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I wouldn’t beat yourself up over not buying the trip change/cancellation insurance. Most of them wouldn’t cover this circumstance anyways - the insurance companies generally have a very specific set of travel related criteria for reimbursement like sickness & weather at airports.

I am sorry to hear of the appointment changes for you guys. It really sucks! This process can be so disheartening.

That is true, I didn't think of that. And yes it can be disheartening. Sometimes it feels like its all a big test to see if you will hang in through all the twists and turns they put you through.

I booked everything, flight and hotel through expedia. I am being charged almost $600 in additional fees and price changes to do all this. I am now kicking myself for not buying the "change/cancellation insurance". So frustrating and of course we really have no choice in the matter.

It's any other that got this E-mail from the Consulate of Montreal ?? The U.S. Consulate General in Montreal has received you Immigrant Visa application from the National Visa Center (NVC) for processing. NVC has scheduled your Immigrant Visa interview at the Consulate for 10 January 2013.

Due to some previously unforeseen circumstances, we need to reschedule your interview for January 29, 2013 at the same time.

I too got this email from the Consulate of Montreal. Our interview was also scheduled for 10 January 2013 and we were told it was rescheduled 29 January 2013. I am beyond frustrated, we had already booked and paid for the flight and hotel stay as well as scheduled my husbands medical exam for that earlier time period. Now I have to hope I can reschedule all that.

Here's a link to the Toronto Panel Physician with the requirements: http://panelphysicians.com/Pages/Age6.htm

I think that is probably what you saw.

As KDH said above it's not required.

Yes that is the site. Thank you so much!

Not required

Cool thanks

Just a quick question I saw some info on a website that I cannot find now.

Hubby has his interview Jan 10th in Montreal and his medical there on Jan 4th.

He has just recently got all caught up on his immunizations except for the Hepatitis A and B.

The site I saw said something about people over 18 yrs old not requiring that one for their medical.

Is it one he will be required to have? The clinic where he lives told him its a 2 step process and has to be 4 weeks in between. So we are kinda concerned about the time frame.

Thanks in advance for any responses.

You would list the Montreal US embassy because he would be having his interview at the Montreal US embassy. He is not currently living in the USA and is not currently applying for AOS.

Thanks

You haven't given enough info to be precise with my answer, however, if you are seeking an IR-1 / CR-1 visa, he will not adjust status here, so you will use Montreal as the consular post in Canada

Thanks for your response.

Hi,

I am filling out the I-130 for my husband. (I am the US citizen and he is Canadian.)

I have it mostly filled out but am stuck on Question #22.

I am in Texas getting all settled in, staying at my dad's house. Hubby is up in Canada while we go through his immigration.

The question says:

Complete the information below if your relative is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status.

Your relative is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident at the USCIS office in: (fill in city and state.)

If your relative is not eligible for adjustment of status, he or she will apply for a visa abroad at the American consular post in: (fill in city and country.)

I am not exactly sure what to fill in here. Do I list somewhere in Texas? Or since we were told he has to stay in Canada until all his immigration is complete do I fill out some location in Canada?

Help Help Help.

It's hard to answer your questions because it's not clear what the situation is. I am going to guess that:

• You are a US citizen currently residing in Canada
• Your husband is Canadian
• You are returning to the US to establish domicile
• Your husband will follow upon receipt of his visa

If that is the case then here is the Customs info you require: Returning Residents

As Inky says, you just need general information on the contents. I.E. Box 1: Kitchen Dishes; Box 2: Knick Knacks, etc. As for your husband, he should be okay but it is always a gamble.... even if he wasn't moving to the US. He should carry a copy of the visa application/receipts to show he is following the law. The fact that the trucking company he works for expects him to return with their vehicle ( ) is also another good tie.

Sorry I should have mentioned that in my initial post. Yes I'm a US citizen here in Canada on a visitor visa. I have been up here for almost 6 years, I keep renewing my visitor visa plus I make frequent trips into the US since we live in a border town. He is helping me drive down but has to return for work within a week.

Hi1 If you haven't been approved for a visa I would not suggest bringing ANY household stuff over the border, they may think you are trying to work around the system. The company I work for petitioned for me to get a work visa and my fiance was brining about 8 boxes of my stuff over before we got an approval. He got sent back to Canada with all my stuff and now both him and I are "flagged" in the system. He gets pulled in every time he goes back to the States and I tried to go shopping once and got denied entry.

Sorry when I first made my post I should have specified that I'm a US citizen born and raised. This is basically just me "going back home" with my stuff. My husband is a Canadian citizen. He will be helping me drive down but then returning since he has to go back to work. He can get a letter from his employer proving his continued employment and we have a mortgage statement for the house up here we still own.

Hi Everyone

I have 2 questions and would appreciate any input you all can give.

1st: We have decided to go ahead and move me down to Texas as planned just now Hubby will come back up and stay until all the paperwork is approved and he is then given the green light to come across. Then I can get settled and set up a domicile while we go through the process. My Husband is worried though since he is a long haul truck driver who crosses the border a couple times a week for work that this will all create an issue for him. But since he is crossing for work purposes, which in turn shows proof of employment in Canada and he will still own our house while staying up here. I am hoping that will be okay. Since it shows he has ties to Canada and isn't trying to sneak in to stay. Will this really be a big issue? or will he be okay? Anything special he should have with him when he crosses?

2nd: As I mentioned we are moving me and a lot of the household stuff down to Texas. We are renting a U-Haul to bring my stuff down. As I have been packing I have been numbering each box and making a detailed list of the contents. I plan to make a big spreadsheet with all that info for customs. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is there something else I should do? When I came up initially I just had my car crammed full of my clothes, and dog. lol They had me pull into one of their little garage areas and went through all my stuff. Then loaded it back up. I just want to make sure I am well prepared and make the process go as smoothly as possible.

Thanks in advance for any input.

You can move back in June, but it is going to take him several months at least before he can move under a CR-1 visa.

I really should have gotten started on this when we first decided to move. But kept saying "Oh I have lots of time." *sigh* Live and learn. Thanks for responding

CR-1 can take around a year. The only place you can get a spousal visa in Canada is from Montreal. They are VERY slow unfortunately. Do some more reading and look at the guides for I-130. Head over to the regional section of VJ and you can find a lot more specific information on domicile and other Canadian specifics.

Thanks I will check out the regional section.

Yes, sadly lots of assumptions

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

Follow the link above, your husband cannot move to the US without a proper visa and you've had a visitors visa for 6 years?

I renew it every 6mths or yearly. We are a border town and I cross over quite frequently.

Thanks for the link and info.

Hi everyone am new here and am feeling so very overwhelmed.

I am a US citizen, my husband is Canadian. I have been up in Canada on a visitor visa since 2005. Hubby and I have been married since Oct 08. Initially the plan was for me to immigrate up to Canada but plans have changed and now we are looking at moving back to my "home town" in the US. My official address is still there as are most of my family.

I was under the mistaken assumption that once we filed all his papers and we were waiting we could go ahead and move and wait for the approval etc. *stupid of me to assume*. (I swear I was told or read or heard we could do this, I must have dreamed it.) But now from what I am reading that is not the case. We are supposed to be moving at the end of June and I haven't gotten much of the paperwork started. The one thing we do have is the affidavit of support, my father completed it and sent it up last week.

I got excited when I saw the DCF option, but then I am guessing I don't qualify since I am only here on a visitor visa?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I got myself into trouble assuming before, but I think I am pretty safe in assuming we will need to postpone the move and get all the forms filed and get his approval?