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Mozillaman

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  1. Yep, that's the same letter. You print out the EPA Form 3520-1 yourself (in my case they didn't even want it at the crossing, but still good to have on hand) and pair that with the letter from FCA. Good luck and safe journeys!
  2. Make sure to keep reading: If you travel with just your valid U.S. passport, you will need to carry identification that shows your Canadian citizenship may be asked to go through immigration screening
  3. These replies are old advice. Canada now requires dual-citizens to enter on their Canadian passport, and recommends US/Canada dual citizens to have a Canadian passport. If you don't you may be added additional questions or need secondary inspections. This was lightly enforced starting in November 2016 but in the past couple of years has become much more enforced. See here, https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/dual-canadian-citizens-visit-canada.html
  4. Just providing an update to my own thread that I was able to import my Jeep at the Peach Arch/Blaine crossing with the documentation FCA provided. Hopefully it’s able to help others!
  5. In my experience being DQ'ed and being up front that you have a visa in process itself is a pretty strong tie. You've spent a tonne of time and money on the application at this point and you intend to see it through. When I visited the US during my CR-1 visa application I did so with Nexus and so rarely was asked anything, but when I was I'd say "I'm currently applying for a CR-1 visa, and it just got documentarily approved 2 weeks ago (or whatever the latest progress was) and there's probably only about 4 months of waiting left", they'd usually offer congrats on the progress before waving me through.
  6. Ah yes, bad parenting strikes again. You may also want to look to see if you can have your record expunged in your home country, with a signed affidavit by your brother that should be doable, and a record of the charge being expunged should carry a fair bit of weight moreso than trying to explain it. It may be an issue later in life, not just right now, to have that on your record.
  7. If you had a conditional 2 year permanent residency, it's valid for 2 years from when it was issued. If you entered on a CR-1 visa, then 2 years from the date you actived the visa is the expiry date. If you have a stamp in your passport beside your CR-1 visa, that stamp is a temporary I-551 for 1 year, if it expires while waiting for your replacement green card you're still in status, just that proof of status is expired. You can't ask for removal of conditions until 1 year and 9 months after your 2 year conditional status began. IF it has been 1 year and 9 months since your conditional status began, then yes, file before the 2 year mark with whatever you have and they'll issue an ROE for your replacement green card if needed.
  8. If your plan is for her to just stay long enough for the CRBA to be done, that's likely do-able. If your wife doesn't work and you're not married yet, you could also go the fiance visa route if the timelines there are acceptable for you. AOS takes a long time now, but that time can be spent with you in the US.
  9. I'd recommend calling the office in Korea and explaining your situation and telling them exactly what's being asked for from the embassy website. If what they gave you is the only document they can give you, ask to receive that in writing as well, put it and the document in the same PDF and provide it as evidence again. If you don't mind my prying, why did you get married in a country neither of you live in/are citizens of? They're likely looking for 2021 now.
  10. You want to go here and look under the marriage section for details: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/SouthKorea.html
  11. Would need more details, was anything said in the interview or mentioned as being needed? Without context, it's hard to say. In general though you'd not be told yes for sure on the spot, you're told you'll be "recommended" to receive a visa, and then it's processed over the coming days to weeks.
  12. Just did this myself with Interactive Brokers (if you have a friend referral, you'll also get some Interactive Brokers stock for signing up, my referral is this, but please get it from a friend or just sign up without a referral if you don't care about that). If you bill pay to deposit money into IB from a Canadian account, it's free and the funds are only held for 3 days. You can then do currency conversion at the market spot rate for a $2 fee up to $200,000 of conversion. After the hold period is up you can then wire the funds to a bank account in your name in the US. The first wire per month is free, so again there's no cost there. I did the comparison of doing this for $100k USD via wise or via Interactive Brokers and it saves about $500 in fees. Because the forex fees are so low on IBKR it's effectively the same as the Norbert Gambit but without needing to journal over funds. ps. note to mods, I didn't see anything at a glance about mentioning you have a referral code to something, if that's against the rules please just zap it.
  13. Hi all! I just recently joined the forum, but I've been referencing it for my journey to immigrate to the US to be with my spouse for the last few years. When I looked into importing my Jeep from Canada to the US, I saw a long history of forum threads here that this was an awful process, so I wanted to share my experience, and then, in the end, the fastest way to get the documentation from FCA without hassle. The Slow (if it even works) Process My first instinct was to call FCA Canada (1-800-465-2001) and ask them for the documentation, The phone agent was friendly and helpful and found an internal document in their help system to request the letter. The process she outlined was to send the VIN #, current odometer reading, a statement that it was being imported for personal use, a copy of proof of immigration, and a copy of the registration of the vehicle to a PO box in Michigan. I collected all this and mailed it off, but then found the threads here and started to feel less sure I'd ever get a response. This process might work, but I didn't wait for a reply before finding the faster way to get this done. The Quick Process Skip Canada, call FCA US directly at 1-800-247-9753, tell their voice menu that you want "something else" and provide the last 8 digits of your VIN. Someone there will answer and ask if you're calling from Canada, tell them "I am, but I'm calling FCA US intentionally. I was sent your way to open a case # with the documentation team for a compliance letter to import a vehicle from Canada to the US, and FCA Canada isn't able to do that." At that point, they asked me for my full VIN #, phone number and email address and told me someone would get back to me in a day or two. Compliance Letter seems to be their name for it and knowing that made asking for it a very fast process. I was sent an email from someone at FCA 2 days later asking for: In reply, I sent a single PDF with a copy of my NOA2 and Interview Confirmation, a letter from an employer that wants to hire me once I move to the US, a copy of my registration and this cover letter After sending this back to their email, I received the compliance letter back in under 2 hours by email! Country of Origin Some folks have also been looking for documentation for where their vehicle was assembled for import under NAFTA/USMCA. I found you can get this by going to https://windowstickerlookup.com/ and entering your VIN. You'll get the original window sticker for your vehicle, and the "Assembly Point/Port of Entry" will appear at the bottom above the VIN barcode. In my case, my Jeep was assembled in Mexico. I'll be taking this with me at the POE when crossing as additional evidence if needed. I hope this helps other FCA vehicle owners out there! I'll post an update after I actually move down with how the import process went at the POE.
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