Canada & US immigration concurrently

[hhanyu]

Hello,

My greencard application is still at California's SESA, and got a waiver request for pattern of RIR recruitment recently. I know it will be a long way to get US greencard.

I am thinking of applying Canada's greencard concurrently as a backup plan. I have the second H1-B and 2 years and 3 months to go. I read the processing time for Canada's greencard is two years on average. The cost is about Canada$5000.00.

Is this a stupid idea? Is there anybody to apply two different countries' greencards concurrently? If so, I'd like to hear your experiences and opinions.

If everthing goes well..,
If my app. goes to DOL, it will be processed around Sep. 2004. If it will be approved, I-140 & 485 will be filed at the same time. I-140 will take six months, so March 2005. If >180 for 485, I will be eigible for AC21. If I file an app. for Canada's immg. now, it will be approved about the late 2005. It is still a brainstorming stage. I don't know what to do after 2005. Thanks.

 

[ginnu]

Hello,

My green card application is still at California's SESA, and got a waiver request for pattern of RIR recruitment recently. I know it will be a long way to get US green card.

I am thinking of applying Canada's green card concurrently as a backup plan.
---- What do you mean by back up? If you are in IT forget about IT job in Canada. If you have other reasons you know better. If you are an Indian and don’t get GC it is much better to find a good job in IT field in India.
I have the second H1-B and 2 years and 3 months to go. I read the processing time for Canada's green card is two years on average. The cost is about Canada$5000.00.

Is this a stupid idea?
---- It is wastage of filing for Canada if you want to go to Canada for search of good IT job
Is there anybody to apply two different countries' green cards concurrently? If so, I'd like to hear your experiences and opinions.
------ You can apply for US and Canada at the same time but if you get Permanent residence of both the countries you have to surrender Canada or US after some time you can not maintain PR in both US and Canada
If everything goes well..,
If my app. goes to DOL, it will be processed around Sep. 2004. If it will be approved, I-140 & 485 will be filed at the same time.
---- Once I-140 filed and I-485 filed you can also get EAD and AP after 3-4 months of I-485 filing

I-140 will take six months, so March 2005.
---- it may take less time or more time don’t go by the current processing times they can change any time this is BCIS

If >180 for 485, I will be eligible for AC21.
----YES, if I-140 approved and I-485 filed more than I80 days
Read the Recent august 2003BCIS MEMO for AC21:

http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/lawsregs/handbook/I140_AC21_8403.pdf

If I file an app. for Canada's immg now, it will be approved about the late 2005. It is still a brainstorming stage. I don't know what to do after 2005.
---- Looking at the time remaining on your H1B visa I hope you may get US GC and you can also get 7th year H1 extension if your LC is filed more than 365 days, once you get your LC cleared and I-140, I-485 filed then you are eligible to stay in US as your status will be AOS pending. All the service centers has backlog for I-485 at this time who knows what will be the processing time when you file?
“I don't know what to do after 2005”
---- You have to work or retire, who knows about tomorrow, every body on this planet has not USA GC or Canada PR they are living happily. GC does not give you mental peace it comes from your inside. Don’t get confused or worried about GC or PR, if it comes good, if not your destiny wants you to be in your home country. Stop worrying about tomorrow.