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since you aren't over 90 days yet, you can file to extend your visit in canada.

Hi wowswift,

I was wondering when you say that I am not over 90 days, does that mean, I am allowed 90 after my visa in Canada expires to file for extended visit in Canada? If I want file for an extended visit, how do I go about doing that?

Thank you so much for your help!

Hello Everyone,

I am American and I am currently sponsoring my wife. Since I was a student and had finished school recently, I decided to stay with my wife on a visitors visa in Canada. At first I thought it would take less than 6 months before my wife get's an interview in Montreal, then we would both go back to the US together. However it's been 7 months now and I have been in Canada for 7 months. My wife is in the last stage of her paperwork, she sent in her criminal record and everything, she's just waiting for an interview date to be issued. I really want to stay with her until she finished her immigration process.

Therefore I would like to know, does anyone here know under the "visitor visa" status from US to Canada, how long can I stay for? ( I entered Canada with a passport)

If I stay past the allowable time of the visa, will this create complications for my wife immigration process to the US?

I appreciate your help!!

I am a student therefore I don't have an income. My sister has filed a joint sponsorship and she makes above the poverty line. I thought everything is fine until my dad said that I have to have $5000 or more in my bank account in order for the process of sponsoring my wife to go through. They will check up on my account because they will want to make sure I have money saved up to support my wife from Canada.

I was wondering is it true that I have to have a large sum of money in my bank account to show them eventhough my sister is acting as co-sponsor? If so how much do I need to at least have in my account? I know it sounds stupid that I don't have money in my bank account, but I am a student currently under student loans. I am so worried that my financial situation will hinder my wife's immigration process.

Thanks you for your help and response!

Hi There,

My wife is filling out the DS 230 form. In the section that ask "List all of the times you'd entered the US", how accurate does this have to be? My wife lives in Canada and she enters the US so many times for big trips and mini shopping trips over the years and she can't remember the exact dates and times. Is it okay for her to just write down the times she can recall and miss some times or does it have to be exact? If it has to be exact, where and how can she retrieve such information?

NVC has asked my wife whom I am sponsoring from Canada to provide them with her police record. I was wondering where do I get the form and is there a link you can provide me with.

I was just curious, I filed the paperwork myself and was told that if I had gone to the lawyers it would have been done by now. Is that true? Is it faster to have gotten a lawyer to do this?

When my wife get's an interview, do/can I go with her to the interview? As a petitioner, do I go through some form of interview myself as well?

I am sponsoring my wife who is from Canada. I was a student until Dec 2007. Since then I flew over to Canada to spend time with my wife until now ( approx 4 months), having been in Canada I DO NOT have a job. We just received letters from Visa asking us to file and Affadavit of support. Since I don't have a job in the US since Dec 2007 until present, will this affect my wife's immigration process? My sister is my co-sponsor, is that enough? or do I need to fly back to the US to get a job ASAP before my wife's interview?

Hi there,

I know I am a bit ahead of myself because I filed an I-130 in September, the USCIS confirmed they received the I-130 and my wife and I are still waiting for further instructions.

Can you give me a general idea of the steps following this?

Also in terms of the interview, do I need to attend the interview with my wife in Montreal,Canada? and if possible could you list the paperwork/info that we need to bring along with us for the interview? I am just so clueless and I just don't want to accidently disgard something that ends up being relevent during the interview.

Thanks!!

Hi,

Your being unemployed will not hinder you being able to sponsor your wife, with a cosponsor who meets the poverty guidelines.

There isn't a guideline as to how long you need to be employed. In theory as long as you have paystubs and a letter from your employer etc, with enough income, that shouldn't be a problem - however it wouldn't hurt to have a back up cosponsor since your employment may have been very short at the time you submit the I-864.

Your Canadian income can not be counted towards the affidavit of support (unless it will continue from the same source when you move to the U.S.).

If your goal is to live in Canada with your wife while you application is being processed, that isn't a problem as long as you have the cosponsor.

Good luck

Thank you very much Trailmix!! I really appreciate the info. It's clearer to me now.

Hi There,

I've filed an I-130 for my wife (Canadian) back in September and has not received any information since, so I am guessing it's still pending. Anyway, just to be ahead of the game, I have some questions regarding the I-864. From what I understand, I have to have an income above the poverty line in order to sponsor my wife into the United States and also have a family member file as a secondary sponsor. However my condition is that I am currently unemployed because I just finished my undergrad degree recently in Dec and is still looking for a job. I was wondering because I am unemployed will this postpone my sponsorship of my wife even if I have a secondary sponsorship from my sister? Also, is there a time duration as to how long I have to be employed, for the sponsoring to take into effect ? Do I need to be earning an income in the US to sponsor my wife or can I find a job in Canada (paying taxes to US government of course) and declare it down as my source of income to sponsor my wife?