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  1. tinytortoise

    JANUARY 2013 Applicants - JOIN HERE!

    I would have punched her ;) When having to PROVE your relationship is genuine I don't think there's a such thing as to much proof. Our packet was 3.5 in/9cm thick.
  2. tinytortoise

    US outland applicants' thread :)

    I was just thinking (getting paranoid) about my FBI clearance. I sent my application on Tuesday, it was picked up on Wednesday so essentially it's with Mississauga but it could be like 20-60 days before AOR. My FBI clearance expires on February 4th. If they don't open my packet by then will it...
  3. tinytortoise

    US outland applicants' thread :)

    Please do :)
  4. tinytortoise

    Photos do we need to label who's in the pic

    I also labeled them. I bought 2x4" address labels and did it like this: Date Place What's going on in the photo Who's in the photo from left to right Printing out the labels and sticking them on the back of the photos was a lot easier than handwriting the information.
  5. tinytortoise

    US outland applicants' thread :)

    Yes, thought we'd get the application out sooner but holidays got in the way :)
  6. tinytortoise

    JANUARY 2013 Applicants - JOIN HERE!

    Hi guys! I'm a Januarian too! We mailed our package yesterday and now are going to sit back and relax until PR... yeah right! ;) Here's hoping it goes smoothly for all of us, cheers!
  7. tinytortoise

    US outland applicants' thread :)

    Hi guys, we mailed our application off yesterday! Boy was it difficult to turn over into the hands of Canada Post. Hopefully it's in Mississauga right now waiting to be picked up by immigration. Is there a January 2013 spreadsheet? I'd like to be added and save a copy to my google docs.
  8. tinytortoise

    Organizing application

    Ok, this is how I have it done so far. Sponsors paperwork is in a clear file folder with table of contents on top, then barcodes, then documents. Each document has a green Post-it tab on it with the name of the form and those are put on like tabs in a binder so you can see all of them from the...
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    Organizing application

    We are almost done with our application! :D But I have questions on organizing it. I am American applying Outland. On form 5490 it asks for support of the relationship: photos, flight itinerary, etc. but it also asks for supporting documents under Part 3. So where do you put your photos...
  10. tinytortoise

    Bedroom pictures ! Stupid or good idea?

    Anada - sex is sex...it says nothing about how much two people love each other. That's why prostitution is the oldest profession on earth.
  11. tinytortoise

    Bedroom pictures ! Stupid or good idea?

    Dude, x-rated photos? No way! It started storming on our wedding day and the photographer had the idea of taking photos of us in our bathrobes on our bed. The resort had spelled out "LOVE" in flowers on the bed. I'm submitting the one of us looking dreamily into each others eyes and clicking...
  12. tinytortoise

    Your First Winter - Just for Laughs!!

    My dad brought his Garmin to Ontario and it said Canada only had two provinces: BC and Alberta. lol I found it funny, he was less than amused for the unnecessary international phone call to me for directions.
  13. tinytortoise

    US wife, Canadian husband

    So true! I was once asked why I couldn't find an American husband but it went like "So why couldn't you find a husband in MICHIGAN, WHERE YOU WERE BORN or TEXAS, WHERE YOU LIVE NOW?!" Like emphasizing the states and how I'm associated with them would scare me. I replied, "well I met him in...
  14. tinytortoise

    US wife, Canadian husband

    I agree with truesmile about NEXUS. If you'd like to go that way, apply NOW! It takes a very long time 3-4 months to get an interview to complete the process. My application was approved in September and I found a November interview date in Ottawa. I was in Toronto so bought a $300 ticket to...
  15. tinytortoise

    Self employed income past 12 months

    Chipits - how did you factor net?
  16. tinytortoise

    Self employed income past 12 months

    My husband is self employed and we're trying to figure out how to fill out his income. Outland Form 5481 3. Net income for the 12-month period preceding the date of your application. He says that he doesn't have his net because he hasn't filled his 2012 taxes and asked if he could put his...
  17. tinytortoise

    Your First Winter - Just for Laughs!!

    achander - I do remember that. That week I was in Italy (with my now hubby) so I missed all the action. My boss told everyone they had to come in and one chick lived in The Heights (office in The Woodlands), she refused and he wrote her up! Crazy, they even cancelled school! I grew up in Dallas...
  18. tinytortoise

    Your First Winter - Just for Laughs!!

    Your Houston boss said that?! I guess they were expecting the bayou to flood. I live just north of Houston and hate the lack of proper drainage....and deer.
  19. tinytortoise

    done waiting.

    Why does it cost so much to visit from the US?! I'm American and live 1,600 miles from my husband and it averages $800 or less a visit for a flight and parking cost. I really hope you hang in there, you married him because you love him and it's hard to be apart (we all know this) but in the...
  20. tinytortoise

    HOW TO GET MARRIED OUTSIDE OF CANADA?

    He just needs to follow the Ukrainian rules for getting married there, nothing is needed on the Canadian side. My husband and I got married in Central America and all we did was fill out the forms for the country we were wed in. Just make sure that Canada recognizes a Ukrainian marriage. I've...