Kai G. Llewellyn

I'm surprised that Montreal accepted your case if you're on visitor status in Canada. Usually they want proof of Canadian Citizenship, Canadian PR or work/study permit to accept your case. Regardless, there is no harm in applying for a visitor record. They take 6 months-ish to get and during that time you're on implied status (effectively a de facto extension) and the cost is minimal. Explain you're waiting on a visa from the US and show documentary proof, I don't think IRCC will have a problem with it unless you've been in Canada a looooong time.

Yeah, I got a pretty useless message back from them too, but the important aspect is that you have made an effort to inform them, so they cannot accuse you of misrepresentation. I did the message via myUSCIS and didn't do anything more than that. Honestly, this is more of a cover-your-backside matter more than anything that's specifically required. I am paranoid regarding immigration, there's 95% chance nothing bad would come of failing to inform them. Gaining additional citizenships does not impact LPR status in any way (i.e. many countries have laws where you could pick up their citizenship while living 100% in the US. such as citizenship by descent.)

I-751 fee increase is quite bonkers to be honest. Seems quite unfair that folks that by definition are permanent residents, but have conditions on them that they have to file this stupid form otherwise face removal are being extorted up the backside for it. Go figure, easy targets. I wouldn't mind so much if it came with some guarantee that they'd process these within 12 months, but it's a tough pill to swallow when these forms are yeeted into a USCIS pit only to be fished out when the N-400 forces their hand.

Yes, or it was at least with me. I used to live full-time in Canada and when I came down before I became a Canadian, I used to have to get a new I-94 every three months. A few times a CBP officer did remind me that if I wanted to live permanently in the US, my husband had to file for a spousal visa. I said to them, I am well aware of the rules and this visit is temporary, I have work and responsibilities in Canada which cannot be abandoned. I was let in without any issue at all. My visits were never more than a couple of days at a time and I had a good history of travel compliance. Indeed I ultimately came here on a CR-1 visa, I still have those responsibilities and work in Canada despite living here, so AoS was never an option for me regardless of my intent. xD And yup, the process can take two years, it may take less, or it may take more. Some folks end up waiting a very long time indeed, but that's mostly nationalities of high-risk countries who get their petitions sent back to USCIS or stuck in Administrative Processing. Whether you were flagged may depend if you were referred to immigration secondary or not. They may have put a note on your file that there's a risk of immigrant intent there. If it was a customs referral, I have my serious doubts that they did. Anyways, so long as you're keeping your visits short and have work/responsibilities in your country of residence I think your future visits to the US should be fairly uneventful from an immigration perspective, although it is ultimately up to the CBPO you get.

1. Up to the CBP officer, some will allow a temporary import, others will deny entry to the car. 2. You can either try and obtain correct documentation and re-attempt within the US (if they allowed the temporary import) and go to a CBP office at an airport. Or run the car through the border again. If you cannot secure correct documentation you may either use a Registered Importer (see my guide below) or sell it in Canada. Cars that are temporary imported into the US are prohibited to be sold in the US. 3. Canadian registration (can be the combo insurance/registration that some provinces provide), Letter/Certificate of Compliance and I think they may want the bill of sale, but I don't think they need it. They will verify that the speedo on your car is readable in MPH and may take a reading of the odometer. If your car is approved for import they will provide you a stamped CBP Form 7501 Entry Summary. You take that to your State's DMV for registration and to get US plates. Some states may require your car to be CARB compliant to be registered. 4. Your Car Manufacturer's US representative. By the way you may skip the letter of compliance IF your car has the 'Complies with US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards' sticker, and EPA compliance sticker. The CMVSS / Canadian Emissions stickers are not sufficient alone.

Hey all, Just wanted to give y'all an update with my Canadian Citizenship. I applied for Canadian citizenship on June 24th 2021 and became a US LPR on August 9th 2021. Historically, Canada used to require citizenship applicants to intend to live in Canada once granted citizenship, in 2017 this requirement was removed. My application was approved in early June and I was sworn in as a Canadian citizen on June 21st 2022 while being a resident of the US and not of Canada. I strongly recommend that you have an address in Canada where IRCC can send notices and your citizenship certificate (while ceremonies are still online), this could be an address of a trusted friend or family member. As before, there are no issues maintaining PR of both countries so long as you are in compliance with Canada's residency obligation (2 years in Canada for every rolling 5 year period), and the US's requirement to maintain primary domicile in the US. I hope this is useful for Canadian PR's planning to move to the US and want to apply for Canadian citizenship too, as I am aware a few members were planning on doing this.