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Your husband is officially awesome Hee hee! I fully agree He's full of win (or something ) Edited by Trav&Shell, 25 March 2012 - 10:47 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-25 22:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	...I read my post to him and he said (and I quote): "What do you mean think? I AM a ninja! "	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-25 22:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Yeah, that must be a weird day for you both; he gets you flowers/chocolates and you get him cake/presents And wow, what a holiday Yes, this was on the list of presents this year...he LOVED it (I think he thinks he's a ninja LOL)...  nesting dolls.jpg   3.25KB   6 downloads For NVC operators, that's everyday, not just October 27 BAHAHAHA! Nice! And so true!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-25 22:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Oh, wow! What a day to have a birthday! And yes, don't let him go Nope, he's stuck with me...heh heh And yeah, we joke that if I ever forget valentine's day he might be upset because it also means I didn't make him a cake The first year we dated, he bought me flowers on his birthday...THAT was weird! Did you see? Look at my old post! I found your sister a holiday!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-25 22:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Awww He's so sweet! And that's a day before my sister's birthday he really is a sweetheart Don't know how I found him but I'm not letting him go It's fitting though, he was born on Valentines day so... Really? That's kind of cool! Wonder if she's got a holiday? I will check... **update** Wouldn't you know it? Here's your sister's holiday! http://intoxicologis...y-recipe-cards/ Edited by Trav&Shell, 25 March 2012 - 10:26 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-25 22:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Really? Never heard of it... http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/July/sugarcookieday.htm - OH yeah...Trav made me nauseated (and oddly happy) earlier by saying "it's perfect for you, because you're sweet" LOL!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-25 22:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	As far as I know, I don't think there's any National [insert food] Day here in the US or Canada. Or if there is, it's not as popular as Sweden with 90% of its population joining in. Actually, there are - I was born on national sugar cookie day Edited by Trav&Shell, 25 March 2012 - 02:00 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-25 13:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	What a nice morning off! Got my garlic sausage, new pants for work, and got my color copies made. Phew! How's everyone doing?	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-24 15:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	While having someone having around or the same time line as yourself is a good way to judge when things will be complete, it doesn't always happen that way. A lot of the people who have the same NOA2, NVC, and number date as I are ahead of me in the game. I'm about a day and a half behind Shell. Yeah you are and I"m going nuts waiting for my invoice!!!! lol	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 21:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Did you sign in black or blue ink? Although, I don't think it's really a problem as it's EP, so they should know it's a photocopy and your original package will be handed at the interview. I don't know what he signed in, originally. He's bringing it up to me in 14 days so I'll find out then I guess! Thanks... (my head, your hammer lol) Edited by Trav&Shell, 23 March 2012 - 04:41 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 16:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	For the AOS package, no it shouldn't be a problem. But for the IV, you'll need a color one for the passport pictures, certificates, etc. ...I-864 signature page ok in black and white too? Edited by Trav&Shell, 23 March 2012 - 04:33 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 16:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Wow Mine was 30 pages and it came out to like 21MB. Had to compress it down, resulting to 8MB. I am almost afraid I missed something....opened it, I can read every page, but it was scanned in black and white because that's all I have access to. That's the ONLY issue I can see, but I can fix that Monday if need be. That going to cause a checklist? Wow thats great.I will scan mine tomorrow.Hubby is bringing back the printer.DId you get invoiced yet? No of course not LOL...sigh...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 16:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Wooooow...scanned I-864 document and got a shock. All 21 pages, without the barcoded cover page, are only 3 MB!! Wheeee!	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 16:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I unfortunately can't think of any horror movies as "cheesy" because they scare the $#!^ of me. And similar to what you think, I always wonder if this can happen to ME. *insert over-active imagination* You know, most horror movies do that to me too - for some reason I just couldn't get scared at the Paranormal Activity series (maybe it was the acting? I dunno...lol). The WORST one for making me go "what if this really happened", oddly, was also a really REALLY badly acted one so I don't know why it was so different! It was really old - Rosemary's Baby. *chills* Edited by Trav&Shell, 23 March 2012 - 03:31 PM.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 15:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Yeah, my husband asked me to watch Paranormal Activity 3 a few months ago and I said yes, because I wanted to be nice and such. Yeah, very bad idea. I was twitchy the entire movie (I hate ghost movies), and the last 20 minutes (when it gets really scary) I didn't watch at all; I was staring at the seat in front of me. It then took me about 3 hours to fall asleep, with my body clamped around my husband's arm Let's just say I'm not going to see the sequels with him in the future. UGH...I saw that one with a friend. I actually found most of the Paranormal activity series cheesy (have no idea HOW!!!). Now, movies like Shutter Island...those ones keep me awake because I get thinking "what if this really happened?!"	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 15:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Oh no, I HATE horror movies. They keep me up at night I agree...horror movies scare the ####### outta me. Trav and I watched a scarier one once and he was up laughing as I was up staring wide eyed at him saying "IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!" But Zombieland...or Shaun of the Dead...those are two movies I can get behind	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 14:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I'm trying to find the episode on Wikipedia, but I kinda need more to work off of. There's 10 seasons I tried googling "family guy" and "anchor baby", but that didn't give me anything Maybe I'll start re-watching Family Guy again and I'll tell ya when I get to the episode Yeah, I tried Wikipedia and Google search and nothing. It's like the lost episode. I couldn't even find that song on Youtube - and usually people are so quick to post stuff like that! Oh well...maybe I'll search Youtube tomorrow after my quest for garlic sausage.	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 14:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	Yeah, that doesn't really help with finding the episode But that scene does sound familiar now that you mention it.. LOL...if you think of it - could ya pm it to me? it's stuck in my head now OK, back to work - and back to waiting for an invoice! Grrrr...just let me pay lol...	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 14:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2012	I can't recall that one. I have all the seasons (except the newest one released, keep forgetting to buy it ). Any chance you know what the episode was about? I can try to find out the episode from that and then watch it Ugh, you think I can remember anything but a baby walking across a stage singing about being a "shipwreck anchor baby"? Of course not	Trav&Shell	Female	Canada	2012-03-23 14:08:00