- Came to US back in 2010 on F1 for Masters - Couple years on OPT post graduation - then H1B - Recieved Canada PR in Express Entry - travelled b/w Seattle, BC to maintain PR for couple years while on H1B - Moved to Canada, intra company (FAANG) - Renewed Canada PR post 2 yr residency obligation and completed 3 years stay to satisfy Citizenship RO - Applied EB5 while in Canada, back then it was still @$500K + admin, lawyer fee about $60K (Its a 2-3yr wait min based on retrogression at that time) but still took a chance - Applied for Canadian Citizenship and moved back to US on H1B - Petition filed for EB1C and approved in Premium. - Ported EB2 PD and I-485 appoved with Interview waiver - Recieved GC - Withdrew EB5 - Took Oath for Canadian Citizenship - Applied Canadian passport with Urgent processing and recieved same day. This is my journey in a nutshell!! Moved out of FAANG post GC and living now in US LCOL. 30% of my TC comes from 9-5 IT and rest from other business streams in US & Canada (Real Estate, Construction, Retail, Food and Beverage) TC: $850K USD (single earner in family) None of this was easy, did I plan everything out ahead “NO”. Too many IF’s, RFE’s, denials. Matter of fact my first I-140 was denied due to employers ability to pay, later appealed, approved after 3 years!! At last what helped out with EB1 beyond employer supporting it was this Priority Date. EDIT: Adding AMA due to multiple DM’s #workvisa #h1b #GC #canada#ama
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So many indians in Canada 😂 Visited it early this year, I found half of passengers in the subway are Indians
Locals call it Candia. In some towns like Brampton, Ontario and Surrey, BC, it's almost 100% that demographic. My spouse and I are dual US-Canadian citizens and will never return to Canada.
Same here. Never going back to live in Candia. When I was in Canada 20+ years ago, there were very few Indians. I have a feeling that the majority of the Canadian population does not like this.
Thats what I felt when I was in Dallas last time lol. It is what it is!!
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Nice. How long did it take to get EB1c and then from EB1c to GC ? What about your Indian situation? Did you go for OCI? Any Settlement Issues in India with regards to your finances ?
I-140 approved in about 20 days with premium. I-485 applied post I-140 approval and took about 3 months to get approval and card in hand. Nope hold an e-Visa now for India. Haven’t got time to get the OCI done still on my todo list. Spouse still holds Indian passport.
Congratulations. Can you explain this point: travelled b/w Seattle, BC to maintain PR for couple years while on H1B Is it possible to renew Canada PR with frequent travel between Washington & BC?
Well here I am. Been there done that. Any partial day in canada counts towards RO. Its applicants burden to show proof for days present in Canada. CBSA and I-94 records help for this.
Did you get any return on half million Eb-5 investment?
Not yet, got locked in for few years as per the contractual agreement. Another year and half to go.
Hi, can you pls guide on how you maintained the PR by traveling between bc and Seattle? In the same situation now and my PR expires in 3 years, want to keep it active until I can make the move..
Thats the hard part. I’ve seen people doing in several ways. Some travel to Canada on Friday stay till monday early Am and travel back so they are counting 4 days in Canada. Have seen some travelling every other day crossing border over night just to maintain the residency days. It really depends on your personal situation. Obviously there will be questions on frequent travel on either side so Nexus helps. But ideally if you were to stay in Canada and travel to work as needed it will keep you away from majority of hassle.
Did the back and forth trips become an issue for citizenship application ? What address did you put in the citizenship application, Seattle address or hotel address ?
Tell us more about the income streams.
Bought a SFH in seattle area back in 2016 sold with $500K in net profit during peak covid. Diversified into other avenues along with additional capital bought another 1930’s Sfh in Vancouver area built a 4 plex made another $400k in about 15 months, rinse and repeat. Few friends of mine have been into restaurants/fast food, liquor stores and invested into that as well.
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please say more about the other streams of income? How to get started? Assume we don't need gc