Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Last minute wondering	Thanks so much... I would MUCH prefer to err on the side of caution -- we'll work something out whether he goes all the way into the lab to get them or has HR fax a letter -- but I would be mortified if they asked for something as simple as this and we couldn't produce and thusly, were held up... Thanks SO much for your response. LGG Lgg, in all honesty we were asked for recent pay stubs. The interviewer said she wanted to make sure my husband still worked at the same place with the same income. But this certainly does not seem to be the norm, in fact at Montreal this seems to be rare and certainly not part of the requirement. I think you'll be Ok - is it possible to get a letter from HR, on company letter head, to show that he still works there at x salary? I highly doubt you'll need it but if it will set your mind at ease it might be worth it. Good luck.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-23 11:29:00
Canada	Last minute wondering	Yah, we have all that from when we sent our AOS package -- it all still applies but I'm just afraid that they'll ask us to verify that as to prove that it's current and if we don't have then we'll have to send it in and wait for them to take two months to finalize that. Geez... the above geez to ME and this situation, not to anyone that's been kind of enough to respond. . I don't recall bringing any pay stubs with me! i had a letter from her Employee--which way back then was the State Department,lol	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-23 11:20:00
Canada	Last minute wondering	Oh yeah... i totally sent them all the originals and on the email they sent with what to bring, everything checks out -- as in they have all the originals and such... I'm just worried about the most recent paystubs! Does ANYONE have any feedback, preferably someone who did the CR/IR1 visa interview? Did they ask to see your sponsors most current paystubs? Or was what you sent already for the AOS okay? Awe..LGG. I hope everything is okay, but on the birth certificate, you should be fine. I mean, you sent them the original copy during NVC right? I don't know why they'd need another one. o_o	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-23 10:57:00
Canada	Last minute wondering	God, I'm starting to get SO panicked here -- I don't want to have to go through all this preparation and stuff only to be denied or delayed because of some silly thing that we didn't have... PS He was out of the state all this week on a business trip and didn't get back until last night which is why he didn't have time to check/redo them this week.... Edited by lgg, 23 January 2010 - 10:47 AM.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-23 10:47:00
Canada	Last minute wondering	So guys, I'm wondering... my husband had copied his last five pay stubs onto a USB key but this morning realized that the images didn't copy. Are we screwed if we don't' have them? Do they ask for sure to pony up evidence that he still works where he does? We were wondering, would they call the lab to verify? If they did, that would be great as they could just say, 'yep, Mr. LGG still works here'... should he go all the way into the lab before catching his flight to get them? I'm starting to hit a bit of panic mode. Also, I have our binder with pics and wedding pics, lots of evidence of bone fide and an exact duplicate of everything that we ever sent them. Passport, Expresspost mailer, medical results.... I am also worried that I don't have another original of my long form B.C. just the copies I made for our records. Gah!!!! I worry that we'll get someone new who demands these things and then we'll be screwed... Edited by lgg, 23 January 2010 - 10:15 AM.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-23 10:12:00
Canada	On the train to Montreal...	Hi!!!! We just left Cornwall... I'm actually feeling pretty good -- husband was a rock star an d went and got more paystubs so I think we're' good. I keep checking my bag to make sure I brought everything... Looking forward to Montreal. Worst internet on VIA, cuts out like MAD See you all later...	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-24 13:53:00
Canada	On the train to Montreal...	I just needed to say something to you all from the train ! *waves*	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-24 13:43:00
Canada	My Montreal Experience	hey Hisgirl... first off, thanks for being open about what your hold up is. Second, no one is here to judge you or castigate you -- we're here to support you on your journey. SOrry that you've encountered this hiccup but like most things, you can and will get over over. I wish you luck and I hope that this resolves for you guys and like you said, if you have to apply again in two years, then that's what you'll do... All the best to you. LGG	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-22 08:59:00
Canada	My Montreal Experience	Oh my gosh, hisgirl... . I am SO sorry to read this. I agree with the other two, you needn't give us details or anything but you might find some guidance here... Regardless... I was very sorry to read this today... . My best thoughts are with you... LGG	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 09:01:00
Canada	Which Forums Do You Like to Check Out?	Damnit. Just read the entire thing. My day job thanks you...	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-22 14:19:00
Canada	Which Forums Do You Like to Check Out?	*once did it so loud I woke myself up* Who doesn't? I assume I do...though I would have to be awake to know. Or be told. If I'm not told I fart in my sleep, does it mean that I don't? If a tree farts in the forest, does it ever smell?	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-22 13:22:00
Canada	Which Forums Do You Like to Check Out?	*wonders if could be in trouble here?* ~paaaaaaaaaaphhhhh~ LOL, I remember that one. I was wondering if he was serious!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-22 13:19:00
Canada	Which Forums Do You Like to Check Out?	I thought you meant that you fart in your sleep!!!! I'm guilty of that too.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-22 13:13:00
Canada	Which Forums Do You Like to Check Out?	Really? Wow. WOuld have liked to have given that a read. Occasionally I click on "View new threads" and it takes me to a list of recent postings, which leads me to some serious ####*d up threads! I still can't get over that woman, out of the goodness of her heart, took in a destitute, ungrateful wheelbound woman with MS at the airport (who was sent home to the US from a foreign country, after she was dumped by her MENA boyfriend she met online) and found herself in an awkward position of not being able to get rid of her. I never found that thread again.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 16:22:00
Canada	Which Forums Do You Like to Check Out?	Oh yeeeeahhhh, that... *ahem* PS She mah kitteh friend... What, too twee for you Froggie? I saw your posts in the cat thread you know... Edited by lgg, 21 January 2010 - 04:04 PM.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 16:03:00
Canada	Which Forums Do You Like to Check Out?	where's that barfing emoticon when you need it? Awww. You took an empty house and made it our home.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 16:00:00
Canada	Which Forums Do You Like to Check Out?	i used to be a CR1 in the upper forums girl and then I was OT for a while but it's a little much for me and now? I am Canadian all the way -- I just feel comfortable and accepted here. I sometimes read the Russian/Phils thread just for laughs (sorry no offense) and I read the effects of major family changes for the drama but I find it more depressing than not. I search all the threads on occasion to see if there's anything I should know about but mainly? I stick to Canada...	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 15:45:00
Canada	montreal back logged	Well, we'll have to see once it's updated but if it's not all, it is really, really close. Like just a month ago we were at like 25 waiting or something... It's awesome, eh? Good job Montreal! Good, good job -- that was seriously impressive. is it really everyone left n Trailmix's Chart???? THAT would be sooo cool...like a Graduating Class!! 2010	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-22 19:03:00
Canada	montreal back logged	Think of it this way K1s, all of us CR/IR1s are all out of your hair now! Onward!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-22 18:59:00
Canada	montreal back logged	Yeah, the waiting does suck and Montreal's very slow. IF I were you, since you just finished your case this month, I'd mentally prepare yourself for a 3-5 month wait. I know, it sounds horrible but if you spend a lot of time thinking, we're next, you'll spend a lot of time being disappointed. I hope MOntreal picks it up but it may not be the case for awhile. Your case will only get sent to Montreal once you've been scheduled and that's it -- otherwise it's at NVC. I'd prep for the med stuff for you and the kids, make sure you have all your letters and such, proof of marriage and just keep yourself busy with kids/work and whatever in the meantime. Best of luck.. LGG well my case and my two childrens case is now complete at NVC which is good news bad news is NVC told me yesterday jan 19 2010 that they have already sent out files for feb appointments no more will be going out till march due to back log in montreal their not even sending completed cases due to fact they might get loss due to over logged in montreal sad news if anyone has any comments on what i should gather for my appointment when ever it will be please feel free to give input. was really hoping to be living with my hubby for our first year anniversary feb 23 this is a very hard process and i just live a hour from border gosh so complicated	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 08:56:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	YOu said it, Darnell! I'm attributing his eerie karma to the good shot blast he got today wif scheduling GoGoGadget WyattInterviewDay!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-22 19:00:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	Wow Wyatt... That was good! Geezus. Eerily good...	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-22 13:20:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	yep me too... Love New Order quite a lot too... I love Joy Division and subsequently New Order. Love Will Tear Us Apart is always on my ipod. Wiz	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 15:48:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	COuld just be I have a thing for EBG's Tracey Thorn! Love her work and her voice... . Sarah Brightman kind of makes me barf a bit -- don't know why... Hmm...you should check out some of Craig Armstrong's solo work. He was a BIG part of how Protection sounded, doing a lot of the synths, string arrangements and atmospherics. He's also done quite a bit of film work and has worked with Sarah Brightman (there's a great song called "This Love" that they do together). But he has at least two solo albums that I know of, and both of them have the same feel as Protection.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 13:18:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	Naaaaaah! Protection, the album was abso-effing-lutely amazing! Serious. One of the best albums of that time. Loved it... Oh yeah! It's fantastic. It's a real mood setter. It verges on creepy at moments, but the FEEL of it is rather akin to Massive Attack's Mezzanine (one of my all time faves), even though the music isn't like that. I highly recommend it to YOU, dear Nevada. I think you'd dig it. It's headphone candy too. I'm a snobby audiophile so I say that about MOST things...but this album in particular has some very strange stuff going on VERY quietly in the background. I can't wait for Massive Attack's new album in three weeks! Wooo.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 13:13:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	Music Geeks, Music Geeks!!!!! *dances around *	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 12:55:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	Sugar Cubes! and you know who I still love?? The Pixies! OH and Joy Division... Edited by lgg, 21 January 2010 - 12:21 PM.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 12:20:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	Am on Monsters of Folk, Sprails and will now check out Sigur Ros... I love new music recommendations! Oh ya I love MUM. I went through this weird Iceland phase for a while. It's still one of my life goals to stand at the edge of Dettifoss and scream at the top of my lungs. Yea I set my goals pretty high dontcha know. Yes you must! And monsters of folk! Listen!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 11:13:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	I have actually NEVER heard of them. I am curious now. Only because they've been described as 'somnambulistic" and if you can fit that word into a description, I love it on principle... Dammit Sprail... now that you, my fellow kindred music spirit, has mentioned that you love them, I feel kinda bad about trashing them! Like I said, I have all but their very last album, so obviously I like something about them...but they're just never a "go-to" band when I want to listen to music. I guess I'm just never in that somnambulistic headspace!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 11:05:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	3> I loooove Matt Costa. <3 I heart your music lgg!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 10:57:00
Canada	What's on your Ipod?	I make really eclectic mixes for myself... I like a very broad range of music... SImple Minds -- New gold Dream remix Prefab Sprout -- Bonny Nightmares on Wax -- Capumcap Matt Costa -- Mr. Pitiful Martha Wainright -- You Cheated Me. Cafe Del Mar -- Sunshine's Better ELO -- Sweet Talkin Woman Depeche Mode -- Strangelove (razormaid remix) Fire Eyed Boy -- Broken Social Scene Could you be Loved -- Bob Marley. Cecilia Bartoli -- The Mozart Arias That's just one of 100s of playlists... I like a little bit of everything... .	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 10:16:00
Canada	Good luck for all the people interviewing on the 20th !!!	Hey Arabella... You're flying in from Floriday to Buffalo? Just so you know, I'm watching the flights into Buffalo like a hawk tomorrow so if I see anything you should know about.... I'll post it here... Not that you'll be looking but you know.... just being helpful and all... Good luck to everyone! QUOTE (Arabella @ Nov 18 2009, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Nov 18 2009, 04:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (CDAgirlMI @ Nov 18 2009, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I tried to stay busy at work today but how can you NOT think about Friday?!?! Matt will be here after work in a bit. I too, have never been to Montreal. A lot of people say it's nice. Not looking forward to driving around downtown though...Matt will do that part I would love to meet the person who could compartmentalize enough to avoid thinking of Friday. Haha. See you guys all there! Good luck to those driving. Isn't your man there by now Sam? Can't wait to meet you guys on Friday!!!!!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2009-11-18 20:01:00
Canada	Good luck for all the people interviewing on the 20th !!!	You guys should totally do it! Seriously, you're really lucky that you get to be there with people that already kinda know! Or maybe just a secret button that you all know about in order to signify yourselves as VJ, you know? QUOTE (Arabella @ Nov 16 2009, 08:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Nov 16 2009, 08:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think we're starting the good luck thread early so that it will build enough good luck momentum that everyone will be approved without a single problem. I've asked before and I'm asking again - is everyone planning on wearing VJ Name Tags so you can all party together in the waiting room? lmao If I think about it I'll bring some of those "Hello My Name Is" tags for everyone . . .	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2009-11-16 20:20:00
Canada	Good luck for all the people interviewing on the 20th !!!	Someone has to bring a laptop or we'll all die of the not knowing. Okay, that's extreme, but you get it! Good luck to you guys, looking very forward to hearing all the approvals! Yay! LGG QUOTE (Arabella @ Nov 16 2009, 07:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Malrothien @ Nov 16 2009, 07:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You should make him bring it! I'm going to make hubby bring my laptop when he goes. I have my own laptop, but it has a 20 inch screen so it is soooo heavy and I am carrying on not checking a bag so I don't want to have to lug it all over from Florida to Canada and back . . .	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2009-11-16 19:43:00
Canada	Transferring money from CAD account to US account	How fast could I do this? as in could I transfer my two CCs from CIBC to RBC or do they put me in the beginner's line since I've never banked with them? I could do all this, I will as wow, that would be great... I bank with CIBC now and they've been godo to me but it would be nice to establish some sort of credit in the US Tout de suite... So let me get this straight, my fiance could become a RBC member, get a U.S. RBC visa card, and start building his credit score in the U.S.?	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 16:28:00
Canada	Medical Exam Results Question	Thank you very much, biglos! All the best to you and yours as well... let's hope we're reading some good reviews next week, okay? Good luck, bonne chance... LGG Haha...sorry for the scare! I was just curious about what my copy said. Im off to Montreal on Tuesday, you'll be all done by time I get there! =) Good Luck, I'm sure all with be blissful and you can move forward with your life. Me Too! Thanks for all the responses everyone! Good luck to you all as well!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 14:23:00
Canada	Medical Exam Results Question	Oh come on Dan and Ali... we were having SO much fun speculating! THanks for that... that makes it all clear as a bell now. On the webpage for the Woking Medical clinic in Vancouver, there is a FAQ ... one of the headings in the FAQ is "Questions about results". Question: I picked up my resulsts, why does the box on my results for say "vaccine history incomplete"? Answer: That is the way the US government requires the form to be completed. The vaccine history shown on your results in ONLY FOR THE VACCINES THE US GOVERNMENT REQUIRES. It does not show your whole life history of vaccinations and is therefore "incomplete". Don't worry, this is okay. Sooo I wouldn't worry about it, I am sure it is the same thing for all medicals p.s. Holy spelling mistakes batman!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 14:14:00
Canada	Medical Exam Results Question	Yep, that too. It's okay it's just when you read the wording, you're like, WTH??? But if they gave you your results with a good to go, thumbs up, then you are good to go and thumb's up. a lot are "Not ge Appropriate" so that needs to be taken into consideration..... I think (i am stressing think here) That..a Complete Vaccine History would be a check mark on EVERYTHING>>>> and because we don't have to have certain things now...such as HapA or B, HPV and so on because you land in a certain age group...your Vaccine History would be incomplete... soo...that is how i see it anyway... anyone?	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 14:08:00
Canada	Medical Exam Results Question	Yeah, it's what I thought too -- the blanket waiver applies to the verbal declaration of CHicken pox? Varicella? Sure, I thought it was zoster but whatever. And I know!!!! I am excited as anything for the interview! This week has been very, very slow for me! I just want to get there already. When are you off to Montreal? We're leaving on Sunday! yes, I'm doing some reading as we speak, about it. Actually its the Varicella vaccine that is related to Chicken Pox, which I already had in 1985 so Im good. I was just wondering what it meant. Obviously I woudl worry if the lady at the clinic had said anything different to me, but she said I was good to go! Thanks Guys! Interview next week! llg are you excited????	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 13:58:00
Canada	Medical Exam Results Question	PS, you scared me too! I first read it that you'd opened up the envelope they gave you -- I was like, NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Yeah, I think what the above poster said too -- an incomplete history that doesn't affect your standing. Someone else will verbalize it better i'm sure. I had the same thing on mine but the nurse at the clinic said I'd passed and was good to go so I paid no heed to that unclear phrasing on the form I was to keep.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-21 13:48:00