Angela

Hello Everyone, My Canadian Husband recieved approval of his K3 Visa
on December 17th through the Vancouver Consulate. Our time line is as
follows.

August 1, 2001 I married a canadian while on visitors visa. WE had
orinally planned to live in Canada. Took some time before we decided
go through this process.
March 27, 2002 Mailed Application for I-130
April 02, 2002 Nebraska Service Center Received
April 04, 2002 Received NOA for I-130
April 11, 2002 Mailed Application for I-129f
April 15, 2002 Application was delivered
April 16, 2002 Requested RCMP Records
May 06, 2002 Received RCMP Report
May 21, 2002 Contacted my congressmen because I had not received NOA
for I- 129f. I was advised that because I used a forgien
address and
the service center had not processed the application.
I submitted an address for the US and waited.
May 29, 2002 Received 1st NOA for I-129f
August 01, 2002 Received 2nd NOA for 1-129f Due to Expire October 31,
2002
August 17, 2002 Received Packet 3 from Vancouver
September 03, 2002 Faxed back DS-230 Part 1 & started getting the rest
of the required information together i.e Medicals and Criminal
information. And realized we might have a problem with an absolute
discharge for possession of .5 of a gram of marijuana that did not
show up on the RCMP report. This absolute discharge was from 1987 when
he was 18. So we started trying to get information for the arrest from
Ontario.
September 26, 2002 Received husbands Immuniaztion record for his
medical. He needed 1 shot for tetanus.
October 11, 2002 He had his medicals and blood work revealed he needed
another shot for measles mumps and rebella.
October 15, 2002 He got his shot and picked up the medical.
October 30, 2002 Still did not have records from Ontario. I contacted
Vancouver through email to request an extension. They advised that I
would receive and extension once they received my application.
December 01, 2002 Court Records from Ontario arrived.
Decmeber 04, 2002 Mailed DS-156 to Vancouver. I had lost my husbands
certified birth certificate and sent them a copy of it. And requested
another from Ontario and told them it was an emergency.
December 09, 2002 Vancouver sent us a letter stating they could not
process with a copy of his birth certificate and to send a certified
copy ASAP.
December 10, 2002 Received Birth Certificate and Sent it to Vancouver
Courier.
December 19, 2002 Received K3 in Husbands passport from Vancouver
Dated December 17, 2002.


Did not realize how busy I had been until I typed this. I will be so
glad when this is over. I would like to say that this group has helped
me through this process in more ways than I can say. From knowing what
to file next to coping with the wait.

Anyway here is my concern now. I am worried that he could still
possibly be turned away at the POE due to the absolute discharge for
possession. It does not appear on his RCMP Record but we did disclose
to the Consulate. And he would disclose if asked about any arrest. I
do find it hard to believe that anyone could be punished for being
honest. But when we mailed all the necessary documents to Vancouver we
did it praying. Because ulitimately we believed honesty was best
policy.
As we make plans to return to the states later this month and he is
giving 2 week notice at work. My anxiety grows. I am thinking of all
the possible ways this can go and worse case would be that we leave
our home and his job for him to be turned back at the border. And then
Canada would possibly refuse me entry because I am here on a visitors
visa. So My biggest questions is..... What is the likelihood of him
being denied entry even after receiving a K3 Visa through the
Vancouver Consulate? Is it possible? Should we be making plans for him
to enter alone and I stay behind until were certain? Any ideas on the
best POE to enter would be great too.

Thanks in Advance for any respone
Angela
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