Inland Sponsorship Questions

[Hailthebeast]

Hello all!

My fiancé and I are planning on getting married in June and afterwards will be applying for inland spousal sponsorship. I am a Canadian citizen and he is a citizen of the UK so I know he does not need a visa to stay for up to 6 months. I have a few questions that I'm hoping some of you may be able to answer.

1. My fiancé is not sure what to tell customs when he arrives into Canada, as he has no intent of actually leaving the country once he lands in June. We are not sure how to respond when they ask how long he will be in Canada for as I feel if we say he plans to stay indefinitely, he will be turned around back to the UK.

2. He has medical prescriptions that he would need to be able to get while here, as he cannot live without them. Unfortunately they cannot be prescribed in bulk for him to live off of here until he is granted permission to stay. I have been reading through a lot of threads and have seen information regarding getting clearance for healthcare in Canada?

Basically I need to know how to get the medication that he needs while he is here?

3. Did many of you file on your own or did you seek professional help? In your opinion which do you think is the best option?

Thanks everyone, sorry for all the questions though I'm sure you all understand how confusing this can be at the start.

 

[k.h.p.]

1. Don't volunteer information at the border but don't lie. If they ask him how long he's staying, he can say that he does intend to apply for PR but that he will leave if his status expires and he has no other status. This is called "dual intent," and an answer like that will definitely get him into secondary screening with more questions. Hopefully they don't ask?

2. He will need to pay for doctor's visits and prescriptions as a foreigner until he is enrolled in a healthcare plan. Depending on your province, this could be three to six months or longer.

3. Many people do it on their own. If it gets confusing, you can hire a consultant or a lawyer but make sure they're ICRCC registered and trustworthy otherwise it's very expensive and frustrating.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hello all!

My fiancé and I are planning on getting married in June and afterwards will be applying for inland spousal sponsorship. I am a Canadian citizen and he is a citizen of the UK so I know he does not need a visa to stay for up to 6 months. I have a few questions that I'm hoping some of you may be able to answer.

1. My fiancé is not sure what to tell customs when he arrives into Canada, as he has no intent of actually leaving the country once he lands in June. We are not sure how to respond when they ask how long he will be in Canada for as I feel if we say he plans to stay indefinitely, he will be turned around back to the UK.

2. He has medical prescriptions that he would need to be able to get while here, as he cannot live without them. Unfortunately they cannot be prescribed in bulk for him to live off of here until he is granted permission to stay. I have been reading through a lot of threads and have seen information regarding getting clearance for healthcare in Canada?

Basically I need to know how to get the medication that he needs while he is here?

3. Did many of you file on your own or did you seek professional help? In your opinion which do you think is the best option?

Thanks everyone, sorry for all the questions though I'm sure you all understand how confusing this can be at the start.

1. He is coming to visit his partner. He doesn't have the right to live in or move to Canada, so he should avoid saying anything remotely like that. If CBSA questions further, he can say he is applying for PR. As above, don't volunteer info but don't lie.

2. He makes a doctor's appointment here to get a prescription and pays for his medication.

3. The vast majority do it themselves. It is fairly straightforward.

 

[Hailthebeast]

Thank you for the responses! I'm glad that some of the things I'm worried about have easy enough answers.

 

[canuck78]

Would be prepared that medication prices can often be much higher in Canada than in Europe. I would research what kind of costs he may be looking at.