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		<title>I lost my U.S. passport or Green Card. Help!</title>
		<link>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2010/01/21/i-lost-my-u-s-passport-or-green-card-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2010/01/21/i-lost-my-u-s-passport-or-green-card-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Serotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Card (Lawful Permanent Resident card)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DS-64]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Form I-751]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Form I-829]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Form I-90]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Card expiring]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LPR card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renew Lawful Permanent Resident card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[replacing Green Card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[replacing passport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. citizenship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traveling without a passport may be worse than driving without a driver&#8217;s license because your passport confirms your citizenship, while a driver&#8217;s license just permits you to drive a vehicle. More importantly, a passport allows you to travel internationally (except in cases where you also need a visa) and, of course, back into your home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can an approved I-130 be revoked if not acted upon?</title>
		<link>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/12/31/can-an-approved-i-130-be-revoked-if-not-acted-upon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/12/31/can-an-approved-i-130-be-revoked-if-not-acted-upon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Serotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Approved applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I-130]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Visa Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. visas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[approved visas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigrant visa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[move to U.S.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[move to United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[not ready]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revoke]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/?p=242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Canadian family has put their plans to move to the States on hold. Jon’s* wife, who is an American Citizen, petitioned for Jon and their adult daughter, Anne*, to obtain Green Cards. Jon obtained his, while Anne’s I-130 application was approved in the spring, and she now needs to process for her Green Card [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does my passport have to be valid for six months beyond my trip to the U.S.?</title>
		<link>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/11/02/does-my-passport-have-to-be-valid-for-six-months-beyond-my-trip-to-the-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/11/02/does-my-passport-have-to-be-valid-for-six-months-beyond-my-trip-to-the-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Serotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border-Crossing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. visas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I-94]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[re-entry permit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[visa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work permit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/?p=227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You are planning to vacation in the United States and your suitcase is packed, the hotel and flights booked, and your passport in hand. But someone just told you they heard your passport has to be valid at least six months after your return date back home. You look at your passport and see that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to apply for a Canadian tourist visa</title>
		<link>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/11/02/how-to-apply-for-a-canadian-tourist-visa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/11/02/how-to-apply-for-a-canadian-tourist-visa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Serotte</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canadian visas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. visas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Buffalo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian Consulate offices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[criminal activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cruise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Card]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Seattle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temporary resident visa]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/?p=232</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When foreign nationals want to visit Canada as tourists, they may need to apply for a temporary resident visa.
Even if they are just stopping in Canada as a layover during airline travel or are taking a cruise that stops at any Canadian port for any length of time &#8211; whether they intend to go ashore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Verify Yourself!</title>
		<link>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/10/28/verify-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/10/28/verify-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Serotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Overstay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tracking foreign nationals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. visas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airline tickets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boarding passes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bus ticket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proof left the United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[receipts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel records]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visitor visa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/?p=219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the United States still has its issues tracking foreign nationals (see New York Times article "U.S. Can't Trace Foreign Visas on Expired Visas") you can help yourself to not get caught up in the web, and be acussed of staying in the U.S. longer than allowed, and longer than you actually did.]]></description>
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		<title>New G-28 forms must be used after Oct. 30</title>
		<link>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/10/22/new-g-28-forms-must-be-used-after-oct-30/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/10/22/new-g-28-forms-must-be-used-after-oct-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[USCIS information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attorney representation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Form G-28]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Form G-28I]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prior versions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revised form]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/?p=208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you hired a lawyer to assist you in an immigration matter, you will have signed a G-28 form, which informs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that this particular attorney is representing you.
If you recently retained an attorney, you will be signing the revised G-28 form, which is effective Oct. 30. However, if the previous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I get a U.S. passport, and fast?</title>
		<link>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/10/21/how-do-i-get-a-u-s-passport-and-fast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/10/21/how-do-i-get-a-u-s-passport-and-fast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Serotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border-Crossing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 requirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Embassy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inside Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[June 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. citizen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Consulate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. passport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/?p=153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A family member in the United States has suddenly become ill or was taken to the hospital and you need to get there fast.  But as a U.S. citizen living in Canada &#8212; long before the June 1, 2009, passport requirement &#8212; you find yourself in an urgent situation.
You haven&#8217;t renewed your U.S. passport yet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If I don&#8217;t need a visa, I can just cross, right?</title>
		<link>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/10/14/if-i-dont-need-a-visa-i-can-just-cross-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/10/14/if-i-dont-need-a-visa-i-can-just-cross-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border-Crossing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[U.S. visas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canadian permanent residents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronic System for Travel Authorization]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/?p=146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You are in Canada either as a visitor or a permanent resident and you want to travel to the United States for a holiday. You may not need a visa to enter the United States,  but you may have to sign up through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).]]></description>
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		<title>USCIS launches redesigned USCIS Web site</title>
		<link>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/09/22/uscis-launches-redesigned-uscis-web-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/09/22/uscis-launches-redesigned-uscis-web-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[USCIS information]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/?p=185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today launched a redesigned USCIS Web site — available in English and Spanish — which offers enhanced navigation tools for the public to access immigration information and review case status.
The new site provides a one-stop location for immigration services and information — including an innovative service called My Case Status, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian students who will study in U.S. need to pay fee before crossing border</title>
		<link>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/09/03/canadian-students-who-will-study-in-u-s-need-to-pay-fee-before-crossing-border/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/2009/09/03/canadian-students-who-will-study-in-u-s-need-to-pay-fee-before-crossing-border/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Serotte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border-Crossing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEVIS fee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F-1 visa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I-20]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I-94 card]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uscanadaborderblog.com/?p=136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sent in tuition and fees. Check. Bought dorm and school supplies. Check. Have transportation planned to go to U.S. university next week. Check. Paid Student &#38; Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) fee&#8230; WHAT?!
There&#8217;s a lot of planning and execution when Canadian students enroll at a university in the United States &#8211; let alone everything that [...]]]></description>
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