I'm early in a relationship and want to consider whether it's feasible.
Him: must work in the US. Already lives north of Seattle. Has a condo in Vancouver, purchased before meeting her, originally as an investment.
Her: has a good job in Vancouver. Work skills are also useful in the US but better trained for Canadian work.
Together: Have known each other very superficially for about 5 years but did not start dating until very recently. Kids are desired by both. One possibility is for the man to work in the US and either him or her to visit on weekends until kids are born. Then the woman might be able to work for the current Canadian employer at home in the US half of the time and in Canada half of the time. Or, less desirable, is for the family to live in Canada and the man to go to the US for work from Sunday night to Thursday evening (working Monday to Thursday).
As far as sham marriages, the facts don't seem to support it. Both have good paying jobs. Meeting initially was because of professional contacts, not online dating or international dating websites.
The relationship is still very early such that if the situation is impossible, we can stop the relationship from progressing further. My impression is that it can be done but the red tape may be considerable. Of concern is after marriage, both people will not be admissible in the other country because the border agents believe that that person will live there illegally.
Him: must work in the US. Already lives north of Seattle. Has a condo in Vancouver, purchased before meeting her, originally as an investment.
Her: has a good job in Vancouver. Work skills are also useful in the US but better trained for Canadian work.
Together: Have known each other very superficially for about 5 years but did not start dating until very recently. Kids are desired by both. One possibility is for the man to work in the US and either him or her to visit on weekends until kids are born. Then the woman might be able to work for the current Canadian employer at home in the US half of the time and in Canada half of the time. Or, less desirable, is for the family to live in Canada and the man to go to the US for work from Sunday night to Thursday evening (working Monday to Thursday).
As far as sham marriages, the facts don't seem to support it. Both have good paying jobs. Meeting initially was because of professional contacts, not online dating or international dating websites.
The relationship is still very early such that if the situation is impossible, we can stop the relationship from progressing further. My impression is that it can be done but the red tape may be considerable. Of concern is after marriage, both people will not be admissible in the other country because the border agents believe that that person will live there illegally.
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