US greencard/Canadian Citizen sponsoring wife to come to Canada

[Johnny Matthews]

Hi everyone:

Situation:
I am a US greencard holder / Canadian citizen and i have 1.5 years left to Naturalize in US. I married to my wife in India. I already filed I130 for my wife but it will take a super long time for the process to finish.

So I decided let me try file to bring my wife to Canada and live at the border (detroit-windsor) to work. At the time of application I thought i can live with her in Canada and just commute to US to work to keep my greencard. I now see that is not possible as i would get turned into commuter status which can cause lot of delay for my US naturalization when i just have 1 year left.

I already submitted a letter of intent to move back to Canada but now I realize I wont be able to move back until I naturalize in the US.

Problem: my sponsor eligibility for Canada is complete, wife already has TRV approved. If i live at detroit and bring my wife to Canada, and see my wife every weekend in Windsor, will it cause issue because i wont be primarily living with her? And i need to maintain primary residency in US. Can i do this for 1.5 years until my US naturalization is finished? I dont want to have any misrepresentation issue. My wife will stay in Canada full time and wont leave. If Canada is not my permanent residence immediately I just want to make sure it wont cause issue.

If it will cause issue, any suggestion on what we should do?

Thanks for the help

 

[Johnny Matthews]

To add if unclear: at this time I fully reside in US

 

[steaky]

To add if unclear: at this time I fully reside in US

You can withdraw your application or something else.

 

[Johnny Matthews]

You can withdraw your application or something else.

I still intend to move fully after 1.5 years (once I have US citizenship). Is there a way to keep this PR for my wife so we dont have to reapply later? As I am sure that might cause more delays

 

[steaky]

I still intend to move fully after 1.5 years (once I have US citizenship). Is there a way to keep this PR for my wife so we dont have to reapply later? As I am sure that might cause more delays

Sure, many immigrants return to home country or other international destination after they became newcomers of Canada and then return to Canada before their PR card expires. We seen lots of cases in these forum.

 

[Johnny Matthews]

Sure, many immigrants return to home country or other international destination after they became newcomers of Canada and then return to Canada before their PR card expires. We seen lots of cases in these forum.

Thanks a lot! Last question: does she have to move back to home coutnry? Or can she just wait in Canada with me visiting her on the weekends until i can fully move to her?

 

[steaky]

Thanks a lot! Last question: does she have to move back to home coutnry? Or can she just wait in Canada with me visiting her on the weekends until i can fully move to her?

Once she's a PR, she can live anywhere (within Canada, home country or other international destination).

 

[canuck78]

Hi everyone:

Situation:
I am a US greencard holder / Canadian citizen and i have 1.5 years left to Naturalize in US. I married to my wife in India. I already filed I130 for my wife but it will take a super long time for the process to finish.

So I decided let me try file to bring my wife to Canada and live at the border (detroit-windsor) to work. At the time of application I thought i can live with her in Canada and just commute to US to work to keep my greencard. I now see that is not possible as i would get turned into commuter status which can cause lot of delay for my US naturalization when i just have 1 year left.

I already submitted a letter of intent to move back to Canada but now I realize I wont be able to move back until I naturalize in the US.

Problem: my sponsor eligibility for Canada is complete, wife already has TRV approved. If i live at detroit and bring my wife to Canada, and see my wife every weekend in Windsor, will it cause issue because i wont be primarily living with her? And i need to maintain primary residency in US. Can i do this for 1.5 years until my US naturalization is finished? I dont want to have any misrepresentation issue. My wife will stay in Canada full time and wont leave. If Canada is not my permanent residence immediately I just want to make sure it wont cause issue.

If it will cause issue, any suggestion on what we should do?

Thanks for the help

Assume you declared and even provided proof that you will be returning to Canada with your spouse. Sponsoring your spouse to move to Canada with you when you aren’t actually settling in Canada would be considered misrepresentation. You should really only be sponsoring her when you are prepared to live in Canada with her.

 

[Johnny Matthews]

Assume you declared and even provided proof that you will be returning to Canada with your spouse. Sponsoring your spouse to move to Canada with you when you aren’t actually settling in Canada would be considered misrepresentation. You should really only be sponsoring her when you are prepared to live in Canada with her.

From my understanding, if at the time of application the intent was true, then i should be good? (Because it actually was. But life circumstances made me realize since i am soo close to a US citizenship, i should try to get it and then move to Canada since it open opportunities for my career in the future to have a US citizenship).

Also, what i am planning to do now instead of having her live in Canada is, come stay in canada with her for 2 months after PR approved. Then she can wait outside canada 1.5 years and then come with me back to Canada once my US naturalization is done. From just what i see online, intent at time of application is what matters? And they understand life circumstances change.

For what it's honestly worth, even now i do fully intend to live with her in Canada.

Regarding proof, i never showed a job letter, just declared my intent and few searches for apartments.

 

[canuck78]

From my understanding, if at the time of application the intent was true, then i should be good? (Because it actually was. But life circumstances made me realize since i am soo close to a US citizenship, i should try to get it and then move to Canada since it open opportunities for my career in the future to have a US citizenship).

Also, what i am planning to do now instead of having her live in Canada is, come stay in canada with her for 2 months after PR approved. Then she can wait outside canada 1.5 years and then come with me back to Canada once my US naturalization is done. From just what i see online, intent at time of application is what matters? And they understand life circumstances change.

For what it's honestly worth, even now i do fully intend to live with her in Canada.

Regarding proof, i never showed a job letter, just declared my intent and few searches for apartments.

The point on spousal sponsorship is to be reunited with your spouse in Canada. What you are suggesting is not using the immigration program to be reunited with your spouse in Canada. Your spouse could apply to join you in the US. Would add that your intent changed before the sponsorship was processed.