TorontoTong

Thank you for all the great insights!

We also prefer to have our baby born in Canada while getting the process started now. However:

1. If I apply for my wife's immigration while she is pregnant, should I indicate that we are expecting a baby? (1 dependent), or revise the applications with the baby info after birth?

2. Reading other posts on the forum, if we have an on-going application for immigration, my wife will not be able to enter US using the VISA Wavier program. I believe we will have to file for a special petition to get her into US when the the application is being processed, right? One of my concern for applying now is the long process that might keep us from uniting in US.

Hi Canucks,

I have a somewhat tricky situation that I'd like some input/help:

I am an US citizen residing in US, my wife is a Canada citizen residing in Canada. She visited me many times before without needing any visitor VISA given her citizenship.

We are now expecting (super excited but nervous as well :-)) for a baby. Reading through some of the forum topics, some questions come up:

1. If I apply for her US immigration asap, it looks like it will take longer than 6 months to get her actually here. Not to mention that she won't be able to do all the shots/medical checkups as part of the process. Should we wait until she delivers the baby, then file for immigration application for both the wife and kid?

2. Any Pros to apply now? Perhaps there is an expedited way given our special situation?

We'd appreciate if anyone can share any insights or the best option to pursue.

Thank you!

Tom

Thank you, Teddy B! This is very helpful, glad to hear it won't take that long to get AOS done. I was checking the process timelines on VJ, and National Service Center is currently processing applications received back in March for i-130, I figured it'd be longer with i-485 filed concurrently.

We are filling out these forms, and realized we do not have an A#, nor do we have a i-94 number as either is required for a Canadian to enter US. I assume we should just leave these fields blank, correct?

Thank you for your response. We will file for AOS and hopefully we can also get advanced parole approved so she can travel to Canada after 90 days.

One more question, looking at the i-485 application package, this is needed:

I-693, Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status

Does this mean we need to find a local doctor in the US to complete this form? Any instruction on how to find a doctor qualified for this kind of check-up?

Thank you!

Hello, friends on VJ!

My Canadian wife and I (US citizen) got married in the US this past summer. At that time we didn't decide where to settle down for the family, so we did not file any immigration petition immediately after the wedding. Since then, she traveled back and forth between US and Canada as a regular visitor (tourist).

My wife is currently in US and we have decided to move forward with her immigration to US. Should we file i-130 and i-485 concurrently, or just the i-130 by itself?

Reading some of the posts on these forum, we are confused/concerned with:

1. Filing i-130 and i-485 concurrently may take longer than filing i-130 by itself, esp. for Canadian spouses? >18 months?

2. Since she entered US as a tourist, but now we are filing for i-130 and i-485 while she is still here. There is danger of denial/deportation, or could result in future denial of entry to US?

3. After we file for the AOS, my wife will not be able to travel between Canada and US until both petition are approved?

Obvisouly, we do not want to be separated while waiting for the immigration petition to be approved. But if it takes too long for AOS approval, or causing her the ability to travel during the wait, we will need to think agagin. Can you please help verify or confirm if the above are true based on your experience?

Thank you!

Tony

Hello, apologize first if this topuc has been covered before at the Candian forum.

My wife is Canandian and we got married in the US last month while she was visiting me as a tourist (didn't apply for any fiance or speical visa, just entered via plane as she normally does).

Reading forum posts, we were planning to file i-130 and i-485 so she can stay in the US and wait for her immigration status change - Green card.

However, we had a family emergency in Canada that she had to go back to attend. So now, she is back in Canada, and since the situation is not resolved, she might have to travel back and forward between US and Canada for the next few months....

Question: Should I still file for i-130 and i-485 concurrently in the US for her? Or should we file a differnet type of visa application given the fact that she is in Canada now and is likely to travel outside the US again in the next months? We read something about "Advanced Parole", is this something applicable to us?

Thank you ahead of time for your advice and wisdom, we are really puzzled and not sure if we should find an immigration lawyer in this case?