Relocation

[ljrascoe 0]

I am a Canadian citizen who is in the US (husband is a US citizen) on a permanent resident card in which I would have filed a for lifting conditions early 2010.

My husband is being asked by his company to relocate to Canada to work. How will this affect me? Do I still apply for lifting conditions for the US? What do I need to do without losing what I have so far?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[payxibka 10,045]

where will your residency be? if you have permanently moved to Canada, it will become more difficult to maintain you US residency....

www.uscis.gov/files/article/B4eng.pdf

Edited January 9, 2009 by payxibka

[antda 13]

Hi Ljrascoe,

Nice to meet another Canadian VJer on the boards! First of all, you might want to try re-posting your post in the VJ Canada Forum, in which you may find more answers here from others who have been through similar experiences as you have in terms of wanting to relocate back to Canada, and if you need help with other Canadian/American issues too:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=93

And yes, do think carefully before you and your husband moves back to Canada, as your husband's US permanent residency could be in jeopardy and considered "abandoned" if he decides to permanently re-locate back to Canada. For example, there are a certain number of days that your husband has to be "residing" in the USA (180 per year, I think), in order to be still considered a "resident" here. As well, for re-entry purposes, he might have to apply for "advance parole" if he is out of the USA for more than a certain length of time and at the same time still maintain his residency status.

As for removal of conditions, if your husband decides to stay in the USA, or somehow can retain his US residency status while he is Canada, then yes, the both of you will still have to file for the I-751/removal of coditions in order for him to have him maintain his "US legal residency status" here in the USA. Alternatively, if you both decide to move to Canada permanently, then you should probably consider becoming a permanent resident of Canada instead...

Hope this helps. Good luck on your immigration journey too.

Ant (Still waiting at the VSC, Still waiting for Baby...)

I am a Canadian citizen who is in the US (husband is a US citizen) on a permanent resident card in which I would have filed a for lifting conditions early 2010.

My husband is being asked by his company to relocate to Canada to work. How will this affect me? Do I still apply for lifting conditions for the US? What do I need to do without losing what I have so far?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Edited January 9, 2009 by AntandD

[chris11xb 0]

Ljrascoe, you'll definitely need to consider the move very carefully. My fiance and I (I'm Canadian and he's American) have talked about this, as we do plan on coming to Canada someday. From what we have learned, if you do not yet have your US citizenship you will lose permanent residency status if you move out of the country. Meaning... if you move out of the US, to anywhere, but then someday want to go back to the US you will have to start all over for the visa process.

For this reason, my soon-to-be-hubby and I have decided we will not move outside the US until I have my citizenship several years from now. To lose all that money, to have to go through the paperwork again... oh boy. But, depending on your situation and if the move seems like it will be really, really permanent, that will be something you'll want to consider. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.

Just keep in mind that a move to Canada means you lose your US residency, if you do not have citizenship. So, try to think about the future as much as you can, and see what works for you guys.

Best of luck. And yes, do check out the Canada Regional Discussion. There's plenty of helpful folks over there. (I stumbled on this thread accidentally!)

[ljrascoe 0]

Thanks everyone.