Recent content by heresmine

Thankfully joining a peaceful campaign to gain (or in California to regain) equality would not be considered a subversive action or anti-american by the government and should not affect future citizenship. I can understand the concern though. The greater the progress in the battle for marriage...

US Citizens can still re-enter from Canada without a passport (until June 2009 I think but you can easily check that). You would absolutely need at least her certified (with raised seal) birth certificate. If she has a passport, bring it. If not, she should get one eventually. Also, if both...

wiki??? As I tell my 7 year old...you can't use Wikipedia as a reference! An AD is not a degree in the eyes of the USCIS. I thought maybe the OP was talking about TN at first as well but, since the OP did not correct anyone who put it in context of PERM, I certainly wasn't about to. Pick...

greyhound? Did you check greyhound? I am no geography major but I would assume that most travel from the northeast to Kingston area would cross there.

youre okay The only thing that the USCIS requires the employer to pay for is the retraining fee associated with the H1B application. I have paid for everything else to this point and I am one long form birth certificate away from my GC.

a few more Here's one that I remember...here when you count the bills in your wallet, you have to take them out and physically count them out one hand to another. You can't just skim them and count by colour. Here, the change in your pocket really is just pocket change. There are no loonies...

no meaning Sometimes, there is no hidden meaning. Application types are grouped and the change in color separates the groups. All I140s are together, all I1485s are together. The colors alternate yellow/green. There is no significance.

Its kind of like a cover letter for a job application...you take the same text and tailor it a little for each application. I modified the same basic letter from TN through H1 through green card.

I am not sure I understand exactly what you posted so i may be giving you far too basic information that you already know but am doing so anyway. The USCIS lists processing dates for different applications that they are responsible for. If you are looking at the current processing dates for...

Get the TN, apply for the H1 but only for approval, not a change of status. Near the end of TN, change status to H1 (by applying for cos or by entering in H1). You will save time on your H1 clock.

change of dates They revised the processing dates so that NSC is showing January 22 as the processing date for EB3 140. My rd is Feb 20 and I have had no updates.

for what its worth Appt is the standard abbreviation for appointment, apt is apartment. It was initially confusing. As a pubic servant, I have no experience with relocation packages and how they are negotiated but is it possible to ask for an extra week?

Back in 2001 or so, my TN was expiring before H1B was approved (because of an RFE, we missed the cap) so I had to extend it. My attorney did not ask for a change of status with the petition so I worked for a few extra months on TN even though I had the H1B approval. The H1 did not become...

law vs. culture As pointed out, there are legal standards here (like the fact that you own the passport, not your spouse) and then there are the cultural norms that clearly are not typically North American. The social worker in me thinks that you do not really need the advice of immigration...

update I was asked for PP while checking in for US Air flight. Told them I understood that I needed it for the the return leg and they let me go. I got the pics taken at a Superstore (used to be Loblaws)...they were on sale for $7.99! Applied for PP on December 27th in Mississauga and picked...