Im a Canadian citizen who is now a US permanent resident. We want to move to Canada but I first need to apply for my husbands Permanent residence. Not sure where to begin? Does he have to live here during the process? should I apply for his work permit at the same time? We got married in California do I need to register the marriage in Canada or will my marriage certificate from there be fine?
Canadian Citizen, US PR applying for PR for US spouse...so lost!
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As you are a Canadian citizen you can either stay in the US and apply outland, or alternatively, you could relocate back to Canada and apply inland.
Outland applications from the US are generally processed quicker than inland, and you could both remain in the US and continue to work until your husbands PR is approved. Then once the PR comes through, you could relocate to Canada and your husband could work right away.
If you would prefer to move to Canada sooner, than you can move back to Canada with your husband and submit an application for inland (he has to be physically living in Canada to apply inland). He could apply for an Open Work Permit at the same time, but it takes ~4 months to process so he would not be able to work during this time. A disadvantage of applying inland is that it is not recommend to travel outside of Canada.
I would carve out some time and have a read through all the information available on the CIC website and post questions as they arise on this forum. It's really a personal decision as to which route (inland or outland) works best for you and your husband.
Hang in there! There's a lot of information to digest but trust me it does get easier as you start to get your head around it!
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp?_ga=2.141708914.1123335923.1515623888-1077246290.1497975295
Outland applications from the US are generally processed quicker than inland, and you could both remain in the US and continue to work until your husbands PR is approved. Then once the PR comes through, you could relocate to Canada and your husband could work right away.
If you would prefer to move to Canada sooner, than you can move back to Canada with your husband and submit an application for inland (he has to be physically living in Canada to apply inland). He could apply for an Open Work Permit at the same time, but it takes ~4 months to process so he would not be able to work during this time. A disadvantage of applying inland is that it is not recommend to travel outside of Canada.
I would carve out some time and have a read through all the information available on the CIC website and post questions as they arise on this forum. It's really a personal decision as to which route (inland or outland) works best for you and your husband.
Hang in there! There's a lot of information to digest but trust me it does get easier as you start to get your head around it!
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp?_ga=2.141708914.1123335923.1515623888-1077246290.1497975295
Is there a separate application for outland? Or its the same thing? I read through but could not find it.
Nah it's the same application for both. You just tick which route you are apply through in the Document Checklist.
The only difference with inland is you submit an extra form (the Open Work Permit) with your application.
The only difference with inland is you submit an extra form (the Open Work Permit) with your application.