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I am so confused, im not sure if this topic was covered before and im sorry if it was, Im feeling very overwhelmed. I am visiting my wife here in china and I live in canada. I can not get legal work here in china as I do not have a degree. I want to sponsor her to come to canada but I do not want to leave here with out her. we both want to live in canada and my father said he would give us both jobs on arrival and both my parents said we could stay with them untill we can support our selves. I really dont want to go back to canada to apply I would rather apply from here but I have heard there is alot of applications being refused if you do not apply in canada. we got married this april 13 and we dont have alot of proof of relationship, we have some pictures of us together and also some professional wedding photos but did not have a ceremony, we would like to have our ceremony in canada. we were just going to apply for a visiting visa but I heard it is very difficult to get one for chinese citizen if she does not have property, she does have a decent job though and has been to italy before which im sure makes no difference in the application. I just really do not want to be apart from her for that long I would rather be here in china on a visiting visa. Can anyone tell me if I can apply to be her sponsor while im visiting her in china. I dont have a job here and I am planning to move back with her to canada when she gets approval. I dont know what to do im a little upset when reading all the stories about people being rejected. PLease help me if you have time. anyone can email me at wolanila@hotmail.com I would appriciate any help.
 

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I forgot to mention that I am a canadian citizen born and raised in saskatchewan. im just so confused at this whole process and there is no one I can call in china. also does anyone know a cheap way to call canada from china?
 

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well for the call there is skype and that helps with your relationship proof should u have to leave her

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thank you for your reply, I am currently working on getting a skype subscription. although I had skype in china before and the quality is quite bad, very hard to hold a connection.


tha
 

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i find i have the same problem too but it was my cheap internet...apparently gmail there is a way to make free calls to landlines u can prolly look into that i think she has to call u from china tho into canada again this is all assuming u have to leave

did u check the processing time for ur VO as well did u join the thread for ur VO(visa office) there should be ppl in the same boat as u who could offer great advice
 

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As a Canadian citizen you can apply from abroad to sponsor your wife. You will have to show lots of proof of your plans to reestablish yourself in Canada. A letter from your father with job offers for both of you is a good start. A plan for accommodation and demonstration of your ties to Canada and why you now want to return will help too.

Good luck!
 

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where do you find the thread for vo?
 

Kedeisha

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what office will ur file be going thru is it hong kong or... If u have a clue i can help u look

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/fc-spouses.asp


as u can see Beijing - China is 4 mths 1 of the faster offices
Beijing is responsible for
China (People’s Republic of), Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of), Mongolia

does your wife fall into any of those?
 

wolanila

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I have no idea. I hope beijing becuase someone told me hongkong takes longer
. she is from foshan guangzhou in guandong province. if she was from hongkong it would be alot easier she could just come to canada apply there
 

Kedeisha

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unfortunately its HK so longer processing time but yay she can come to canada ;D

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Economic class: Hong Kong, Macao, China (People’s Republic of) and Taiwan
Family class: Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong, Fujian and Hainan Provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Taiwan
 

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arrrgggg.... can we request it be sent to beijing?
 

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what other ways can I show proof I will return to canada? 18 months is a long time. im considering moving to beijing so it can take a shorter time
 

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i dont think its as easy as moving there i think u have to live there i could be wrong
the wait time is avg some quicker some longer so fingers cross
 

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the difference in processing time is 14 months, 4 in beijing and 18 in hongkong, why such a big difference, that is almost 2 years, this really sucks. im really dissappointed
 

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yes i agree that sux my off KGN is 17 mths and i didnt start the process yet we are seeing ppl on my thread getting thru in 7.5-10mths so not as bad as the website is saying i think u may go up to the "avg" if u have a complex case if its clear cut then fingers cross faster processing