Sign The Petition!!

[StarPreet]

https://www.change.org/p/canada-immigration-office-dependent-visa-for-canadian-citizen-s-spouse
I am requesting all the applicants and members of this forum to sign this petition! May this will have some impact on the CIC’s deaf ears!!

 

[jeff198901]

At what point will this be brought forward to cic?

 

[Miraclejj]

Can I say this kind of petition is a joke at the least?

By far, from what I know the immigration system of Canada is the easiest and most generous around the world, especially the whole world is turning right. If you dare to ask, go try spouse sponsorship in UK, they recently just tightened the requirement, or go try USA, an average waiting time for a green card holder to sponsor their spouse aboard is 3 years, and during the sponsorship, it is really hard to get visitor visa as well. If you married a green card holder and file the petition in US, you won't be allowed to work till your petition is approved. The US citizen to sponsor their spouse is a little faster, but average waiting time is about a year, and if your marriage is less than two years, you will be issued a conditional two years green card, which Canada just abandoned this requirement. So you figure.

 

[ateja]

Can I say this kind of petition is a joke at the least?

By far, from what I know the immigration system of Canada is the easiest and most generous around the world, especially the whole world is turning right. If you dare to ask, go try spouse sponsorship in UK, they recently just tightened the requirement, or go try USA, an average waiting time for a green card holder to sponsor their spouse is 3 years, and during the sponsorship, it is really hard to get visitor visa as well. If you married a green card holder and file the petition in US, you won't be allowed to work till your petition is approved. The US citizen to sponsor their spouse is a little faster, but average waiting time is about a year.

Thanks for the feedback. I personally know family and friends who are married to US citizens, green card holders and even H1B visa holders who were admitted into US with in 4 weeks after wedding under dependent visa.
Australia and UK also issues dependent visa right away from my knowledge and I found out from the people I talked to.

However even if you are right, there is no harm in trying? I mean atleast we should be getting visitor visa. Living separately for months right after wedding is really hard! We did not get to spend the first new years and christmas nothing at all! and we have our first birthday coming up soon which we wont be able to celebrate together as well. So if you can kindly help support it would be great!

 

[ateja]

At what point will this be brought forward to cic?

I am not sure, I just wanted to see how things go and where things go. My main appeal is not to fasten the PR process as I do understand that is going to be hard and government is already doing their best.
I just think we need something like dependent visa or approve visitor visa right away. I got my visitor visa rejected and I think same with quiet a few out there. That is totally unfair. Secondly there should be more transparency on the process itself as to where and why the file is stuck. Like some people are so frustrated like march applicants while I think some of june and july applicants got their PR so its kinda scary.

 

[Buletruck]

I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a joke (particularly for those who feel let down by the system), but I have to say that the petition doesn't clearly identify what you want. It rambles a bit and doesn't define a specific request.

 

[ateja]

It is great we got 400 in 24 hours but the responses died down after that. I am not sure if that number is quiet enough to make any impact. I even donated $50 to promote the petition to advertise more places.

 

[mf4361]

I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a joke (particularly for those who feel let down by the system), but I have to say that the petition doesn't clearly identify what you want. It rambles a bit and doesn't define a specific request.

Agreed

 

[ateja]

I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a joke (particularly for those who feel let down by the system), but I have to say that the petition doesn't clearly identify what you want. It rambles a bit and doesn't define a specific request.

Thanks for the feedback. I made some changes from the initial post so please review it and let me know if its still not clear. I had opened the floor for discussion but I dint hear anything from anyone honestly. I am actually still open for discussion and I can make necessary changes!

My main idea was to either have visitor visa or some kind of dependent visa like other countries!

 

[Miraclejj]

Thanks for the feedback. I personally know family and friends who are married to US citizens, green card holders and even H1B visa holders who were admitted into US with in 4 weeks after wedding under dependent visa.
Australia and UK also issues dependent visa right away from my knowledge and I found out from the people I talked to.

However even if you are right, there is no harm in trying? I mean atleast we should be getting visitor visa. Living separately for months right after wedding is really hard! We did not get to spend the first new years and christmas nothing at all! and we have our first birthday coming up soon which we wont be able to celebrate together as well. So if you can kindly help support it would be great!

Clearly, you are not familiar with US immigration system. For H1-B, which is a non immigration temporary working VISA, it does come with dependent H4 VISA, and for F-1 Student, it is F2 for their spouse, for US citizen, there is a fiance VISA, which will grant a fiance to come to US to get married (you need to be married in 90 days), for green card holders, the only time that your spouse will get green card with you is that when the time you file your petition, your spouse is listed as your dependent on your petition, it is the same as Canada. For other green card holder that get married, after they obtained their green card, no such a thing exists as dependent VISA, and an average waiting time for approval is: if you file for your wife as a green card holder, you will have to wait approximately 2 years for visa availability. Most importantly, as a green card holder's spouse, if you are out of status in US, there is no way you can adjust your status (Only US citizen's out of status spouse can remain in US and adjust their status), but in Canada, they allowed you to do so.

So you figure.

 

[Buletruck]

My 2 cent worth for how it should be written.....

In the spirit of Family Unification promoted by the Liberal Government, we the undersigned do herby request a review of current policies affecting those couples separated whilst seeking to applying for permanent residence for their spouse in Canada. The current system of immigration does not guarantee the spouse or immediate family entry into Canada during the processing of permanent residence, due to the technicalities that are involved in the processing of TRV's The nature of a TRV is such that if there is intent to remain in Canada long term, the TRV is generally denied. As a PR candidate, being in Canada with your spouse on a TRV, is in fact contrary to the intended purpose.

We would suggest that, in light of the process and difficulty in achieving a TRV in most circumstances, IRCC develop a class of visa specifically for spousal/family sponsorship that would permit the entry of the sponsored party during the process after an initial security and medical check, including, but not limited to, limitations of stay and benefits, financial agreements and bonds and pre-signed departure orders (should the application be rejected), hence alleviating the unwarranted stress the current process places on the applicant and sponsor.

 

[Buletruck]

I made some changes from the initial post so please review it and let me know if its still not clear

Still sounds like a story.......Sorry.

 

[Miraclejj]

Also, if you are an aboard spouse of US citizen or green card holder, it is very difficult to obtain an visitor visa, because the US B1/B2 visitor visa will not allow dual intent, but TRV issued by Canada sometimes do allow the dual intent, please read the article below:
https://www.boundless.co/immigration-resources/when-can-i-visit-my-spouse-in-the-united-states/

And don't mention how US treat the misrepresentation, IT IS A LIFE BAN, and Canada only bans people who misrepresented for 5 years.

You go figure!

 

[ateja]

Still sounds like a story.......Sorry.

Can I add yours after my story? I think the story is still worth it for emotional part of it? and your draft is excellent more so for the office.

I think I will add your to my letter section with your permission ..

 

[Buletruck]

Have at it, use it at your own discretion. If it works you and your spouse have to buy me dinner.....Your is more the reason why you signed the petition or add it as to why you started the petition. You want a specific outcome, but you have to be prepared for some give and take on the issue. If you sound like a complete loon, no one will pay attention to you.