Living in Canada working in America

[tessatoxx 0]

I have a question. I have fallen in love with an American. I live quite close to the American border and was wondering if he could work in the US everyday but live in canada with me? The ultimate plan is still to live in America with him but want to apply for all the proper paperwork in the meantime we wont have to be apart. Is this possible? And would he need any special documentation to cross the border everyday besides his passport. Thank you

[Kathryn41 3,205]

To live in Canada and work in the US he would need to have permanent residency status in Canada. He is not just allowed to live in Canada and would very soon be stopped when crossing the border every day for work and denied re-entry to Canada. It is the same situation for you - you cannot live in the US without permanent residence status and travel back and forth to Canada on a daily basis. You would be stopped by US authorities and denied entry.

If you have a conjugal relationship you can try to sponsor him to Canada as your partner. That way he would have permission to live in Canada and to work either in the US or in Canada. Here is a link to where you can find out more information: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse.asp

Canada does recognize common law marriages, same sex marriages, conjugal relationships and traditional marriages and allows the Canadian partner to sponsor their foreign partner to become a permanent resident in Canada. Canada does not offer fiancee visas.

The US does not recognize common law marriages, same sex marriages or conjugal relationships for immigration purposes. It does, however, offer a fiancee visa.

Moved from US citizenship forum to General Immigration forum

Edited August 10, 2009 by Kathryn41

[amnonbabs 0]

I have a question. I have fallen in love with an American. I live quite close to the American border and was wondering if he could work in the US everyday but live in canada with me? The ultimate plan is still to live in America with him but want to apply for all the proper paperwork in the meantime we wont have to be apart. Is this possible? And would he need any special documentation to cross the border everyday besides his passport. Thank you

No special documentation needed, why don't you guys just get engaged and start the immigration petition for you to come live in United States or for him to move to Canada? he could then explain to the officers at the border you live in Canada and he's visiting you as frequently as possible but you already have proof of the petition. What you have to understand is every time he crosses the border he will get a stamp in his passport, eventually he will run out of pages and they will look at him suspiciously, all of this can be proof before either the canadians or americans that your relationship is serious.

[tessatoxx 0]

I have a question. I have fallen in love with an American. I live quite close to the American border and was wondering if he could work in the US everyday but live in canada with me? The ultimate plan is still to live in America with him but want to apply for all the proper paperwork in the meantime we wont have to be apart. Is this possible? And would he need any special documentation to cross the border everyday besides his passport. Thank you

No special documentation needed, why don't you guys just get engaged and start the immigration petition for you to come live in United States or for him to move to Canada? he could then explain to the officers at the border you live in Canada and he's visiting you as frequently as possible but you already have proof of the petition. What you have to understand is every time he crosses the border he will get a stamp in his passport, eventually he will run out of pages and they will look at him suspiciously, all of this can be proof before either the canadians or americans that your relationship is serious.

Do we need an immigration lawyer to start the petition? Is it easy to do on your own?

[trailmix 77]

It is easy to do on your own - if you are good with attention to detail and filling out forms - oh and writing cheques.

[amnonbabs 0]

I have a question. I have fallen in love with an American. I live quite close to the American border and was wondering if he could work in the US everyday but live in canada with me? The ultimate plan is still to live in America with him but want to apply for all the proper paperwork in the meantime we wont have to be apart. Is this possible? And would he need any special documentation to cross the border everyday besides his passport. Thank you

No special documentation needed, why don't you guys just get engaged and start the immigration petition for you to come live in United States or for him to move to Canada? he could then explain to the officers at the border you live in Canada and he's visiting you as frequently as possible but you already have proof of the petition. What you have to understand is every time he crosses the border he will get a stamp in his passport, eventually he will run out of pages and they will look at him suspiciously, all of this can be proof before either the canadians or americans that your relationship is serious.

Do we need an immigration lawyer to start the petition? Is it easy to do on your own?

No immigration lawyer needed, just make sure to read the guides and do all the research needed, if you have all the documents in order you will be fine and they have no reason to deny your application especially if he has been visiting you and you've been visiting him, what they want to see is you are a couple and you're not paying him to get into the US, it sounds stupid i know, trust me, I know, been there, done that, keep every email, every letter every stamp in your passports, photos, proof of trips together, etc, you will need them. The process takes about 2 years so if you two are ready to commit it'd be your best bet to eventually be together. I had an immigration lawyer to get my first green card after marriage and I can assure you, I SWEAR it made no difference, in fact it delayed the whole thing because the lawyer isn't in a rush, after getting my first green card I decided to do everything on my own and had NO problems, in fact it was way faster, got the permanent green card in 5 months and the citizenship in 6 but I was ready, I read every single piece of useful info online and at the time of filling I was SUPER ready.

[trillium13 84]

It is easy to do on your own - if you are good with attention to detail and filling out forms - oh and writing cheques.

Nothing about the immigration process is easy, but it is doable on your own if you're willing to put the work into it. It takes a lot of time and effort and attention to detail. It's straightforward in most cases-but you have to read carefully and do your homework.

Here is a place to start reading-if you're thinking of you moving to the US anyway:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=guides

Good luck!