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Crossing the border as an American married to a Canadian
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My wife (Canadian) and I (American) are getting ready to file for spousal sponsorship. We like the freedom that comes with outbound, so we're leaning that way, and we're hoping that I could be able to come up and live with her for at least the non-visitor-record default of 6 months, plus the time it takes them to refuse an extension (but ideally they don't refuse it). My work is fully remote and for an American company, so not having a work permit is not an issue. My worry is: I have read that being married to a Canadian can actually make it harder for CBSA to believe you don't intend to illegally stay (and for the record, I have no intention of doing so). I am here seeking advice on how to maximize my odds of having a successful crossing.
My wife (Canadian) and I (American) are getting ready to file for spousal sponsorship. We like the freedom that comes with outbound, so we're leaning that way, and we're hoping that I could be able to come up and live with her for at least the non-visitor-record default of 6 months, plus the time it takes them to refuse an extension (but ideally they don't refuse it). My work is fully remote and for an American company, so not having a work permit is not an issue. My worry is: I have read that being married to a Canadian can actually make it harder for CBSA to believe you don't intend to illegally stay (and for the record, I have no intention of doing so). I am here seeking advice on how to maximize my odds of having a successful crossing.
As far as I understand, they can limit you to whatever they want with a visitor record, but if they do not give you a visitor record, 6 months is what you are allowed. Is this correct?
Well, what does "live" mean in this context? If I'm going to be somewhere for 6 months, I am definitely living there by some definition of "live", and Canada often allows visitors to stay there for 6 moths, if what I stated above is correct.
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