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Have you been working in the US for the past several years, with no green card in sight? Why not hop over to Canada, become a Canadian citizen, and then return to the US as a Canadian? Why be stuck on a temporary immigration status such as a work permit for more than 1-2 years? Whether you’re on your H1B visa in the US or any other temporary status, you can convert to Canadian permanent residency and subsequently to a Canadian passport.
If you’re interested in immigrating to Canada from the USA, you’re at the right place. At INGWE we speak +8 languages and we have helped applicants like you to become PR in Canada. Get a FREE assessment with one of our licensed immigration consultants, fill out this form.
You are stuck in the US immigration limbo and are considering the possibility of coming over to Canada to gain a Canadian passport to then move back to the US. We’re going to cover all options for you, no matter your nationality.
Here are the potential solutions for applicants who are inside the US:
1: Have your spouse/partner come over and study a Graduate level program such as a Masters in either BC, Ontario, or Newfoundland that offer direct Canada PR after graduation without a job offer or experience. Only these 3 provinces offer such a program for direct Permanent Residency. And remember, PR is the status you gain just before you become eligible for Canadian citizenship
2: If you or your spouse can’t come over to study, and you find an employer in Canada who can assist you, then here are the options to look at:
* Intra-company transfer: if you are working with a multinational or a business that has a branch both in the US and Canada (if you’ve worked for the business for at least 1 year on payroll) there is the potential to move you over to the Canadian branch without an LMIA and for you to gain Canadian work experience and subsequently convert to PR.
* An employer can also offer you an LMIA, Labour Market impact assessment, to hire you so you can come over on a work permit to Canada. Depending on your profile, you can claim bonus points with this LMIA and job offer, and either in less than a year or after 1 year convert to Canadian Permanent Residency. Please remember that when one of the applicants has a permit such as a work or a study permit, their spouse/partner can become eligible to receive an open work permit as well. Many people think that LMIAs need to be issued from big companies, or have many people on the payroll. This is 100% not true and can be done with businesses of any size based on the financial health of the company alone.
3: Here is another option if you want to fast-track your way for Canadian PR: buy a business with at least 6-8 full-time Canadian staff, a minimum budget of $250,000 and higher, and claim your PR before you even arrive in Canada. It’s 100% possible and we’ve done it for our clients. This is the entrepreneur stream, and if you have the right profile, we can claim your Canadian PR literally before you step foot into the country. You can contact us directly if you have any questions about this program, get a FREE assessment with us! Fill out this form.
Here are some key points to remember about immigrating to Canada, if you are on a temporary work permit or other types of status in the US:
1: If you are on the H1B visa, working full time for an employer, and don’t want to give up your US status, then you can have your partner/spouse convert to PR. The beauty of the Canadian system is that if your partner/spouse obtains a Canadian PR, you will too even if you have not spent 1 day in Canada before.
2: Another solution is that the whole family obtains their PR, and then sponsors you as a Canadian partner/spouse if you were unable to land with them in Canada during the original application process.
3: Remember, the US immigration and Canadian immigration share all the information about your file, so you cannot be in full-time employment in the US and at the same time be in full-time employment with your own company as an investor or even for another employer in Canada. It would create a conflict and create more problems than solutions. You need a custom plan prepared just for you depending on your status in the US. Contact us to get one! Get a FREE assessment if you’re interested, click here.
4: Here is an important point regarding Canadian PR status: after residing in Canada for a minimum of 3 years, you can become eligible for Canadian citizenship & passport. If you lived and worked here before you became a PR (such as a student or worker), you will get credit for these 3 years. If you studied or worked for 2 years on temporary status in Canada, you will get 1 year off the 3-year citizenship eligibility. Remember that you cannot jump from a work permit or study permit to Canadian citizenship. You can only convert from Permanent Residency (PR) to Citizenship.
It can take 3-5 months for a work permit to be issued from overseas, or you can apply from inside Canada after you arrive as a visitor. Study permits are faster if you apply from the US vs inside Canada, and work permits could be faster as well since all resources inside Canada are now processing Ukrainian work permits and visitor visas.
Our office handles both visitor visas, work permits, and study permits no matter if you apply from outside or inside Canada. It’s all possible. Get a FREE assessment with us if you’re interested in Canada Immigration. Fill out this form.
If you’re thinking about immigrating to Canada through the purchase of a business in Canada, an investor work permit, graduate studies, sponsored LMIA work permit, or family sponsorship, you’re at the right place! We are licensed in Canada, and we help applicants like yourself and your families. Get a FREE assessment with us, fill out this form.
