hello, my spouse in here on a visitor visa and we want to submit the sponsorship application. She doesn’t really have anywhere to go once her visa is up, will we be able to do it? Kind of nervous if it doesn’t go through her visa might have a problem. She is from USA I am a Canadian born dude.
Sponsoring spouse while on visitor visa
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She doesn't have a visa if she's American. You're talking about her visitor status, not visa.
She’s here on a visitor status. We want to submit the sponsorship now. Is it ok to do this while she’s here visiting? We were wondering because her passport was stamped for three months as a visitor.
Yes probably they do she’s had a couple visits here and we went over a driving border so.. he told us to put in a request to extend it. Yes, I think it’s because we drove and she had no return ticket or plan.
We will apply for a visitor permit extension by mail, the border guy said we will get more time that way.
We are going through all the forms and paperwork, wondering if we should apply inland or Outland. I’m trying to dig around and find information to help
If you apply outland, she will not be eligible for an OWP and will need to leave Canada to do biometrics and, if there are any interviews required (unlikely except in extreme cases), for interviews.
If you apply inland, she's exempt from biometrics, is eligible for an OWP, but cannot really travel outside of Canada without concern for being denied at the border on the way back in.
If you apply inland, she's exempt from biometrics, is eligible for an OWP, but cannot really travel outside of Canada without concern for being denied at the border on the way back in.
Thank you good to know. If we submit the sponsorship application, and her visitor permit expires in the meantime, does she have to go back home or does she get to stay?