US Immigration from Canada

Hi all.

My wife and I live in Canada. She is American, I am Canadian. We want to move to the US to be close to family.

What is the best and fastest way we can do this? I am so confused with all the visas etc.

I think we need to start with an I-130 but that s all I know so far. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

We are not apposed for my wife to go to the US alone if she finds the right job but not for an extended time obviously.

Regards!

Hello all,

We are one of the lucky ones and got our CR1 visa expedited by the consulate in Montreal. However, we have been waiting to hear back from them about scheduling an appointment. Has anyone here gone through this process and know what a rough timeline would be for this? When I logged in to CEAC, it said the application was being reviewed at the consulate. My wife is 6 months pregnant, and I'm set to deploy in 30 days with no return back home for up to 9 months. We also claimed financial hardship. So I'm guessing the combination of these things got us the expedite. Our DQ date is 6 August. The last communication we received was on 8 August, saying they would reach out shortly to schedule an appointment. Is there anything I can do at this stage? I thought I would have heard from them by now. Thanks in advance for your guidance!

Jason

Anyone who had recent approvals for both parents (I-130)? Looking to see typical timeline for both getting approved. Mom got approval yesterday...still waiting on dad.

Hello!

This forum -- and visajourney as a whole -- is such a cool resource to those of us earlier in our process; thanks to the amazing people who stick around even after their USCIS journey is over to help other couples!

I'm a US petitioner and we're doing the K-1 route, filing our I-129F soon (yes, we know the advantages and disadvantages over just getting married )

As my fianc is Canadian, I've obviously been closely following the whole Montreal DS-5535 threads.

My fianc 's employer is a research institute, and has the words Research Institute in the name. His own duties are NON-SCIENTIFIC; he does logistics/shipping work. But, we're wondering, with the elevated DS-5535 handouts at the Montreal consulate, if just the fact this is his employer is likely to seem TAL-aligned and have us go through the delays that go with the DS-5535. No problem but obviously not fun to wait haha

My fianc works NOT AS A SCIENTIST OR DOCTOR; he has no post-secondary education in the sciences at all, and no Masters/PhD/MD... but then again, education isn't listed on the I-129F, so going into the K-1 interview when he's at that stage, that won't be already established.

Anyways, would love to hear if this as his most recent/current employer seems likely to add the DS-5535 wait to the timeline we should be anticipating.

And/or if preemtively bringing a resume to the K-1 interview (when we get to that ) and an affidavit from my fianc 's direct supervisor stating that my fianc 's work isn't actually scientific would help curtail that possibility?

Appreciate any replies and excited to be joining this cool community!! Thank you!!

Hi all,

As we need extra time to settle in the US after having obtained our GC in Feb 2024, I am in the process of filing an I-131 reentry permit for me and my family. Looking at the form it seems pretty straightforward. When looking at other sources (notably lawyer ones) it sounds a lot more daunting:

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Applying for a reentry permit requires submitting a comprehensive package to USCIS emphasizing the lawful permanent resident s reasons/needs for wanting to reside abroad temporarily and their intent to resume their residency in the U.S. after their temporary absence. The package should also include evidence that the lawful permanent resident was in the U.S. at the time of filing the application since it is a statutory requirement. See 8 CFR 223.2(b)(1). Failure to provide such evidence could lead to a Request for Evidence for the same and/or an eventual denial.

Is this actually so i.e. that I need to provide ample evidence about our plans? Or is it sufficient to just submit the form along with a I-551 copy and the payment form?