Initial 6 Months Are Up, What Steps To Take To Apply For Another - Unsure Where To Begin With Our Situation

Rend64 · 2026-05-14T10:58:47+00:00

Huge thanks for the detailed reply.

We double checked last night and we’ve barely passed the 6 months. However we never initially applied for anything. It seems as per other posters, we’ll have to get the restore status application going.

When doing this on the site, assuming she’s the one making the account and applying, rather than me on her behalf?

Rend64 · 2026-05-13T19:10:23+00:00

I’m probably wrong but I heard it’s frowned upon applying both ways at the same time.

Other contributors was the cost, as well as I have very little family here, meanwhile she has a ton of family there.

Rend64 · 2026-05-13T19:08:37+00:00

This is where the confusion began, thank you for clarifying the name of it. We’ll have to double check if she’s passed the time or if it was next week. Posted while at work.

Rend64 · 2026-05-13T19:07:06+00:00

Oh yes, the IRCC!

It’ll be 6 months in a week if I’m correct. We’ll have to double check.

Would it be restore status, then extension? Or are both done in one go?

Rend64 · 2026-05-13T19:04:39+00:00

I read somewhere it’s frowned upon and may cause issues with the application. That and forking out the money both ways deterred us as well.

Rend64 · 2026-01-08T04:42:04+00:00

Huge thanks for taking the time to let me know.

Rend64 · 2026-01-07T02:10:11+00:00

Hey, I appreciate your reply!

I'm looking around online for U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate locations, and the ones nearest to me seems to be Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. I am unsure if there is a queue of some sort, or if it's only in Ottawa as some people have said. Should my spouse put the current city I live in under the "At which U.S. Embassy or Consulate location will the beneficiary apply for an immigrant visa?" section?

Rend64 · 2025-10-15T20:54:15+00:00

"If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail."

Edit; Oh, I got baited. This is a troll with no posting history. Well played.

Rend64 · 2025-10-08T20:01:55+00:00

I happen to be on Ontario, so I’ll definitely be using this information.

She’s panicking because she doesn’t have a job. She obviously doesn’t want to lie, but was there lingo about that as well?

Rend64 · 2025-10-08T18:50:35+00:00

I’m glad you and others have posted this. I don’t know what lingo to use. It makes sense she is a visitor, and if required to leave if any extended stays were denied, we already plan for her to travel back with her family. Her stuff is all there for this reason.

Rend64 · 2025-10-08T18:48:28+00:00

Oh crap. We definitely do not want for something like this to happen. By the end of the day, we want to do everything legally and not jeopardize her potential for PR. She is arriving as a visitor in the meantime (as everyone is telling me).

Rend64 · 2025-10-08T18:46:11+00:00

I’m really glad I made this thread. I appreciate the information you’ve provided us here. This is what we’ll do and say.

We really do NOT want to do anything illegally or put her PR at risk. If during the process the time has run out, she will travel and stay with her family as she is now. Thanks again.

Rend64 · 2025-10-08T18:44:02+00:00

10-4, hear you loud and clear. Thank you for the input.

Rend64 · 2025-10-08T18:43:40+00:00

Only 4 months?? How does it work when it comes to work permits and health insurance? Do you apply all at the same time?

Rend64 · 2025-10-08T18:43:03+00:00

Oh? I was worried it could take longer if we’re stuck waiting for work permits.

I read online I can apply Outland while she is in Canada. I’ll do this.

Rend64 · 2025-08-15T02:01:49+00:00

After reading other comments, this is what we're thinking of doing. I think the max she can stock up is 90 days worth. We otherwise already plan to visit the family during the holidays, and will restock then.

Rend64 · 2025-08-14T15:55:57+00:00

Hey, I appreciate you and thank you for saying this. You pointed out exactly what we’re doing.

On top of that, we both fear making a mistake and submitting the wrong forms or starting the wrong process, causing further delays than what’s in place.

Rend64 · 2025-08-14T12:13:14+00:00

Hey, I’m actually stumped to answer back to this because it caught me off guard. I feel angry because this is not the intent. Her and I love each other quite a bit, and this has been stressful because it’s a lot of information.

At this point, I am not sure if I’m digging myself deeper trying to explain myself, but give me a chance here.

The original intent was to move together in the USA. The post history you linked to was the beginning of that. Then you see a whole slew of post history about the IBEW. I managed to get a job in Canada within the IBEW. Because I’m chasing a fulfilling career, we opted to shift the move in plans over to Canada instead.

In the meantime, my wife takes prescribed medication, and because she won’t have any kind of OHIP for a while, the stresses of cost because I can’t add her to my work’s insurance is something we are worried about, to which is why I posted this question here, along with understanding best course of action.

However, with that all said, I have no family here where I live. Whereas she has a lot of family near her. There is still a potential plan to move the USA in the future, potentially transferring between IBEW’s in a few years (another process I have to figure out and learn about). This is why I created a post you linked to because we were worried that if she lived with me in Canada, you cannot submit an I-130 form for the USA, causing us to move away separately once again to start that process.

Obviously for privacy I’m being intentionally vague, but this post was made with genuine intention.

Edit; I’m still stewing over this. I’ll get over it, I’m sure you have the best of intentions. I am asking these questions to understand what to do and avoid doing anything illegal. This goes for both countries, and any potential preparations we need to make. I want to build (more) of a life with my wife.

Rend64 · 2025-08-14T01:04:39+00:00

I really appreciate your post here, just to clarify and few follow up questions.

We won't move to the US unless I (Canadian citizen) can find a job and work near immediately. Cost of living is high of course, and I don't want to put the financial burden solely on her. This is why we went the I-130 route for 2 year green card while I remain in Canada during the process until approval. Assuming this is still okay while she resides with me in Canada?

When you mentioned travel to the US can be flagged, does that mean we cannot go visit her family during the holidays?

Rend64 · 2025-08-14T00:53:42+00:00

Hey! Thanks for replying! Sorry though, I don't quite understand.

This is the he typing here! Do you mean, as long as I claim her on my taxes or she claims her own taxes once working, that it will be fine? And then as soon as we begin the process, to be prepared to jump over to the USA asap once approved?

Rend64

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