Marrying a Canadian Citizen

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sidharthv

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Hi,

I an curently on my H1b visa. My fiancee is a Canadian citizen. we are getting married in December. I had some questions regaring her coming to US.

1. What Documentation would be needed to bring her in?
(marriage certificate ?)

2. What Forms and Documents would we need to submit at the port of entry?

3. How can she get a work visa for the US?

Thanks a lot.

Sidharth
 
I an curently on my H1b visa. My fiancee is a Canadian citizen. we are getting married in December. I had some questions regaring her coming to US.

1. What Documentation would be needed to bring her in?
(marriage certificate ?)

-- Marriage certificate and the proof of your status in the US (H1B) to get her the H4 status. Carry some photos of your marriage and some recent pay stubs in case they ask for it..

2. What Forms and Documents would we need to submit at the port of entry?

-- See the above answer..

3. How can she get a work visa for the US?

-- She needs to have a job offer from the american employer first. Depending on her qualification, she could be eligible for the TN status..
 
One more question

Where does she apply for the H4 visa ?
Does she have to apply for it in Canada? or she can get one at teh port of entry?

Sidharth
 
Where does she apply for the H4 visa ?
Does she have to apply for it in Canada? or she can get one at teh port of entry?

-- She can apply at the port of entry...
 
bigboy00 said:
Where does she apply for the H4 visa ?
Does she have to apply for it in Canada? or she can get one at teh port of entry?

-- She can apply at the port of entry...
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Thanks a lot for the reply.

Just making sure that I understand it correctly.

-> She goes to India in Dec
-> We get Married in India
-> She flies from India with her Canadian Passport with a Marriage certificate and pictures at the port of Entry.
-> At the port of entry she applies fro a H4 visa and Enters US.
(Does she get the H4 right then or she just applies for it and she gets it later? If later do you have any idea on how long this would take?)

-> Also, is she is on H4 or applied for it can she apply for a TN visa?
(I also have some concerns if she will qualify for the TN visa? She has a Bachelor's degree in Business and She wants to wrk as HR representative in US?)

Thanks a lot again.
Sidharth
 
sidharthv said:
Does she get the H4 right then or she just applies for it and she gets it later? If later do you have any idea on how long this would take?
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Since she is a Canadian citizen she does NOT require a visa at all. She merely provides evidence of your H-1 status and proof of the marriage, and she is admitted in H-4 status.

She would not qualify for a TN based on what you have said; her best bet is an H-1 in October 2007.
 
At the port of entry she applies fro a H4 visa and Enters US.
(Does she get the H4 right then or she just applies for it and she gets it later? If later do you have any idea on how long this would take?)

-- She gets her H4 right there at the airport. They will stamp her passport and write "H4" on it and the validity will be the same as the validity of your H1. They will write that date below the H4 stamp...

Also, is she is on H4 or applied for it can she apply for a TN visa?

-- Person on H4 can covert the status to TN, provided she is qualified for TN..
 
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