# Immigration Question. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 11, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-question/452560 "2008-06-11T12:22:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-question/452560/1 "2008-06-11T12:22:51Z")
My son (Canadian) is engaged to an American. I was reading [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471302), and it occurred to me that we haven’t even considered all the paperwork involved in getting Josie legally into Canada. There is no date set yet, Josie is a singer on board a cruise ship, and is hoping to move here to Canada with Jas in the fall. What paperwork do we need to get started? **Shayna** , put up a website in this [post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9891477&postcount=32) for becoming an American citizen. Does anyone know of a similar site for Canadians? (Excellent site btw **Shayna**!) I’m not expecting you guys to do the work for us, but I don’t want to get started in the wrong direction. I will be gone for most of the day, but will be back tonight. Thanks for your replies in advance 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-question/452560/2 "2008-06-11T17:05:11Z")
[This site](http://www.goingtocanada.gc.ca/) might help. If your son’s fiancée wants to live in Canada permanently, she will have to obtain the status of permanent resident, which is easier if she is sponsored by a Canadian citizen [link](http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/index.asp). After living in Canada for several years as a permanent resident, she may apply for naturalization. ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-question/452560/3 "2008-06-11T17:07:11Z")
And there also the website of the [Citizenship and Immigration](http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp) authority with lots of useful information. ---
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-question/452560/4 "2008-06-12T12:20:00Z")
Thanks **Schnitte** for the links. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-question/452560/5 "2008-06-12T14:34:04Z")
**FarmerChick** , I just sent you a pm about this. Let me know if it’s helpful.