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OlaA

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Apr 15, 2019
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Hello

Please help I got married December 2018, and I am sponsoring my fife through OUTLAND from Nigeria.. My sponsorship package was received in Nova Scotia on April 11, 2018. As my wife is pregnant we are planning applying for Visitor Visa to come here to Canada through dual intent, or if we can convert to IN LAND after she got here if granted the Visitor Visa. Please advice.
 

canuck78

VIP Member
Jun 18, 2017
55,609
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Hello

Please help I got married December 2018, and I am sponsoring my fife through OUTLAND from Nigeria.. My sponsorship package was received in Nova Scotia on April 11, 2018. As my wife is pregnant we are planning applying for Visitor Visa to come here to Canada through dual intent, or if we can convert to IN LAND after she got here if granted the Visitor Visa. Please advice.
No you would have to reapply. I would anticipate that getting a TRV will be very difficult. Depending on the province your wife may not have any health coverage and you would have to pay for her care.
 

starnaenae

Champion Member
Aug 9, 2016
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Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico
App. Filed.......
March 1 2017
Doc's Request.
March 27, 2017, July 10, 2017
AOR Received.
AOR 1:March 17 2017 AOR 2: May 10, 2017
File Transfer...
April 8, 2017
Med's Request
Upfront - PASSED
Med's Done....
December 12 2016
Interview........
NOT REQUIRED
Passport Req..
March 5, 2018
VISA ISSUED...
March 13, 2018
LANDED..........
April 30, 2018
you cannot switch to an inland... being pregnant does not speed anything up either... having a baby here can become very costly as well.. think about that... it is very likely that her TRV application will be denied.. just as an FYI.. good luck
 

Mar1219

Star Member
Oct 31, 2018
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In addition to what the other replies mentioned, your wife will also have to leave Canada if she was here to do her biometrics, which can become very difficult and hard on her if she is pregnant. It’s probably best to stick with your Outland app, it will be processed faster.
 

canuck78

VIP Member
Jun 18, 2017
55,609
13,530
Also you and your wife will have to decide whether to go ahead with the chest X-Ray. Most doctors recommend that you wait until after delivery. This is a common scenario and the panel physician indicates that you will complete x-ray after delivery. The application will not be completed without the x-ray.
 

OlaA

Member
Apr 15, 2019
13
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Thank you very much for all your advice...very useful.
Please do any one knows how long before I receive any form of letter or acknowledgement that my package have been received or show up on their system.
 

starnaenae

Champion Member
Aug 9, 2016
2,792
837
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mexico
App. Filed.......
March 1 2017
Doc's Request.
March 27, 2017, July 10, 2017
AOR Received.
AOR 1:March 17 2017 AOR 2: May 10, 2017
File Transfer...
April 8, 2017
Med's Request
Upfront - PASSED
Med's Done....
December 12 2016
Interview........
NOT REQUIRED
Passport Req..
March 5, 2018
VISA ISSUED...
March 13, 2018
LANDED..........
April 30, 2018
Thank you very much for all your advice...very useful.
Please do any one knows how long before I receive any form of letter or acknowledgement that my package have been received or show up on their system.
i would think as it has been more than a year you should have heard something by now.. if you meant 2019 then it is taking 3-12 weeks or more
 

canuck78

VIP Member
Jun 18, 2017
55,609
13,530
Thank you very much for all your advice...very useful.
Please do any one knows how long before I receive any form of letter or acknowledgement that my package have been received or show up on their system.
Believe AOR is around 6-8 weeks. Did you pay for tracking to make sure your application was delivered? The whole process will take around 12 months but could be more especially if a relationship interview is required. There will be months where you hear nothing.
 

OlaA

Member
Apr 15, 2019
13
0
Believe AOR is around 6-8 weeks. Did you pay for tracking to make sure your application was delivered? The whole process will take around 12 months but could be more especially if a relationship interview is required. There will be months where you hear nothing.
Sure I did pay for tracking and it was delivered April 11, 2019., thanks
 
Apr 12, 2019
16
1
Hi

I think "Dual Intent" itself means that you want to be in Canada permanently and want to visit temporarily too. You can check the below link.

https://www.canadavisa.com/immigration-canada-dual-intent.html#gs.634bxo

When the application of your wife is already being processed for family sponsorship and if your wife's temporary visa gets approved, why you need to re-apply? I think it needs to be updated that your wife's temporary resident visa got approved.

For me, it doesn't make sense. I will definitely dig more for this if I was you.
 

k.h.p.

VIP Member
Mar 1, 2019
8,801
2,250
Canada
Because they applied outland and you cannot convert an application to inland. Some outland application require an interview that she would need to attend in her country of origin.