Principal applicant can no longer immigrate; what to do for the spouse?

[SummerInVancuover]

Hi all,

My friend's application to sponsor his parents have just been approved. As the final step, his parents were asked to mail their passports to the Canadian Embassy in his country of origin to receive their PR visas. However, for some specific reasons, his father is no longer able to immigrate to Canada. His mother (listed as a spouse on the application) still wants to immigrate here.

My friend wishes to ask two questions:

First, can his mom land on her own without his father, even though the father is the principal applicant?

Second, can he amend the sponsorship application and make his mother the principal applicant instead?

Many thanks for any advice. Is there any other viable option for my friend's mom to receive PR?

Victor

 

[kitchener_inland]

Hi all,

My friend's application to sponsor his parents have just been approved. As the final step, his parents were asked to mail their passports to the Canadian Embassy in his country of origin to receive their PR visas. However, for some specific reasons, his father is no longer able to immigrate to Canada. His mother (listed as a spouse on the application) still wants to immigrate here.

My friend wishes to ask two questions:

First, can his mom land on her own without his father, even though the father is the principal applicant?

Second, can he amend the sponsorship application and make his mother the principal applicant instead?

Many thanks for any advice. Is there any other viable option for my friend's mom to receive PR?

Victor

I think calling CIC would be a good Idea, CIC doesn't like surprises they want everything disclosed before hand. in the application it specifically states that "they have to be notified/informed for any changes in the application" that way they can deal with it.

if changes are not disclosed the whole application could get denied.
I know there was a person who became PR and didn't let CIC known that he got married 2 months prior to his landing so the CIC refused to recognize the marriage and he couldn't get his wife sponsored.
so its very important for CIC to know. letting them know is not a bad thing it actually helps but letting them not know could mess up the situation completely.

good luck.

 

[SummerInVancuover]

Getting the PR would disqualify the principal applicant for a job in the country of his origin. There are no changes of conditions whatsoever. It is because of this the principal applicant has decided not to come here for the PR. The parents are happily married and they are hoping the mother (the spouse) can still get the PR.

Any advice? Thanks!

 

[kitchener_inland]

Getting the PR would disqualify the principal applicant for a job in the country of his origin. There are no changes of conditions whatsoever. It is because of this the principal applicant has decided not to come here for the PR. The parents are happily married and they are hoping the mother (the spouse) can still get the PR.

Any advice? Thanks!

they should disclose this information to CIC. tell them to call CIC its not a bad thing CIC just have to know before hand especially if he is the principal applicant. letting the CIC know is better than not letting them know. not letting them know could complicate things.

 

[amikety]

I believe dependants cannot land until the principal applicant lands.

Would it be possible for the father to travel to Canada, land, then go home? He doesn't have to stay and he can give up his PR by failing to establish residency. It might also help later if he decides to try to keep his PR. Then his wife can land and live in Canada.

 

[CanadianJeepGuy]

Getting the PR would disqualify the principal applicant for a job in the country of his origin. There are no changes of conditions whatsoever. It is because of this the principal applicant has decided not to come here for the PR. The parents are happily married and they are hoping the mother (the spouse) can still get the PR.

Any advice? Thanks!

Why would he have bothered to immigrate in the first place? I think CIC may smell something fishy going on here. The principal applicant now does not want to immigrate but his wife does. So she will live in Canada and he will live in whatever country he is from and they will stay married? If this is the case I find it very unlikely that CIC will go for that.

 

[truesmile]

Well you could still send BOTH passports into the Embassy, get the visas and decide from there. He still wouldn't have PR yet, and as a result also not yet disqualified from said job, correct?