Hey there.
Well I am completely new to this discussion forum and based on what I have read, I am hoping your combined wisdom and knowledge will help me in the process I/we are about to undertake. The Immigration website is sorely lacking in details.....
A bit of background first:
I am a non resident Canadian with an Indonesian spouse. I have been living overseas since 2010. We have been in a committed relationship since 2012, but due to social and political issues in Indonesia, we did not start living together until December 2013, and this is with no "official" documented proof. Due to the lack of a marriage certificate, adding her to any sort of insurance policy was impossible at the time.
In may of 2014 I changed employers and moved to Thailand, where she now resides with me for 30 days at a time (due to the visa exempt status for her here), but cannot get her a temporary residence visa. I have no medical insurance or life insurance through my current employer, so adding her to that is a no go. On my time off, she travels with me to Canada. This year, my work situation changes and I now start a rotation of 30 in Thailand/28 in Canada and intend to spend the majority of my off time at home in Canada. In February, I will start looking for a home in Canada. I currently have a leased home in Thailand and will continue to maintain that while I am working here. I will include her name on any lease in Canada. I have already contacted a tax lawyer to discuss the tax implications for living part time in Canada. The intent is for her to remain in Canada (on an outland application...at least until I hear otherwise) while I work, as she has a 5 year multiple entry visa, with her leaving the country only as necessary to avoid overstaying.
The questions:
1) Does working overseas make me ineligible to sponsor?
2) We have an extensive history of travel together starting in 2011, but limited documentation (other than coinciding passport stamps), including 7 trips to Canada. We have about 100 or so pictures together in different locals and she has met family, friends and co-workers in Indonesia, Thailand and Canada. Will this be sufficient documentation? I can provide letters of confirmation from most of the people she has met.
3) Does documentation need to be originals and if it is, do they return it?
4) I've decided outland is probably the best choice, but with a TRV, if we apply inland, would that allow here travel (vacations, travel to Thailand with me, etc.) or is that risky? Once you apply and are accepted as a sponsor and her application approved, do they supply documentation that makes entry into the country easier?
I'm sure as I embark on this I'll have more questions, but this should get me started.
Thanks in advance
Well I am completely new to this discussion forum and based on what I have read, I am hoping your combined wisdom and knowledge will help me in the process I/we are about to undertake. The Immigration website is sorely lacking in details.....
A bit of background first:
I am a non resident Canadian with an Indonesian spouse. I have been living overseas since 2010. We have been in a committed relationship since 2012, but due to social and political issues in Indonesia, we did not start living together until December 2013, and this is with no "official" documented proof. Due to the lack of a marriage certificate, adding her to any sort of insurance policy was impossible at the time.
In may of 2014 I changed employers and moved to Thailand, where she now resides with me for 30 days at a time (due to the visa exempt status for her here), but cannot get her a temporary residence visa. I have no medical insurance or life insurance through my current employer, so adding her to that is a no go. On my time off, she travels with me to Canada. This year, my work situation changes and I now start a rotation of 30 in Thailand/28 in Canada and intend to spend the majority of my off time at home in Canada. In February, I will start looking for a home in Canada. I currently have a leased home in Thailand and will continue to maintain that while I am working here. I will include her name on any lease in Canada. I have already contacted a tax lawyer to discuss the tax implications for living part time in Canada. The intent is for her to remain in Canada (on an outland application...at least until I hear otherwise) while I work, as she has a 5 year multiple entry visa, with her leaving the country only as necessary to avoid overstaying.
The questions:
1) Does working overseas make me ineligible to sponsor?
2) We have an extensive history of travel together starting in 2011, but limited documentation (other than coinciding passport stamps), including 7 trips to Canada. We have about 100 or so pictures together in different locals and she has met family, friends and co-workers in Indonesia, Thailand and Canada. Will this be sufficient documentation? I can provide letters of confirmation from most of the people she has met.
3) Does documentation need to be originals and if it is, do they return it?
4) I've decided outland is probably the best choice, but with a TRV, if we apply inland, would that allow here travel (vacations, travel to Thailand with me, etc.) or is that risky? Once you apply and are accepted as a sponsor and her application approved, do they supply documentation that makes entry into the country easier?
I'm sure as I embark on this I'll have more questions, but this should get me started.
Thanks in advance