My husband and I are planning for him to wait out the IR-1 process in Canada; however, it would be nice if he could come over this summer to stay for good. My son is staying with my husband until the end of the school year and my husband is trying to live frugally (thats a really hard thing for both of us to do) and save up tons of cash for a down on a house here in the U.S. Other than the hassle of having to go back to Montreal for the Consulate stuff, what are the ramifications of doing this? Is the immigration jeopardized as long as he is in the U.S. on a valid visitor visa?

No, not a problem at all for him to be in the USA, AS long as he tells the truth at the POE when entering the country! Canadians "may" stay up to 6 months each yr in the USA. If one lies when entering the USA, you just opened up a huge can of worms!! Be honest with his answers, but dont blab away,lol Keep ur answers short and to the point, always use sir/maam, be confident in ur replies. Dont travel with tons of luggage or job resumes and have ties to Canada!! I traveled monthly to DC while my cr-1 was ongoing,most of the time was 4 day trips, longest was around 3 weeks.

He wouldn't be able to work during that time, so that'll kind of put a crimp in the saving money category. It'll probably take about a year for the CR1 to be finished processing (at the least) and he can only stay for up to 6 months. He'd still have to go back to Canada to wait out the rest of the process.

You might just be better off to do the back and forth visiting thing until its all done with.

Hi everybody. I love this site. I get so much more info from here than anywhere else. God bless all of you are trying to help all of us. I am abit worried about my visits to the u.s. My husband just rec'd NOA 2 from California for both the i-130 and the i-129f (K-3). I have basically been staying here in Iowa with him since July, 2007. I have been back to Canada 2x's since July for 2 weeks on each visit. I am planning on going back for my interview. Will my lengthy stays in the us jepordize my k-3 or cr-1 being approved? I have been totally honest with the customs agents everytime I have crossed over to the u.s. The last time I crossed was Nov 10, 07 in Sarnia and they did pull me over and I had to prove that I was in the process of applying for my immigration papers. One word of advise to all who are going to be traveling back and forth to and from Canada and the u.s. while you are in the process.....TAKE ALL YOUR APPLICATIONS AND APPROVAL NOTICES WITH YOU!!!!!
Thanks in advance for any help out there.
Maria