Can I loose my CA PR status if I divorce?(Help please!)

[fedup]

Hello, everyone!

Last week I got my PR visa stamped in my EU citizen passport, so I am very soon moving to CA.
But...

Last year,my boyfriend (his parents are ca citizens,but he is not) and I visited CA and decided to get married and shortly after wedding we applied for pr visa.As I was more advantaged in education, work experience and language, I applied as principal applicant and my husband automatically joined as a partner. No sponsorship or whatsoever.

However, I realized that he is not the one I want to spend my life with, and I really want to get divorced and move on without him.So, the problem and the question is - How should I do that? Can we enter CA separately? How do I risk my CA pr status? What are some negative sanctions he could use against me?

Thank you very much for you help

 

[Leon]

From what I have heard, you either have to enter together or you as the primary applicant have to enter first.

What is it that you want to happen right now? Do you want to tell CIC that you are planning on getting divorced? That would be the most fair towards CIC. They may want to remove your husband from your application and re-calculate your points without him which would cause him to lose his visa so that might not be the most fair thing towards him if he still wants to move here but it could cause you to lose your visa too if you don't have enough points anymore.

Or you go by yourself and tell your husband he can come later on his own if he wants and you can get divorced later? That would maybe be more fair towards him but if he is unhappy about that, he might report to CIC that you are getting divorced possibly getting you delayed and his own visa revoked.

Or you could give it another go with him, move to Canada together, see if things get better in a new country, then re-think divorce later.

It's basically up to you to decide. I don't know for sure what CIC would do in a case like this.

 

[fedup]

Leon, thanks for the answer.

No, I am not planning to report my personal future intentions to CIC. I really don't want my husband to have any problems according to his visa.

I will try to have a reasonable conversation with him, cause I strongly believe that he is not happy in this marriage either. I will offer to enter CA together, but live separately. I guess, there is no law that we should share the same residency after landing,is there?

Of course, he might not share the same opinion and report to CIC. Will CIC react to '' I think my wife is planning to divorce me '' without seeing any notarized divorce documentation, like first divorce application?

 

[Leon]

You do not have to live together after landing.

I really don't know what CIC will do if he asks to be taken off your application. Do you think he would do that?

 

[fedup]

I don't believe he would do that,but he is very stubborn. Most likely he would decide not to go at all.If so, his parents might take some action against me as they helped with some money issues ( fees), but I will kindly offer to share this amount of money and pay back my damage, cause it isn't their fault our marriage doesn't work out.

 

[ghiaskhan]

Your divorce has no bearing on your immigration if you are the principal applicant.

 

[nancy11]

Hi everyone,

I got my PR last year & also landed in canada last year.I was the main applicant.But now a days my husband is torturing me mentally & that's why i couldn't concentrate on any thing properly.I wish i could show you guys my situation .He is also threating me that he is gonna bring his parents using supervisa soon & after that they will together torture me.moreover he is saying that i can't inform it to police because he will do something in such a fake way so that the police will arrest me instead of arresting him.I am very scared right now.He even doesn't want that i bring my parents here.I don't know what to do.What should i do?Should i divorce him or inform it to anybody?If i divorce him then will he lose his permanent residence status or still he can stay in canada (because he came here as my spuse & i am the main applicant)?

Please suggest me.I am in deep shit.

 

[Quince777]

Hi everyone,

I got my PR last year & also landed in canada last year.I was the main applicant.But now a days my husband is torturing me mentally & that's why i couldn't concentrate on any thing properly.I wish i could show you guys my situation .He is also threating me that he is gonna bring his parents using supervisa soon & after that they will together torture me.moreover he is saying that i can't inform it to police because he will do something in such a fake way so that the police will arrest me instead of arresting him.I am very scared right now.He even doesn't want that i bring my parents here.I don't know what to do.What should i do?Should i divorce him or inform it to anybody?If i divorce him then will he lose his permanent residence status or still he can stay in canada (because he came here as my spuse & i am the main applicant)?

Please suggest me.I am in deep *censored word*.

It's your husband who is in deep ... not you. You're already a PR and have nothing to fear but it looks like your husband does. He's just trying to mentally scare you so you get dependent on him. In the worst case scenario you can always hire a lawyer for divorce if it gets too complicated. There is always a way out!

 

[scylla]

Hi everyone,

I got my PR last year & also landed in canada last year.I was the main applicant.But now a days my husband is torturing me mentally & that's why i couldn't concentrate on any thing properly.I wish i could show you guys my situation .He is also threating me that he is gonna bring his parents using supervisa soon & after that they will together torture me.moreover he is saying that i can't inform it to police because he will do something in such a fake way so that the police will arrest me instead of arresting him.I am very scared right now.He even doesn't want that i bring my parents here.I don't know what to do.What should i do?Should i divorce him or inform it to anybody?If i divorce him then will he lose his permanent residence status or still he can stay in canada (because he came here as my spuse & i am the main applicant)?

Please suggest me.I am in deep *censored word*.

I'm sorry to hear you're having so many problems.

No - he won't lose his PR stats if you divorce him. It doesn't matter who the primary applicant was. He can stay in Canada just like you can.

If you don't want to live with your husband any longer, then leave him and/or divorce him. From an immigration standpoint, I'm not sure who you would report him to and for what. But if he is being violent or threatening you with violence, then by all means call the police and log a complaint / press charges.

Both of you are free to bring your parents here on the super visa if you qualify.

 

[nancy11]

Hello,

Thanks a bunch for your advice guys.I am now feeling confident than before.

Thanks again

 

[northyork_beaver]

Stay away from your abusive husband... if he is getting violent or threating your life make a police report.
It looks like your husband wants to control your life, tell him go to hell and leave you alone. Both of you can bring your own parents under supervisa. If you are more financially stable you can take your parents without the support of your husband. That's for sure.

 

[nancy11]

Thanks everyone for your support.I am not sure whether i can bring my parents here or not because my income is not that much.Could anyone tell me what should be the minimum annual income to bring my parents in canada.If my parents show that they are financially sound & they can support themselves if they wanna come here, then will the immigration officer accept this?


Waiting for your reply guys


Thanks a ton

 

[Leon]

If they can support themselves, I think they may qualify for a super visa. If you want to sponsor them for PR though, you would have to meet the income requirements

 

[torontonian999]

If they can support themselves, I think they may qualify for a super visa. If you want to sponsor them for PR though, you would have to meet the income requirements

Sorry, but it is not true. The child of the parent does need to prove that he or she meets the minimum income requirements based on the LICO table regardless of how much money parents have. You can check the LICO table from the CIC website.

Also, she cannot currently sponsor her parents as there is a pause on parent/grandparent sponsorships for permanent residence.

 

[AmericaninQuebec]

Hi everyone,

I got my PR last year & also landed in canada last year.I was the main applicant.But now a days my husband is torturing me mentally & that's why i couldn't concentrate on any thing properly.I wish i could show you guys my situation .He is also threating me that he is gonna bring his parents using supervisa soon & after that they will together torture me.moreover he is saying that i can't inform it to police because he will do something in such a fake way so that the police will arrest me instead of arresting him.I am very scared right now.He even doesn't want that i bring my parents here.I don't know what to do.What should i do?Should i divorce him or inform it to anybody?If i divorce him then will he lose his permanent residence status or still he can stay in canada (because he came here as my spuse & i am the main applicant)?

Please suggest me.I am in deep *censored word*.

My heart goes out to you. Please do not let this man and his family abuse you any longer. What he is threatening (to frame you for a crime) is illegal. What he is doing is mental and emotional abuse. Your first step should be contacting an organization that can offer you proper support and information. I found this website that lists resources in Canada for victims of abuse http://www.vaonline.org/dv.html. I think you may specifically want to look at this one http://www.shelternet.ca/splashPage.htm. It is a website that will help you find a shelter to go to where you can stay and get support from people who know your rights and the law. Even if you have enough income to live on your own, I would suggest going to a shelter for a few days or a few weeks. They will provide you with a safe environment (instead of being somewhere where he could find you alone) and with valuable information.

As others have said, you will not lose your PR status due to a divorce and nor will he. He can though, lose his PR status if convicted of a serious crime.

Personally, even from your brief description he sounds unstable and unsafe to be around. I think you should get out of that situation as quickly as possible, and go somewhere safe. From there you should contact the police and explain the situation to them.

Don't let him take your life from you through his intimidation and bullying!