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My husband and I are in a similar situation: he's Canadian and originally planned to stay with me in the US for 2 weeks, now can stay longer.

I just checked his passport and there is no stamp -- in that case, is he okay to stay for up to six months?

11/08/2013 - Married in Virginia

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My husband and I are in a similar situation: he's Canadian and originally planned to stay with me in the US for 2 weeks, now can stay longer.

I just checked his passport and there is no stamp -- in that case, is he okay to stay for up to six months?

Pretty common for Canadians not to have a stamp and yes he can stay for up to 180 days. Will his job be okay with that however? Depending where you are in the process you may have a long haul. NVC is currently taking almost 6 months in itself! :( but if you can swing it and he won't be bored out of his tree, then sure! Edited by NLR

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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Pretty common for Canadians not to have a stamp and yes he can stay for up to 180 days. Will his job be okay with that however? Depending where you are in the process you may have a long haul. NVC is currently taking almost 6 months in itself! :( but if you can swing it and he won't be bored out of his tree, then sure!

Thanks NLR -- that's what we were hoping :)

We're at the NVC now -- waiting for our IV fee to be invoiced. My husband just released from the Canadian Forces, so there are no issues with his job. He's going to relax and enjoy some time off while we wait out this dreadfully slow NVC process.

11/08/2013 - Married in Virginia

USCIS (VSC):

01/17/2014 - I-130 sent

01/21/2014 - I-130 NOA1 received

05/31/2014 - I-130 NOA2 received (128 days since NOA1)

NVC:

06/07/2014 - NVC received

06/27/2014 - Case number assigned

07/16/2014 - DS-261 completed

07/19/2014 - AOS fee paid

07/23/2014 - AOS documents mailed

07/28/2014 - AOS documents scanned

09/10/2014 - IV documents mailed (with AOS cover)

09/15/2014 - IV fee paid

09/15/2014 - IV documents scanned

09/18/2014 - DS-260 completed

09/19/2014 - False checklist received for DS-260

11/06/2014 - Checklist received for Military Records

11/25/2014 - Military Records mailed

12/02/2014 - Military Records scanned

02/06/2015 - CASE COMPLETE! (8 months at NVC)

Montreal Consulate:

02/13/2015 - P4 Letter Received

03/17/2015 - Medical Completed (Toronto)

03/30/2015 - Interview Completed -- APPROVED (431 days since NOA1)

04/01/2015 - Passport Shipped

04/07/2015 - Passport Received

04/07/2015 - USCIS Immigrant Fee Paid

04/11/2015 - POE (Toronto - Pearson)

After POE:

04/23/2015 - Social Security Card Received

05/23/2015 - Green Card Received

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NikLR   13,227

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Thanks NLR -- that's what we were hoping :)

We're at the NVC now -- waiting for our IV fee to be invoiced. My husband just released from the Canadian Forces, so there are no issues with his job. He's going to relax and enjoy some time off while we wait out this dreadfully slow NVC process.

Might as well. Just remember he will have to do the medical within enough time (each Dr takes a various time to give you results; Cheema and Medisys are the quickest) and stay in Canada until he gets the visa back.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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Ryan H   3,810

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Posts split into separate thread as poster is asking about their own circumstances and not replying to the OP of the other thread.

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He will need paperwork from the Canadian forces....if it already has not been provided....I can't recall the name of it---as I got out back in 2004,lol

Disregard----I see I replied to you back in February,lol Enjoy the extended stay!

Edited by Flames9_RN

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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