US Immigration from Canada

Hello,

I am a US citizen, and my future wife is Canadian. And, I found that the simplest way for her to get permanent residency in the US is through CR1 visa.

But, I have several concerns regarding that.

1) I know Canadians can freely travel to the US for 90 days with ESTA. She will be coming here and get married. After getting the marriage certificate, we will fill a petition for CR1 visa. After filing the form, is she going to be OK staying with me in the US until the visa is approved?

2) While the petition is in progress, is it okay for her to travel outside of the US?

3) I know the processing time got much longer now. But, I know it varies by many factors. Do you know how long does it take for Canadians to get the visa usually?

4) Does it matter whether you marry (including marriage certificate) in Canada or in the USA?

Thanks for looking over my questions!

Merry Christmas!

Hi,

For those of you who recently got your passport with visa stamp recently what expiration date did you have? Anyone with 1 month only to activate? How much time were you giving to wrap up affairs?

Hi everyone,

I finally received my K1 visa interview date, and it s for January 20th. However, it looks like montreal is planning on implementing a curfew/lockdown.

Will this means my interview will get cancelled? Has anyone had their interview during the previous curfew?

What are my options?

I m trying not to panic, but my anxiety is through the roof. I m going on 18 months in this process .

Has anyone recently attended the Philadelphia Field Office?

Hi guys, does anyone know what the best method for re-scheduling an appointment is? I called two diff numbers and nobody was able to give me an answer. Our appointment is in Montreal on January 9th and we are going to be out of the country and don't have court documents ready from my husbands arrest in May (charges are going to be dropped) but I rather him go with all his shiit together.

If someone re-scheduled please let me know the process - Yes, I am aware that it can take up to another year