US Immigration from Canada

Not sure if this is a good place to post this as most people may live in th US. I went through the whole visa process previously but haven't been active on this site because my husband and I moved back to Canada.

We had a baby in November and since my husband is a US citizen I know we can claim it for our baby. Does anyone know how to do this? All I can find online is form N-600K that is $1,170. Anyone know if that is what we have to do??

I was told that it would be fine to, but I'm double guessing myself. If I'm planning on immigrating to the US via CR1, can we get married in canada?

Hey! My name is Rae and I've heard about this website for quite a while now, but only recently am I finally about to jump into the process of a visa.

I met my boyfriend in 2018, since then we've been in a long distance relationship. I visited his city, Los Angeles, in 2019 and absolutely fell in love. I come from a small, small town in the middle of nowhere, so it was quite the contrast. I've been there a couple times now and also lived there for a about 4 months.

We're going to marry soon, most likely in March, and then after that we'll start the CR-1 process.

Asides from the main stuff, I heavily enjoy making digital art and also help out on an art website. I would love to make friends here please feel free to message me!

Hi Folks,

We are looking to move closer to my wife's family in the US, and I just wanted to make sure we've got our ducks in a row, so to speak.

I'm a Canadian, married to a US dual citizen, living in Canada. We've been married for 10 years and have two kids. The kids do not have US citizenship.

Steps:

File a I-130 and I-130a.

File 2 Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) Form DS-2029 for the kids.

Questions:

Are the steps listed on this VJ link still valid? They talk only about mailing a package in, and not applying online. Do I have it right that you can submit the application online, but additional materials are then needed to be mailed in (original documents, etc.)?

My wife hasn't done her US taxes in a while, so we'll be doing those at the same time. I understand that this has no bearing on filing I-130, and is only important for IR-1 approval?

My wife has no US income at the moment, though due to the nature of her business, she will continue to make CAD when we move. Is this enough to satisfy the sponsorship requirement, or do we need to get another sponsor?

If for some reason, we decide to visit the US and stay (both of our jobs are entirely online), can I apply for adjustment of status and file I-485 from inside the US?

Many thanks in advance to everyone here.

Congratulations to all who received their IL.

Just giving an update on the car import process. (Moderators - please feel free to move this post anywhere else if needed as I don't want to hijack this thread).

First, some info on my vehicle. I bought a used car last Aug in Ontario which was a 2013 Ford Model made in USA. It already has TPMS so I didn't do anything else for Tire Pressure system.

At the border I presented the following documents :

1. EPA-3420 form

2. HS-7 form (I partially filled these two forms with whatever info was straight forward. Rest the officers at the border helped fill it up, They were super helpful)

3. Letter from vehicle manufacturer that states information regarding the vehicle's safety and EPA compliance. For those living in Toronto, I got this letter from Mike Knapp Ford in Welland, Ontario. They asked me to submit my model, year and the VIN number and then sent me the letter both over regular mail and e-mail. E-mail letter came the very next day and by mail it took a week or so. I was charged around $110 CAD for this letter.

4. My Ontario Original Vehicle Permit

5. Bill of Sale

6. My Ontario car insurance

After presenting the above documents, the officers gave me the "Entry Summary" sheet.

At this time I had no idea where I would get the rest of the paperwork done for import. So my first stop was I at Penndot (I moved close to Philadelphia) office to get my DL. Since I already had a US DL in the past which was expired, it was easy for me to get the renewed DL same day with an expiry of 1 year. I'll have to get another one once I receive the physical GC. I was told at Penndot to go to an Auto Tag office for getting the car import paper work done.

So next stop was at Auto Tag. I used the one in Malvern, PA (Malvern Auto Tag). They asked for all the above 1-5 documents along with VIN picture from the car, car mileage, Pennsylvania DL and Pennsylvania Car Insurance. The only thing I had missing was the Car Insurance. So I went back and got it from Geico the next day.

Today I went to the Auto Tag office again, they charged me overall $286 dollars that include $150 service fees, and rest state fees including title cost and registration cost. I was given a license plate at the same time and was told the original title and registration documents will come to be my mail in another 90 days or so.

That is it. I didn't pay any import taxes at the border as the officer told me its an American made vehicle. ( I think there is also an exemption to a certain level if you're spouse is US Citizen. I'm not 100% sure but there is some reading to be done for that).

One last thing for Pennsylvania. If the vehicle was bought within last 6 months and if the taxes paid are less than 6%, you have to pay the difference to make it to 6%. This tax is waived off if the vehicle is more than 6 months old after you bought. My case the vehicle was just less than 6 months but Ontario already charged me a 13% sales tax ( I should have got a 7% refund lol).

That was the overall process. If anyone needs any help, please feel free to drop me a message and I can assist whatever way I can. Good luck to everyone