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Your worries are completely understandable. I just went through what you will soon. My wife came here a couple of weeks ago, and instead of it being a happy day of reunion, I was a nervous wreck at the airport. Days before, and even at the airport, I was worried sick with thoughts like "what if...

She should come as a visitor with a return ticket. She should also not have made up her mind about applying for PR. She should be only considering and that should be the truth. As far as you and her are concerned, she will come for a visit, and get back on the plane with that return ticket...

Good advice. I just called CBSA at Pearson and they told me to bring the persons with their passports to the Immigration office at Terminal 1, 3rd level (departures), Aisle J, to get the passports stamped. Thanks so much. Regarding the second part of my post, on certain documents required for...

Yeah, I'm amazed too :o So what do I have to do now, since there's no entry stamp in their passports? It's needed for the application, according to the CIC, isn't it? edit to add: my wife entered Canada also with our 2 year old daughter, who already has a Canadian passport. Her passport was...

They are Greek, and entered with their Greek-EU passports.

Hi all, My wife and stepdaughter recently came to visit me here in Toronto, and we've decided to apply inland. I noticed, though, that their passports were not stamped at Pearson airport. According to the CIC's web page "Applying for permanent residence from within Canada: Spouse or common-law...

Good info to ponder. Thank you, toutesweet.

Thank you for your reply, much appreciated :)

Hi all, I'd like to sponsor my spouse, I'm a Canadian citizen and she's Greek. We've been married for six years in Greece (I recently returned to Toronto) and also have a 2 year old who I already gave Canadian citizenship to. Can my wife come here and then apply inland or do we have to do the...

Right, make sure we initially also submit an application for an open work permit. Once we submit inland, my wife and her dependent won't need to apply for an extension to stay, great! Guys, the info and stats regarding rejected applications is much appreciated, as is your analyses of the...

Hi again, tuyen. Thanks so much for explaining all this to me and what affects peoples' decisions on how to get PR. I told my wife what you said and she says that maybe it's best we go with the inland option, even though Greece is visa-exempt because she'll be definitely coming with our...

Thanks to you as well, computergeek, for your quick reply 8) Your info regarding processing times for Rome is most valuable, as is the health coverage issue by province. I'm in Toronto so from what I see, if I submit the application to CI Mississauga for outside Canada, say, in January at the...

Thanks for the speedy reply, tuyen :) Thanks also for the heads up regarding the ability to appeal inland, the advice on health coverage and other info & knowledge you shared. When you mentioned that my wife would get "implied status" once the PR application was submitted, does that pertain to...

Hi, I'm a Canadian citizen who was living the past 17 years in Greece (I also have Greek citizenship). Four years ago I got married there to a fantastic Greek girl. She has a daughter who's now 14. Last year, my wife and I had a baby girl together. Because of the financial and societal problems...