Polar Bear

I move to the US from Canada 1963 until 1973 with my parents, and I am looking at going
back to the states. My brother is American and I have jobs offers etc.. TN Visa looks
pretty straight forward, but my question for the group is

Does living in the states previously, proved any advantages to me if I want to return.?

Sandra Rich

Nope...Been there.....Your previous residence is of no concern for INS. I have lived 15
years and still had to file all papers and wait. Good luck

Ingo

Normally, it does not provide any benefits. In rare cases, you might be able to get a
"returning permanent resident" immigrant visa, but you would have to show that you never
intended to give up your US residency.

Contact a competent immigration attorney. Side note: there are a number of cases of
Canadians who may be US citizens without knowing
it. Go back in your family history and see if you might have inherited US citizenship
through parents, grandparents, or the like.

Ingo

On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:57:01 -0800, "Polar Bear" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I move to the US from Canada 1963 until 1973 with my parents, and I am looking at going
>back to the states. My brother is American and I have jobs offers etc.. TN Visa looks
>pretty straight forward, but my question for the group is
>
>Does living in the states previously, proved any advantages to me if I want to return.?
>
>

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult with a
professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html
(Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For DOL Faxback status information: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

(When using these sites, and any Web sites, please watch out for privacy, as I do not know
all site operators.)

http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall http://www.murthy.com/ http://www.getusavisa.com
http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/ http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B)
http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee) http://www.kamya.com/misc/ (marriage
and fiancee) http://www2.apex.net/users/thehydes http://www.formshome.com
http://www.workpermit.com

This is not an endorsement of any of these Web sites. I am not affiliated with any of the
Web site owners and do not receive nor accept payment in return for listing them, and
typically don't even know them.

(if believe you have a good immigration-related Web site and want your Web site listed
here, please e-mail me).

Andrew M. Wilson, Esq.

Unfortunately previously living in the U.S does not help you.

Also, while your brother is a U.S. citizen, it would take over 10 years to come to the
U.S. if you were sponsored by him.

The TN is probably your best bet, and definetly your best short term bet. Securing your TN
can take as little as one week.

For more information on TN's and related issues, please feel free to check out my firm's
web site at www.srs-usvisa.com

Regards,

Andrew M. Wilson, Esq. [email protected]

In article <[email protected]>,

> I move to the US from Canada 1963 until 1973 with my parents, and I am looking at going
> back to the states. My brother is American and I
have jobs
> offers etc.. TN Visa looks pretty straight forward, but my question
for the
> group is
>
> Does living in the states previously, proved any advantages to me if
I want
> to return.?
>
>

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Andrew M. Wilson--Immigration Attorney Serotte, Reich & Seipp, LLP
(716) 854-7525
(717) 854-0294 - fax [email protected]