How to enter Canada while application is being processed?

[seoulcanada]

Hi, to go off on a slight tangent...

Wife is from South Korea. She would like to stay in Canada while her sponsorship is going through. We are already married. Is it better to a) Have her come over as a visitor first, then send my application in, and then try to get "implied status"?

or b) Send application in, then come over as a visitor as being talked about in this thread?

Also, in the case of a), when coming in, is it important to mention that her husband is in Canada and we will be sending in a sponsorship application? Or is it important to do the opposite and not mention that?

 

[bartjones]

I assume you are talking about an outland application. If so, she can come to Canada as a visitor and get a 6 months visitor's visa. Before the 6 months are up you can apply to extend her visitor's visa and once that application is filed she has "implied status" and can remain in Canada until her extension application is processed. Important things to remember

(a) have a return ticket with a return date within the first 6 months when you arrive in Canada

(b) Don't tell the CBSA agent that she is coming to "live" in Canada. Emphasize that she is only "visiting" while her PR application is in progress and understands that she may have to go home when her visitor's visa or any extensions of that visa expire.

 

[seoulcanada]

Is one of the options, a or b, a better route in terms of having a better chance at staying in canada while the application is going through?

 

[bartjones]

Is one of the options, a or b, a better route in terms of having a better chance at staying in canada while the application is going through?

I don't think it would make any difference in terms of her ability to get and subsequently extend a visitor's visa. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you have to be out of the country to make an outland application.

 

[Rob_TO]

I don't think it would make any difference in terms of her ability to get and subsequently extend a visitor's visa. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you have to be out of the country to make an outland application.

You can send the Outland application either way.. if she's still in Korea or if she's already here. I don't think it matters either for the sake of coming to Canada as a visitor.

So if you have all the paperwork, police checks, translations etc ready to go, might as well just send it off as soon as possible to CPC-M.