Posted on: 22-10-03 09:57:31
Hi All,
My Situaltion is little weird, I'm PR(Permanent Resident) of canada and working in US on H1b Visa, my wife was also with me in US on H4 visa but she was not a PR of canada at that time, She went back to india couple of months back and lost her passport there. Now she has a new passport and recently she got immigration for Canada. And she will be coming to toronto.
I want to bring her here in US on H4 visa, Is it possible she can get the H4 VIsa from Toronto US consulate or she has to get the first H4 visa( first in new passport) from india only.
All suggesstions will be welcomed.
Thanks
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Thanks
Gary
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and lost her passport there.
Does the old passport had any H-4 visa? B'cos you mentioned in your post "my wife was also with me in US on H4 visa"
If yes, Is that visa expired or still valid when she lost the passport?
Do you happen have a copy of of her last I-94? (which she returned in Airport when she left to India)
Is she still in India? If yes, then if I were you I would choose India instead of Canada.
Search for my post regarding "US visa at Toronto consulate" which explains in detail.
Hi ,
first of all thanks for the reply. Yes she was having H4 visa on her old passport which would have still valid.
She didn't keep the copy of I-94 before submitting. So now no I-94 also. But do you think if she is at all eligible to get the H4 from toronto. Cause I heard from somebody that first visa you have to get from your home country. First visa here I mean first h4 on new passport.
Pls Advise.
Thanks
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Gary
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First visa here I mean first h4 on new passport.
Forget that. She already got stamped before. ( I assume it's in India) That's enough. Doesn't matter it's old or new passport.
In my case I got visa on my new passport. (as my old passport expired)
Anyway she lost passport in India it makes better sense to apply in India than Canada. The first question they will ask in the interview US Consulate(Canada) is "Where is your old passport?" Then she has to explain the whole story. One more you won't be allowed to enter inside the consulate, as she is getting the visa not you.
I hope you got copy of her old visa.
Read my post about getting visa at Toronto US Consulate.
http://www.canadiandesi.ca/read.php?TID=491
Thanks tammudu for such a guidence, now assume if she gets her H4 visa from india and come to canada as an immigrant. Do you think there will be any issues/problem while getting her canadain citizenship. Or what kind of problem can occur during that time.
Why I am asking this is, getting PR and before even landing getting H4 then landing may pop up something in the mind of immigration peoples or judge (during citizenship) that person doesn't have any intension to stay here, she just needs PR as a backup.
What's your view.
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Thanks
Gary
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if she gets her H4 visa from india and come to canada as an immigrant. Do you think there will be any issues/problem while getting her canadain citizenship.
You are thinking a way ahead...
Before we go further, Is she already got PR visa stamp in her NEW passport or Is she holding PR papers? (under the old rule)
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H4 then landing may pop up something in the mind of immigration peoples or judge (during citizenship) that person doesn't have any intension to stay here, she just needs PR as a backup.
If they want to know they can know everything about you or your wife during the citizenship.
I didn't understand why you are talking about Canadian Citizenship when she is entering Canada for the first time??
Have you worked or stayed here before?Let's assume that she got H-4 visa in India and landed in Toronto as Canada PR. The only question Canadian Immigration may ask is why she holding the US visa. I hope you got anwser for that.
Hi tammudu
Your info. gave me lot of help and finally my wife got H4 visa from toronto consulate. It was a good experience, visa officer asked lot of questions but still the end result was good.
She got the visa.
Thanks for your nice eloborated info. Keep it up.
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Thanks
Gary
