I am a US citizen, my wife is a Canadian citizen. We have always planned on my moving to Canada to close our distance, but recent developments have made us consider alternate options. The original plan was for me to move there, work remotely with my current company, and she would work and finish her schooling for her RN. (Backstory, she did her schooling for RN already in another country but Canada doesn't recognize it so she has to do it all over again)
Now, covid hit, and my company isn't as flush as it was before, and at this time, working remotely isn't in the cards. It could change at some point but I don't want to bank on it. Also, she may be able to have her original credits evaluated here in the US and be able to be an RN faster than having to do school again.
So, that is obviously better but the confusing part for me is the immigration stuff. At first glance, the PR application for Canada is about $900 usd, and the green card application for the US is $1900. So its basically a higher upfront cost of coming to the US, or lower upfront cost to go north but end up paying in time/money for her school. Am I missing something? Is there another option of her coming down for less money right now, say if she comes down for a couple years on some kind of visa and we can decide then if we want to stay and get her green card or move and get my PR?
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