Davin and Rachel

I e-filed for my AP yesterday. Then today I checked the case status online to make sure it got on there. First of all, it said that "Your I131 APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT" instead of Advance Parole. Does anyone know if that makes a difference because I know I applied for Advance Parole...

And then it said it is taking between 150 and 180 days to process...isn't that ridiculous? I thought it was like 30-60 days

on the subject of an AP.... is that a one time trip, or does that allow one to cross at will while waiting on perminent residence?

Prior to finding this site, i was a freaking nervous wreck about the journey my fiancee and i were about embark on. Stumbling through the USCIS site was getting me no where for a starting point, but the detailed information here sure put things in order. Reading up on others experiences makes me feel much better prepared for whats to come (Hell, i even know that the elevator in montreal will open behind you.. now thats peace of mind!)

Anyway, to the webmasters, i just wanted to say kudos and thankyou for putting this together, and to the community that makes it what it is!

To answer my own question, i found a great explanation of things... although not from a deffinitive source. Seems like a pretty solid explanation of things tho, and a wealth of information. (kudos to the author!)

http://www.richw.org/dualcit/law.html#CitByBirth

My Fiance and I have been together nearly 3 years, however have not begun to work on her vesa (for some reason it looked like allot of work.) Well, now it seems we are out of time, and have a baby on the way (between 2 and 3 months pregnant).

In the long term perspective, we have every intention of raising the child in the US, and as a US citizen. However, if the baby is born in canada, since we are not both US citizens the baby does not recieve automatic birthright citizenship. From what i can tell, any of the options i have found (K1, K3, or IR-1) would make her move to the US very close to the due date, and seem a bit risky.

So, the option i seem to be left with, is if the baby is born in Canada, file for a "Born Abroad"... and thats about all the information i can find. I "think" that will allow me as the paternal father to apply for citizenship for the little one, but my question is... Would the babys citizenship be considred full citizenship, or would the same restrictions such as the afadavit of support (10 work years time) be in effect?

I would hate to see our poor choices cause hardships for him/her down the road, such as not being elegeable for federal financial aid for college, and such

Any advice could sure be usefull... waiding through all of this has been such a job, i've barely had time to be excited about being a father!