K-1 Conditional GC - Move to Canada with family under CUAET (Merged)

[DrHeinzFresh 2]

I'm a conditional Green card holder with my GC expiring in 2024 of Feb. Me and my husband are getting a divorce want to know if it's possible to move to Canada to be with my sister instead of staying in the U.S. I have nobody here and miss my family very much. What options do i have? If it's possible, what issues or processes would have i have to take to make the move? Sorry if i posted in wrong forum  

[OldUser 6,602]

Hi @DrHeinzFresh sorry to hear about your marriage breaking apart. US Green Card does not give you immigration priviliges in Canada.

 

Canada has a special program right now, called CUAET for Ukrainians, based on your profile you may be eligible.

 

Edited November 15, 2022 by OldUser

[DrHeinzFresh 2]

4 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Hi @DrHeinzFresh sorry to hear about your marriage breaking apart. US Green Card does not give you immigration priviliges in Canada.

 

Canada has a special program right now, called CUAET for Ukrainians, based on your profile you may be eligible.

 

Thank you  it's absolutely heart breaking for us. Everything is so different here and i'm finding so hard to adjust. 

 

One thing i'm concerned about is creating an issue for my husband with the financial sponsorship...it seems like theres really only 3 ways to end this for us (work 10 years, apply for citizenship in about 7 years? or leave the country) correct? I don't want to create anymore problems for him or his future and it weighing on his mind  

[OldUser 6,602]

@DrHeinzFresh the only problem with CUAET is that you do not get permanent residency in Canada. You really need to think where you're going to live and how you're going to achieve it. As of today, you're a permanent resident (LPR) in USA. You can work here, you can live here and travel to Canada to see your family. You can remove conditions yourself, if your marriage was real and you have enough evidence. In several years you can become a US citizen. This will allow you to sponsor your immediate relatives to live with you in the US.

 

If you give up your LPR status here in the US and get temporary status in Canada, you may not be able to stay there indefinitely, especially if all of your relatives there are on CUAET also.

 

So think twice before giving up your LPR status in the US. You may never get a chance to get it again in your life.

[Family 3,988]

11 minutes ago, DrHeinzFresh said:

One thing i'm concerned about is creating an issue for my husband with the financial sponsorship...it seems like theres really only 3 ways to end this for us (work 10 years, apply for citizenship in about 7 years? or leave the country) correct? I don't want to create anymore problems for him or his future and it weighing on his mind  

He has nothing to be concerned about as long as you walk away , divorce manage your own finances .

[OldUser 6,602]

@DrHeinzFresh you can ask Canada specific questions here:

 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/93-canada/

 

[OldUser 6,602]

55 minutes ago, DrHeinzFresh said:

apply for citizenship in about 7 years? or leave the country) correct?

I don't know where you got 7 years from.

 

You can apply for US citizenship in 5 years from Resident Since on your 2 year green card.

 

If you became LPR earlier this year (2022), you can apply for citizenship in 2027. You just need to continue living in the USA for 30 months out of 5 years and never leave the US for 6+ months at a time.

 

Also, if you are on good terms with your soon to be ex husband:

- Ask him to write an affidavit saying the marriage was real, and just didn't work out. It may help you in the future if you decide to file I-751 on your own.

- Collect all evidence of your relationship and married life. As much as possible.

- Have copies of all your immigration forms and evidence up to this point.

Edited November 15, 2022 by OldUser

[DrHeinzFresh 2]

I posted in the K1 visa area and got some information that I might need to ask this group of some what ifs....

I'm currently going through talks about a divorce with my husband and i'm on a Conditional GC. Expiration is Feb 2024. 

I have Family in Canada already under the CUAET program and thinking maybe it would be a good idea to jump ship and make it that way to be with them instead of staying in the US or going back to my war-torn country  

 

I know this place is full of opinions and i'm grateful for everyone that responds to my post but as of right now i'm strongly considering relieving myself of the Green card and filing the form I-407 and abandoning the green card. I would rather feel better knowing that my husband/ex would sleep better knowing that no one (government etc) is going to come after him for any aid i may or may not ask for. He's been amazing person during this short time knowing him but as more of an independent woman i know that i would have it the same way if it was me financially sponsoring him and not have this 10 years ( 40 quarters or waiting on getting citizenship) to end the obligation. Money was always a sore subject with us and I don't want it to continue even as friends. 

 

Now with that being said....Any advice as to what i should do, maybe someone in a similar situation. 

1. Should i apply for the CUAET program now while i'm still married ( no documents have been filed or filled out yet) but it will be easy. I would leave with everything i came with...I want nothing of his. 

2. I need to start work immediately, as I haven't worked since I left my country in 2020. 

 

What other things would i need to know? 

 

Very lost! TY 

[Ontarkie 14,215]

~~Moved to Effects of Major Family Changes, from the Canada forum- As similar threads are discussed here. Also please only start one thread for related topics/questions. Threads have been merged.~~

Edited November 26, 2022 by Ontarkie

[DrHeinzFresh 2]

5 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

~~Moved to Effects of Major Family Changes, from the Canada forum- As similar threads are discussed here. Also please only start one thread for related topics/questions. Threads have been merged.~~

Why were they merged if i was asking questions about Canada? Now individuals won't see my Canada questions?