A question about how to get H4 status for canadian citizen

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dav2fox1

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I will take flight to Ottawa and then take flight back with my wife (she has H1). I want to get H4 status from Custom officer in Ottawa airport. Is that Ok if I do like that or I should go to Canada/US boarder to apply for it?
Thanks
 
Thanks.
By the way, when my wife and I go to airport, what should we do? we just need to tell him we need to apply for H4 status or anything else?
 
Well, you need to show her I-94 and a recent pay stub is useful. Also, you need your marriage certiificate.
 
Thanks, Nelsona.
For I-94, my wife also need to get it from airport, so we can do H1 and H4 status together?
 
dav2fox1 said:
Thanks, Nelsona.
For I-94, my wife also need to get it from airport, so we can do H1 and H4 status together?
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Your wife will get her I-94 wherever she enters the US, either at the Ottawa airport, or at a land crossing. If you enter together, you get I-94s together. This isn't hard.
 
I hope someone still looks at this thread:
from what I understand, can someone get a H-4 at the border/airport without any previous paperwork? Could it be done the same way if the person requesting the H4 already has a visa like a TN?


Nelsona, from what you said
Well, you need to show her I-94 and a recent pay stub is useful. Also, you need your marriage certiificate.
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Is this all that is needed? Does the I-94 need to be stamped or just the way it came when the H1-B was approved and the pay stubs?
I keep reading but my brain is boiling with many questions

Thanks a lot
 
medavid said:
I hope someone still looks at this thread:
from what I understand, can someone get a H-4 at the border/airport without any previous paperwork? Could it be done the same way if the person requesting the H4 already has a visa like a TN?


Nelsona, from what you said

Is this all that is needed? Does the I-94 need to be stamped or just the way it came when the H1-B was approved and the pay stubs?
I keep reading but my brain is boiling with many questions

Thanks a lot
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As long as the spouse is Canadian, the only need to show up to the border/airport, with proof of H1 and proof of marriage to the H1.

If they are not canadian, they still need a consular visa, and that VISA must match their intended status, so, no, a Mexican with H4 visa could not simply go to border to get TN, without first getting visa, nor vice versa.

Remember, while mexicans and canadianbs are both eligible for TN, only Cdns don't need to get a visa for this.
 
nelsona said:
As long as the spouse is Canadian, the only need to show up to the border/airport, with proof of H1 and proof of marriage to the H1.

If they are not canadian, they still need a consular visa, and that VISA must match their intended status, so, no, a Mexican with H4 visa could not simply go to border to get TN, without first getting visa, nor vice versa.

Remember, while mexicans and canadianbs are both eligible for TN, only Cdns don't need to get a visa for this.
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thanks, I did get confused and forgot that important difference for Canadians and Mexicans
 
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