Travel to US while waiting for green card in Canada - is it allowed?

[lilt 0]

Both myself (Canadian) and my husband (US citizen) live in Canada. We have just filed the I-130 petition for my green card as we're moving to the US in the summer.

Am I, the Canadian, able to travel to the US, at this point, for any visits to husband's family, or vacation, before I get my green card?

[The Mean Lady 604]

yes. absolutely.

bring ties to canada such as a lease employment letters pay stubs utility bills etc

also bring a copy of your noa1

[NikLR 13,234]

Yep you can! I'm going to the USA on Friday! YIPEE! Hopefully you'll get your stuff finished by summer. We filed in October and I'm hoping to move by June or July.

[Penguin_ie 6,000]

Yes you can visit as normal.

As a side note, when in summer do you plan to move? If you just filed this month, it will likely be autumn or winter by the time your interview comes around...

[The Mean Lady 604]

In a perfect world, I would move in late June and be there for my sister's wedding.

But I filed back in November.

However, I'm not really expecting that.

Prob looking at Late July or August.

Edited January 21, 2013 by KDH

[sweety-sweet 1]

yes. absolutely.

bring ties to canada such as a lease employment letters pay stubs utility bills etc

also bring a copy of your noa1

I came back yesterday. I prepared as much as I can if the officer asked. But he only asked

who is that person?

How long will I stay there?

Where does he work ? He did not ask where I work.

He did not check any documents, gave 6 months to stay there and let me go. Only took like 2 minutes. May be I was lucky enough to see that officer. But I will always prepare as much as I can if I decide to visit again.

[NikLR 13,234]

Yes it depends on the officer, but Canadians often don't have any problems. He must have been satisfied that your husband could provide for you for the 6 months.

[Ms Hogan 296]

If you're only filing your timing might not work out to move this summer. Just keep that in mind. As far as traveling goes, I go every other weekend and filed in October. We haven't had a glitch at all along the way.

[NikLR 13,234]

If you're only filing your timing might not work out to move this summer. Just keep that in mind. As far as traveling goes, I go every other weekend and filed in October. We haven't had a glitch at all along the way.

Yours has gone very fast. I think you filed after me and I'm still waiting. Sometimes I worry we didn't supply enough evidence which is why this is taking so long, but we haven't gotten an RFE so I think we're okay. But then they haven't touched it yet I think. I know my husband is passing any background check with flying colours! LOL

[The Mean Lady 604]

Yours has gone very fast. I think you filed after me and I'm still waiting. Sometimes I worry we didn't supply enough evidence which is why this is taking so long, but we haven't gotten an RFE so I think we're okay. But then they haven't touched it yet I think. I know my husband is passing any background check with flying colours! LOL

Unless there happens to be another guy in canada with the same name that has made some not so hot choices in life.

[speedwell 224]

Unless there happens to be another guy in canada with the same name that has made some not so hot choices in life.

Ha. My priority date is one day after NikiR's. My husband does actually share a name (a pretty common name in his locality) with a man who committed a reprehensible murder in another part of the country. And also a respected Oxford professor, and a notable author, and a couple of high-church clergymen.

[The Mean Lady 604]

Ha. My priority date is one day after NikiR's. My husband does actually share a name (a pretty common name in his locality) with a man who committed a reprehensible murder in another part of the country. And also a respected Oxford professor, and a notable author, and a couple of high-church clergymen.

I did a google on my husband's name.

He's a GM at a Casino.

A poor Musician on myspace.

A Physical Therapist.

Manager at a Bank.

A Student Finance Rep at a crappy college.

Supplier of the leading brand of home and commercial cinema screens (lol #######).

I'm guessing that's why they ask for the places you've lived?

So they can find the correct one lol.

[NikLR 13,234]

LOL when they do a background check it's not just off your first and last name obviously. They look into everything and I believe would go off of his SSN. What I mean by passing the background check is because my husband works for the FAA and had to pass a background security check for his job. He was interviewed by a lady from the FBI, his friends and family had to send in statements saying they knew who he was, and they verified every place he'd ever lived. I don't think the USCIS goes THAT in depth.

[The Mean Lady 604]

LOL when they do a background check it's not just off your first and last name obviously. They look into everything and I believe would go off of his SSN. What I mean by passing the background check is because my husband works for the FAA and had to pass a background security check for his job. He was interviewed by a lady from the FBI, his friends and family had to send in statements saying they knew who he was, and they verified every place he'd ever lived. I don't think the USCIS goes THAT in depth.

I think there's some confusion here.

I was not talking about ME passing security checks.

I meant my husband, the Canadian.

I'm guessing you must be the Canadian which is what caused my confusion.

Security checks on myself will come up with absolutely nothing.

Not even googling comes up with anything buy myself.

I think clarification under the avatar of 'beneficiary' or 'petitioner' would be extremely helpful.

That's why I put it in my sig.

[NikLR 13,234]

I know what you meant when you and speedwell said "my husband" and that your husbands are the beneficiaries. I can read your sig and have paid attention to how people post. Most often I can accurately guess who is who. I guess you misunderstood that my husband is the USC.

In the petition stage I believe they do the background checks on the USC. In the NVC stage they do it on the beneficiary. I don't think we need avatar warnings. I would hope that most people remember basic facts about the stages after they're no longer new. I find too that people mention it in some post or another. Anyhow, severely off-topic!