Canadian Spousal Visas

[Flames9_RN 358]

take some time and read the k3 and cr-1 forum guides!! Its pretty straight forward

ur in victoria. if you do the k3 , ur interview is in vancouver. manitoba and west goto van, rest of canada goto Montreal

if you go the cr-1 route, it will be in Montreal! ALL cr-1 go through Montreal.

[ZansGirl 0]

take some time and read the k3 and cr-1 forum guides!! Its pretty straight forward

ur in victoria. if you do the k3 , ur interview is in vancouver. manitoba and west goto van, rest of canada goto Montreal

if you go the cr-1 route, it will be in Montreal! ALL cr-1 go through Montreal.

i am getting conflicting answers (not complaining at all though,,just confused,,,,,) One says all immigration goes through Montreal...and the Fiance visa goes through Vancouver....that i basically file one of everything and depending on which gets approved first is going to determine where we go?? that the k3 and cr1 have both the same forms but one goes faster so i might end up in montreal....

why is immigration so confusing???

[canadian_wife 1,822]

They aren't the same forms. I-130 for your CR-1 visa is an immigrant visa and will go through Montreal. I-129 is for your K3 and is a non-immigrant visa and will go through Vancouver.

Depending on which gets processed first, you could be in Vancouver or Montreal.

[puckstoper9 2]

nothing dumb about your questions.

K-3 is actually almost twice as much as the CR-1 after all the work permits and adjustments of status are done. CR-1 takes longer but it is cheaper.

Yes, all immigrant visas go through montreal.

You can visit, but you have to bring substantial ties to Canada to show that you intend to go back there. Traveling to the US as a visitor and then filing immigration paperwork is illegal.

again......twice as much, but the flight from Vancouver return to montreal and hotel, plus his flight from seattle return could very well equal that difference correct???

When going for the interview in Montreal your husband does not have to attend.

I am going to Montreal Nov.5 and got a flight from Vancouver via west jet for 500 return including taxes.

[Reba 2]

i am getting conflicting answers (not complaining at all though,,just confused,,,,,) One says all immigration goes through Montreal...and the Fiance visa goes through Vancouver....that i basically file one of everything and depending on which gets approved first is going to determine where we go?? that the k3 and cr1 have both the same forms but one goes faster so i might end up in montreal....

why is immigration so confusing???

not conflicting, just confusing. The CR1 is an immigrant visa. All immigrant visas for Canada are processed thru the US consulate in Montreal.

The K visas are non-immigrant visas. The country is divided in half for processing of those. If you live in the west, you go to Vancouver, if you live in the east, you go to Montreal.

If you want the immigrant visa (green card basically) then you will be interviewed in Montreal. If you want the K3, then you will be interviewed in Vancouver.

The costs for the K3 are considerably higher than the CR1, even when you factor in the trip to Montreal.

[SaysWho 3]

Hi and welcome to VJ!

I was living on Vancouver Island when I married my US spouse living in Tacoma WA. We went the K-3 route for two reasons...the cost of flights to Montreal (our interview was going to occur in the summer and flights to Montreal were very expensive) and the fact that K3 is a multiple entry visa and with the CR1 you cannot come and go back and forth between Canada and the US while you are Adjusting Status after you get here (you can apply for "advanced parole" but that takes time to process). I have an aging mother, kids and grandkids back in Canada and would not risk putting my status in jeopardy if my family needed me during the AOS after I arrived in the US. Also, I was ok with not working for a couple of months after I got here on the K3. For us it was pretty clear that the K3 was the way to go.

Spend some time with the guides and forums here and figure out which way is the best for your particular situation. Everyone's circumstances are a bit different.

God bless and we hope your journey to be with your spouse is smooth and fast! All the best...

Annie & Tim

[Flames9_RN 358]

Hi and welcome to VJ!

I was living on Vancouver Island when I married my US spouse living in Tacoma WA. We went the K-3 route for two reasons...the cost of flights to Montreal (our interview was going to occur in the summer and flights to Montreal were very expensive) and the fact that K3 is a multiple entry visa and with the CR1 you cannot come and go back and forth between Canada and the US while you are Adjusting Status after you get here (you can apply for "advanced parole" but that takes time to process). I have an aging mother, kids and grandkids back in Canada and would not risk putting my status in jeopardy if my family needed me during the AOS after I arrived in the US. Also, I was ok with not working for a couple of months after I got here on the K3. For us it was pretty clear that the K3 was the way to go.

Spend some time with the guides and forums here and figure out which way is the best for your particular situation. Everyone's circumstances are a bit different.

God bless and we hope your journey to be with your spouse is smooth and fast! All the best...

Annie & Tim

WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!! CR-1 is a MULTIPLE entry visa. There is NO ADJUSTING OF STATUS with a cr-1 (or Ir-1)

Yes please, spend some time in the guide lines,lol Your thinking of the K1, NOT the cr-1

[cdn_in_wa 1]

Hi and welcome to VJ!

I was living on Vancouver Island when I married my US spouse living in Tacoma WA. We went the K-3 route for two reasons...the cost of flights to Montreal (our interview was going to occur in the summer and flights to Montreal were very expensive) and the fact that K3 is a multiple entry visa and with the CR1 you cannot come and go back and forth between Canada and the US while you are Adjusting Status after you get here (you can apply for "advanced parole" but that takes time to process). I have an aging mother, kids and grandkids back in Canada and would not risk putting my status in jeopardy if my family needed me during the AOS after I arrived in the US. Also, I was ok with not working for a couple of months after I got here on the K3. For us it was pretty clear that the K3 was the way to go.

Spend some time with the guides and forums here and figure out which way is the best for your particular situation. Everyone's circumstances are a bit different.

God bless and we hope your journey to be with your spouse is smooth and fast! All the best...

Annie & Tim

CR1 is an immigrant visa. You don't have to AOS from CR1. Are you thinking of K1?

[Amy and Adrian 0]

just got married october 11th and need to file 130 any canadians currently filing spousal visas?? Really could use all the help we can get as we sure do not want to mess this up..I returned to Canada and plan on visiting him as often as possible........

again...any help or adive would be appreciated

Congrats on your marriage! I see you are a fellow WOW player. Hubby and I pass our time playing WOW.... it's been one of the things that has helped us keep our sanity through all of this.

Cerruna

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Edited October 21, 2008 by Amy and Adrian

[Amy and Adrian 0]

The biggest deciding factor for Adrian and I in deciding which Visa to apply for was the fact that the CR-I will allow him to work right away once he gets here. We have 5 children between us and trying to make it on just my income until he could adjust status and work on the K-1 was not an option.

The process for either visa takes pretty much the same time nowadays-- K-1 used to be faster but the CR-1 timeline is pretty comparable now. CR-1 is less expensive and is really the superior Visa. When you enter the US you have your greencard and are considered a permanent resident of the US. The big drawback is having to go all the way to Montreal for the interview. All CR-1 Visas in Canada go through Montreal.

Adrian has visited me here in Ohio but that was before we got married and had no trouble at the border. I go to Canada every 8-10 weeks to visit and haven't had any trouble at the border since we've gotten married. I've just been honest and tell the guard that I'm going to see my Canadian husband. Neither of us have stayed for more than two weeks though.

[ZansGirl 0]

Amy....

Is your application taking longer because of the kids as well??? Did you have to file an I-129f as well?? Zan and I have no kids immigrating with us as mine are moved out and he never had any......

[zyggy 9]

Due to the changes in the AOS process and how Immigrant visas are being processed, it esentially made the K-3 a waste of time and money. If you're already married, don't bother with the K-3. It won't get you to the US any faster and it costs 3 times as much as the CR-1.

[carslo 0]

We chose the CR-1 as I can work when I get there. As to the cost for the airfare to Montreal, I have been saving my Safeway Airmiles and am also a gold member - hopefully I will be able to use those airmiles to fly to Montreal when the time comes. I always shop when it is spend $ 100 get a 100 airmiles, it doesn't take long to accumulate the miles.

Good luck on your journey and congrats on your marriage.

Janet