Work on TN visa or Canadian GC in Canada while IR-1 & K-4 visa process is pending

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citizen_hopeful

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Can I work in Canada (to be with my family) on TN visa while my wife's IR-1 process & minor child's K-4 process is pending?

How about me getting Canadian Green card and working there?

I'm currently working in the US, can I add my family to medical insuarnce here in the US (considering my family is from a visa waiver country)?

I know these are a lot of diffrerent questions, I would appreciate your answers.
 
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citizen_hopeful said:
Can I work in Canada (to be with my family) on TN visa while my wife's IR-1 process & minor child's K-4 process is pending?
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I don't see why not, provided you can still demonstrate that all of you will reside in the US when it's all complete. And why are you doing an IR-1 for your spouse and a K-4 for your stepchild?

How about me getting Canadian Green card and working there?
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It'll take longer to get that than a US GC for your spouse, I bet.

I'm currently working in the US, can I add my family to medical insuarnce here in the US (considering my family is from a visa waiver country)?
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if they don't reside in the US, I doubt it - and a country being part of the VWP has nothing to do with it. (And Canada is NOT a VWP country, btw.)
 
You mean I can do a IR-1 process for my minor child too instead of a K-4? So instead of a separate IR-1 for the child, can our minor child (not step child) be included on my wife's IR-1 process ?

Not manny people have any idea about how long a N-600k application for a minor child takes, so I dont know if I should pursue that route.
 
Child is bilogical mine (born in canada to my wife) and is not a US citizen. what filing process woud you recommend for the minor child - seperate IR1 process or same IR1 process as my wife or K4 process or N-600k for minor children born abroad (different for N-600).
 
citizen_hopeful said:
Child is bilogical mine (born in canada to my wife) and is not a US citizen.
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If the child isn't a US citizen (I assume born before you naturalized), then it's straightforward - the child needs to immigrate to the US. Forget about the N-600k.

what filing process woud you recommend for the minor child - seperate IR1 process or same IR1 process as my wife
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The child needs its own IR-1 process. I really wouldn't spend too much time worrying about the K3/K4 - I'd focus on getting your wife and child to the US as quickly as possible. If you want to file an I-129F for your wife and child you can, I'm just not sure how much time it will save. What consulate would they be doing their interview at?
 
citizen_hopeful said:
Yes the child was born before I got my US Citizenshp. They will interview at the toronto consulate.
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Well, if they're going to interview in Toronto, the wait for K visas should be pretty negligible. You may want to file an I-130 and I-129F for your wife and child, have them get the Ks and then file the I-485 once they enter the US. That might be the quickest. Where will you be filing the I-129/130s?
 
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