Hello everyone -
I am sponsoring my dependent child, who is 10 yrs old and has been living with my ex-spouse since the divorce back in 2014. As part of the dependent child sponsorship and PR application from outland, the Form IMM5604 was signed and submitted. Now, I just received the local Canada consulate's request to submit a 'notarized copy of the original divorce agreement for custody arrangements of the child'. In my case, my ex-spouse has been having the full custody of the child, per the original divorce agreement.
Questions:
1. Because the original divorce agreement shows that my ex-spouse has the full custody of the child, will this cause any issue to the case that I am sponsoring my child for Canada PR and the child will be living with me after PR approval? What kind of info the IRCC is actually looking for, especially with the signed IMM 5604 submitted as part of the application already.
2. My ex-spouse is supportive of the child's immigration to Canada and agrees to update the custody agreement, if and whenever it is needed. Could the experts here guide me on is it something that I should do right now, so that I can submit it to the local Canada consulate proactively, together with the original divorce agreement? Or, I should really keep it simple and submit the original divorce agreement only, per their request. In the latter case, would a letter of explanation be advised? Something like 'While the original divorce agreement shows that my ex-spouse has the full custody of the child, my ex-spouse and I are in agreement to update the child's custody arrangement, in order to give me full custody of the child, if and whenever it is needed to support the child's immigration to Canada' would be helpful?
Really appreciate all your guidance / comments.
I am sponsoring my dependent child, who is 10 yrs old and has been living with my ex-spouse since the divorce back in 2014. As part of the dependent child sponsorship and PR application from outland, the Form IMM5604 was signed and submitted. Now, I just received the local Canada consulate's request to submit a 'notarized copy of the original divorce agreement for custody arrangements of the child'. In my case, my ex-spouse has been having the full custody of the child, per the original divorce agreement.
Questions:
1. Because the original divorce agreement shows that my ex-spouse has the full custody of the child, will this cause any issue to the case that I am sponsoring my child for Canada PR and the child will be living with me after PR approval? What kind of info the IRCC is actually looking for, especially with the signed IMM 5604 submitted as part of the application already.
2. My ex-spouse is supportive of the child's immigration to Canada and agrees to update the custody agreement, if and whenever it is needed. Could the experts here guide me on is it something that I should do right now, so that I can submit it to the local Canada consulate proactively, together with the original divorce agreement? Or, I should really keep it simple and submit the original divorce agreement only, per their request. In the latter case, would a letter of explanation be advised? Something like 'While the original divorce agreement shows that my ex-spouse has the full custody of the child, my ex-spouse and I are in agreement to update the child's custody arrangement, in order to give me full custody of the child, if and whenever it is needed to support the child's immigration to Canada' would be helpful?
Really appreciate all your guidance / comments.
