US Immigration from Canada

Hello Everyone ,

I am having my Oath Ceremony on September 20th (5 More Days) and I am planning to go back to visit my family in a couple of months with my husband in Canada to celebrate that amazing day for me.

So my question is that I hear many different things from different people and I wish to see which one would be accurate.

I was told to fill out the Passport form, Print it out and bring it to the Oath Ceremony with a Passport size photo than the people at the ceremony they can expedite it and have the passport done without me mailing out my certificate which is my biggest fear to do cause I don t trust mailing important documents like a citizenship certificate.

and another person tells me to just go to USPS right after the ceremony and they do it all for you and you can do a walk in.

just trying to do which way is correct to make sure I get my passport in a timely matter and have time to drive back home and not be super late in the night.

My K1 visa was approved and issued May 10, 2022 with an expiry date of October 27, 2022. This made sense to me as my medical exam was April 27 and normally your visa expiry date is 6 months from the medical.

Unlike many others in my interview month cohort, I planned on entering the US and activating the visa much later, for several reasons:

-The interview was selected for me by the consulate and much earlier than I had expected

-Wanting to save up some more money before quitting my job

-Having to finish some financial affairs and selling things

-Visiting elderly grandparents who live across the country

My flight to the US is booked for September 27 and my understanding is that this would be okay as my visa expiry isn t until October 27.
However, I ve recently become paranoid that maybe this was a mistake to wait so long and I ll encounter trouble at POE. I recently read a thread about a woman who was denied entry at POE by an uneducated customs officer because her I-129f PETITION was expired (mine expired May 20).

Or, I m worried that having waited too long to leave will cause more scrutiny by the customs officers somehow.

My questions 1) has anyone else entered the US close to the expiry date? Did you have any issues?

2) should I be worried about having an expired I-129f petition, even though it has nothing to do with the visa expiry date, customs officers might get confused?

thank you!

Hi, I m wondering if anything in particular needs to be done before leaving Canada and entering the US on a k1 visa. For example:

Do we need to advise Canada Revenue Agency of the move or do anything in regards to taxes?

This is a silly question, but what happens to our Canadian citizenship? Is it something we always have, even when we become a green card holder in the states?

What happens if our Canadian passport expires before we get a US green card, let alone US citizenship years later?

Are we still able to use our MSP healthcare benefits if we are visiting back home in Canada?

Thanks!

Hi, does anyone know if we are able to take university or college classes once we enter the USA with the k1 visa? I know we can t work until we get work authorization, so I thought it would be the perfect time to upgrade with some classes in the meantime.

Hello Everyone, I am getting my citizenship in a week which I am very happy for .

with that being said I wanna bring my family to the US as well.

just wondering how do I start the process and which form am I supposed to fill out?