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Thanks for your reply! I apologize, but I’m getting a lot of conflicting information in your reply. I think I’ve made it clear that getting a work permit is not an option for me, so let’s just strike all references of that from the record as it’s not addressing my situation. If I wanted to go...

We're not worried about him keeping his status as this would be a permanent move to Canada for us. What I want to know is what steps or measures we need to be aware of to make this happen.

My husband has his PR through me. My company is entirely based in the US.

Hello, and thank you in advance for taking the time to read and respond! My Canadian husband and I (a US Citizen) will have been married for three years in August, and we have been living together for about a year and a half of that in the States due to immigration delays. I sponsored his visa...

I hadn't even thought of that issue. My intention was to drive down one day, spend the night with a friend or AirBnB, and then drive home the following day. But even if I was in Canada both calendar days, I'm curious if they're counting the number of days I'm in the country or the number I'm...

Correct, I have not submitted an application, and I've already stated that I'm trying to move in with my boyfriend of two years, so this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who read my opening post. That said, we have been dating for about two years, with each of us traveling at least one...

Thank you for the very concise summary. I really do appreciate your time. We'll consider our options and go from there.

That's definitely good to know. I assumed by my original post I had made it clear that we wanted to move in together.

Blaine would be far more convenient if I wanted to go that route! In all seriousness, we would want to live together to earn the common-law status for the PR. If we're not living together, I may as well not move at all.

That makes sense, but will crossing the border on a weekly basis be an issue for CBSA? I guess I could ask next time I cross over.

Work is the primary reason we don't live together, so any solution that requires me to quit my job is not a solution I will consider. My situation wouldn't be complicated if it was, haha. My company is being extremely generous in extending this offer, and they pay me quite well. My industry...

He lives in Vancouver, and I live in Seattle. It's only 45 minutes to the border from Vancouver, which is where we would be living. It sounds like while I could try to do the VR while applying for PR, it would be easier to get married and apply for PR...but if I did that, could I still live in...

For clarification, I would only be in the office for 2 days/week. I could work remotely the other days. But I would still be working for an American company.

Weeeell...now I'm confused. I was under the impression that I was being advised to move in with my boyfriend in Canada as a visitor in order to "earn" the 1 year of living together in order to qualify for PR. If I can't live in Canada as a visitor, then my assumption would be that I qualified as...

Thanks again everyone for answering my questions! I think the only thing that would put me at ease is a lead as to where I can find all of this information on an official, government website. I haven't been able to find ANYTHING like this. It would be especially helpful to know the rules about...

Wow, I clearly am not informed. This is really helpful, thank you!! Follow-up question: if I live with my boyfriend as a common-law partner for the full year, wouldn't I have to move back out of Canada to apply for the sponsorship?

Hmmm...on the CIC website, it says you can sponsor a spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner: In our case, it would be an immigration barrier, wouldn't it?

I am a United States citizen, and my boyfriend of two years is a Canadian. My (American) company is offering to allow me to work remotely 3 days/week so I can move to Canada to live with him. This requires me to still be able to commute to work in the US for 2 days/week. We would like him to...