Hello. This is my first time posting/visiting this site and I am really lost. There is so much information that it is difficult to sort through it all to find answers to my questions so I figured that if I post what I am looking for, maybe someone will point me in the right direction.
As the title says, I am an American, my wife is Canadian by birth. We met in the USA, got married about 5 years ago. My wifes parents are here in Ontario and they are in their 80's. They are not doing well physically and none of the children live closer than 2 hours from them and do not want to move closer.
So my wife moved back to Canada and I came up as a visitor. I do not have a passport, I crossed with Birth Certificate and Drivers License from Florida. My wife works and has her own place. I know that I am allowed to "visit" for 6 months before I would be considered "illegal".
I have decided that I want to go ahead and apply for residency since I am already up here and from what I have heard, it is a bit easier to do it from here but here is where my issues lie.
I need help with filling out the forms so that I know that I have everything that is needed. I was never really sick, so I do not have any medical records to speak of to prove that I am not carrying a plague or something. I have my FBI records (or lack thereof) with me here. I have gone through the checklist and one of the things it says it requires is my passport number which I obviously do not have. I am afraid that if I start this process and pay all the fees which are sizable and I have "missed" providing something to them, not only will they reject my application, I will lose of on all the money I paid and have to start again.
Other than this great resource, are there any agencies, people, or programs our there available that specialize in helping Americans with this process and for little or no cost in the London, Ontario area? I know that In the states, there were Canadians who had gone through the process that would help Canadians who needed help with the paperwork and filing. I know that if I were to just get a nudge in the right direction, I could get this paperwork submitted before I have to go back which would put extreme hardship on my wife.
Thank you for any assistance you can provide in this matter.
As the title says, I am an American, my wife is Canadian by birth. We met in the USA, got married about 5 years ago. My wifes parents are here in Ontario and they are in their 80's. They are not doing well physically and none of the children live closer than 2 hours from them and do not want to move closer.
So my wife moved back to Canada and I came up as a visitor. I do not have a passport, I crossed with Birth Certificate and Drivers License from Florida. My wife works and has her own place. I know that I am allowed to "visit" for 6 months before I would be considered "illegal".
I have decided that I want to go ahead and apply for residency since I am already up here and from what I have heard, it is a bit easier to do it from here but here is where my issues lie.
I need help with filling out the forms so that I know that I have everything that is needed. I was never really sick, so I do not have any medical records to speak of to prove that I am not carrying a plague or something. I have my FBI records (or lack thereof) with me here. I have gone through the checklist and one of the things it says it requires is my passport number which I obviously do not have. I am afraid that if I start this process and pay all the fees which are sizable and I have "missed" providing something to them, not only will they reject my application, I will lose of on all the money I paid and have to start again.
Other than this great resource, are there any agencies, people, or programs our there available that specialize in helping Americans with this process and for little or no cost in the London, Ontario area? I know that In the states, there were Canadians who had gone through the process that would help Canadians who needed help with the paperwork and filing. I know that if I were to just get a nudge in the right direction, I could get this paperwork submitted before I have to go back which would put extreme hardship on my wife.
Thank you for any assistance you can provide in this matter.