melliemel

Hey,

I looked through the EI thread but noticed that there are only reasons for Anticipated marriage. What if I am already married?

I need the code to give my employer so she can state it correctly on my ROE.

Much appreciated.

Melliemel

WHAT? 10 years? Or 10 months?

Where can I get more info on this?

Hi Elunia,

Have you ever tried to cross after this experience? Did they tell you that you were not allowed to ever enter the US again?

When I was denied it was basically for the same reason. No ties to my home country. But then again, I was told by the officer that I could try again another day and I would be fine. They just could not let me in that day. (I know that confused me too.)

My advise to you when you are writing your explaination is to tell the truth. Write it just they way it happened. The explaination that you gave above is good enough.

Don't be too worried. I think everything will be fine regarding your denial because it was not really that serious. They just caught you in a bad spot. If you had evidence of ties to Canada they would not have been able to deny you. Every time I crossed there after, I always took something with me. Ususally my job letter stating that I work there and am suppose to return to work on a specific day. I never had to use it but at least I had it.

Good luck, I am sure all will be well.

Mellie

WOW 1 year? That's better then what I thought.

Thanks for all the info REBA. You have been a great help. You have eased my mind quite a bit.

Thanks for all the help.

FLAMES: Thanks for that link. It will help me in the future.

Hi Lyric,

My problems were that I was once denied entry into the US, so to answer your question yes he was talking about my previous entries into the US.

I only had maybe 2 problems when entering into the US and 1 denial. The denial that I had was back in 98 and it was basically due to my ex and I crossing together and not filing any papers. It was quite the ordeal but at my interview they didn't seem too concerned about that because I crossed many times after that incident.

I personal opinion. I think that once you are honest and you can show that you have nothing to hide all will be fine. And as I stated before. the interviewer did state that since I am a Canadian passport holder none of my "problems" matter. Considering I worked and basically lived in the US for quite some time.

I am very greatful and so very happy that all went well for me. I think Canadians are at an advantage with US Immigration.

Good luck and don't worry too much. If you have over stayed that would be a concern. If you have been deported, I would be concened. but again this is just my opinion.

CYGNET: I had a police certificate from my local police station. I believe that one is only good for 6 months. I had requested my RCMP report back in Aug05 and received it in December05 or Jan06. I think the RCMP certificate is valid for 1 year but don't quote me on that.

The finger print fee I had TOTALLY forgot about. As I said before thank god for my husband because I didn't have a penny on me.

CHICKEN: You have just made my day. I am so glad that I can gradually bring my things over.

Take care everyone.

Quick question. I was wondering if when I activate my visa do I have to travel with ALL of my possessions? The reason why I ask is because my husband and I wanted to fly upon activation will most of my clothing and then maybe July 1st long weekend we can drive back to Canada and pick up the rest of my things. I also may be bringing over my moms car ( a gift from my parents) so I am hoping all of this will not pose as a problem.

Thanks for any help.

Thanks for all the congrats =)

Chicken...Yes, I stayed at Tour Centre Ville. It was ok but my husband and I were dying to get out of there. Sorry to say but we HATED Montreal. =( We did go touring though. On our own =) We took a lot of pictures and did a little bit of shopping.

I did not try to coffee. But did see the machine. There was a brave old lady that just couldn't resist though. I couldn't help smiling when she walked over there and put in her money =) It looked gross. =D

My move will hopefully be the first weekend in June. I am trying to tie up all loose ends. I will be putting my resignation in on May 3rd. My superiors are not in until next week so I have to wait.

My husband and I are trying to decide what the best route for us is. Fly or drive.

I do not have many things to take. Mostly clothes. As I am living with my parents and there is no real rush to bring everything over at once.

I do have a question though. Do I have to bring all of my things over when I activate my visa? Or can I gradually bring my things over? If I can gradually bring my things, I will just fly upon activation.

I will have to see though. I am planning to have all my dr. and dentist appointments before I leave and looking into EI.

Again thanks again for all the congrats =)

Good luck to everyone that's still waiting.

I had my interview. Here is my experience.

My Interview experience was fairly flawless.

I was very concerned that I would require a waiver as I previously was married to a US Citizen back in 98 and basically lived there on and off for almost 5 years. I also worked as an independant contractor (courier) for about a year.

I remarried in 2005 to a US Citizen. (Total Coincidence)We started our process in April2005 and had on Interview April 19th 2006.

My husband flew from NY to Toronto and he and I drove to Montreal on Tuesday and hardly talked to each other we were so nervous. Wednesday was our interview. We arrived at the consulate at around 8:00am. We went straight to the 19th floor and to the window to collect our number. When our number was called (at around 9:15am)we went to window 11 (I think) and the lady asked us for my passport, and if I had another police certificate as the one I had originally submitted was dated Oct05. Thankfully I had my RCMP certificate that was sent to me in Dec05. I was then told to pay my fee for my FBI fingerprints ($85) at the cashier and come back to her with my receipt. I totally forgot about that fee, thank God my husband had his wallet with American money in it

I gave the lady the receipt and she told my husband and I to wait until we see our number appear on the screen again. About 1/2 an hour later our number popped up. We both proceeded to a room where the interviewer was behind a glass. He smiled, which made me finally feel at ease and asked my just a few questions.

He said to us that everything looked fine. The only thing he was unsure about was my arrest and the final result. Apparently the reports that they obtained did not clearly stated what the ending result was to my case. I explained to him what happened and also showed him the police report that I had obtained with the final result as "Nolle Proscqui" He did not understand what that ment. I explained it to him, he then googled it. Right in front of me, and he smiled because the explaination that I gave him was almost exactly what he was reading on his screen. Basically the term means that there was not enough evidence and the procecutor has decided to go no further. Basically the charges were dropped. That is all the interviewer was looking for. Some indication that my case was dismissed.

He then took the police report that I gave him, photo copied it, I believe he got appoval from someone then came back in and asked me. Have you crossed since you have been married? I said yes.

How long have you been married? I said April 22nd. He said of this year? I smiled. I said no, actually it will be a year on Saturday. He laughed and said, I don't even know what date it is.

He then asked my husband, who was sitting quietly on a chair, How it has been for him? The travelling? My husband said, it's been alright but it's very hard on both of us.

Then I was asked about my travelling and if I have travelled since we got married? I said yes, at least every other month.

He said, Well I see you have had a few problems in the past which is no big deal, but when you have crossed in the past have you stated why and who you were visiting? I said yes, everytime I crossed I said that I was going to see my husband.

He smiled again and said. Well, everything else looks great. Since you are a Canadian passport holder the rest of these things don't matter. (I assume he was talking about me working and living in the US)

He then said, are you guys planning on sticking around until tomorrow? I said yes and my husband had this huge smile on his face, it was adorable.

The interviewer then said, good. Then you can pick up your visa tomorrow at 2:30. Congradulations.

I was so happy. The people at the consulate were friendly and helpful, and it made our experience a lot less stressful.

My advise. Stay calm, smile and look confident and all will be fine.

The whole experience probably took about 2 hours. Most of it was waiting.

Here is my detailed experience at the Montreal Consulate on April 19th. I was approved and it was a piece of cake.

Good luck to everyone

My Interview experience was fairly flawless.

I was very concerned that I would require a waiver as I previously was married to a US Citizen back in 98 and basically lived there on and off for almost 5 years. I also worked as an independant contractor (courier) for about a year.

I remarried in 2005 to a US Citizen. (Total Coincidence)We started our process in April2005 and had on Interview April 19th 2006.

My husband flew from NY to Toronto and he and I drove to Montreal on Tuesday and hardly talked to each other we were so nervous. Wednesday was our interview. We arrived at the consulate at around 8:00am. We went straight to the 19th floor and to the window to collect our number. When our number was called (at around 9:15am)we went to window 11 (I think) and the lady asked us for my passport, and if I had another police certificate as the one I had originally submitted was dated Oct05. Thankfully I had my RCMP certificate that was sent to me in Dec05. I was then told to pay my fee for my FBI fingerprints ($85) at the cashier and come back to her with my receipt. I totally forgot about that fee, thank God my husband had his wallet with American money in it

I gave the lady the receipt and she told my husband and I to wait until we see our number appear on the screen again. About 1/2 an hour later our number popped up. We both proceeded to a room where the interviewer was behind a glass. He smiled, which made me finally feel at ease and asked my just a few questions.

He said to us that everything looked fine. The only thing he was unsure about was my arrest and the final result. Apparently the reports that they obtained did not clearly stated what the ending result was to my case. I explained to him what happened and also showed him the police report that I had obtained with the final result as "Nolle Proscqui" He did not understand what that ment. I explained it to him, he then googled it. Right in front of me, and he smiled because the explaination that I gave him was almost exactly what he was reading on his screen. Basically the term means that there was not enough evidence and the procecutor has decided to go no further. Basically the charges were dropped. That is all the interviewer was looking for. Some indication that my case was dismissed.

He then took the police report that I gave him, photo copied it, I believe he got appoval from someone then came back in and asked me. Have you crossed since you have been married? I said yes.

How long have you been married? I said April 22nd. He said of this year? I smiled. I said no, actually it will be a year on Saturday. He laughed and said, I don't even know what date it is.

He then asked my husband, who was sitting quietly on a chair, How it has been for him? The travelling? My husband said, it's been alright but it's very hard on both of us.

Then I was asked about my travelling and if I have travelled since we got married? I said yes, at least every other month.

He said, Well I see you have had a few problems in the past which is no big deal, but when you have crossed in the past have you stated why and who you were visiting? I said yes, everytime I crossed I said that I was going to see my husband.

He smiled again and said. Well, everything else looks great. Since you are a Canadian passport holder the rest of these things don't matter. (I assume he was talking about me working and living in the US)

He then said, are you guys planning on sticking around until tomorrow? I said yes and my husband had this huge smile on his face, it was adorable.

The interviewer then said, good. Then you can pick up your visa tomorrow at 2:30. Congradulations.

I was so happy. The people at the consulate were friendly and helpful, and it made our experience a lot less stressful.

My advise. Stay calm, smile and look confident and all will be fine.

The whole experience probably took about 2 hours. Most of it was waiting.

Hey, as promised here is my detailed interview experience. I have also posted it in the reviews section.

My Interview experience was fairly flawless.

I was very concerned that I would require a waiver as I previously was married to a US Citizen back in 98 and basically lived there on and off for almost 5 years. I also worked as an independant contractor (courier) for about a year.

I remarried in 2005 to a US Citizen. (Total Coincidence)We started our process in April2005 and had on Interview April 19th 2006.

My husband flew from NY to Toronto and he and I drove to Montreal on Tuesday and hardly talked to each other we were so nervous. Wednesday was our interview. We arrived at the consulate at around 8:00am. We went straight to the 19th floor and to the window to collect our number. When our number was called (at around 9:15am)we went to window 11 (I think) and the lady asked us for my passport, and if I had another police certificate as the one I had originally submitted was dated Oct05. Thankfully I had my RCMP certificate that was sent to me in Dec05. I was then told to pay my fee for my FBI fingerprints ($85) at the cashier and come back to her with my receipt. I totally forgot about that fee, thank God my husband had his wallet with American money in it

I gave the lady the receipt and she told my husband and I to wait until we see our number appear on the screen again. About 1/2 an hour later our number popped up. We both proceeded to a room where the interviewer was behind a glass. He smiled, which made me finally feel at ease and asked my just a few questions.

He said to us that everything looked fine. The only thing he was unsure about was my arrest and the final result. Apparently the reports that they obtained did not clearly stated what the ending result was to my case. I explained to him what happened and also showed him the police report that I had obtained with the final result as "Nolle Proscqui" He did not understand what that ment. I explained it to him, he then googled it. Right in front of me, and he smiled because the explaination that I gave him was almost exactly what he was reading on his screen. Basically the term means that there was not enough evidence and the procecutor has decided to go no further. Basically the charges were dropped. That is all the interviewer was looking for. Some indication that my case was dismissed.

He then took the police report that I gave him, photo copied it, I believe he got appoval from someone then came back in and asked me. Have you crossed since you have been married? I said yes.

How long have you been married? I said April 22nd. He said of this year? I smiled. I said no, actually it will be a year on Saturday. He laughed and said, I don't even know what date it is.

He then asked my husband, who was sitting quietly on a chair, How it has been for him? The travelling? My husband said, it's been alright but it's very hard on both of us.

Then I was asked about my travelling and if I have travelled since we got married? I said yes, at least every other month.

He said, Well I see you have had a few problems in the past which is no big deal, but when you have crossed in the past have you stated why and who you were visiting? I said yes, everytime I crossed I said that I was going to see my husband.

He smiled again and said. Well, everything else looks great. Since you are a Canadian passport holder the rest of these things don't matter. (I assume he was talking about me working and living in the US)

He then said, are you guys planning on sticking around until tomorrow? I said yes and my husband had this huge smile on his face, it was adorable.

The interviewer then said, good. Then you can pick up your visa tomorrow at 2:30. Congradulations.

I was so happy. The people at the consulate were friendly and helpful, and it made our experience a lot less stressful.

My advise. Stay calm, smile and look confident and all will be fine.

The whole experience probably took about 2 hours. Most of it was waiting.

Best of luck to everyone. It was really a piece of cake.

Good Evening everyone,

I just got back from Montreal.

I will give details at a later date. For now I will tell you this....

My experience was EXCELLENT!!!

I WAS APPROVED!!!!

Thanks to everyone that gave me all the advice.

My hubby and I are still trying to take it all in because I had really thought we were going to need a waiver.

Good luck to everyone. Looks like Being Canadian is a SERIOUS PLUS when trying to immigrate to the US.

Hey To Answer some of your questions.

I am also going through Montreal. My case was completed in December05, I went ahead and had my medical in Jan06 and I received my letter for my interview about a month before my interview. My interview is on April 19th. Exactly 1 week from today.

Good Luck Hope this helps =)

Congrats, we're all very happy it went well.

I used my married name but I got an RFE stating that I have to use the name on my passport. My name was legally changed when I got married and it has it on my marriage certificate but my passport was not changed.

Now everything I get from them is in my maiden name

Best of Luck. Make sure you let us all know how it goes =)

Well, from my calculation I spent more like 7 out of 12 months in Canada and the remaining 6 in the US. I did this for almost 5 years so it's going to be really hard for me to determine.

Wish I had kept all my plane tickets and bus tickets. It would have given me a better idea. I hope they don't give me too much trouble with this.

My main concern as I stated before is the whole working without authorization and not paying taxes.

I talked to a lawyer briefly and he stated that working without authorization is not considered grounds for inadmissibility. Not paying taxes might be a problem, but if I paid my taxes now then it would show good faith. Unfortunately I do not have any of my tax papers so this poses a problem.

The problem that the lawyer said that I might have would be misrepresentaion. I have been looking into this a little and do not see how they can prove misrepresentation. I always told the officer at the POE that I was going to see my husband for a few weeks. I usually explained that my husband was a Marine and they usually just let me go.

Anyway, I will just have to wait and see.

I will post my experience at my interview in the Regional discussion forum under CANADA!!

Thanks for the info Char, I appreciate it.

Best of luck to you all.

Well, that would be great if I can get it done at the POE. It will give me more time to get it done.

Thanks for the info.

Very sorry to hear about your denial. I was actually wondering how everything went for you.

Hang in there. My prayers and I am sure everyone elses on this board are with you.

I have a few issues...

I am a Canadian Citizen currently living in Canada. I was married before to a US Citizen for almost 5 years that ended up to be a total disaster. Here are a few things I am concerned about

1. Married to US citizen and worked without authorization and did not file taxes. This was back in 2003

2. Arrested but not convicted in 2002

3. Denied entry at the US boarder in 1998

I think those are the only things that I am really concerned about. I did not live in the US all that time. I would go there for 5-6months and return to Canada for about 1-2months so I could avoid an overstay.

Thanks for the help.

Mellie

CONGRATS!!!!

Glad to hear all went well.

May I ask? What questions did they ask you? I am starting to get nervous as my interview is 2 weeks away.

Thanks for the help.

When I called the passport office. I waited almost 1/2 an hour on hold. They told me that I needed 2 pieces of ID. Drivers license and Helath card to get my married name on my passport.

Problem is that I don't have anything in my married name as everyone requires the original marriage certificate. My original is in Montreal. =)

Also, I was married before but I never changed my name with my first marriage. I take it that won't be a problem?

I am going to go into the passport office on Saturday. (the one in Brampton is open on Saturdays) and see if I take a copy of my marriage certificate and a letter if that will be sufficent enough. I just don't want to have to pay extra $$ to get my green card in my married name.

Thanks again for the responses. I will keep you updated.

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to know if anyone knows how to go about getting my married name in my passport and how long would it take.

I wanted to get my name changed in my passport before I go to my Interview on the 19th. Hoping that they will then issue my visa under my married name as right now all of my paperwork is under my maiden name.

BTW I originally filed under my married name and they sent me an RFE stating that it should be in my maiden name since my passport is in my maiden name. THAT SUCKED!!!

Thanks for the responses.

Mellie

Chicken Little,

I was thinking the same thing =oD

thanks to everyone. Make sure you all cross your fingers for me. I will give my update on the following Friday.