neiks

Yes I believe there are 2 interviews Scheduled for May one a CR-1/IR-1 and the other a K1 Visa

Hmm, time to fire off another e-mail to Montreal. See if I get the usual responses???

Jan response - "Not at this time, hopefully it will be scheduled for March, a letter will be mailed out once booked. Thank you"

Feb response - "I has not yet been scheduled, hopefully for late April or early May. Thank you"

Mar response - "Not a this point, but it should not be much longer. Thank you"

Awesome! Congrats!

Flames,

I'm still on Maternity leave,

you're safe until November!

soo, in other words, ur lucky Neiks was not standing guard that day!! lol hard core to the bone!!

I think I may be mellowing now being a mother.

Anyone have one for May yet?

Canada Customs regulations are that a Canadian resident can not use a US vehicle unless duties and taxes are paid on the vehicle. Customs does not regulate anything in regards to insurance/liablity etc. The concern is that the returning resident is using a vehicle that has not had the Canadian duty or tax paid on it.

Consider yourself extremely lucky to be allowed to enter Canada driving it and I wouldn't do it again if I were you - now that you know!

We are in the same boat - my fiance bought me a US car so I could sell my Canadian one & we were going to drive it across the border together. It would only be in Canada until I got my visa. But now I find out it would be illegal for me to drive it here unless I 'import' it & register it in Canada - and that's a whole other pain in the butt. (My fiance can drive the vehicle in Canada all he wants...it's just me that can't drive it.) To import a vehicle, there are all kinds of inspections, import fees & duties.

If you find any legal loopholes, please do post.

You (Canadian resident) can drive the car only if a you have your fiance with you (non Canadian resident). There is no legal loophole and if you are found driving the US vehicle in Canada without having properly imported it or without having your fiance with you, you are running the risk of having the vehicle seized.

QUOTE(warlord @ Apr 11 2007, 08:15 AM)

You can bring a car if you rent it or if you own it. Same thing as if you're driving cross country in someone elses car and they're not with you, good chance if you get pulled over for speeding they will hold you until they can verfiy you have permission to drive that car from the owner. At the border they want to eliminate car theft, and a foreign person driving a US car without owning it or having the owner in it shows a bunch of possible red flags...

Ah ha. I gotcha.

Okay, well, I definitely own the car, so that's not a problem. However, could my fiancee drive the car in Canada or would I need a new/seperate insurance plan for that? That's what I'm still unsure about.

No, US vehicle must we proper ly imported and have the duties and taxes paid on it before the Canadian resident can drive it legally in Canada.

What's this about the Canadian citizen not allowed to drive the vehicle? So only I would be legally allowed to operate it? That does limit my car's usefulness, if that's the way it works...

It has nothing to do with "citizenship" It is where the person legally "resides". Ie, you don't have your legal status in the US then you are still considered a "resident of Canada".

Its nice to hear that there are people working for the USCIS who have hearts!

Actually, those would be Canadian Customs Officers they would be dealing with!

THey are more concerned with bootlegged items that are coming in commercially for re-sale. You probably won't have much problems with them in your personal goods.

I e-mailed Montreal the other day to see if my interview has been rescheduled yet and their reply was "not yet but should be soon".

Was wondering if anyone has a April or May interview date set? Or if Montreal has set any for April or May yet. Wondering if "soon" means April or May?

What about Cross Border Tax Accounting. www.cbta.net. They are Keats Connelly & Associates - the one that wrote the book.

Yes, people just don't get it. We live right beside the Canada/US border and people still think it shouldn't be a problem to just pick up and move whenever.

E-mail Montreal last night - no problems waiting on a reply as I had one this morning. Still no interview rescheduled for me. Last e-mail said hopefully March and now this one said hopefully late April or May. Guess they put you back to the end of the line when you request a reschedule.

Ahhh, but Montreal will be so beautiful in the spring!

Congrats! Still waiting on my reschedule. Guess that will teach me to have a baby and not want to fly a 3 week old to Montreal the Friday before Christmas.

Karina, make sure you bring proof of ties back to the U.S. (letter from employer, car papers, apartment lease, utility bills, pay stubs) and any/all paperwork for your husband's K3 showing he's the one immigrating, not you. Although the general rule is to only answer what they ask, I think it's safe to try and slip in that you're applying for a U.S. visa for him.

Also since they stamped your passport with 6 months, have proof with you that you left when you said you left the last time (boarding pass back to the U.S., paystubs showing you were at work, etc.). Not sure if they'll question that, but you never know.

Good advice. Bring as much doc's as you can and your US immigration paperwork for your husband. Also you are allowed a total of 6 months a year as a visitor in Canada. Anything more is considered an overstay. The CBSA officer will question you until they are content that you are a bon a fide visitor and are not "living" in Canada. The more info you can provide to prove you do not spend more than 6 months of the year in Canada and that the intent is for your husband to immigrate to the US the better.

That's great! Maybe they have one for me too. My last e-mail said maybe March.

I wish! I could sure use a nice stint in Miami - especially between Nov and May!

Check out my timeline. I'm am still waiting to get my rescheduled interview date.

Check with your province to see how long you will be covered after you cease to be a resident of Canada. For example Manitoba will cover me for 3 months after I cease being a resident of Canada. Get all your check-ups up to date and as much prescriptions stock piled as you can if you have drug coverage.

I got my first interview date fairly quickly but I needed to reschedule and still haven't got one set. I figured after the holidays that things would start moving along again.

Hang in there and good luck.

If you wrap them, Customs may unwrap them. Gifts up to$60 CAD are duty and tax free any gift more expensive may have to pay duty and tax on the overage. $60 is per gift.

Just showing off my boy!

Alvy John was born Nov 29, 2006 at 9:53pm. He weighed 7lbs 3oz and 20 inches long.

He is such a good little guy and both mommy and Alvy are doing great!

1 Week Old

2 Days old

Check out my timeline. We went with the straight CR-1 and didn't bother with the K3.

Darn - can't edit.

It took only a month from them receiving the last documents and reviewing to complete the case.

It took all of the 8 weeks they said it would for them to send it to the consuate and set an interview date.

I'd trade you interview dates if I could.

Got my letter in the mail for my interview date scheduled for Dec 22.

I really think it will be best for me to reschedule.

For one I still haven't had my baby - I have a induction set for next Wednesday.

So some time between having a new baby and the 22nd I would have to get into Winnipeg to get my medical done.

I really don't want to be travelling with a 3 week old baby to Montreal the Friday before Christmas.

Plus I have to find out for sure if the baby will need it's proof of US citizenship (Proof of Birth Abroad or Passport) before I can get my visa. I don't even think I will have the baby's Manitoba Birth certificate by then to apply and then we would have to make a trip out to Calgary to apply at the consulate there.

Just way too much for a new first time mommie to try to get organized in three weeks.

Does anyone have the Montreal Embassy phone # off hand? I'm sure it's on here somewhere - I'll do some digging.

Thanks for the info on the Winnipeg dr. I wil be booking my medical soon and was wondering which Dr. I'll be sure to take my interview letter.

What was the cost for the medical with Dr Drexler?

Born, raisied and have lived in Manitoba all my life.