Visiting Canada with a K-3 visa

[SRA 0]

Hello everyone. Does anyone know if my wife can enter Canada based on the fact that she has a U.S. K-3 visa and has applied for Adjustment of Status? Any publication out there that says yes or no?

[daboyz 36]

Hello everyone. Does anyone know if my wife can enter Canada based on the fact that she has a U.S. K-3 visa and has applied for Adjustment of Status? Any publication out there that says yes or no?

Until she get's her green card, she will need to apply for a visa as if she is a Bangladeshi national.

[baron555 934]

Hello everyone. Does anyone know if my wife can enter Canada based on the fact that she has a U.S. K-3 visa and has applied for Adjustment of Status? Any publication out there that says yes or no?

Until she get's her green card, she will need to apply for a visa as if she is a Bangladeshi national.

And, wait until she gets the AP or the GC to re-enter back into the USA>

[daboyz 36]

Hello everyone. Does anyone know if my wife can enter Canada based on the fact that she has a U.S. K-3 visa and has applied for Adjustment of Status? Any publication out there that says yes or no?

Until she get's her green card, she will need to apply for a visa as if she is a Bangladeshi national.

And, wait until she gets the AP or the GC to re-enter back into the USA>

K-3 does not need AP. K-3 is a multi-entry visa.

[SRA 0]

Thats what I thought too. K-3 is a multiple entry visa valid for two years if I'm not mistaken. From uscis website:

"Can I Travel Outside the United States?

If you are in K-3 or K-4 status, you may travel using your unexpired K-3/K-4 nonimmigrant visa to travel outside of the United States and return, even if you are applying for adjustment of status simultaneously."

Hello everyone. Does anyone know if my wife can enter Canada based on the fact that she has a U.S. K-3 visa and has applied for Adjustment of Status? Any publication out there that says yes or no?

Until she get's her green card, she will need to apply for a visa as if she is a Bangladeshi national.

And, wait until she gets the AP or the GC to re-enter back into the USA>

[Kathryn41 3,205]

She can travel out of the US and return with her K-3 as it is a multiple entry visa. Until she has a green card, however, to enter Canada she will need a visa issued by a Canadian Consulate. Once she has her green card and is a permanent resident, Canada will recognize her as having the same status as a US citizen for visitation purposes and allow her to enter without a visa.

Here is the website where it states the visa requirement. You also can click elsewhere on this site to find out how to get a visitor's visa.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp

[12345678 1]

She can travel out of the US and return with her K-3 as it is a multiple entry visa. Until she has a green card, however, to enter Canada she will need a visa issued by a Canadian Consulate. Once she has her green card and is a permanent resident, Canada will recognize her as having the same status as a US citizen for visitation purposes and allow her to enter without a visa.

Here is the website where it states the visa requirement. You also can click elsewhere on this site to find out how to get a visitor's visa.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp

I completely agree with Kathryn41. I visited canada after I recieved my green card, and for this visit I did not had to apply for a Canadian visa. One more additional info, with CR1 stamped on the passport u can also visit canada without the physical green card as the passport's been stamped with I-551 seal which is actually act as a temporary green card for one year (besically act as ur LPResidency status).

So bottom line is, with CR1/IR1= Green card, u can travel Canada without a visa. With K3, u can enter US as many as time u want, like u say, if she goes to Bangladesh, she would not face any problem coming back to US. Thats how it works as Multiple entry visa.

Good Luck

Sonia

Edited August 10, 2009 by soniasharmin