Overstay in Canada by a few days

[Ceimi]

If you are applying outland, you don't have legal status in Canada. You are a visitor each and every time you cross the border, up until you have PR status. Therefore, you shouldn't need proof of legal status in Canada for your application.



I'm assuming you're from the US based on your post. Why do you need them to stamp your passport? What is the benefit? If you are crossing a land border between the USA and Canada, you do not get a stamp unless you are not granted the full 6 month visit.

To your original question - do not over stay in Canada. While you may not have heard of it causing issues, there is always a chance it can cause an issue.

I'm applying as family class living in Canada, and they ask for proof of status.

Why would you need a stamp for? they know every time you entered USA and Canada.

To prove my legal status! Much easier to scanand upload a stamp in my passport than wait 30 days for a traveler history to be mailed to me. Since I'm applying outland from inside Canada (i.e. I'm residing in Canada as a visitor) they ask for proof that I'm here legally.

 

[bafonso]

I guess you're only risking further scrutiny but it should be ok.

 

[trackgal1]

Visitor status IS legal status in Canada. If you put Canada as your residential address on the application, they specifically ask you to provide proof of your status in Canada, even if you are applying outland. Americans who are in Canada as a visitor will typically provide a visitor record or traveler history since they do not have a visa.

I guess it just doesn't make sense to me why someone can apply outland but then "live" in Canada and keep their address in Canada. I'd assume IRCC would say they should be applying inland then. To each their own though.

 

[KBH]

I guess it just doesn't make sense to me why someone can apply outland but then "live" in Canada and keep their address in Canada. I'd assume IRCC would say they should be applying inland then. To each their own though.

Well, it's technically not called inland and outland anymore, at least not by CIC, probably to help with that confusion. It's "Family Class" (outland) and "Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class" (inland) now.

IRCC wouldn't say you should automatically be applying inland if you currently reside in Canada. Inland requires you to live and maintain status in Canada the entire duration of the application process and for many visitors that might not be possible (especially if they don't opt for the OWP) even if they are in Canada at the beginning of the process.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Well, it's technically not called inland and outland anymore, at least not by CIC, probably to help with that confusion. It's "Family Class" (outland) and "Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class" (inland) now.

IRCC wouldn't say you should automatically be applying inland if you currently reside in Canada. Inland requires you to live and maintain status in Canada the entire duration of the application process and for many visitors that might not be possible (especially if they don't opt for the OWP) even if they are in Canada at the beginning of the process.

It actually has always been "Family Class" or "Spouse in Canada Class". Inland or outland are informal terms used here on the forum.

I guess it just doesn't make sense to me why someone can apply outland but then "live" in Canada and keep their address in Canada. I'd assume IRCC would say they should be applying inland then. To each their own though.

Inland and outland don't refer to where the applicant is; they refer to where the app is processed. A requirement of applying inland is that the applicant be living in Canada with their spouse; however, this doesn't mean that a person living in Canada is required to apply inland.

 

[Ceimi]

Thanks for explaining it! You guys always reply so elegantly.