04/24/2026
我想先回答不管私訊還是留言問我的那件事——
關於我們，是怎麼從加拿大，搬到美國的
其實真正知道整個過程的人不多
因為真的要講可以講很久 (笑)
這一路，比想像中更長，也更不只是「搬家」而已
我是加拿大身分，我老公是美國籍
因為他同時也是加拿大居民
我們走的是一種比較少人知道的快速途徑——
👉 IR-1 (Spousal Immigrant VISA) +
DCF (Direct Consulate Filing)
簡單說，就是在加拿大
直接向美國領事館遞交配偶移民簽證申請
除了律師負責文件遞交與流程
我們需要準備的包括：
✔️ 所有申請文件正本
✔️ 美國指定診所的體檢（我）
✔️ 溫哥華美國領事館初步審查面試（老公）
✔️ 蒙特婁 IR1 正式移民簽證面試（我）
我們在去年 1 月底由律師正式遞交申請
整個流程走了7 個月
8 月底順利入境美國，9月正式拿到綠卡
看似簡單順利
但在這7個月裡，沒有一天是輕鬆的…
一開始就被「文件」卡住
在領事館初步審查時，我們少了一份正本文件
被要求補件，當下其實很緊張，怕影響後續進度
立刻請台灣家人緊急處理用快遞寄到加拿大
那幾天，是「不知道包裹會不會趕上」的等待
也就是那時才知道
台灣出生證明不只是醫院的英文版
還需要戶政事務所的英文戶籍謄本才算完整
小時候的英文疫苗紀錄如果有留著會省很多事
不然除了規定的疫苗之外，可能還需要抽血或補打
要飛 Montreal 面試前幾天，我才突然發現
我的台灣護照，跟孩子們的一起，被帶去美國了
我老公才剛從美國飛回來
結果當天又立刻買機票飛回去拿，再飛回來
但最後面試當天，承辦人員只看了我的加拿大護照
那一刻真的只能苦笑
有些準備，是為了安心，不是一定會用到
面試當天是不能帶手機進大使館的
從門口排隊、安檢、點名、文件檢查、繳費
指紋採集，一路到最後真正面試，大概三個小時
但體感更久
沒有手機的狀態下，每一關都是等待
面試官看起來很友善，但幾乎全程低頭在電腦上打字
他問了很多關於我們認識、交往
結婚的細節與時間點
如果不是我中間主動補充我們已經有兩個小孩
他可能還會繼續往更細的地方問
最後他抬頭說：「歡迎妳來美國！」
然後我的護照被收走
接下來不能出境，直到簽證完成
真正難的，是接下來這一段
面試結束回到溫哥華時
孩子們其實已經錯過新學校的開學日
新學校第一天必須到場報到
我們很早就寫信說明狀況延到隔週一再入學
最後，是我老公一打二先帶孩子飛去美國報到
而我一個人留下來等護照 + 處理整個搬家
機場送別那一刻，我真的永遠忘不了
孩子哭著不肯走，我轉過身也哭到不行
那一週，他們要開始一個沒有媽媽在身邊的新生活
家裡甚至都還沒安頓好，只有一張圓桌
老公一邊工作，一邊一打二，兒子一到美國就發燒
這些我都只能隔著螢幕心疼…
有了孩子之後，這已經是我們第四次搬家
搬家不難
難的是，一次又一次把「家」重新建立起來
但不管怎樣，只要一家人在一起，就好 ❤️
(不過可以的話，希望可以不要再搬家了😅)
——
I’ll just answer the question I’ve been asked the most:
How did we move from Canada to the U.S.?
Not many people actually know the full process,
because honestly… it’s a long story lol.
I’m a Canadian citizen, my husband is American (and also a Canadian resident). We went through a lesser-known but faster route: IR-1 + DCF
Simply put, we filed the spousal immigrant visa directly through the U.S. consulate in Canada.
Our lawyer handled the paperwork and process, but we still had to prepare everything ourselves—original documents, medical exam, initial review, and the final interview in Montreal.
We officially filed at the end of January last year.
The whole process took 7 months.
I entered the U.S. at the end of August, and got my green card in September.
It all looks smooth on paper, but in reality, not a single day of those 7 months felt easy.
We got stuck on documents right at the beginning.
During the initial review, we were missing an original document and had to rush to get it shipped from Taiwan.
Right before my Montreal interview, I suddenly realized my Taiwanese passport had been taken to the U.S. with my kids. My husband had just flown back from the U.S., and ended up booking another same-day flight to go back and get it. (Turns out they only needed to see my Canadian passport)
The interview itself took about three hours, but without a phone
it felt much longer. The interviewer kept asking questions until I mentioned we have two kids, and finally I passed.
They took away my passport and I came out completely exhausted.
The hardest part actually came after.
By the time I got back to Vancouver, the kids had already missed the first day at their new school.
So my husband flew ahead alone with both kids, while I stayed behind to wait for my passport and handle the entire move.
I’ll never forget the moment at the airport when the kids were crying and wouldn’t let go of my hands. My husband was suddenly juggling work and taking care of two kids all by himself. The house was still empty, with no furniture except for a round table we bought from the staging company. And my son even came down with a fever after arriving in the U.S.
That week, they all had to start a brand-new life without me.
This has been our fourth move since we had kids.
Moving itself isn’t the hard part…it’s rebuilding a sense of “home” again and again that’s really challenging.
But at the end of the day, as long as we’re together, that’s what really matters ❤️ (I really hope we don’t have to move again anytime soon 😅)
