mr_s_p

This is worrisome: on November 29th, USCIS apparently stopped approving N400 applications and cancelled all scheduled oath ceremonies due to problems with the background check system. It is not clear when approvals and oaths will resume. https://judiciary.house.gov/press-release/house-judiciary-committee-uncovers-uscis-fails-conduct-background-checks-immigration-applicants/

I had my interview on November 17 and got an update a few days later, saying that my case was recommended for approval but was now under quality review, and that I would be scheduled for the oath soon. I wonder if my status has anything to do with these ongoing problems. Is anyone else in a similar situation---case under quality review and waiting for the oath notice? Is this just a routine status after the interview?

In any case, this story might end up delaying everyone's pending cases for months.

Joy....

At least I have the interview scheduled... That way, I can get that over and done with anyways...

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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName............|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd.|NOA.|Fprints.|In Line..|Int ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Formtype|Field Office
KTeam...............|12/05/11|05/27|06/02|05/31|06/20/16|--/--/--.|10/28/16.|11/30/16.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Boston, MA
Cosmic Play.........|02/16/13|05/28|06/02|06/01|06/16/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Dallas, TX

manepali............|09/27/11|06/28|06/30|07/06|07/28/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Dallas, TX
Bordon..............|08/26/13|05/31|06/03|06/02|07/12/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|San Antonio, TX
camgol..............|08/30/13|06/01|06/06|06/06|06/28/16|07/31/16.|10/12/16.|11/17/16.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Queens, NY
Rainbow24...........|08/26/10|06/01|06/07|06/06|06/27/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Houston, TX
at long last........|09/09/13|06/10|06/15|06/14|06/20/16|08/27/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Hartford, CT
Bairesgirl..........|07/27/11|06/08|06/17|06/20|07/07/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|Jacksonville, FL
lubnajavid..........|07/15/13|06/08|06/09|06/09|06/27/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Houston, TX
kels_et_sam.........|09/18/13|06/20|06/27|06/27|07/18/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|Boston, MA
Soinlove20..........|11/19/11|06/21|06/28|06/27|07/22/16|10/31/16.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..NBC...|Houston, TX
jaydhar.............|09/14/13|06/22|06/28|06/27|07/19/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|New York, NY
Neggy Peggy.........|09/21/13|06/25|06/28|06/28|07/20/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Baltimore, MD
Berny...............|09/19/13|06/22|06/28|06/27|07/21/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|Houston, TX
Sarah&Michel........|09/09/13|06/18|--/--|06/21|07/22/16|08/26/16.|--/--/--.|10/24/16.|11/16/16.|..NBC...|Brooklyn, NY
mskathir............|05/05/11|06/08|06/11|06/12|06/28/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Newark, NJ
thewizard...........|09/08/11|06/13|06/15|06/17|07/06/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|Philadelphia, PA
mathilda............|10/18/11|06/07|06/14|07/02|07/18/16|--/--/--.|08/30/16.|09/28/16.|--/--/--.|..???...|San Antonio, TX
erkacarw............|05/15/13|06/25|--/--|07/02|07/19/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|San Antonio, TX

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UserName............|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd.|NOA.|Fprints.|In Line..|Int ltr..|Intrview.|Oath.....|Formtype|Field Office
Mabouby.............|08/28/13|05/31|06/06|06/03|06/22/16|07/29/16.|11/01/16.|12/08/16.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Denver, CO
Mr_s_p..............|12/13/07|06/02|06/06|06/09|07/01/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|Wichita, KS

Thunder Bay Girl....|07/08/14|05/29|06/03|06/02|06/22/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|St.Paul, MN
Veer143.............|08/20/13|05/29|--/--|06/02|06/21/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|San Fran, CA
SleepyMonster.......|08/30/13|06/04|06/09|06/08|06/27/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|Chicago, IL
Jarta...............|10/04/12|06/04|06/09|06/08|07/05/16|08/15/16.|08/27/16.|09/28/16.|09/28/16.|..???...|Denver, CO
Kats22..............|04/19/09|06/06|06/09|06/10|06/30/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|San Fran, CA
Isabel&Julio........|09/05/13|06/07|06/09|06/13|07/06/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|St. Paul, MN
Sunny300............|09/07/11|06/09|06/13|06/14|06/24/16|08/08/16.|10/20/16.|11/29/16.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Indianapolis, IN
Em01................|06/29/09|06/10|06/17|06/16|07/22/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Los Angeles, CA
Mourad81............|04/19/09|06/15|MNORD|06/23|07/12/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|St.Paul, MN
Melusine............|04/01/09|06/20|06/27|06/29|07/22/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|Los Angeles, CA
DandK...............|09/18/13|06/20|06/27|06/24|07/11/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Los Angeles, CA
qbertz7.............|03/07/08|06/24|06/30|06/29|07/21/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|Los Angeles, CA
Vancouver12.........|09/11/13|06/27|07/06|07/01|07/19/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Los Angeles, CA
ladyrant............|04/21/09|06/14|06/16|06/18|07/06/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|Santa Ana, CA
Kish.2328...........|05/24/12|06/29|07/06|07/01|08/02/16|08/19/16.|--/--/--.|10/12/16.|10/26/16.|..NBC...|Detroit, MI
n400help............|11/11/11|06/20|06/23|06/24|07/21/16|08/28/16.|09/16/16.|10/20/16.|--/--/--.|..???...|Chicago, IL

Cincy400 ...........|09/27/11|06/29|07/06|07/08|07/25/16|--/--/--.|11/01/16.|12/08/16.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|Cincinnati, OH

rainbowdots.........|04/01/11|05/27|06/02|06/06|07/11/16|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..IOE...|San Jose, CA

USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)
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UserName.........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line..|Int Ltr..|Intview..|Oath.....|Formtype|Field Office
Name.............|--/--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|..???...|??, ??



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Thank you, sir!!!

That worked!!!

How you figured that out, I have no idea!!!

I've been monitoring my N-400 Naturalized Citizen Application status since early June. Early June, I created my account on the MyUSCIS ELIS page at the following address: https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov, and I put in the receipt number and was I as able to view my status. I found out about my Biometrics appointment well before I saw the letter came in the mail.

However, since I finished my Biometrics appointment on June 30th, now when I go to the MyUSCIS ELIS page, I authenticate as expected, but now I can't see my case status. Only thing I see on the page is general information on how to go about getting Citizenship. Nowhere can I find on that page where I can check my status...

Anybody else see this? Or am I the only one?

Thanks,

Scott

Congrats! MR_S_P.

MR_S_P, I'm sorry if I'm being rude by asking you this, but could you share your ideas of why it took little longer?

My process is taking longer than other December filers and I'm desperate for any answers.

I think my documents were pretty solid and not sure why it is taking so long.

Thank you in advance.

Again, Congratulation Mr. SP

I'm not sure why mine took longer...

Perhaps because I received NOAs from both California, then Vermont, but it was adjudicated in Kansas City? Kansas City is where the approval letter came from... I suspect, what with the K2s that I brought with me, that the files may have got split up and when I called the 1-800 line, they looked for them and found them.

Perhaps they randomly pick applications and do a "deep dive" on them (like a deeper investigation)?

I do suspect that if I had not phoned the 1-800 number, it may have taken longer for it to get adjudicated...

Not much help, I know...

Scott.

California Service Center - CSC 16/20 approved (80% approved)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

VNOE...............10/03/09..........10/13/09.......11/02/09........03/20/10.... (card received 3/29)

ICHI...............10/06/09..........10/08/09.......11/05/09........11/19/09....

THESNOWMAN.........10/10/09..........10/20/09.......--/--/--........12/04/09.... without BIO

AP.HAR1............10/10/09..........10/13/09.......11/17/09........04/02/10.... Bio retaken 12/16/2009 RFE 2/2/10

DYLAN'SWIFE........10/11/09..........11/02/09.......11/30/09........01/20/10....

BRADCANUCK.........10/12/09..........10/16/09.......10/29/09........03/01/10....

JER216.............10/13/09..........10/24/09.......11/13/09........12/08/09....

ALPHAFELI..........10/13/09..........10/15/09.......11/13/09........12/15/09....

SHAWNLOVESKAT......10/15/09..........--/--/--.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

BROOKLYN23.........10/15/09..........10/16/09.......11/23/09........11/23/09.... (early bio on 11/05/09)

SARUNO1958.........10/17/09..........10/20/09.......11/20/09........11/30/09....

DOCMAYFROMMISSOURI.10/22/09..........10/29/09.......12/09/09........--/--/--....

ENDLESS............10/23/09..........11/06/09.......12/03/09........01/06/10.... (RFE received 12/23)(card received 1/16)

EPOY2..............10/26/09..........10/27/09.......11/30/09........12/15/09....

CATROCKS...........10/27/09..........10/29/09.......12/02/09........12/11/09....

PLUMPERSTILLSKINS..10/27/09..........11/20/09.......12/10/09........12/16/09.... (card received 12/23)

JEANNEVICTORIA.....10/28/09..........10/30/09.......12/16/09........01/07/10.... (card received 1/14)

NOVELYN_&_GRAGG....10/29/09..........11/06/09.......12/02/09........--/--/--....

INFINITE_SKY.......10/29/09..........11/06/09.......11/30/09........--/--/--....

HANNAHP............10/29/09..........11/09/09.......12/02/09........12/11/09....

Vermont Service Center - VSC 20/21 approved (95% approved)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

STABU..............09/29/09...........10/07/09......11/10/09........02/24/10....

ANCHORSAWEIGH......09/29/09...........10/05/09......11/10/09........--/--/--....

INDIETRO09.........09/29/09...........10/05/09......11/10/09........04/23/10.... (RFE received 3/15)(card received 5/01)

M&N................10/03/09...........10/07/09......11/13/09........02/03/10....

MR_S_P.............10/05/09...........10/07/09......11/18/09........04/28/10.... (Card received 5/06/10)

DIMP_123...........10/05/09...........10/09/09......11/16/09........02/03/10....

DEJIMA ............10/06/09...........10/09/09......11/20/09........01/04/10....

NANGGROE...........10/08/09...........10/13/09......11/09/09........02/08/10.... (card received 2/16/10)

KIMBERLY&TAREK.....10/09/09...........10/19/09......11/09/09........03/24/10.... (RFE received 2/8/10)

ILLIDAN............10/19/09...........10/22/09......11/20/09........03/11/10.... (card received 3/19)

PEPEGALLETA........10/20/09...........10/30/09......11/18/09........01/22/10.... (card received 1/28)

HAPPYCARO..........10/20/09...........10/28/09......12/11/09........02/19/10.... (Bio retaken 1/19/10) (card received 2/27)

DARKLADY109........10/21/09...........10/29/09......11/19/09........01/26/10....

V333K..............10/22/09...........10/26/09......11/20/09........02/03/10.... (Card received 2/17/10)

BABYDOLL**.........10/22/09...........10/26/09......11/27/09........01/26/10.... (Card received 02/03/10)

ERIN_AND_MURAARI...10/23/09...........10/27/09......11/30/09........01/26/10.... (Card received 02/03/10)

SRTACARLA..........10/24/09...........10/26/09......11/24/09........--/--/10.... (Card received 02/12/10)

ED*RIZA............10/26/09...........10/30/09......12/11/09........01/23/10.... (card received 01/30/2010)

SUDA...............10/26/09...........10/31/09......11/24/09........03/19/10.... (card received 03/26/10)

DOGWOOD_POET.......10/27/09...........11/02/09......12/11/09........02/26/10.... (Card received 3/04/10)

TOO HOT TOO COLD...10/31/09...........11/03/09......12/03/09........02/19/10.... (Card received 02/26/10)

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FINALLY!!!

They production ordered the cards today!!!!

Ho hum.... <Sigh>....

No touch since 11/19/2009

Called up the 1-800 line and let them know that it's outside the 6 month window, spent about an hour on the line while they got all the information down. Got the email response indicating that they received the query....

... Still waiting....

<sigh>

California Service Center - CSC 14/21 approved (66.7% approved)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

VNOE...............10/03/09..........10/13/09.......11/02/09........--/--/--....

ICHI...............10/06/09..........10/08/09.......11/05/09........11/19/09....

THESNOWMAN.........10/10/09..........10/20/09.......--/--/--........12/04/09.... without BIO

AP.HAR1............10/10/09..........10/13/09.......11/17/09........--/--/--.... Bio retaken 12/16/2009 RFE 2/2/10

DYLAN'SWIFE........10/11/09..........11/02/09.......11/30/09........01/20/10....

BRADCANUCK.........10/12/09..........10/16/09.......10/29/09........03/01/10....

JER216.............10/13/09..........10/24/09.......11/13/09........12/08/09....

ALPHAFELI..........10/13/09..........10/15/09.......11/13/09........12/15/09....

SHAWNLOVESKAT......10/15/09..........--/--/--.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

BROOKLYN23.........10/15/09..........10/16/09.......11/23/09........11/23/09.... (early bio on 11/05/09)

SARUNO1958.........10/17/09..........10/20/09.......11/20/09........11/30/09....

DOCMAYFROMMISSOURI.10/22/09..........10/29/09.......12/09/09........--/--/--....

ENDLESS............10/23/09..........11/06/09.......12/03/09........01/06/10.... (RFE received 12/23)(card received 1/16)

EPOY2..............10/26/09..........10/27/09.......11/30/09........12/15/09....

CATROCKS...........10/27/09..........10/29/09.......12/02/09........12/11/09....

PLUMPERSTILLSKINS..10/27/09..........11/20/09.......12/10/09........12/16/09.... (card received 12/23)

JEANNEVICTORIA.....10/28/09..........10/30/09.......12/16/09........01/07/10.... (card received 1/14)

NOVELYN_&_GRAGG....10/29/09..........11/06/09.......12/02/09........--/--/--....

INFINITE_SKY.......10/29/09..........11/06/09.......11/30/09........--/--/--....

HANNAHP............10/29/09..........11/09/09.......12/02/09........12/11/09....

Vermont Service Center - VSC 17/21 approved (81% approved)

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

STABU..............09/29/09...........10/07/09......11/10/09........02/24/10....

ANCHORSAWEIGH......09/29/09...........10/05/09......11/10/09........--/--/--....

INDIETRO09.........09/29/09...........10/05/09......11/10/09........--/--/--.... (RFE received 3/15/10)

M&N................10/03/09...........10/07/09......11/13/09........02/03/10....

MR_S_P.............10/05/09...........10/07/09......11/18/09........--/--/--....

DIMP_123...........10/05/09...........10/09/09......11/16/09........02/03/10....

DEJIMA ............10/06/09...........10/09/09......11/20/09........01/04/10....

NANGGROE...........10/08/09...........10/13/09......11/09/09........02/08/10.... (card received 2/16/10)

KIMBERLY&TAREK.....10/09/09...........10/19/09......11/09/09........--/--/--.... (RFE received 2/8/10)

ILLIDAN............10/19/09...........10/22/09......11/20/09........03/11/10.... (card received 3/19)

PEPEGALLETA........10/20/09...........10/30/09......11/18/09........01/22/10.... (card received 1/28)

HAPPYCARO..........10/20/09...........10/28/09......12/11/09........02/19/10.... (Bio retaken 1/19/10) (card received 2/27)

DARKLADY109........10/21/09...........10/29/09......11/19/09........01/26/10....

V333K..............10/22/09...........10/26/09......11/20/09........02/03/10.... (Card received 2/17/10)

BABYDOLL**.........10/22/09...........10/26/09......11/27/09........01/26/10.... (Card received 02/03/10)

ERIN_AND_MURAARI...10/23/09...........10/27/09......11/30/09........01/26/10.... (Card received 02/03/10)

SRTACARLA..........10/24/09...........10/26/09......11/24/09........--/--/10.... (Card received 02/12/10)

ED*RIZA............10/26/09...........10/30/09......12/11/09........01/23/10.... (card received 01/30/2010)

SUDA...............10/26/09...........10/31/09......11/24/09........03/19/10....

DOGWOOD_POET.......10/27/09...........11/02/09......12/11/09........02/26/10.... (Card received 3/04/10)

VIRGILE75..........10/29/09...........11/06/09......12/01/09........--/--/--....

TOO HOT TOO COLD...10/31/09...........11/03/09......12/03/09........02/19/10.... (Card received 02/26/10

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Submitted via registered snail-mail my I-751 on Oct 5, 2009.

Just received my NOA today.

To CSC or VSC?? I dont know where to put your name into...

Mine was an NOA from California and receive that Oct 13th... However, my 17 yr old son just got an NOA from Vermont in the snail mail today. Hoping that they are still keeping the files together and maybe I'll get something in the mail from Vermont in the next day or so...

Also, my NOA from California is dated 10/07/2009...

Are they in the habit of changing Service Centers for Removal of Conditions? Eg: Where California is supposed to be the one I submit to based on the state I'm in, do they push some of the work to Vermont?

Submitted via registered snail-mail my I-751 on Oct 5, 2009.

Just received my NOA today.

To CSC or VSC?? I dont know where to put your name into...

Mine was an NOA from California and receive that Oct 13th... However, my 17 yr old son just got an NOA from Vermont in the snail mail today. Hoping that they are still keeping the files together and maybe I'll get something in the mail from Vermont in the next day or so...

Submitted via registered snail-mail my I-751 on Oct 5, 2009.

Just received my NOA today.

There are fields in the AOS and EAD applications for SSNs, but they are not necessary for the forms to be complete.

So, just move on, submit your applications, and when you get your EAD card, then you can go back to the SSN office and apply for a SSN.

Good Luck!

Scott.

In don't know if your particular make and model of vehicle is on a watch list, but I had heard that there is no discrimination with US and Canadian made vehicles as they were made to specs of both countries.

Anyways, I dug up my Vehicle Conformance letter from GM. The department is "Vintage Vehicle Services" and the number is:

1-888-467-6853 or 905-440-7697. When I phoned last March or April about it, it seemed that this was a small department with the sole purpose of doing these letters, so hopefully, you will do better with this than your previous attempts.

Thanks, and Good Luck!

Scott.

P.S.: Sorry, it was actually May when I did this...

We had our biometrics last Friday (Oct 19) and they already production ordered the EAD card for myself and my boys. I don't know if that's normal, or abnormally quick...

As far as the AOS and AP, no idea.

Thanks,

Scott.

Hello..Good Day..Is Anyone Who can tell me how long after BIOMETRICS will the USCIS process the AOS,EAD AND AP? Im going to take my BIOMETRICS tommorow so i am wondering how long will they process the application?THANK YOU AND GOOD DAY!! biggrin.gif

I received the Biometrics form last Friday, Sept 28th.

I'm still not able to put the Receipt Numbers into my USCIS portfolio. I'm through the Lee Summit, MO office, though I'm doing Biometrics in Wichita, KS. I'm thinking it's the MO office that needs to put it in the system so we can see it and that they're behind in that. If it means they are quicker in processing, I'd rather that they allocate their resources to processing files than updating websites!!!

Thanks,

Scott.

Sent via mail Sept 4th, signed for Sept 6th.

Cheques were cashed Sept 21st, started receiving some NOAs today. Hopefully, I'll get the rest of them tomorrow.

I tried putting the Receipt Number in my USCIS Portfolio... and it says it's not valid, yet. Any idea how long it takes to make it into the system so I can have it in my Portfolio?

Thanks,

Scott.

The picturesque I-797 that the US Citizen received.

I am so confused with the AOS process, I have looked through all the documents needed but I cannot find, in real life nor the internet what the I-29F APPROVAL NOTICE is.

Please help

Jon

I was just thinking while I was reading this post...

I'm doing everything as fast as I can to convert money to USD and have it transferred through Custom House down here to my bank account at the Bank of America. I now do my day-to-day banking through Bank of America using the VISA "Check" card. Of course, I have no US credit yet, but plenty of Canadian credit on hand if needed in an emergency, but at this point now, I have no need for US credit since I am unemployed waiting for my AOS/EAD.

The reason why I'm doing that is that all my CDN credit cards were charging service fees up the yin yang... lousy exchange rates compared to Custom House, etc. So, as a result, once I had money down here, I paid off the CDN credit cards with what I left in Canada and leaving them at 0 balance.

I would think, and given my history with the Sears card, that using a CDN Sears card in the US is fraught with expensive service fees and lousy exchange rates?

Just a thought...

Scott.

I have no idea what the issue is with Chrysler... I asked for one from GM and they asked for my Make and Model and VIN. From that and my credit card, they did up a compliance letter that I received in the mail a week later... though the option was there if I wanted it faxed right away somewhere.

Thanks

Scott.

From reading previous threads and such, as well as my own experiences, even having Sole Custody is still not good enough to have the ability to move a child to the US. You have to have either the permission of the child's father or, in my case, the court's permission to move the child to the US.

I do not know if morning chambers would be a sufficient venue for the court to grant this permission... I did it as part of the final Corollary Relief and Matrimonial property trial (the trial for the Court of Queen's Bench that resolved everything relating to custody and matrimonial property), very expensive in it's own right, so adding permission to move the boys to the US was only a small addition to this trial.

The USCIS officer who interviewed us in Vancouver was very appreciative that we have this court's permission as part of a court order.

Scott.

Yeah... I'm having issues adjusting to the heat...

Liberal... 3+ hours west on the 54.

whereabouts in Kansas? i'm here in Wichita, sweating my a** off (by the way, hope you enjoy heat!). i am SO glad we have a/c; with temps well over 100F every day the past couple of weeks, i hope yours works well too. welcome!

Whew!!! Don't scare me like that...!!!!

Yup.... have I-94s in all passports!

Congratulations on your entry and safe arrival.

Hmm, if they forgot to charge you the processing fee, they did remember to put the I-94 into your passports, right? The one that gives the 90 day validity date?

It has been a very busy 3 weeks... giving notice at work, arranging for a friend to buy the house, packing the items I'm taking and selling/giving away/turfing the items and furniture I'm not.

So, as a result of the packing, selling the house, arranging for the move, moving and dealing with issues in the house that was discovered after my friend arranged to buy it, it has been very busy these last few weeks. So busy in fact that I wasn't really able to check VisaJourney on a regular basis. I tell you... at 41 years of age, I'm not as young as I used to be when it comes to lifting boxes and such <ouch!!!>...

So, I rented a 5x8 U-Haul Trailer and had a hitch put on my car. Hitch was installed Monday, August 6th and picked up the trailer Wednesday, Aug 8th. Packed the trailer Thursday and Friday, worked my last day of work on Friday and left in the late afternoon... crossed the border at Coutts/Sweetgrass at about 7:45PM Friday evening.

I approached the booth and told the CBP gentleman that I was activating a K1 Visa... he took the passports and packages and told me to park around the corner and go to secondary clearance, which I did. They were somewhat busy at secondary clearance and it took this other CBP gentleman a while to process our file... by the time we were done, it was after 9PM. It was interesting, at the end, I asked for the EAD stamp, and while he told me that I was work authorized, he avoided the question about the stamp itself. I also asked him if there was anything else and he said nope even though I felt we were forgetting something. We were on the road for about 20 minutes before I realized that they had forgot to ask me for any processing fees (I think it was supposed to be $8.00 a person). Oh well...

I will tell you... Pulling a 5x8 U-Haul trailer full of stuff with an Olds Alero with a V6 can be interesting, to say the least. I was watching that temp guage with a hawk's eye as I was watching it climb slightly more and more as I was going further south. By the time I got to Kansas and went through a small gully, it almost went into the red...so the last hour of the trip ended up taking longer as I was going slower.

So, anyways, I'm here... been here since yesterday afternoon and the boys and I have been settling into our new home.

Just wanted to let you guys know how we're doing... and that we've made it!!!

Scott.

Just to give you an idea, I'm ex-Canadian Forces...

The point of the decals really has nothing to do with whether the war is supported or not, it says "Support Our Troops"... where on it does it say "Support the War in Afghanistan"???

As someone pointed out, the Canadian Forces personnel are over-worked and under-paid for the amount of risks they take, to say nothing of the toll it takes on family members, I've been there, done that. Also think of the after deployment, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental ailments that afflict the troops after a deployment such as like Afghanistan. This is not only hard on the peacekeeper, but also hard on the family, as well.

Bear in mind, these Canadian Forces personnel who participate in peacekeeping duties are also the same people who help civilians out when there are national emergencies or natural disasters and such.

Personally, my thoughts are... If you're a patriotic Canadian, then you should support our troops.

Thanks,

Scott.