****JULY 2018***** OUTLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP OUTSIDE OF CANADA

[revenant]

Welcome to Family Class Sponsorship JULY 2018 thread - OUTLAND

Hi,

Feel free to ask questions, share thoughts and seek advice.


What happens after submitting my application?


If your application is complete, you will receive Acknoledgment of Receipt (AOR1) whithin 60 days, usually 45 to 56 days via email.


Then, if eligible, the sponsor will receive the Sponsor Approval email(SA) which contains the UCI (Unique Client ID) and application number to use for tracking the status of the application.



Then, if not submitted with the application:


1. Police Check Certificate Request(PCC)

2. Medical Exam Request

3. Request to pay for PR Card (RPRF)

4. Request to submit additional documents, 5. Request for any additional documents that were missing from your application.


At this stage, you can check the status of your application online(ECAS) or link your application to GCKEY.


Then you might receive a file transfer email to the Local Visa Office(VO).


God speed

 

[scylla]

Welcome to Family Class Sponsorship - OUTLAND

What happens after submitting my application?

If your application is complete, you will receive Acknoledgment of Receipt (AOR1) whithin 60 days, usually 45 to 56 days via email.

Then, if eligible, the sponsor will receive the Sponsor Approval email(SA) which contains the UCI (Unique Client ID) and application number to use for tracking the status of the application.

Then, if not submitted with the application:

1. Police Check Certificate Request(PCC)

2. Medical Exam Request

3. Request to pay for PR Card (RPRF)

4. Request to submit additional documents

5. Request for any additional documents that were missing from your application

At this stage, you can check the status of your application online(ECAS) or link your application to GCKEY.

Then you might receive a file transfer email to the Local Visa Office (VO) or Canadian High Commission in your country.


God speed

There's already a thread here:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/june-2018-outland-spousal-sponsorship-outside-of-canada.563318/

 

[revenant]

There's already a thread here:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/june-2018-outland-spousal-sponsorship-outside-of-canada.563318/

FYI
This thread is for JULY 2018, the link you provided is for JUNE 2018.

 

[maniacworld]

hi
me and my wife studied together.it dates back to 2003 when we went to the same university. we got married in december 2017. we do have some contact proof for all these years and met too whenever i went back home ( i have been working overseas all along) but pre wedding no pictures proof. pictures of wedding events and honeymoon etc are there. should i write some explanation stating that there are no pictures of us before we got married?

any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks

 

[revenant]

hi
me and my wife studied together.it dates back to 2003 when we went to the same university. we got married in december 2017. we do have some contact proof for all these years and met too whenever i went back home ( i have been working overseas all along) but pre wedding no pictures proof. pictures of wedding events and honeymoon etc are there. should i write some explanation stating that there are no pictures of us before we got married?

any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks

Hi there,

I would talk to a lawyer before completing the application. Trust me, that is your best shot.

Good luck

 

[evdm]

hi
me and my wife studied together.it dates back to 2003 when we went to the same university. we got married in december 2017. we do have some contact proof for all these years and met too whenever i went back home ( i have been working overseas all along) but pre wedding no pictures proof. pictures of wedding events and honeymoon etc are there. should i write some explanation stating that there are no pictures of us before we got married?

any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks

Submit what you can. The visa officer is looking to establish two things:

• That your relationship is genuine
• That your relationship wasn't entered in to for the purposes of gaining access to Canada.

The correspondence, proof of visits to one another, and photos that you are asked to provide are pieces of evidence to support your application to show that both of the above apply, but primarily the latter. The visa officer is looking to establish that your relationship followed a normal progression for your culture. What they are really looking for is something that shows up as being out of the ordinary. For example, if a Canadian and a European were to get married after only a week of knowing one another, it would raise suspicions. Or, in some cultures large age differences between spouses are an indicator that the relationship may only be for a visa.

Photos, visits, and correspondence can point the visa officer to the conclusion that the relationship isn't primarily for the purposes of a visa, but if such evidence doesn't exist (i.e. photos weren't taken, or you didn't visit one another for example), then it is incumbent on you to explain to the visa officer looking at your file why this doesn't exist. It doesn't have to be much, but just explain briefly that you didn't think to take photos on your visit or whatever the case may be.

Do provide (within the limits of the checklist on number of pages and photos) what you have, though. Your correspondence and visits over the years are strong pieces of evidence, especially if dating back to 2003. Photos since your wedding are also important because they can show that you're building forth on your married relationship and presenting yourself as a couple. The officer will also be looking that your relationship is continuing after marriage. The logical next step is that you will want to be together, hence the application to come to Canada.

It is then up to you to provide other evidence that you may have that satisfies the officer that the two points mentioned above apply. You could include letters from family and friends saying they met your spouse before you were married, and that you presented yourself as a couple to them for many years (if that's truly the case, of course). Anything you can think of to show your relationship and that you are a couple can be included. But don't go overboard. An officer can always ask for more if they deem it necessary. Send them too much, and it may look like you're trying too hard. They may end up disregarding much of it anyway, if the other evidence is strongly in your favour already.

 

[maniacworld]

hey evdm. thanks a bunch. that is very detailed reply . it helps a lot.
you are right about not overdoing but thats exactly what we end up doing.

 

[mani gill]

Hi,

I have gathered all documents to sponser my spouse from india. I am just waiting for his new passport which we applied few days ago.. hopefully i will apply his sponsership by end of this month.

Does anyone know how long immigration take to process spouse application in these days?

 

[evdm]

Hi,

I have gathered all documents to sponser my spouse from india. I am just waiting for his new passport which we applied few days ago.. hopefully i will apply his sponsership by end of this month.

Does anyone know how long immigration take to process spouse application in these days?

80% of all cases are completed within 12 months.

There are some who are done within 5-6, and others who take 10-12. Mainly it depends on the visa office handling the application.

The New Delhi visa office is known here to be rather slow.

 

[revenant]

Hi,

I have gathered all documents to sponser my spouse from india. I am just waiting for his new passport which we applied few days ago.. hopefully i will apply his sponsership by end of this month.

Does anyone know how long immigration take to process spouse application in these days?

Check here:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/what-happens-after-submitting-my-application.564648/

 

[boomshanker]

Hi Friends,

I am the sponsor and i have completed all the forms, i have question regarding the date field that is available on these forms. Can i put todays date for the sponsor and principal applicant, validate the forms and take prints. After that i will send those forms for signature to India, where principal applicant is living.

that should not be any problem right ? or should the PA should handwrite the date when she is signing it?

Cheers!!

would appreciate your help.

 

[revenant]

Hi Friends,

I am the sponsor and i have completed all the forms, i have question regarding the date field that is available on these forms. Can i put todays date for the sponsor and principal applicant, validate the forms and take prints. After that i will send those forms for signature to India, where principal applicant is living.

that should not be any problem right ? or should the PA should handwrite the date when she is signing it?

Cheers!!

would appreciate your help.

I don’t see any problem in sending the application for PA to sign it.

All I can say that I was told that application needs to be signed digitally when you validate it and also by PEN. apparently it says it on the check list.

Remember that you need to use an up to date application form that was released recently on IRCC’s website.

Be very careful to complete the form correctly and going through the check list before mailing the application. You don’t want your application to return for not being completed or errors.

Also be careful where the application needs to be mailed to in Canada, it used to be in Mississauga Ontario, but I heard that new applications need to be mailed to Sydney Nova Scotia - I am not sure’ but check before mail the application.

Good luck.

 

[Aref.P]

Hi Friends,

I am the sponsor and i have completed all the forms, i have question regarding the date field that is available on these forms. Can i put todays date for the sponsor and principal applicant, validate the forms and take prints. After that i will send those forms for signature to India, where principal applicant is living.

that should not be any problem right ? or should the PA should handwrite the date when she is signing it?

Cheers!!

would appreciate your help.

That

I don’t see any problem in sending the application for PA to sign it.

All I can say that I was told that application needs to be signed digitally when you validate it and also by PEN. apparently it says it on the check list.

Remember that you need to use an up to date application form that was released recently on IRCC’s website.

Be very careful to complete the form correctly and going through the check list before mailing the application. You don’t want your application to return for not being completed or errors.

Also be careful where the application needs to be mailed to in Canada, it used to be in Mississauga Ontario, but I heard that new applications need to be mailed to Sydney Nova Scotia - I am not sure’ but check before mail the application.

Good luck.

True!!
In the new checklist (updated June 2018), the application of outland spousal sponsorship must go to Sydney. Also some forms are very recently updated. so just check again to see if you have the newest version.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp

 

[boomshanker]

That


True!!
In the new checklist (updated June 2018), the application of outland spousal sponsorship must go to Sydney. Also some forms are very recently updated. so just check again to see if you have the newest version.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp

Thanks guys for the update. i was using the old feb checklist. now, they have changed as you have told. also there are two new questions that have been added to the IMM 008 form.

i will tell my spouse to fill the new IMM 008 and sign it.

Cheers !!

 

[boomshanker]

Also any idea friends, would this change speed up the processing ( moving from mississauga to sydney office for outland sponsorship) ?