Canadian marring us citizen in canada but returning to USA to reside

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Chmurra

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I am a canadian citizen living and working in the USA on an L1-B visa ( good till 01/25/2013) and currently engaged to me married to a us citizen. We wanted to have our wedding in Canada with our families and then return to our home in the us after the wedding and then apply for my perment residence(green card) so I can stay legally in the USA and continue to work with out needing a work visa. What forms will I need to file out after our return to get the process started? Will we (I) need to do anything different in order to marry in canada considering he is a us citizen? Will our marriage still be honored and recognized in the USA even tho we were married in canada?

Any info that can be supplied would be great would be great we plan on marrying in aug 2011
 
All marriages performed and registered under a Civil entity like a registrar etc anywhere in the world are recognized in US.
You will need to file I-130 and I-485 to start the AOS process in the US. I am assuming you have a EAD already.
 
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namecheckvictim said:
I am assuming you have a EAD already.
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Wrong assumption. L1B holders don't get EAD without applying for the I-485. It's L2 holders who can get EAD based on their spouse's L1.

To answer Chmurra's question: see the "sticky thread" How to Apply for a Green Card- Do it Yourself, particularly post #4. Note that once you file the I-485, you must stay in the US until your Advance Parole is approved (2-3 months), otherwise your I-485 will be canceled ... unless you have kept your L1B status alive by continuing to work for the same employer in the same job.

If your job is expected to continue after your green card is approved, you can use your own income for the Affidavit of Support (I-864). Your US citizen spouse must still fill out and sign the I-864, but you would write your income at question 24b.
 
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If you make enough money and have worked long enough an I-864W could negate the need for your spouse's I-864. Read the instructions closely.
 
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