Lilly

I was just reading random stuff put on here and I was just wondering something..! Do you need to have a fiance visa before getting married and doing all the other immigration paperwork? My husband and I did not do that due to the fact we hadn't planned on getting married when we did...! Also do I need a canadian passport before I get my conditional greencard..? Because I do not have one right now..! I am a canadian living with my husband in the USA..! So if someone could answer this for me I would appreciate it..! Thankyou..!

Noorah101

> I was just reading random stuff put on here and I was just wondering
> something..! Do you need to have a fiance visa before getting married
> and doing all the other immigration paperwork? My husband and I did
> not do that due to the fact we hadn't planned on getting married when
> we did...! Also do I need a canadian passport before I get my
> conditional greencard..? Because I do not have one right now..! I am a
> canadian living with my husband in the USA..! So if someone could
> answer this for me I would appreciate it..! Thankyou..!
> --
> Lilly.
>
> ---
> posted via:
> http://www.visaforyou.org/eng/

If one knows ahead of time, before entering the USA, that the plan is to
marry and remain in the USA, then yes, one needs a fiance visa. You're
already married and adjusting status, so no need to concern yourself
anymore with a fiance visa.

No, you don't need a Canadian passport in order to get your green card.

Rene

Ian-Mstm

> If one knows ahead of time, before entering the USA, that the plan is
> to marry and remain in the USA, then yes, one needs a fiance visa.
> You're already married and adjusting status, so no need to concern
> yourself anymore with a fiance visa.
>
> No, you don't need a Canadian passport in order to get your
> green card.
>
> Rene

True, but by January 23, 2007 she'll need a passport to fly in and
out of the US... green card or not - and that's less than two
months off now.

Ian

Noorah101

> True, but by January 23, 2007 she'll need a passport to fly in and
> out of the US... green card or not - and that's less than two months
> off now.
>
> Ian

Oh wow, is that deadline coming up so soon? Thanks for the reminder.

Rene

Rete

> True, but by January 23, 2007 she'll need a passport to fly in and
> out of the US... green card or not - and that's less than two months
> off now.
>
> Ian

Damn difficult to get the Canadian passport from the States. Remember
when Jim had to do it two years ago. It was a b**ch having to find
qualified people who knew him x number of years to do the affidavit.
Fortunately for him, all the attorneys I work for were willing to do it
and they had known him since our wedding 8 years ago (6 at that time).
Then he couldn't use his old form of bc from Quebec but had to apply for
the new one. Yikes what a mess that was.

_Mh_

In article <35$410608$4151981$>,
Rete <> wrote:
>
>> True, but by January 23, 2007 she'll need a passport to fly in and
>> out of the US... green card or not - and that's less than two months
>> off now.
>>
>> Ian
>
>Damn difficult to get the Canadian passport from the States. Remember
>when Jim had to do it two years ago. It was a b**ch having to find
>qualified people who knew him x number of years to do the affidavit.
>Fortunately for him, all the attorneys I work for were willing to do it
>and they had known him since our wedding 8 years ago (6 at that time).
>Then he couldn't use his old form of bc from Quebec but had to apply for
>the new one. Yikes what a mess that was.

Hmm. That's NOT good news.

My Canadian passport is still good for another 3 years or so, but... At that
point.. Is it going to get ugly?

Mind you, I don't have a bc from Canada, but a citizenship card.

I thought the rule was: if you hold citizenship of country X, when entering
country X, use passport from country X..

Or, can I fly to Canada using my US passport once I naturalize?

MH

Noorah101

> In article <35$410608$4151981$>,
> Rete <> wrote:
> >> True, but by January 23, 2007 she'll need a passport to fly in and
> >> out of the US... green card or not - and that's less than two
> >> months
> >> off now.
> >> Ian
> >Damn difficult to get the Canadian passport from the States.
> >Remember
> >when Jim had to do it two years ago. It was a b**ch having to find
> >qualified people who knew him x number of years to do the affidavit.
> >Fortunately for him, all the attorneys I work for were willing to do
> >it
> >and they had known him since our wedding 8 years ago (6 at that
> >time).
> >Then he couldn't use his old form of bc from Quebec but had to apply
> >for
> >the new one. Yikes what a mess that was.
>
> Hmm. That's NOT good news.
>
> My Canadian passport is still good for another 3 years or so, but...
> At that
> point.. Is it going to get ugly?
>
> Mind you, I don't have a bc from Canada, but a citizenship card.
>
> I thought the rule was: if you hold citizenship of country X, when
> entering
> country X, use passport from country X..
>
> Or, can I fly to Canada using my US passport once I naturalize?
>
> MH

Yes, you can do this.

Rene

Jenney & Mark

> Yes, you can do this.
>
> Rene

Are you sure? Because I know that dual US citizens HAVE to enter the US
using their US passports, and other countries require the same for their
dual citizens. For instance, once Mark becomes a US/UK dual citizen,
he'll have to enter the UK using his UK passport, but he'll have to
enter the US using his US passport. Once he's a dual citizen, he cannot
use his UK passport to enter the US or vice-versa.

I don't know if Canada works that way, however.

~ Jenney

Noorah101

> Are you sure? Because I know that dual US citizens HAVE to enter the
> US using their US passports, and other countries require the same for
> their dual citizens. For instance, once Mark becomes a US/UK dual
> citizen, he'll have to enter the UK using his UK passport, but he'll
> have to enter the US using his US passport. Once he's a dual citizen,
> he cannot use his UK passport to enter the US or vice-versa.
>
> I don't know if Canada works that way, however.
>
> ~ Jenney

Oh! I didn't realize that. Never mind what I said, then...I'm not sure
at all. I thought one could travel on the US passport anywhere.

Rene

FlyergirlUK

> Oh! I didn't realize that. Never mind what I said, then...I'm not
> sure at all. I thought one could travel on the US passport anywhere.
>
> Rene

Strange then, if that is not possible, that my dual-cit. son entered the
UK using his US passport on his first trip over here with no
repercussions.

When we moved here for good, however, his UK passport was used.