Any of you planning to immigrate back to Canada someday?

[Meridien 0]

Hello my fellow Canadians! My fiance and I are planning to live in the US for several years, mostly due to his career, but our long term goal is to come back to Canada down the road. Are any of you also thinking of doing this?

Argh, after this seemingly neverending K-1 visa process, I need to deal with immigration again like I need a hole in the head! Oh well, at least the next time around we'll be together while we wait!

I'm just curious about my fellow Can-Am couples and what your stories are. I wonder if there's a Visajourney type website for Canadian Immigration?

[Marilyn. 340]

I would like to but I don't think so... hubby said that maybe one day we could buy a vacation home up in Canada but I don't think he wants to move there....

[~Nini~ 2]

Bee and I have discussed it, but since it's so far down the road we're putting it off for now. Would be nice to have a vacation home up there

[thermophile 0]

yes, as soon as possible. which means as soon as I finish school and find a tenure track position at a Canadian Uni. I'm really hoping that we'll be moving back in 5 years or less. it's funny, my husband (the Canadian) is in much less of a hurry to move back than I am

[trailmix 77]

We have already done my Husband's immigration stuff, and once that is done it's done - that's another benefit of the Canadian system - once your Husband/Wife is a permanent resident they remain one as long as they are living with the Canadian spouse - even if that is in another country.

We have actually applied for his Canadian citizenship - that was before I read about the above, however it apparently takes about a year to get to the ceremony and whether he will bother or not, well we will see at the time - probably not, long trip for a ceremony!

I don't know if we will move back to Canada or not, who can say! Once we get firmly planted down in Florida it will seem far far away haha!

Delicia, who posts here, just went through most of the Canadian immigration process (she cancelled it) but she gave a link to a U.S. to Canada website, just can't remember what it is but hopefully she will read this and post it again.

Good luck with your visa application, may it be speedy!

Edited December 4, 2007 by trailmix

[warlord 72]

Hell no, well not me anyways. If anything I'd rather live somewhere else if it's not the US (like Europe or something). Wife (the full blooded American) mentioned she wouldn't have any problem doing it though and even suggested it. She has been a few times and can't understand my agnst of ever wanting to live there again. Visits once every few years is good enough for me...

[Flames9_RN 358]

Hard to say! Wife does like Canada, but there are other places in the world to see as well! Were hoping to move to South America for a few yrs soon after I finish School. Her family has a "summer" home in New Port RI, which would be a super place to "retire" to!!

[Krikit 1,163]

My husband (the USC) would like to retire in Canada. I think we'll just see what happens when the time comes. All the hurdles of my immigrating to the US are still too fresh in my mind to consider doing it in reverse.

[bradcanuck 1]

Sara has never been to Canada, although she lived in Wisconsin for a year or so and hated it. So I can only assume she would hate my home area.

I would like to go back but I doubt even I could live there. The weather the people the environment... it just isn't me anymore. We have talked about the UK, but who knows.

[Caladan 19]

We've talked about it. C. wants to retire to Canada as he'll be inheriting land there, and I wouldn't mind moving there sooner. But we've agreed to follow my career for a bit, and NOTHING happens until he gets citizenship because I am not putting up with US immigration more than necessary.

[BH45 0]

Seeing as I'm not a US resident yet, we haven't even talked about moving back to Canada. We may discuss living here in the spring and maybe the fall. I know we won't live here in the winter as it gets to temps sometimes of -40 to -50....brrrrrrrrr

[Delicia 1]

Nope, I have 2 visits to Canada left in me: one for the Montreal interview and the other to make the drive to the U.S. after my hubby is approved. Other than that, I don't even want to be in Canadian airspace flying over on my way to Iceland or somewhere else. I have a real bad taste in my mouth for Canada. *apologizes for the bluntness to the Canadians*

[Krikit 1,163]

Nope, I have 2 visits to Canada left in me: one for the Montreal interview and the other to make the drive to the U.S. after my hubby is approved. Other than that, I don't even want to be in Canadian airspace flying over on my way to Iceland or somewhere else. I have a real bad taste in my mouth for Canada. *apologizes for the bluntness to the Canadians*

Who can blame you?

[Emancipation 2]

We've talked about it.. but for right now and until Hubby's children are grown, the US will be our home. Hard to imagine retirement.. that's still about 30 years away for us

[trailmix 77]

Nope, I have 2 visits to Canada left in me: one for the Montreal interview and the other to make the drive to the U.S. after my hubby is approved. Other than that, I don't even want to be in Canadian airspace flying over on my way to Iceland or somewhere else. I have a real bad taste in my mouth for Canada. *apologizes for the bluntness to the Canadians*

Who can blame you?

I get the 'I don't like Canadian Immigration' stuff, I don't really get the I don't like Canada or Canadians part (if that is what you are saying?).

If people held immigration against a whole country, there would be a lot of hate (mis)directed at Americans

Edited December 4, 2007 by trailmix