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moving to Canada legally (LOOOONG... but good info)
I wish them luck John, MS is tough enough to deal with without worrying
about if the meds are going to end you up in the poor house. Unfortunately
I only know about bringing US cars into Canada...
Cathy
On 11:18 pm 08/28/07 "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks!
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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.
> > 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: "Rave Racer 77" <raveracer77@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx>; <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> rg>
> > 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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