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Relatively speaking, 5 months between DQ and interview is a long time. The majority of consulates, it's like a month or 2 max. Montreal, despite being a neighbour consulate, takes a long time. It doesn't make complete sense, but it is what it is. I do feel really awful for all of you waiting. Like I said, we'd prepared to be in Canada for one Christmas, but ended up with a "bonus" second Christmas. The CBP and CBSA agents would just shake their heads because hubs had flown all of our Christmas tree decorations in extra baggage home after our first Christmas, anticipating we'd all be reunited at our US home, only to turn around and have to haul them back. It was disheartening, but we made the best of it. We took advantage of being able to go tubing in the Rockies (we were in AB), took a lot of photos of the beautiful snow capped peaks and the evergreen trees blanketed and tried to really soak in the White Christmas. The snowless Christmases in Texas where you can bbq in flip flops on December 25th is a bit weird when you've always had snow growing up. We tried to cherish it because it would inevitably be changing - it's easy to get hung up in the negative, but it's also important to live in the moment and find the small wins and silver linings.

If you enter on an L1, yes, your wife could still petition to adjust your status to a spousal visa. You mention family. Do you have children?

Please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=459088 Echoing @Rocio0010, more information required. Simple answer = every person needs their own I-90, IF I-90 is applicable.

As for everyone else, I know you are disappointed with the whole process here because Montreal is traditionally one of the slowest Consulates around. I was stuck in that cycle. I had to move from our family home in the US back to Canada and ended up with a "bonus" Christmas in Canada when our case took forever (as in 634 days forever). I was extremely lucky though as I had an interview on the last week the Consulate would offer interviews before cancelling all remaining interviews for March which turned into more than a year, thanks to covid. In hindsight, it was a small blip in time compared to the rest of our lives. The silver lining here is you can potentially travel to visit your spouses or them visit you during the holidays. Immigration is a privilege, not a right and sometimes we have to find the strength of patience we didn't know existed to navigate this challenging time. As a person who's made it through to the other side, it's finite. I promise. Even if you can't see it now, it is.

You can sell a car that has been properly imported. You cannot sell a car that has not been imported; you'd have to take it back to Canada. You should help us help you by filling out your timeline https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=460059

If you have full custody of the child, yes, you can bring her to the US. As stated above, your wife will have to submit a petition for you and another for your daughter.

Just an interesting musing for people who might be interested. We filed Kid1's I-90 when they turned 14, as required. This was nearly 3 years ago. We received Kid1's new greencard in the mail on Friday. The expiration date has been extended from 2030 to 2033, too. They won't need the 10+ years as we'll be applying for US passports in December after the kids complete some international travel next month. It just surprised us because we hadn't given it much thought! Kid1 is happy because biometrics meant an updated photo and although it's not super updated, the difference from the original to the most recent is pretty huge! The later is definitely more representative. Hopefully said child won't be disappointed in their passport photo 😂

Why is it untrue? CBP can essentially do whatever they want. Can they take your greencard? No, not unless you sign it away. But when they scan your card and look at what's on the screen, they have many options. They can see how long you've been out and whether or not you've keep your in "valid" status. If they don't like something, they can give you a NTA or they can send you to ICE if they think you've committed a crime or spent too much time in high crime areas. They can make your life a headache. You're still "just" a permanent resident and while you're afforded more rights than a visa holder, you're still not a citizen. Even naturalized citizens could, under extreme circumstances, have their acquired citizenship rights stripped.

Myanmar isn't the only place to travel. What if you want to take a vacation to London? Hit Mexico for a quick, all inclusive luxury weekend? Bump across the northern border into Canada? AP is required to do any of those things.

No need to question the maths - Kid1 is doing Pre-Calculus and Kid2 is doing Algebra I.

If Mini-TB has an iPhone, it can 100% be controlled down to an app level. Kid2 has no self control when it comes to technology. Said child, despite being a teen, has screen time limitations. iDevices are limited for certain hours BUT, even during those hours, we can specify certain things to be accessible. Text messaging to specific contacts is always available. Calculator is accessible (no homework excuses). Things like that. Was his homework finished?