Spousal sponsorship

[Mgrace20]

Patience is the key! I want to share mine.
Almost 6 months, finally. Status changed to "Final decisionYour application was approved."Oct.1,2018

File received April 4,2018
Done medical May 22,2018
PPR Sept.28, 2018

Long wait from medical to ppr almost 4 months. It's worth waiting for!
Think positive. You'll be approved soon. Make it sooner.

Tip: Prayer.
Godbless you all!

Congratulations!
I have a question regarding my application for my husband, I submitted the application last August 31. Do you know how long does is take to get a response of thwy receive it or not?

 

[Sarahannclarke5]

Hello,

thank you for the assistance in advance.

my question is, I am a Canadian citizen by birth but for many years have been living in another country, if I am to sponsor my wife through the outland sponsorship application and describe myself as a Canadian citizen living outside Canada with intentions of returning, would there be an issue if I migrate/visit Canada prior to my wife's PR approval in order to prepare for her arrival? Would the immigration officers consider as misrepresentation of my location?

If you are a Canadian citizen not residing in Canada, you may sponsor your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner and/or dependent children who have no dependent children of their own. You must demonstrate that you will live in Canada once they become a permanent resident.

 

[singleman]

Unbelievable My friend phoned who is in same time time, she said they are working on 24th JULY.
THIS 24th JULY is permanent DATE they tell every1 , asked why stuck on 24th JULY she said , Don't know we have 1000s of applications. Something is being hidden behind. Please read similar answers got by many members here>>> same answer even 2-3 weeks ago 24th July and 1000s of applications. "Total time would be 1 year?" "DON't know It depends"

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Does anyone have any idea how many (on average) spousal sponsorship applications are filled in a month? Why do they have 1000s of applications?
Agent replied him 1000s just to cool us down. 2 week ago we phoned she said we are working on 24th JULY. Now again some1 phoned agent gave same answer 24th July.That means just 1 day deposited files take over 2 weeks OMG!! If thats the case then 1-2 months more.""

 

[redhotgalego]

I got my PR! They received my application on December 13th, and got the final approval today. Only two things left for me to do, which are pay the right of PR fee and go to Vancouver for the final decision. Two questions, how long does it usually take for them to give you an appointment?
And, the instructions say that after paying the fee I must print it and submit it via this form. The thing is, that´s an online form, why print it? It doesn´t make sense...

 

[I&D2018]

You are dealing with a random call centre. Which has one goal keep you away from annoying someone who actually has important work to do. Very likely the "blanket" we have 1000s of applications has to do every class of application to enter Canada. The only response your friend could have gave in a calm manner "oh I called 3 weeks ago and was told they are working on July 24th 2018 applications now, and was told to call back in 3 weeks time". Maybe that would have made the phone person get their supervisor to provide a better answer. Your best bet is to always try to be exact and calm with these people.

I do not think the workload is spread very evenly from the statistics and data we see. So maybe they got way more express entry or some other applications in July. That said what seems to have happened is those who got AOR1 got to AOR2 very fast, so almost likely they started to work on their case before finalizing and sending AOR1. Makes little sense but I am sure everyone would be happier to get AOR2 faster than AOR1 so bad not at all.

 

[evafromca]

I got my PR! They received my application on December 13th, and got the final approval today. Only two things left for me to do, which are pay the right of PR fee and go to Vancouver for the final decision. Two questions, how long does it usually take for them to give you an appointment?
And, the instructions say that after paying the fee I must print it and submit it via this form. The thing is, that´s an online form, why print it? It doesn´t make sense...

Hi there...I just got a letter (pdf) that the processing of my application has been completed and that someone from the Vancouver Immigration office will contact me for an appointment to finalize my PR. Is this the same email you received? I am also curious how long will it take to hear back about the appointment and will I have to go there in person, or over the phone. I am a 3.5 hour drive away from there. And yes, I have to pay the $490, too. Just curious as I don't know what to expect.

 

[redhotgalego]

Hi there...I just got a letter (pdf) that the processing of my application has been completed and that someone from the Vancouver Immigration office will contact me for an appointment to finalize my PR. Is this the same email you received? I am also curious how long will it take to hear back about the appointment and will I have to go there in person, or over the phone. I am a 3.5 hour drive away from there. And yes, I have to pay the $490, too. Just curious as I don't know what to expect.

Yes, the exact same thing. I'm coming from Victoria, so hopefully they let us pick time and date. As for the fee, I imagine they want us to submit it online and the print part is only for our personal record. Hopefully someone can bring clarification.

I'll let you know if I hear something else. Almost there!!!

 

[singleman]

You are dealing with a random call centre. Which has one goal keep you away from annoying someone who actually has important work to do. Very likely the "blanket" we have 1000s of applications has to do every class of application to enter Canada. The only response your friend could have gave in a calm manner "oh I called 3 weeks ago and was told they are working on July 24th 2018 applications now, and was told to call back in 3 weeks time". Maybe that would have made the phone person get their supervisor to provide a better answer. Your best bet is to always try to be exact and calm with these people.

I do not think the workload is spread very evenly from the statistics and data we see. So maybe they got way more express entry or some other applications in July. That said what seems to have happened is those who got AOR1 got to AOR2 very fast, so almost likely they started to work on their case before finalizing and sending AOR1. Makes little sense but I am sure everyone would be happier to get AOR2 faster than AOR1 so bad not at all.

I dont agree here. Sorry but 3 more members got 24th july reply may read threads. And that was 2-3 weeks ago , do some search here plz.

 

[I&D2018]

Seems you missed the point. If someone called 3 weeks ago, and was told July24th. Then someone calls today and is told July24th. The result is the phone person is being directed to give a "random response". So either they update that date every 2weeks/month/6weeks etc...or they are giving a generic bullshit answer. The only way to find out is for someone to call and say "hey you gave me the same July24 response 3weeks ago, is that an approximate date that gets updated every month or what is the process behind that date?". They are never going to update the date they say on the phone every-day that would not be sensible or truly possible.

 

[singleman]

generic bullshit answer

AGREE here BS generic answer LOL.here see:-
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Just spoke to CIC agent. They are saying they still working on the applications received on&before 24 July. Need to wait for few more weeks to hear something from them as my application was received by Sydney on 27 July.

 

[evafromca]

Yes, the exact same thing. I'm coming from Victoria, so hopefully they let us pick time and date. As for the fee, I imagine they want us to submit it online and the print part is only for our personal record. Hopefully someone can bring clarification.

I'll let you know if I hear something else. Almost there!!!

Sounds good.....we are almost there...yaaaaa.....

 

[lunamenezes]

So you are in the situation that you want to sponsor your foreign spouse for permanent residency of Canada and don't know where to start. Here are some tips:

Married, common law or conjugal partners

First you need to pick an application class. There are three of them: married, common-law and conjugal. For all of them, you need to prove the genuineity of your relationship. For common-law, you need to prove that you have lived together for 12 months or longer. For conjugal, you need to prove that you have combined your affairs as much as possible but there are real immigration barriers or other barriers preventing you from living together or getting married. Conjugal is the hardest to prove. For example, if your partner could get a visit visa to come to Canada for 6 months and then apply for an extension to get the full year, even though they will not be allowed to work, that is not considered an immigration barrier. An immigration barrier is if your partner tries to get a visit visa to come to Canada and is repeatedly refused. Some people have had luck with the conjugal class but try to avoid it if possible.

Outland or inland?

Now you need to decide if to apply outland or inland. If your spouse is not in Canada and can not get a visa to go to Canada, you must apply outland. That means that you will send your application to Mississauga and they will approve you as a sponsor. The time that takes is usually 1-2 months to but current processing times can be seen here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#sponsorship After that, the application is forwarded to your local visa office. If your spouse is residing in a country other than the country of their nationality, you can pick which of the two visa offices you want. Otherwise it will be processed in their country of nationality. You can see the processing times here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/05-fc-spouses.asp

If your spouse is staying in Canada as a visitor or on some other visa, you can pick whether you want to apply outland or inland. Outland is generally faster and has appeal rights but a downside to outland is that if an interview is required, your spouse will have to travel to the visa office in the country where it's being processed. Inland has the downside that it's generally not advised that your spouse travels while you are waiting for your processing because it is a requirement of inland that they reside in Canada and if they are denied entry at the border for some reason, your application is gone. If an interview is required for inland, you may also have to wait a long time for it. The inland application would be sent to Vegreville and if all goes well, you would get a first stage approval, usually in 6 to 8 months. The current processing times can be seen here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#perm_res Then the file is forwarded to your local CIC office where you live and they will contact you for a landing appointment. Getting the PR with inland usually takes 12-18 months. If an interview is required for inland, Vegreville will not give first stage approval but instead will forward the application to the local CIC office without it and you will have to wait for them to have time for your interview. In some cases that can take a year or two. If you do get the first stage approval, your spouse will usually be eligible for health care and an open work permit. It is actually a good idea when applying inland to send an application form for a visit visa extension as well as the open work permit to be given at first stage approval all in one package so it's tied together.

Which method to pick depends on your situation. If your spouses country of nationality has a long processing time or your spouse does not want to have to travel there for a possible interview, then inland is the way to go. For faster processing and freedom of travel during the processing time, outland would be better. You can find the application forms for inland at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp and the application forms for outland at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

Avoiding potential problems with your application

The most common reason for people to be called for an interview is that the visa officer has doubts about the relationship being genuine. It is up to you to send immigration some quality data, emails, chat logs, phone records, photos, letters and other material to prove to them that your relationship is the real thing. Other reasons you might have problems with is eligibility of the sponsor. The sponsor can not be on social assistance, can not be bankrupt and can not have a record of violent crimes or crimes against family members. If that is the case, better talk to a lawyer and get that cleared up before attempting to apply.

Dependent children

If your spouse has dependent children, they must be included in the PR application, even if they are not coming to Canada. They will need to have medicals as well to keep the option open to sponsor them later. The only way that immigration will accept the application without those medicals is if the children are no longer minors and refuse to have it or if the children are in the full custody of their other parent who refuses to make them available for medicals. In that case, your spouse needs to sign a statement stating that they know that they will never be able to sponsor these children to Canada in the future.

Dependent children are classified as single and either under 22 years of age or if they are older, they must have been full time students since before age 22 or dependent on their parent due to a disability or medical problem.

Refusals due to income and medicals

You will be asked to provide information about your income but you will not be denied to sponsor your spouse and dependent children because you do not make enough money. It is possible though that if you make absolutely no money at all that immigration may ask you how you plan to support yourselves.

Spouses and dependent children are also exempt from the clause about excessive demand on health care so you do not have to worry about them being refused for that reason.

Sponsoring your spouse while living in another country

If you are a Canadian citizen, you can sponsor your spouse without being in Canada but you do then have to prove that you are planning on moving to Canada when your spouse gets approved for permanent residency. Such proof can include having arranged jobs, being accepted to college, having arranged housing or letters from friends & relatives stating that they know of your plans and that you can stay with them while you look for housing etc.

If you are a PR, you must reside in Canada in order to sponsor your spouse. You can chance short vacations (remember that a Canadian vacation is generally no longer than 2 weeks) but if immigration finds out that you are not in Canada, you risk getting your application refused

 

[lunamenezes]

HI , we living in Canada .. anyone know whats the timeline for the answer if we apply this month for a sponsorship?

 

[Ruhul44]

I have a question for those who recently received a Passport Request from Singapore Visa Office for Spouse sponsorship. How long did it take to receive the passport request after the medical was updated as passed?

 

[lunamenezes]

Do you know if legal aid is consider social assistance ?