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We have received our IV valid till March 2025. My daughter is currently in Grade 11 in Ontario, Canada and are confused what to do. She completes her Grade 12 in June 2026 and we are preferring to shift with her to US in July 2026 when she completes her high school in Canada so she has continuity in her high school. We are planning to do 1-2 weekend trips every month to Buffalo, US during this period so there is no long absence away from US.

As US CBP raises concern for extended stay outside US for LPR, will applying for re-entry permit be best in my situation?

What are the key considerations I need to take while applying for re-entry permit?

Thanks

On 2/14/2023 at 5:59 PM, ACC24 said:

 

@Kai G. LlewellynThank you for a very detailed explanation. Like I said, there are always 100 unique cases and our is 101 of its kind :)) Since you and some others( please add on such names for their input) have researched elaborately, we feel more confident hearing from you guys. Things are always grey in this area and nothing is guaranteed but moral support with many solid known facts helps many like us to sail through these rough uncertain times....

 

To give you more clarity,  we are in the EB category

 

-EB priority date: Oct 2010

-DQ'ed date: March 2021

-IL received from NVC : Feb 2023 for March 27, 2023

-Scheduled for medicals: Feb 15, 2023

 

-Canadian PR holder, applied for citizenship: Sep 2021

-Citizenship Oath ceremony notification for: Feb 2023 ( currently rescheduled). We do not want to continue with the oath ceremony until we finish the interview at Montreal and get approved solely due to the fact of passports getting changed ( Indian to Canadian) that needs to be updated with USCIS. This might involve lot of questioning/paperwork and delays when we attend the interview. 

-Obligation  for one parent( mostly dependent applicant on IV which is mom) to stay in Canada due to Sr high school son graduating in : Jun 2024 ( we might consider if there is an option for him to graduate earlier from school when we reach that stage)

 

Tentative plan: Attend IV interview on March 27, 2023, if approved I ( principal applicant) will cross the border in June or July 2023. I want my wife also to cross with me and stay for a month or 2 in US and she will come back to stay with our son when his school resumes in Sep 2023. She might come back to US again in Dec 2023( probably for 2-3weeks) and again back in Canada until end of Jun 2024. Maybe she will be able to travel couple times in between for a week or two depending on our son's schedule. This puts her almost closer to 9-10months in Canada in a given year though I would mostly be staying in US. We will permanently move to US right after June 2024. Hopefully our US LPR status( specifically for my wife) should not be questioned by CBP officers.

 

In the interim, we are deciding if we should resume scheduling for Canadian citizenship oath ceremony right after we cross the border with IV or wait until we receive plastic Green card. Our Canadian PR does not expire until Dec 2024. 

 

Hope I have detailed our situation and plan to the best of my knowledge and would like to hear all  valuable suggestions/inputs from you or any others. Please help me add any other names or you might want to refer this post to them. We really cannot thank you enough already!!

Hi ACC24,

I am exactly in same situation as yours. My daughter is also in Grade 11 now in Canada and we have received our US IV which is valid till Mar 2025. She completes her Grade 12 in June 2026 and we are planning to either shift with her to US in June 2025 to start Grade 12 - Sr High School in US or 1 parent stays in Canada till June 2026 and other parent moves to US.

I have heard US CBP raises concern for extended stay outside US for LPR. How did you navigate through this process and what is your feedback for best course of action here?

Really appreciate any insights that you can help with.

Regards