Hi! This forum is a fantastic resource and it's amazing to have all this input from around the world! Your experiences are a great help to me and my fiance.
However, I have a few concerns that are difficult to find answers for, because my situation is somewhat unusual! I'm a Canadian citizen, born and bred, who went to China for a few years to teach English. While there, I met and fell in love with a woman from the US. After leaving China, we decided to settle down in her home state of Florida, since it seemed at the time like the immigration process would be simpler. However, having been here now for a few months, we've basically decided it's miserable here and want to move to Canada.
Now, my question is this: can we apply for outland sponsorship while we're both here, then move to Canada in a few months, even if the visa isn't processed yet? Or does the whole thing have to be submitted and approved while we're at one address? I'm still in the US on a visitor visa, and our plan as of now is to finish getting married, apply for outland sponsorship, save as much money as we can, then move to Canada before my visa expires. Is that viable?
Another question while I have you fine folks... My wife has a son who is supposed to be in highschool. While in China, he did home-schooling and online work, but he wants to go to a real high-school. How does this process work? I know he can come to Canada as a dependent of my wife, but how do we get him into a school? I imagine the visa would have to be finished before any of that could start, correct? And while I'm on the subject, does he need to be filed for separately or does he go on the same forms?
EDIT: One more question since this is also impossible to discern from the Canada Immigration webpage, when would my wife be able to work within Canada? If we apply inland, the internet tells me it would take 16 months for a work permit. That seems crazy to me! Is there a better alternative?
Sorry if I asked any stupid questions, this sort of thing is hard to get information on from the government!
However, I have a few concerns that are difficult to find answers for, because my situation is somewhat unusual! I'm a Canadian citizen, born and bred, who went to China for a few years to teach English. While there, I met and fell in love with a woman from the US. After leaving China, we decided to settle down in her home state of Florida, since it seemed at the time like the immigration process would be simpler. However, having been here now for a few months, we've basically decided it's miserable here and want to move to Canada.
Now, my question is this: can we apply for outland sponsorship while we're both here, then move to Canada in a few months, even if the visa isn't processed yet? Or does the whole thing have to be submitted and approved while we're at one address? I'm still in the US on a visitor visa, and our plan as of now is to finish getting married, apply for outland sponsorship, save as much money as we can, then move to Canada before my visa expires. Is that viable?
Another question while I have you fine folks... My wife has a son who is supposed to be in highschool. While in China, he did home-schooling and online work, but he wants to go to a real high-school. How does this process work? I know he can come to Canada as a dependent of my wife, but how do we get him into a school? I imagine the visa would have to be finished before any of that could start, correct? And while I'm on the subject, does he need to be filed for separately or does he go on the same forms?
EDIT: One more question since this is also impossible to discern from the Canada Immigration webpage, when would my wife be able to work within Canada? If we apply inland, the internet tells me it would take 16 months for a work permit. That seems crazy to me! Is there a better alternative?
Sorry if I asked any stupid questions, this sort of thing is hard to get information on from the government!
