santoki

56 minutes ago, NikLR said:

No i didnt say that. I said yes they have denied visas with a 221g for more domicile specifically asking for proof of employment.  I didnt mean All visas.  Have you read this thread before in it?

Yes, I've read most of it up and down and have been active in it for the last couple of months which is why I was surprised. I had said "does montreal have a history of denying ALL visas without employment proof" and you had say yes to that so that's why I was surprised to hear that. I'll have another read back though and try to find specific cases. Thanks.

38 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Yes and yes.  It wont be denial its a 221g

I'm very surprised to hear that. So no job = no visa in every single case regardless if you have no joint sponsor and have sufficient liquid assets well above the guideline?

1 hour ago, NikLR said:

Yes formal lease.  Figure out how long it takes to get your driver's license back in your state.  They're no longer instant unless its not a real ID state.  

Voter registration

Lease

Register children in school/day care

Employment 

 

Lease/mortgage and employment letter are the two big ones they ask for

Note i said employment not looking for employment

Can you have a formal lease that doesn't charge rent? 

On the employment bit, I suppose I could find literally any job to work at at first. Does Montreal have a history of denying all visas unless the petitioner has actually found work? 

On 2/25/2019 at 7:03 AM, grupetto said:

I just completed the process at Ambassador Bridge (Detroit) yesterday. Brought down my TPMS as per 

compliance letter. They did not even ask for the compliance letter much less the TPMS. Charged 3% duty 

on their assessed value. Payable by credit card. Have a assessed value ready for them and some proof, otherwise

you get a high number.

 

2016 Elantra SE.

What did you have as proof of assessed value?

I sent the i-130 using Canada Post yesterday. I used the PO Box address for the Chicago Lockbox and sent it via Xpresspost USA. However, I noticed in my tracking info that it says it needs a signature. If no one is there to sign for it, it goes to the post office for pick up (according to Canada Post).

Does anyone know how that works? Does someone from USCIS go to the local post office to collect these items or have I made a mistake in the service I've used to send it?

6 minutes ago, gad33 said:

Montreal will ask for more, depending on what was submitted at NVC stage. NVC does not require as much proof as at the interview. At the interview Montreal prefers accommodation or employment. I strongly suggest bringing that proof with you even if it has been previously provided. Also at the interview the interviewee will be asked if the petitioner where the petitioner is living. If you move before the interview then provide some sort of proof.

We'd be living with my parents. Is it necessary to have a formal lease in place or does an affidavit letter suffice? My parents are obviously not going to be charging us rent.

Other items I plan to do in the 2-3 weeks when I return would be to get my state driver's license, apply for medicaid, get a phone plan, inquire about school/daycare registration for our child and supply proof that I'm looking for employment. Along with a copy of my one-way plane ticket, I feel like that should be sufficient proof for domicile (beyond the other obvious items we'd send at the NVC stage).

That all seems doable in 2-3 weeks to me. Has anyone done it in that timeframe?

 

Thanks!

We live abroad so we're using a family member's CC on the G-1450. Will USCIS accept a scanned copy of this form or does the signature need to be original?

Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks!

Sending off the i-130 tomorrow and just want to confirm that Canada Post uses USPS in the US.

That would mean I use the PO box address for USCIS, correct?

Thanks!

On 1/29/2019 at 9:54 AM, Kat & Jim said:

Yes, I think when you say, "Domicile Intent" thats important because my spouse listed in the letter (I helped him with the letter) what his intentions were to Re-establish Domicile in the US whether documents were included at the NVC stage and also listed what would or could be provided at the Interview stage.    I also referred to the sample letters and other information found in the guide, "vjWiki The Immigration Wiki", also reading a lot of different threads on VJ and other Reviews helped a lot. I couldn't have got through this process without VJ information and help from a lot of VJ members like yourself. VJ is great and I am so glad this part of the process is over. Just waiting for my passport.   

For those of us that won't physically move to the US until closer to the interview date, does Montreal have a history of asking for specific domicile documents (that wouldn't have been provided at NVC) at the interview?

For example, we still have our bank accounts and credit cards and a lease will be set up etc. But I wouldn't get my license in my home state until I returned once we had the interview date for example.

But, really, that's the only thing I wouldn't be able to do from abroad. Is that really the difference in what Montreal would deem as domiciled? What if you didn't drive a car for example?

I'm not trying to find a way around physically moving back early, but it seems like you can re-establish domicile pretty easily from abroad based on the types of items im seeing other VJers supply to NVC or at the interview. The biggest one missing would be securing a job, but it seems like you can establish domicile without having a job.

The plan for us would be for me to move back 2-3 weeks before the interview, but hoping that's the longest we have to go apart.

On 2/13/2019 at 4:52 PM, nerdese said:

There doesn't seem to be any restriction to using a Canadian credit card, as long as it's one of the four types accepted (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, or Discover) and all the instructions for using Form G-1450 are followed. 

Hi, do you have any particular source on that?

In the same boat and trying to figure out this whole "has to be drawn from a US bank" issue.

I saw this link in another thread that had timelines of other VJers. You can sort for Canada in the options below.

https://bit.ly/2Sbo7eo

See if that works for you.

1 minute ago, DanielPlainview said:

This is an interesting situation...........so you're saying USCIS approved the application, sent to NVC, and now NVC contacted you directly to inform you that your documents are rejected?   OK, so you sent a copy of the original beneficiary BC with an English translation........and a copy of beneficiary marriage cert, with English translation.   And they have rejected both.   I'm assuming that you have also sent a copy of the beneficiary divorce document, along with English translation as well.   If so, yeah, you're complete.     I would say your thought is good.   Try scanning both of the beneficiary original documents again, in a super high quality.    Assume that your translations are new and CERTIFIED?    They need a stamp on them saying they're certified.   Also send them high quality scans of that.   I labeled my beneficiaries with "Original Birth Certificate" and "Translated Birth Certificate".   

Also, there are two numbers for NVC..........call the 603-3354-0888...........seems to be less busy.   If you call at 7am eastern time, you should get through with little wait.   You can also inquire at askNVC, but they take about a week to respond.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html?wcmmode=disabled

You sure on that number?

12 hours ago, NikLR said:

G1145 only does the initial notification.  After that you have to sign up on the app.  It doesn't matter who fills it out.  My husband filled it out for him and then I signed up on the website after the NOA1

Oh ok sounds good. Were you the beneficiary or petitioner?

And, is there an app? Or just a website with a login once you receive your case file?

Can the G-1145 in an i-130 petition be filled out by either the beneficiary or the petitioner?

Is the applicant/petitioner the same person on this form or do they mean beneficiary OR petitioner?

Not a big deal but curious if the beneficiary is the one that can receive notifications/texts.

On 2/14/2019 at 4:06 PM, Bubblelee said:

Hi,

We just imported our Subaru outback 2017 to California successfully.

 

I got TPMS in amazon.ca and asked my car shop to install for me. They charged about 150CAD. 

 

We drove to Buffalo border from where we live (Burlington) and submit all the documents. They didn't even check TPMS receipt or installation at all. It took 10 minutes since no one was in front of us. We got stamp on our application form and that's it. Maybe we we were just lucky?

 

We thought we couldn't get auto insurance without California Driver license but we were wrong. We got it from GEICO online. I called them to make sure they accept Canadian Drivers licence. I successfully registered my car last week, Feb 9 2019.

Did you have to pay off your car entirely before importing it?

Hi Everyone,

I am the USC living and working abroad. In the i-864, Part 6 it asks who my current employer is and my current annual income. After some digging through the VJ archives, it still seems a bit unclear as what to write in these sections.

Should I:

1) Write down who my current employer is but fill in $0 for current income?

2) Mark down unemployed and $0 income?

If I go with option #1, do I need a letter explaining the situation or would the Consular officers understand I'm filing from abroad and the job won't be continuing.

If I go with option #2, where I check "unemployed" it asks the date since I've been unemployed. I would have no idea what date to put in this section which makes me think option #1 is the best option for me.

Any thoughts or advice on this?
 

1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

Again, the question is applicable and the answer is either ---- or No Middle Name.  By "write", you mean type in the PDF file, then save the file before printing, right?

Yes, I mean type. And, yes, I know how to save a PDF file. 

Thanks for your answers.
 

7 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Understand that many questions are applicable, even though the answer is NONE.  If you enter NONE in the employer name field in your example, it is clear the rest of the spaces are N/A, so just leave them blank.  USCIS adjudicators and data entry people are not necessarily the sharpest pencils in the drawer but they are well trained and do their work while AWAKE.

Here's another one then:

My spouse's mother has no middle name. Should I write N/A or None in that section?

Imagine they think her middle name is None lol?

And I'm only half joking...

I've gone through the forms entirely and filled out any information that is relevant to my case. Now comes the question of which ones to leave blank and where to write N/A or None.

Here is an example from the I-130a for my spouse:

Their last occupation outside of the US is listed above. Naturally, I would assume you can leave this section blank. However, is it necessary to write N/A? If so, am I expected to write N/A in just the first field or all fields?

I don't want to overthink it but I remember when we were filing our CRBA for our child at the Consulate, one of the staff members called us back because we hadn't filled in the word "None" for the question about Names of Other Spouses. We both haven't been married before, so I assumed leaving that section blank would be obvious. 

I just want to be extra sure sending this off and avoiding delays. Thanks for any insight.

13 hours ago, purem4g1c said:

Hm my TFSA is maxed out at the moment, so I should move my whole TFSA into my savings when I move to USA? Also I am in the same boat as santoki, got a large amount of money in savings account that I don't want taxed. I was thinking of just leaving a lot of my CAD in my CAD banking account and just let it collect interest for time being as I probably won't need it for a while. Interest earned in canadian bank shouldn't have extra taxes should it?

I've been doing some reading on the situation and savings brought over to the US aren't taxed. It's only income earned outside the US that is taxed. However, Canada and the US have a reciprocal agreement, so if you're being taxed on income in Canada then you won't be taxed on it in the US. 

BUT that is only true up to a certain amount which I believe is ~$90K. Whenever I file my US taxes here in Canada, it's always $0 payable because my income is not high enough. And it's not all income taxed over $90K, it's just the amount earned over $90K that would be taxed. Consult with an accountant on that but that's what I remember mine telling me a few years back when we were obligated to first file.

As for interest earned on a savings account, you'd be declaring that on your Canadian taxes so it would be declared on your US taxes but the amount is going to be negligible if $90K is the approximate barometer.

Let's say you apply in November and are approved in April of the following year. When you send your documents to NVC, would they require the tax transcript for that year?

Or, if your interview were to be in Feb/March, do they require that current year return?

Just curious to see what's expected at either stage in regards to current year tax returns. 

Thanks!

On 2/4/2019 at 11:41 AM, d24v said:

To prevent unnecessary delays during your interview, please arrange your documents in the following order:

o. Copy of the U.S. petitioner status in the USA
 

Does a copy of a US passport suffice or would you also need a copy of their certificate of naturalization (if they've been naturalized)?

1 minute ago, Paul & Mary said:

Petitioner photos are required.  2x2 us style.

 

Literal reading of instructions.

I think after a few hours of research you can forget how literal some instructions can be. I appreciate another set of eyes on this haha.

2 minutes ago, AstroCanada said:

That's pretty thorough evidence.  Showing that you live together, commingle your finances, and have a child together is great.  If you have any other evidence of joint finances or liabilities, might toss that in as well.  

I suppose I could throw in some car loan agreements or car insurance paperwork, but even that feels like overkill. I guess more evidence is better than less though.

Thanks for the response.