canadian in the states

INFERNO
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Joined: 17 Mar 2003
Posts: 2
Location: Milwaukee Wisconsin

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 1:58 pm

 

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Hi, my name is Leah and i just moved to Milwaukee Wisconsin in august. I am going to school and have had some diffuculties here..if there is anyone out there who knows anything about getting a green card or working visa and such PLEASE HELP
... This is a really cool site..im glad i found it. it has alot of very good information.. Keep up the good workjavascript:emoticon('')
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Leah

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jahsan
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Joined: 16 Apr 2003
Posts: 5
Location: Davenport, Iowa (at the moment)

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 7:54 pm

 

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go to www.americanlaw.com for information on getting work permits.

Only way to get a Green Card is (1) the company you work for handles it, therefore must prove you are not taking the job from an American. The US protects their own against foreigners like us who come into the country (legally or illegally) from taking their jobs.
(2) Marry an American

Work visas, either the company sponsors you for an H-1 or your job is classified under the North American Free Trade Agreement as a profession and you have the Bachelor's Degree and at least 3 years experience in that related field.

As a student under F1, apply 4 months before you graduate (form I-765 from Immigration/Homeland Security) to allow you a one year work visa.

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CanuckAbroad
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Back in Victoria after living in Budapest

Joined: 04 Mar 2003
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Location: Victoria

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 8:08 pm

 

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Thanks for the compliments, I'm working hard to get more and more resources online..It's really a lot of work.

I hope that you find an answer to your question - I'll see if I can find any info online about it.

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SoCalCanuck
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Joined: 21 May 2003
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 12:23 pm

 

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This link takes you to a yahoo group that SPECIFICALLY deals with immigration issues for canadians moving to the US.

It is moderated by a couple Canadian Immigration Lawyers who will give free advice.

If you are in the medical field, its really easy to get a work visa.

My experience (my wife is American) is that if you are planning to get married, do the fiance visa thing, don't wait until you are married and do the married visa thing. Best bet is to go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CaliforniaCanadians/ and ask there

This group is also frequented by members of the LA Canadian Consulate

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drziggy
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Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: greenville, north carolina

Posted: Sat May 24, 2003 7:55 am

 

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Hi Leah,
we have been in the US since "97...and just received our "green card" as of last year (we came over on a NAFTA visa...)...the process is HELL...full of bureaucratic bullshit....it takes time, money , and pacience...LOL
If you like, e-mail us and we'll be able to explain the process in more detail...remember, Canadians are viewed by INS as any other aliens....
cheers!
E&R
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pkennedy1990
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Joined: 27 May 2004
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Location: London

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:11 am

 

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My experience with being even "half-Canadian" in the States is that they HATE that. Maybe it was because it was California, Oregon, Washington, and Massachusetts, where the American patriotism is strongest, and maybe it was just because I am First Nations and they sincerely believe down there that all Canadians are white people; or that since my father was Canadian and I am nonwhite, by US standards a girl is supposed to be "her mother's daughter" and not claim their citizenship based on the father, etc. Something, or maybe a combination of all of those things. For me, being in the States was HELL because I was being torn in two different directions. I've always known where my first loyalty was, but being in my mother's country after my father died, made it, like I said, Hell on earth. But if you're "fully" Canadian, both parents Canadian that is, and not living in the States at the time, then actually it's easier on you emotionally because you won't be treated by the Americans like you're one of them, you're supposed to think like them, act like them, tolerate the horrible ways they treat each other and people they think are "Americans," and even call yourself an "American." I mean, with a Canadian Status Indian card or a Nova Scotia drivers' license, on a First Nations girl in the States, my life was in danger quite frequently. Being treated like an alien (i.e. like dirt) by INS is a whole lot better than being treated like an "American" by the general population and in the streets, trust me! I'd rather run into INS than be treated like "Injun-nigger" in the streets of the typical American city!
Of course, for people not First Nations, none of the above will apply. Only visible minorities are treated like dirt in the States.

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torontobound2006
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Joined: 01 Oct 2004
Posts: 7
Location: South Carolina, USA

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:15 am

 

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I know how you feel. My parents were Canadian and all my life I have been given odd looks when people hear me speaking. I still have a bit of Canadian accent. I have always hated living in the states, the only time I have felt like I fit in or belonged was when I was in Canada. It is the same way with my 14 year old daughter, she only befriends the Canadians at her high school because the other students want nothing to do with somone who is even part Canadian.

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usguy
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Joined: 23 Dec 2004
Posts: 1

Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 12:14 am

 

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if you really want to become ligget i know a guy that made me legal for $1000 now i live and work in U.S. it took me a week, The best part it's all legal his e-mail is jeremyatt1980@yahoo.com, think about this i have legal dual citizanships. you just have to know the right people in high places.

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