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Hi me and my wife were married last year in the US and this year in court after about 3-4 months of me entering the US. I being a Canadian citizen do not require a visa to enter the US and can legally stay in the US for up to 6 months, my girlfriend and I decided to get married after I was staying with her for a while and we were married, then we were married in Court again for certificate reasons.

Now my questions are:

1. Which forms am I to fill and file for my permanent residency in the US? (i-130, i-485 etc).
2. Im currently residing with her in the US. I talked to a lawyer and she said its not a problem as long as Im filing for my case soon.
3. Can I visit Canada once Ive filed for my petition and return back to the US?


I just want to be able to travel freely to visit my family in Canada and then stay in US with my wife. Im completely lost on how we can go about this.

I read that once you intend to live in the US, the border patrol denies you entry back into the US if you are in Canada.

So the first marriage last year was only ceremonial, and not legally registered?

For #1, see http://forums.immigration.com/showth...Do-it-Yourself

For #3, if you choose the I-485 route youll need to apply for Advance Parole (takes 1-3 months) and wait inside the US until it is approved, otherwise your green card process and ability to reenter will be jeopardized if you leave the US before the green card is approved. Thats assuming you dont have an H or L visa.

So the first marriage last year was only ceremonial, and not legally registered? I had obtained a marriage license for the ceremonial marriage, but there was a discrepancy because of the different counties the marriage license was issued in and where the marriage ceremony took place which my wife and I were not aware of. So the first marriage license request was sent in for a marriage certificate was denied due to the ceremony being done in a different county so we went and got court marriage done with a new marriage license and certificate.

For #3, if you choose the I-485 route youll need to apply for Advance Parole (takes 1-3 months) and wait inside the US until it is approved, otherwise your green card process and ability to reenter will be jeopardized if you leave the US before the green card is approved. Thats assuming you dont have an H or L visa. I do not have a H or L visa as Canadian citizens are not required to have a visa to enter into the U.S. I crossed the border by Car.

Can someone point me to a guide for canadian citizens specifically, which forms do I need to submit exactly altogether? I need to travel to canada and reenter the US to be back with my wife.

I do not have a H or L visa as Canadian citizens are not required to have a visa to enter into the U.S. I crossed the border by Car. Hes asking if you are working in the US in H or L status. Im going to assume no, based on your answer.

Can someone point me to a guide for canadian citizens specifically, which forms do I need to submit exactly altogether? I need to travel to canada and reenter the US to be back with my wife. The process is the same; youll file an I-130, I-485, I-131 and I-765. Do NOT leave the US until your I-131 Advance Parole is in hand.