Allie

That's good to hear so now I can Git Er Done lol lol

On the DS-156K form it states 3/4 of the way down on the form in a shaded area. Do not write below this line With thehe signature area being below the line I didn't sign it and will do so when I get to Montreal

Yeah I have all the proper permits from US Justice Dept. But was just curious how Customs would be with it all. Only took 2 months to get everything approved. Easier to get permits and paperwork for the guns than getting my paperwork finished up for entry lol lol

Hey thanks for the site too, interesting stuff in there

When the time comes for me to go to the US I plan on taking 2 hunting rifles with me. The firearms will accompany me at my POE

I have already secured the the proper documentation and permits for firearm importation from the US Dept. of Justice Alcohol, Tobbacco, Firearms and Explosives

My question is. Although I do have all the required paper work and gone through the proper channels to take em with me is there a chance it'll cause a problem at my POE with Customs and Immigration.

I prefer not to end up leaving my firearms there at Customs as they're of sentimental value and also worth a lot of money

Last time I was on the train they had the bar car. It's a good place to kill some time lol lol

enjoy

Does one need to take a copy of the NOA2 they received ?

Good luck I'm sure all will go well

Thanks for the update. It's always good to hear what Montreal is doing They change so much one never knows what to hear from them

Thank you everyone for your comments.

Here is our timeline. I've added it as my signature.

21 July Submitted I-129F To Vermont

18 August 2006 Received a request to provide more information we've met in the last 2 years

19 August 2006 Submit additional requested information

04 October 2006 I-129F approved at Vermont

07 November Received Packet 3 From Montreal For K1 Visa

08 November Submit form DS-230

21 November 2006 Submit Checklist

12 January 2007 We are put on wait list for interview

08 March 07 Contact Montreal Consulate and are told to wait for up to 4 months

April-May Phone calls and e-mails to Montreal Consulate are unanswered. Still Waiting

There have been several times I have not received a reply back on my emails to Montreal. I Just keep resending until they reply eventually they will. Most times on the first resend others on the second attempt

Congrats, happy to hear it's going okay now

Good to hear all went well for you. That's another hurdle out of the way.

Yes how true that is

Welcome check out the thread titled : MTL Timeline To Interview.

It's still up on page 1 and doesn't stray very far from there as most days there is always a comment on Montreal

There you'll read all you would want to hear about Montreal and thier interview schedule times

Good luck

Here's the reply to an email I sent Montreal yesterday inquiring about an interview date.

I had stated in my inquiry I saw where people with similar timelines to me were getting interview dates and I was wondering whether I would been scheduled for an appointment soon also

"Unfortunately your appointment still has't been booked. There are many factors when booking an appointment and each case is different.

From the time the file is received and the packet sent. We will advise you by mail once your the appointment is scheduled"

Thank you

Congrats to you I'm right in your time line I'm trying to call Montreal only a busy signal though

Just like Flames said. Doc. Doane sent mine by courier 20 bucks. On the feet, he checked mine and when I asked him why he was checking he told me to see if I was flatfooted. Why they would want to know that I don't know

For $180 he checked everything I got my money's worth lol

As long as they receive cards on the return they'll issue the ones for the next 2 weeks covered. Your claim will be on going and any back money they owe they'll pay if qualified by them

There have been a couple of occasions where they neglected replying to my email

But when that happened I simply kept resending until they did reply. After the 2nd resend they usually did. Sometimes I'd receive a reply in 1 day others up to 5 days later

In retrospect, I wish we had applied for AP when we filed AOS. I would encourage anyone to do that if they think there is a chance of having to go back to Canada.

At the time of filing, my husband had no plans to return to Canada in the near future. Everyone in his family was healthy and were coming to see us in April for our wedding. Also, money was tight (we paid for AOS and EAD, plus knew our formal wedding was coming up), so he chose not to pay the additional money to file for AP.

Well, our wedding was April 21 in CT. My husband's family traveled with us up to New Hampshire a couple days later to spend more time with us and see our house. My MIL became very ill and was hospitalized for 5 days (long story, but suffice it to say this last week was the week from HELL). Anyway, she has been stabilized enough to travel back to Canada to receive services from her regular doctor that will be fully covered insurance wise. My husband had wanted to travel back to BC with his parents to offer support and assistance as they traveled, but couldn't because he did not have AP. So, I drove them to Montreal yesterday, let my husband out at a small town on the Vermont - Canada border where he killed 5 hours waiting for me to get back from dropping my in-laws at the airport.

I'm very sorry to hear that I hope everything works out well

A couple things I have noticed different. Where I come from in Canada it's proper to hold a door open for the person coming behind you and to also hold the door and let ladies enter first. I have noticed on many occasions here in the US some people don't care whether anybody is coming behind they just enter and let the doors go

Also have noticed on occasion where men don't hold the door for women and let em enter or exit ahead of them

Several times I've seen people struggling to get something into thier vehicle and people just walk by looking at them. I have helped people several times and they seem amazed to have somebody do that. In Canada it's no big deal

In the US I find the people working the cashier stands are far more friendly and talkative than home. Also here they cater more to the customers in the stores. Most times if you ask where something is they'll take you to it not tell you a route how to find it and they always ask if you found everything you were looking for.

well you must not be from Barrie , Allie!!! I have have never seen anything so ignorant in my life as the way people were there at Christmas time. ......strollers over the toes at the mall , people rushing to beat you to a door or a line........it was awful. After dealing with the ignorance there I was pretty well cocked and loaded for anything on the drive back to Michigan........we stopped for dinner just outside Sarnia and as I exited the building behind a man and his wife , he let the door close in my face. I had enough so I loudly said "THANK YOU". He turned around and said " oh my god Im sorry , I didnt see you there........I certainly wouldnt have let the door the door close on you on purpose". I felt a bit bad(for about a second) for snapping at him so I smiled and said " Okay" THEN he turns back and says "AND ITS NOT LIKE I HAVE EYES IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD"..........I just laughed at him then.

Nope, I'm from Cape Breton Island N.S.

That shoe taking off thing.. that I can't understand.. why DON"T people take off shoes when they enter a house? Holy.. Hubby NEVER did before he met me... I had to tell him that wearing his shoes at my mom's house was a BIG Faux Pas and could effect eternally his position in our family! lol.. not that bad.. but almost!

When I first visited here I had to explain the shoe removal at the door is an automatic thing when entering. Lorry kept telling me "there's no need to remove your shoes everyone leaves em on it's okay" She still leaves her shoes on but I'm working on it lol,lol

A couple things I have noticed different. Where I come from in Canada it's proper to hold a door open for the person coming behind you and to also hold the door and let ladies enter first. I have noticed on many occasions here in the US some people don't care whether anybody is coming behind they just enter and let the doors go

Also have noticed on occasion where men don't hold the door for women and let em enter or exit ahead of them

Several times I've seen people struggling to get something into thier vehicle and people just walk by looking at them. I have helped people several times and they seem amazed to have somebody do that. In Canada it's no big deal

In the US I find the people working the cashier stands are far more friendly and talkative than home. Also here they cater more to the customers in the stores. Most times if you ask where something is they'll take you to it not tell you a route how to find it and they always ask if you found everything you were looking for.

I almost always hold the door open for women, but I've noticed on more than one occasion the woman in question will get annoyed. My fiancee, for instance, thinks it's silly for a man to hold a door open for a woman. She figures women are capable of doing it themselves. I still think it's a nice gesture, however, and will hold the door open for her as often as possible, but it's a challenge.

As for someone struggling to get something into their car, I've offered to help in the past, but most people refuse the help and some almost act as if they're insulted by the offer. I suppose they take it as a suggestion that they can't do it without assistance. So I no longer offer to help.

I also think it to be proper to hold the door for a woman. Haven't ran across any yet I've annoyed with doing it but maybe some day lol, lol. On my first visit here with Lorry last July she wasn't accustomed to having the door opened and held for her Now she's use to it

As for the helping people maybe they're s bit less trusting of assistance here than folks in Nova Scotia. Although those I did help were thankful they were a bit surprised

Yeah I suppose some people could take it as not being capable for themselves but if they're struggling enough with something they'll gladly take the help

After we (my girls and I) cross the border with our K1 visa's are my girls able to return to Canada prior to my getting married???

See, my girls spend a lot of time with my parents in Canada. They are planning on watching them when me and my man take off for our wedding in Vegas. Now last nite as I'm trying to fall asleep I had this question in my head....what if they can't go back to Canada?? Then what....???

We live on the border (as you may/may not already know) so it all works out so good. Now, I'm just concerned.

anyone???

Nope... only with AP which you can file with your I-485 after you are married... So your parents would have to come to the US if they want to watch them.. if they go to Canada, they will not be able to get back into the US...

As Canadians we oftentimes have become too complacent about our relationship with the border. This shoudl serve as a reminder on how complicated the border really is...

Is there such a thing as an emergency advanced travel. Like if somebody back home in Canada took ill and you had to get back to be with them. I would like to find this out as my Mother is up in yrs and I'm wondering if she took ill would I be allowed to travel back to Canada before the 2 yr thing

A couple things I have noticed different. Where I come from in Canada it's proper to hold a door open for the person coming behind you and to also hold the door and let ladies enter first. I have noticed on many occasions here in the US some people don't care whether anybody is coming behind they just enter and let the doors go

Also have noticed on occasion where men don't hold the door for women and let em enter or exit ahead of them

Several times I've seen people struggling to get something into thier vehicle and people just walk by looking at them. I have helped people several times and they seem amazed to have somebody do that. In Canada it's no big deal

In the US I find the people working the cashier stands are far more friendly and talkative than home. Also here they cater more to the customers in the stores. Most times if you ask where something is they'll take you to it not tell you a route how to find it and they always ask if you found everything you were looking for.

Yeah gotta let em know whether you worked or not in the 2 week time frame the cards cover. When I was on EI I was allowed to work 1 shift in the steelmill without having to lose off my EI payment. Any more than the 1 shift and they deducted dollar for dollar

That was several yrs back though, things may have changed since then Maybe they allow more now

You have to return your EI cards each time you receive them in order to keep your claim active.