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I’m not sure how IRCC treats ‘home country’ as it can be different from country of citizenship. So far with all my correspondences with IRCC including PR application we always mentioned home country as US since that’s where our home has been for last 15 years. Anyhow I appreciate your input and...

No, on a work visa in US but may get US GC in next year or two.

Government has published list of acceptable Covid test types. As long as the test is of one of the below types, it should be acceptable regardless of where it was performed regardless of the provider. URL -...

This forum has been of great help and I find it much better than FB groups/Reddit etc. I hope I can rely on you all to provide valuable guidance/share your thoughts on our situation which I wasn't able to find any thread about. So here is my situation, I have been a Canadian PR holder for...

If USCIS indeed takes 50 months to process 485s then we can safely say we'll not get the GC. The numbers expire at the end of the year and any extra numbers which USCIS doesnt issue before the fiscal year ends go into the wastebin of history. If that is indeed true, there is no point in hoping...

I'm not sure renting a small office is a good idea, perhaps commuting weekly to your place of employment would satisfy their 'commute' requirement. Alternatively, changing employer itself might be a good option and try to get an employment in cross border towns on US side. This option strictly...

This is something I have been pondering on as well as I'm in similar shoes. I have Canadian PR for almost 3 years and now coming up on Residency Obligation requiring me to move if I want to maintain my PR. Ideally, I do not want to give up my PR and instead would love to become Canadian citizen...

Just keep checking at all hours, only hope to secure a slot is hope for someone's cancellation. There are very few slots available for non-residents at US consulates in Canada and demand is very high. Even I'm struggling to secure one but I guess thats what everyone runs into.

They are too busy to provide services to law abiding residents. Their main focus is on how they can issue licenses to undocumented immigrants than simply provide what other states are doing and has been standard practice for long time. Even to get my license renewed I had to wait 3 hours after...

Is it in California as all states have different rules, Here is official CA DMV FAQ page where they confirm that they do not issue the 10 year report anymore. All they issue is standard report which lists convictions if any within the given period (which could be 10 year). My main concern is, on...

California stopped issuing 10 year history records in March 2019 and now they issue what they call a standard report however, issue is on this standard report, they show the issue date which unfortunately is only for the current valid license and not its entire history. See FAQs -...

I got one in CA too and be aware that the driving history printout they issue at DMV does not show the first day you were granted the license, it only shows the Issue date for the current license you have. I had renewed mine in early Aug 2019 and my history shows the issue date of Aug 2019...

As your first question is already answered, I'll give couple of tips on your 2nd question. Make sure your insurance covers rentals in Canada or get rental insurance while renting the car from rental agency. If you take your car to Montreal/Quebec, be aware that all signs will be in French so...

Yes, you can process your Goods to Follow list at a later time when you actually move by using settler option. Even I'm planning to do the same but based on what others have said, its much easier to deal with it during first landing itself (soft landing) if possible. In my case, I had it ready...

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There is nothing preventing you from applying for Express Entry under FSW category if you meet the minimum requirements. Whether you will get ITA or not depends on the CRS you are able to claim. Read through basic requirements of express entry and determine for yourself if you meet the eligibility.

Commuter status can be requested anytime the person enters US using his GC or at a later time by filing appropriate forms. One can change regular GC to Commuter GC and vice versa. Any time spent in Commuter GC status does not count towards satisfying US Citizenship residency obligation and GC...

If OP ever becomes US GC holder and want to maintain it, they can choose to live in a border town and commute into US for work. It seems there is special provision for commuters who reside in neighboring countries where they can keep the US GC active even while not residing in US as long as they...

There is no "good border". All CBP agents will use same rules and regulations to determine if one is admissible or not hence there is no point in border shopping to use AVR. AVR rules are very clear, either you qualify for it or you dont so if you do qualify for it, I would strongly suggest you...

Your plan will work in theory and also may reduce total wait time for US Green Card however, you should note that even EB-1C route is closing nowadays as many companies have started exploiting this loophole in GC process. In addition to risk of additional processing times even for genuine cases...