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I am a Canadian citizen married to a U.S. citizen. I flew up here to Edmonton with our daughter last fall, and all of our belongings came with us (sort of--we used a U-Pack shipping company), and I imported all of our stuff at that time. My husband drove up a month later, and I made sure that he...

My husband just received his confirmation of permanent residency letter. We've both been living in Canada for almost a year now. We're planning on driving down to the border the weekend of October 4th, and re-entering in order to validate his COPR. However, his visitor visa expires at the end of...

My husband just received COPR--he is a U.S. citizen too, and I'm his sponsor. We've been married for almost 8 years, and we have a daughter together, so I didn't feel like we had to provide a lot of proof, but this is what I included: About 50 photos of us in various stages of our relationship...

Because anywhere cheap he could fly is not a place that we would want to go to, if that makes sense (i.e. if we went to visit his family, it would be a much more expensive flight than if we just found the cheapest special we could). And most of all, because it would save a lot of time if he...

Ugh. I know that's the option that makes the most sense. It's probably what we'll end up doing. It means dragging our 2-year-old on a long road trip though (which is why we'd have to stay overnight), and it'll be miserable. I know I don't have to be along with my husband, but I want to for the...

My husband has his COPR, and we're trying to figure out the most efficient and cheapest way for him to leave and re-enter. I know you can't flagpole at an airport like you can at a land POE. But is it possible to buy a cheap flight to somewhere in the U.S., go through U.S. customs in the...

I'm a Canadian citizen, and my husband is a U.S. citizen. I moved up here to Canada with my daughter last fall--we flew up because we didn't want to subject our 2-year-old to a 3-day road trip. We also had our stuff shipped up here and I imported it when I arrived. My husband finished up work...

I apologize because I feel like I keep posting with dumb questions. But it’s hard to find the answers. I am a Canadian citizen, and my husband is a U.S. citizen, but just received his COPR. I think we will drive down to the border so that he can land. We also have a 2-year-old daughter, who has...

We just got my husband's COPR yesterday! (we applied in May too) So exciting! Now we have to decide if we're going to drive down to the border and flag-pole, or try to make an appointment at a CIC office. We are anxious for him to start working ASAP, but we also have a 2-year-old, and long...

Okay, thank you. I'll talk to my husband to see what we should do. We already made that long trip down to the border a few months ago to officially import our car. If it would be faster, then it's worth it. But I just dread spending that long in the car with my 2-year-old... :'(

My husband just got his Confirmation of Permanent Residency letter! We sent in the application in May, and I'm surprised that it was approved this quickly! Anyway, we've been living in Edmonton for almost a year now (I'm a Canadian citizen, working full-time, we have a 2-year-old daughter, etc)...

OK, but this isn't my first time filing... I filed when I used to live in Canada about 15 years ago. So maybe it's been too long, and it's considered my first time again? I agree about the annoyance of having to prove things like being a caregiver to our own children. Nothing is ever easy, I...

Thank you so much, hanna747--that was very helpful. I tried to efile last night, but when I finished filling out the forms and tried to submit it, it said I could not efile. Rather, I have to print out the forms and mail them in. Is that because things look strange because I have no income to...

Thanks for your help, everyone. We did get our accountant, whom we've used for years in the U.S., to do our U.S. taxes for us this year. And we do know that we will have to keep filing in the U.S. for the rest of our lives. hanna747--I'm not sure what else needs to be included in the timeline...

Yes, you make a great point. I should have filed for last year... I'll do that this week. Regardless, I'm still confused if we're eligible. I am a Canadian citizen by birth, so the 18 month rule would not apply to me, right? My question is if it's necessary for my husband to also have his PR...

I am a Canadian citizen but have been living in the US for the past 15 years (dual citizenship). My husband is a US citizen and we have his PR application submitted. We also have a daughter who will be 2 in August. We've been living here since last October, and I have been working since February...

I am a Canadian citizen (by birth), but up until last October, I spent the past 15 years living in the USA (I have dual citizenship). I met an American and we got married more than 7 years ago. We also had a baby together almost 2 years ago. Since October, we have all been living in Canada--our...