Inland Sponsorship Questions 2013

[MisterBob]

I am running out of time to sponsor my common-law for common-law marriage to canada. We are applying inland and have some questions that would appreciate some help for some clarification.

Questions:
1) We want "extend her stay as a visitor" for more time to complete the application for applying common-law. There is an area on the form that asks for current money amount in her bank account or something along that line. She doesn't have any money in her account as she is not working anymore. Can we put $0.00 for it? Will this affect the visitor extension? the questionnaire in step 1 asks if she has family members here and I put yes "common-law". I put the reason why she is her as "visitor" for "temporarily - more than 6 months" as I tried to put her as "moving here" and "permanently" - it doesnt allow us to extend her visitor visa.

2) We have all her forms ready to apply for inland common-law marriage sponsorship but totally forgot to get her "Birth Certificate" and her "Police Certificate/form" from Japan. She will get a scanned copy of her birth certificate from her mother and she is quoted that it takes 2-3 months to receive a copy of the Police Certificate. Should we apply for inland common-law sponsorship now with a letter explanation of the reason why we do not have the police certificate and then send in the police certificate right away when we receive it? Or should we wait and send it in all together? I know on the "Document Checklist" form - it says "If you do not enclose all the required documents, your entire application will be returned to you". We have already completed her medical check. Her current visitor visa expires Feb 28 2013.

3) Does CIC need the Police certificate and Medical check by the time they complete "Approval In Principal" and not before that? I was under the intention it was not needed till Step 2 so therefore, we thought we had more time to get these documents. Now I am thinking it is needed to send in with the application together and not separately.

4) Does she need a Police Certificate for Canada when applying inland common-law sponsorship too? I know it is needed when applying outland but we are not sure about applying for inland if we need it?



What other suggestions can you give us? Thank you in advance for everyone's help. I would appreciate if anyone that sponsored someone from Japan for an inland common-law sponsorship to share with me your process and details for your application.


Best Regards,
MisterBob

 

[maiandjames13]

If you're in the process of applying for Common law, your partner can be out of status. She just can't leave the country because her application will be discarded. You could try applying for an extension online, I would put a bit of money in her bank account just so it shows she has enough for her stay in Canada without having to work. Basically, they want to make sure that she's not going to work illegally and that she has money to support herself.
As for her birth certificate, it needs to be notarized in the country where it was issued if you're going to send a scanned copy. I would suggest that you get her mother to mail it so you can include the original when the time comes.

 

[Tomorisu]

Hi MisterBob. I'm Japanese applicant. Now I'm waiting for the AIP.

You haven't sent your applications of PR yet, but her visitor visa has been already expired? She doesn't have any visa now? It is not good for her. She is out of status. She should apply for ''Restoration'' within 90 days after her status as a visitor.

About her bank account. Even though she doesn't work in Canada, she can send money from Japan, if she has a bank account in Canada. If she doesn't have her bank account here, she can use her Japanese bank statement. (Of course, the statement should be translated into English.)

About her birth certificate. She can get her birth certificate at the nearest consulate. (In that case, she needs her ''Koseki Tohon''.) The birth certificate will be issued in English.

About the police certificate. I heard some applicants sent their police certificates after sending their application of PR. She doesn't need her Canadian police certificate. If CIC wants it, they will ask her to access RCMP and get it.

I think sending her medical check with applications of PR is better, because CIC says the following in the instruction guide:
Note: When medical results are submitted up-front, routine cases benefit from faster processing since we do not have to request them at a later date. If you choose to have an upfront medical exam, you must submit proof that you completed the medical examination with your application. Failure to do so may result in processing delays.

If she wants to ask me in Japanese, please use PM freely.