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moving to Canada legally (LOOOONG... but good info)
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From: "Rave Racer 77" <raveracer77@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Rave Racer 77" <raveracer77@xxxxxxxx>; "John S. Lagnese"
<jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx>; <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: moving to Canada legally (LOOOONG... but good info)
>
> Now that I've thought it over, depending on which province she's going
> into, if she can prove that she's lived with him for more then a certain
> amount of time (3 years for Ontario) then she can claim Common law spouse
> I think. It might be worth looking into if it gets her papers faster.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rave Racer 77" <raveracer77@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx>; <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 18:08
> Subject: Re: moving to Canada legally (LOOOONG... but good info)
>
>
>> Here is the Canadian site:
>>
>> http://www.cic.gc.ca/
>>
>> This is the wrong direction but they might have info:
>>
>> http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
>>
>> I've been trying to get my wife down for over a year now. I've been
>> pretty quiet on the list up until lately because she's been visiting for
>> over a month. Catching up.... you know. Montreal is the main office HQ
>> for the US Embassy in Canada and they'll do everything but if you're
>> trying to go to Canada you might want to talk to the Canadians instead.
>> Rules up until the last couple of years used to be... US Citizens are
>> allowed to cross the border for visitation for up to 6 months but this
>> was unregulated so if no one stamped your passport, no one knew how long
>> you'd been there and you could pretty much stay as long as you wanted.
>> That's how it used to be. With the tightening up of the US side of the
>> border (Leaving Canada) the Canadian Authorities have decided maybe
>> they'll do the same.
>>
>> Before I give any advice remember to take it simply as that... Advice.
>> My experiences with immigration have been horrible on both sides of the
>> border as a born and raised Dual Citizen (Half Breed) I have seen many
>> horrible things that should have never been allowed to happen in the name
>> of so called "Security".
>> Story one should be familiar by now: The day after my wedding last year
>> I tried to cross the border heading south (US border) with new wife in
>> tow. I told the truth, every bit of it and regret it, every bit of it. I
>> had called USCIS 6 months earlier and been given bad information on how
>> to cross. July 23, 2006, the day after my wedding, my wife was finger
>> printed, mugshots were taken and her passport red flagged and she was not
>> allowed into the country. I am Military and could not skip out on work
>> to deal with a situation that was out of hand. My anniversary of course
>> is July 22, but I don't remember that day as well as the 23rd.
>> Story two is about my Flight Captain who married a local RN originally
>> from Hamilton who was already here on a temp work Visa. In the attempt
>> to have her work Visa transfered over to a Marriage Visa they were going
>> to revoke her work Visa. The Revocation would have been immediate while
>> the new Marriage Visa was in the mail. This close to the Mexico border
>> there are Border stations on all the major highways going north and a
>> routine trip to El Paso would mean going through one of these. When my
>> Captain asked what they should say at the border guard, the official said
>> to Lie. He said that was unnacceptable and that they were not allowed to
>> revoke her work Visa. They made an acception to the rule and allowed her
>> to keep it until the new one came.
>>
>> So now my shadey advice
>>
>> Unwritten Rule #1: If you don't have anything prepared (Visas or
>> Citizenship papers) don't claim any relation and she'll get across
>> without any hassle. Before we were married my then girl friend was
>> allowed to come visit me on three occasions without any trouble. Once
>> married she was considered a "Flight Risk" and subsequently denied...
>> hence my drinking.
>>
>> Unwritten Rule #2: Lie, Lie, Lie.... and if you get caught, Lie. Nobody
>> knows the truth about anything at any point and every bit of it is
>> heresay at every point of their questioning. Unless you have drugs on
>> you, and in the case of Canada maybe weapons, you're golden. Just don't
>> push it about paying duty taxes on junk.
>>
>> Unwritten Rule #3: Stick to your story. They'll question you endlessly
>> and get mad when you repeat yourself after they repeat the same question
>> back to you 30 times. Get mad back, they're idiots and are trying to
>> trip you up and when it doesn't work, they get frustrated. If you don't
>> get riled easily, it's actually fun to watch.
>>
>> Good luck and don't mention my real name to anybody at the border... if
>> they check you'll be held there and questioned for hours. I should hope
>> going into Canada would be easy.
>>
>> Rave Racer
>> Current:
>> '91 Jetta GLI 2.0L 16V
>> '81 Scirocco Mk1 1.8L 8V Digifant 2
>> '86 Fox
>> 2 GTI parts cars
>>
>> Gone:
>> '89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX
>> '87 Audi 4000 Quattro
>> '72 Triumph GT6
>>
>> http://spaces.msn.com/raveracer77/photos/
>> http://www.myspace.com/rave_racer
>> ___________________________________________
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 07:50
>> Subject: OT: moving to Canada legally
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Some friends of mine are moving back to Canada. She has MS and can't
>>> afford her medication here so... They both dual Canadian/ US
>>> citizenship so they can move back. Their son can go with some paperwork
>>> and money. His girlfriend, who has lived with them for 3 years is a US
>>> citizen. Is anyone familiar withthe procedure on how a US citixen can
>>> get a visa to go to Canada for a prolonged stay or know where to point
>>> me?
>>> Thanks,
>>> John
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