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22 hours ago, Kai G. Llewellyn said:

Oh, my apologies got a bit mixed up there. Yes, as a USC you are always authorized to work in the US no matter where your actual residence is. There are many people living in Canada who work in the US, and it's a pretty common scenario. You may need the assistance of a cross-border accountant to assist with taxes as with work done in the US, the IRS would tax first, and then the CRA would tax the difference between the US rate and Canadian rate of taxes. There may be additional complexities with State level taxes as well which an accountant would be able to assist with.

 

If you are planning to live in Canada as your sole residence you will need to have your wife sponsor you for Permanent Residency there, you cannot live in Canada as your permanent home on visitor status. Strictly speaking your wife will have abandoned her LPR status the moment she abandons her intention to have the US as her permanent home after going to Canada. For her to move back to the US you will need to petition her for an I-130 and go through the entire process again. Her naturalizing would prevent that from happening, but it does mean she will need to file US taxes every year for the remainder of her life.

 

If your wife is willing to sponsor you under the Family Class for Permanent Residency in Canada, so long as you can clearly demonstrate to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada that you and your wife will genuinely move back to Canada, you should be granted Canadian PR status upon successful application providing that you are admissible to Canada. There is no prohibition on Canadian PR's working in the US if they are authorized to work in the US by USCIS or by virtue of being a USC.

  @Kai G. Llewellyn - You are awesome!! 

The info you provided was the insight I was looking for.  Members like you are what makes the VJ community the best.

I see you are from WA State as well.  I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe from all the crazy weather and flooding we've been having the past few days.

1 minute ago, Kor2USA said:

@Kai G. Llewellyn was trying to explain your Canadian citizen wife might lose her LPR status if she moves back to Canada.

She should consider becoming a US citizen before you move to Canada. 

 

 

Ahhh....I see...thanks for the clarification.  If we moved to Canada, we would not be returning to the US.  So, the commuter status doesn't apply to our situation.

My main concern would be the ability to immigrate to Canada, live in Canada, but work in the US.  I wanted to know if this even allowed, and if so, what considerations should I expect: ie filing taxes, working visas, etc.

 

11 hours ago, Kai G. Llewellyn said:

This is allowed, but your spouse will need to file I-90 to switch to a 'Commuter' green card. This allows them to work in the US while living in Canada. That being said there are strict requirements to be met namely that the applicant establishes employment within the US 6 months prior to filing the I-90 to switch to Commuter status GC, and that you have to periodically re-confirm your employment to CBP on entry. A commuter who is out of regular employment in the US for a continuous 6 month period or more loses LPR status. You can switch back to regular LPR status from commuter later on by filing I-90 again. See here: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-11-part-b-chapter-4

 

It may just be easier for your wife to naturalize. The commuter GC is a bit too precarious imo.

Hey Kai...

I appreciate the response.  Unfortunately, I believe you misunderstand what I am asking.

My wife (Canadian Citizen/10 year GC holder) and myself (US Citizen) currently live in the US.  We completed the K1 Visa/AOS/ROC.

We would like to move to Canada in 3-4 years, thus, my Canadian Citizen wife would be sponsoring myself for permanent residency in Canada.

Hoping immigration goes well, my wife would work in Canada....but for me, I would like to work in the US.

My question - Was there anyone on VJ that has experience with this scenario?  

Hope this helps!  
 

3 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

You'd be surprised at the breadth of knowledge around here.   Keep the faith that someone will answer.

@TBoneTX!!!

I've been a fan of your posts and humor through our "Visa Journey"....yea..I'll keep the faith.  This site and the members here have been a true blessing!  I appreciate mods like you that keep VJ running smoothly!  

Not sure if my post will get a lot of responses.....so does anywhere here know of a forum/group/website for US citizens that have or plan to immigrate to Canada?  Maybe I'll get better response there.

Thanks!

Hello All,

My wife (Canadian citizen) and I (US citizen) live in a suburb of Seattle, which is only about a 2.5 hour drive to the Canadian border.  My wife is from Vancouver BC, and we completed her immigration to the US via K1 Visa/Marriage/ROC over the past 4 years....she currently holds her 10 year GC.

We've considered moving to Langley BC in the next 3-4 years, with me going through whatever proper channels to immigrate to Canada.

Was curious if any of the members here have any personal or 2nd hand experiences of a US citizen spouse immigrating to Canada, but continuing to work in the US.

I understand we are in Covid times, but prior to the pandemic, has anyone here immigrated to a Canadian border city to live, but crossed the border to commute to work in-person for a US business?

What were your inputs, thoughts, experiences?  

Thanks all in advance.

 

On 11/12/2020 at 6:30 PM, thewaitingame said:

Got my biometrics applied. LIN center

Hey Hey...we got our biometrics applied notice online last night as well.  We are LIN too.

Just to make sure I get the next steps straight:

Basically, we do not have to do in-person biometrics again.  The next notice we should receive is a notice to schedule an appointment for interview, or, we could receive a letter that the interview is waived and the ROC is approved.

If that's the case, is there a time frame we could expect the next notices to arrive from the LIN service center?

Thanks in advance!

1 hour ago, Genski92 said:

Don't worry about the text or email. I never get one. Your hard copy might come anytime this week.

My check was cashed on 30th and get our hard copy on the 2nd day of November. Till now no text or email

After going through the whole K1 Visa and AOS process, we've built a lot of patience not to worry...haha...the process is what it is.  

We just wanted to share our info for others who sent their applications around the same time, to give them piece of mind that things are moving along 👍

Just an update on our case:

Mailed: Oct 17th

Received: Oct 20th

Check Cashed: Nov 4th

No NOA text or email yet.  I've updated on the Oct filers spreadsheet, and am happy things are moving along.

On 11/1/2020 at 6:43 AM, Marla W said:

Hey everyone, I’m a newbie! 
pls help me if you can. 
 

im about to file 751, but the gov page says I need to send the package with fingerprint cards. The only time I did this, was before I got my green card and they sent me the appointment. I don’t know how to request by myself a fingerprint appointment.

thoughts?

thank you in advance!

Marla W

Welcome to Visa Journey!

Below is the link to the Visa Journey guide for I-751 removal of conditions:
https://www.visajourney.com/guides/removing-conditions-permanent-residency/

Below is the USCIS link on information regarding how to file your I-751, instructions, forms, fee info, etc:

https://www.uscis.gov/i-751

Reference both, and you'll have everything covered.  Its pretty straight forward.

Good luck on your removal of conditions petition!

Sorry - Double Post

I'm sorry to hear you are going through this.  I remember seeing and reading your comments from the VJ Canada Portal.

Personally, if I were in your situation, I'd question if staying in the US is prudent during these times.  It sounds like you have a large support group of family and friends back in Canada.  After going through a divorce, I know I'd want to be closest to family and friends during that time.

I agree with the post above, hire an attorney and get the ball rolling on your divorce.

On 10/19/2020 at 7:10 PM, thewaitingame said:

We were from the same Aug 2017 of AOS and Seattle filler! 

Awesome! Hopefully we get good news on our ROC's around the same time too!

Good luck and Go Seahawks! 

37 minutes ago, Hamza & Ally said:

Hi guys i hope you have a great day i'm about to start collecting documents for my I-751 what documents i need exactly.
thanks

Below is the link to the Visa Journey guide for I-751 removal of conditions:
https://www.visajourney.com/guides/removing-conditions-permanent-residency/

Below is the USCIS link on information regarding how to file your I-751, instructions, forms, fee info, etc:

https://www.uscis.gov/i-751

Reference both, and you'll have everything covered.  Its pretty straight forward.

Good luck on your removal of conditions petition!

Hello Once Again Visa Journey Family! 

Just sent our I-751 for removal of conditions yesterday, October 17, 2020.

Will continue to update this thread as they happen.

Good luck to everyone, and look forward to hearing great news from everyone in the near future!

Looks like your question was already answered above.  Be sure to read the reviews and other's Montreal embassy interview experiences here:

https://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Canada&cty=&dfilter=5

Good luck!

Not sure if this has already been answered, because there are already 8 pages of replies. 

My wife and I had her AOS interview in Seattle last week, and according to a conversation I had with our interview officer -- the current US government shutdown does not affect the USCIS because the USCIS is supported and operated by the fees we pay for filing our immigration applications.  

My wife's AOS interview went smoothly, the USCIS office in Seattle was fully staffed, and we received her greencard in 8 days.  
 

21 hours ago, Ndedi & Ashu said:

Was just curious about not making copies of all passport pages since I did not. Thanks very much. 

Through our K1 Visa approval,  AOS/Green Card approval, and all the applications and interviews in-between -- We only submitted copies of my Canadian wife's passport biographic page and any pages with entry stamp information. 

No RFE"s throughout the entire process.
 

23 hours ago, rainingsilver64 said:

So my fiancé and I just noticed that on the section where we write his home address in native characters, one of the Japanese characters misconverted when I was typing it (same sound, different character) and we didn't notice it before we sent the form in Aug/Sept 2018.

 

I saw some older posts on typos on the I-129f not seeming to be a very big deal, and that you can also request typo changes to USCIS here: https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayTypoForm.do?entryPoint=init&sroPageType=typoError

 

Would it be best to fill out the form and request the correction, or just not bring it up unless they do?

No need to fill out any new forms for a typo like you are describing 

My wife an I noticed a few typos in the K1 Visa, EAD/AP, and AOS applications AFTER they were mailed out.  Typos of old addresses, misspelled names of previous employers.  We worried that the typos  would bring about an RFE. 

We did not receive one RFE and were never discussed any typos through our K1 Visa or AOS interview.  My wife received her greencard this past week.

In your case, you have nothing to worry about.

On 1/11/2019 at 1:02 PM, astroboy3546 said:

Congratulations ! Can you elaborate on this "certified copy of our marriage license". I have a copy of the marriage license from the county which has their signature. Did you submit this or did make a copy of the marriage license and get it attested ? I am just confused by what certified means here ?. 

 

Thanks

 

Hey Hey....thanks for the congrats!  In my post, I tried to use the wording that was given on the NOA interview checklist letter. 

The actual literal wording used in the NOA interview checklist letter was: 

"A certified copy of your Marriage Document issued by the appropriate civil authority"

Because my wife and I knew we were going through this immigration process, we requested multiple copies of our marriage license from the King County Courthouse after we were married.  We gave one those copies to the USCIS interview agent.  I assume "certified" means the copy of the marriage license given to us directly from the King County Courthouse (appropriate civil authority).  As the Courthouse keeps the original on file, and issues 'certified' copies.

Hope this clarifies things.  And good luck to you and yours during the AOS interview too!  The interview is pretty easy, as they interview agent mostly just verifies everything you have already submitted and should have in-hand!

9 hours ago, thewaitingame said:

Congrats!!! You’re finally done!

Did they give you any paper about the approval or stamp your passport?

the officer interview us yesterday just verbally approved and congrats us but had to send it to supervisor. My online status hasn’t updated to interview completed neither

Hey Hey....Congrats to you and yours too!

The interviewer did not give us a paper stating we were approved, just an verbal approval and that my wife's Green Card will arrive in the mail in about 2 weeks.  

I just checked my wife's status online now, and it states: 

"On January 9, 2019, we ordered your new card for Receipt Number XXXXXXXXX, and will mail it to the address you gave us. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address."

My wife and had our AOS interview and approval today!

If you have made it this far, the AOS interview is pretty straight forward. 

Our USCIS interview officer was firm with her questions, yet, friendly and not intimidating at all.  The questions asked were similar to the questions asked during the K1 Visa interview.  Although we brought all the paperwork and evidence requested on the interview notification checklist, the interview officer only asked for the certified copy of our marriage license and supporting evidence of our marriage.  We gave her a certified copy of our marriage license, as well as a copy of the deed of the home we recently purchased, copies of our utilities bills, copies of our insurance cards, and copies of our joint bank account statements.  Of course, all of the supporting evidence had both of our names on them.  
 

It was all very cut and dry.  Our experience was a positive one.
 

We were approved and was told my wife's Green Card would arrive in about 2 weeks.

Some Tips For Arrival At The Seattle USCIS Office:
 

- The Seattle USCIS Office for your AOS interview, is the same building as your biometrics.
- If you are driving, make sure to bring cash.  Parking at the time of this writing was $7 with no in/out privileges.
- Entering the building is similar to airport security.
- Make sure to check-in downstairs first before heading to the 2nd floor, where the interviews are conducted.
- When checking-in downstairs, have your original AOS interview checklist letter with the date and time of your interview ready to give to the clerk.  The clerk will ask for your ID, and give you a ticket with a number.  You will be directed to the 2nd floor where an interview officer will call the number on your ticket when it is your turn to interview.
- You can bring your cell phone with you into the building.  Before you are called for your interview, make sure to turn it off.  Be courteous.

Thank you everyone for your advice, information, and support during this process.  We couldn't have done this on our own without the help of all the members here on Visa Journey.

52 minutes ago, V&L said:

Sorry if this is an obvious question, but I'm having a little trouble finding a recent answer.

 

Our medical exam has expired. Are there any automatic extensions right now like with the EADs due to long processing times, or do we definitely need a new one?

It's frustrating because we could have delayed sending the form, but processing times were 6-8 months when we applied. XP 

 

I'd just like to confirm before we schedule another expensive exam.

 

Thanks!

According to other VJ members, the medical examination is now good for 2 years from the date your civil surgeon signed the form:
https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/Updates/20181016-I-693Validity.pdf
 

My interview isn't until next month, so perhaps someone on VJ that has had their interview in Seattle can confirm this with everyone.