Daily commute (Detroit-Windsor) (H1b and Canada PR)

[skarme312]

Anyone here daily commuting was able to get NEXUS?

 

[gtvisa2020]

Plus if one happen to leave US for any of those reasons, our kids need to grow up in India. I don't want that.

I may be overthinking or over worrying or things could go wrong in any place, but reading the news on rampant sexual abuses or rapes, it feels India is a terrible place for women and to raise children. I know we all grew up there, but things seem to be happening at an alarming rate these days.

I hate to say this, but our people have very little compassion for others, very little ethics in every little walk of life, and just corrupt to the core. Businesses just try to exploit customers as much they can by pricing high with no focus on quality or service. Even a street vendor tries to overprice you for vegetables if he knows that you work in IT or you are a NRI.

Schools just charge a bomb as fees and try to suck money in every possible way from parents who earn well. Donation, building funds, what not.

Everyone who goes to India comes back with similar opinion, and feel more like settling in US after every India trip, when it has to be other way due to nostalgia.

People in West on the other hand seem to have much better values, way more honest and genuine. I presume growing up in a rich country makes all of that happen. Since everything is available in abandunt, nobody grows with a mindset of 'jugaad' to get things done.

Canada outscores India clearly in those aspects, and definitely scores as good or even better than US in many of those yard sticks. Being on PR means you have control of your life and can truly dictate where you 'want' to live, and not just count on stars or USCIS to take every step in life.

Thank you for the thoughtful response, man. I couldn't agree more about ethical part of the argument. That is basically coming from a place of "plenty to go around, so lets just be ethical and civil". Eastern countries on the other hand...

 

[gtvisa2020]

What is you get laid off? Especially after you are 6+ years on H1B and need to renew you VISA in the near future. Finding a new job is stressful and you have to keep a check on I140 being filed, etc. I know there are ways around it, but its a huge burden. Also, I personally will keep trying in Canada, but for now I don't want to keep losing days on the PR residency obligation. These of course are my reasons and I totally understand folks will have their own opinions.

Not to back into a corner, for the most part, people here are past six year and I140 approval phase. And if you are let go, you have 60 days to find another job.

But as I have mentioned in other replies, these questions are moot now.

 

[skarme312]

Not to back into a corner, for the most part, people here are past six year and I140 approval phase. And if you are let go, you have 60 days to find another job.

But as I have mentioned in other replies, these questions are moot now.

Are you currently living in Canada and doing daily commute?

 

[VOBuckeye]

Anyone here daily commuting was able to get NEXUS?

Yes, I was able to get it with no issues.

 

[skarme312]

Yes, I was able to get it with no issues.

Were you living in Canada on 3 years as a PR? Or did your 3 years on H1b count?

 

[harirajmohan]

Were you living in Canada on 3 years as a PR? Or did your 3 years on H1b count?

Doesnt matter if you spent 3 years on one side or spent combined on both sides.

2016, with 4 years spent in US but last 2 years and 2 months without leaving US and Canada (few short trips in Canada): Before moving i applied to test. They returned my application with a letter saying i had to stay in US and/or Canada continuously (the painful part) for 3 years.
If you call on either side of the border then they might say that you need to be for 3 years after PR which is not true. When i called they told like that. So apply after 3 years on both/either side.
2017 - moved to Canada. After 10 months i applied again and i received the approval.

You just need to be legally on both sides. So any visa period works as long as you have purpose to cross the border frequently.

 

[VOBuckeye]

Were you living in Canada on 3 years as a PR? Or did your 3 years on H1b count?

I had just moved to Canada in PR but had been living in the US for over 3 years on F1.
You need to have lived in either country legally for at least 3 years, and be admissible to enter both.

 

[skarme312]

Doesnt matter if you spent 3 years on one side or spent combined on both sides.

2016, with 4 years spent in US but last 2 years and 2 months without leaving US and Canada (few short trips in Canada): Before moving i applied to test. They returned my application with a letter saying i had to stay in US and/or Canada continuously (the painful part) for 3 years.
If you call on either side of the border then they might say that you need to be for 3 years after PR which is not true. When i called they told like that. So apply after 3 years on both/either side.
2017 - moved to Canada. After 10 months i applied again and i received the approval.

You just need to be legally on both sides. So any visa period works as long as you have purpose to cross the border frequently.

Yea I was wondering how strict they were about that lame continuous 3 year stay. I mean even a week of international vacation gives you a big F in the application. On searching, seems like some folks got it without that 3 year CONTINUOUS stay.

 

[skarme312]

I had just moved to Canada in PR but had been living in the US for over 3 years on F1.
You need to have lived in either country legally for at least 3 years, and be admissible to enter both.

You had lived for 3 years in US/Canada, without once leaving its borders? For ex. living family back home (assuming you have family outside the US/Canada)

 

[VOBuckeye]

You had lived for 3 years in US/Canada, without once leaving its borders? For ex. living family back home (assuming you have family outside the US/Canada)

Yes, I had lived in US for over 3 years.
I'm assuming you can leave the country for vacations and you would still be eligible. What they're looking for is to determine residency during that period.

You can go online to apply and put in your information then you'll know if you're eligible

 

[ImmiToCanada]

Anyone doing commute back to Stanstead QC through Interstate 91? I would like to hear about opinions on rentals, traffic volume and car-import.

There seem to be very little rental options according to https://www.kijiji.ca/b-appartement-condo/sherbrooke-qc/stanstead/k0c37l1700156?siteLocale=en_CA and https://www.louer.com/stanstead+apartments-for-rent/

Thanks very much!

 

[DEEPCUR]

@gtvisa2020 If your payroll is running in Canada, how do you plan to visit US for meetings? You won't be able to use your h1b because you don't have US payroll.

 

[gtvisa2020]

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Plan is to switch over to B1 once my payroll transitions in November, hopefully. you can update your immigration status, visa after get NEXUS.
Sorry about the delay in response, trying to uproot my life in another country haha.

 

[DEEPCUR]

@gtvisa2020 cool. Can you get transfer back to us anytime you want?