Family Class - Japanese living in Canada

[keesio]

The level of scrutiny is lower on a Japanese-Canadian couple, I think.

Basically if the applicant is from a visa-exempt country, then the scrutiny is lower in general. Especially Japanese-Canadian couples since cases of Japanese nationals using a marriage of convenience to immigrate to Canada is pretty rare

 

[canuck_in_uk]

She has been living legally in Canada for over a year, and it is my understanding that CPC-O handles certain PR applications. As she has been in Canada over a year, can she submit a Outland application through CPC-O?

The wait time is marginally better than inland, however not by much.

Just wanted to clarify a few things.

To apply through Ottawa, it doesn't matter how long she has been in Canada. Her current status in Canada must be valid for at least a year to apply through Ottawa.

Outland posted processing times are not averages. They are how long it takes to process 80% of apps. Averages are actually several months less than the posted times.

 

[Sheps]

What do you mean her current status, the way I read it was if she was in a country legally for over 1 year on, she was elligable to apply through that countries visa office. She was on two different statuses. First worker, then student.

Are you saying CPC-O is not a option due to the status change, because it seems weird if that is the case. It would leave people in say the UK, who might be there on a student visa, still having to go through their home visa office.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

What do you mean her current status, the way I read it was if she was in a country legally for over 1 year on, she was elligable to apply through that countries visa office. She was on two different statuses. First worker, then student.

Are you saying CPC-O is not a option due to the status change, because it seems weird if that is the case. It would leave people in say the UK, who might be there on a student visa, still having to go through their home visa office.

It's a common misconception that a person needs to be physically in a country for a year to apply through that VO. The actual rule is that a person must hold a permit or visa valid in their country of residence that legally entitles them to stay for at least a year; it doesn't matter how long they have actually been in the country.

To use your example:

- person A is in the UK for 2 years as a worker, then changes status to a study permit that is valid for 10 months. As his current status in his country of residence is only valid for 10 months, he cannot apply through that office and must apply through his home country VO.

- person B has never been to the UK. He arrives on a study permit valid for 1 year. On the day he arrives in the UK, he can apply through the London office because his current status in his country of residence is at least a year.


So if her current status is valid for a year or more (the entire duration of the status, not how much longer it has left), then she can request Ottawa.

 

[Kayaker]

Well, whether they send your wife's case to Ottawa or Manila, it probably wouldn't differ vastly in terms of processing time. As long as you're not applying Inland, she can get her PR well within a year!

 

[Sheps]

I imagine it will probably go to Ottawa since her Visa is valid until March 2016

 

[novembre2013]

you can choose ottawa, but at the end CIC will get decision where to send it.
and manila has a great processing time so you should not worry.
good luck.