Hello everyone, thank you for all the information.
I'm contemplating a move to Canada. I'm on H1B with my current employer for past 6 years now, have an approved I-140 with PD of June 2015. I want my parents (back in India) to live with us, as they long for their grandchild (born in the US). Travelling 6 months every year is overwhelming for them given their age.
A move to Canada support for below to reasons.
a) Supervisa for parents, that allows a stay up to 2 years
b) Opportunity to convert them to Canadian PR if they choose to and then to citizenship.
My intent is to get a PR through express entry and then Canadian citizenship in the next 3 years (as long as rules don't change). I don't want to dismiss an opportunity to come back to US again. I have a home and friends here, and honestly this is now a comfort zone. My existing employer has an opportunity in Canada and may offer me a job there if I choose to.
My Questions:
a) I want to move to Canada with Express Entry (instead of Work Authorization/Visa issued by company). Does any one see a disadvantage with that?
b) Will I be able to move back to US while keeping my PD same, say in next 7-10 years or when it becomes current, with the same employer?
c) Somewhere down in this thread they mentioned you may lose your PD if you are out of United States for more than 6 years. Though it was later dismissed, I did not get a clear stance on it. Could someone confirm that? If it does not affect my PD, does being outside of the US for 6 years make me go through a lottery system for H1B again?
Many thanks for you help in advance. Also, want to echo that you guys have done an amazing job in helping the members here.