Udella&Wiz

His choice of words wasn't amazing but I would say you need to relax. You're both young and you need to figure out how this relationship thing works.As noted above, you have a slightly romanticized idea of how it should work and I think you're a little disappointed it isn't working out just like that.
Yes, couples make decisions about just about everything but in no way should he (or you) not go do something you enjoy because the other person doesn't feel like it or disagrees with something. I would never prevent my husband from going to do something with his/our friends if I wasn't in the mood and he wouldn't do that to me either.
I am going to guess that his choice of words has to do with the fact he is feeling a little controlled by you and he doesn't want you telling him not to go.
Again - you're not married yet, haven't known each other too long, you're stuck at home with nothing to do...this isn't exactly what marriage is like.

His choice of words wasn't amazing but I would say you need to relax. You're both young and you need to figure out how this relationship thing works.As noted above, you have a slightly romanticized idea of how it should work and I think you're a little disappointed it isn't working out just like that.
Yes, couples make decisions about just about everything but in no way should he (or you) not go do something you enjoy because the other person doesn't feel like it or disagrees with something. I would never prevent my husband from going to do something with his/our friends if I wasn't in the mood and he wouldn't do that to me either.
I am going to guess that his choice of words has to do with the fact he is feeling a little controlled by you and he doesn't want you telling him not to go.
Again - you're not married yet, haven't known each other too long, you're stuck at home with nothing to do...this isn't exactly what marriage is like.

His choice of words wasn't amazing but I would say you need to relax. You're both young and you need to figure out how this relationship thing works.As noted above, you have a slightly romanticized idea of how it should work and I think you're a little disappointed it isn't working out just like that.
Yes, couples make decisions about just about everything but in no way should he (or you) not go do something you enjoy because the other person doesn't feel like it or disagrees with something. I would never prevent my husband from going to do something with his/our friends if I wasn't in the mood and he wouldn't do that to me either.
I am going to guess that his choice of words has to do with the fact he is feeling a little controlled by you and he doesn't want you telling him not to go.
Again - you're not married yet, haven't known each other too long, you're stuck at home with nothing to do...this isn't exactly what marriage is like.

His choice of words wasn't amazing but I would say you need to relax. You're both young and you need to figure out how this relationship thing works.As noted above, you have a slightly romanticized idea of how it should work and I think you're a little disappointed it isn't working out just like that.
Yes, couples make decisions about just about everything but in no way should he (or you) not go do something you enjoy because the other person doesn't feel like it or disagrees with something. I would never prevent my husband from going to do something with his/our friends if I wasn't in the mood and he wouldn't do that to me either.
I am going to guess that his choice of words has to do with the fact he is feeling a little controlled by you and he doesn't want you telling him not to go.
Again - you're not married yet, haven't known each other too long, you're stuck at home with nothing to do...this isn't exactly what marriage is like.

They should absolutely be updating your I-9 and have a copy of your green card - you now have a document from List A (check the I-9 form)
I would insist that they update your record and take a copy (yes, I work with HR).

The Transcripts are preferable since they are an official document, vs your returns where there is no proof of the final copy of what you filed. Not hard to get them as noted in a previous post.

No reason not to if needed - last year, my daughter received her oath date and since it was important we attend as a family we gave that exact reason (we the parents had pre-planned vacation on that day) - she received a new date for a month later, no problems. You've passed the interview at the point you're receiving your oath ceremony letter - it does NOT affect whether you become a citizen...don't let people scare you
Each office has it's on frequency of ceremonies, we happen to live in the DC area where oath ceremonies are performed regularly.

They should absolutely be updating your I-9 and have a copy of your green card - you now have a document from List A (check the I-9 form)
I would insist that they update your record and take a copy (yes, I work with HR).

Any chance this is entirely on the up and up? People do break up and get back together yrs later...just because there was a move and marriage in between doesn't mean this is automatically fraudulent.

Any chance this is entirely on the up and up? People do break up and get back together yrs later...just because there was a move and marriage in between doesn't mean this is automatically fraudulent.

It is arbitrary but the border guards have the right - she (and you) would do better to follow their instructions - why would she want to risk being flagged more then she already obviously is...follow what they ask, show you can follow instructions. If someday your intent is to marry and have her move to the US, it would be prudent to not have a flagged record a mile long...or worse...a ban for a period of time.

Nope - she ceases to be a resident of her province and thus is not entitled to OHIP since she is no longer paying provincial taxes etc....
It's a question people often ask and are sometimes surprised by the answer.

Its a process , like anything else with immigration - prior to being able to apply for citizenship your K1 fiancée will marry you, apply for Adjustment of status (AOS)...which is the 2 yr GC and then subsequently Removal of conditions 2 years later (which is the 10 yr GC) and then after a minimum of 3 yrs or marriage and 3 yrs of Perm residency (ie: GC)....she can apply to be a US citizen.
If you want to read about it, head over to the US citizenship forum...but that's a few yrs away for you guys right now.
She does NOT automatically gain citizenship through marriage to you or any of the other 1000 misconceptions out there.

I never found it any more cumbersome to travel with a Green card then I do now as a dual citizen. NOT ONCE was I ever pulled into secondary or questioned for more then about 1 minute while crossing at the border by car or going through US customs at the Toronto Airport - the GC makes returning home to the US easier since you have a legal presence.
Your fiancee and soon to be wife should NEVER lie to any border official, Canadian, US or otherwise.

Pretty sure we've had this question asked before and the answer was no, it needs to be done by one of the approved panel physicians in Canada but certainly call or email to confirm.

Not a issue for the Canadians who are driving - we were in the same vehicle

You won't be writing, the questions are asked verbally...for the written portion, they tell you the exact sentence to write down.

You will never get your head around the 'obvious' racial segregation, its a joke that the US regards itself as a melting pot, there's no melting, there are pockets of people from various racial groups...I was as shocked as you when I moved here from Canada 8 yrs ago...I went through what my husband lovingly refers to as my 'I hate America' phase about 3-5 months in. The food sucked (I could never find certain things readily available back home and the taste was dreadful), customer service sucked at stores and restaurants, people's attitudes sucked...it was like everyone loved to hate on some group. It didn't feel comfortable here, I felt like I couldn't be my usual jovial, Canadian self.
And Politics?? OMG - heaven forbid we have friendly banter at lunch, no such thing here...it must be a fight to the death and you MUST take sides!
It really helped me once I encountered like minded people through work, what a relief! Many times I've found myself more comfortable with other immigrants who have an actual perspective about the world.
Remember, these are my opinions and impressions....please no one bother to try to argue the points I made.

No experience for #1
#2 - get settled,get unpacked - get the wedding done! Not sure whether you're the mail or female in the equation, if the male - you can head down to SS after about 2 weeks, but I'd give it a little longer, you need to be in their system in order for them to process your application, the worst that will happen is they won't be able to find you and you can come back a few weeks later and retry.
If you're the female (as I was) AND intend on changing your last name post wedding, I'd wait to get your SSN until after the wedding - then you don't have to revisit to change your name post-wedding

I wouldn't recommend doing that unless they can prove for sure there was discrimination. If she wants to throw her name out there as a 'difficult' person...throwing a company to the dogs who wouldn't accept her application is the way to go. Don't know if they're ina big town or a small town.
Why bother, move on....I had to skip all kinds of positions in my field when I first came because they required US citizenship...I didn't cry discrimination every time I saw it.
Anyway - hope the OP's wife finds another job to apply for.

I wouldn't recommend doing that unless they can prove for sure there was discrimination. If she wants to throw her name out there as a 'difficult' person...throwing a company to the dogs who wouldn't accept her application is the way to go. Don't know if they're ina big town or a small town.
Why bother, move on....I had to skip all kinds of positions in my field when I first came because they required US citizenship...I didn't cry discrimination every time I saw it.
Anyway - hope the OP's wife finds another job to apply for.

I wouldn't recommend doing that unless they can prove for sure there was discrimination. If she wants to throw her name out there as a 'difficult' person...throwing a company to the dogs who wouldn't accept her application is the way to go. Don't know if they're ina big town or a small town.
Why bother, move on....I had to skip all kinds of positions in my field when I first came because they required US citizenship...I didn't cry discrimination every time I saw it.
Anyway - hope the OP's wife finds another job to apply for.

I wouldn't recommend doing that unless they can prove for sure there was discrimination. If she wants to throw her name out there as a 'difficult' person...throwing a company to the dogs who wouldn't accept her application is the way to go. Don't know if they're ina big town or a small town.
Why bother, move on....I had to skip all kinds of positions in my field when I first came because they required US citizenship...I didn't cry discrimination every time I saw it.
Anyway - hope the OP's wife finds another job to apply for.

I wouldn't recommend doing that unless they can prove for sure there was discrimination. If she wants to throw her name out there as a 'difficult' person...throwing a company to the dogs who wouldn't accept her application is the way to go. Don't know if they're ina big town or a small town.
Why bother, move on....I had to skip all kinds of positions in my field when I first came because they required US citizenship...I didn't cry discrimination every time I saw it.
Anyway - hope the OP's wife finds another job to apply for.

Yes, as noted there are positions which require US citizenship, She should move on and find a better company anyway. Was the requirement on the job ad?
from the link above:
1) Citizenship or immigration status discrimination with respect to hiring, firing, and recruitment or referral for a fee by employers with four or more employees.
Employers may not treat individuals differently based on citizenship or immigration status. U.S. citizens, recent permanent residents, temporary residents, asylees and refugees are protected from citizenship status discrimination. Exceptions: permanent residents who do not apply for naturalization within six months of eligibility are not protected from citizenship status discrimination. Citizenship status discrimination which is otherwise required to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or government contract is permissible by law.