Hi,
My wife, Canadian, and I, German, want to move to Canada permanently with our 2 children (1 is yet to be born, but would be before we move) from the UK. We have not started a sponsorship application and are heavily researching everything. But we have identified what we think are the 2 biggest issues to figure out.
Our basic plan is to move soon after our second childs birth. My wife is Canadian and born in Canada, no criminal convictions, over 18 years old and all so very sure she should get approved as a sponsor. As we both would move to Canada without jobs lined up, I get that there could be financial concerns but looks to me like there is no need to proof financial resources. We actually have her family in the country that could provide evidence including free housing.
The first big issue is myself. We would go for my wife sponsoring me for permanent residence and have been married for over 6 years, lived together for nearly 10 years and are very confident we can show enough evidence to get approved. Due to personal circumstances, we would though want to move soon after the birth of our 2nd baby which would mean my PR application would still be under consideration. Having looked at this for about 72 hours now, I came across 'dual intent' and understand my ability to enter Canada temporarily would hinge on convincing the border agent at arrival that I actually would only stay for the 6 months my ETA gives me (plus possible a visitor record extension) and I would leave then assuming my PR doesnt get approved in that time frame. But I would stay in Canada if approved for PR. I get it is at the officer's discretion and I would probably have to go to secondary and have a long chat and probably show evidence of what my alternative plan is. Please let me know if I am wrong in my thinking here!? Reference to dual intent from here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/visitors/dual-intent-applicants.html
The second issue could be our children. Given my wife is a Canadian born in Canada our kids would have Canadian citizenship. Our first child only has British citizenship as he was born here, my wife is a dual citizen and our second child would only have British citizenship too. My question is, would there be an issue at the border with them? Do they need to be sponsored? Sponsoring them doesnt make sense to me as they have a right to Canadian citizenship and citizens couldn't be permanent residents too, right? We understand that to get citizenship for them we need to request a certificate of citizenship and then a passport. Could we though just show up at the border and say we want to stay (I know my issues in the above paragraph) with them and then get their citizenships sorted once we are in Canada?
I suppose out of our 2 issues, that I pose the bigger one concern but then I think dual intent allows me to come as a visitor as well as wanting to stay permanently. I think most if our issues are from our timeline of wanting to move before an application for PR and certificates of citizenship have gone through. But are we missing anything? Can anyone give us any advice on these topics/has gone through either or both themselves?
Thank you very much!
My wife, Canadian, and I, German, want to move to Canada permanently with our 2 children (1 is yet to be born, but would be before we move) from the UK. We have not started a sponsorship application and are heavily researching everything. But we have identified what we think are the 2 biggest issues to figure out.
Our basic plan is to move soon after our second childs birth. My wife is Canadian and born in Canada, no criminal convictions, over 18 years old and all so very sure she should get approved as a sponsor. As we both would move to Canada without jobs lined up, I get that there could be financial concerns but looks to me like there is no need to proof financial resources. We actually have her family in the country that could provide evidence including free housing.
The first big issue is myself. We would go for my wife sponsoring me for permanent residence and have been married for over 6 years, lived together for nearly 10 years and are very confident we can show enough evidence to get approved. Due to personal circumstances, we would though want to move soon after the birth of our 2nd baby which would mean my PR application would still be under consideration. Having looked at this for about 72 hours now, I came across 'dual intent' and understand my ability to enter Canada temporarily would hinge on convincing the border agent at arrival that I actually would only stay for the 6 months my ETA gives me (plus possible a visitor record extension) and I would leave then assuming my PR doesnt get approved in that time frame. But I would stay in Canada if approved for PR. I get it is at the officer's discretion and I would probably have to go to secondary and have a long chat and probably show evidence of what my alternative plan is. Please let me know if I am wrong in my thinking here!? Reference to dual intent from here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/visitors/dual-intent-applicants.html
The second issue could be our children. Given my wife is a Canadian born in Canada our kids would have Canadian citizenship. Our first child only has British citizenship as he was born here, my wife is a dual citizen and our second child would only have British citizenship too. My question is, would there be an issue at the border with them? Do they need to be sponsored? Sponsoring them doesnt make sense to me as they have a right to Canadian citizenship and citizens couldn't be permanent residents too, right? We understand that to get citizenship for them we need to request a certificate of citizenship and then a passport. Could we though just show up at the border and say we want to stay (I know my issues in the above paragraph) with them and then get their citizenships sorted once we are in Canada?
I suppose out of our 2 issues, that I pose the bigger one concern but then I think dual intent allows me to come as a visitor as well as wanting to stay permanently. I think most if our issues are from our timeline of wanting to move before an application for PR and certificates of citizenship have gone through. But are we missing anything? Can anyone give us any advice on these topics/has gone through either or both themselves?
Thank you very much!
