Inland?

[Lizwatts]

i hope this makes sense.
My husband and I live in the US. I am Canadian by birth. We are wanting to start the move to canada. I am confused by the option to do inland verses Outland.
Can we roll up to the boarder, together, with all our household goods, and tell the guard that we are moving to canada with the plan to apply for an Inland sponsorship? A friend told me this is what they did, but I feel like the guard would turn us away for my husband trying to stay in canada without a visa. He would have the visa excempt as an American but we’d be telling the boarder guard he wants to stay in canada long term.

We don’t feel comfortable lying to the guards, or moving separately. We want to cross together. Does that mean our only option is and Outland and cross once that’s been approved? I’m just confused how we can use an inland one without lying at the boarder?

 

[scylla]

You can move to Canada now - your husband cannot. All he can do is visit. It's really up to CBSA what happens at the border. It's possible he may be allowed in - or he could be refused entry since it will be obvious to them you're coming here permanently if you show up with everything you own. We've even had a few cases where Americans have been slapped with 1 year exclusion orders (although this is extremely rare). Ultimately up to the CBSA officer and none of us can tell you exactly what will happen. If you want to try the inland route, it would be best if you moved all of your belongings and your husband traveled separately. I know you don't want to do this - but that's honestly what would be best.

 

[KBH]

Something else to consider would be processing times for inland vs. outland. Straightforward American cases are being processed in less than 6 months right now for outland, but you would be looking at 12 months for inland. Outland is almost always the better choice for Americans.