Immigration documents For US Citizen

[Mouces]

Hey guys, just reading the checklist for the inland spousal visa, and I need an "Immigration document confirming your status in Canada" (cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5289ETOC.asp#5289E3)
My Fiance is American and to visit Canada she can just walk over the border, say she is visiting some friends and stay here for 6 months. Is there another way we should go about this?

My current plan. We are getting married in the States, and driving across the border at Niagara Falls. We plan on saying that she will be visiting be me for a few months. After a month of living together, I plan on submitting her inland application. Can I get any suggestions?

 

[amikety]

1) Consider doing an Outland application instead. It's usually much faster. You can file while living inside Canada and doesn't have the travel restrictions of an Inland application.

2) If you're driving woth your spouse, just tell immigration you're bringing her to celebrate the wedding with your family that couldn't attend and having your honeymoon in Canada. If they ask about sponsorship, you can tell them yes, you plan to sponsor her. If you pay the fee ahead of time, take the receipt and the IO will see that as 'proof' you intend to file.

3) Passport stamp would be the "document." Sometimes visa exempt will be issued a Visitor's Record. If you get one of those, that is your document.

 

[blueangel371115]

Would it be easier for me to drive into Canada with my fiance for the wedding or my parents? I want to stay with my husband throughout the process after the wedding. But I'd like to spend the last night with my parents. Should they just get a hotel on the Canadian side? We are having the legal wedding in the US then a church celebration and reception is in Canada. I will have my paperwork but I'd still be waiting on my certificate and wedding photos to file so I wouldn't have a receipt yet. Is this even possible? I do realize that crossing privilege isn't always guaranteed at any time.

 

[amikety]

If you're getting married on the USA side, why get a hotel on the Canadian side? Wouldn't you (and your parents) just have to cross back into the USA for the wedding?

 

[blueangel371115]

Would it be easier for me to drive into Canada with my fiance for the wedding or my parents? I want to stay with my husband throughout the process after the wedding. But I'd like to spend the last night with my parents. Should they just get a hotel on the Canadian side? We are having the legal wedding in the US then a church celebration and reception is in Canada. I will have my paperwork but I'd still be waiting on my certificate and wedding photos to file so I wouldn't have a receipt yet. Is this even possible? I do realize that crossing privilege isn't always guaranteed at any time.

True. I'm afraid however we explain it, it will confuse people but we don't want to do the legal stuff in Quebec because it's all in French and my fiance isn't comfortable with that. We want a celebration in Canada at his church though but I'm afraid this won't make sense at the border. Since legally we will be married when we cross into Canada but we would obviously have no proof of that nor my intent in to Canada. My fiance will be in the US an hour tops. I'm not sure the best way too explain this. As I intend to stay after and he isn't staying in the US. Should he bring a note from work?

 

[amikety]

You can, although I don't think it will do much. It's fairly easy to walk away from a job.

It sounds like you're worrying too much about this. The easiest way to cross the border is to do it together.

 

[Mouces]

1) Consider doing an Outland application instead. It's usually much faster. You can file while living inside Canada and doesn't have the travel restrictions of an Inland application.

2) If you're driving woth your spouse, just tell immigration you're bringing her to celebrate the wedding with your family that couldn't attend and having your honeymoon in Canada. If they ask about sponsorship, you can tell them yes, you plan to sponsor her. If you pay the fee ahead of time, take the receipt and the IO will see that as 'proof' you intend to file.

3) Passport stamp would be the "document." Sometimes visa exempt will be issued a Visitor's Record. If you get one of those, that is your document.

Thanks for the tip. Super Helpfull
1. If I do an OA, do we need to get a doctors check and stuff in the states?
3. How would I go about getting a passport stamp or visa exempt when driving across the border, Just ask?

 

[parker24]

Thanks for the tip. Super Helpfull
1. If I do an OA, do we need to get a doctors check and stuff in the states?
3. How would I go about getting a passport stamp or visa exempt when driving across the border, Just ask?

1. You can do it anywhere, but they MUST be a panel physician from the CIC website.
2. Just ask.

 

[Mouces]

Thanks again!

 

[blueangel371115]

You can, although I don't think it will do much. It's fairly easy to walk away from a job.

It sounds like you're worrying too much about this. The easiest way to cross the border is to do it together.

Ok, makes sense. Now I won't worry. Worrying won't change it either way.

 

[amikety]

Ok, makes sense. Now I won't worry. Worrying won't change it either way.

No, but it will give you wrinkles! And ulcers! Yuck!

 

[blueangel371115]

No, but it will give you wrinkles! And ulcers! Yuck!

True, true. He and I have been crossing back and forth for almost 2 years and they know we are engaged and some, when the wedding is so we should be ok. . I think they are expecting it..