Was approved at interview in Montreal

[Pat J 23]

8 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

How?  I have posted the policy several times in this thread. They should have placed a PHYSICAL dated stamp in your passport.  That was the source of this entire issue.

understood, thank-you

I never presented the temp visa and always entered with my nexus card - my blunder I reckon 

[appleblossom 4,539]

On 8/2/2025 at 10:41 AM, Pat J said:

understood, thank-you

I never presented the temp visa and always entered with my nexus card - my blunder I reckon 

Yep. Does case tracking say the card is on it’s way now? 

[Pat J 23]

17 hours ago, appleblossom said:

Yep. Does case tracking say the card is on it’s way now? 

status says it was mailed July 31st but no tracking # was given. 

[appleblossom 4,539]

11 minutes ago, Pat J said:

status says it was mailed July 31st but no tracking # was given. 

 

Do you have Informed Delivery? If so, see when it's due on there but likely to be the next day or so. 

[Pat J 23]

Just came in mail AND feels like it has a card inside. I wonder what <DELETED> this is? Waiting until wife gets home to open it. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 44,654]

That's likely it.  They come from Lee's Summit, Mo.  What's the residence since date?

 

Edited 10 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[appleblossom 4,539]

1 minute ago, Pat J said:

Just came in mail AND feels like it has a card inside. I wonder what DA FK this is? Waiting until wife gets home to open it. 

 

It's a GC, but as above it will be so interesting to see if the residence since date coincides with one of your visits (hopefully) or with the phone call you had with the agent (hopefully not). Either way I'd definitely order your full immigration file via a FOIA as @OldUser suggested above. If an error is found in the future, even after citizenship, you could have your status revoked, so best to make sure it's legit. 

[appleblossom 4,539]

Oh, and also now you'll have to enter on your GC each time, so make sure you live in the US and visit Canada from now on, not the other way around! 

[Pat J 23]

7 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

Oh, and also now you'll have to enter on your GC each time, so make sure you live in the US and visit Canada from now on, not the other way around! 

Thank you. I will be using it, and I’ll be dividing my time equally—50/50ish—between caring for my wife in Utah and my father in Canada. I also work in Canada and currently do not have employment in the U.S.

[Crazy Cat 44,654]

3 minutes ago, Pat J said:

Thank you. I will be using it, and I’ll be dividing my time equally—50/50ish—between caring for my wife in Utah and my father in Canada. I also work in Canada and currently do not have employment in the U.S.

You need to keep track & record EVERY exit and entry.  You will need that information later.

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[appleblossom 4,539]

Just now, Pat J said:

Thank you. I will be using it, and I’ll be dividing my time equally—50/50ish—between caring for my wife in Utah and my father in Canada. I also work in Canada and currently do not have employment in the U.S.

 

I'd be very careful. 50/50 isn't the ideal for maintaining your LPR status, and having a job in another country certainly isn't. I sympathise, my mother has Alzheimers and is also undergoing cancer treatment, I fly back to the UK 8-10 times a year, but make sure that I spend far more time in the US than in the UK, plus all of my ties are in the US. After all of this, it would be awful if you were referred to an immigration judge as your status was in doubt.

 

You're now tax resident in the US so make sure you file as such too. 

[Crazy Cat 44,654]

2 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

You're now tax resident in the US so make sure you file as such too. 

In addition, there is the matter of keeping Canadian health care.

Edited 9 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[Pat J 23]

2 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

I'd be very careful. 50/50 isn't the ideal for maintaining your LPR status, and having a job in another country certainly isn't. I sympathise, my mother has Alzheimers and is also undergoing cancer treatment, I fly back to the UK 8-10 times a year, but make sure that I spend far more time in the US than in the UK, plus all of my ties are in the US. After all of this, it would be awful if you were referred to an immigration judge as your status was in doubt.

 

You're now tax resident in the US so make sure you file as such too. 

My father is a gracious, intelligent, and joyful person to be around, but his dementia has made him very high-maintenance when it comes to anything involving memory. I stay in Canada to help prevent my mother from burning out—that’s what keeps me there.
 

I’ll be in the U.S. as much as I can and will make every effort to be listed on all house-related bills and keep track of any involvement in case it’s needed in the future.
 

It’s wonderful that you visit your mother in the UK—that’s much farther and more expensive than going back and forth from Canada. You’re a truly kind person to do that for her. I wish her well and peace in her time on this earth.

[Pat J 23]

5 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

In addition, there is the matter of keeping Canadian health care.

Canadian health care is basically a farce.  Getting appointments is hard and medicine is very expensive. I have full coverage and insurance in the usa. 

[Pat J 23]

Issue date was December 23 2024 - the time I came through after it was issued and before the temp visa expired