Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Is there a web site like this one for Immigrate to Canada	http://www.canuckabr...ork-vt1963.html	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-04-11 08:26:00
Canada	Guys, I need a hug	Only you can make these decisions. First of all, wait to see if you get the promotion or not. If not, then the decisions is made for you. Otherwise, I would look at which city will give you the better quality of life......costs, amenities, schools, etc. Then seriously talk it over and see where you both stand. Then, reach an agreement. I wish you luck in sorting it all out.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-04-24 09:24:00
Canada	I'm Illegal...apparently	I was kind of thinking the conditional green card may be a problem. However, couldn't they just make your permit expire the same day as your green card? Seems they need to get with the program!	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-09 08:50:00
Canada	I'm Illegal...apparently	OK......they only charged $5.00 for this thing? http://www.isp.state.../docs/6-181.pdf How much could they have really checked for $5.00? I'm sure it's just them now and not you. Good luck on your quest!	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-09 08:10:00
Canada	We made it to 1 year!	Happy Anniversary!	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-12 08:55:00
Canada	SonoranSongbird sings sweetly....	Oh, Carla, thanks for sharing. Congrats, SS! Maybe we can meet him at the next St. Louis meet up.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-27 19:09:00
Canada	Looking for a second opinion/clarification!	You don't have to be living together in the foreign country to apply for the CR1. Marry in Canada and file. Not sure how long the wait is on the CR1 from Canada. Depends a lot on the service center. 2 Jamaican CR1's I am familiar with filed in October 2007 and are still waiting. They are Vermont. Both the K-1 and CR1 have their pros and cons. Research them carefully and make the best decision for you.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-28 13:02:00
Canada	Looking for a second opinion/clarification!	Be very careful here.....pre-planning on marrying while on a visitor's visa is a dangerous game. It is a visa violation and grounds for a lifetime ban.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-28 11:58:00
Canada	Possible AOS option?	QUOTE (Delicia @ May 28 2008, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My husband is planning on coming to stay with me next month and stay until the term of his I-94 (presumably 6 months so ~December 2008). Our I-130 is still pending with USCIS and it was assigned to an adjudicator over 1 month ago and the petition has not received any attention since that date. If the I-130 is approved while he is still here on the I-94, is it possible to apply for AOS after the approval? Or is there really any point to trying to anyway? We are literally stuck in our process. We cannot get any assistance from our senator's office until August 2008 and I doubt there is any real help to be had from that direction anyway. We originally had planned on pursuing the IR-1 and skip the rest of USCIS involvement in our lives after it was approved, but its been so long now, I don't know what to do anymore. I am also considering filing a I-129 to get some action on my file, but it seems silly after waiting for so long. Suggestions? At least a year seems about the norm now....not much difference from 3.5 years ago. I have not heard of anyone being able to do this and that, in itself, makes me doubt it can be done. If someone got through the way you are suggesting, I'm sure it would be shouted from the rooftops on here and there would be a stampede of followers. But, in the end, nothing ventured, nothing gained.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-29 10:34:00
Canada	Bringing bottles of alcohol across the border	Be careful, here........Some states passed statutes that are extremely restrictive (i.e., you cannotcarry any bottle, container or can on which the 'seal' has been broken) in ANY part of the vehicle that a driver could access (including the glove compartment). If you bring them, pack them in boxes in the trunk or back of the car.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-29 10:11:00
Canada	It's Sex and the City Day!!!	QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ May 31 2008, 09:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (cattattude @ May 31 2008, 10:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ May 31 2008, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jomo @ May 31 2008, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My daughter and I saw it today. We laughed. We cried. We yelled at the screen (that might have only been the St. Louis people!). We clapped. We gasped. What an awesome movie. Now, I want to build a new closet! Did you see the full frontal?? HOLY MAN!!! Tuesday afternoon isn't coming soon enough. . . . please be Jerry Jerrod, please be Jerry Jerrod . . . . I'm not telling!!! QUOTE (Jomo @ May 31 2008, 10:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just out of curiosity, who does Jerry Jerrod play in the movie? Jason Lewis plays Jerry Jerrod in the movie, Sam's "boyfriend" Oh, okay.....I think Smith when I think of him.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-06-02 14:57:00
Canada	It's Sex and the City Day!!!	To the guy who I assume is calling Samantha a grandma......God, I hope I look that good when I turn 50! She is beautiful! QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ May 31 2008, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jomo @ May 31 2008, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My daughter and I saw it today. We laughed. We cried. We yelled at the screen (that might have only been the St. Louis people!). We clapped. We gasped. What an awesome movie. Now, I want to build a new closet! Did you see the full frontal?? HOLY MAN!!! Yeah, I didn't really see that one coming. A lot of nice tight male butts too!!!!! QUOTE (cattattude @ May 31 2008, 09:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ May 31 2008, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jomo @ May 31 2008, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My daughter and I saw it today. We laughed. We cried. We yelled at the screen (that might have only been the St. Louis people!). We clapped. We gasped. What an awesome movie. Now, I want to build a new closet! Did you see the full frontal?? HOLY MAN!!! Tuesday afternoon isn't coming soon enough. . . . please be Jerry Jerrod, please be Jerry Jerrod . . . . Just out of curiosity, who does Jerry Jerrod play in the movie?	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-31 21:08:00
Canada	It's Sex and the City Day!!!	My daughter and I saw it today. We laughed. We cried. We yelled at the screen (that might have only been the St. Louis people!). We clapped. We gasped. What an awesome movie. Now, I want to build a new closet!	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-31 20:01:00
Canada	It's Sex and the City Day!!!	I'm with you.........my daughter and I are going tomorrow. I cannot wait!!!!! QUOTE (JMacQueen @ May 30 2008, 11:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is that the show about the three sluts and their grandmother? If you have nothing nice to say, then STFU! You will not ruin my excitement on this one....no way....no how.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-30 11:27:00
Canada	Body Worlds Exhibit	We had it in St. Louis for a while. It is amazing!	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-06-02 11:14:00
Canada	Some of my wedding pictures...	You look so beautiful and happy. Congrats!	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-05-27 19:11:00
Canada	Really In A Bind Here	My insurance covered my husband with his A# until he got his SSN. Same thing with the car insurance and our life insurance. You need to really push this issue with the insurance company.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-04-09 19:41:00
Canada	I don't know how I'll last...	QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Jun 11 2008, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ahhh I don't know how you guys have done it!! We send in our I-129F petition on Monday and I'm already starting to go crazy!! I've been checking my USPS tracking number multiple times a day (even though it says they update it in the evening) At least I know its in NH now. haha This is going to be a longgggggg year!!! And, it will only get worse if you started off like this. The very reason I never checked. Too frustrating. I needed to keep my sanity.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-06-11 15:15:00
Canada	NHL Play off time!!!!	Are they still playing? It's baseball season.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-04-07 08:39:00
Canada	Possible problem??	Same here. I was offically divorced in November of 2005. We filed in January. No issues whatsoever.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-08 09:30:00
Canada	How Canada Stole the American Dream	Interesting article. Those who are offended, don't be.....take it for what it's worth.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-03 08:44:00
Canada	Open up your very own Tim Hortons in the US	QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Jul 22 2008, 07:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Of course if one had money eh? On the other hand, while I'd love a Tim Horton's down here..it's really not a part of the culture, and I don't know how well at all it would do here. There is like one or two Kriskpy Kreme's here, but frankly, there is no one ever there! I'm surprised they're still open here. Starbucks is closing 16 locations here in the next two months. They said they expanded too fast. I agree. If I go to Starbucks, which is not that often, the only people that are in there seem to be younger people, with those fancy coffee's. Money here is tight right now in St. Louis, and I don't think people have the money to spend on those type of coffees anymore. I don't think many people are that discriminatory on their coffee either. As soon as Jack-In-The-Box and other fast food restaurants started offering iced coffee beverages, people stopped going to Starbucks. I personally can drink coffee up until I go to bed. Hmm, come to think of it, have you been to Tim's at say...11 pm? There are lots of people there. I grew up being a coffee drinker, all day, all evening. How many people do you know down here that drink coffee when it's 100 degrees out and in the evening? It's dead around here anywhere in the evenings. Socializing here is not going out for a coffee.... Gene and I have talked about this for ages. Not just about a Tim's, but about a small business coffee/books/deli/bakery type of place, but quite frankly, anything we've looked into, that involves "coffee" is probably not going to break even here. Now, I'm talking about St. Louis, so I'm not trying to speak for all the US, but I'd bet the further south you'd go, the less coffee drinkers (I'm talking dedicated coffee drinkers there are. And again, I'd like to point out, it's not just the coffee...it's the culture. It's just not apart of the mid, or southern US culture. I agree....for the most part, coffee seems to be the first thing to go here. I'm not a coffee drinker at all. Tell me they offer some good tea and I might think about it. Socializing here is going to a baseball game, or sitting around the tv and/or radio watching a baseball game with a beer in your hand. It always cracks me up when someone says why are there so many bars in St. Louis? Um.....cause baseball means beer drinking!!!!!!!	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-22 11:14:00
Canada	My fiance and I are no longer engaged!!!	QUOTE (SonoranSongbird @ Jul 28 2008, 11:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the good wishes, everyone! And, Laura, good luck to you this coming weekend! QUOTE (Jomo @ Jul 28 2008, 11:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can we meet him at the next STL meet-up?????? I was thinking of trying to arrange a get-together sometime soon. Probably in a few weeks, though--now we have to deal with AOS, unpacking the trailer, and all the stuff left to do for the big frou-frou wedding in October. Sounds good to me. Take that wedding stuff one day at a time. It will all fall into place.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-28 11:46:00
Canada	My fiance and I are no longer engaged!!!	Ummmmmm.........where are the pictures for us to see?	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-28 11:40:00
Canada	My fiance and I are no longer engaged!!!	That is so wonderful. I am very happy for you. I wish you a lifetime of happiness! Can we meet him at the next STL meet-up??????	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-28 11:31:00
Canada	update got married in canada to my us gf	QUOTE (YuAndDan @ Jul 31 2008, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> K-3 and CR-1 for the most part are taking about the same time. How about researching this using VJ timelines? Just select Advanced view, filter for Canada, sort by interview date and look at the tome from filing to interview column. http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/ Do you want to be able to work shortly after arriving in the USA, if so then consider the CR1 visa, it is work auth, K-3 is NOT. Keep in mind, getting green-card may be quicker from doing the CR-1/IR-1 process through NVC verses adjusting from K-3, it is also less expensive over all. K-3: I-130: $355 I-129F: NONE Consulate: $131 AOS: $1010 ($1496) CR-1 I-130: $355 NVC I-864: $70 NVC Visa fee: $400 ($355+$45) ($825) NOTE: K-3 cannot, take a job, apply for SSN, or apply for a driver's license until they have EAD, or green-card, EAD can take 90 days or more to get. CR-1 gets green-card upon entry to the USA. Compare timelines: K-3 was originally developed at a time when the Immigrant CR-1/IR-1 was taking a very long time, this is just not the case any more, NVC has streamlined many processes. Streamlined is a relative word when you look at the CR-1's coming out of Jamaica. Lucky for him it's Canada, I suppose.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-31 14:42:00
Canada	I watched my friend get grilled at the border	QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Aug 1 2008, 06:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (brown_eyes @ Aug 1 2008, 03:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Tonight I picked up a friend from the airport in Bellingham. She's been staying with her bf in San Diego for the past three months. We both live in Vancouver. I was VERY interested to see how we'd be treated when we had to go in to talk to the officials at the border. But let me back up a bit - on the way to the border we chatted about obtaining Visas as both our boyfriends are US citizens. She is planning on getting the K1 and was told by several US immigration lawyers that the process takes seven months. I thought around a year? She also knew nothing about the petition and when I mentioned it to her she didn't appear to believe me. She kept saying that she was going to go through a lawyer who would help her file everything quickly. Anyway... we get to the border and like textbook of everything I have ever read on VJ this one official starts grilling her. Why was she away for 3 months? What was she doing? She said she was vacationing with friends (a lie - she was living with her bf who moved from Bellingham to SD) He asked her about her bf and then started to put two and two together. I knew it was game over for her right then. He then found out she lives at home with her parents up here and doesn't have a stable job. In fact, she has a made-up letter from a family friend saying that she works for him and she is on a "leave" from the company. In a nutshell this official called her out for her living in the US what appeared to be illegally. She kept saying she didn't do anything wrong as she is allowed to visit the US for 6 months. He proceeded to write a novel on her file and she was looking pretty stressed. Now... her plan is to stay in Vancouver for a few months and then go back down to SD to stay with her bf and THEN start all the filing. My question is can she do this? IMO, she has put major flags on her passport and based on what I saw tonight could easily be denied entry. She seems to think a simple letter stating she's on a leave from work is going to be enough to get her by. I think she's wrong but she wouldn't listen to me. I'm really curious to see what the experts have to say. Ditto what flames said about the Visa and using a lawyer. This lady might need a lawyer pretty soon if she keeps up the lying. You didn't mention whether the BO found out the the letter is a fraud? Gosh, I hope the "family friend" is aware of what happened and wonder why they were so crazy to give someone a fraudulent letter and how this could implicate and impact on them! Geesh! One thing I will have to say however is that she wasn't in the US illegally. She is allowed to visit for up to 180 days. I'd be REALLY interested to know what was written in your passport and what's now on file. I don't know that it would hurt her K-1, but it might prevent her from visiting until she has a visa now. If she does plan to come back in a few months I'd really be interested in whether she gets through! Hmm, reading flames' thread, now I'm confused. This "grilling" she got...was while she was coming back into Canada? That was my understanding anyway, so she hasn't been in the US since this incident. If I'm confused, I apologize...it's 6 a.m. and I"m two sips into my first coffee! I would say that because she lied about seemingly everything to get there, she was committing fraud from the very beginning. I realize her intention was not to stay permanently; but still, what if she had stayed? I have to agree with the border agent. While nothing technically illegal happened, the premise was there. I wish her luck in the filing later. If she's smart, she will heed your advice and come here for some help and answers. If she's fool enough to think a lawyer is going to speed up the process, that's on her.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-08-01 11:45:00
Canada	I'm surprised no one has yet posted...	I'm getting on a bus in November to visit Chicago. This story did not make me feel good about this.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-08-04 10:54:00
Canada	StepParent	They need to work it out amongst themselves. Sounds to me like pure jealousy on the other's part. Do they have a custody agreement in place? If so, she may be violating it.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-08-08 08:39:00
Canada	Travelled here together?	QUOTE (Danielle-Justin @ Aug 13 2008, 04:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was curious if anyone traveled to their loved one's home and you both flew/drove/ferry back to the States together. Obviously, some may do this out of necessity, meaning lots of furniture or just need help in general. I wonder if anyone did it to be a gentleman/lady or just be really sweet? I'm planning on going up to Halifax a few days earlier before she leaves to help her and then we can fly back together as our "first" step in a path of many I think it'll be nice too, because Halifax like many major Canadian airports has U.S. pre-clearence, so ironically...her P.O.E. will still be within Canada. I did. MY husband had never flown before. I did not attend the interview. Edited by Jomo's girl, 14 August 2008 - 11:49 AM.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-08-14 11:49:00
Canada	Purse Stolen	I agree with that. I had my purse stolen from an open door at work one time. The post office returned everything but my cash and my cell phone. The thief just threw the rest of it in a mail box and the nice post office people tracked me down and called me. You might just get lucky. I hope so. I suppose you filed a police report? You'll need that for anything from this point forward.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-08-18 11:03:00
Canada	Purse Stolen	Wow. I'm so sorry. I hope it all works out for you in a speedy fashion.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-08-18 10:48:00
Canada	ILLINOIS	Oh, YAWN, Carla. You can do that by driving into ARNOLD! Just kidding. I like to do that from time to time too.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-22 13:11:00
Canada	ILLINOIS	I liked that it was big enough to have plenty to do and small enough to navigate. As you know, Carla, St. Louis is easy to navigate if you have a car. Public transportation is not all I want it to be and not all I hoped what they hyped would come to fruition. A big disappointment in my book. Having gone to other cities to vacation and not liking to rent a car, some are better then others. Orlando, for instance, cost us an arm and a leg to get around. I hated it. I love to shop, even if it is just to window shop. I love that you can just keep going down a bunch of shops in a row. Most, we don't have here in St. Louis. My daughter used to love to have lunch at American Girl Place and see the show. I found their museums to be interesting and accessible. I love to take the double decker bus and hear the funny stories that go with the landmarks. A couple visits ago, we took the Chicago River cruise. The architecture and the stories that go with that architecture are incredible. Just amazing stories. I like that you can walk to so many things in the downtown area. I like to go over to Belmont and walk the quirky part of town. Blue Man Group at Briar Street Theatre is an amazing show. Different then anything I've ever experienced. We've had the front row each of the 3 times we've seen it. And, of course, being a huge baseball fan, 2 stadiums in one city is a bit of an anomaly for me. At least in the cities I have been able to visit so far. For us, it is close enough to ride the bus, take the train, or fly at a decent price. And once you get there, the EL pretty much takes you anywhere you want to go. Two years ago, Andre had never been anywhere outside of Jamaica and St. Louis, so it was a real treat for him. He'd never been in a building over 4 stories tall, so the Hancock building scared him to death. And, he swore Lake Michigan was an ocean cause it was so big. Looking at Chicago through his eyes made it even more exciting. That's what I love about Chicago. We went to Washington, D.C. the last 2 years and while it was fun and interesting, it didn't have the appeal of Chicago. [quote name='Jomo' post='2038178' date='Jul 22 2008, 12:50 PM'] Edited by Jomo's girl, 22 July 2008 - 12:53 PM.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-22 12:52:00
Canada	ILLINOIS	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Jul 21 2008, 11:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wish I was in Chicago. I love that city with all of my heart. Its gorgeous. I'll be there in two weeks for lollapalooza. Me too. We used to go once a year. Been 2 now. Going in November to do a meet up of sorts. Homewood area. Edited by Jomo's girl, 22 July 2008 - 08:44 AM.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-22 08:42:00
Canada	ILLINOIS	Where in Illinois? We are in St. Louis, Missouri. It takes me about 10-15 minutes to cross over into Illinois at either Sauget or Columbia. I met some people at the St. Louis VJ meet-up from as far away as Peoria, IL (I think) last year. There were some from Belleville too.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-07-20 19:44:00
Canada	Cock-a-roaches	QUOTE (Ontarkie @ Sep 15 2008, 02:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We have the big roaches here they drive me nuts they even freak out my dog, but the cats do like to play them so i have to watch what type of stuff we use to kill em. I go this recipy for the roaches for outside. 1 cup of Borax 1/4 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of chop onion 1 tbls cornstarch 1 tbls of water the onion attracts them to the bait. Make a paste roll into balls. Place 2-3 into a sandwich -bag leave the top open. Put the bags Where ever the roaches eat em go home and die other roaches eat them adn die too. Just be sure to place them where pets and kids can't get to it, I us a simple baking soda and sugar mix in the house since its not toxic to kids and pets but deadly to roaches. baking soda makes a gas in the roaches and they cant get rid of it so they die from gas hahaha Really? I may have to try this. I bought some stuff that worked well; but I was worried about my dog and cat the whole time.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-09-15 14:44:00
Canada	Cock-a-roaches	Waterbugs are usually pretty darn big and scary. The roaches we have in our area are small and brown and very quick little suckers. I have also heard that if you see one, you have thousands running around somewhere nearby. I try not to focus on that part.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-09-15 13:10:00
Canada	Cock-a-roaches	First of all, are you sure they are cockroaches and not waterbugs? We have had more then enough of our share of waterbugs this year. They seem to be everwhere. Damn wet weather. Too much rain this entire year. Roaches are a whole different story. They are a little easier to get rid of with sprays, bombs, exterminators, etc. But, like someone said, they will never be completely gone. They will actually out-survive everything else on the earth.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-09-15 12:35:00
Canada	Where's that super-secret fast way?	QUOTE (Cafemusique @ Sep 18 2008, 10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A rough day today. My beloved is having a rough time medically and I feel so helpless being stuck up here when I wish I could be there to do stuff as simple as get something for her from the other end of the house, so she didn't have to get up for it. Frustrating, because the divorce process has dragged on, so we still haven't been able to file for our K-1 yet. (I'm thinking that will happen by the end of October.) And I'm wishing there was a quicker, legal way to be together. (A guy can dream, can't he?) I'm tired of being unable to help. And I'm tired of waiting. I miss her and I'm tired of being apart. The process looked so simple at the beginning. Just time. And here we are. I know it'll be worth it, but I'm tired of waiting. I'd like to just push the clock ahead by a few months. Anybody got a time machine I could borrow? It will be so worth the wait. Just hang in there. Hugs to you.	*JG*	Female	Jamaica	2008-09-19 13:07:00