- Oct 22, 2011
- 4
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Berlin, Germany
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 21-09-2011
- AOR Received.
- 05-01-2012
- File Transfer...
- 25-11-2011
- Med's Done....
- 26-08-2011
- Interview........
- N/A
- Passport Req..
- N/A
- VISA ISSUED...
- 20-01-2012 (COPR)
- LANDED..........
- 22-01-2012
Hi everyone!
My husband and I applied for my PR (spousal family class, outland through Berlin, Germany) 2 months ago. We're expecting to get the sponsorship part assessed in about 2 weeks or less, and then it will be shipped to Berlin and hopefully processed quickly (they've got a good timeline).
I am already in Canada, I last entered in late June when we came back from our honeymoon. We explained everything to the BO and showed proof, and he gave me another 6 month visitor's stamp in my passport.
Those 6 months will run out in late December, but we would like to stay together in Canada until I get my PR. So we're trying to extend my visit.
I heard that I have to apply at least 30 days before my visitor stamp runs out, and that online is faster than snail mail. As I have no guarantee that my visitor extension will be granted, I think the smartest thing is to apply by snail mail. I'll be under "implied status" while they process it, and there is a good chance I will get my PR before they will be able to process my visitor extension.
I have a few questions though:
- Is it ok to ask them to extend my visit till dec 31, 2012, which is a little over a year? I highly doubt I'll need it but we want to be on the safe side here. Or is it better to ask for a year or less? In other words: will I be more likely to be refused if I ask for more than a year?
- The CIC website says I can pay the fee for visitor extension online, but when I click on it it makes me choose between immigration and citizenship. What do I do?! And how do I get the receipt stamped? The instructions say I need a stamped receipt. Confusing!
- What kind of additional documents are they looking for? We were thinking a marriage certificate copy, copies of all pages of my passport, copy of photo page of my husband's passport, stamped bank printout that proves my husband's funds (he recently expanded his line of credit and it doesn't show up in the regular statements yet) accompanied by a letter saying we'd be happy to provide the statement should they request it, and a signed letter by my husband in which he states he is willing to financially support me. And of course the receipt indicating that we paid for the visitor extension.
Do you think we need to prove that we applied for my PR or will they just be able to look that up? I think things might get a little confusing if I include a copy of the paid PR fees too.
- I am willing to leave Canada if (and only if) they tell me that I can't stay. The purpose is to visit with my husband until I become a PR. I'd say in my situation it would make more sense to show that we have money to pay for a ticket should I have to leave, and not an actual ticket. I already wrote in the application: "If for any reason I have to leave Canada, we will be sad, but of course we will buy a ticket to get me -and possibly my husband too- to The Netherlands." I just hope that will be enough for them to understand that I am by no means planning to stay here illegally. Anybody have experience with this?
My husband and I applied for my PR (spousal family class, outland through Berlin, Germany) 2 months ago. We're expecting to get the sponsorship part assessed in about 2 weeks or less, and then it will be shipped to Berlin and hopefully processed quickly (they've got a good timeline).
I am already in Canada, I last entered in late June when we came back from our honeymoon. We explained everything to the BO and showed proof, and he gave me another 6 month visitor's stamp in my passport.
Those 6 months will run out in late December, but we would like to stay together in Canada until I get my PR. So we're trying to extend my visit.
I heard that I have to apply at least 30 days before my visitor stamp runs out, and that online is faster than snail mail. As I have no guarantee that my visitor extension will be granted, I think the smartest thing is to apply by snail mail. I'll be under "implied status" while they process it, and there is a good chance I will get my PR before they will be able to process my visitor extension.
I have a few questions though:
- Is it ok to ask them to extend my visit till dec 31, 2012, which is a little over a year? I highly doubt I'll need it but we want to be on the safe side here. Or is it better to ask for a year or less? In other words: will I be more likely to be refused if I ask for more than a year?
- The CIC website says I can pay the fee for visitor extension online, but when I click on it it makes me choose between immigration and citizenship. What do I do?! And how do I get the receipt stamped? The instructions say I need a stamped receipt. Confusing!
- What kind of additional documents are they looking for? We were thinking a marriage certificate copy, copies of all pages of my passport, copy of photo page of my husband's passport, stamped bank printout that proves my husband's funds (he recently expanded his line of credit and it doesn't show up in the regular statements yet) accompanied by a letter saying we'd be happy to provide the statement should they request it, and a signed letter by my husband in which he states he is willing to financially support me. And of course the receipt indicating that we paid for the visitor extension.
Do you think we need to prove that we applied for my PR or will they just be able to look that up? I think things might get a little confusing if I include a copy of the paid PR fees too.
- I am willing to leave Canada if (and only if) they tell me that I can't stay. The purpose is to visit with my husband until I become a PR. I'd say in my situation it would make more sense to show that we have money to pay for a ticket should I have to leave, and not an actual ticket. I already wrote in the application: "If for any reason I have to leave Canada, we will be sad, but of course we will buy a ticket to get me -and possibly my husband too- to The Netherlands." I just hope that will be enough for them to understand that I am by no means planning to stay here illegally. Anybody have experience with this?
