Hi everyone,
I'm married to a Canadian citizen. My wife and I expect to file a PR application this December from my home country (processing time estimated at circa 10 months).
However, my wife and I have just quit our jobs in my home country and we will be moving abroad for 1 year starting January 2015. I will be pursuing a 1 year graduate program and my wife will follow me there, possibly working on a temporary job or not... As this grad program ends in Dec 2015, we consider moving to Canada after that.
Now, the questions..
- Do you think I should apply from my home country, even I will be moving abroad just after that? I will be appearing as unemployed (just quit my job) and having a student certificate from a foreign university, so I'm afraid this may weaken my application. But at the same time, I will be moving to a country where processing time is 30+ months... Am I really forced to report that change of address? Also, does reporting a change of address automatically triggers a change in the visa office?
- Also, as the processing time is about 10 months, I will very likely get an answer before the end of my grad program. Do you think CIC will be okay to give me PR while I'm still committed to finish my degree for a couple of months more?
- Finally, do you know how long is the one-time entry visa for canada valid for? I've read somewhere that it is one year after the date of the medical exam but I am not sure. I took my medical exam in June 2014 so this would mean that my visa would be valid by June 2015, but I don't think I will have received any news from CIC at that time. How would that work then? Or does that mean that I should do a new medical exam in Dec 2014 again before submitting my PR app?
Your help will be greatly appreciated
Thank you!
I'm married to a Canadian citizen. My wife and I expect to file a PR application this December from my home country (processing time estimated at circa 10 months).
However, my wife and I have just quit our jobs in my home country and we will be moving abroad for 1 year starting January 2015. I will be pursuing a 1 year graduate program and my wife will follow me there, possibly working on a temporary job or not... As this grad program ends in Dec 2015, we consider moving to Canada after that.
Now, the questions..
- Do you think I should apply from my home country, even I will be moving abroad just after that? I will be appearing as unemployed (just quit my job) and having a student certificate from a foreign university, so I'm afraid this may weaken my application. But at the same time, I will be moving to a country where processing time is 30+ months... Am I really forced to report that change of address? Also, does reporting a change of address automatically triggers a change in the visa office?
- Also, as the processing time is about 10 months, I will very likely get an answer before the end of my grad program. Do you think CIC will be okay to give me PR while I'm still committed to finish my degree for a couple of months more?
- Finally, do you know how long is the one-time entry visa for canada valid for? I've read somewhere that it is one year after the date of the medical exam but I am not sure. I took my medical exam in June 2014 so this would mean that my visa would be valid by June 2015, but I don't think I will have received any news from CIC at that time. How would that work then? Or does that mean that I should do a new medical exam in Dec 2014 again before submitting my PR app?
Your help will be greatly appreciated
Thank you!