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Mikem mentioned unconstitutional. Seriously veering off topic here, but in the June 2005 Chaoulli-Zeliotis judgment, the Supreme Court of Canada found that provincial health acts that conform to the Canada Health Act actually [i]violate[/i] Canadians' rights under the Charter of Rights & Freedom...

Citizenship & Immigration Services e-mailed me 3/31/08 that my card was in the mail. (This is the first card I've had: Have been on H1-B and applied I-140/I-485 in February 2008.) Received card 4/5/08 and it states on it: "Card valid from 03/26/07 expires 03/25/09". Why is it backdated...

How can it be "unconstitutional" for the province to require a two to three month wait before BC MSP coverage? There's nothing in the British North America Act that remotely mentions that! And the Canada Health Act doesn't guarantee health care to any individual. [i]That[/i] would be uncon...

Quite right: they're probably all enjoying themselves on the beach in Guam, instead of the rest of us in the U.S. rat race, struggling to pay our taxes on time!

I think I know the answer to this but want to be sure. I have H1-B and work; wife has H4 and does not work. My employer applied I-140 for me and I-485/I-765 for me & wife. CIS just e-mailed me informing me to expect I-765s for me & wife within 30 days. Do I understand correctly that my wife,...

I am Canadian working in U.S. for 3 years on TN1 and then H1-B visa. Earn a salary in U.S. on visa. Also earn trivial income from other U.S. parties doing the same thing (writing articles on my subject of expertise). This amounts to less than 1% of my salary income. These parties issue 1099s. I have...

Mu understanding is that if she was outside the U.S. more than 6 months, the green card is no longer valid.

Thanks for the reply, nevertheless. I went ahead and paid the legal fees for my wife's application. In the grand scheme of things, $3,010 is not that big a deal, is it? (My 2007 bonus more than covered it.) Applications submitted on February 25, 2008, and I am EB2, which has no backlog and the lawye...

OK, the lawyer has given me an invoice of $3010 for the costs of my spouse's application, of which $2000 are his fees and $1010 are the US gov't's processing charges. However, my employer will not tell me how much he's paying for my LPR appllication. (These are for both I-140 and the I-485.) Do you ...

OK, here goes: I have an H1-B and employer has applied for green card. Received Labor Certification but employer is holding up submitting I-140 and I-485 (for mismanagement reasons discussed in another thread). I have read Mr. Eiss' website about the AC21 provisions about portability of green card a...

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/Processtimes.jsp?SeviceCenter=NSC is the website for the Nebraska processing center, as of Nov. 14, 2007. Some of the processing times are "30 days" or "two months" but some are dates. For example, the I-140 for advanced degree has a date of March...

As noted above, my employer's lawyer has prepared all the green card application paperwork , for me and my wife, including a I-134 Affidavit of Support for my notarized signature. (I have the LC and she is my dependent.) Then my employer decided to present me a bill of $3010 for my wife's share of t...

My thoughts exactly: a curious choice. On the other hand, I hear the skiing in Whistler is looking very good this year so it may be time to go home.

Thanks, nelsona. Not that I expect you to take any responsibility for your response to the following question, but check this out: What do you think of an employer who brings a Canadian down in May 2005, when he's already married, pays for a house-hunting trip with spouse, pays for TD-1, H1-B, etc,,...

I am a Canadian working in the U.S. whose employer is applying for my Legal Permanent Residency, and paying the legal fees. I have a spouse who is not employed. In this case, does the employer usually pay the spouse's legal fees too. Or does the family bear the cost? Or is there no standard?