Hi,
I'm applying for PR in Canada as the common-law partner of a Canadian citizen. Our sponsorship application has been in processing for almost a year now (submitted early April 2013). I am a US citizen. We lived together in another country (neither US nor Canada) when we submitted the application. I got a job in the US which allowed me to work remotely and support both of us, and so in June 2013 my partner quit her job and we went to Canada. I declared dual intent at the border. They examined the copies of our sponsorship application, determined it was legit, determined I could support both of us from my US job, and gave me a visitor record saying I could enter as a visitor until June 2014, and they said if the application took longer than that I should renew the visitor's visa.
Fast-forward to today. My partner has had trouble finding a job in her field in Canada and is not employed. My job is still supporting both of us but my partner is sick of not working. The application is taking longer than the expected processing time at the time we submitted it (11 months). Two weeks ago they asked for the medical exam and more documents proving that we still lived together, leading me to believe that it could take any number of additional months. This week my partner got offered a good job in her field in the US. Neither of us really want to live in the US, but it would be a smart career move for her to take the job and stay for 12-18 months, because they are willing to train her in skills that companies here in Canada in her field are asking for, which would increase her odds of getting a good job in Canada. After 12-18 months we would go back to Canada, and hopefully by that time I would be a PR.
However, we are afraid that if she takes a job outside Canada, then we are not demonstrating intent to settle in Canada anymore, and the sponsorship application will be denied. How likely is this? How can we prove that we still intend to settle in Canada?
I'm applying for PR in Canada as the common-law partner of a Canadian citizen. Our sponsorship application has been in processing for almost a year now (submitted early April 2013). I am a US citizen. We lived together in another country (neither US nor Canada) when we submitted the application. I got a job in the US which allowed me to work remotely and support both of us, and so in June 2013 my partner quit her job and we went to Canada. I declared dual intent at the border. They examined the copies of our sponsorship application, determined it was legit, determined I could support both of us from my US job, and gave me a visitor record saying I could enter as a visitor until June 2014, and they said if the application took longer than that I should renew the visitor's visa.
Fast-forward to today. My partner has had trouble finding a job in her field in Canada and is not employed. My job is still supporting both of us but my partner is sick of not working. The application is taking longer than the expected processing time at the time we submitted it (11 months). Two weeks ago they asked for the medical exam and more documents proving that we still lived together, leading me to believe that it could take any number of additional months. This week my partner got offered a good job in her field in the US. Neither of us really want to live in the US, but it would be a smart career move for her to take the job and stay for 12-18 months, because they are willing to train her in skills that companies here in Canada in her field are asking for, which would increase her odds of getting a good job in Canada. After 12-18 months we would go back to Canada, and hopefully by that time I would be a PR.
However, we are afraid that if she takes a job outside Canada, then we are not demonstrating intent to settle in Canada anymore, and the sponsorship application will be denied. How likely is this? How can we prove that we still intend to settle in Canada?