text: i'm an american citizen, how can my canadian fiancee live in the states with me? i've been living in canada for the last two years with my canadian fiancee. i'm looking for a way to live with him in the states. he's canadian, i'm american. my main concern is not leaving his side, i'll take any route that will make it possible for us to stay together with no period of separation during application approval times. i'm afraid if we get married that they won't allow him to cross the border, as he will be unable to prove non-immigrant intent. all i'm looking for is a way for him to come back to the states, at the same time as i do, and remain there indefinitely. i've been up all night the past couple of nights, searching for an answer to our problem and i'm getting more and more confused and desperate. i don't know if getting married would complicate things, or whether to marry in canada or the states. i don't know the forms i need to fill out or even where to start.  please accept my gratitude in advance for anyone who can help me find an answer to my problem. do it legally, get him a fiance visa, it let's the government know that he is coming here to get married.  either that or get married in canada and apply for a visa after you are married.  just remember, even if you get married in canada, he is still a canadian citizen and would still need a visa.