Melisandre

Thank you all for your input and taking the time to explain the details to me. I really appreciate it. We have decided to just let the visa expire for now. If and when they're ready we will re-apply.

Also, ot of curiosity, what happens if they decide to give up their US residency after endorsing the visa and want to reclaim Canadian residency? How long would the reclaiming period require for them to be considered primary residents of Canada again? Thank you!

I'm basically forcing them.. I'm an only child and I'd like to have them close to me as they're sick and old. That was the whole intent of going through this long process - in case it became too difficult for them to continue to live in Canada alone, so they could just come and stay with me and eventually become citizens here.

Thank you for explaining! I need to sit down with them. If they want to stay in Canada and need a re-entry permit - as in, a re-entry permit to enter Canada or a re-entry permit to enter US? May I ask for some direction to learn about re-entry permit? My mom is definitely not ready to wrap it all up in Canada yet..

Thank you for sharing, I appreciate it. My parents are actually in Ontario. They're not selling their house and keeping everything, they're simply not ready to move yet and their visa expires in June. We wanted to have their visa validated, so that they could go back and come back in 6 months to a year when they're ready. They want to keep Ontario as their primary residence. Should I be looking into snowbird laws in this case? Any point of direction to learn on snowbird regulations?

Thank you, would the link below apply in their case? https://www.ontario.ca/page/ohip-coverage-while-outside-canada They're from Ontario. It says they can be outside of Canada for 7 months. They're only planning to come over for a few weeks, and go back. They will be keeping Ontario as their primary residency and continue to live in Canada and keep their jobs there at least for next few years. They are not ready to give up their home/lives in Canads yet and their visa expires in June. We just wanted to make sure their visa is validated, then they can go back and come back once ready.

Thank you. Would you mind sharing point of contact or link regarding this? I wasn't aware of this at all and now I'm concerned and thinking perhaps they should cancel their visit for now.

Since they don't have a home address in US yet, I.e. haven't gotten a place, would my address be considered their US address, and therefore the GC be sent to my home address? They were not asked or told anything about how to or where to make the $220 GC payment during the interview in MTL so I'm kind of lost. Any information will be helpful!

Would you mind sharing a little more on how and where can we make the payment of $220 for the GC? My dad said they never asked or said anything about it at their interview in Montreal. Since they're visiting this time, going back in 2 months, only coming with the intent to visit me, and have their residence still in Canada, wouldn't they still be eligible for Health Insurance in Canada as they're still Canadian residents? I thought Health Insurance is revoked if one is out of residency in Canada for over 3 months? I appreciate you sharing the details.

Good afternoon all, I am a naturalized US citizen. My parents are Canadian citizens, recently granted the family visa to move to the US as permanent residents. They received their visas on their Canadian passport in Montreal earlier this year and the visa expires in June. My parents' first trip since being granted the visa to US will be in April. They are not "moving" this visit, simply coming over for 2 months to stay with me and then go back to their Canadian residence for a couple more months to prepare for the move. I am kind of confused in regards to what happens next - I have reached out many times to NVC to get clarification but haven't received any. When they fly in from Montreal to US in April, would they just show the visa to the customs officer and that's it? Are they going to be questioned/interviewed at that point at the airport? My parents are sick and elderly so I want to have them aware and prepared for as much as possible and know what to expect. At what point would they receive their PR cards? As I was the petitioner in their application, is it going to be mailed to my home address for them? Or would it be mailed to their Canadian listed address? Once they have arrived to the US, they plan to stay for about 2 months with me and then go back to Canada. and then come back again in a couple of months. I am just not sure what the process will be like from here on to obtain the actual PR card and what would be the next steps in terms of getting their Social Security and everything set up. I will really appreciate some guidance in this.