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Wow, 11 days. Thats awesome. I called the registrars office and they told me as well that if you submit it with all the information u can get it as fast as a week. So Im keeping my fingers crossed!

And I currently dont have a lease or mortgage I live with my parents until Dave moves up here and once he finds a job we will move out on my own.

So Ill only be brining a letter from my employer stating Im on a 3 month maternity leave and the date Im due back, my bank statements, my return ticket, and of course Daves letter saying I have permission to fly to the US with her... and thats it really...

Thanks for the info! This bites! I was hoping that she would be able to see the other side of her family before she is out of that 'newborn' stage

Yah, Ive been in contact with the consulate regarding filing the report of birth abroad. She told me that once the Canadian birth certificate comes in, and my fiance is visiting up here we can go to the consulate and make an appointment and at that point we can file for it and also a US passport too. But that wouldnt be done till shes about 5 months old or so

Hi guys,

Im not sure where to put this really, so thought Id throw it in here. In January Im going to be giving birth to our little girl up here in Canada. My fiance lives in the US. Instead of me moving down there, in the spring he will be moving up here since my exhusband wont allow my children to move to the U.S. We will be starting the paperwork process in late October or November.

My question is, after I give birth to our daughter I want to be able to bring her to the US to visit my fiance's family at some point shortly after. I went to the Toronto consulate website and it states:

U.S. and Canadian children under the age of 16 will be able to present a birth certificate or other proof of citizenship.

It takes about 4 months to get the birth certificate up here in Canada. So Im wondering if anyone here knows what the other proof of citizenship is? Im wondering if a copy of the statement of live birth is enough? Im hoping that I can fly down with her a couple of weeks after I give birth for approximately 4-6 weeks. Has anyone gone through this, or know what other proof of citizenship you can bring other than a birth certificate or passport for her since she wont have one yet?

Mississauga

Sorry! I should have put that in there, I will today Yes, mid January! We cant wait.

I used to be on VJ under the name Stiggy - just cant log into that account anymore

Im wondering how many of the Canadian side didnt have that many show up for their wedding in the states? When we were originally thinking of doing the K1 route, I felt so awkward knowing that 95% of the wedding would be his family, and friends...

Yah we contacted the US consulate... it takes a while for the birth abroad. I need to wait until the statement of live birth is sent in, then wait for the birth certificate to come back, apply for the long form birth certificate - then we can go to the consulate in Toronto and do the report of birth abroad which takes about 2 months after that. So Im assuming by the time I can travel with her, shes going to be almost 6 months old?

Do you guys have room for one more? My fiance and I are currently expecting a little girl =D We are thrilled!

Now Im just even more nervous to visit him and cross the POE being blatantly pregnant , or with a newborn at hand

Thanks Trailmix No more moving to the nice, sunny Florida heat .. was kinda lookin forward to it .. I'll be cursing come December lol.

Dave's currently working with a contract for the government for a few more months. He wouldnt be able to move here until March, so we will probably put in the papers in October and file him Outland since its faster since he cant be up here anyways right now due to work. Then when his contract is done, hopefully everything will be ready for his PR so he can move up here right after and start looking for a job. I'll definately keep you updated!.

I guess the only thing I can bring for proof of ties (since I guess they will scrutinize me even more now) is a letter from my work stating when I have to return back, and if Im on mat leave by then hopefully a letter from unemployment showing Im on mat leave and a letter from my employer stating when Im expected back to work... since I have no rent, no car lease, etc. But I never thought of bringing a copy of the Canadian paperwork once I start that... once I get it I'll definately bring that too

Completely OT Southernbelle, but saw your siggy... Dave and I met playing FFXI too

Hi there guys. I had an account on here for almost a year, maybe some of you remember me or not... Stiggy. I just cant remember how to make the heart before and after my name again (Im lame, I know).

Last I updated you we were going to do a CR1 after we were to get married in 2010. Well.. things have changed. Im pregnant and due before then, so we pushed the wedding date back since I want to work off that post-partum bely flab before I get in a wedding dress. So hopefully we will marry in the late Spring. And instead of doing the CR1 route, we have decided he's going to move up here to Canada ... better economy (I think?), my parents are retiring in early 2010 and theyre the very active hands on type grandparents who want to watch the kids while we are working and all the other little benefits such as child tax benefit, free healthcare, etc). Also because my exhusband still refuses to allow my son and daughter to move to the US (the only time he agree'd was if I were to drop his child support payment completely last winter)

My fiance is the American, Im the Canadian. And the newest news is that we are currently expecting our first together, a little girl

Not the last time I went to visit, but the time before that I was hounded at the POE regarding my visit. Probably because I didnt have a job at the time. I almost thought she wasnt going to let me through, until I told her I had a 3 year old and a 5 year old that my exhusband was watching while I was gone for the week.

Now, Im living in the GTA and moved out of the maritimes. Im trying to get back on my feet after being a stay at home mom for 6 years. Im temporarily living with my parents until Dave's immigration stuff is finished for him to come up here. And I got a part-time job. Once our little girl is born, Id like to bring her down South to see her Daddy as much as I can and see her paternal family too. Im wondering if anyone has experienced or thinks Im goign to have even more trouble now crossing over knowing I am pregnant/ have a newborn with an American citizen and they think Im just going to stay down there, even more than before?

Hi there VJ'ers!

I just have a question, and sorry if this is in the wrong section. I am Canadian, my boyfriend is American. We refuse to get married for immigration purposes, so instead of me moving down South, he will be moving upto Canada instead and I will be bringing him up as a conjual partner in about 2 years from now.

My question is..

Im currently pregnant with his child (were having a little girl! ) and when I begin maternity leave, whenever I get the baby's Canadian birth certificate I'm hoping to go visit him as much as I can (a week a month) to take advantage of Canada's great maternity leave (50 weeks).

I'm not legally divorced from my last marriage, I have only been legally seperated for two years and this divorce is being very drawn out since my ex-husband doesnt want to agree on anything that needs to be agreed on before a divorce is granted in Canada, so everythings being delt thru the courts.

Is this going to pose a problem when my boyfriend goes to the US consulate in Toronto to do a Report of Birth Abroad - the fact that Im not divorced?

Im super nervous each time I cross thru customs, as sometimes they give me a hard time since I live with my parents. And on top of that when I cross with the baby after she's born - I have a feeling I'm going to get hounded a bit more, since all I have as ties to Canada is my employment (which I'll be on mat leave by then). , and my children from my previous marriage. Has anyone had the experience of ever crossing over to visit their loved ones in this situation?