US Immigration from Canada

How strict are the domicile requirements for the CR1 visa?

I plan to sponsor my Canadian girlfriend once we are married for a cr1 visa but we are still living in Canada and don t wanna spend a long period apart in order for me to move back alone to establish domicile.

Can we apply and get approved by convincing them that we definitely plan on moving once we get the visa? If so how would we do that?

We plan to move ASAP and have family there and we have a joint US bank account and I plan on going back to Uni once there.

My husband and I recently bought a house in the US and his apartment lease is about to be up in Canada. We are thinking about using his mom's address for his physical address in Canada as we continue to travel and pay for our home in US.

He is barely home in the Vancouver area as he works 3 weeks or more at a time at a mine and travels to the US when possible on his off weeks.

Would this affect our immigration process or would he need rent or lease an apartment as our paperwork is being processed?

Just figured I'd set this up. I don't want to assume there are very many on here, but we can at least support each other. Might be a nice way to keep track of how fellow Canadians are being treated by USCIS. Give a shout, if you've submitted your N-400 and are Canadian. I'd like to keep track. My last case (IR-1) took a long time to go through in comparison to everyone else that filed for the same. But perhaps the N-400 will offer a quick processing time.

Here are some processing data posted by others on the site: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/N400_performancedata_fy2021_qtr2.pdf.

Here's to Canada (our native land) and to America (our new homeland...soon, I hope!).

Best Regards.

Hi all! My Canadian Fiance arrived in the US in late April '21 and we got married in early May '21. All we need is our marriage certificate so he can file for I-485, however, DHSS has been down due to a cyberattack. His K1 visa expires in three weeks. I signed up with CitizenPath to help us with his matter and we were told that we don't have to worry about him overstaying since we're married and he can still file for I-485 even after his K1 visa expires. The thing the throws me off is, on the USCIS website it states, "If your marriage certificate is unavailable or does not exist, submit other acceptable evidence such as church records and proof of unavailability or nonexistence". Unfortunately, we don't have church records. I was thinking of writing an affidavit, but not sure if that is enough to prove our marriage.

I just want to be sure that there aren't any other options for us, so I was wondering if anyone is going through the same thing or has gone through a similar situation? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

I am in a not so common situation and was wondering if anyone here has experienced something similar.

I am currently an Indian citizen holding Indian Passport. I am well on my way on the CR1 visa process (waiting for interview at consulate). I expect to receive the visa stamp in my Indian passport sometime early 2022, soon after which I will be going to the US and receiving a 2 year conditional greencard.

I am also a Canadian PR. Having lived here for 3 years as a PR, I am eligible to apply for citizenship and will be sending in my application on Oct 2021. It won't be approved by the time I have my CR1 interview (takes longer than a year), so I will still be an Indian citizen when I become an LPR.

I expect to become a Canadian citizen late 2022 or mid 2023. I would then have to renounce my Indian citizenship (by Indian Law). What would the change in citizenship and passport country mean in terms of my LPR status in US? Is the LPR status linked to my passport, and how would I switch that to my future Canadian passport?