I have applied for spouse sponsorship under the outside Canada category, and my wife has a visitor visa. If she enters Canada on a visitor status, can I switch the sponsorship application to the inside Canada category, or should I keep it under the outside Canada category?
Switching Spouse Sponsorship from Outside to Inside Canada Application
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No, you cannot change them, but there is no meaningful difference for her (for the most part).
-When she arrives in Canada, she should advise them of change of address.
-Once the AOR is received, she can apply for spousal work permit, although that might take several months.
-When PR is approved, she can do virtual landing (i.e. without leaving Canada).
Since she has TRV, she can come as visitor and then apply for OWP after she arrives in Canada.
She will either get PR or gets her virtual landing as PR while she's waiting in Canada.
The OWP application will give her implied/maintenance status (as visitor).
Check your provinencal health requirement and some province will not cover healthcare until later in the PR application stage. If that's the case, it's better to get private traveler health insurance just in case of any emergency.