Canadaian holding (TN/F-1/B-2) married with USC

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rickylala

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Hello,

Let me state my status clearly. I am Canadian and holding TN1 visa and just married with USC at September, 08. I am applying LPR now and change my status. Does anybody who are Canadian and married with USC? Welcome you and join to this thread. We can exchange/discuss our issue at this thread.
 
I am a canadian citizen who was on a TN Visa and also married a U.S citizen. I was able to adjust my status to perm. resident through marriage while I was in the US. There is definitely a way to do it without paying thousand's on a lawyer. I applied in April 08 and was approved in Sept 08
 
Hi everyone,
It is really happy to hear people have same status with me. I know I am not alone.

Actually, I mailed all my documents TODAY! I have very bad stomach these days. I think I really worry about my application. I hope everything will go smoothly. God bless us all.

It is good to hear GORJO you got approval! congratulation! Do you mean to get EAD number or full approval and got temp. green card?

I hope I can get biogemtric soon! My freind got the notification 2 weeks and wait 1 week to go to the place to do fingerprint. Unluckily, she has to RE-DO because the 1st they didn't get it done good. FBI seems like can not run the background check through those prints. It was done not good, maybe not clear enough. Then, total delay three weeks. I hope this will not happen on me. Cross fingers!!!

But, thanks again to join this thread....
 
Triple Citizen,

I am now in New Jersey. I came from Vancouver.
I hold Taiwan/Canada's citizenship.
I wonder if USCIS will evaluate Canadian case faster? Or the same?
 
Triple Citizen said:
Contrary to popular belief, Canadians are more or less treated just like other non-citizens :)
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Not true, according to my lawyer. Canadians have much more success, and faster approval times then any other citizen of another country.

Ususlly thay have easier name clearences that are cleared faster as apposed to alot of other countries, espically middle east. US and Canada are prone to share more info then many other countries are willing to do.

Canadians also have the advantage of obtaining DL in Florida with NO USCIS documantation.

I know you will argue with me TC so here is the link-http://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/faqkeys.html#CanCit

Under federal law, Canadian citizens are non-immigrants and are allowed to stay in the U.S. without obtaining USCIS documentation. Canadians without USCIS documents must provide proof of Canadian citizenship to be issued a Florida driver license or identification card by presenting one of the following documents and a secondary form of identification:



Valid Canadian passport
Original or certified Canadian birth certificate
Canadian Naturalization Certificate
Canadian Certificate of Citizenship
All Canadian citizens will be issued an original or renewal driver license for one calendar year from the date of issue.


Canadians have many more advantages then people from other countries. Aside from faster approval times and easier name clearences, If if you were to overstay your visa as a Canadian you could at least obtain a DL every year here without showing anything but your Canadian passport. I am Canadian born in Ontario. Overstay 8 yrs, move with parents at 11yrs of age. LPR now.

Married to US Citizen November 11, 2006.
Re-date for I-485, I-130, I-765, 12-11-06
NOA- I-485, I-130, I-765- 12-14
RFE I-485- 12-26
Biometrics(code 3)- done 01-29-07
RFE Received- 02-07-07
LUD I-765 - 02-23-07
Lud I-765 - 02-27-06 APPROVED!
ND- Interview(Tampa), 02-16-07
Interview Date - 03-20-07
LUD- I-485, I-130, 03-01-07
Interview- 03-20-07-APPROVED!!!
LUD I-130 Approved 03-20-07!!!
LUD I-485 Welcome notice sent, Card production ordered 03-23-07
LUD- Welcome notice received 03-27-07
LUD- I485 Approval notice mailed 03-28-07!!!
03-30-07 GC received!
106 days in all.
 
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trialanderror83 said:
Not true, according to my lawyer. Canadians have much more success, and faster approval times then any other citizen of another country.
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That's nice. Just remember that lawyers are paid to give opinions, not facts.

Canadians also have the advantage of obtaining DL in Florida with NO USCIS documantation.
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The Florida DMV is not USCIS. The fact that you can get a Florida Driver's License with no USCIS documentation is because there are tens of thousands of Canadians who spend six months in Florida every year. It doesn't affect the other 50 DMVs, or USCIS.

Based on my own experiences and time line, I can tell you that being Canadian saved me exactly ZERO time. Other experiences may differ, but outside the statutory visa waiver (which ironically doesn't extend to K visas) there are few time savings to be had as a Canadian.
 
TheRealCanadian said:
That's nice. Just remember that lawyers are paid to give opinions, not facts.

Well I don't know about your lawyer if you had one. Mine I know for a fact took the bar exam so I think he knows a little about this subject. I checked his license before I hired him.

The Florida DMV is not USCIS. The fact that you can get a Florida Driver's License with no USCIS documentation is because there are tens of thousands of Canadians who spend six months in Florida every year. It doesn't affect the other 50 DMVs, or USCIS.

Based on my own experiences and time line, I can tell you that being Canadian saved me exactly ZERO time. Other experiences may differ, but outside the statutory visa waiver (which ironically doesn't extend to K visas) there are few time savings to be had as a Canadian.
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That's nice. Just remember that lawyers are paid to give opinions, not facts.

Well I don't know about your lawyer if you had one. Mine I know for a fact took the bar exam so I think he knows a little about this subject. I checked his license before I hired him. He didn't use "facts" to get me mine, it was a complicated situation.


Here is a fact for you....

Married to US Citizen November 11, 2006.
Re-date for I-485, I-130, I-765, 12-11-06
NOA- I-485, I-130, I-765- 12-14
RFE I-485- 12-26
Biometrics(code 3)- done 01-29-07
RFE Received- 02-07-07
LUD I-765 - 02-23-07
Lud I-765 - 02-27-06 APPROVED!
ND- Interview(Tampa), 02-16-07
Interview Date - 03-20-07
LUD- I-485, I-130, 03-01-07
Interview- 03-20-07-APPROVED!!!
LUD I-130 Approved 03-20-07!!!
LUD I-485 Welcome notice sent, Card production ordered 03-23-07
LUD- Welcome notice received 03-27-07
LUD- I485 Approval notice mailed 03-28-07!!!
03-30-07 GC received!106 days in all.

I got a RFE only because USCIS lost my medical exam in my application so I needed to resend a new one or it would have been approved sooner.

My lawyer has had many people applying for LPR from many other countries. Mine and his other clients from Canada are much faster. Not to offend anybody, but obviously if my name is ahmed, or mohammed, USCIS will take longer. These are not typical Canadian names. There are many stories of people on this board with such names from those type of countries still stuck in the name check process, some many years even married to USC.

The Florida DMV is not USCIS

These days the DMV might as well be, hell they have access to USCIS database. I know this because they told me when they checked my A# to reissue me one with a new LPR status. Obtaining a DL is pretty much the same as an immigration benefit these days. There are 10's of thousands of people who come here from many different countries for many months, name one in any 50 states that will give a DL to people from ANY other country with permission from USCIS!

Canadians have many more advantages then the typical immigrant from Mexico for example, illegal or legal you know that. To believe otherwise is flabergas.

TheRealCanadian you are aware that there is a discussion on DMV right on this immigration board right? it is in relation to USCIS? We are not discussing DMV's on here for the hell of it.

http://boards.immigration.com/forumdisplay.php?f=229. If the DMV's are not in relation to USCIS they wouldn't be a discussion about it on this website.

I also suggest you watch a little CNN every now an then TRC. Just recently there was a guy from India with a complicated name married with kids to a USC stuck in the name check for 5 yrs.
 
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trialanderror83 said:
Hell I don't know about your lawyer if you had one. Mine I know for a fact took the bar exam so I think he knows a little about this subject.
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The point is that unless your lawyer is the general counsel for USCIS, what he says is not fact. I've read the I-485 adjudication manual, it makes absolutely no reference to Canadian citizens. You really should learn that an assertion is nothing more than that. It's not fact just because someone says so, especially not an attorney.

Here is a fact for you....
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Here's another fact for you - my I-485 took almost three years to adjudicate, and based on my research at the time, the timeline was identical to Indians and Chinese. Your case is one data point. USCIS adjudicates half a million a year. Anecdotes != evidence.

There are many stories of people on this board with such names from those type of countries still stuck in the name check process, some many years even married to USC.
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Go ask nelsona (a user on this board) how long his name check took - approximately three years. That's another fact for you - again, it's just a single data point out of 500,000 - but it's another piece of evidence that Canadians are treated the same.

There are 10's of thousands of people who come here from many different countries for many months, name one in any 50 states that will give a DL to people from ANY other country with permission from USCIS!
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If Canadians were so reliable and safe, how come none of the other DMVs across the United States extend the same privilege to them? Additionally, having access to the USCIS database is utterly meaningless - since Canadian visitors have no visa, no petition, no I-94 and therefore do not appear in any USCIS database since they never deal with USCIS at all. You really should think for a moment about the implications of what you are saying before you write it down.

If the DMV's are not in relation to USCIS they wouldn't be a discussion about it on this website.
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They talk to USCIS, as do a lot of government agencies. However, just because they talk to each other doesn't mean that they treat Canadians the same way. Logic! Use ot!

Just recently there was a guy from India with a complicated name married with kids to a USC stuck in the name check for 5 yrs.
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Just recently there was a Canadian called "Nelson" (is that one of those exotic foreign sounding names????) who was stuck in a name check for 3+ years - maybe you should read this web site more often. Sheesh. :rolleyes:
 
Well the typical reply I expect. Maybe the 1, many (Canadians) you mention immigrated from Canada from India or some other country. 1 is not bad as opposed to the many thousands from India, and other middle east countries, ect.
I could go through hundreds of threads on here with people stuck in name check, probley handful from Canada.

Maybe "nelson" is a maiden name, or maybe has another name, who knows.

However, just because they talk to each other doesn't mean that they treat Canadians the same way. Logic! Use ot!

Yeah Canadians have no special treatment here huh? Lets see the typical mexican immigrant walk out with a DL with NO USCIS documents. Read carefully before you post.



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TheRealCanadian,

To say that Canadians have no more of an advantage then other immigrants, both in the immigration process, and simply here for 6 months is simply false!

Although you are correct that NO special treatment is mentioned in any US statues somtimes you have to read between the lines and learn for real life not just from a book. You may argue the fact all you want, Canadians have many more advantages.....
 
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trialanderror83 said:
Maybe the 1, many (Canadians) you mention immigrated from Canada from India or some other country. Maybe "nelson" is a maiden name, or maybe has another name, who knows.
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Nelson's country of chargeability is Canada. He was born there, as was I. Interestingly enough, the only Canadian being discussed in this conversation who was not born in Canada happens to be .... you.

Odd, isn't it? You claim that Canadian-born folks get processed quicker, yet the fastest person was not Canadian-born at all, but someone who immigrated to Canada, based on your earlier posts on this site. Kinda destroys your argument, no?

I could go through hundreds of threads on here with people stuck in name check, probley handful from Canada.
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There are hundreds of people on this web site, of which only a handful are from Canada. I'd venture that Canadians are stuck in the name check roughly proportional to their numbers as immigrants to the US.

Yeah Canadians have no special treatment here huh? Lets see the typical mexican immigrant walk out with a DL with NO USCIS documents.
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Mexicans cannot enter here without an I-94, Canadians can - and I-94 exemption (as well as the visa exemption) is the only special benefit we get, as I've said before. The DL requirement merely reflects that, in Florida only. It's important to note that the other 49 DMVs do NOT give Canadians any special exemptions. Why is that, oh wise one?

Although you are correct that NO special treatment is mentioned in any US statues somtimes you have to read between the lines and learn for real life not just from a book. You may argue the fact all you want, Canadians have many more advantages.....
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Ah, at last the truth comes out. You acknowledge the facts, and then state that while one can argue the facts all one wants, it cannot compare to trialanderror83's unfounded assertions. Delightful. :rolleyes:
 
TheRealCanadian said:
About the same.
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TheRealCanadian is 100% right. There is no special rule or privilege for Canadians to have special right when it comes to processing of immigration applications. If anyone (even attorneys) says otherwise, they are providing misleading information. Also, people should not be confused with processing of immigration applications with other stuffs (entry of a Canadian without a visa, no I-94, obtaining of DL in some states, driving the car with Canadian plate number on US street, TN, trade deal, ...etc) when it comes to having special privileges to Canadians.
 
trialanderror83 said:
Canadian cases are faster.
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Totally false. Not true at all. When it comes to processing of immigration applications then everyone has to be in queue regardless of what country they come from. There is no any special privilege given to citizens of any country over other people when it comes to processing of an application. Again, do not confuse with processing of an application with availability of visa number.

In order to have an expedite processing then there are certain guidelines and applicants must need to fall under those guidelines in order to make the request to expedite the processing of the application. These guildelines are available to everyone regardless of which country they come from...
 
trialanderror83 said:
Maybe "nelson" is a maiden name, or maybe has another name, who knows.
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Anyone can be stuck in name check regardless of gender, name, country-origin or anything. I've seen and heard of even many women with English/Anglo name to be stuck in name check even though those women were natural born citizen from Canada, England and Australia. Even American people (natural born) get stuck in name check whenever they have to go thru background check for either a job reason or any other reason like an entry to restricted area/office or anything else.

Name check system is not designed to fret out or to distinguish people based upon their race/ethnicity, names, nationality, gender, religious beliefs and etc...Rather, system checks the name of the applicants to match with the information contained in the system under that name.
 
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