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CutienPurg   0

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Sooo Hubby activated his k-3 yesterday at Sarnia/Port Huron. He arrived home about 5:30 pm and I immediately asked " well how 'd it go?"

he said " well they're f**king idiots there"

"oh no why" I asked

He goes on to say,

" well 1st of all when I pulled up at the booth I informed the guy I had a k-3 to activate and he grilled me like Ive never been grilled before.

Then I go inside say I have a k-3 and the the guy in there says 'oh you're engaged' ....no Im married.......'no you're engaged' ........NO Im married <guy opens a manual> ' Oh yeah you're married'."

Then I guess some chic took over and she wore the tile out running to another room to ask questions. All in all 7 people dealt with it and it took about an 1 hour and 45 minutes. In the end they said " ok this is good for a year"

hubby says " no its good for 2 years"

them: " no , a year"

hubby: " NO ITS 2"

them:<opens manual> "oh yeah it's 2"

He didn't get an I-94 either.....they said they don't do them anymore .......they stamped his passport though.......I hope that was right.

Anyway he made it home safe and sound. We had a great dinner and retired to the couch to watch hockey and drink Keith's............Life's good.

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Flames9_RN   358

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Sounds all good except for ther Keiths part,lol I recall back in basic training at Cornwallis NS, was finalay allowed to goto the green and Gold club, which was the junior ranks club, also knows as a bar!! So excited to have beer, and al they had was East coast stuff,Keiths and Schooner,lol Not really my taste, but it sufficed,lol Glad he is in the USA now! Cheers

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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misa   2

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Oh dear... he should have received an I-94. Though if he's going back to Montreal for the CR-1, then I wouldn't worry too much about it since he is not filing AOS and EAD (which asks for a copy of the I-94 and the number).

Well, at least he's there with you!

When they stamped his passport, they did put down the 2 year date right? That it's only valid for 2 years? I got the stamp and the I-94.

K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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CutienPurg   0

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Oh dear... he should have received an I-94. Though if he's going back to Montreal for the CR-1, then I wouldn't worry too much about it since he is not filing AOS and EAD (which asks for a copy of the I-94 and the number).

Well, at least he's there with you!

When they stamped his passport, they did put down the 2 year date right? That it's only valid for 2 years? I got the stamp and the I-94.

they stamped his passport and then wrote k-3, the 2 yr validity date and his A#

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misa   2

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Ah, good good. Like I said, since he's going back to Montreal for CR-1, he doesn't need to worry about the I-94. LUCKY! :)

K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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CutienPurg   0

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lolololol

now he just told me they almost gave him an EAD stamp.

looking at the passport stamp , it has all the info the I-94 would have .......I suppose if a person were to need an arrival/departure record ( which is all the I94 is) , this stamp could suffice :unsure:

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Congrats on your reunion with your husband :dance: Had to laugh a couple times reading your story especially when you mentioned how they almost gave him an EAD stamp lol.

Sept.09/06 Married!!!

Dec.21/06 Sent I-130

Jan.04/04 Received NOA1

Feb.23/06 Sent I-129F

March06/06 USCIS Website States: "Approval Notice Sent."

March15/07 Approval notice arrives in snail mail

March 18/07 NOA1 for I-129F

April 10/07 DS-3032+ AOS fee arrive

April 17/07 Sent back DS-3032 + AOS fee via overnight delivery

May 05/07 AOS arrives in mail

May 07/07 IV bill arrives in mail

May 08/08 Sent back IV bill

May 21 NVC generates DS-230

June 4/07 Mailed DS-230 via overnight delivery.

June 7/07 DS-230 entered into the system

June 18/07 Case Complete!

July 25/07 Medical

September 4/07 Contacted State Senator Re: MTL backlog

Dec.6/07 INTERVIEW..... APPROVED!!!! (After being kept awake all night in dirty clothes standing outside my hotel because Air Canada lost my luggage and my hotel started on fire. Meh, sleep is highly over-rated anyways.)

Dec.18/07 Moved to the US

Oct. 29/09 Citizenship Oath Ceremony

"We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly"

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Flames9_RN   358

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http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/refugee/employment/i94.asp

Dont be afraid to Google.com!!!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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misa Experienced

misa   2

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lolololol

now he just told me they almost gave him an EAD stamp.

looking at the passport stamp , it has all the info the I-94 would have .......I suppose if a person were to need an arrival/departure record ( which is all the I94 is) , this stamp could suffice :unsure:

HA!

With AOS & EAD they specifically need a copy of the I-94 along with the number that is on it. He won't have to worry about that though.

K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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Yayyyyyy!!! Your hubby's home!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!! :thumbs:

Met in Cleveland 07/07/05 ... Fireworks!!!

Emails and phone calls until first visit back September '05

Many trips to Cleveland and overnight stays in New York

Engaged 05/07/06

07/18/07 - Interview yeeehaaa .. approved

07/26/07 - received Visa from Montreal (should have received 07/24)

07/26/07 - POE Buffalo, NY (Peace Bridge) .. No EAD stamp

07/27/07 - Beautiful marriage .. now you may call me Mrs. :)

07/28/07 - Filed AOS,EAD, and AP for me and AOS and AP for my son via UPS .. received 08/01

08/16/07 - applied for ssn

09/03/07 - received ssn card

11/07/07 - AP approved and received 11/12/07 :)

11/19/07- EAD approved online and received same day (actual approval 11/07/07) :)

12/27/07 - AOS transferred to CSC

02/26/08 - 485's approved without interview

01/14/09 - Sent I-751 - removal of conditions

02/23/10 - Biometrics

03/17/10 - Removal of conditions approved .. card production ordered

"Life is not measured by the amount of breaths that we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

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mozplay   28

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Wonderful...hope you didn't get too awfully tipsy celebrating!

Mo

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Full timeline can be seen in my profile

PAST - From K-1 to Citizenship (a love story)
K-1: Aug 12, 2006 to Jan 17, 2007 - mailed I-129F
AOS: Feb 26, 2007 - Jul 26, 2007
REMOVING CONDITIONS: May 4, 2009 - Oct 3, 2009
CITIZENSHIP: Nov 27, 2012 - May 9, 2013
Note: I immigrated from Canada, not T&T - the timeline is reflective of this.

PRESENT - IR-5 Story (reuniting a family)
I-130 for Parents - 2013
Aug ?? - mailed I-130 packages for both mother and father
Sept 10 - NOA1 date
Sept 16 - NOA1s received

2014

Feb 25 - got emails saying that the cases had been transferred to another office for processing

Feb 26 - got emails saying that the cases have been transferred to my local office for processing

Feb 28 - got emails saying that the cases have been transferred and are being processed

Mar 17 - got email, attached to one case number only, saying that my A number was changed relating to the I-130 filing

Mar 18 - got emails saying that the petitions are approved smile.png




Visit my website Dancing Light Stained Glass Studio to view my work.

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