I am a Canadian citizen with a L1A visa living and working in Michigan and commuting back to Toronto for work. I am engaged to be married to an American. We will be married shortly. She is pregnant. We plan to have our child in Michigan. I will be applying for my green card soon after I get married. I am trying to understand a few issues:
1) I am presuming our child will automatically be an American citizen. Can anybody tell me if the child will also automatically be a Canadian citizen (I am presuming a registration is required at the nearest Canadian consulate)?
2) We plan to continue to live in America but we will be traveling to Canada often (two or three times a month for a maximum period of a week at a time). What kind of status or visa should my American wife have for Canada? She will not be working while in Canada.
3) Once I apply for a green card will my travel back and forth to America/Canada be restricted until the visa is approved/issued? I need to be in Canada several times a month. I have received conflicting advice on this issue.
4) Does the time I have spent in America on an L1A visa count towards the residency period requirements to apply for American citizenship or does the clock start ticking only after the green card has been issued. Again I have received conflicting advice on this issue.
1) I am presuming our child will automatically be an American citizen. Can anybody tell me if the child will also automatically be a Canadian citizen (I am presuming a registration is required at the nearest Canadian consulate)?
2) We plan to continue to live in America but we will be traveling to Canada often (two or three times a month for a maximum period of a week at a time). What kind of status or visa should my American wife have for Canada? She will not be working while in Canada.
3) Once I apply for a green card will my travel back and forth to America/Canada be restricted until the visa is approved/issued? I need to be in Canada several times a month. I have received conflicting advice on this issue.
4) Does the time I have spent in America on an L1A visa count towards the residency period requirements to apply for American citizenship or does the clock start ticking only after the green card has been issued. Again I have received conflicting advice on this issue.