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Red flag. My first husband was like this and we were both born and raised in the same country. He turned out to be a mental case. I was very young and naive at the time when I married him. Took me 9 years to realize that this was not normal and I got out.

I second what others say - have lots of proof of your ties back in Canada. You probably won't have any hassle but keep in mind that you could also have a border guard who decides that he/she is not in a good mood that day. Sorry - don't want to be negative - just a heads up.

Good luck.

Just wondered if anyone has used the services of ABF to move stuff back to Canada from U.S. The move does not include furniture.

MSN chatroom back in May 2001

Tell her to have him go and try it and then let you know how it all turned out.

A bit of a different take on this one compared to that woman's situation: I remember when my husband's friend brought a woman into the U.S. from Canada. They got married on her visit, didn't even apply for AOS and the two of them went back to Canada to visit her folks for a couple of weeks. My husband told the guy that's not how it worked, she couldn't just leave like that and expect to come back into the U.S. after the visit. Further paperwork needed to be done. Well he thought he knew it all, argued with my husband, etc, etc. Came time for them to return to the U.S. Border guard asked where her greencard or AP was. Surprise! He told the guy he could enter as he was a U.S. citizen but she had to remain in Canada until she had either a greencard or AP and not to attempt crossing without one or the other or they would slap a ban on her.

You are not alone. I'm 2200 miles away and there is no way of flying back on a regular basis. I have an almost three year old granddaughter living in Ontario, along with aging parents and two adult daughters. Not being part of my granddaughters life has been eating away at me since the day she was born. This is what had factored into me returning along with other issues.

Lol. I'd like to eventually head up north...I think.

I lived in Niagara Falls for 20 years, St. Catharines for 21, then Hamilton for 2 1/2 years. I'm going back to St. Catharines.

Hugglebuggles you are from Welland? I'm from Niagara Falls.

I'm on my way back in October after 8 years here. I won't get into it and will leave it at that.

agreed that you have been kicked to the curb, buddy. she has gotten the ticket to USA. that is all she wanted from you, and now you are just a piece of trash for her to leave on the side of the road and let the dogs (us) rummage thru.

man up and level the playing field. file a divorce for cause of abandonment with a decent lawyer. don't give her the annulment. this would be to her benefit, but in no way benefits you. stop kissing her azz and pull up your pants. she is done whipping you, and we have no interest in continuing the process.

if you want help getting thru this, hang around and we will advise you on how to save your own azz while being entirely indifferent to her plight. she doesn't love you dude, so you need to leave the love you want to give to her exactly where she has left it (in the garbage) and develop an attitude of indifference to her.

god bless.

Totally agree after reading this back on April 16, 2010 by the OP when he talked of problems back then:

Thanks for everybody's input. I have definitely picked up some valuable information. For those that are encouraging me to give the marriage a chance, I am doing that. But since she has a large family here in the US, she spends most of her time with them (she comes home at night usually) and we are not growing together. She just escapes to their homes. So that has made it difficult.

Thanks everybody! Visa Journey is a great web service. Please feel free to continue posting advice.

We have not applied for the Adjustment of Status, and she is pressuring me to file it. I have delayed filing because of our personal problems, but more so, because I haven't had enough money handy to pay the fee. Now that divorce looks like a likely reality, I'm not sure it is even practical to file it. She seems to think she will stay here and work and live with cousins and friends. She is from the Philippines but has three first cousins that live right here in the same town as us, who are married to Americans, and have lived here for years. She has a decent sized social network here that rivals my own. She always talks about getting a job, and says she will not return to the Philippines no matter what. I told her there are rules the government has about all that stuff.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/252107-adjustment-of-status-and-divorce/

Filling ours out tonight, in the mail tomorrow.

It's exactly the same as the situation if a child is born a US Citizen and later decides he doesn't want to be one. INA 349 lists the ways any US citizen, via birth or naturalization, can renounce US Citizenship. The most straightforward way is to go to a foreign consulate and sign a renunciation paper. Proving you have the required intent can make it harder than it would first seem like it ought to be.

http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_776.html

I kind of wondered if that would be the case. Thanks.

I'm just curious. If a minor child receives automatic citizenship by naturalization when one of the parents' naturalizes, what is the procedure if that child decides when he is 18 that he doesn't want to be a citizen?

Ok it's not like it's happening in my family but something I always wondered about. Can you tell I have too much time on my hands?

I think the "About Me" section will work quite well for that type of job The biggest thing they are going to want to see is that he has a social insurance number -- as long as he has one of those I'm sure they'll be happy

Good luck to your son!

Thanks. He's in Ontario and has his Ontario driver's licence and SIN. I'm glad he gets his health insurance coverage starting mid April as well. Just now has to find that job.

I should have clarified a bit better. For now he's aiming to work in places like fast foods, pizza places or retail stores...until he figures out what he's going to do in the future in the way of College.

When he has gone to these places and asked for an application to fill out, alot only want a resume. For example he inquired at an A & W at one mall that was hiring and the woman told him just to hand in his resume.

I like that idea about the "About Me" as mentioned by the poster "Dan and Ali" here.

Thanks all!

My son is Canadian born, now 19 years old and has just returned to Canada to live and work, from the U.S. He lived in the U.S. for 7 1/2 years and gained citizenship as well.

Bear with me on this. His resume shows "U.S." information only - schooling, organizations he was part of, part time jobs.

My question? I don't know how ####### Canadian employers are when it comes to hiring "foreigners" not knowing that my son is also a Canadian citizen.

I remember moving here and being told that in the state that I reside in when it came to jobs, American citizens came first and lots of age discrimination. No, it didn't come from the employers of course but the everyday American citizen. Unfortunately I also live in a State that is 30 to 40 years behind the times so none of this surprises me.

Any thoughts?

I was looking for them to play a 'powerful' song like they did with the Calgary Winter Olympics (Can't You Feel It?), The Atlanta Olympics (The Power of the Dream sung by Celine Dion) and The Salt Lake City Olympics (Call of the Champions directed by John Williams with the Mormon Tabernacle in the background). They just didn't have that "powerful" song for the Vancouver one.

Loved the First Nations people, loved the skier coming through the rings, loved the whale/salmon theme. What was up with the hair on the opera singer though?

Oh and the tribute to the luger - very nice/respectful.

Congratulations but how on earth were you able to remember all the details of your interview and questions asked?

I couldn't remember what 6 questions were asked of me at the interview 10 minutes after I had walked out of the building let alone anything else that went on in the office...lol.

I never thought the day would come when I then admitted I liked M & M's over Smarties...lol.

I had been back to Canada on visits, bought some Smarties. Nope just didn't cut it. My teen son said the same.

Please tell me your friend is not that desperate to marry a man who has hit her child.

I would be contacting USCIS and also contacting a lawyer about gaining legal custody of the child.

Good luck!

I had problems getting fingerprinted when I had my done (computer generated) and had to have them re-done a few times. The guy told me for some reason they had problems fingerprinting Canadians, never a problem with any other group. Something about the lines not coming through clear off the fingers. He then added that maybe it had something to do with all the snow and ice in Canada. I said "Yeah that has to be it." LOL.

My husband's friend (USC) tried something like that with his Canadian wife. He was up in Canada with her, brought her to the border to enter the U.S. Customs officer asked where his wife's visa or greencard was and then told them that she wasn't getting in without a visa or greencard. If they attempted it again in future she would have a ban slapped on her.

Great people here in Idaho. Very friendly. I get teased about "aboot" and "eh" but no big deal.