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Sorry for the cross-post. Question for those working in the US: When landing in Canada (Vancouver) but intending to come right back to the US, I know that you can leave a friend/relative's address for the PR card. But my concern is the US side. We have our Advance Parole documents (meaning our...

Sorry for the cross-post. Question for those working in the US: When landing in Canada (Vancouver) but intending to come right back to the US, I know that you can leave a friend/relative's address for the PR card. But my concern is the US side. We have our Advance Parole documents (meaning our...

It would really depend on where you want to eventually settle. The problem with H1B is it's not that easy to apply for a US GC (that may change with the new immigration reform bill being discussed). If you're planning to live in the US for at least 3 years, you should abandon the Canadian...

Anita, you are confusing priority dates with change of status dates. The petition itself is processed right away, but the change of status (to receive GC) is the one that's retrogressed. You will find the dates on the US Dept of State site, or for a good summary, here...

Are you kidding me?! Two years?! Even assuming that your partner is indeed single, there is no way that his green card will be processed within two years. Family-based petitions are retrogressed. For unmarried sons and daughters of US citizens, the priority dates are waaaaayyy behind. If he is...

Yes, that's right, you can't be a "permanent resident" in two countries, by definition. You'll have to choose. And it's not as obvious as some may think. My impression is, while the US has more job opportunities (and therefore economically better), Canada seems to offer a better way of life...

Max, can you please let me know when you decide to start looking for jobs? We don't know how to find good ones that are in line with our qualifications. The ones that I've seen listed are mostly clerical, etc, and not necessarily the ones that need SKILLED WORKERS, which is ironic, since they're...

Hi, I'm still here, but I rarely check this forum anymore. What do you want to discuss? I'm concerned about JOBS - seems like there aren't that many advertised... how are you planning to approach this?? And where in Canada are you planning to relocate? We are thinking of Vancouver because we'd...

Campbell Cohen suggested that we write a letter attesting to our language proficiency (not efficiency, lol). We wrote a letter stating the following: (1) We come from a country that is #3 in the number of English-speaking people; (2) Where we come from, the medium of instruction, as well as the...

Noy, just curious - what have you done re. employment? Do you have a job waiting? We have our visas but hesitate to move at this point because there's no job waiting. Monster.ca is sooo pitiful compared to monster.com! (We are in the US, but would consider moving if there is a good job offer.)

Mikeramma, how will you go about your job search? Please share.

I forgot to mention, we hired Campbell Cohen to represent us. Even if they're pricey (since you can really do it yourself), we thought it was worth the money because we didn't need to prove language proficiency, etc. They coached us on how to prove that we are proficient simply by writing a...

OK, here's our experience: (Buffalo office) AOR: November 2005 IA: September 2006 Medicals: October 2006 (At the same time, we also submitted financials. Interview waived.) Request for PP: December 2006 Visas issued: December 2006 (mailed within 1 week, with Christmas and Boxing Day falling in...

Mr. Picazo, don't take it personally, the US doesn't like many other nationalities, lol. Thanks for all your responses. I have to check on what Ozzie said. It falls under automatic revalidation I think, unless you ATTEMPT to get a visa, in which case, if it is denied, you're stuck. The US visa...

Hi, we just received our passport request and from what I understand, the visa that will be stamped is good for one year from medical exam. What if we're not really ready to relocate because there is still a good job here in the US? We're on H1B (good till March 2009) but we don't have a visa...

We are in the US but we need to renew our H visas. In the meantime, we also have a pending Canada PR application. My question is, would it be better to LAND first before applying for the US visa renewal, or should we get a TRV, get our US visa, and then land later (but of course within visa...