canadianwoman said:
Because you are in fact going to be back living in Canada shortly after sending in the application, you don't really need as much proof you plan to return to Canada as would a sponsor who is living abroad and will continue to do so until his/her spouse gets the PR visa. So yes, submit proof you plan to return to Canada. But in addition, once you are back in Canada, I would send more proof to show that you have reestablished yourself. This is just extra proof. The proof people send to show they will return to Canada is not always found to be sufficient; much better proof is evidence you are in fact back in Canada. So wait until you have a place to live and a job, then send this proof to the visa office in Singapore.
The proof the sponsor will go back to Canada is not only relevant to the sponsor's application. Many people have been approved as a sponsor, then the PR visa was rejected because the visa officer did not believe the sponsor would return to Canada. In other words, the proof they submitted was good enough for Missauga, but was not good enough for the embassy processing the PR application.
It is also not a good idea to send things to Missauga after you have sent the main application there. Most likely the two parts will not be matched up. It is better to send any extra proof you gather after applying to the visa office abroad once you have your file number.
As usual, thanks for the very useful tips, canadianwoman!
1. I've always wondered: you know how there are those sponsor forms (i.e.: IMM 5491, 1344, 5481, 5476, 5409, 5540)...do they stop at CPC-M, or will CPC-M forward those forms (along with the sponsor's supporting documents) to the outland visa office too (in our case, Singapore)??! Sometimes I wonder whether it's better to include stuff within the sponsor's envelope or the sponsored person's envelope...!
2. Re: proof of place to live ---> how would I prove this? The house doesn't belong to me, but to my parents. I do plan to buy a house, but not until my wife lands in Canada as a PR...
3. A job: I already have a job, with a Canadian employer.....I guess the most obvious thing to do is, to get them to write a letter, stating that they are aware that I'm back in Canada?!
4. Will I get the UCI number from CPC-M, or from the outland visa office (Singapore)?? My concern is: what if CPC-M has given me a UCI number, then I send extra proofs to Singapore, but CPC-M hasn't forwarded my application to Singapore. Then the Singapore office wouldn't have anything to match my extra proofs with...right?!
