Canadian on TN status married to greencard holder

[Aya Zeitouny 0]

6 minutes ago, CEE53147 said:

Buying a house is not as easy as it seems if you intend to obtain a mortgage.

 

Absences over a year definitely require a reentry permit.

 

However, with your husband an asylee, there will likely be the question as to why he applied for asylum in the US when he could have gone to live and work in Dubai without a problem.

 

I suggest a consultation with an attorney specializing in these types of cases given the current concerns about fraudulent asylum claims.

We got married after he was granted Asylum, Syrian were not allowed to claim refugee at that time. Also, since he is not a citizen yet, he won't be able to work in Dubai without adding him on my residency application in Dubai. It might be more complicated but that's what I have heard. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

4 hours ago, Aya Zeitouny said:

We got married after he was granted Asylum, Syrian were not allowed to claim refugee at that time. Also, since he is not a citizen yet, he won't be able to work in Dubai without adding him on my residency application in Dubai. It might be more complicated but that's what I have heard. 

When a green card holder intentionally goes looking for work elsewhere it’s complicated enough. Your case imo makes it worse. I agree with CEE. 

Also quite honestly if your husband is having problems finding jobs in US but not Dubai there’s a deeper problem.  He should be focusing on US experience to put down roots in this job market, or maybe you guys should rather be looking elsewhere for your permanent home if the employment situation is such a problem. I do think you guys are risking the long term goal for short term expediency. Running off to get short term jobs halfway across the world won’t help either his work or residency plans for the US. 

[Jojo92122 1,924]

4 hours ago, Aya Zeitouny said:

We got married after he was granted Asylum, Syrian were not allowed to claim refugee at that time. Also, since he is not a citizen yet, he won't be able to work in Dubai without adding him on my residency application in Dubai. It might be more complicated but that's what I have heard. 

Claiming a foreign residency may be deemed an abandonment of his US LPR status.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Additionally to everything else, if he does manage to keep green card through all this, not sure you’re aware that an absence of longer than 6 months resets the start of the 5-year clock for naturalization to when he eventually re-enters the US. 

Edited June 25, 2018 by SusieQQQ

[Aya Zeitouny 0]

2 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Additionally to everything else, if he does manage to keep green card through all this, not sure you’re aware that an absence of longer than 6 months resets the start of the 5-year clock for naturalization to when he eventually re-enters the US. 

Okay I guess Dubai is not an option. I will just move back to Canada and he will be visiting me for less than 6 months at a time until my visa number becomes current, but we will make US his main residency. The reason why we were thinking of Dubai because my husband does not hold a degree or diploma, he only finished high school, most of the jobs here require some type of education, but because he has friends and connections in Dubai, he can get a professional job with good pay. He has been working as a general labour since he moved to US. For me, it's so easy to get a job here and everywhere else, because I hold a degree with good experience on my resume, the job market in the US is much much better than Canada, and I believe the quality of life is higher, so we both agree that eventually US will be our permanent home, but we will have so many obstacles living separated.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

5 minutes ago, Aya Zeitouny said:

Okay I guess Dubai is not an option. I will just move back to Canada and he will be visiting me for less than 6 months at a time until my visa number becomes current, but we will make US his main residency. The reason why we were thinking of Dubai because my husband does not hold a degree or diploma, he only finished high school, most of the jobs here require some type of education, but because he has friends and connections in Dubai, he can get a professional job with good pay. He has been working as a general labour since he moved to US. For me, it's so easy to get a job here and everywhere else, because I hold a degree with good experience on my resume, the job market in the US is much much better than Canada, and I believe the quality of life is higher, so we both agree that eventually US will be our permanent home, but we will have so many obstacles living separated.

The majority of posters on VJ live apart from love ones including spouses and children for years.  We empathize with you.  People wait because opportunities are better in the US than other places.  You can find support from those of us waiting too for our families.

 

The job market is pretty good in the US right now.  Is there a chance you will be able to get another TN job?

 

[Aya Zeitouny 0]

3 minutes ago, Jojo92122 said:

The majority of posters on VJ live apart from love ones including spouses and children for years.  We empathize with you.  People wait because opportunities are better in the US than other places.  You can find support from those of us waiting too for our families.

 

The job market is pretty good in the US right now.  Is there a chance you will be able to get another TN job?

 

Thank you 🙏🙏. I totally agree with you. Can I look for a job here with I-130 pending? I don't want to waste time doing all interviews and then getting rejected for immigration intent. Please advise if that's possible 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, Aya Zeitouny said:

Okay I guess Dubai is not an option. I will just move back to Canada and he will be visiting me for less than 6 months at a time until my visa number becomes current, but we will make US his main residency. The reason why we were thinking of Dubai because my husband does not hold a degree or diploma, he only finished high school, most of the jobs here require some type of education, .

I know it’s difficult being apart in the interim, but if this is the issue then both he and your family in general will probably be better served by his enrolling in a community college to improve his education in the meantime rather than spending the time in Canada.

 

 

1 hour ago, Jojo92122 said:

The majority of posters on VJ live apart from love ones including spouses and children for years.  We empathize with you.  People wait because opportunities are better in the US than other places.  You can find support from those of us waiting too for our families.

 

 

 

This. Hard in the short term, pays off in the long term.

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OP has many options to choose from only one of which involves a long separation.