Conditional green card

[thai12]

Hi, I live in the US and I have a conditional green card which will expire in a year, my girlfriend is Canadian, we would like to get married and live in Canada, we were thinking about getting married in the US and then apply for a Canadian green card, but i'm afraid that the process might take more than a year and this way i won't be able to stay in the states if it takes that long, can i visit Canada using my US conditional green card and get married to my girlfriend in Canada and stay there and apply for Canadian Green card (inland) ? please i want someone with experience to answer, will i face any problems if i do it this way ?

 

[truesmile]

What exactly do you mean by "Canadian green card"? AND from what country is your passport issued from?

 

[thai12]

I mean will I be able to adjust my status and become a permanent resident through my future wife in Canada or do i have to leave Canada at some point of the process? i have a Nigerian passport

 

[zardoz]

I mean will I be able to adjust my status and become a permanent resident through my future wife in Canada or do i have to leave Canada at some point of the process? i have a Nigerian passport

There is no such thing as a Canadian "green card". If you are referring instead to "permanent resident" status, the CIC website gives full details on how this might be achieved. You can visit Canada on the basis of your USA green card but you can't work or move there. Spousal sponsorship inside Canada is currently taking much more than a year to complete. Outside depends on which visa office is handling the application. See http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/eligibility.asp for a quick test of your options.