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Does any body think that Canadian and american politicians will follow the advice of this Canada/US border task force? As of now, this seems to be the only hope for the border to open! Here is the article...

For the citizenship application, do they ask for a background check from your home country or just for Canada? My wife has been living in Canada since she got her PR. Will they require a background check in the USA too? she has been a PR since April of 2018

As of April my American wife who has been living in Canada for 3 years will be able to apply for citizenship. How difficult is this? Is this as difficult as the PR application? How difficult is the citizenship test? thank you!

Hello! I’m not sure if this is the correct forum but perhaps someone can answer my question. My wife is living in Canada(permanent resident for the USA). We have been talking about potentially selling out house. Would we end up having to pay capital gains in the states? Thank you!

What are everyone’s thoughts on how long the US/Canadian border will be closed to non-essential travel? Is there any talks of something to help out families eventually that won’t involve the 2 week quarantine period? Times are very difficult for families separated, but I understand why it...

Where does an American living in Canada apply for the american stimulus cheque? I also read that an American is eligible for 500$ per child, where would I apply for this?

Is a Canadian newborn travelling required to have a passport? I am currently waiting for birth certificate which could take 8 weeks and we are supposed to travel in around 10 weeks which makes getting a passport kind of tricky! Are we able to take our new born to the USA with just a birth...

Has anyone on here had to go through the process of getting American citizenship for their newborn baby? I am Canadian by birth and my wife was born in the USA. We are married and she has been a PR for 1.5 years roughly. We are expecting our first baby on August 21 and are really just...

my passport got some slight water damage. My picture is a little bit water damaged but you can still tell it is me. Should I get it replaced?

So, my wife if an American living in Canada as a Permanent Reaident. Can someone educate me on what needs to be done to file an American tax return from Canada? What is needed? What do I do? Do we need her W2 from the United States? Any info at all is greatly appreciated! Thank you very much

My wife has been a PR since April and would like to change her last name. We are living in Ontario. We are looking to do a legal name change. Would it be easier to do it now or when she is a citizen of Canada? It seems like a huge ordeal to have to get the American Passport updated and the PR...

How do I get a new PR card after a changing lastname? Is it as simple as going to Service Canada?

Quick question, Is there a way to update the last name on an American passport from within Canada? My wife would like to change her last name from her maiden name to my last name and do a legal name change. Thank you! Jeff

Hello, I have asked this question before in the “settlement issues” section without much luck. I actually have a few questions. How does my wife change her name in Canada? Her passport still has her maiden name on it. If we change her lastname on her Canadian identifications, do we need...

Hello, my wife has been a PR in Canada for 3 months on Friday. We want to know how to change her lastname to my lastname. Her American passport still has her maiden name on it. Does she need to change to my lastname on her passport? Also, if she updates her lastname to my lastname on her...

I am trying to find a company that does travel insurance. My wife just landed in Ontario on April 27 and we are travelling to the USA from June 2-4. We obviously do not have OHIP yet. Is there any companies that provide travel insurance to travel to the USA or outside of Canada? Thank...

This is a fairly straight forward question. My wife landed on April 27th. When is she eligible for Ohip? Does she have to be in Ontario for 153 day? Or can she get OHIP after 3 months?

Has anyone on here done this? Did you have any trouble doing so?

Anyone have any issues with this? My wife landed April 27 and we are going down to the states to get her car and import it to Canada on June 4th. Will we have any issues crossing back into Canada with just the COPR?

How do Americans typically land? Can we just go to the USA for a while and cross back into Canada a few hours later? Or should I book a hotel room and go to the USA for a night and land the following day? Any info is good info :) Thanks!