Family and moving to Canada - questions

[mismith]

Hello,

I'm a naturalized US citizen, wife and mother-in-law are US-born citizens. I understand that I could apply for either a TN work visa, or start all the paperwork for a permanent resident card, but my question is: My mother-in-law lives with us and has no income/property, and I'm concerned that Canada immigration would grant a visa only to the two of us, leaving my mother-in-law out of the process. Is this assumption correct?

Thanks!

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hello,

I'm a naturalized US citizen, wife and mother-in-law are US-born citizens. I understand that I could apply for either a TN work visa, or start all the paperwork for a permanent resident card, but my question is: My mother-in-law lives with us and has no income/property, and I'm concerned that Canada immigration would grant a visa only to the two of us, leaving my mother-in-law out of the process. Is this assumption correct?

Thanks!

Yes.

PMM

 

[mismith]

Thanks, but what choices would she have? We wouldn't like to go down the route of having her as a US citizen "visiting" us in Canada, because she wouldn't have a home in the US. (sigh).

 

[PMM]

HI

Thanks, but what choices would she have? We wouldn't like to go down the route of having her as a US citizen "visiting" us in Canada, because she wouldn't have a home in the US. (sigh).

You have a choice, if you emigrate, you leave your M/law behind. You would only be able to sponsor her as an Immigrant after you meet the Low Income Figure from Canadian earnings, and then the processing would take 32 months at Mississauga, plus an additional 10-17 months at Buffalo, if she is able to pass the medical.

It is unlikely that she would be allowed to remain in Canada for 4 years as a visitor while an application is processed. Also she would not be eligible for medical insurance as a visitor.

PMM

 

[NewYorker]

Thanks, but what choices would she have? We wouldn't like to go down the route of having her as a US citizen "visiting" us in Canada, because she wouldn't have a home in the US. (sigh).

What I can think of while totally agreeing with PMM is that she keep visiting you as a US citizen while you process her application after you get your PR and you qualify with the income - and go back and forth to the nearest border town and come back in Canada. Once her application is completed, she can permanently stay with you and with Medical - in the meantime, she can have her medical covered from US.