You have been a busy girl Cassie.

Great job

hehe thanks. If you see any threads that I have missed, just add them.


Questions about the RCMP records check:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...topic=7552&st=0

And our all-time favourite topic...... Tim Horton's

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7408



Changing Your Passport to Reflect Your Married Name:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8259

Another successful interview at Montreal!!
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...wtopic=8792&hl=

CR-1 visa interview in Montreal -- success!
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...wtopic=8711&hl=

NVC sends petition to the wrong consulate....
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8709

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import...anada07032.html
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/
Updated link to Imported car from Canada

Fantastic, flames! thanks for linking those!

Another successful Montreal interview!
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...topic=10587&hl=

Montreal again!
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11350

A successful DCF petition through Montreal!
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...topic=12235&hl=

So DCF still took around 6 months!! Thought it would be faster than that!! Guess things have really slowed down in Mtl!! I went the traditional way and had my cr-1 in 6 months! Guess its taking over a yr now!! How times chg!

Yeah.. the IR unit in Montreal is swamped... They've been swamped ever since they added DCF... it puts a lot more on their plate because they have to do a lot more work processing their own CR-1 visas. In the past a lot of the processing was performed by the NVC which really freed up their resources. So they esentially got a lot more work, with probably no increase in Consular Officers.

yeppers. DCF makes things easier for those couples who qualify, but it definitely has added to the workload in Montreal ( I still don't get why Vancouver can't process CR/IR-1s, maybe that will eventually change??? dunno).




Medicals in Toronto, and other relevant info:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...opic=12198&st=0

One would think they may wake up and pass some off to Vancouver. but that makes too much sense!!

I just posted my interview experience in Montreal as well as some pictures of the embassy =)


http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13393

hehehe you beat me to it andru! Congratulations and thanks for the thorough write-up!

have moving companies been discussed? im wondering what ballpark numbers are to move my wifes stuff vs us renting a uhaul.. im sure theres a big diff, but 12 hours driving one of those things is going to be murder. lol

I drove the Uhaul from halifax area to DC and wasnt all that bad. Expect around 10 mpg!

Just a quick note.... POE in Boston at 7am (DL 5045 from Halifax, or the one from Fredericton) is easy and simple.

If I remember correctly, there are a number of moving options discussed in the previous Clearing House thread (see link at the beginning of this thread, or the first one in my signature below)


Once you are here in the US......getting a Driver's License
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...topic=13580&hl=

I'm using UPS. as far as i know, all they need is form 3299 (i think) and a copy of my visa and i-94

tips for those going through interviews at Montreal Consulate:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...topic=14178&hl=

for those considering the move back to Canada with their spouse (or US spouse moving to be with Canadian spouse) -- this thread deals mainly with tax issues:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...topic=16834&hl=

For those looking to bringing their cars with them to the US (good links here):
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15874

Success in Vancouver!
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...topic=17203&hl=

Hotel / Flight Info for Montreal (including good info about staying at the dorms at McGill):
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...topic=17222&hl=

More success in Montreal!
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...topic=18262&hl=

HI,
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FRUITS OF ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
I AM NEW TO THIS SITE BUT IN SIMILIAR (BUT DIFFERENT) CIRCUMSTANCES.
I AM A U.S. CITIZEN LIVING IN CANADA IN NOVA SCOTIA. I HAVE PROPERTY IN BOTH U.S.
AND CANADA. MY GIRLFRIEND (WHO IS CANADIAN BORN), AND I WANT TO GET MARRIED
AND WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL IN THE U.S. IN 1 YEAR. THE QUESTION IS WHICH COUNTRY
IS IT BETTER TO GET MARRIED IN? CANADA AND FILE A 130 THROUGH VERMONT AND
A K3 THROUGH HALIFAX CONSULATE OR APPLY FOR A 129F AND A K1. WHICH IS FASTEST
AND EASIEST?
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.......IT'S COOL HERE IN CAPE BRETON BUT THE MACKEREL ARE
RUNNING!
THANK YOU

Since you are currently residing in Canada, and don't plan on moving to the US until a year or so from now, I would humbly suggest you look into the DCF option. There's quite a bit of information on the DCF process, so start reading. If you, the US citizen, are considered to be a permanent resident of Canada, this option will work. That would mean you could get married in NS and then do the paperwork from there. You would also be able to submit the initial paperwork through Halifax (you'll have to do some research on that to make sure they can do that for you -- the office is quite small with odd working hours if I remember correctly), but the interview and the bulk of the work will be taken care of in Montreal.

Planning ahead is a good thing -- read lots, ask questions, and make informed decisions -- this site can be a definite help in that regards.

PS. I'm originally from Cape Breton, and I miss it!

Welcome to VJ...........

I bet is some pretty on the Cabot Trail. All the leaves starting to change.

Oh how I miss Nova Scotia

*hugs* I hear ya girl!

Hello all, first post for this newbie!

I've got a bit of a similar type question to the above along the lines of "what would be the recommended way to do this?". I've read some of the FAQs and Guides (awesome btw); they are really good in telling me what to do once we know what direction we should be going.

Our situation is: I'm a Canadian residing in the US on a TN work visa. I have been here on these visas for approaching 5 years. My fiance is a US citizen. We are planning on getting hitched up this summer. I'm thinking the location of our marriage shouldn't matter too much, but is that really the case? (married here or in Canada?) . Because I am allowed to be here and be working on a separate visa, do we qualify for the I-130? Is it worthwhile to file the K1 fiance visa to get any waiting periods started for AOS after we are married? Or should we wait until after the wedding and do the K3 thing?

I'm not sure why I'm so confused - this must happen all the time to folks right?

Thank you very much! And of course, feel free to give me the RTFM if there's something i should be reading!
Daryl

The MTL K visa waiting list:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pjs...HOCavn_ONGctqIg

bookmark it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So here's my question or two.....

Has this particular edition of the Canadian Clearing House thread been helpful?
Should I look into creating an updated version (part three) to replace part two and be more vigilant in its upkeep?
Or should I have the Captain remove this thread for good?

Cassie....I'm so sorry. I think I might have looked at this thread when I first started the process, then completely forgot about it.
Some of the threads posted on here are probably outdated, but looking through it now (sorry again) it would have saved me alot of questions.
If you have time time, I think you should just update it.

no need for the apologies, I appreciate the feedback

Maybe add a little subtitle...commonly asked questions.......even I would have caught that

[Old Forum Canuck Clearinghouse Thread

Any continued discussion should be in this thread.

Long live Tim's! :lol:
[/quote]


Hi my name is Gerri, been in the US 3 years now. I'm living in Charlotte, NC anyone on this site from Newfoundland living near Charlotte. I'm not sure how to use this site, just got here when I was looking up something on line. (L) Its great to be able to talk to fellow Canadians.

i don't understand the point of this thread.... ?

The point, when this thread was originally started on the old VJ, was to have links to all Canadian related information threads in one master thread. The links were organized according to topic (Montreal information, Vancouver information, moving, etc etc etc), so we could go to one place instead of searching through many many threads all over VJ. When we switched over to the current site, we could no longer access the old links, and this thread never really got organized like the old one -- and that was my fault. I might just get Ewok to unpin this thread.

I wouldn't unpin it...it's one of the hotter topics for the Canadians. I didn't bother reading all of it from the beginning myself, but the info here sure was helpful. Otherwise it will just be lost, n'est ce pas?

http://www.ppt.gc.ca/cdn/section1.aspx?lang=eng
Name change for your canadian passport

I am new to this! Just signed up today, got my medical today. Ouch for the tetnus (sp) shots.
Anyway, I am Canadian and married a US Citizen, I have been living here for years though. So, my questions are:
1. has anyone had to deal with not having an I-94 for the I-130/I-485/EAD/PA? I was told I did not need one driving in so didnt get one.
2. I was noticing that a few people applied for a SSN after receiving the intial NOA for the 130/485? Am I nuts, or is this the EAD?

Kinda Confused in Atlanta.

Thank you in advance for all the help/
Stephy

Link to Filing of Canadian Taxes Before Greencard Approval.

I love knitted dishcloths. I tried to get someone down here to make them for me and it was not very successful. I have 2 and i use them all the time. My friends down here think i am on crack