kingofbanff

email or snail?

do the offer a choice of dates for interview?

thanks

what date is your interview?

i just got my packet 3

there is nowhere on the application that asks if i am a citizen of the country to which the stuff will be sent!

i took digital pics of my passport and emailed it to them...they said they would send my package today. so i received two emails from them in one day...that is great service.

the only problem is canada post is soooooo slow...the letter was sent may 19 and arrived today...so i have just added 11 days to the procvess.

I got a letter from the vancouver consulate saying they only process K3 visas for canadian citizens. well i am a canadian citizen.

i was born in england so maybe they think i am a british citizen. anybody had this issue before?

thanks

How will I find out when my application makes it to NVC? And to the consulate? My NOA2 has arrived in my mail.

Is it true that you would have to apply for Advanced Parole to leave the country? I travel every month and that would cripple my lifestyle.

Wait...when did women gt the vote? Nobuddy tells me nuttin'

I got my NOA 2 for i 129 and for i 130 in the same week.

this is good and bad.

good because things are moving ahead. bad because whoever was working on my I 130 could have been spending that time doing the I 129 for one of you people...except they are done in different offices.

i can't decipher the timelines very well but it seems to me that i should just continue with my k3 as it will be quicker to get me in the u.s.

good luck today!

It is much quicker in canada to receive your police report. I belive the OP discussed the wait time in the canadian Forum. As long as one doesnt require finger printing (had criminal record) or requires a police check from another country, he should be good to go!! Best of luck

good memory! yes it takes about 5 minutes in banff and costs $15

thanks everybody

do i need my police report before i can send packet 3 back or can i just check it off and have it with me by the time my interview comes?

thanks

interestingly my wife received the noa 2 by snail mail.

the website still claims it isn in progress and hasnt been touched since Mar 1.

just an update so those of you with similar dates know what is going on.

hey frank...i noticed your timeline earlier and have been keeping an eye on it to see if anything happens.

pm me if you hear and i'll do the smae for you

if they had the decency to annex canada then you and i would have our issues solved.

As you know many illegal immigrants took the day off work today to illustrate how important they are to the economy.

It seems most of the clerical workers at USCIS offices are illegal and went to support the cause.

Pretty interesting.

Okay I made all that up...just bored waiting for something to happen.

Have a great day.

As you know many illegal immigrants took the day off work today to illustrate how important they are to the economy.

It seems most of the clerical workers at USCIS offices are illegal and went to support the cause.

Pretty interesting.

Okay I made all that up...just bored waiting for something to happen.

Have a great day.

They haven't updated since april 21 still claiming Feb 6 as the magic date.

They received mine on Feb 22 so I'm getting pretty keen for some action.

Also, I havent' been touched since March 1 which is the only time they have touched.

Happy cinco de mayo

If you want to speed things up then do this.

Get married the minute you arrive in teh U.S. at city hall. Apply for K 3 the same day. Your i - 130 will come back in ten days or so and then you can send the i 129 in.

You will probably get your NOA2 while you npw husband is in SA for the real wedding.

Good luck.

Hey RM Hurd...I can't get a time line for you...have you not posted it or is something wrong with the link?

Thanks and good luck

Kinda confused here, new to this forum so please bare with me.

Can my US fiance file the I-129, in the US, while I am there on holiday, then we both come here to SA to get married. Once married he flies back to the US and files for the I-130 form. Then whenever the first one gets accepted, I follow that route, probably the I-129 way, as it looks a little faster, and then I fly back to the US and we file more paperwork, but we are together and start our lives together?

Does this make sense?

You have it a little backwards. If you are willing to get married before you move to the U.S. then just do so in S.A. or the U.S. Then the I 130 is filed for. Shortly after that you will receive the NOA which then permits you to apply for the I 129F which will probably lead to a K3 visa quicker than waiting out the I 130.

Or you can not get married first and apply for the K 1 visa which is a fiance visa. to do this you apply with the I 129 also. You just don't have to do the i 130 first.

If you read the guides here on VJ they will flesh out this answer.

thanks for your response Jersey girl!

I should probably be a good boy and stay in canada until its all settled but it seems counter intuitive.

the americans should be happy I am staying in their country, not working, not causing trouble and spending money here.

but let's face it they are too busy to weigh every situation on its merits. they need standards to stick to , or none of us would ever get approved cause it would take so long. so its better for us all that they work this way so they can accomplish more.

when it comes to interview time, if I get asked where i have spent the last 6 months, i guess it will be a whole lot better if i can say that most of it was not in the u.s.

good luck all

wench, this last poster is applying for a k3 but is in the "james shortcut" thread.

you mentioned above that the shortuct is just for cr-1...so if i am a k3 i needn't do this?

thanks

Every time I read one of these posts where it is apparent that someone is struggling financially, my heart goes out to them and I remind myself how fortunate I am to be Canadian and to have made the most of the opportunities I have found.

I sold my business in '99 and went travelling for five years. I spent 3 to 4 months a year in the U.S. which is where I met my now wife 4.5 years ago. In 2004 I started another business in Canada but sold it in Dec in preparation for marriage and living in the U. S.

Yes I'm getting to my question

I drove into the U.S. in November which is what I have done for the last 5 years or so. My truck usually winters in the U.S. as I fly around to various places. I have been to France, Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Canada as well as California, Nevada, Washington, Colorado and Texas since November. Since i don't work, I can do this travelling. My wife lives and works in the South.

My position is that I did not drive down here with intent to immigrate. My lifestyle has not changed since before my marriage. I am behaving the same way I have done for the past 6 years. Most of these trips are without my wife. I have enough money to not work again. My wife makes a lot of money.

Given that the USCIS is worried about people working illegally, i think they won't worry about me on that point. do you think they will be giving be a hassle on any other fronts? Should I be spending less time in the U.S.?

Frankly, I'm really no different than retired Canadians who drive down every year to stay in florida for four months

Thanks for your thoughts

well tpc you are lucky! my noa is feb 22 but my case has not been touched since then.

i'd like a little action!

ravichan...what is your timeline?