Providing evidence of residing exclusively outside Canada

[salparadise]

Hello all,

This may be really obvious, but I have to ask:

How do I prove my residing exclusively outside of Canada on the date of giving the undertaking?

I have no issues with proving that I will reside in Canada when my wife becomes a PR, but I am having trouble with proving my status at the time of giving the undertaking.

Also, I am "living" in Guatemala, but I am not a resident, nor do I have status. I leave every three months like most others who "live" here as does my wife who is Honduran. This doesn't make me a tourist, does it? I haven't lived in Canada for 2 and a half years, but I'm not sure if I can say that I LIVE in Guatemala.

I guess the big question that I must answer is do I "reside" in Canada or outside of Canada.

I teach English here in Guatemala but do so freelance. Am I to be considered self-employed? Will I run into problems since I am not technically a Guatemalan resident??

I hope someone can help me with these questions and I hope that I made them clear enough. Appreciate it.

 

[iarblue]

Ok so your wife is being sponsored into Canada and after she gets her PR she is going to sponsor you? And you want to know what to put on the undertaking?Well where are you a resident of what passport do you hold.
And for the rest just say exactly what you told us that you freelance in english in Guatemala but are not a resident of their.
As for your wife i think she has to hold her PR for at least a year before she can sponsor.(check on this)
But like everyone says honestly is the best,so if you were a resident of Canada before you left then you are a resident of Canada.But if you hold a passport for another country then you are a resident of that country.
Other than that maybe someone else can add a little

 

[salparadise]

Ok. I'm really sorry. I have not made this clear at all.

I am Canadian, born and bred. Have Canadian passport, but have been living in and out of Honduras and Guatemala for the past two and a half years. I met my wife in HOnduras (she has a Honduran passport) and we got married about 6 months ago.

I am going to sponsor her.

My point is that although I live in Guatemala I do so on a 90 day visa, having to leave at the end of every 90 days and re-enter after 3 days for a new 90 days. I am not here on a working visa, but I do work (freelance English teacher). Will any one concerned in this process have a problem with what I am doing? Can this affect my sponsoring my wife?

Since I do have to leave every three months, am I to be considered a tourist or am I to be considered as someone who habitually resides in Guatemala because, despite leaving every three months, I have a house here and pay bills.

How do I prove that I reside exclusively outside of Canada? I pay bills for the house, but they are not in my name... Any ideas??

I hope this was much easier to understand.

 

[iarblue]

Well thats a bit better if you are canadian you are canadian apply outland to the visa office of her country.You going in and out of another country freelancing should have no affect,they dont require a income base for family sponsorship.And tell them the truth of what you are doing if it is legal in Guatemala then it should not be a problem.
State that if she is approved for a PR you will be returning to Canada,but make sure you know where,if its with a realitive until you get yourself settled back in tell them that and get a letter from that realitive stating that.
But they are going to want to know what your plans are when she gets her PR and just saying return to Canada without no plan may not work.If you could get a job offer that states you will have a job back in Canada once her PR is approved get a letter to state that.
But they cant take away your citizenship when you were born here so.Just prove your love,and get a solid plan for what you are going to do write a letter attach it to the app.

 

[campesinaj]

I live in Bolivia and I know that a lot of foreigners do the same thing here - leave for a few days and re-enter to get a tourist passport and never actually get residency. Even though it's a bit shady, it's technically legal - the border patrol allows it and they stamp your passport each time. Your not breaking any laws and you are following local procedures.

As for working while under a tourist visa, I know that is not allowed here and I'm not sure about there, but since you don't have to worry about a monetary aspect when sponsoring your wife, it shouldn't matter if you are a "full time tourist". I don't see why Canada would have any problems with that.

I think your proof that you don't reside in Canada are those tourist stamps in your passport. Those create a timeline and show where you have been living over the last few years.

When I filled out the paperwork for my husband's application, I don't recall that I had to prove my status in Bolivia -- I was more concerned about proving my intentions to return to Canada when he gets approved.

For you, since you are not a permanent resident or citizen of Guatemala, I think this will actually help your case to show that you are not making any permanent plans to stay out of Canada but instead, you are intending to return home when your wife is approved.

Hope this helps - I think it's important to be honest above all else. Then start working on your proof to return to Canada - that is key to be approved as a sponsor in the first stages of the application.

good luck!