Any help on what I should say to the border patrol?

[prash001]

Hello to everyone reading this! My boyfriend and I have been together long distance for 3 years, I’m a U.S citizen and he’s a Canadian citizen. We’ve been visiting each other on and off for those 3 years. I have plans to immigrate to Canada, and I will be starting my travels the 20th of September. I know the maximum I’m allowed to stay in the country is 6 months on my passport alone and I plan to extend my stay while I’m there, but how exactly would I go about this to the border patrol?

My boyfriend and I are planning on going the spousal sponsorship route, and I plan to get married to him during my stay, apply for spousal sponsorship, and then eventually apply for a work permit. That’s the only available option for me to be able to immigrate to Canada, we’ve already tried to apply for other visas/work permits but I don’t qualify for them. I’m just wondering how exactly I’d go about this to the border patrol, I don’t want to potentially be turned away (especially not after the long car journey I’m about to make) or lie to them so if I could get any advice on what I should do that would be very appreciated! Thank you to whoever read this, and have a great day/night!

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hello to everyone reading this! My boyfriend and I have been together long distance for 3 years, I’m a U.S citizen and he’s a Canadian citizen. We’ve been visiting each other on and off for those 3 years. I have plans to immigrate to Canada, and I will be starting my travels the 20th of September. I know the maximum I’m allowed to stay in the country is 6 months on my passport alone and I plan to extend my stay while I’m there, but how exactly would I go about this to the border patrol?

My boyfriend and I are planning on going the spousal sponsorship route, and I plan to get married to him during my stay, apply for spousal sponsorship, and then eventually apply for a work permit. That’s the only available option for me to be able to immigrate to Canada, we’ve already tried to apply for other visas/work permits but I don’t qualify for them. I’m just wondering how exactly I’d go about this to the border patrol, I don’t want to potentially be turned away (especially not after the long car journey I’m about to make) or lie to them so if I could get any advice on what I should do that would be very appreciated! Thank you to whoever read this, and have a great day/night!

You do NOT tell the CBSA that you are immigrating . You are visiting . You tell them that you’re immigrating you can get turned around and sent back .
You still have to show ties to the USA if the relationship should breakdown . Americans don’t require a visa to visit , but you don’t get a free pass either
Don’t come to the border with all your belongings

 

[Buletruck]

Hello to everyone reading this! My boyfriend and I have been together long distance for 3 years, I’m a U.S citizen and he’s a Canadian citizen. We’ve been visiting each other on and off for those 3 years. I have plans to immigrate to Canada, and I will be starting my travels the 20th of September. I know the maximum I’m allowed to stay in the country is 6 months on my passport alone and I plan to extend my stay while I’m there, but how exactly would I go about this to the border patrol?

My boyfriend and I are planning on going the spousal sponsorship route, and I plan to get married to him during my stay, apply for spousal sponsorship, and then eventually apply for a work permit. That’s the only available option for me to be able to immigrate to Canada, we’ve already tried to apply for other visas/work permits but I don’t qualify for them. I’m just wondering how exactly I’d go about this to the border patrol, I don’t want to potentially be turned away (especially not after the long car journey I’m about to make) or lie to them so if I could get any advice on what I should do that would be very appreciated! Thank you to whoever read this, and have a great day/night!

Don't show up with a carload of your stuff. If you look like you've brought more than enough for a visit, there's a high potential you'll be refused entry. Things like resumes, school documents, etc (thing that you don't normally take in a vacation) are a dead give away. If they ask how long you intend to stay, that's trickier without stretching the truth. Tell them your planning to stay "X" number of weeks (plans can change, so it's not technically a lie). Don't freak out if they only give you a shorter duration stay ("X" number of weeks). Just smile, say thanks and apply for a visitor record (current processing times are listed at almost a year, so you'll have at least that much time to remain in Canada with status while it's processed to work on alternate solutions) before the required exit date. Have a plan for healthcare. If your bringing a vehicle, that can be problematic (importation, DL, insurance, registration).
Just act like a visitor, not someone who's making a move to a new home.

 

[Ponga]

Hello to everyone reading this! My boyfriend and I have been together long distance for 3 years, I’m a U.S citizen and he’s a Canadian citizen. We’ve been visiting each other on and off for those 3 years. I have plans to immigrate to Canada, and I will be starting my travels the 20th of September. I know the maximum I’m allowed to stay in the country is 6 months on my passport alone and I plan to extend my stay while I’m there, but how exactly would I go about this to the border patrol?

My boyfriend and I are planning on going the spousal sponsorship route, and I plan to get married to him during my stay, apply for spousal sponsorship, and then eventually apply for a work permit. That’s the only available option for me to be able to immigrate to Canada, we’ve already tried to apply for other visas/work permits but I don’t qualify for them. I’m just wondering how exactly I’d go about this to the border patrol, I don’t want to potentially be turned away (especially not after the long car journey I’m about to make) or lie to them so if I could get any advice on what I should do that would be very appreciated! Thank you to whoever read this, and have a great day/night!

Familiarize yourself with this:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...dec-02-2020/cimm-dual-intent-dec-02-2020.html

Granted, that link is 6 years old, but the information will be helpful to you.

Here's something more current:
https://meurrensonimmigration.com/dual-intent/

Good luck!