Canadian fiancé working in the US

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kevines

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I am a Canadian mechanical engineer who is expecting to get an offer from Apple to work in California. They will take care of my TN visa status. What I'm trying to figure out is the process involved with my Canadian fiancé moving with me to the US and working down there.

She is a trained Medical Lab Assistant / Medical Office Assistant who works in the hospital. This was a 1 year program and thus is not a Degree of any sort. She has not been applying for work down there but would intend on doing so once we moved.

What will be our options to make this happen? Do we need to get married before going down there (ie. at city hall here)? I've heard that Customs will be suspicious if they see we got married last minute before moving down. Will she have to wait X months before she can start working? Is she even allowed to live down there with me? Any help is appreciated!
 
As I indicated on the other forum (this one here is the better one, btw) it is unlikely that she qualifies for any type of work visa based on her education ans work history. It would be a waste of everyone's time for her to be applying for jobs. She probably need to go to school.

If you marry, she can live with you on TD status, but not work.

If you do not marry, she can 'visit' you on cohabiting partner B2 status, but would also need to maintain a residence in canada, but not work.

Such is the life of the spouse of a TN.
 
She would not qualify to work, but can stay with b1 Visa.


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kevines said:
I am a Canadian mechanical engineer who is expecting to get an offer from Apple to work in California. They will take care of my TN visa status. What I'm trying to figure out is the process involved with my Canadian fiancé moving with me to the US and working down there.

She is a trained Medical Lab Assistant / Medical Office Assistant who works in the hospital. This was a 1 year program and thus is not a Degree of any sort. She has not been applying for work down there but would intend on doing so once we moved.

What will be our options to make this happen? Do we need to get married before going down there (ie. at city hall here)? I've heard that Customs will be suspicious if they see we got married last minute before moving down. Will she have to wait X months before she can start working? Is she even allowed to live down there with me? Any help is appreciated!
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