Inland Spousal Sponsorship Proof of Legal Status

[AutumnLeaf]

I am a Canadian citizen who has returned from living and working in the US. While there, I built a relationship and eventually married my American wife. Because of the timing constraints on my return, we had not been able to apply outland before my return. After my return, my wife came to visit me, and during her visit, we talked about it and decided that we should try to apply inland.

The difficulty we're facing at the moment is providing proof of her status in Canada. As an American citizen, she should have visitor status for 6 months from the date of entry, however there is no stamp in her passport... Is there any type of document we could provide when it comes to proving her legal status? Would plane tickets along with an explanation work? Would she need to re-cross the border in order to get a stamp?

Please help, we are really trying to do everything right and avoid any problems. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
AutumnLeaf

 

[selenityaria]

I was in the same position as your wife and your approach worked for me. To prove my visitor status in Canada, we submitted a copy of my plane ticket, together with a brief statement of my travel details and that my passport was not stamped when I cleared customs.

 

[goldfinger]

I was in the same position as your wife and your approach worked for me. To prove my visitor status in Canada, we submitted a copy of my plane ticket, together with a brief statement of my travel details and that my passport was not stamped when I cleared customs.

What do you think you would do if you didn’t have a plane ticket (drove to Canada or what-have-you) and had no passport stamp?
I applied outland, but if our app gets sent back I’ll probably go the inland route.

 

[AutumnLeaf]

What do you think you would do if you didn’t have a plane ticket (drove to Canada or what-have-you) and had no passport stamp?
I applied outland, but if our app gets sent back I’ll probably go the inland route.

When researching this topic, I learned that you can explicitly request a stamp from the agent. They just don't do it by default anymore.

If you've already crossed and are looking for proof of that crossing, that would be tricky, but it sounds like you have yet to cross.

 

[AutumnLeaf]

What do you think you would do if you didn’t have a plane ticket (drove to Canada or what-have-you) and had no passport stamp?
I applied outland, but if our app gets sent back I’ll probably go the inland route.

When researching this topic, I learned that you can explicitly request a stamp from the agent. They just don't do it by default anymore.

If you've already crossed and are looking for proof of that crossing, that would be tricky, but it sounds like you have yet to cross.

 

[AutumnLeaf]

I was in the same position as your wife and your approach worked for me. To prove my visitor status in Canada, we submitted a copy of my plane ticket, together with a brief statement of my travel details and that my passport was not stamped when I cleared customs.

Thank you so much for validating that! Our minds are so much more at ease now.