i NEED ''HELP'',,,,A FRIEND WANTS TO MOVE TO CANADA FROM U.S.A.,,,NEED INFO

[amdwolfman]

I have a friend ( female ) from the staes who wants to move here to canada by the end of June, does she just move here and live then apply for citizenship?,,,or how does it work. i have heard of numerous people just moving here and i'm wondering how she can go about it,,pls any info is greatly appreciated....tyia

 

[HappyPuppy]

If she plans on working legally, she will need to get some sort of visa.

 

[lowtech1]

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

 

[amdwolfman]

i agree if she plans on working legally she will have to get some sort of visa. that site is alil confusing to me,it says if u live in canada already and would like to apply for a citizenship. so does that mean she could just live here and apply/

 

[lowtech1]

Yes there is 2 ways to apply for immigration.

Most people apply for a visa prior to enter Canada, but some apply while within the country.

I had a close English friend that apply while she was in Canada. Her boyfriend/husband had to prove that he have an income of 36k per year to sponsor her.

 

[StageLeft]

Is she a student? Can she get a job? I am quite sure that the process is probably very similar or exactly the same to moving to US from canada, which I did last year. Here is a list of jobs that qualify her for TN visa status. She cannot legally go to Canada and look for work and then apply for this; in fact nobody is supposed to legally move to either country and then look for work (Pretty sure - I could be wrong). So either she gets a job first remotely that qualifies on that list or she goes to Canada as a student and gets in on a student visa.

Obviously we need more information to even begin to offer advice.

1) How old is she?
2) Does she have a degree?
3) Work experience?
4) Is she trying to get a job or a student visa?
5) Is she moving there to marry you?

BTW one cannot move to either country and just apply for citizenship. Once you've been in a country legally under the correct visa guidelines (for instance I'm in the US on a TN visa - this doesn't qualify me for any time towards citizenship) you have to wait a minimum of 5 years I believe. Until then you cannot stay in either country without a valid visa.

 

[amdwolfman]

o , jeez,,,36k a year?, i'm not even close to that. yes she does plan on marrying me. she is a operating room techician. i'm just thinking now she mite have to do the move on her own and not mention me sponsoring her. i just don't know how she can do it,,,and ty for responding and if you have any more info it is greatly appreciated,ty

 

[gopunk]

why is "help" in quotation marks?

 

[lowtech1]

I think it is 5 years in the USA & 4 years in Canada to qualified for Citizenship.

/me <--- was an immigrant.

 

[StageLeft]

Well this is only a spring board - you really should look at some various immigration sites or better yet consult an immigration lawyer who can definitely point you in the right direction. I'm sure there will be a way for it to get worked out.

 

[amdwolfman]

thx for your confidence skoorb. I agree there will be a way to get it worked out,thx all

 

[her209]

Have her marry you

 

[amdwolfman]

she does want to marry me. but how can two peple from two different countries get married?,,would it hold water?,,she come here and we go to the justice of the peace ?,,wouldn't they want i.d. or something. but long story short is that we do want to get married.

 

[Mill]

Umm... I believe if you too get married then she is then a canadian citizen.

 

[amdwolfman]

that's what we are hoping

 

[her209]

Its possible to marry people outside of the US.

What do you think the mail-order brides business all about?

 

[amdwolfman]

her209,,,,but do u know what i mean by going to a justice of the peace?, i think they ask for identification , and such. i wish i knew how to go about this anyways,ty