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Sorry to hear about your FIL! As for the encyclopedias, would you be allowed to do folded book art? I realize there's probably like 40 of the damned things, but eh...maybe if you can make something old, new again, they'll be more willing to let them go. Painful truth: unlikely. I feel this pain though. And Kid2 has learned that if it's done but the online submission isn't working, to at least e-mail it to the teacher. It can then be proven that it was finished before the deadline.

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@appleblossom gave you the link you need to follow to petition your husband. Current timeline is about a year: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html Unless he has a job that qualifies for express entry: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/works.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/eligibility/federal-skilled-workers.html For him to obtain Canadian citizenship, he will have to be in country, physically present, for 1095 days (equivalent of 3 years) of the last 5 years before he can apply. So, if you guys decided to take a 4 month vacation after he'd been in Canada for 2 years, that would push back his eligibility by that number of days. If you basically stayed in Canada for that full 3 years, he can apply straight away at that 1095 day point. Where to in NS? My kids' dad was born in Halifax

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Just adding the chances of someone who's demonstrated immigrant intent by already filing for a GC and successfully petitioning for a non-immigrant intent visa like a TN is very, very slim. It's FAR more likely that non-immigrant visa will be instantly denied. It could negatively impact the pending GC application, too.

If Montreal will actually do the DCF, I'd try that route. Montreal is a traditionally SLOW consulate. Your reasoning is sound - hubs job need him there and it sounds like a firm offer. The worst that can happen is they say no.

I've been seeing people on various threads reporting having issues with the website. I'd try tomorrow. Government agency and IT....

Ugh...sorry you're dealing with this. The SSA seems to fail to properly train their staff and they end up being very "jobsworth" as a result. We had to try and get SSN's during COVID for my kids and it was a nightmare! Good luck!

If the child's parent is a USC, why is the child on a visa? Was the USC born in the US or obtained citizenship?

Unlikely to be less than 6 weeks before you even hear a single thing from Montreal. Might even be 8. Montreal is slow and the regular EB visa processing has been taking nearly 2 years for interviews. Also be aware that Montreal likes to hand out DS-5535's like candy, so you might want to research that a little bit and keep your fingers crossed they don't hand you one. Not trying to be a debbie downer, just a realist so you aren't disappointed since Montreal is one of the more challenging consulates to deal with.

Excellent on the 2 classes. Gotta start somewhere, right? Kid2 and I did Science Fair last weekend. I have as much love for it as you do...I don't. Thank goodness we don't have to do it next year! Sunday, Kid2 was asked to begin Math homework many times throughout the day. Kid refused. Kid1 took advantage and did Physics with Hubs. Kid2 came down at 8:30pm or something with HOURS of work to do. Had moments of frustration and anger and worked until 11pm. Send Kid2 to bed to get said child up at 7am Monday morning to finish the last few questions. Fast forward a few hours and Hubs gets a text from Kid2 "I'm rather displeased at the moment." M'kay, why? "The homework we finished this morning is due Tuesday." 🤷‍♀️ Guess you get a night off because it's already finished! Should pay better attention in class! The same kid also gleefully delighted later in the day. "Would you like to know how I did on my Science exam?" Well, yes, assuming by the tone of the text that the result was good. "100%" The kid could have 90%+ average in all classes with a little bit of effort!

THIS, THIS, THIS! Being an independent person who works, pays their own bills and is accustomed to a certain amount of freedom and then to surrender all that and become 100% dependent puts a LOT of stress on a relationship. You're supposed to be creating the foundation for the rest of your lives as a married couple, not starting out under duress. You might think you can give it all up, but living the reality is very different. Your partner has chosen you for you and you them for who they are. You might end up giving up far too much of yourself if you approach in this way. CR1 means you can essentially continue life as is, as annoying as it might be, but you both retain your identities, you both continue to work, you both retain your freedoms. When you cross the border with your CR1, you can work straight away, you can travel straight away, you can really just jump into the day to day with few worries and really build your marriage.

Yes, he can sign the money to you. I had a cheque issued to me for a reasonably large amount from the insurance company for my roof claim. I signed it over to the roofing company. Basically, once a cheque is endorsed, anyone can cash it so that's why people are told not to endorse it until they are depositing it.

No phone or watch. Wallet will be fine. Take a book or magazine! I'd leave yourself 2 hours for secondary. It doesn't usually take them long to pull your documents from the repository, but it does depend on how busy secondary is. Better to have too much time than not enough! Especially with the ridiculously overbooked flights!

He should be able to take his passport to the bank and open a bank account now. Yes, they like a SSN, but same "problem" - it's so they report any crazy money to the IRS for taxation. He should be able to sign a cheque over to you to cash. Cheques are so antiquated, but commonplace in the US! Strange to me, despite being here in various forms for a decade now. Anyway, I digress...🙊

You've essentially stumbled upon the reason many people wait until they are eligible to apply for citizenship to change their name.

CBSA will ask, too! They are a real pain in the rear to deal with sometimes, but I appreciate they are trying to head off human trafficking and ensure no parental kidnapping is going on. Another vote for a letter if the OP is worried about the child travelling with Mom. The other thing to consider is Mom should have a marriage certificate and a birth certificate with parentage on there and the child is being repatriated to the US. It's unlikely to be an issue.

These need to be US passport photos, not Canadian passport photos. So make sure the size is to the US standard. The US doesn't require stamping like Passport Canada.

Sometimes the SSA fails to issue the SSN. Wait about 3 weeks and if it doesn't come, head into the SSA office with documents in hand. They will be able to tell you guys if the number has been issued. If not, then he can apply right then and there. Hubs is eligible to work right from the outset. He has proof of identity and authorized work status as indicated by his MRIV in his passport. The SSN is actually needed for the employer to pay tax withholding to the IRS and has nothing to do with his legal entitlement to work. Employers don't like when they have to hold onto the funds to send to the IRS, but according to the instructions on form I-9, that's just tough patootie. He's legally entitled to work and can provide the SSN within a reasonable timeframe after he starts his job. Some HR departments are not educated on this, so just pull up the I-9 instructions if there's a question about it.

I'm well aware that domicile is a complicated situation, but it's still a valid question to ask. I come from a country where the consulate is EXTREMELY strict about proof of domicile, hence my asking. If you can squeak it in that she meets substantial presence for this year, it will look even cleaner. She can also begin accruing her time towards petitioning for citizenship, should that be in the future cards.

This is called "flagpoling" and people do do it. Just keep in mind there are other potential repercussions. The 2 countries do share information. You can lose your provincial health care benefits and some other expectations coincide with your US PR. If you own a property, sell it before you activate that greencard or you'll have a giant headache to deal with. As per the instructions on the I-9, you do not require your SSN to begin working in the US. You do not require your physical greencard to begin working, either. For federal income tax with the CRA, sure. This works hand in hand with the IRS and substantial presence determination for income tax. This is, in part, why visitors to the US who spend too much time, irrespective of not holding anything beyond a visitor visa, can accrue enough time to have to pay the IRS income tax. Permanent residency from an immigration standpoint is USCIS territory and although you do have an obligation to the IRS and CRA for income tax, it's not treated the same way. Additionally, the provinces have their own criteria for determining whether you're still eligible for benefits. By activating the PR card, in their determination, you've indicated your emigrating and they can terminate benefits. If you do take advantage of the benefits, you may find yourself on the hook to repay. ON has started to crack down on this. BC has some funny rules, so you're less likely to violate the T&C and I am not sure about other provinces.

How'd you guys establish domicile if you're not living in the US? Take the baby and fly to the US. Take a couple of days off and spend some time here. Then go back to Europe. As pushbrk said, you missed the boat for where you could have delayed your case. Also keep in mind that the clock starts ticking when that PR is activated, so the expectation is that your wife will reside in the US. You don't want to be outside of the US for too long or it will raise flags with CBP and USCIS. Check her visa in her passport. The 6 months is typically from the date of her medical. Push out her entry until closer to the visa's expiration (not too close - that has bit people in the past), enter the US together and then head back to Europe. Delaying even 2 months, if you have 8 months left on your contract, keeps her out of the US only 6mo and that looks less sketchy.

You cannot fly internationally without your passport. Correct. And his sponsor (wife) has to be either with him or in the US before he attempts to cross the border with the passport.

I did an urgent passport within 10 days of travel when I had my ceremony in April last year. We just did expedited passports through the post office for my kids in December. Appointment was Dec. 19th, passports were issued Dec. 26. I don't know why they were sent separately, but one arrived a couple of days later and the other Jan. 3 I believe it was. Passports aren't backlogged like they used to be and are back to normal (and expedited) timelines without the extremes of requiring urgent service.