US GC Holder & About to Get Canadian PR& Commuting between Detroit &Windsor???

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sank

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Hi ,
I am US green Card holder. I got GC before my marriage. Hence I am

having problem in bringing my wife to US. Hence I applied for Canadian PR . I

& my wife are about to get Canadian PR.

By Having US & Canadian GC, I want to work in Detroit & Live in Windsor.

I want to commute everyday between these two cities.

Can I do so, Will it be a any Problem at the Border.

Thanks
 
I am US green Card holder. I got GC before my marriage. Hence I am

having problem in bringing my wife to US. Hence I applied for Canadian PR . I

& my wife are about to get Canadian PR.

By Having US & Canadian GC, I want to work in Detroit & Live in Windsor.

I want to commute everyday between these two cities.

Can I do so, Will it be a any Problem at the Border.

-- You cal do that, but you could have problems depending on the immigration officer you are dealing with. This is just because maintaining two "Permanent" residences is frowned at...
 
Hi,
What you are proposing to do is very difficult to pull off and is surely not risk free. Both the statuses you mention are "permanent residence" in either country. Having dual citizenship is easy, maintaining two permanent residenct status is difficult and "impossible" theoretically. I assume you and your wife will maintain a residence in Canada and you will work in Michigan. Will you be renting or owning a residence in Michigan? What if one day the US official at the border asks you where live in the US?
Now I do know that there is (or was) something called a Commuter Green Card. If it is still in existence, you might want to consider that.

sank said:
Can I do so, Will it be a any Problem at the Border.
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Couple of more point:
In Canada : Every partial day counts as one day presence in Canada.
In US: Presence will be counted if you are in US till end of business day.

I heard that frequent traveler across the border from Canada and US can make a different card which will reduce the hassle in traveling.
 
It is called the NEXUS card.
However the key issue will still remain the same. How can an individual have two "permanent residence" addresses? It is doable, but risky. Something I would never do or advise, but then that is me.

OhNoo said:
Couple of more point:
In Canada : Every partial day counts as one day presence in Canada.
In US: Presence will be counted if you are in US till end of business day.

I heard that frequent traveler across the border from Canada and US can make a different card which will reduce the hassle in traveling.
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Alien Commuter Status

Hi ,
I spoke with Attorney. He said one can commute between

these two cities. I need to take Alien Commuter status.

I read the Article under this site.

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/times/menu-e.html

My Wife would be renting the house in Windsor, Canada & I will be working in

Michigan. I am trying to commute everyday between these two cities.

If I have any Problem in Maintaing both Residence at the border, I will give up

my Canadian PR. Or I will move to work in Canada after I have

applied "ReEntry Permit" to Retain my US Green Card.

THANKS
 
Sank,
Someone I knew had a very similar situation as you have right now and this is what he did. He was on GC and thus had "years" to wait before his wife could join him. So he applied for Canadian PR. Once both he and wife landed and attained PR status, he gave up his Canadian PR and lived and worked in Port Huron. Meanwhile his wife lived and worked in Sarnia. The met almost on a daily basis and spent the weekends together, either in Sarnia or Port Huron. This went on for 3 years. By the time he naturalised as a US citizen, she became a Canadian citizen. He then got an immigrant visa for her and both now live in Port Huron.

I am not saying that you follow this course of action, but what this person did was totally legal and without any risk. Mind you, this happened before 2001 when Commonwealth citizens with Canadian PR could visit the US without a visa.
 
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