Outland staying in Canada

[MIDO 2010]

hi everyone,

My husband is Dutch and lives in The Netherlands. His file was transferred to Berlin on January 12.2012.

I was wondering if he wants to come to Canada and visit or stay with me and our children in Canada until he gets his landed how would it work?

Does he need to change his address to mine if he decides to stay with us in Canada?
If he would get his Landed, does he have to leave Canada and Re enter?
and if he decides to come to Canada and visit does he have to contact Berlin office and notify them?

I would just like to know the details about this please if anyone could help

Thank you in advance

 

[Bargeld]

If on the application you put his address to mail correspondence to (i.e. mailing address), if you're positive you intend on him staying in Canada the rest of the process, just to be on the safe side, I'd have it changed, but after him coming to Canada.

For landing formalities he would not have to re-enter, he can land inside Canada, but I found landing at a border point of entry very easy and fast.

He does not need to let Berlin office know he's visiting but in case of an interview, well, yeah.. he'd likely need to go back for that.

My advice is, as someone who's went thru a visitor record process before, go that route to cover a wider span of time.

- Bring with him any copies of receipts/acknowledgements from the CIC or from his VO.

- Be at the airport in advance of his arrival, make sure he tells CBSA he intends to get a visitor record and has a Canadian PR app in process in Berlin VO with the sponsorship part approved and intends to visit with you during this time. You bringing some statement saying you'll financially support him during the process (read: guarantor's letter) can't hurt -- having both of you there, if deemed necessary, as in, makes the officer more comfortable, should certainly help your cause.

- Being honest and him providing evidence that he has a PR in process (they will know and be able to verify in their system that you guys have an app in process), that you're his support, they should give him a 12 month visitor record without any hassle. If they ask you or him how long, which they shouldn't, but if they do, ask for 12 months.

 

[mrs B]

Hello Mido, we are here in Canada to, my husband is also from The Netherlands, are you doing a outland if so which forms did you use for that, we are planning to do an outland to. and did you send meds ect all at once??

 

[British_Bulldog]

hi everyone,

My husband is Dutch and lives in The Netherlands. His file was transferred to Berlin on January 12.2012.

I was wondering if he wants to come to Canada and visit or stay with me and our children in Canada until he gets his landed how would it work?

Does he need to change his address to mine if he decides to stay with us in Canada?
If he would get his Landed, does he have to leave Canada and Re enter?
and if he decides to come to Canada and visit does he have to contact Berlin office and notify them?

I would just like to know the details about this please if anyone could help

Thank you in advance

As a word of advice, don't complicate matters by having your husband come to Canada early. It would mean he would have to contact immigration about the change of address (which really confuses them!) and he may also have to apply for a visa if he intends to stay for longer than three months. If I were you, I'd have your husband just come and see you for a short holiday and then return to The Netherlands. It will just slow your application down and isn't worth the rigmerole.

 

[pinklady]

Hey,
If he wants to come and wait it out in Canada thats fine and it won't slow down the application. You can submit a case specific enquiry to the Berlin office updating his mailing address. Its easy, lots of people do it.
Then when they request your passport, send it to Berlin using a courier and they will send it back to you in Canada. You can then choose whether to make a trip to the border to land, or make an appointment at an office to land (can take 2-3 weeks to get an appointment).
Since you are visa exempt you won't have any issues entering Canada. Bring proof of you PR application (sponsor approval letter, receipt of fee payment etc). They may or may not give you a visitor record. But you will probably be admitted for the full 6 months.
The only snag is if an interview is requested, you will have to travel back for it.
If you have more questions, please ask.