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Journey to a Green Card

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Yesterday was a big day after waiting almost two years for a green card. It was surreal to finally be sitting in that waiting room together for our Adjustment of Status interview. Our Immigration Timeline March 16, 2019  – Married in Saskatoon At this point, we were told that the CR-1 (consular processing for a green card) would take 8-10 months.  April 19, 2019  - Filed I-130 Petition This is the first step. Zach files this petition to establish our relationship through marriage. The approval of this petition allows me to apply for permanent residency.   October 2, 2019  – I-130 Approved At the time, we thought we were passed the biggest hurdle and we assumed that we were near the end of the process. Our petition would now be sent to the National Visa Center (NVC) where I would apply for a CR-1 visa. They would “Documentarily Qualify” my submission and then forward our case to the Montreal Consulate to schedule an interview.  November 14, 2019 –  NVC received case from USCIS.  We were
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Call When You Start Bleeding

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I miscarried in a little one room airbnb during a weekend getaway with my husband. It wasn't a surprise. I had been spotting for a week and was waiting for the bleeding to start.    Did I miscarry October 10? Or did I miscarry on the day in September when our little embryo stopped growing, unbeknownst to me? Did I miscarry the day we had the ultrasound and learned that Baby stopped growing almost two and a half weeks earlier? Or did I miscarry October 14, when I finally passed the sac?     'People' think miscarriage is a singular event, or at least that's the assumption I made before I had one.    They don't tell you it'll take weeks before your body no longer thinks its pregnant,  weeks for your hCG levels to be negative, 'not pregnant.'   They say to call if you bleed through a pad an hour for more than two hours. They don't say that it'll be a maxi pad that feels like a diaper and the clots will be large enough to feel them passing.   They bar
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