My husband (a Canadian citizen) and I (a US citizen) were married a little over a year ago in January 2014. We hired an immigration lawyer who allegedly filed all the necessary paperwork for my husband to immigrate to the US and that was that. A family death led my husband to have to travel back to Canada in August of 2014. Upon re-entry back in to the US at the Ottawa airport, he was denied entry. They knew he was married with the intent to immigrate and made him abandon his application. When further research was done, we discovered that our immigration lawyer NEVER filed the original paperwork in early 2014. My husband should have been able to travel to Canada but we got screwed because the paperwork was nowhere to be found in the system. Since then, we've re-applied and are awaiting approval of his new immigration paperwork. A very unfortunate situation, that just involves a lot of patience.
In the meantime, we would like to be together. I am interested in a temporary work permit. I am wondering if with his status as a Canadian citizen immigrating to the US if this is possible. It's very clear that I am not trying to immigrate to Canada. I want to work there while we wait for this process to complete and then we will both go to the US. If I get a NAFTA approved job offer will the border official allow me to take the position if I fulfill all of the qualifications or will I have trouble because my husband is Canadian?
Any advice would be extremely helpful! We just want to be together through this difficult time. Remaining optimistically hopeful.
In the meantime, we would like to be together. I am interested in a temporary work permit. I am wondering if with his status as a Canadian citizen immigrating to the US if this is possible. It's very clear that I am not trying to immigrate to Canada. I want to work there while we wait for this process to complete and then we will both go to the US. If I get a NAFTA approved job offer will the border official allow me to take the position if I fulfill all of the qualifications or will I have trouble because my husband is Canadian?
Any advice would be extremely helpful! We just want to be together through this difficult time. Remaining optimistically hopeful.
