Mahadevan Swamy
New Member
Situation:
I am a Canadian citizen working on a TN Visa and my wife is an non-Canadian citizen and she is here with me in United States on a TD status. My recent employer gave me an offer letter last year valid from Sept 2016 - Aug 2019. My canadian passport at that time (2016) was expiring on Dec 2017. So when I went to the border, the border official gave my TN visa (I-94 card) valid up to Dec 2017 based on the validity of my canadian passport. My wife came to USA on August 2016 and she got a TD visa stamp at the port of entry (New york) valid until Dec 2017. She got her TD visa from the US consulate in India valid up to Dec 2019 (Her passport is expiring in 2019).
Now I have renewed my Canadian passport which is now valid for 10 years (May 2027). I plan on going to the US-Canada border to extend my TN status (up to Aug 2019) and my wife's TD status.
1. Since my wife is a non-Canadian citizen, can she also extend her TD status at the border along with my TN extension (extending the TN status to August 2019)?
2. My wife wants to study in the US. Although she could study on a TD status, she won't be able to get OPT and work in internships. Therefore what is the appropriate procedure to convert from TD status to F1 visa considering the fact that she is a non-Canadian citizen?
2a. Can she apply for F1 status at the US-Canada border?
2b. Can she apply for F1 visa at the US embassy in Canada (since she is a non-Canadian citizen) ? Or does she have to go back to India and apply for F1 visa at the US Embassy in India?
3. If she decides to change her status to F1, will this impact me from extending my TN Status?
Thanks in advance
I am a Canadian citizen working on a TN Visa and my wife is an non-Canadian citizen and she is here with me in United States on a TD status. My recent employer gave me an offer letter last year valid from Sept 2016 - Aug 2019. My canadian passport at that time (2016) was expiring on Dec 2017. So when I went to the border, the border official gave my TN visa (I-94 card) valid up to Dec 2017 based on the validity of my canadian passport. My wife came to USA on August 2016 and she got a TD visa stamp at the port of entry (New york) valid until Dec 2017. She got her TD visa from the US consulate in India valid up to Dec 2019 (Her passport is expiring in 2019).
Now I have renewed my Canadian passport which is now valid for 10 years (May 2027). I plan on going to the US-Canada border to extend my TN status (up to Aug 2019) and my wife's TD status.
1. Since my wife is a non-Canadian citizen, can she also extend her TD status at the border along with my TN extension (extending the TN status to August 2019)?
2. My wife wants to study in the US. Although she could study on a TD status, she won't be able to get OPT and work in internships. Therefore what is the appropriate procedure to convert from TD status to F1 visa considering the fact that she is a non-Canadian citizen?
2a. Can she apply for F1 status at the US-Canada border?
2b. Can she apply for F1 visa at the US embassy in Canada (since she is a non-Canadian citizen) ? Or does she have to go back to India and apply for F1 visa at the US Embassy in India?
3. If she decides to change her status to F1, will this impact me from extending my TN Status?
Thanks in advance