Knobby_Wheezer

What's "FAM?"

Stating facts.

In the Guides at the clickable link that goes here http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;page=751guide there is a statement (apparently gotten from USCIS somewhere) that there will be no reminder of having to file an I-751. I have attached a pic (with necessary alterations). These few sentences were on a much larger sheet of paper, but I didn't upload the big blankness that was underneath.

The statement runs:

"At the time you obtain conditional resident status through admission to the United States with an immigrant visa or through adjustment of status, the USCIS will notify you of the conditional basis of your status, the requirements for removal of the conditions and what will happen if you fail to file a petition to remove the conditions.

The USCIS does not send a second reminder to conditional residents to petition for removal of conditions. During the 90 days before the second anniversary of the date you obtained conditional resident status you and your spouse (if still married) must file to remove the condition."

Quoted from GoldenGate (who quoted from a US web site)

* We will treat you with dignity and respect, even if we are unable to grant you a visa.

---seems that this did not happen from what you've said

* We will treat you as an individual and your case as unique.

---seems that your fiancé was not treated as an individual (mentioning actions of a brother is immaterial to him as an individual) and, therefore, the case was also not treated as unique (if it is being used as a stop-gap to end fraud----which is ongoing and not unique by any stretch)

* We will remember that, to you, a visa interview may be a new or intimidating experience and that you may be nervous.

---somehow this was twisted around to show a different light

Just mentioning these things that I noticed in case you can use them in discussions / pleadings with US officials who may be able to help you.

I grew up with the pronunciation "toook" = stocking cap to husband

There's a Timmy's in Rhode Island somewhere . . . we went. It's not the same.

grocery store = supermarket (doubt I'll ever call them that)

I still say Zed, thank you very much

Please don't make fun of people who live in Idaho or I'll punch your lights out

Not only can you not say buggy when speaking of a shopping cart . . . you should see the look when I refer to my bundle buggy.

Apparently, I do say aboot, but not very often?

I refer to "freeways" as "highways" and probably always will.

I talk about the way of getting there as the route (prononcez "root")

And, on that, they pronounce root like the oo in book.

On the topic of where Toronto is, there are 2 of them. Toronto ON and Toronto OH. So, it is possible that you may have to specify that you mean the one in Canada. Granted, probably no one in the US has heard of Toronto Ohio as it is very tiny.

You wanna see cowboys in the streets? Don't go to Texas---come to Pocatello Idaho. It's comical.

I say washroom at first and if that meets with blank stare I say Public Washroom. But, most of the time I just ask where the women's can is. Putting the sex in front of whatever comes after seems to clarify one's question.

I miss Crappy Tire. Ace Hardware comes sort of close . . . but, I'm sure that they won't take my Canadian Tire money.

And, yes, I, too, am the recipient of everybody's Canadian money. I accept. I think I have about $30.00 now not including the special loonies and toonies.

I had to explain elastics as well. I asked if my co-worker needed any elastics. What are they? You know, elastic bands to hold all the papers together. Ooooooohhhhhhh, you mean rubber bands. Yes, of course that is what I mean.

My parents came to Canada from Scotland and so I have other phrases, names and pronunciations that have very little to do with Canada---and cause just as much head shaking. Plus, my dad was in the 2nd world war and picked up some phrases from being out "in the desert with Rummel." We learned them and I still use them. My husband is learning what they mean . . . slowly.

Oh, yes. Southeast Idaho is a desert. Potatoes grow here as well as several varieties of wheat, grapes, tomatoes, carrots, plums, apples, onions, beans, peas, apricots, chard, lettuce, cabbage, squash, melons, gourds. So, Houston may not have cowboys or desert, but we have both. It's technically known as "high desert" because of the altitude (4400 above sea level).

I call underwear "gotchies." Husband calls them "unders."

Okay . . . I'm done for today.

Oh! Forgot a precious one! I say glove box when referring to the lidded compartment on the passenger's side of the car front seat (not that anybody in living memory has ever kept gloves in it). They call it a jockey box here.

The lone voter at this point who is not seeking work.

My husband does not want me to work outside of the house as he feels that it would be too much to keep up with both. The house is a lot of work.

There was no option in the second part to go with not seeking employment . . . so I selected wages stayed the same (from zero to zero).

Jayde

Many, many thanks for your input. I need info like that. I, too, kept the name on my birth certificate.

JustBob

Two years ago I applied for my Adjustment of Status and was granted a Conditional Permanent Residence card sans interview. There used to be a post somewhere in the forum back then that had a place to list your name if you weren't interviewed for AoS.

Otto und Karin

I do not know what a "beneficiary" on a medical policy would be. I am covered on his, yes, but I have never heard the term "beneficiary" used for spouse of policy holder.

Krikit

- and also to everyone else who has chimed in -

Using the list provided by Gary & Alla, I came up with our short-comings.

Joint bank accounts - we have one. A savings account. I do not work for a wage. Just what would I be adding on our behalf?

joint tax returns - got.

joint ownership of property - mother-in-law owns it. We pay maintenance, utilities and taxes . . . which are in her name.

cars - I drive my mother-in-law's car. I do not own a car. She can't drive it since the knee implantation so she added my name to the car insurance policy. There are 3 names on it: hers, my husband's and mine. He owns 2 cars---neither of which I drive. They are standard transmissions and I don't feel comfortable driving that kind of car anymore. The mother-in-law's car is automatic.

Joint leases - none. We pay cash for everything.

Joint insurance - health and car only. Health cards do not have my name on them---only the policy holder's.

Named as beneficiaries on life insurance - probably, but don't know. Never asked.

named as beneficiaries on medical insurance - ? Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Joint credit cards - don't have. can't get. we pay cash for everything.

Government documents showing common address

Driver's licence - yes, these will match.

Photos are good, kind of expected, but NOT primary evidence - we have these.

Children

- he has a son by a previous marriage. The son is 21 years old.

Utilities - in mother-in-law's name and she's not willing to change it and it would be too late now anyway (apply Jan24, 2010)

cards and letters from relatives - got these.

We are an older couple. We didn't meet until I was in my early 40s and he in his early 50s. We just wouldn't have joint debts. Even if he owned the house we live in---that would be it by now---he would OWN it, as in paid off years ago. He does not like to have debt and, in fact, has no credit rating as a result of always paying cash for stuff. I have no credit rating because I am not from the US (I am the immigrant).

We can also get the affidavits from friends, but apparently they're not worth anything anyway.

So . . . should I get ready to be deported?

I have the Extra Strength Neo Citran and the ingredients are:

Pheniramine maleate 20 mg

Phenylephrine hydrochloride 10 mg

Acetaminophen 650 mg

I have the Theraflu Nighttime Severe Cold and the ingredients are:

Pheniramine maleate 20 mg

Phenylephrine hydrochloride 10 mg

Acetaminophen 650 mg

AND

I have the Life Brand Hot Lemon Relief Colds & Coughs DM and the ingredients are:

Pheniramine maleate 20 mg

Phenylephrine hydrochloride 10 mg

Dextromethorphan hydrobromide 30 mg (the "DM" part of it)

I like the taste of Theraflu better than Neo Citran of any flavour. My husband brought the Neo Citran over when I first emmigrated in 2007. I brought the Life Brand copy. I don't like the taste of it either, but it does taste slightly better than Neo Citran. However, now that I've discovered Theraflu . . . .

Refund in the bank via Direct Deposit on May 20. It was the whole refund that I was expecting, but they also required that I pay back the GST refunds that were also deposited when I was no longer in the country.

June 2 I got the snail assessment explaining what I owed. Not even a hundred bux. Considering that for my entire adult life I have always received refunds (a fringe benefit of being poor), it really doesn't bother me at all to pay back something that I truly owe. I left June 20 and so the July, October and January GST refunds were not really mine to keep. However, I did make a teensy bit of interest on them in the account before I had to give them back.

Chequing accounts are separate.

Savings account is only held by USC.

I still have 2 bank accounts in Canada: one chequing and one high interest savings (on which I pay taxes).

When the new bank branch opens at the bottom of the hill we will open a joint savings account there to satisfy the requirements for Removal of Conditions in approximately 1.75 years from now.

Neither of us see the need for a joint bank account.

I run out of $, he writes a cheque. I deposit it.

Repeat.

I do not work outside the house for a wage. I am really not sure what funds we would be "co-mingling" to meet the USCIS requirement. "Co" implies that both parties are contributing. I do not contribute financially to the partnership.

At the point of retirement, we wish to split our time between the US and Canada. However, I agree with Penguin_ie that if anything happened to my SO before then, I would move back to Canada immediately.

1 piece with a longish skirt. I'd prefer to have one like what women used to wear in the 1910s or so---the kind with sleeves and leggings and then a longish skirt over top. My husband does not know how to swim so actual *swimming* in the thing is not important. Protection from sun and protection from eyes is much more important.

16 to 20 weeks be a long time, n'est-ce pas?

112 to 140 days

16 to 20 weeks

4 to 5 months

I think months is easier to track than weeks.

Did my best to update the list with my new info. Don't know how to do even the simplest html, so please repair any screw-ups I may have made.

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divs76------------07/12/07--07/20/07--08/27/07--08/24/07--------------12/18/07---Yes-12/18/07---68

Mike and Larisa---07/13/07--??/??/??--07/20/07--08/09/07--------------11/13/07---Yes-11/13/07

Sultan Acheh------07/16/07--07/22/07--08/27/07--08/31/07---09/24/07--------------Yes-11/13/07---59

Lana Rascoe-------07/20/07--07/23/07-----No-----09/13/07--------------01/31/08---Yes-02/04/08

chloe-------------07/23/07--07/24/07--08/28/07--09/04/07---10/15/07--------------Yes-11/26/07---72

sahara------------07/23/07--07/24/07--08/29/07--08/30/07--------------01/22/08---Yes-02/07/08

Ricardo-----------07/17/07--07/25/07-----No-----08/17/07---12/18/07--------------Yes-03/08/08

jezz85------------07/23/07--07/25/07--08/29/07--08/31/07---09/04/07--------------Yes-10/24/07---63

garya505----------07/24/07--07/25/07--08/28/07--09/04/07---09/10/07--------------Yes-11/14/07

Muraari & Erin----07/23/07--07/25/07--08/29/07--08/31/07--------------01/22/08---Yes-02/07/08

dano2006----------07/24/07--07/26/07--08/30/07--09/22/07--------------12/04/07---Yes-12/04/07---71

GabachaYucataca---07/24/07--07/26/07-----No-----09/05/07---09/24/07--------------Yes-10/29/07---63

nayan21-----------07/25/07--07/26/07--09/06/07--10/10/07--------------01/15/08---Yes-01/15/08---83--19

Shona-------------07/24/07--07/27/07--08/01/07--08/24/07----------------------------------------42

pat001------------07/26/07--07/27/07-----No-----09/07/07--------------01/23/08---Yes-02/14/08---81

darolina1---------07/26/07--07/27/07--08/31/07--09/15/07---09/19/07--------------Yes-11/01/07

Tomyu-------------07/26/07--07/28/07â€â€-10/15/07â€â€-10/30/07---12/03/07--------------Yes-02/14/08

saruno1958--------07/26/07--07/28/07--08/28/07--09/13/07---10/11/07--------------Yes-10/30/07

vnoe--------------07/26/07--07/28/07-----No-----09/11/07---10/30/07

Len&How-----------07/25/07--07/28/07--08/31/07--09/15/07--------------11/19/07---Yes-12/26/07---69

mona_jamie--------07/27/07--07/28/07--08/31/07--09/11/07---10/02/07--------------Yes-01/04/08---62

sarah08-----------07/27/07--07/28/07--10/17/07--11/02/07--------------02/05/08---Yes-02/05/08

zgt3344-----------07/27/07--07/29/07--08/30/07--09/18/07---10/17/07--------------Yes-11/21/07

iris_jim----------07/28/07--07/30/07--08/28/07--09/06/07--------------02/11/08

George and Jenny--07/27/07--07/30/07--09/10/07--10/04/07---11/24/07--------------Yes-12/15/07

David-Mae Forever-07/26/07--07/30/07--08/27/07--09/18/07---11/06/07--------------Yes-12/03/07

tonyeck ----------07/27/07--07/30/07-----Yes----09/18/07---10/15/07--------------Yes-11/08/07---65--59

carla-justin------07/27/07--07/30/07--08/24/07--11/07/07----------------------------------------112

memoration--------07/27/07--07/30/07--08/30/07--09/29/07

chris-n-veronica--07/27/07--07/30/07--08/27/07--09/18/07-------------------------Yes-12/18/07

Tajoumaru---------07/27/07--07/30/07--09/05/07--09/21/07--------------11/08/07---Yes-11/08/07

Eli_y_Mauri-------07/27/07--07/30/07--09/04/07--09/28/07---10/17/07-----------------------------81

JUANyPERLA--------07/27/07--07/30/07--08/30/07--09/18/07--------------12/14/07------------------??

3nd3avour---------07/27/07--07/30/07--08/29/07--09/17/07--------------11/27/07---Yes-11/27/07---60--60

mfarmer2----------07/27/07--07/29/07--08/30/07--10/05/07--------------01/09/08---Yes-02/07/08---81--81

Shub--------------07/28/07--07/30/07--08/28/07--09/20/07---10/19/07--------------Yes-01/28/08---59--63

genxv-------------07/28/07--07/30/07--08/24/07--09/18/07--------------01/14/08------------------84

CountryBoy--------07/27/07--07/30/07--09/04/07--09/28/07---10/25/07--------------Yes-11/21/07

Mrs. Wilson-------07/28/07--07/30/07--09/06/07--01/25/08

Happymouse--------07/26/07--07/30/07--08/30/07--10/11/07--------------11/20/07---Yes-11/27/07---87

jerricho----------07/26/07--07/31/07--09/05/07--10/03/07---11/16/07--------------Yes-04/11/08---85

CB82--------------07/27/07--07/31/07--08/31/07--11/09/07--------------04/17/08

Dynamo-Dean-------07/27/07--07/31/07--09/10/07--10/05/07---11/20/07--------------Yes-02/29/08

MrsAyilliath------07/28/07--07/31/07--08/30/07--08/14/07--------------03/12/08---Yes-03/12/08--123

LouisMary---------07/28/07--07/31/07--08/30/07

Corey3368---------07/27/07--08/01/07-----No-----09/25/07-------------------------Yes-01/26/08

luvtravlin--------07/28/07--08/01/07--09/11/07--09/28/07---10/26/07--------------Yes-02/29/08-----76

lynamon-----------07/28/07--08/01/07--10/04/07--10/31/07---12/27/07--------------Yes-02/26/08

Babydoll**--------07/26/07--08/01/07--09/06/07--09/25/07---11/27/07--------------Yes-01/23/08---85

mmarlo------------07/30/07--08/01/07--??/??/??--10/11/07--------------01/22/08---Yes-01/22/08

lucho562----------07/27/07--08/02/07--09/13/07--10/12/07--------------01/23/08---Yes-01/23/08---84

huff--------------08/01/07--08/02/07--09/12/07--10/15/07--------------03/11/08---Yes-03/11/08

Laura0588---------08/01/07--08/03/07--09/10/07--10/12/07--------------01/29/08

wthomas-----------08/03/07--??/??/??-----No

6aug2007----------08/03/07--08/06/07--10/02/07--11/14/07---------------------------------------130-130

Illidan-----------08/07/07--08/09/07--09/12/07--10/16/07--------------01/16/08---Yes-01/16/08

HannahP-----------08/10/07--08/12/07--09/14/07--10/15/07---11/01/07--------------Yes-11/19/07

gabster41---------08/13/07--08/14/07--09/12/07--10/16/07--------------02/27/08---Yes-02/28/08---69

SM&LP--(DORA)-----08/14/07--08/14/07--09/13/07--10/17/07--------------08/14/07---Yes-11/28/07---64--48

AOSBEGINSJULY31---08/14/07--08/14/07--09/13/07--10/17/07 (filed through DORA)----Yes-01/17/08---30

foxy vegan--------08/13/07--08/14/07--09/12/07--10/09/07---12/15/07--------------Yes-01/30/08

Ahmed & Ella------08/14/07--08/16/07--09/13/07--10/04/07----------------------------------------84

dylanshook--------08/15/07--08/21/07--09/14/07--11/21/07---------------------------------------107

Hazah-------------08/20/07--??/??/??--09/13/07--10/17/07

Gainsey-----------08/21/07--08/23/07--10/10/07

Asamu-------------08/24/07--08/26/07--09/17/07--10/20/07

knobby_Wheezer----08/25/70--08/27/07--09/17/07--10/09/07---12/17/07--------------Yes-2008-04-28-86--N/A

AnneiyAndJacky----08/27/07--08/29/07--09/21/07--10/18/07--------------01/25/08---Yes-01/25/08

PEGUINS-----------08/28/07--??/??/??-----No

jcontrer----------08/30/07--08/31/07--09/24/07--10/04/07--------------01/09/08---Yes-01/09/08---81--75

* number of days from when the package was received (in Chicago) to EAD/AP approval

Approved

Approved pending FBI Name Check

INACTIVE

Inactive sine September

akarchin----------07/28/07--07/30/07--09/10/07

Inactive since October

colcols-----------07/27/07--07/28/07--09/04/07--09/26/07----------------------------------------89

pinaybeauty-------08/13/07--08/17/07--09/13/07--09/18/07---10/02/07

Arnod & Joan -----08/13/07--08/15/07-----No-----Mistakenly sent to Nebraska

BDiego------------08/18/07--??/??/??-----No

Inactive Since November

DocMay------------07/26/07--07/30/07-----No

Eff---------------07/28/07--07/30/07-----No

sihwees-----------08/17/07--08/20/07--09/14/07--10/17/07

AoS approval (via email, but still awaiting card) April 28, 2008.

Please update my info on the list at your leisure.

T'anx.

But, you didn't and I originally asked this question on March 1.

I had also asked it previously in the Transfer thread and got no answer from you there either.

Correct address is:

ITSO-CRA

2204 Walkley Road

Ottawa ON K1A 1A8

Canada

I was informed by the ITSO-CRA this morning that they occupy the whole building because they no longer share the building with the physio-therapists. Therefore, a suite number is unnecessary.

Obviously, though, if you have included a suite number, they'll still get it.

I, too, resorted to calling the International CRA.

The LATEST DATE of residency requirement refers to only the tax year. So, since I did not receive my Green Card in 2007, my date of departure is the LATEST DATE.

And

I fill out the usual form, put in my date of departure, and attach a note to Schedule 1 that states that more than 90% of my income for 2007 was in Canadian funds. I have yet to earn income in the US, therefore, 100% of my income is in Canadian funds. Also in the note I state that, because of the 90% rule, I am claiming a Full Non-Refundable Tax Credit.

Everything else remains the same as if I were still in Canada and doing my taxes. Fill out all the Federal stuff applicable and all the Provincial / Territorial stuff that is applicable.

The woman on the 'phone said to go to this page at the CRA for info and pamphlets:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/

Select language

(at this point I can only tell you what to click if you choose English---sorry)

In the Search box type "T4056" (with or without quotations)

The page that comes up has all the info as clickable links.

She suggested saving it as a Favourite / Bookmark.

I did.

I hope that this may help someone else besides myself.

I called the USCIS Customer Service line myself (since there was no answer forthcoming at VJ) and found out that it is the earliest date of all the date on the paperwork.

The Receipt Date that is the EARLIEST (in my case, Aug26) is the date to begin the counting. The Notice date is not it. The Receipt Date in California is not it.

So

When the Processing Times for I-485 start showing sometime around Aug25, I can begin counting.

Just thought that I would answer my own question in case someone else besides me wanted the answer, too.

"I know! Maybe I'll just go through each unacknowledged thread and post a "You're welcome" message! Kinda like I do when I open the door for someone and they walk right through without saying anything. "

Okay: peruse away and I promise to thank you for your responses.

Currently, I only have 2 unacknowledged. Any help would be sincerely appreciated.

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That is, of course, the answer.

BTW: LOVE your current avatar!

(vibrating_cat)

Okay, this is my understanding of it and I still need assistance (and, of course, it's after 9p Eastern by an hour and 10 minutes).

1) On the front of the Return there is a place to say when I left Canada (2007-06-20)

I have the Return entitled T1 General:

Income Tax and Benefit Return for Non-Residents and Deem Residents of Canada

It has "Other" already filled in for province or territory as of 2007-12-31

It then has a blank next to: "Your country of residence on 2007-12-31"

(Then the self-employed blah-blah-blah entry)

Based on a response by Emancipation to a post originated by Mephys:

"I phoned CRA tonite about this very issue, and they said for SURE to put the date you became a Green Card holder. They said that it will help you get a bigger return, because you are given a bigger personal deduction as a result (your personal deduction is lowered if you only were in the country a small amout of the year.) SO . . . that's the 411 on that one!! It made a difference of about $600.00 on my return putting May 15 as my date f permanent residency as opposed to Feb 5!!"

2) As I do not have a Green Card and seem unlikely to achieve that state any time before August or September of 2008, do I go ahead with the "Deemed Resident" situation?

3) If so, do I mail my Return to the Walkley Road address?---some place in Calgary?

4) If I really am a Deemed Resident of Canada, do I say, "Yes, gimme GST refunds" and others similar?

5) Will the refund (and / or GST) go to the bank account that I have registered to receive electronic funds from the Canadian Government or will they send paper here and I have to endorse and send back to Canada to have my sister deposit it?

6) Will 2008's Income Tax Return look like that which Emancipation has said?

7) Should I just wait on pins and needles until the 800 number is functioning again in the Eastern time zone?

Cheez. It took soooo loooong to just get my T4 sent to the correct address and now I'm stuck.

Yes, I know---no NR73. No problem there.

Any help would be appreciated---including links to appropriate posts that did not show up in any of my searches.

Toodles and thanks in advance!

a ) other

I would like to get to know my grandparents without them knowing who I am. I only met the grandfather on my father's side. He didn't recognise my father so, therefore, he didn't know who we were either. He died 6 months after that. All my other grandparents were dead 10 or 15 years before I was born.

b ) other

Any risks that might be present in the past are at least equal to any risks now.

c )

Not possible anyway.

Fun to think about some times, though.

What date do I use to figure out where I am?

Do I use the date that the Local Office received my application for AoS?

Do I use the transfer date that CSC got my application for AoS?

You see, the Local Office says that it is working on applications that have a receipt date of Aug19. The Local Office received my application Aug26. BUT, the CSC is also working on Aug19. My transfer date was some time in December (can't remember exactly anymore).

So, am I nearing the "Golden Era of Waiting" using the Aug26 date or am I far and away because I am supposed to use the transfer date?

(I can't believe that no one knows.)