USA + Russia to Canada

[rus_usa]

Hi all,

I'm a U.S. citizen and my wife is Russian. She currently has a permanent residence application pending for the U.S., but it's unlikely she'll get a tourist visa with the U.S. embassy in Moscow being closed. U.S. immigration has its own challenges.

My company has an office in Canada, so I was thinking about asking them to send me there on a work permit. If so, we'd need to

- apply for TRV for my spouse
- apply for spousal sponsorship (although I think this is just for PR?)
- apply for an open work permit for her

Have I missed anything? Does it seem feasible? I work for a software company, and most of her experience is hospitality...not sure how much weight that holds. Canada would *probably* just be the place to wait out U.S. immigration processes, but we'd try to stay if we liked it. The whole point is to be together quicker than this system allows, but I'm not sure if that's possible, as we'd both be immigrants.

Thanks!

 

[steaky]

Hi all,

I'm a U.S. citizen and my wife is Russian. She currently has a permanent residence application pending for the U.S., but it's unlikely she'll get a tourist visa with the U.S. embassy in Moscow being closed. U.S. immigration has its own challenges.

My company has an office in Canada, so I was thinking about asking them to send me there on a work permit. If so, we'd need to

- apply for TRV for my spouse
- apply for spousal sponsorship (although I think this is just for PR?)
- apply for an open work permit for her

Have I missed anything? Does it seem feasible? I work for a software company, and most of her experience is hospitality...not sure how much weight that holds. Canada would *probably* just be the place to wait out U.S. immigration processes, but we'd try to stay if we liked it. The whole point is to be together quicker than this system allows, but I'm not sure if that's possible, as we'd both be immigrants.

Thanks!

Why not other countries that Russian can visit without a TRV?

 

[rus_usa]

Why not other countries that Russian can visit without a TRV?

I'm not quite sure what you're saying - but as I said above, I could get moved there on a work visa through my company.

 

[scylla]

Hi all,

I'm a U.S. citizen and my wife is Russian. She currently has a permanent residence application pending for the U.S., but it's unlikely she'll get a tourist visa with the U.S. embassy in Moscow being closed. U.S. immigration has its own challenges.

My company has an office in Canada, so I was thinking about asking them to send me there on a work permit. If so, we'd need to

- apply for TRV for my spouse
- apply for spousal sponsorship (although I think this is just for PR?)
- apply for an open work permit for her

Have I missed anything? Does it seem feasible? I work for a software company, and most of her experience is hospitality...not sure how much weight that holds. Canada would *probably* just be the place to wait out U.S. immigration processes, but we'd try to stay if we liked it. The whole point is to be together quicker than this system allows, but I'm not sure if that's possible, as we'd both be immigrants.

Thanks!

Post to the Foreign Workers section of the forum.

You cannot apply for spousal sponsorship for her. You would only be able to do that if you are a Canadian permanent resident or Canadian citizenship yourself.

You are asking about a situation where you come to Canada on a closed work permit and then your wife applies for an open work permit based on your closed work permit. The right place to post questions about this process is in the Foreign Workers section. This is feasible however your wife being approved for either a TRV or open work permit is not guaranteed. So that's the gamble.

 

[steaky]

I'm not quite sure what you're saying - but as I said above, I could get moved there on a work visa through my company.

Your wife might not get Canadian TRV. That's why I said if she can travel to other countries without visa?

 

[armoured]

Your wife might not get Canadian TRV. That's why I said if she can travel to other countries without visa?

Russian citizens can get e-visas for Mexico for stays of up to 180 days (no work permit), for example. (Although I'm not sure if they've in practice stopped people from boarding, there have been stories of such as Mexico has been one of the main paths for Russians to get to USA border and request asylum - there were storeis about such for Russians travelling to some high end resorts, even)

 

[canuck78]

Would add that a SOWP is also not guaranteed for your spouse. You can apply for one but approval is not gauranteed. Getting any form of temporary visa will likely be difficult for many Russian citizens especially if spouse is in Canada on a temporary permit themselves. Have you ever lived together? If not how much in person time do you have?

 

[EkkoRanga]

Hi all,

I'm a U.S. citizen and my wife is Russian. She currently has a permanent residence application pending for the U.S., but it's unlikely she'll get a tourist visa with the U.S. embassy in Moscow being closed. U.S. immigration has its own challenges.

My company has an office in Canada, so I was thinking about asking them to send me there on a work permit. If so, we'd need to

- apply for TRV for my spouse
- apply for spousal sponsorship (although I think this is just for PR?)
- apply for an open work permit for her

Have I missed anything? Does it seem feasible? I work for a software company, and most of her experience is hospitality...not sure how much weight that holds. Canada would *probably* just be the place to wait out U.S. immigration processes, but we'd try to stay if we liked it. The whole point is to be together quicker than this system allows, but I'm not sure if that's possible, as we'd both be immigrants.

Thanks!

Hey! This is kinda off topic and I noticed you work for a software company. I was recently laid off and looking for new roles in backend engineering. If you happen to have any vacancies, reach out. Thanks. Also, I hope your situation is sorted