Canadian living in America wanting to bring spouse back "home" (Canada)

[Kachodle]

I am born in Canada and moved to USA to get married to my American husband. We went through all the paperwork to get my permanent residence for America (10 years left ). We have been married for more than 3 1/2 years now and we decided that Canada would be a better place to start our family. oh the journeys life takes us on... ;D

We don't know what we should do to live in Canada. I have no job or residence in Canada at the moment, but my family will help with that. So the question is: is it best to move the both of us to Canada and go from there? I guess that would mean getting my husband a visitor visa? or should I go back to Canada myself and settle in find a job then sponsor him from there?

I want to do this right. I am not sure if there is any other routes we can take and I would really like to not be apart for a year or so (as we dread). We already went through that to immigrate to USA with a Fiance Visa.

I'm not sure who to talk to or ask about these things so any information if very greatly appreciated.

Thank you for reading.

 

[Kachodle]

bump ^^^^^

 

[DuberBlue]

Hi there,

Since you're a Canadian citizen, you can sponsor your husband, but you would have to prove that you intend to live in Canada when he is approved as a PR. Moving back up here certainly doesn't hurt your cause In the meantime, your husband CAN visit with you; since he's from a visa-exempt country he would be entitled to stay in Canada with you for 6 months (either they will stamp his passport or give him a visitor record at the border), and you can apply to extend this.

Once he is here with you, you then decide whether to apply inland or outland. The sticky at the top of this forum gives a detailed summary of the differences, but, to be brief; for an inland application he would be expected (possibly required?) to stay in this country the entire duration of the process...after the first stage is finished he would be able to apply for a work permit I believe. For an outland application he would have no implied status in Canada (so he would have to maintain his Visitor status if he stays with you), cannot work up here for the entire duration unless he specifically applies for a work permit (whole different kettle of fish there), but would have more flexibility in movement between Canada and the U.S.