Hello,
We already that mistake. My priority date is 2011 march and it got current but since we are in canada, we cannot apply for GC immediately and the Visa number will be lost if not applied immediately within 1 year after the PD is current. And if you come to canada, you have to wait for 5 years to get the citizenship and not 3 years.. after 3 years, you will be eligible to apply for citizenship but it includes complete 1095 days physically present in canada and not outside the country. And the Citizen ship processing times is 27 months currently...so, it's almost more than 5 years, you'll be stuck in canada. So, think twice before coming to canada.
Chances of 2011 priority date is not same as 2016 priority date. Bulletin dates cannot just flash through to 2016 within 3-5 years.
If there was no pandemic then there was no date movement which happened last year.
We need multiple recessions and multiple visa bans to get 1-2 years moved. if not it moves just 1-2 months every year. I am not seeing any movement to get to 2016 quickly. We cant have recession/ban every year to make this kind of movement and there wont be any reform as usual which has not happened for decades due to politics.
Citizenship processing delay happened only due to pandemic and all new applications paper/online is surely within normal processing time 1 year for most cases.
One can apply for canadian citizenship and move out. Surely its doable without delaying when we move out to US(since candidates can go for test/interview to Canada and no delays). I moved out before attending test last year and i completed the process this month.
I am currently in the USA on H1B, with EB2 Priority date in late 2016. We acquired Canada PR last year and planning to move to Canada end of next year. If we move to Canada, we plan to stay there for at least 3 yrs.
Question: If my EB2 priority date becomes current while I am in Canada, do I need to move back on H1B & file I-485 within a year of date of filing or final action date becoming current? Is there any such time frame? Or is there an option for me to just find a US employer, come back on Cap-Exempt H1B, Redo PERM/I140 with same Priority Date and file for I-485 about 3 to 4 years after the date is current? If the dates did not move back of course.
THe more you delay, the more doubtful and double minded you get in moving to Canada. EB date will move one month or 2 months sometimes and you will try to rethink saying it will move in 2 years. You are in the system and you know how fast it goes and when.
There is no easy solution. There is no gain without pain.
US job holders can safely move to Canada by switching to border city jobs and start commuting if one doesnt want to loose out anything and still gain Canadian citizenship.
Most of us dont plan for long term and have planned and lived temporarily and then try to replan. At least it was my case. If you have target to acquire foreign citizenship for whatsoever the reasons(for future safety or settlement or to get uninterrupted social security without maintaining US residency while settled in India/outside US), then only hope is to get Canadian citizenship easily. Bird in hand is much worth than the one thats in the sky. We know how US immigration gets reformed. No one knows when the reform will come as we havent seen for decades.
Check with lawyers on your questions to plan correctly instead of relying on forum since you would the one affected in this move.
Landing first in US will never make it easier to move to other country. I know and i have seen. Yes its not surely easy to move to different country without job which i have experienced(in Australia and moved back to US) and one should avoid in most cases(unless you are very determined to survive). Thats why i chose this time to get this task done by moving my job from AZ to MI and got it done by commuting without taking any pain in moving to new country without a job.
So decide on what you need for long term and how much risk you can take and how you can reduce the risk and execute.
