Background:
I am a Canadian citizen who has lived in South Korea for the last 4 and a half years. I will be returning to Canada on August 5th to prepare for the start of law school (yay!).
I intend to bring my common-law partner of 3 and a half years and her two younger sisters with me to Canada. The intention is that my common-law partner is making a permanent move while the sisters are using the opportunity to learn English and return to Korea following their studies. My common-law partner and I have submitted our application for her permanent residency and the two younger sisters have both been approved and tuition paid to educational students and have applications submitted for their Student Visas.
We have already purchased our plane tickets to Canada a long time in advance with the expectation that we'd get the paperwork away in time to not worry but due to some delays there is a *chance* that the 5th will arrive before we have the required Visas.
The timeline for normal-processing in Korea means that the two sisters have a 90% chance of receiving their visa in time (assuming normal processing times posted on Immigration Canada's site are correct and they are not refused). My partner on the other hand has just over a 50% chance of receiving her visa on time (we passed the first phase of the process on May 17th).
So here are my assumptions (assuming a worst-case scenario that any one of them do not receive their visas before the 5th):
* As South Korean residents, all of the girls qualify for Visitor's Visa to temporarily visit Canada as long as they show their willingness and capacity to return home should their visas end up being declined.
* Their approval into the country is determined at the border - meaning we cannot confirm they will get access to the country until they are standing in front of an Immigration Officer and explaining why they are seeking visiting status while waiting for their visas to be processed.
* If an interview is deemed necessary by the Canadian Consulate/Immigration Officers processing their cases in Korea that they MUST return to Korea to conduct the interview and proof of that may be necessary to showcase the Border Control Officer.
* Should their visa be denied that they will be required to return home at the immediate conclusion of their 6 month stay as per the visitor visa.
* There is no means to speed up the process outside of mentioning to the officers at the Consulate and pleading.
Any insight you can provide would be very welcome.
I am a Canadian citizen who has lived in South Korea for the last 4 and a half years. I will be returning to Canada on August 5th to prepare for the start of law school (yay!).
I intend to bring my common-law partner of 3 and a half years and her two younger sisters with me to Canada. The intention is that my common-law partner is making a permanent move while the sisters are using the opportunity to learn English and return to Korea following their studies. My common-law partner and I have submitted our application for her permanent residency and the two younger sisters have both been approved and tuition paid to educational students and have applications submitted for their Student Visas.
We have already purchased our plane tickets to Canada a long time in advance with the expectation that we'd get the paperwork away in time to not worry but due to some delays there is a *chance* that the 5th will arrive before we have the required Visas.
The timeline for normal-processing in Korea means that the two sisters have a 90% chance of receiving their visa in time (assuming normal processing times posted on Immigration Canada's site are correct and they are not refused). My partner on the other hand has just over a 50% chance of receiving her visa on time (we passed the first phase of the process on May 17th).
So here are my assumptions (assuming a worst-case scenario that any one of them do not receive their visas before the 5th):
* As South Korean residents, all of the girls qualify for Visitor's Visa to temporarily visit Canada as long as they show their willingness and capacity to return home should their visas end up being declined.
* Their approval into the country is determined at the border - meaning we cannot confirm they will get access to the country until they are standing in front of an Immigration Officer and explaining why they are seeking visiting status while waiting for their visas to be processed.
* If an interview is deemed necessary by the Canadian Consulate/Immigration Officers processing their cases in Korea that they MUST return to Korea to conduct the interview and proof of that may be necessary to showcase the Border Control Officer.
* Should their visa be denied that they will be required to return home at the immediate conclusion of their 6 month stay as per the visitor visa.
* There is no means to speed up the process outside of mentioning to the officers at the Consulate and pleading.
Any insight you can provide would be very welcome.
