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  On 7/22/2022 at 10:20 PM, Crazy Cat said:

After your spouse has been a legal US resident for 3 years, she can apply for American citizenship.  

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Our priority is not necessarily the long term, but the short term separation. We wouldn't mind if it's harder for us down the line / have to file more things down the line, if we could spend less time apart over the next two years. Voting and working for her is not an issue. Essentially we want to go on TN/TD equivalents... if I lost the job we would definitely return to Canada. Washington state is awesome, it'll be an amazing experience and we hope it lasts... but anyway rent is triple there, if I lost the job we would just return to Canada. Are there options in this vein?

Thanks

Posted (edited)
  On 7/22/2022 at 9:29 PM, DualMatty said:

If she wanted to visit me where I'm living and working in Washington state, and we keep an apartment in Montreal, how much could she visit? Why couldn't we just straight up say to the border guards the situation, and she won't be working or voting, so during the 2 years of processing she could visit. And how much? Like half the time spent in Washington, half the time in Canada overall?

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She cannot live in the US until she has an immigrant visa.   Visiting is discretionary, and if abused, can lead to a denial of entry.

 

She is also not permitted to work remotely while visiting the United States.

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  On 7/22/2022 at 10:23 PM, DualMatty said:

Our priority is not necessarily the long term, but the short term separation. We wouldn't mind if it's harder for us down the line / have to file more things down the line, if we could spend less time apart over the next two years. Voting and working for her is not an issue. Essentially we want to go on TN/TD equivalents... if I lost the job we would definitely return to Canada. Washington state is awesome, it'll be an amazing experience and we hope it lasts... but anyway rent is triple there, if I lost the job we would just return to Canada. Are there options in this vein?

Thanks

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She needs an immigrant visa to be able to live in the US.   As a citizen, you do not need a visa.

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Why does she not apply for a TN?

 

DCF is approved is relatively quick.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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  On 7/22/2022 at 11:17 PM, DualMatty said:

she's an artist. with the salary of this job, even with 2 apartments, we wouldn't need her to work

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That will not help visiting, DCF sounds the best bet.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Posted
  On 7/22/2022 at 11:17 PM, DualMatty said:

she's an artist. with the salary of this job, even with 2 apartments, we wouldn't need her to work

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Research DCF then. I'm not an expert on that particular process so I can't advise. I only know that it is possible via the Montreal consulate and that it is rather quick if the consulate agrees to it.

Posted
  On 7/22/2022 at 11:17 PM, DualMatty said:

she's an artist. with the salary of this job, even with 2 apartments, we wouldn't need her to work

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Immigration rules are for everyone that is not an US CITIZEN. Does matter if she live just at the corner outside of the border, if she is an artist or any other things that you want to present. The law is the law.

 

You received a lot of good answers trying to teach you about the process and you continue to ignore it.

 

Voting is something reaaaaaaally far from her so doesn’t matter if she wants to vote or not.

 

if you want to go to the CBP and find for yourself you are free to do it. They will explain to you the same but maybe they saying you will accept better.

 

Immigration is not a easy thing. A lot of Canadians are deported from here too for being living illegally. 
 

Follow the rules and you will be just fine. Love can support a immigration process. We all here are proof of that. 
 

good luck

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ok thanks all for the input. So looks like continuing DCF as I've been doing is the best bet. I had some lawyers tell me that DCF actually takes longer, and some sites were saying you have to stay in Canada during the processing. But maybe they just mean that you have to be in Canada to be present at the consulate when required, which is obviously not an issue. Hopefully it is actually 2 months like it says on the government website, and hopefully they consider us for that process and it allows us to spend time together during it and it'll be finished much sooner. Maybe the lawyers say that DCF is not ideal because it's their bread and butter? I dunno, but I'll pray for DCF to come through.

Posted (edited)
  On 7/22/2022 at 9:47 PM, DualMatty said:

Is there another option other than I-130? Like a non-immigrant visa? If the best option is for me to rescind my American citizenship to get a H-1B and H-4 visa or TN&TD on our Canadian passports, that seems absurd...

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I meant other than DCF, if DCF is allowed, and if she's allowed to visit during DCF, and if DCF actually takes 2 months (or not much longer). DCF feels like a hail marry because there's no way to call them, you can only email and not be sure when you'll hear back. I'll pray for DCF to come through.

 

I'm just pointing out the absurdity of this situation:  If I could magically make my American citizenship disappear, I could have already gotten the two of us visas right? TN and TD I was told  from the hiring company are 1 to 2 months. Hopefully we're only separated half the time for a few months total... that would be ok, still frustrating, but understandable.

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OP, I strongly suggest you become an "A" student of US immigration, as many of the most seasoned here will say.  US immigration is not quick (even DCF), easy, or cheap.  You make some assumptions in your posts that are just incorrect, and that can lead to delays and extra costs.

 

Educating yourselves about the process is critical to success.

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  On 7/22/2022 at 9:29 PM, DualMatty said:

Why couldn't we just straight up say to the border guards the situation, and she won't be working or voting, so during the 2 years of processing she could visit

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Because how would they know that you’re telling the truth?

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Posted
  On 7/23/2022 at 1:40 AM, DualMatty said:

Hopefully it is actually 2 months like it says on the government website

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As @Jorgedighas rightfully said, you need to become an A student in immigration. I’m working on putting together a package, and the intro lesson is…

DO NOT BUY THE PROCESSING TIMES POSTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

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FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

 
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