Advice Required US Eligibility in Canada.

[expat_us]

Dear forum members,

I am a new member today. As with usual forum etiquette I approach this subject with due caution and merely wish the insight of a fellow ex pat who may be able to suggest a certain path of investigation should they see a possibility for my case. I have also performed a search to prevent wasted efforts with unnecessary replies however I find nothing yet which suffices my query.

I am a 22 year old female graduate from Seattle. I wish to move to Canada to live, work or study with my boyfriend from the UK. Disclaimer: I maintain logical perspective and plan not through desperation as is all too often the case where a significant other is involved. Merely as I need not state to you, Canada possesses many qualities which we feel would both forward our careers, I am a graduate within anthropological studies, he is a graduate within the computer games industry. At the moment we both live in Germany, I return to the states when my working visa expired, he may come and visit if there is a possibility to do so and should it be possible at all to meet all legal requirements then take the short emigration north. Here specific considerations must be taken regarding a land border crossing of course. My bloke from the UK looked into travelling under Canadian Experience. Of course the US is not a participating country involved here. The problem then may lie with my emigration possibility.

Of course it should be worth saying that we both have been applying to jobs now in Canada from Europe but as with many places it is difficult for recent graduates to be selected from abroad over local workforce, making local contacts and such.

The official immigration website I have read many times and we all know is not exhaustive nor can be taken as testament, especially where desirable rulings are found. I have also had some official feedback which I base my current feelings on. So I would humbly ask for some input should you believe my plan to be complete nonsense! Or know of any success to be had. C & C welcome.

Thanks in advance.

[scylla]

I would recommend that you word your information and questions more clearly and directly so that more people respond. It's a bit difficult to follow right now. But I'll try to provide some information.

First of all, there's no "short emigration north". Regardless which immigration route you select (and assuming you qualify), you're probably looking at 10 months processing time minimum (if you're luckly) - up to several years.

I assume you and your significant other are not married. Do you qualify as common law? (Common law = have lived together for a minimum of one full year.) If you are not married or common law, this will make it much more difficult to permanently move to Canada together.

You seem to want to move here permanently. Have you thought about coming here temporarily instead? Perhaps through a program like bunac? http://www.bunac.org/