Help, moving from Canada to the US

[zyggy 9]

The satatus that you are refering to is a TN status and is available to those individuals that are in given professions. However, this status is not available to those who wish to enter the US with the intention of immigrating to the US. It is only available to individuals who have the intention of working in the US.

Since you have the intention of immigrating to the US, your choices is to apply for as K1 and then get married after the K1 is issued. Or to get married and then subsequently apply for a K3 or CR1 visa. You may remain in the US during the processing of the visa up to the limit of your authorized stay, which is 6 months after your entry into the US. However, you may not work during this time.

The above information is only applicable to Canadian Citizens

Edited February 9, 2006 by zyggy

[Kovil 0]

Hi

You have been given very good advise. I just would like to give you my experience. I married in April 2005 and as was not very aware of the proceadures my husband applied for my K3 and Cr1 only in July. Anyway I got my K3 on Jan 6 and moved to NY on Jan 11. My Cr1 also is in the final stage and is awating interview scheduling. I will go back to Montreal for the Cr1 interview.

I think you and your husband/fiance should look up the USCIS and NVC websites which will give you a fair idea about the process. There is not other way to go to US with your husband. It is not very difficult to fill up the forms.

If you have any more questions please ask and I will answer when I log on.

Kovil

[know 0]

Know,

Stick with this forum, it is a wealth of knowledge and experience. You are here now so use it as a great resource to get all the information you need to make your decision on what you are going to do. This is not a simple straight forward process and it's not just as easy as falling in love and getting married and moving to another country to be together forever. I encourage research before doing anything, as it will eliminate many heartaches in the future.

Neiks, again, thank you, your input is very useful. I'll follow your advice.

[know 0]

Hi

You have been given very good advise. I just would like to give you my experience. I married in April 2005 and as was not very aware of the proceadures my husband applied for my K3 and Cr1 only in July. Anyway I got my K3 on Jan 6 and moved to NY on Jan 11. My Cr1 also is in the final stage and is awating interview scheduling. I will go back to Montreal for the Cr1 interview.

I think you and your husband/fiance should look up the USCIS and NVC websites which will give you a fair idea about the process. There is not other way to go to US with your husband. It is not very difficult to fill up the forms.

If you have any more questions please ask and I will answer when I log on.

Kovil

Kovil,

I think your experience is the road we want to take, thank you so much for the time you took to explain to me. I'm happy to hear you are with your spouse now.

Yes, I have little questions: do you know if one can wait for the K3 approval in US living with hubby, or you have to wait outside of US? and same question for the Cr-1. And, why have to go back to Mtl for the Cr-1 interview, it can not be done in the US?

What confused me is that unlike other countries, Canadians do not need visas (as visitors) for the US, so that the idea of getting out of the US bac to Can to wait for the approvals, visas, was not clear to me. I believe now the difference when reuniting with hubby in US, is the change of status (fiance, spouse), then canadians need visas like all the other partners from other countries who request visas for US.

So, ultimately, I'm also thinking to go to the Consulate to validate what we have to do.

I'll transmit to my hubby your valuable input.

Thank you.

[girl 37 7]

Do you have a profession? --Maybe that's how the nurse came to the US?

TN visa

[zyggy 9]

Hi

You have been given very good advise. I just would like to give you my experience. I married in April 2005 and as was not very aware of the proceadures my husband applied for my K3 and Cr1 only in July. Anyway I got my K3 on Jan 6 and moved to NY on Jan 11. My Cr1 also is in the final stage and is awating interview scheduling. I will go back to Montreal for the Cr1 interview.

I think you and your husband/fiance should look up the USCIS and NVC websites which will give you a fair idea about the process. There is not other way to go to US with your husband. It is not very difficult to fill up the forms.

If you have any more questions please ask and I will answer when I log on.

Kovil

Kovil,

I think your experience is the road we want to take, thank you so much for the time you took to explain to me. I'm happy to hear you are with your spouse now.

Yes, I have little questions: do you know if one can wait for the K3 approval in US living with hubby, or you have to wait outside of US? and same question for the Cr-1. And, why have to go back to Mtl for the Cr-1 interview, it can not be done in the US?

What confused me is that unlike other countries, Canadians do not need visas (as visitors) for the US, so that the idea of getting out of the US bac to Can to wait for the approvals, visas, was not clear to me. I believe now the difference when reuniting with hubby in US, is the change of status (fiance, spouse), then canadians need visas like all the other partners from other countries who request visas for US.

So, ultimately, I'm also thinking to go to the Consulate to validate what we have to do.

I'll transmit to my hubby your valuable input.

Thank you.

One of the few times that a Canadian needs a visa is if they wish to immigrate to the US. You intend to immigrante to the US, so you will require an immigrant visa.

A CR-1 visa can only be given at an immigrant visa post abroad. In Canada, that post is in Montreal.

You can be with your spouse as a visitor as long as your visitor status is valid. That is 6 months. You have to return to Canada when those 6 months are over. The time needed to process the CR-1 is currently longer than 6 months.

Edited February 10, 2006 by zyggy

[Yodrak 7]

know,

Further to zyggy's response,

One cannot wait in the US living with hubby while waiting for a K3 visa to be approved, but one may be able to visit hubby in the US while waiting for a K3 visa to be approved.

One can wait in the US living with hubby while waiting for an immigrant visa to be approved - using a K3 visa, that's what the K3 is for. Note that, according to her post, Kovil had her K3 visa when she came to the US and began living with her husband.

The difference between 'living' and 'visiting' may be semantics, and it may be highly subjective, but it can be very real. Visiting the US for 6 months and then returning to Canada to live for a day before returning to the US for another 6-month visit may reasonably be interpreted by a CBP officer as living in the US and visiting Canada, and the officer may not allow it.

Yodrak

Hi

You have been given very good advise. I just would like to give you my experience. I married in April 2005 and as was not very aware of the proceadures my husband applied for my K3 and Cr1 only in July. Anyway I got my K3 on Jan 6 and moved to NY on Jan 11. My Cr1 also is in the final stage and is awating interview scheduling. I will go back to Montreal for the Cr1 interview.

I think you and your husband/fiance should look up the USCIS and NVC websites which will give you a fair idea about the process. There is not other way to go to US with your husband. It is not very difficult to fill up the forms.

If you have any more questions please ask and I will answer when I log on.

Kovil

Kovil,

I think your experience is the road we want to take, thank you so much for the time you took to explain to me. I'm happy to hear you are with your spouse now.

Yes, I have little questions: do you know if one can wait for the K3 approval in US living with hubby, or you have to wait outside of US? and same question for the Cr-1. And, why have to go back to Mtl for the Cr-1 interview, it can not be done in the US?

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Edited February 10, 2006 by Yodrak

[know 0]

know,

Further to zyggy's response,

One cannot wait in the US living with hubby while waiting for a K3 visa to be approved, but one may be able to visit hubby in the US while waiting for a K3 visa to be approved.

One can wait in the US living with hubby while waiting for an immigrant visa to be approved - using a K3 visa, that's what the K3 is for. Note that, according to her post, Kovil had her K3 visa when she came to the US and began living with her husband.

The difference between 'living' and 'visiting' may be semantics, and it may be highly subjective, but it can be very real. Visiting the US for 6 months and then returning to Canada to live for a day before returning to the US for another 6-month visit may reasonably be interpreted by a CBP officer as living in the US and visiting Canada, and the officer may not allow it.

Yodrak

Ouch!...i thought my reponse was send...obviously not!...pushed the wrong button?

Ok I was saying: thank you, there are the nuances I was searching....

So to go get married in US, do I need a permission or I can just go as a visitor ?

Thank you again..

Hi

You have been given very good advise. I just would like to give you my experience. I married in April 2005 and as was not very aware of the proceadures my husband applied for my K3 and Cr1 only in July. Anyway I got my K3 on Jan 6 and moved to NY on Jan 11. My Cr1 also is in the final stage and is awating interview scheduling. I will go back to Montreal for the Cr1 interview.

I think you and your husband/fiance should look up the USCIS and NVC websites which will give you a fair idea about the process. There is not other way to go to US with your husband. It is not very difficult to fill up the forms.

If you have any more questions please ask and I will answer when I log on.

Kovil

Kovil,

I think your experience is the road we want to take, thank you so much for the time you took to explain to me. I'm happy to hear you are with your spouse now.

Yes, I have little questions: do you know if one can wait for the K3 approval in US living with hubby, or you have to wait outside of US? and same question for the Cr-1. And, why have to go back to Mtl for the Cr-1 interview, it can not be done in the US?

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