Moving to Canada!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Rox&Ari05]

I wanted to let you guys know that my husband and i have decided to look into moving to Canada:yay2:! I am so excited that finally we will be able to be together again. I have been doing my reasearch on what we need to do to live there and it is a whole nother process that cost more money. But honestly i would reather spend that much money then being seperated for 10 years.

So if anyone has moved to Canada, can you give me any advice bc i want to do things the right way. Thanks

[jolantarenee]

Go on this site www.cic.gc.ca and research. I moved from US to Canada in 2001 on "point system" that they were using.I moved as a professional, and I also got extra points because my dad was also accepted as landed immigrant and was living there already (don't get confused, my dad DID not sponsor me, I just got some extra points because of him on my application), they also consider your age, I was 24 at that time,also got extra points. So in short, my immigration to Canada was based on job, education, years of work experience, and IMPORTANT the kind of job you posses. Look on the left side of the page "come to Canada/immigrate". After 3 years of residence you may apply for citizenship.Good luck!

[Dorothea]

Rox, it's tricky. You really need a job offer before you go there to get a work visa, unless you qualify under the points system. If you go without a job you have to have a certain amount of money in the bank...
Elias and I have really been hoping we could do Canada, but I think for right now I'm putting it on the back burner...
I know a woman that recommended me some books. I'll try to find the titles.

[adeildo]

If I get my waiver denied I will do the same!

[Rox&Ari05]

i have done the points test and it said that i passed. so what do i do next?

[Melmcd76]

This is a great question. I am really interested in looking into this as well!

[KellyKS]

I don't know anything about moving to Canada, but just wanted to wish you luck in your decision to move to Canada.

[y14gemini]

I don't know anything about moving to Canada, but just wanted to wish you luck in your decision to move to Canada.

:ditto:

[losguerra]

Zamarrone (I think that's her user name) successfully did the Canada thing, you might see if she can offer some help...

[Dorothea]

Actually, Zamarrone really didn't. Her husband went to Canada on a tourist visa and didn't work at all. She lived with him in an apartment there most of the time and commuted across the border into the US for work.
She supported him in Canada.
So pretty different. This unfortunately wouldn't be an option for me...
Rox, it's very easy to get a tourist visa for your husband if this could work for you.

[Dorothea]

I think the easiest thing would be to make an appointment at the nearest Canadian Consulate and see if they can help you get the process started.
I tried e-mailing them once and they were absolutely no help at all. Obviously. Immigration officers are apparently the same despite country of origin.:rolleyes:

[jolantarenee]

Here you go..

Contact PHIL MOONEY at 1 905 633 9302
or 1 888 288 0801 (better use 905 # that's where his office is)
or better yet email for a consultation, it's free, ask as many questions as you want

pm1@bellnet.ca

www.immigrationcanam.ca
research his website for info


Hope it helps.Good luck

[Rox&Ari05]

Thanks guys....I talk to my husband yesterday and he is so excited that we get to be together. I just really pray that this works. I dont know if i can be disapointed again.

[tasksgirl]

How was she able to stay in Canada and work in the U.S. did she have a tourist visa too? Anyone know? just curious..

[Dorothea]

How was she able to stay in Canada and work in the U.S. did she have a tourist visa too? Anyone know? just curious..

Tasks, I don't actually know the answer to that! She'd be more tha happy to answer questions if anyone wanted to try Pming her. She's really nice!:)

[aprilstorm]

Good luck !!!!!!

[seasun]

My boyfriend has been saying something like to move to Canada too, I thought he was talking crazy cause he still in jail, but now I guess some people do it, I wonder how it is there...

[y14gemini]

If my husband waiver is not approved, that is where we plan to go! Close to US (for me to see family)! Good Luck again!!

[Nepthys]

Actually, Zamarrone really didn't. Her husband went to Canada on a tourist visa and didn't work at all. She lived with him in an apartment there most of the time and commuted across the border into the US for work.
She supported him in Canada.
So pretty different. This unfortunately wouldn't be an option for me...
Rox, it's very easy to get a tourist visa for your husband if this could work for you.


But the tourist visa is only good for a a certain amount of time then he would have to change statues.

Since I would be skilled labor I thought I could get there easier then my husband. I thought of going first then applying for hubby to come later. I will have to look back at the sites but that is what we were thinking of doing.

Who knows if it really would have worked.

[Dorothea]

Z's husband had a 6 mo. tourist visa, I believe, and they re-applied for it when it ran out.

[needhelpfast]

This is a really interesting idea to me as well.
I would personally appreciate if you would continue this thread and update us on the process.
:)

[MTRACKSPORT]

from time to time we will bid jobs in British Columbia , CANADA and to tell you the truth it is a pain in the *****. we have to contact the minister of labor and apply for each one of our guys independantly 6 months before they can work. they make it hard so the local people will have a better chance at the work. around here people are tired of trying and not being able to work up there when it is so close. you used to need a offer from a company saying they could not fill the job locally and that was why they were hiring you. hope you can make it work :wave:

[sunnym1973]

It is worth a try. I was an EWI in the U.S.A and was able to immigrate through the skilled workers programme. Only one member of the family has to qualify and they can birng the entire family with them. It is based on points , example age, education , work experience etc. You do not have to necessarily get a job offer to do this. However, you must show that you have enough money to support you and your family and do not have a criminal record. There are waviers for that and it is not as strict as the U.S. www. CIC.GC.Ca is the website. After three years you can apply for citizenship.

[zamarrone]

Hello all, as Dorothea mentioned, my husband and I waited in Canada during our waiver. My husband, daughter and I obtained a tourist visa, this enabled me to come and go between canada and the US for six months. My husband and I saved up enough money to support our stay in Canada for nine months. We requested an extension on our Visitor visas one month before they expired. I recommend that if you enter as a visitor to make sure they enter you into their system and give you a visitor record, this way when you cross immigration officials in canada can see you are not breaking their laws. We did not apply for the point system because it would cost too much and the process was way too long. My husband and I were fortunate enough to plan for our canada stay and save just enough money. However, it is not cheap because you have to fly directly from Mexico into Toronto, no stops in the US, otherwise it will seem like you tried to enter the US illegally and it will ruin your waiver process. During the time my husband was in Mexico he took care of my 3 year old daughter. It was not easy for him to be a stay at home dad, but it was well worth it for the sake of our daughter. The experience definately made our marriage stronger as well. It is not easy to commute and take care of the expenses but the effort is well worth it, I was physically only separated from my husband 3 and a half months out of the 13 months it took to get the waiver approved. The way we looked at it, I could spend $900 per month to visit my husband in Mexico for a week, or I could spend the same amount of money per months and see my husband every day. I hope this helps you all and feel free to PM me.

[Dorothea]

I found this forum today when I was randomly searching "immigration" on Google because I2US wasn't working:
http://www.stepbystepimmigrationcanada.com/immigrationforum/index.php
It's called step by step immigration to Canada...
It look a little dead, but maybe we could all get on there and start asking questions and they'd wake up a little?

[y14gemini]

I found this forum today when I was randomly searching "immigration" on Google because I2US wasn't working:
http://www.stepbystepimmigrationcanada.com/immigrationforum/index.php
It's called step by step immigration to Canada...
It look a little dead, but maybe we could all get on there and start asking questions and they'd wake up a little?



Thanks for posting this!

[y14gemini]

Here you go..

Contact PHIL MOONEY at 1 905 633 9302
or 1 888 288 0801 (better use 905 # that's where his office is)
or better yet email for a consultation, it's free, ask as many questions as you want

pm1@bellnet.ca

www.immigrationcanam.ca
research his website for info


Hope it helps.Good luck



Thanks for the info, the link does not work!!

[y14gemini]

I am reposting this under this section..thanks to nineten, she is the original poster..

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/byauthor/229617