Cdnchick

I'm going to post this question to both the immigrating to Canada and
immigrating to the US forums to see what y'all can come up with!

A friend of mine (in Canada) met a girl in Vegas last July when he was there
for my wedding. They're now talking about getting married.
I moved from Canada to the US to marry my fiance, so, I DO know the ins and
outs of going about it that way but I don't know what the process is for her
to go from the US to Canada or how long the whole process usually takes.
Here's the glitch ....
He works for a large international company and while he's currently working
in Canada, he expects to be transferred down to the US within the next
couple of years. So, whats the best way for them to do this? Can she move
to Canada, they get married, they live there till he gets transferred. What
happens to her Canadian immigration status if she moves back to the US (with
him) in a couple of years? How long can she just "stay" in Canada (without
them getting married) if they wanted to wait until his transfer came thru?
The company that he works for routinely applies for its employees to become
PR's - both in the US and in Canada - so, for him, he can become a US
resident thru his employer and would not have to wait for HER to sponsor him
if thats what he chose to do.
For me, being the Canadian and living in the US, I can't leave here without
travel documentation, and I must reside here for a certain period of time to
receive PR status - is it the same for immigrating to Canada? So, if she
were to move there and then they had to move to the US before she got her PR
status what would happen should they end up back in Canada at some point??
He's asking me all sorts of questions about them doing the same process as I
did (fiance visa to come to the US - with HER being the sponsor); however,
in my opinion - if he KNEW he had a job waiting for him down here I wouldn't
even bother going thru the K1/K3 process - I would wait for the company to
sponsor me - move to the US and then get married. But, again, he's not sure
WHEN he's going to be transferred and he may be in Canada for awhile yet.
Any comments/suggestions??!!

Thanks!
DeAnna

Pmm

"CdnChick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I'm going to post this question to both the immigrating to Canada and
    > immigrating to the US forums to see what y'all can come up with!
    > A friend of mine (in Canada) met a girl in Vegas last July when he was
there
    > for my wedding. They're now talking about getting married.
    > I moved from Canada to the US to marry my fiance, so, I DO know the ins
and
    > outs of going about it that way but I don't know what the process is for
her
    > to go from the US to Canada or how long the whole process usually takes.
    > Here's the glitch ....
    > He works for a large international company and while he's currently
working
    > in Canada, he expects to be transferred down to the US within the next
    > couple of years. So, whats the best way for them to do this? Can she
move
    > to Canada, they get married, they live there till he gets transferred.

Yes, if they marry, he can sponsor her in Canada as a spousal applicant. If
she passes the background and criminality checks (she has to have the
medical, but as a spousal applicant will not be refused if she fails) it
would take about 10 months or so to process. She would not be able to work
until she receives Approval in Principle, about 5/6 months into the process.
What
    > happens to her Canadian immigration status if she moves back to the US
(with
    > him) in a couple of years?

As long as she is accompanying a CC spouse outside of Canada, she would not
lose her PR status.

How long can she just "stay" in Canada (without
    > them getting married) if they wanted to wait until his transfer came thru?

About 6 months, after this time it starts to become sticky for extensions.

    > The company that he works for routinely applies for its employees to
become
    > PR's - both in the US and in Canada - so, for him, he can become a US
    > resident thru his employer and would not have to wait for HER to sponsor
him
    > if thats what he chose to do.
    > For me, being the Canadian and living in the US, I can't leave here
without
    > travel documentation, and I must reside here for a certain period of time
to
    > receive PR status - is it the same for immigrating to Canada?

Not quite, if your friend leaves Canada during the processing it is possible
that CIC will insist in processing the application outside Canada, with US
citizens it doesn't happen often.
So, if she
    > were to move there and then they had to move to the US before she got her
PR
    > status what would happen should they end up back in Canada at some point??


Would have to restart the application.

    > He's asking me all sorts of questions about them doing the same process as
I
    > did (fiance visa to come to the US - with HER being the sponsor); however,
    > in my opinion - if he KNEW he had a job waiting for him down here I
wouldn't
    > even bother going thru the K1/K3 process - I would wait for the company to
    > sponsor me - move to the US and then get married. But, again, he's not
sure
    > WHEN he's going to be transferred and he may be in Canada for awhile yet.
    > Any comments/suggestions??!!

Suggest that they start by looking at www.cic.gc.ca all the information is
there.

    > Thanks!
    > DeAnna

PMM

Andrew Miller

Phil,

sorry for jumping here but I need to clarify one issue - you wrote "she has
to have the medical, but as a spousal applicant will not be refused if she
fails". It is not entirely correct. Only medical inadmissibility based on
extensive demand for health and social services is waived in case of
sponsored spouses. Medical inadmissibility on any other basis will result in
visa refusal anyway.

--

../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
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"PMM" <pmurray-no [email protected]> wrote in message
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    > "CdnChick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > I'm going to post this question to both the immigrating to Canada and
    > > immigrating to the US forums to see what y'all can come up with!
    > >
    > > A friend of mine (in Canada) met a girl in Vegas last July when he was
    > there
    > > for my wedding. They're now talking about getting married.
    > > I moved from Canada to the US to marry my fiance, so, I DO know the ins
    > and
    > > outs of going about it that way but I don't know what the process is for
    > her
    > > to go from the US to Canada or how long the whole process usually takes.
    > > Here's the glitch ....
    > > He works for a large international company and while he's currently
    > working
    > > in Canada, he expects to be transferred down to the US within the next
    > > couple of years. So, whats the best way for them to do this? Can she
    > move
    > > to Canada, they get married, they live there till he gets transferred.
    > Yes, if they marry, he can sponsor her in Canada as a spousal applicant.
If
    > she passes the background and criminality checks (she has to have the
    > medical, but as a spousal applicant will not be refused if she fails) it
    > would take about 10 months or so to process. She would not be able to
work
    > until she receives Approval in Principle, about 5/6 months into the
process.
    > What
    > > happens to her Canadian immigration status if she moves back to the US
    > (with
    > > him) in a couple of years?
    > As long as she is accompanying a CC spouse outside of Canada, she would
not
    > lose her PR status.
    > How long can she just "stay" in Canada (without
    > > them getting married) if they wanted to wait until his transfer came
thru?
    > About 6 months, after this time it starts to become sticky for extensions.
    > > The company that he works for routinely applies for its employees to
    > become
    > > PR's - both in the US and in Canada - so, for him, he can become a US
    > > resident thru his employer and would not have to wait for HER to sponsor
    > him
    > > if thats what he chose to do.
    > > For me, being the Canadian and living in the US, I can't leave here
    > without
    > > travel documentation, and I must reside here for a certain period of
time
    > to
    > > receive PR status - is it the same for immigrating to Canada?
    > Not quite, if your friend leaves Canada during the processing it is
possible
    > that CIC will insist in processing the application outside Canada, with US
    > citizens it doesn't happen often.
    > So, if she
    > > were to move there and then they had to move to the US before she got
her
    > PR
    > > status what would happen should they end up back in Canada at some
point??
    > Would have to restart the application.
    > > He's asking me all sorts of questions about them doing the same process
as
    > I
    > > did (fiance visa to come to the US - with HER being the sponsor);
however,
    > > in my opinion - if he KNEW he had a job waiting for him down here I
    > wouldn't
    > > even bother going thru the K1/K3 process - I would wait for the company
to
    > > sponsor me - move to the US and then get married. But, again, he's not
    > sure
    > > WHEN he's going to be transferred and he may be in Canada for awhile
yet.
    > > Any comments/suggestions??!!
    > Suggest that they start by looking at www.cic.gc.ca all the information is
    > there.
    > >
    > > Thanks!
    > > DeAnna
    > PMM
    > >
    > >