Applying for Husband's Visa while we're in Canada

I'm a dule US/Canadian citizen. My husband is Canadian. We live in BC but would like to move to the US. Can I apply for his Visa while we're both living in Canada? The application asks for an address in the US but we won't move down there until he as a visa.....Thanks for any help. (sorry, I should have included this with my earlier post)

Yes you can, you have 3 options with regards to a relationship visa being married, and none are all that fast. k3, cri1//ir-1 (cr-1, married less than 2 yrs, ir-1 married 2 yrs or more ) and Direct Consular Filing (DCF)

Visajourney.com is prob the greatest forum on the internet regarding the above visas, each has their own forum and at the top each has their own guides on step by step process on how to fill out the paperwork.

The k3 interview is either at Montreal or Vancouver!! Sounds like ur in Victoria, so interview would be in Vancouver

cr-1//ir-1 and DCF interview would be in MONTREAL!! Its the only consulate in all of canada that does those onterviews! Just the way it is! At 1 time more consulates did them, but thats no longer the case

There are pros and cons of each visa type:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/compare

The times given onthe above post may be a bit out of whack!! The regular cr-1//ir-1 is taking around a year

k3 may be a tiny bit faster, only because vancouver is a bit faster than Montreal!

DCF is probably anywhere from 6-9 months!1 It used to be a lot faster, but has slowed down!1

But go over the + and - of each visa and read the guides on visajourney.com (VJ)

Paperwork isn't that hard, its the waitign that can be a pain!

here is another topic that may interest you about prooving domicile in the usa when ur not living in the USA:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic ... in-the-us/

DCF: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum ... iscussion/

CR0-1/IR-1 regualr route: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum ... rocedures/

k3: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum ... rocedures/

http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides

If she (cdn ) needs to work right away, then u can cross off the K3!! DCF'ing one is still getting a cr-1//ir-1 visa (depending on length of ur marriage) but ur able to skip a few steps in the process, which normally speeds the process up a bit!! but if u read that 1 link I provided you on DOMICILE, the Mtl consulate has been very picky on providing proof of that!! Maybe they have lightened up on that, not sure as I dont follow it much anymore. But in some cases, the USA citizen had to leave his family in Canada, move to the USA and send proof of that to Montreal! Pain in the butt, and Montreal isn't always the fastest at replying or approving the visa after that!! You will find on VJ that many people don't much care for the Montreal consulate,lol

I spent nearly 10 yrs in Victoria during my Navy days, great city!

No clue on ur Cdn healthcare question. I'm no longer a cdn resident (but am still a CDn citizen) I'm no longer entitled to Cdn healthcare. Thats why many Snow birds only stay in the USA for 6 months, and then head back to Canada, so they don't loose the Cdn health care. When your applying for a USA visa mentioned above, its assuming ur going to be a resident of the USA and one has to spend so much time in the USA to keep ur status. Off for a run.

Thank you so much for all of the information. I'll continue to research the visa types. I appreciate all of the information and links you've provided and I may have more questions later.

I'm a dule US/Canadian citizen. My husband is Canadian. We live in BC but would like to move to the US. Can I apply for his Visa while we're both living in Canada? The application asks for an address in the US but we won't move down there until he as a visa.....Thanks for any help. (sorry, I should have included this with my earlier post)

Absolutely! You actually have several options, all involving filing an I-130. If you qualify, filing I-130 petition with the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver is recommended.

If your husband needs to enter the U.S. before getting his immigrant visa, say, to work, he may consider apply for a K-3 visa or other status that meets the purpose of his stay in U.S. In this regard, Niren & Associates can provide your husband with an entry package to facilitate his visit south of border.

If you wish to benefit from Niren and Associates expertise in U.S. immigration law and obtain personalized professional advice, please give us a call at 1-866-929-0991 (toll free) or visit us at visaplace.com.

Michael Niren

Save ur $$$$$ and visit VJ or another FREE site is http://familybasedimmigration.com/

We used a lawyer--had not found VJ!! Sure she was nice and professional, BUT the process is not that difficult!! Filling of the paper work is not that difficult! Its the waiting that sucks, and they (lawyer) can NOT speed it up!! And More and more of the process is being done Electronically! Fill out the stuff online and submit online!! But its ur $$$. Ours charged us $2500 plus the cost of the filings! And really all she did was proof read the paperwork! YOU still have to obtain the Long Form Birth cert, the police background check for every country you have lived in since the age of 16 for 6 months or longer, any divorce certificates, etc! Your truly doing all the work!. Just saying, its ur $$$$$$ Ask all the FREE questions u want in the above mentioned websites! And yes, in some cases a lawyer may be required--ie the CDN has had criminal probs in the past,!! Few of my friends and close relatives are lawyers, so I'm not a lawyer hater,lol! Most of the good ones do NOT have to go and advertise on sites like these! And I bet its probabbly against forum guidelines, but maybe not! Best of luck