Can I enter canada before sponsorship complete

[j_dess]

So your wife doesn't actually want to immigrate to Canada, she only wants to visit her aunt? Her aunt can write a letter saying that she is inviting her and will take care of all expenses etc. but your wife still needs to apply for a visit visa and prove that she is only coming for a visit and will return to her home country after her visit.

Sir Leon thank you also for having time reading my query. I have posted reply to Sir BeShoo, I will be glad to here your opinion too. Again thank you Sir!

 

[BeShoo]

Correct me sir if I am wrong with my plan. I have an immigrant application to Canada here in the Philippines while I was still single, to be exact Feb 15, 2008 when I submitted my application. We were married Aug 2008 but I havent updated my marital status with my application. So here is my option plan because of the very long long wait of my application hehehe, I opt to update my marital status while my wife is on Canada or before she goes there. Is it possible for her to look for a potential employer while she is staying there and go back here in the Phils. to prepare all the docs needed by her employer. And when she has stayed in Canada long enough, that's the chance my application will start moving.

To be honest, I don't like your plan. I can't see how it will help your case at all. Sorry. First of all, if they have any idea that your wife will be looking for a job while she is visiting with her aunt, I don't think they will give her a visa. Secondly, I don't think she would be able to find a suitable job. Unless she is in one of a few professional categories, she would need to find a job for which there are no available Canadians, and then get that approved in a Labour Market Opinion (LMO) with the federal government. In my opinion, this is a long shot. It is not likely to happen, unless she has certain skills that you haven't described.

I can't think of any reason why her "staying in Canada long enough" would make your application move any faster. It seems like you are trying to find a loophole in the rules and I don't see it working, certainly not quickly.

 

[Leon]

You should have informed CIC that you got married back in 2008. Is your wife applying for her visit visa stating that she is married as well? If she doesn't, it would be misrepresentation. If she does and they look up your name, they might want you to explain to them why you didn't update your file.

Your wife staying in Canada as a visitor will not speed up your immigration application. Even if she gets a job and a work permit, it will not speed up your immigration application. If she gets a skilled job, you may qualify to apply for a TRV and open work permit as her spouse which would mean you can both move to Canada on the temporary permits but in all cases, you need to prove that you will leave Canada when your permits expire. What does your wife do for a job anyway?

 

[j_dess]

Sir Leon and Sir Beshoo my wife is a caregiver while i am a netwrk cisco admin in a bank. dont worry sirs im going to update my application its just im a bit disappointed with the firm i hired coz they said at the start of my application that i can have the visa in only 18months....hay i guess i have to wait 3yrs as stated in the 3rd letter.

btw sir even if i have a pending application will there be a problem if i will be the one to be sponsored by her aunt? many thanks again

 

[Leon]

Maybe your wife can get a job as a live-in caregiver in Canada and maybe you are right that it is simpler if she is already in Canada on a visit visa. I have heard it takes a long time to apply for a work permit from the Philippines. If she gets the visit visa, she can try it. However, her working in Canada as a live-in caregiver will not by any means speed up your application for PR.

If your application for PR goes through in the end and you get it, then she will get it too and you can both move. If your application for PR takes very long, maybe your wife will apply for both your PR's through the live-in caregiver program.

You can see the timelines for skilled worker applications received before February 27th 2008 here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/02a-skilled-fed.asp#asia It looks to me that Manila is taking about 5 years so another 3 years. Another option would be if you qualify under the new rules for the skilled worker program to apply again under the new rules and see if you get in faster. For the new applications, the time for Manila is 6 months: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/02b-skilled-fed.asp#asia

 

[BeShoo]

dont worry sirs im going to update my application its just im a bit disappointed with the firm i hired coz they said at the start of my application that i can have the visa in only 18months....hay i guess i have to wait 3yrs as stated in the 3rd letter.

Do update your application as soon as you can. The immigration people do not like information withheld from them. It's a shame that firms are promising things that they can't possibly deliver. They should not have told you that they would have it for you in 18 months. There are too many of these people making impossible promises just to get your business.

btw sir even if i have a pending application will there be a problem if i will be the one to be sponsored by her aunt?

You can't be "sponsored" by her aunt. Only relatives can be sponsored in this way, and you are only a relative by marriage, which I don't think can count. In addition, even sponsoring a niece is subject to certain restrictions in that there can't be other closer relatives she can sponsor. It's better if you read the rules here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/relatives-apply-who.asp#who_can The "note" part is what you have to pay particular attention to.

 

[j_dess]

Sir Leon, that's what Im trying to point out when she finds work in Canada, my chance of going in Canada may speed up through the live-in caregiver program....sorry if I didnt hit it right right away...hehehe.

Sir Beshoo, another question hehehe is sponsorship the same with invitation to visit? Is the latter have to come from a relative or its ok if only from a friend?

To both of you Sir Leon and Sir Beshoo, I am very grateful for answering all my queries with regards to my PR application. Its nice to know that even we dont know each other, God is so wonderful for sharing people like you. I am thankful for you guys in my journey ( a long long one) to Canada. Regards

 

[BeShoo]

Sir Beshoo, another question hehehe is sponsorship the same with invitation to visit? Is the latter have to come from a relative or its ok if only from a friend?

I'm the wrong person to ask about invitations to visit and applying for a visitor visa. I don't know about those things. I don't believe there is such a thing as a "sponsor" per se for a visit. I think you can have anyone issue you an invitation to visit, as long as you can prove proper reasons for your visit. Only certain relatives can be sponsors (sponsors are for permanent resident applicants).