Hello
My wife and I are preparing to start the immigration process and I’m hoping to tap into some of the experience and knowledge on these boards before going ahead. Here is our background:
-I am a Canadian Citizen and will sponsor my wife
-My wife is an American Citizen, who is also an International Student here in Canada
-We met while I was working in USA in Nov ’13
-She arrived in Canada under a 2 Year Study Permit in Aug ’14
-I remained abroad while she studied in Canada until I joined her in Dec ’14
-She is continuing her studies while I work in Canada until present
-We married Aug ’15 in Canada
-She graduates in Jan ’16 (3 semesters total in Canada)
We initially were considering an inland application, so she could have an open work permit at some point during the process (after the AIP if I understand correctly).
However, we read about the possible issues with travelling out of country (if she is denied entry for whatever reason, the application will be deemed abandoned). We plan visit her family in USA at some point during the application process, plus there is the possibility I will have some temporary work in the USA (1 year or so) after she graduates (after which we would return to Canada).
So, we then considered applying outland, which solved the travelling issue but also had its own set of drawbacks. The wait times listed online were very long for the visa offices in LA and NY (27 and 39 months, respectively), which means she would not be able to work for 2 or 3 years in Canada.
It was looking pretty grim but I think I may have found the ideal solution:
As it turns out, there appears to be an “Outland” processing centre in Ottawa (CPC-O) who can process outland applications for applicants who have been inside Canada for at least one year. The current processing time is only 17 months, much faster than LA or NY, and also faster than the current 26 months for an inland application.
As for the inability to work in Canada, I believe we can apply for a Post-Graduate Work Permit, which should allow her to work for at least a year and a half while we wait for the outland application to be processed.
My main questions are:
Are we indeed eligible to apply Outland at CPC-O?
Will there be any conflicts or issues which may arise if we have both the Permanent Residency and Post Graduate Work Permit applications in the system at the same time?
Any other advice or information would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Pat
My wife and I are preparing to start the immigration process and I’m hoping to tap into some of the experience and knowledge on these boards before going ahead. Here is our background:
-I am a Canadian Citizen and will sponsor my wife
-My wife is an American Citizen, who is also an International Student here in Canada
-We met while I was working in USA in Nov ’13
-She arrived in Canada under a 2 Year Study Permit in Aug ’14
-I remained abroad while she studied in Canada until I joined her in Dec ’14
-She is continuing her studies while I work in Canada until present
-We married Aug ’15 in Canada
-She graduates in Jan ’16 (3 semesters total in Canada)
We initially were considering an inland application, so she could have an open work permit at some point during the process (after the AIP if I understand correctly).
However, we read about the possible issues with travelling out of country (if she is denied entry for whatever reason, the application will be deemed abandoned). We plan visit her family in USA at some point during the application process, plus there is the possibility I will have some temporary work in the USA (1 year or so) after she graduates (after which we would return to Canada).
So, we then considered applying outland, which solved the travelling issue but also had its own set of drawbacks. The wait times listed online were very long for the visa offices in LA and NY (27 and 39 months, respectively), which means she would not be able to work for 2 or 3 years in Canada.
It was looking pretty grim but I think I may have found the ideal solution:
As it turns out, there appears to be an “Outland” processing centre in Ottawa (CPC-O) who can process outland applications for applicants who have been inside Canada for at least one year. The current processing time is only 17 months, much faster than LA or NY, and also faster than the current 26 months for an inland application.
As for the inability to work in Canada, I believe we can apply for a Post-Graduate Work Permit, which should allow her to work for at least a year and a half while we wait for the outland application to be processed.
My main questions are:
Are we indeed eligible to apply Outland at CPC-O?
Will there be any conflicts or issues which may arise if we have both the Permanent Residency and Post Graduate Work Permit applications in the system at the same time?
Any other advice or information would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Pat
