mypcool

I know that this can be a big issue. In my case specifically I am moving a (relatively) large family so this is not just me and my wife moving into a friend's basement with no jobs. I already have lots of support in place for when we move. But there is only so much I can do as of now , we are still trying to figure out what to do about this baby. 

Also, while I know that I have to build a very compelling case ,and i think that I will have one by then, the frustrating thing is that it all seems so subjective and completely based on the whim of the CO on that particular day. 

Also people tell me I have a very trustworthy face. No worries 😀 

22 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

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@mypcool before you continue on with your plans you really need to read this link form the Canada forum. You are dealing with Montreal and this is the only country that will not just except your plans to move. They actually want the USC spouse to be living in the US before the interview. Being that your income will follow I can see them be even more strict with your wife already being in the US. 

 

 

Thanks for the heads up. Scary stuff. 

I really hope that I am covered with this. I have the school registration, lease, banking, etc. 

It does seem to be sporadic, some people haveing a easy time with basic info while others are having to go the full distance and actually move.  

12 minutes ago, CEE53147 said:

If you can afford the LUXURY of private school. you can afford the NECESSITY of health care and health insurance.

Agreed. 

11 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

That would cause about a year or more delay in their move.  

 

It's going to boil down to priorities and abilities.  They either delay, or the deal with the cost of birth in the US for their child.  Their decision.  Can't have it both ways.

 

Unfortunately... 

It really seems like im in a pickle here. 

Waiting the 2 years does seem to be the simplest option disregarding the fact that my wife and I have basically been keeping our lives on hold pending this move. 

If we do decide to wait the 2 years would we be able to delay at the NVC for that long? 

2 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

Why not plan to move after the delivery in Canada, when you'll all have your visas? If she's not rushed by an employer to transfer, that might be the best option.

Its a mix of the schooling for the kids and the fact that I am keeping my life on hold until this Saga is over.

If I do wait that would mean having the baby in September 2019 then only moving in June 2021. Being that my children's and my i-130 just got approved, do you think it's possible for me to push the NVC off until then?

Just now, Boiler said:

Once she is resident in the US she can buy Insurance. You mentioned her Employment, is that a transfer?

Her job is not a transfer. She's in a pretty good field so she hopefully would get Healthcare that way. 

10 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

Insurance subsidized by my employer would be about $700 per month for a family, but the cost will depend on what's available in your state.  

Its not so much the cost that I am worried about now. It's how to get my wife, who will be living in Canada, insurance so she can go to the US to give birth... Is that even possible? 

7 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I am not sure what I was thinking but being married so long and sending children to Private school suggests that AoS would not be an issue even without the family income.

I wish. Private school was a decision that we made. We're not wealthy by any metric but we should be fine for AoS. 

7 minutes ago, Boiler said:

You mentioned schooling so what is the plan for Healthcare, is this something your Employer will provide as part of your relocation?

Unfortunately my job does not offer Healthcare.  I have a decent job here  that is willing to let me move  so I am keeping it for now . Once I move  I can start looking for other options . I have not really looked too deeply into Healthcare as it wasn't the immediate concern. Now that her going into the u.s. to give birth is on the table I guess I will have to dive into it. Any directions?

7 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

Midwife is less, however there's still the possibility of being transferred to the hospital.

When she was in labor you would swear the only word she knew was "epidural"... 😉

59 minutes ago, CEE53147 said:

hope she has been filing her US taxes as required for all USCs

For the last 4 years and will be again this year. 

36 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

The only way to avoid delay is for the wife to give birth to the child in the US.  She is a US Citizen and can travel to the US for this purpose, with no issues except expense and temporary separation from family.

Apparently this cost can be over 20000... I know it's not related to this thread but does anyone have any ideas on how to deal with this? 

PS. Thank you everyone for your input so far. It's been invaluable. 

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

Pretty sure most people know that.

That maybe true but I didn't want someone to read the post before (quoted below) and get any doubts. Its ambiguous.

7 minutes ago, LilyJohansen said:

Should the baby be born before you and the children get their visas and move, you will probably have to notify the CO at the interview and they will most likely guide you from there on getting the baby into the US as well

Just now, LilyJohansen said:

Should the baby be born before you and the children get their visas and move, you will probably have to notify the CO at the interview and they will most likely guide you from there on getting the baby into the US as well, hopefully with no hiccups. 

Hopefully its that easy... 

In case anyone is reading this later. To be clear there is no "dependance" for the CR-1 like there is for most other visa types. Meaning you can't just tack on new children but each needs their own application. 

4 minutes ago, LilyJohansen said:

If she is a US citizen then the children should be eligible for CRBA regardless as far as I know

Here is a quote from the embassy website. remember that only one of us are USC and she never lived in the US

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A child born outside of the United States to one U.S. citizen parent and one non-U.S. citizen parent may be entitled to citizenship providing the U.S. citizen parent had been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for five years, at least two years of which were after s/he reached the age of fourteen.

1 minute ago, LilyJohansen said:

Is your wife a USC? How is she petitioning for you?

She is. We are applying for a CR-1 Visa for myself and our children. 

4 minutes ago, LilyJohansen said:

But you are the father of the children, yes? And you are a US citizen, yes? So your children are still eligible for CRBA for US citizenship in that case, whether the mother has lived in the US or not.

4 minutes ago, LilyJohansen said:

My bad, I just read that your wife is the US petitioner, right? But this would still mean that she would have to be a citizen or at least a LPR of the US in order to sponsor for you, if she is the petitioner and you are the Canadian beneficiary, no? 

 

Unfortunately I am not a USC. I am going through the process as well. 

My wife is a USC but never lived in the US. If she did then she would have been able to file for a birth abroad and made my children USC automatically. 

She is the Citizen and I and my children are the beneficiaries 

5 minutes ago, Roel said:

No. It's too bad but in the end, USCIS is not responsible for poor planning. I mean you can always try but it's not a qualifying reason. 

Immigration affect schools and jobs all the time. 

Agreed. In my defence at the time of my application the timeline on the USCIS site was 5 -7 

months. It took 9!

In fact when we decided to make the move in april 2018 people advising me at the time told me to only start in October. I did my own research (Thanks VJ) and submitted everything within 2 weeks. 

8 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I think we go back to maybe, your wife of course can move when she wants to so she has flexibility.

That really may be what we will do... which is pretty crazy with a family of 3 kids already. 

9 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Thinking more about the sponsorship that person has to be a USC or LPR so I think you do need to a Joint.

Thanks for the heads up on that. Ill look into it. 

5 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Hmmm, not sure ..., so you work for a Multinational that will transfer you? 

Correct. I work in a room on a computer and phone all day so they dont mind where that room is located. (I joke that I am getting a headset shaped bald spot) 

5 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Perhaps the School will be flexible on admissions as nobody can tell you when you will get your Visa's.

They wont be happy but its more the fact that my children are youngish and i dont want them to miss 2 months potentially while waiting. Moving is a big issue for them in the first place, making them sit around for 2 months may be too much. 

The biggest issue is the baby timing

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Will the School accept entrants who are not in the Country yet? Must admit do not how that works.

You are correct that it is a bit abnormal. It is a private school and we are working very closely with them to allow this. 

3 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Do you have a Joint Sponsor?

My wifes income is not sufficient but mine is and I have documentation that I can keep my job with the move. If need be I can get a joint sponsor but i do not think it will be necessary. (Unless I am missing something) 

6 minutes ago, missileman said:

Interview in maybe September/October?  

It will be close, imo..........good luck.

And being due in September we may be messed up either way... 

Also do you think that we can be expedited for this reason? Not just the pregnancy, it would affect the schools, jobs and the pregnancy. 

1 minute ago, adil-rafa said:

Children born of a USC are USC just need to do the paperwork

She never lived in the US and therefore cant just file for a birth abroad.

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Give birth in the US?

Trust me we are thinking about it... We live about an hour from the border so... 

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

Be aware that your wife will have to prove legitimate domicile in the US during the process.  In addition, she will have to provide evidence of sufficient income after relocating or she will have to find a satisfactory joint sponsor......

We are good (hopefully) on the domicility as we have already made plans to move in a few months. This includes moving my job, her job, school applications for 3 kids, a place to live and many letters from friends and family. The only reason we may not move is that we MUST be there before the new school year and according to the data we may not get our interview until after its too late. (Am I mistaken on this?) 

1 minute ago, missileman said:

Pregnancy is not, in itself, grounds for an expedited case.  

What about once the baby is born? Is the fact that the entire family is has approved I-130s and is planning on moving sufficient? 

Hello all, 

I have been scouring the internet and the forums to find a solution but have not really found a direct answer. 

My wife (petitioner) has applied for a CR-1 visa for myself and our 3 children. She has never lived in the US in order to make our children Citizens so went this route. Our intention was to move for the 2019 school year. 

Due to the incredible long wait for our I-130 to be approved we are now discussing waiting until the 2020 school year. 

The issue is that my wife is now pregnant and she is due in September. 

If we decide to wait is there anyway to expedite bringing the baby in to the US? If we go the regular CR-1 route if the timeline does not shrink then we will not make it. From my understanding we cannot apply for a K class as my I-130 has been approved.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to make this work?

Thank you in advance.

Quick question here, I am ready to send in my family's IR1 IR2 packages and want to pay by credit card. 

I have a brother in the US and knowing that it will be charged in US funds i would want to put it on his card (I am doing 4 so i would get hit with fees if i do the transfer where as he needs CND and i need US so we trade at the rate and it works well.) 

Is this an issue?

I dont see anywhere that this should be but i want to triple check to make sure. 

And is there anything that i should be looking out for paying by CC as opposed to money order? 

Thank you all in advanced. 

9 minutes ago, sarrobo said:

Hi,

 

You're not incorrect, necessarily. You can send all of the above as a package with your wife's AOS as proof of your intent to establish domicile. The rub is they can still tell you it's still not enough, which may require further proof (if you can provide any). As others noted, Canada can be very strict about this and it is recommended that the USC spouse is prepared to move first to prove domicile if necessary. It's totally up to their discretion to decide if they think what you've provided is good enough, but the more the better.

 

My husband and I just went through proving domicile in the US from Canada, and we were lucky - our proof was enough. But I was prepared to leave first, if need be.

Thanks. 

This matches up with everything that I have been reading. Basically send everything and hope for the best.

We are kind of trying to make this all work out in terms of timing because of schooling for our young children. 

It is what it is.... 

3 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

 

Perhaps I misinterpreted your response but it’s not clear (to me anyway) that you understood the question - it’s not about whether you are all prepared for the move in terms of figuring out jobs and schools etc, it’s about whether your wife is prepared to move before the rest of you, possibly for some significant length of time on her own, to get a job etc and do all that is needed to (1) establish domicile and (2) be earning enough to be able to sponsor the family.

Nope... She would not leave the family...

From my understanding that would be an extreme measure. I have been led to believe that as long  as I can prove that she will be moving and be domicile to the US that this would be enough.  for example, a resignation letter from her current work, a lease or rental agreement in the US, bank statements showing transferring of funds, enrollment and acceptance letters from schools in the US for our children, emails and texts of conversations showing our intent.

All of which I am building. 

Am I incorrect? 

Thanks