US L1 and Canadian PR applications at the same time. Please advise

[jk_indian]

Hi,

I am preparing my online e-APR for Canada PR through Express Entry. Had received ITA on Dec 4th.

In the mean time, my current company is filing L1B petition for me through its US office. L1 might be approved before the PR processing is over and will be stamped in the passport.

1. Will there be any sort of collision between the Canadian PR and US L1B applications? Is there any condition that applicant for Canadian PR should not possess the L1B or vice versa?
2. If I move to US on L1, then for the completing the Canadian PR process, is it mandatory that I should appear at the Canadian Visa office in my home country itself or is there a way to complete the processing from the US and enter Canada from there, to complete the PR formalities? This would save travel cost.
3. Once the PR is approved can I continue to work in the US for 2 more years and then move to Canada, using the PR? In the first 5 years after getting the PR, we need to be in Canada for 2.5 years. Is this the only condition to be met, for keeping the PR live?

 

[RKCK]

Hi,

I am preparing my online e-APR for Canada PR through Express Entry. Had received ITA on Dec 4th.

In the mean time, my current company is filing L1B petition for me through its US office. L1 might be approved before the PR processing is over and will be stamped in the passport.

1. Will there be any sort of collision between the Canadian PR and US L1B applications? Is there any condition that applicant for Canadian PR should not possess the L1B or vice versa?

Nothing like that.

2. If I move to US on L1, then for the completing the Canadian PR process, is it mandatory that I should appear at the Canadian Visa office in my home country itself or is there a way to complete the processing from the US and enter Canada from there, to complete the PR formalities? This would save travel cost.

No issues. You can complete the process from the US, you will have to change the VO once you get a request for passport for stamping. Address will need to be updated as well through CSE.

3. Once the PR is approved can I continue to work in the US for 2 more years and then move to Canada, using the PR? In the first 5 years after getting the PR, we need to be in Canada for 2.5 years. Is this the only condition to be met, for keeping the PR live?

You can continue to work in US but you will have to do the landing as the COPR will be valid only till the day the medical is valid. You cannot apply for the health card. The condition that you have to stay for a said number of days in the 5 years has to be met for the PR validity.

 

[jk_indian]

Thanks a lot RKCK

 

[victorIndia]

HI JK_indian,

I am in same situation, my company has filed US L1 but I am planning for Canada PR. Already my L1B got rejected couple of month back. No the company if filing US L1 individual visa. I am planing to not wait any more as I have already waited for L1 for 1 year now as the process is very uncertain and slow. Can you please help me if you faced any issue while your PR and L1 were processing in parallel?