Krikit

Here's some good reading. Make sure you get down to the part discussing serious offenses.
http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/reentry-after-removal-deportation.html
If you go to http://immigrate2us.net/forum/content.php they specialize in hardship cases.
I am moving your thread from the IR-1/CR-1 Spouse Visa Process forum and moving it to the Waivers forum.

Here's some good reading. Make sure you get down to the part discussing serious offenses.
http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/reentry-after-removal-deportation.html
If you go to http://immigrate2us.net/forum/content.php they specialize in hardship cases.
I am moving your thread from the IR-1/CR-1 Spouse Visa Process forum and moving it to the Waivers forum.

They asked us very nicely to stop 13 posts ago.
If many of you want to know why the treat us like kids sometimes.
Perfect example
My last post

Okay, I think it's time to stop blowing up the Captain's PDA and keep the comments constructive and on topic. If you'd like, I can split them off into a new thread and you can carry on from there, or you are welcome to begin one in OT. Thanks for your cooperation.

Just for sake of clarification, since the acronyms are getting confused:
Customs & Border Protection (CBP) = United States
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) = Canada

Krikit asked us to stop blowing up Ewok's thread so i am continuing it here
Last Idea was Marvin
I actually would not have a problem with that,

I am starting a new thread back in our forum per Krikits request

I'm not going to judge the right or wrong of what happened at the border, but I will say that this part here was probably a huge red flag. In my opinion anyone that brings original work certificates in frames with them is looking to set up shop wherever they are going. You may not see it that way, but I would and it's obvious the CBP did.
Myself, having been sent to secondary inspection and interrogated by Canadian border patrol authorities twice, I can tell you that they are not going to win any prizes for being cordial. My wife was also detained and denied entry into the US at one time we were attempting to enter the US together, so I've witnessed it both ways. Could they have been nicer on either side of the border, sure, but I didn't take it personally. They have a job to do and being nice doesn't necessarily fit into their job description.

Not so fast...
You still have the evening gown and swimsuit competition before you can qualify... not to mention the pesky and tricky questions about world peace and universal brotherhood....

Just for sake of clarification, since the acronyms are getting confused:
Customs & Border Protection (CBP) = United States
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) = Canada

Oh yes, the poor menfolk. So misunderstood and pushed around by the wimminz who just want to trample male parts under their jackboots. Tragic state of affairs, all the tears.

I would voice my support for a candidate if I didn't believe that doing so would hurt his or her chances

British National Parks. Where ice cream vans lurk in the car parks even in winter when it's freezing and sheep decide to go to sleep on the road. Seeing people try to pretend they aren't miserable when it's lashing down with rain and gale force winds on a bank holiday Monday.

So beautiful. I miss that too.
I got so excited when I saw this Irish pub not far from where we live:
http://www.mcmahonsirishpub.com/
Unfortunately, the food was dismal at best. Same goes for every other "pub" we've been to here, so I continue to be hopeful but with low expectations. Surprisingly, there is a very ugly bar in another town that says it's an Irish pub. The food is great but the atmosphere is.... well.... ugly. If those people would buy McMahon's it would be perfect.

I agree with you, and nowhere did I say it was okay. I have included Ewok's requests and statements, above, to back up your claims through the formal process so this thread can remain constructive.
I know I haven't seen everything to which you may be referring, but I do agree that there are instances where subjectiveness can make things confusing and frustrating. Personally, I am concerned that VJ not get to the point where posts and viewpoints are over-censored. It's akin to the complaints that some modding is over-zealous, and yet, at the same time, "we are not doing our jobs" if someone's perception of a post is different to another's. It's a tough call.

Pubs like this. Had a lovely day sat by the river drinking cider saying goodbye to two of my closest friends

I agree with you, and nowhere did I say it was okay. I have included Ewok's requests and statements, above, to back up your claims through the formal process so this thread can remain constructive.
I know I haven't seen everything to which you may be referring, but I do agree that there are instances where subjectiveness can make things confusing and frustrating. Personally, I am concerned that VJ not get to the point where posts and viewpoints are over-censored. It's akin to the complaints that some modding is over-zealous, and yet, at the same time, "we are not doing our jobs" if someone's perception of a post is different to another's. It's a tough call.

The OP is a doctor in another country. The personal attacks have been removed. Further violations will incur a thread ban.

The OP is a doctor in another country. The personal attacks have been removed. Further violations will incur a thread ban.

I'm going to be rude and cut and paste what I wrote in another group. I have to consciously shut those thoughts down when they enter my head. I do not want to live my life being tortured. It is what it is.
I had a co-worker in Canada who did nothing but talk about quitting her job and moving back to England. One day she did just that; sold her house and shipped everything over to her new house. She lasted a year before she came back. We (this group) are in a unique situation where we have left everything and have built new lives. We miss what we left but, if we went back, we would have to rebuild our lives again. I don't think I have the energy to do that any longer, and I'm not sure if I even want to.
Being human means we have the ability to adapt... it's the new normal. Sometimes I wish I'd never left, and sometimes I'm glad I did. I have a new appreciation for all sorts of things and it's nice that is part of my character now. The unknowns are what would have happened had I stayed. Perhaps I'd have been killed walking across the street the next day. Who knows? I look at it as where I am right now is where I am supposed to be. I'd like to think I'll go home, someday, but home changed the moment I left. If I dwell on the sad parts I won't be able to see the happy ones, so I have learned to acknowledge it and set it aside.

That is her saying she has in her signature. Not personally addressed to you.

I'm going to be rude and cut and paste what I wrote in another group. I have to consciously shut those thoughts down when they enter my head. I do not want to live my life being tortured. It is what it is.
I had a co-worker in Canada who did nothing but talk about quitting her job and moving back to England. One day she did just that; sold her house and shipped everything over to her new house. She lasted a year before she came back. We (this group) are in a unique situation where we have left everything and have built new lives. We miss what we left but, if we went back, we would have to rebuild our lives again. I don't think I have the energy to do that any longer, and I'm not sure if I even want to.
Being human means we have the ability to adapt... it's the new normal. Sometimes I wish I'd never left, and sometimes I'm glad I did. I have a new appreciation for all sorts of things and it's nice that is part of my character now. The unknowns are what would have happened had I stayed. Perhaps I'd have been killed walking across the street the next day. Who knows? I look at it as where I am right now is where I am supposed to be. I'd like to think I'll go home, someday, but home changed the moment I left. If I dwell on the sad parts I won't be able to see the happy ones, so I have learned to acknowledge it and set it aside.

It doesn't matter where your POE will be.

Have you ever had to?

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Dieseltu, the first year I was here was just awful. I'm sure I was just as miserable as your wife but my husband understood that my frustration was due to missing everything and everyone I knew, so he helped me to familiarize myself with my surroundings and even went out of his way to find places where I could pick up items which weren't readily available to me here, but were everywhere in my home country.
I don't think I fully adjusted until the end of my second year, but the first year was the worst. Give her time. Give her hugs. Give her flowers. She doesn't want you to fix it for her; she's just grieving.