Hi,
My spouse and I had to leave Canada while our sponsorship application was being processed, just after the medical exam, for professional reasons. This is a longterm stay, but we plan on returning to Canada in the course of 2018.
Do I have to withdraw my application and apply again from outside Canada? Or will my application still be processed, as if I would be staying in Canada? How and what do I need to communicate to CIC? I am aware I would have to Canada for appointments like the interview, but that would not be a big difficulty for me.
I read on a page of CIC that staying with your Canadian spouse outside of Canada would count to your years as living in Canada, at least for after you have your PR status. Maybe this is also applied to the application phase?
Thanks for the help!
My spouse and I had to leave Canada while our sponsorship application was being processed, just after the medical exam, for professional reasons. This is a longterm stay, but we plan on returning to Canada in the course of 2018.
Do I have to withdraw my application and apply again from outside Canada? Or will my application still be processed, as if I would be staying in Canada? How and what do I need to communicate to CIC? I am aware I would have to Canada for appointments like the interview, but that would not be a big difficulty for me.
I read on a page of CIC that staying with your Canadian spouse outside of Canada would count to your years as living in Canada, at least for after you have your PR status. Maybe this is also applied to the application phase?
Thanks for the help!