Thinking Of Moving??? Any Info.......
Feb 24th 2004, 6:07 pm
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Thinking Of Moving??? Any Info.......
Hello,
We are thinking of taking up residence in the US or Jamica. What and how
may we do this? We currently are Canadian citizens and wondering, do we have
to give up our Canadian citizenship? Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks
Rick
PS> We are thinking of moving in a 16 month time frame.
We are thinking of taking up residence in the US or Jamica. What and how
may we do this? We currently are Canadian citizens and wondering, do we have
to give up our Canadian citizenship? Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks
Rick
PS> We are thinking of moving in a 16 month time frame.
Feb 24th 2004, 6:59 pm
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Re: Thinking Of Moving??? Any Info.......
sackvilleguy wrote on 2/24/2004 11:07:
> Hello,
> We are thinking of taking up residence in the US or Jamica. What and how
> may we do this?
You can not just move to the US. You need to have the appropriate
visas, and for that you need a sponsor, e.g., a US employer or relatives.
Start by reading here: http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html
-Joe
> Hello,
> We are thinking of taking up residence in the US or Jamica. What and how
> may we do this?
You can not just move to the US. You need to have the appropriate
visas, and for that you need a sponsor, e.g., a US employer or relatives.
Start by reading here: http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html
-Joe
Feb 25th 2004, 5:13 am
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Re: Thinking Of Moving??? Any Info.......
OK, first off, why do you want to move? The US only allows people to move
into the US (or even just to set foot on US soil, for that matter) for a
certain set of very specific reasons. If you don't fall into any of these
categories, then you would be out of luck. I would recommend my Web site
at http://www.kkeane.com to get you started with the various concepts.
Second, who is "we?" To be able to give you more information, you should
post the age, gender, marital status, place of birth (country is enough in
most cases) and relationship between all people who would be included with
the "we". I'm assuming that "we" is a family with mother, father, and
minor children, all born in Canada.
Oh - and if this is supposed to be a permanent move, not just for a few
years and a limited purpose, then forget about the 16 month time frame.
You would apply for a Green Card. Depending on what you would base your
Green Card application on (a job or a close relative are really the only
options), you should expect a minimum of about four years, and in certain
cases up to 25 years or more. My own Green Card application took about six
years.
Just moving to the US has no effect on your citizenship. Neither would you
become a US citizen, nor would you lose your Canadian citizenship. If you
eventually qualify for US citizenship (usually, five years after you
receive a Green Card), it depends on the law of your country of
citizenship whether or not you would lose your other citizenship.
Fortunately, Canada is among the countries that allows you to keep
Canadian citizenship; there are many dual US/Canada citizens.
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:07:10 -0400, sackvilleguy wrote:
> Hello,
> We are thinking of taking up residence in the US or Jamica. What and
> how
> may we do this? We currently are Canadian citizens and wondering, do we
> have to give up our Canadian citizenship? Any info would be appreciated.
> Thanks
> Rick
>
> PS> We are thinking of moving in a 16 month time frame.
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into the US (or even just to set foot on US soil, for that matter) for a
certain set of very specific reasons. If you don't fall into any of these
categories, then you would be out of luck. I would recommend my Web site
at http://www.kkeane.com to get you started with the various concepts.
Second, who is "we?" To be able to give you more information, you should
post the age, gender, marital status, place of birth (country is enough in
most cases) and relationship between all people who would be included with
the "we". I'm assuming that "we" is a family with mother, father, and
minor children, all born in Canada.
Oh - and if this is supposed to be a permanent move, not just for a few
years and a limited purpose, then forget about the 16 month time frame.
You would apply for a Green Card. Depending on what you would base your
Green Card application on (a job or a close relative are really the only
options), you should expect a minimum of about four years, and in certain
cases up to 25 years or more. My own Green Card application took about six
years.
Just moving to the US has no effect on your citizenship. Neither would you
become a US citizen, nor would you lose your Canadian citizenship. If you
eventually qualify for US citizenship (usually, five years after you
receive a Green Card), it depends on the law of your country of
citizenship whether or not you would lose your other citizenship.
Fortunately, Canada is among the countries that allows you to keep
Canadian citizenship; there are many dual US/Canada citizens.
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:07:10 -0400, sackvilleguy wrote:
> Hello,
> We are thinking of taking up residence in the US or Jamica. What and
> how
> may we do this? We currently are Canadian citizens and wondering, do we
> have to give up our Canadian citizenship? Any info would be appreciated.
> Thanks
> Rick
>
> PS> We are thinking of moving in a 16 month time frame.
--
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Mar 1st 2004, 8:54 pm
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Minimum Duration for GC (was: Re: Thinking Of Moving??? Any Info.......)
Ingo Pakleppa wrote:
> Depending on what you would base your
> Green Card application on (a job or a close relative are really the only
> options), you should expect a minimum of about four years,
Isn't the process often (or at least sometimes) faster than 4 years?
E.g., I got my (EB-2, with CP) GC in just a little over a year in 2001,
and had I not gotten bad advice from my lawyer (her failure to mention
all the needed documents caused a lengthy delay), the whole process
would have taken significantly less than one year.
I know I was lucky and others' applications take much longer, but I
don't think my case was that unusual, either.
My rough time line (I don't remember the exact dates for all steps):
Early fall 2000: LC started
Nov/Dec 2000: LC approved, I-140 filed
Mar 2001: I-140 approval
May 2001: CP started
[delay due to documents that hadn't been obtained ahead of time]
September 2001: interview at consulate
October 2001: entry with immigrant visa
Cheers,
Thorsten
> Depending on what you would base your
> Green Card application on (a job or a close relative are really the only
> options), you should expect a minimum of about four years,
Isn't the process often (or at least sometimes) faster than 4 years?
E.g., I got my (EB-2, with CP) GC in just a little over a year in 2001,
and had I not gotten bad advice from my lawyer (her failure to mention
all the needed documents caused a lengthy delay), the whole process
would have taken significantly less than one year.
I know I was lucky and others' applications take much longer, but I
don't think my case was that unusual, either.
My rough time line (I don't remember the exact dates for all steps):
Early fall 2000: LC started
Nov/Dec 2000: LC approved, I-140 filed
Mar 2001: I-140 approval
May 2001: CP started
[delay due to documents that hadn't been obtained ahead of time]
September 2001: interview at consulate
October 2001: entry with immigrant visa
Cheers,
Thorsten
Mar 1st 2004, 10:04 pm
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Re: Minimum Duration for GC
Thorsten wrote on 3/1/2004 13:54:
> Ingo Pakleppa wrote:
>
>> Depending on what you would base your
>> Green Card application on (a job or a close relative are really the only
>> options), you should expect a minimum of about four years,
>
>
> Isn't the process often (or at least sometimes) faster than 4 years?
Can be, but probably not right now.
> E.g., I got my (EB-2, with CP) GC in just a little over a year in 2001,
> and had I not gotten bad advice from my lawyer (her failure to mention
> all the needed documents caused a lengthy delay), the whole process
> would have taken significantly less than one year.
Yeah, but that was a couple of years ago.
Nowadays, LCs take a long time, around 2 years.
The I-140 also takes 9-12 months. And I-485 currently takes 2+ years.
Sure, with CP you are faster.
-Joe
> Ingo Pakleppa wrote:
>
>> Depending on what you would base your
>> Green Card application on (a job or a close relative are really the only
>> options), you should expect a minimum of about four years,
>
>
> Isn't the process often (or at least sometimes) faster than 4 years?
Can be, but probably not right now.
> E.g., I got my (EB-2, with CP) GC in just a little over a year in 2001,
> and had I not gotten bad advice from my lawyer (her failure to mention
> all the needed documents caused a lengthy delay), the whole process
> would have taken significantly less than one year.
Yeah, but that was a couple of years ago.
Nowadays, LCs take a long time, around 2 years.
The I-140 also takes 9-12 months. And I-485 currently takes 2+ years.
Sure, with CP you are faster.
-Joe
Mar 2nd 2004, 6:22 am
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Re: Minimum Duration for GC (was: Re: Thinking Of Moving??? Any Info.......)
On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 21:54:48 +0000, Thorsten wrote:
> Ingo Pakleppa wrote:
>
>> Depending on what you would base your
>> Green Card application on (a job or a close relative are really the only
>> options), you should expect a minimum of about four years,
>
> Isn't the process often (or at least sometimes) faster than 4 years?
It can be, but the process has slowed down considerably in the last few
years. If the stars are aligned correctly, you may be able to beat the
time frame I mentioned, but as a rule of thumb, anything less than about
four years would be exceptional. Given the context of the original
poster's question, I stand by the spirit of the statement even if there
are cases that take less time.
> E.g., I got my (EB-2, with CP) GC in just a little over a year in 2001,
> and had I not gotten bad advice from my lawyer (her failure to mention
> all the needed documents caused a lengthy delay), the whole process
> would have taken significantly less than one year.
Lucky you. Mine took from 1994 to 2000. The LC alone took about three
years. And lawyer mistakes seem to be the rule rather than the exception;
mine also caused me to lose a year.
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> Ingo Pakleppa wrote:
>
>> Depending on what you would base your
>> Green Card application on (a job or a close relative are really the only
>> options), you should expect a minimum of about four years,
>
> Isn't the process often (or at least sometimes) faster than 4 years?
It can be, but the process has slowed down considerably in the last few
years. If the stars are aligned correctly, you may be able to beat the
time frame I mentioned, but as a rule of thumb, anything less than about
four years would be exceptional. Given the context of the original
poster's question, I stand by the spirit of the statement even if there
are cases that take less time.
> E.g., I got my (EB-2, with CP) GC in just a little over a year in 2001,
> and had I not gotten bad advice from my lawyer (her failure to mention
> all the needed documents caused a lengthy delay), the whole process
> would have taken significantly less than one year.
Lucky you. Mine took from 1994 to 2000. The LC alone took about three
years. And lawyer mistakes seem to be the rule rather than the exception;
mine also caused me to lose a year.
--
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Mar 9th 2004, 3:26 am
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Re: Minimum Duration for GC
Ingo Pakleppa - see web site for email wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 21:54:48 +0000, Thorsten wrote:
>>Isn't the process often (or at least sometimes) faster than 4 years?
> It can be, but the process has slowed down considerably in the last few
> years.
Wow, this sure sucks. So what does this mean for people currently in
H-1B status? (I have a couple of friends in this status.) How much time
do they need to have left to start the GC process (EB-2, I would guess,
in most cases) to have a reasonable shot at uniterrupted work authorization?
Anyway, thanks Ingo and Joachim for setting the record straight.
Thorsten
> On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 21:54:48 +0000, Thorsten wrote:
>>Isn't the process often (or at least sometimes) faster than 4 years?
> It can be, but the process has slowed down considerably in the last few
> years.
Wow, this sure sucks. So what does this mean for people currently in
H-1B status? (I have a couple of friends in this status.) How much time
do they need to have left to start the GC process (EB-2, I would guess,
in most cases) to have a reasonable shot at uniterrupted work authorization?
Anyway, thanks Ingo and Joachim for setting the record straight.
Thorsten
Mar 9th 2004, 7:33 am
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Re: Minimum Duration for GC
On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 04:26:06 +0000, Thorsten wrote:
> Ingo Pakleppa - see web site for email wrote:
>> On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 21:54:48 +0000, Thorsten wrote:
>
>>>Isn't the process often (or at least sometimes) faster than 4 years?
>
>> It can be, but the process has slowed down considerably in the last few
>> years.
>
> Wow, this sure sucks. So what does this mean for people currently in
> H-1B status? (I have a couple of friends in this status.) How much time
> do they need to have left to start the GC process (EB-2, I would guess,
> in most cases) to have a reasonable shot at uniterrupted work
> authorization?
The Labor Certification needs to be filed at least 365 days before the six
years are up. This is because in that case, the H-1B can be renewed past
the usual six years.
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> Ingo Pakleppa - see web site for email wrote:
>> On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 21:54:48 +0000, Thorsten wrote:
>
>>>Isn't the process often (or at least sometimes) faster than 4 years?
>
>> It can be, but the process has slowed down considerably in the last few
>> years.
>
> Wow, this sure sucks. So what does this mean for people currently in
> H-1B status? (I have a couple of friends in this status.) How much time
> do they need to have left to start the GC process (EB-2, I would guess,
> in most cases) to have a reasonable shot at uniterrupted work
> authorization?
The Labor Certification needs to be filed at least 365 days before the six
years are up. This is because in that case, the H-1B can be renewed past
the usual six years.
--
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