Hi, My wife and I are in the process of filling in forms and collecting evidence of our relationship with dates, times, photos etc so we can get the ball rolling and send them off.
I have some questions, obviously there's no guaranteed answers, so I'm asking for the average outcome.
We are filing outside Canada.
We are both currently living in the UK, my Canadian wife works in the UK but will be returning as her work visa will expire shortly and she isn't going to renew it as we decided to hopefully live in Canada.
1, I'm British, English born and bred and can freely enter Canada upto 6 months at a time. What are the chances they will require my physical passport during the Sponsor PR process? Why would they? I ask as I will be spending most of my time in Canada. Of course I can mail the passport to them, my concern is not having my passport for X-time in-case I need it to leave the country etc.
2, What are the chances of being interviewed? We are married and have lots of pictures of the ceremony, dates and places we've been together and proof of flights etc. Photocopies of many cards offering celebrations, best wishes etc for our wedding. Also many pictures of our first date to till now. Employment offer of work in Canada for my wife and a letter of a place to stay until we find our own feet. Print screen pictures of Facebook dates, comments and likes on various events etc we've written about in the forms to back up the information.
3, Lastly, we hope we can do a medical exam at a later date and have them ask for it. Is this okay to do, I understand it'll slow the process but our schedule is extremely busy in the UK before going to Canada shortly. I also understand, the exam is cheaper in Canada than it is here in the UK. Also due to strikes, I'd be very upset if I spent the £200-£300 or whatever it is for a medical and it expire before being approved PR!
Many thanks in advance for your replies
I have some questions, obviously there's no guaranteed answers, so I'm asking for the average outcome.
We are filing outside Canada.
We are both currently living in the UK, my Canadian wife works in the UK but will be returning as her work visa will expire shortly and she isn't going to renew it as we decided to hopefully live in Canada.
1, I'm British, English born and bred and can freely enter Canada upto 6 months at a time. What are the chances they will require my physical passport during the Sponsor PR process? Why would they? I ask as I will be spending most of my time in Canada. Of course I can mail the passport to them, my concern is not having my passport for X-time in-case I need it to leave the country etc.
2, What are the chances of being interviewed? We are married and have lots of pictures of the ceremony, dates and places we've been together and proof of flights etc. Photocopies of many cards offering celebrations, best wishes etc for our wedding. Also many pictures of our first date to till now. Employment offer of work in Canada for my wife and a letter of a place to stay until we find our own feet. Print screen pictures of Facebook dates, comments and likes on various events etc we've written about in the forms to back up the information.
3, Lastly, we hope we can do a medical exam at a later date and have them ask for it. Is this okay to do, I understand it'll slow the process but our schedule is extremely busy in the UK before going to Canada shortly. I also understand, the exam is cheaper in Canada than it is here in the UK. Also due to strikes, I'd be very upset if I spent the £200-£300 or whatever it is for a medical and it expire before being approved PR!
Many thanks in advance for your replies
or almost! visa-exempt applicants going through London don't have to send their passport, London issues the COPR at the end of the process and sends it to wherever the person is - Canada or the UK.