US Immigration from Canada

Hi guys

I have to go back to Canada to visit my family during Christmas. I have a Canadian passport and a 2 years green card that is expiring by next year October. I think I can enter Canada fine but will I be allowed back in the states with my temporary green card during COVID restrictions?

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Panic question for anyone previously married & completed the K1 interview.

Did they need a copy of fianc 's marriage certificate when you had their divorce decree?

I have all his paperwork and even notarised legal property agreement documentation that lists his official marriage date, but not his actual marriage certificate. I'm panicking now. Only missing piece.

Interview at US Consulate Montreal November 23rd.

I am trying to figure out what to do about Health Insurance after I move to the US, and wondering if anyone here knows of anything that would work, or what other people have done. (I am going to be moving on an IR1/CR1 visa.)

I can get health insurance after my move, but it will take a few weeks for that to become active. If I apply & get all the paperwork done in between the 1st-15th of the month, it should be active the first of the next month. If I do it between the 16th-31st of the month, it should be active the 1st of the 2nd month following. (E.g., if I move there in late December, I can get insurance for Feb 1.) I would like to have some kind of insurance during this gap, just to cover emergencies (and, if possible, I would like it to include COVID coverage). The options I have looked into are:

1. My current BC MSP Insurance: This will be good until the end of the end of the month that I leave BC, but it is basically useless - it only covers $75 a day for hospital care outside of Canada!!!

2. Travel Insurance for Canadians: I have always just used travel insurance when I go to the US, but everything I am familiar with requires you to be a Canadian Resident to be eligible. Since I am actually moving & getting a Green Card, I don't believe I will count as a Canadian Resident anymore.

3. Travel Insurance for visitors to the US: As far as I know, this will not cover US residents in the US, so it will not work. I will be a US resident from the moment I cross.

4. Expat Insurance: I don't know much about this, but I have found some policies meant to cover Canadian Citizens who are residing outside of Canada, or cover people who are moving to new locations. Most of the "expat" insurance I've found is meant to cover longer periods, i.e., over one year. And one of the policies I looked at for Canadians specifically states that it won't cover anywhere that the Govt of Canada recommends avoiding non-essential travel to (which is everywhere right now).

5. Short term insurance policies designed for US residents & citizens living in the US: In Washington State the only provider that offers that is LifeMap, and one of their eligibility criteria is that you can't have any other health insurance coverage. I don't think I meet that, since I WILL have my BC insurance, at least until the end of the first month. (One possibility would be that I can arrive in the US at the very end of a month, and that way my BC insurance will expire in a day or two, allowing me to get the short term insurance & leaving a gap of only a few days. This would not be my preference, since I don't want to have to time my move like that.)

6. I could try to enroll in regular health insurance before I move: The open enrollment period is until Dec 15th, so I could enroll for a Jan 1 start date, and then move on Jan 1. I am not 100% sure if this is allowed, and can't really get a straight answer from either the exchange (WA health plan finder) or the insurance company. I think it *will* let me enroll without an SSN, but the application form asks "Are you lawfully present in the US?". I can't say "yes" to that I am not currently in the US at all, so it isn't true and I can't provide the evidence they want (entry date, etc). But I don't want to say "no" to that question either, since that implies that I am currently illegally in the US, which also is not true (and I really wouldn't want a record of that to be anywhere!!!)

Is there anything I am missing? Does anyone know of anything that would actually work? Has anyone been able to sign up with an exchange plan before moving, or figure out something that actually covers the gap?

Hi everyone! K-1 filer here!

I was looking around the immigration steps and just have a few questions about the process of filing for AOS after entering the USA. I will be travelling to the USA this coming Nov 18 (soon!)

So I understand after entering I will be going to get my SSN as soon as possible, and while doing that we are getting our marriage license and getting married ASAP as well. Somewhere between then I will also be applying for the REAL ID since I understand it has to be done before the i-94 expires.

My question follows:

- I see in the K1 AOS immigration timeline that there is a form called I-693 that I have to fill in. Do I have to do another medical again since it was done before I left Canada? If yes are there specific ones that do it? For information I did my Medical in August of 2020, since it is barely 1 year old is there a need for another one? If no, how do I indicate on the I-693 form that I have a valid overseas medical done by an approved physician?

-I see we also have to fill in another I-864 affidavit of support so I assume all the same supporting documents I gave for my interview.

Potential question:

While waiting for the approval of the EAD/AP, since I will be marrying an active duty military personnel, there is a high chance during his time that he may be getting his new post in the next 9 months or so - if my AP isn't approved by then and it turns out his new post will be abroad, what can I do in regards to my AP? Without it I cannot leave and come back to the USA from my understanding? Does anyone have any experience with dealing with active duty military personnel's getting their PCS before you were approved for AP?

Thanks everyone! Appreciate any input

Hi there,

I was hoping someone could provide me with some suggestions or feedback as to what the best options are to immigrate to the NYC. I asked a similar question a little while ago but a few things have changed since then.

The situation is the following:

• I am a Canadian\British citizen that is currently running my own business. We have two seperate entities one in Wyoming and one in London.
  • I am currently in Toronto.
• My wife is Canadian and immigrated to NYC last September on an TN visa, we were not married at that time but are now.
• My company is in the middle of a seed round raise, aiming to raise over $1m USD (if that helps).

The goal is that I can move to NYC with my wife, I want to work and run my own company. We will be hiring employees in the new year in the US entity.

So my question is what is the best visa to apply for? I was looking at L1, E2, EB2, EB5, TN. Is there anything else I should consider? or any suggestion would be most welcome.

Thanks in advance,

Stas