Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Travis & Kim and July09Bride - Good luck with your interviews in Montreal on Thursday!	Aww YAY!! Congrats to both of you on this next amazing step!!! =) Nick and I wish you all the best!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-04-19 16:01:00
Canada	Crossing the Border- No Ties	I visited Nick in Jersey just before my interview in Montreal last June (wow time flies!) and I brought a bunch of documentation, bank statements, all my USCIS stuff, interview stuff etc. and didn't have to show any of it. If you are honest and straightforward you probably won't have to show proof. Bring whatever you have though, even if it's little just in case but you should be fine. Enjoy your visit!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-04-19 16:06:00
Canada	Question about Canadian license :)	I'll just wait till my green card...if that ever comes. Thanks for all the information guys. I've missed you all greatly. Hi Mephys... <3	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-04-24 10:44:00
Canada	Question about Canadian license :)	Hey!! I hope that everyone is well, happy and doing fine!!! Summer is almost here and I'm so excited!!! So... I am able to get my license here in Jersey (I'm still waiting for my green card...and apparently I don't need that to get my license here, I have enough documentation to get it here after all, just found this out!) So I'm going to go this Thursday and get my New Jersey drivers license (Scared like ####### to drive here but whatever ) My question is about my Canadian license... I only have my G2...I just got my license about 9 months or so before I moved here (I was a very late bloomer) and so I know that I need to get my G within 5 years of having my G2....or I'll be demoted back to G1 stage and have to start all over again. What happens if Nick and I decide to move back to Canada? Can I just show them my New Jersey license and get a G Canadian one? Or will I have to start from scratch? Can I go home and take the test for my G in the near future? I read somewhere that I can't because I don't have a Canadian address. Help? Thanks guys!!! Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 19 April 2009 - 03:59 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-04-19 15:59:00
Canada	Canadian Credit Cards	QUOTE (g&a246 @ Apr 24 2009, 12:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks guys. I think I'll just wait until after I move (May 5!) to call and change my address. Hopefully I'll get a different operator. She was saying I had to keep assets in Canada in order for my credit card to remain active, and I started to worry about the whole resident vs. non-resident thing when it comes to taxes. But I'll be keeping my bank account open which is considered an asset, right? And it appears that most of you have done so without a problem. I was really surprised by her answer actually. I expected her to react more like Bell did this morning when I called to cancel my internet and cell service. They were practically begging me to keep my account open... ("We should keep this account active for when you return to Canada" "Are you sure you won't be coming back?" "Well if you do, I really hope you'll come back to Bell!" and on, and on...) Yep, when I cancelled my cell phone it sounded like the woman was going to cry. LOL	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-04-24 11:22:00
Canada	Canadian Credit Cards	Hey! So... I have a TD Visa card and I used it here for like the first 8 months after I moved here. I forgot to notify them that I was moving.... After 8 months they put a hold on my card because they noticed "Suspicious activity" I was charging at places in NJ when the address on the card is in Canada. Shows you how closely they watch the activity...lol I was using it for 8 months!! So I called them, they changed the address on it and have now started mailing me my statements here instead of to my parents house in Canada. They didn't say anything about not being able to use the card in the States...it's a visa... You pay the exchange rate but I'm still using it today...not so much now that I have a job and my own bank account here (TD in the States) but it's good to have in emergencies. Good luck on the move! Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 24 April 2009 - 10:49 AM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-04-24 10:48:00
Canada	MTL and POE review (port huron, MI)	Congratulations hon!!!!!!! Loved the pictures and the review!!!! Best of luck to you sweetheart!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-06-21 22:38:00
Canada	Entering Canada with one-way ticket	My Nick flew up to help pack the uhaul and drive it back down with me and allllll my stuff! He had no problems at the airport at all (other than the 5 hour weather delay) Good Luck!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-04-26 05:57:00
Canada	Pepsi with real sugar coming to USA...	It's about flipping time!!! I don't drink pop usually but there is the rare occasion where I crave a coke. YAY!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-19 14:38:00
Canada	How do I make an info pass appointment?	Thanks so much guys Hope you all are doing well.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-05-25 22:17:00
Canada	How do I make an info pass appointment?	Guys...how do I make an info pass appointment? Nick and I filed for my Green Card at the end of September and have heard nothing. It says they are currently working on early November filers! I went on the info pass website and the options to make an appointment aren't clear. The most logical reason for an appointment would be: "You need service on a case that has already been filed" I click on that and the options to go further don't apply to me... "Order from immigration court" - I was not directed to them about anything to do with courts. "Case processing appointment" - I was not sent a notice to contact a local office. "EAD Inquiry" - has nothing to do with my problem "Case service follow up appointment" - I have not made an inquiry, blah blah blah 45 days, bring your inquiry number, etc... so..how do I go about making an appointment??? I'm so frustrated	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-05-25 22:10:00
Canada	Does anyone know if Neo Citron is available in the USA.	QUOTE (*Len* @ Oct 1 2008, 12:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (zyggy @ Oct 1 2008, 08:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They do have it in the US but it's branded as Theraflu, and they are the same. They come from the same factory, just different name. Exactly. Some of which I could so use right now... Yep, they have Theraflu here, same exact stuff. Get better sweetheart!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-06 00:06:00
Canada	Can I cash a canadian check in USA?	Our little ####### town back took a Canadian cheque from my parents. It took a few days to process but it went through.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-05-17 17:11:00
Canada	Today is the day...	I'm thinking of you!!! Congrats on the move! Nick and I wish you guys all the love and luck in the world!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-06-07 14:09:00
Canada	Homesick	QUOTE (MsZ @ Nov 2 2008, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm wondering what all of you expected things to be like. I expected a wonderful life with my husband...not that he isn't wonderful, I love him sooo much and we are happy in our relationship completely it's just...we've had bumps in the road but hell who hasn't. It just sucks here and is not what I thought it would be. Everything takes so much longer in Jersey. I can't do a damn thing. No SSN for almost 3 months now, stuck in this apartment...Nick out of a job now, can't seem to motivate him either most days....let alone motivate myself. I miss home so bad it hurts. At the same time, I know that going back home won't solve anything really either. I do have friends here, and Nick's family so I think part of me would miss it too... I'm totally in between.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-03 11:30:00
Canada	Homesick	Today is a homesick day. As many others, it comes and goes. Nothing in particular set it off...I just want to see my parents house, pet my cats and go for a drive in my mom's car. I miss home. I'm sorry everyone here is having a hard time too. Life is funny and strange.....I'm extremely sad today.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-03 11:20:00
Canada	Grocery Items Unavailable in the US	Thanks for bringing this to the top again! It reminded me that I have to go to Costco soon!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-05-28 22:55:00
Canada	Grocery Items Unavailable in the US	QUOTE (michellea @ May 1 2008, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Red River Cereal or anything like it. I miss it. I'd mail you some! I had red river this morning!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-05-01 12:48:00
Canada	Grocery Items Unavailable in the US	QUOTE (MarilynP @ Apr 30 2008, 04:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes, sugar and HFCS are bad for you... but I think HFCS are worse then plain old sugar... Completely it is!!! HFCS is sooooo horrible for you..omg bleh! and btw Amy, I wouldn't call what you weighed "severely obese" hon... If you were like 350 pounds...then yes...what you were, no..you were not "severely" Nice try though. Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 30 April 2008 - 04:14 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-04-30 16:14:00
Canada	Grocery Items Unavailable in the US	QUOTE (PfcsBaby @ Apr 30 2008, 03:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Took me forever to find this thread, but I cant find Shreddies cereal in any grocery store here in Georgia. Is Shreddies cereal a Canadian thing? I'm really craving them badly. I'd ask my mom to ship me some down from Canada, but she's in a crabby mood cause she found out I was pregnant and I won't be "there with her" for everything. Anyone know where I can get me some? Mary Hey hon... No, Shreddies are a Canadian product. From Wikipedia: Shreddies is a breakfast cereal sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand, produced by Post Cereals and General Mills, consisting of malted squares of inter-woven whole grain wheat. Shreddies has been made in the UK since 1955. It was produced under the Nabisco name until the brand in Canada was purchased in 1993 by Post Cereals and then later in 1995 by Kraft General Foods. Although not marketed in the United States, Kraft Foods has the trademark rights in the U.S You may be able to find some at the international foods isle (unlikely though) Sigh... I have a whole list of stuff I'm taking down with me.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-04-30 15:54:00
Canada	What's For Dinner?	Pork chops with rosemary, roasted potatoes, mixed veggies and a salad	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-08-04 17:09:00
Canada	What's For Dinner?	baked sausages with apples rice and asparagus.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-04-09 15:52:00
Canada	What's For Dinner?	Nick and I made steaks, grilled onions and peppers and rice. We ate together on webcam to celebrate our NOA2 Hope everyone had a good meal! Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 04 March 2008 - 06:18 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-03-04 18:17:00
Canada	What's For Dinner?	salmon with fresh dill, roasted asparagus and red skinned potatoes...mmm	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-02-12 17:37:00
Canada	What's For Dinner?	QUOTE (trailmix @ Feb 10 2008, 01:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Crikey! @ Feb 10 2008, 06:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think I'll make a roast chicken dinner today. I feel the need for some comfort food. You know, I'm just thinking, I can't remember the last time I made roasted chicken, I think it's because we only ever eat the chicken breasts. Hmm, if they have some non-frozen chickens at the store I think we might just have this too!! Roast Chicken is comfort food at it's finest. Enjoy!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-02-10 13:50:00
Canada	What's For Dinner?	I'm making Gnocchi with a Tomato Cream Sauce TOMATO-CREAM SAUCE 3 c. canned Italian tomatoes (with liquid); drain, seed & dice tomatoes, reserving liquid, divided 2 tsp. olive or vegetable oil 1/2 c. chopped onion 1 garlic clove, minced 2 tsp. each minced fresh parsley & basil 1/4 tsp. salt Dash pepper 3/4 c. half and half (blend of milk & cream) In blender container process 2 cups tomatoes with the reserved liquid until pureed; set aside. In 3 quart saucepan, heat oil over medium high heat; add onion and garlic and saute until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add pureed and diced tomatoes along with the parsley, basil, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Reduce heat to low and let simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture is reduced and slightly thickened, 25 to 30 minutes. Gradually stir in half and half and cook until thoroughly heated and flavors blend, 10 to 15 minutes longer (do not boil). Makes 4 servings. Fabulous with Swiss Chard Gnocchi or try this creamy sauce on cooked pasta or rice. mmmm	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-02-10 13:25:00
Canada	What's For Dinner?	I had hot dogs	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-23 21:19:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Deux	Strange fact of the day: My upstairs obnoxious, super annoying neighbors sing their kid the happy birthday song every morning at like 7am. We hear it...every morning. What is up with that? I mean...I get it if the kid loves the song but then on his actual birthday it wouldn't be as special. Weird.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-25 15:16:00
Canada	What is your and your SO's song'?	QUOTE (domegirl1978 @ Jul 9 2009, 08:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Our song is Stay or Leave by Dave Matthews. Here is a link of him doing the song live with Tim Reynolds:	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-09 09:11:00
Canada	What is your and your SO's song'?	Great thread! Our song is In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel. It's a song I've loved for years...and it just fit so well. It was the first song we ever danced to.....alone in his bedroom. We danced to it on our wedding night. It has such a special meaning to us. Nick and I are celebrating our 1 year wedding anniversary in August and we are getting our wedding bands engraved with "It's in your eyes 8.2.08" <3	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-09 00:44:00
Canada	Wow.	QUOTE (MrsCat @ Jul 14 2009, 02:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This post brought back memories. ahhhhhhhhh. Ditto	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-14 09:52:00
Canada	K1 Processing Time	QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Jul 14 2009, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats on the filing! There are a few things you could start taking care of before the NOA2 First, if she doesn't have a long form birth certificate, she should order one of those... Second if she is 26 or under, she could start the series of Gardisil shots that she will need for the medical, and also ensure she has all the other vaccines and get her proof together There is a way to check your status. You go to this website: https://egov.uscis.g.../jsps/login.jsp - register for an account and search for your NOA1 receipt notice and it will tell you when your NOA2 is approved. A K1 takes anywhere from 6-12 months depending on how fast you send back documents and depending how fast the consulate is. You could receive an RFE anytime during your wait for the NOA2, so anytime now... but you would've probably got one by now so I wouldn't worry about that. What she said While waiting, I just went over the Guides section here on VJ, made sure I had everything in order. Ordered what I had to get (long form birth certificate, etc) and just kept myself organized and busy. Hopefully your wait isn't too long! Best of luck and congrats on filing!! ~L	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-14 09:55:00
Canada	Anyone in WINDSOR ONTARIO?	Hey sweets...I live near but not near enough to know the area well enough. I hope someone can help you!!!! HUGS!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-03-28 21:00:00
Canada	Tim Hortons in NYC!	LOL guys this is so totally awesome! Nick was jumping up and down, he loves TIMMY'S! This will certainly get us going into the city SO much more now!! YAY!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-13 20:08:00
Canada	How much will this all cost?	Don't forget about moving! If you plan on using a uhaul, depending on how far you need to go, it can be anywhere from $500 to a couple thousand. Moving companies and pods are even more expensive. I think we spent roughly $3500 bucks in total. Congrats on your engagement! QUOTE (ashenflowers @ Jul 16 2009, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good tips on taking the train to Montreal... I have to travel from London as well. Not looking forward to that, but I think my fiance is going to fly in and accompany me, so that'll be cool My mom and I took the train from just outside of Toronto to Montreal. It was a smooth ride and we enjoyed the scenery and stress free way of getting there. I highly recommend it!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-16 17:52:00
Canada	Green card, can I visit Canada now?	yep! Congrats! I just got my green card today in the mail...I'm so so excited!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-16 17:26:00
Canada	A Moral Dilemma	QUOTE (trailmix @ Jul 18 2009, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A couple of things I would check out if I were you. You should probably ask yourself and do some research to find out how you are going to be resident in Canada when you do retire. If you take the higher security clearance job and do renounce your citizenship, obviously it won't be as easy as walking in to Immigration Canada and saying, ok, i'd like it back now, you will have to immigrate. Will you and your Husband have the things required to become permanent residents? If permanent residency is not an option for you at that time are you willing to retire in the U.S.? Get a confirmation, regarding the other job, to find out if you will have to renounce your Canadian citizenship - that may make the decision much easier. Personally I would never give up my Canadian citizenship for a job - but - it is a personal decision and I wish you luck! I wholeheartedly agree with Trailmix. I would never, ever, ever give up my Canadian citizenship for a job. This is your life, your dreams, your future. Follow your heart. I wish you the best of luck!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-22 18:19:00
Canada	Today is the day	Congratulations and best of luck in the future!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-22 18:38:00
Canada	How adorable...	QUOTE (lgg @ Jul 26 2009, 09:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I thought this was really super cute -- i could never do it myself but good on these two for having fun.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-26 10:15:00
Canada	What are your weekend plans?	Well we had a fantastic weekend in Afton NY.... Lots of action, a 3 hour canoe trip, berry picking, drunken evenings playing beer pong and riding quads through the woods. I loved every second and was so sad to come home yesterday. I have tons of pictures so I'll post some soon. Hope all had a great long weekend!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-02 09:00:00