Changing spousal application from INLAND to OUTLAND?

[potatopanther]

Hello everyone,

I submitted an inland spousal application back in Jan 2019 as my spouse was living with me in Canada. Due to some urgent and unforeseen circumstances, my spouse had to travel back home (outside of Canada) and will have to remain there for quite some time.

Does anyone know if there's any way to change or transfer an inland spousal application to an outland spousal application? I have tried emailing Immigration to ask about this and both times they replied with having to withdraw my inland application and reapply for an outland application. This is not ideal since I would have to start my application over from scratch, start at the beginning of the wait time, as well as repay some fees.

Does anyone have any advice or any experience with this? Thanks so much for any help anyone can offer.

 

[Jnicole45]

I haven't heard of anyone doing it that way, unfortunately. If you don't withdraw it, it's likely that they'll cancel it due to your husband being outside of Canada for an extended period. In that case, I believe they treat it like a refusal and no fees get refunded, but if you withdraw and reapply, you can at least get a partial refund depending on what stage your application is on

 

[Bs65]

As I understand it Have to start again from scratch unfortunately .

 

[Hurlabrick]

What the others have said. You must withdraw the inland and start again as outland.

 

[scylla]

Hello everyone,

I submitted an inland spousal application back in Jan 2019 as my spouse was living with me in Canada. Due to some urgent and unforeseen circumstances, my spouse had to travel back home (outside of Canada) and will have to remain there for quite some time.

Does anyone know if there's any way to change or transfer an inland spousal application to an outland spousal application? I have tried emailing Immigration to ask about this and both times they replied with having to withdraw my inland application and reapply for an outland application. This is not ideal since I would have to start my application over from scratch, start at the beginning of the wait time, as well as repay some fees.

Does anyone have any advice or any experience with this? Thanks so much for any help anyone can offer.

The response you received from immigration is correct. You cannot switch. You have to withdraw the inland application and reapply outland from scratch. No other option.

 

[zardoz]

Hello everyone,

I submitted an inland spousal application back in Jan 2019 as my spouse was living with me in Canada. Due to some urgent and unforeseen circumstances, my spouse had to travel back home (outside of Canada) and will have to remain there for quite some time.

Does anyone know if there's any way to change or transfer an inland spousal application to an outland spousal application? I have tried emailing Immigration to ask about this and both times they replied with having to withdraw my inland application and reapply for an outland application. This is not ideal since I would have to start my application over from scratch, start at the beginning of the wait time, as well as repay some fees.

Does anyone have any advice or any experience with this? Thanks so much for any help anyone can offer.

You will lose all your fees for the application processing. You will have the RPRF refunded, if you pre-paid it.

 

[potatopanther]

Thank you all for the replies -- it is much appreciated. I will be going through with the withdrawal.

 

[pbd]

Thank you all for the replies -- it is much appreciated. I will be going through with the withdrawal.

what did you end up doing in your case?

 

[canuck78]

what did you end up doing in your case?

There is only one option which is to reapply.