Need advice (Inland application or outland in Mexico City)

[asdf]

Hi I am in Canada on a post graduation work permit and I am considering whether or not apply for immigration from within Canada or Mexico. My work permit is valid for three years and I have a couple of concerns. I will be applying under family class with my common law partner.

From what I have read so far it is common for people who apply for immigration to Canada from within Mexico under common law sponsorship to be chosen for interviews. Has anybody not been chosen? Have you been chosen? What were your experiences with the interview? Do both the sponsor and the sponsored person have to attend the interview?

How long does it usually take to get an interview when applying for immigration from within Canada if you are chosen for one?

 

[OhCanadiana]

Hi I am in Canada on a post graduation work permit and I am considering whether or not apply for immigration from within Canada or Mexico. My work permit is valid for three years and I have a couple of concerns. I will be applying under family class with my common law partner.

From what I have read so far it is common for people who apply for immigration to Canada from within Mexico under common law sponsorship to be chosen for interviews. Has anybody not been chosen? Have you been chosen? What were your experiences with the interview? Do both the sponsor and the sponsored person have to attend the interview?

How long does it usually take to get an interview when applying for immigration from within Canada if you are chosen for one?

Hello, and welcome to the forum

There's a third path which you may want to consider: apply "outland" and select CPP-O as the visa office. Since you have been legally admitted to Canada for at least one year, if you apply "outland" (which is much faster than "inland"), you can choose either Mexico visa office or CPP-O. CPP-O is in Ottawa but is an outland visa office which seems to be a bit faster than the Mexico visa office. The proof you'll need to send in is the same, but you won't need to go to Mexico for the interview (if one is required).

To reduce the likelihood of an interview, submit a variety of evidence upfront to prove your common-law status to a skeptical stranger.

As for your other questions:
- Usually only the sponsored person gets called to an interview at a visa office (CIC will call the sponsor or have them go to a Canadian CIC office if they want to speak with the sponsor)
- The interview is requested after the initial file review during the second phase of the application. The timing depends on the visa office.

 

[asdf]

Hi, thanks a lot for your reply. I had no idea there was the third option for applying via Ottawa. I just checked the processing times on CIC and it indicates that right now the waiting time for Mexico City is 14 months vs Ottawa which is 15 months. I guess both of them are pretty close in time. I live in B.C. so my concern now is if I would have to go to Ottawa in the case an interview is required or because the application is located Canada (even though its outland) the interview will be scheduled in B.C. Thanks!

 

[OhCanadiana]

Hi, thanks a lot for your reply. I had no idea there was the third option for applying via Ottawa. I just checked the processing times on CIC and it indicates that right now the waiting time for Mexico City is 14 months vs Ottawa which is 15 months. I guess both of them are pretty close in time. I live in B.C. so my concern now is if I would have to go to Ottawa in the case an interview is required or because the application is located Canada (even though its outland) the interview will be scheduled in B.C. Thanks!

That's a good question. For US applicants who require interviews, Ottawa forwards their file to a US-based visa office (but those aren't necessarily close to the applicant's address...).