Returning Canadian with US wife and child

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jond - 27 Nov 2006 00:52 GMT

Hello All,

I thought I'd bend a few ears since the gov't website is vague on
answers to my situation. I'm a born and bred Canadian and I've been in
the states since 2000; originally on a work visa but now I'm a
permanent resident. I've been married to an American for over 5 years
now and we have a daughter who is 7 mths old. We intend on moving to
BC by spring and have started all the appropriate paperwork. My
questions are: a) Can the gov't interfere with my return? I don't have
a job waiting but can survive financially for the better part of a
year. b) How long will it take for my wife to be able to work? c)
What is the average processing time for my type of situation? d) Is
there a way to cover the whole family with healthcare immediately? e)
Can we just go through with the move if the paperwork isn't all
finalized by the time we want to go (April 1st is our target date)?

Any answers would be helpful,

Thanks,

Jond

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RoyK - 27 Nov 2006 13:10 GMT

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Jond Morning

Income is not an issue when sponsoring a spouse or dependent child. If
you have been nice to revenue Canada last year it will make it a whole
lot better. You have to list when you intend to return and your spouse
has to return on the same day as you or after you.

Register your child with the Canadian Embassy and he becomes a Canadian
and health care is not an issue for him depending on the province.

43 days to approve you then normally around six months. See
www.cic.gc.ca Quick Links Processing Times.

The odds are not good that she will be admitted as a visitor when she
intends to reamin permantly and you may be arriing at the border with a
mving truck behind you.

Roy
www.cvimmigration.com

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Saifullah Khan Ghori (skg@vex.net) - 28 Nov 2006 18:36 GMT

Jond,
I recently applied for my wife's (US citizen) Canadian immigrant visa.
I am living in the US like you and applied from the US itself.

(a) Neither government should interfere in your return, unless there
are outstanding law enforcement issues.
(b) My wife's entire processing took 16 weeks (early 2006). So she
will "land" with full rights to work from day one.
(c) Typical case should be finalized in 6-8 months looking at the
Buffalo processing times.
(d) Healthcare is a provincial issue, not a federal one. Ontario for
example will not cover the first three months of residence.
(e) For a target move date of April 1st, I would advise you to apply
ASAP.
Regards,
S K Ghori skg@vex.net http://www.vex.net/~skg/

**NOTE**
I underwent the immigration process in both Canada and the US. I hold
Pakistani, Canadian and US citizenship.

**DISCLAIMER**
I am neither a lawyer nor an immigration consultant. My comments
should NEVER be considered as legal or professional advice as they
are not meant to be such.

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Returning Canadian with US wife and child