Sponsor your wife for canada PR

[anirudhmagon]

Hi All,

I landed in Canada on January 2018 and holds Canada PR. Now, I am planning to get married with my girlfriend who lives in India. We have been dating for the past three years. What is the best possible way to bring her to Canada at the earliest.
Option 1 : Marry her in India and wait for her PR to get approved ( which will take good 9-12 months)
Option 2 : Marry her in India and call her on visitor visa and then apply for her sponsor PR from Canada itself
Option 3 : Marry her in India with all the rituals and then call her on tourist visa and get our marriage registered legally in Canada

What is the best and safest option which is available with us .?

Thanks,

 

[csarah15]

Hi All,

I landed in Canada on January 2018 and holds Canada PR. Now, I am planning to get married with my girlfriend who lives in India. We have been dating for the past three years. What is the best possible way to bring her to Canada at the earliest.
Option 1 : Marry her in India and wait for her PR to get approved ( which will take good 9-12 months)
Option 2 : Marry her in India and call her on visitor visa and then apply for her sponsor PR from Canada itself
Option 3 : Marry her in India with all the rituals and then call her on tourist visa and get our marriage registered legally in Canada

What is the best and safest option which is available with us .?

Thanks,

I would say option 2, option 3 doesn't make much of a difference(plus I m not familiar with the protocols). I would advise, first apply for her visitors visa, then u to get all the paperwork done, get your additional items together as well. Once you get married you can bring your wife along with you and apply for inland sponsorship.

 

[monkeys89]

I agree with csarah15, option 2 is a good strategy, though there's nothing wrong with option 1. I plan on option 2 myself!

 

[CanadaSimple]

2 is better, but the chances of getting a TRV aren't too high. Also, consider that in case of denied TRV application under Family class might look suspicious - like your GF is trying to get into Canada at any costs.
Also, consider that if she is allowed into Canada under TRV and then you start sponsoring her, she won't be able to travel outside Canada until she gets her PR.

 

[csarah15]

2 is better, but the chances of getting a TRV aren't too high. Also, consider that in case of denied TRV application under Family class might look suspicious - like your GF is trying to get into Canada at any costs.
Also, consider that if she is allowed into Canada under TRV and then you start sponsoring her, she won't be able to travel outside Canada until she gets her PR.

Not necessarily, as long as she has a valid way of re entering Canada it is OK to take short trip, but she can not apply and leave and expect to come back months after. Yes its true TRV has a lower rate of approval, but not by much. Lot of people who wish to not spend the almost 1 year apart from their loved ones take this exact step. Including myself. which is why I suggest u apply for the TRV, once it is approved you can make your choice

 

[Buletruck]

Get the TRV before you marry. Chances of getting one after drop considerably. If you get the TRV she could travel to Canada and you could apply inland with an OWP.

 

[monkeys89]

Get the TRV before you marry. Chances of getting one after drop considerably. If you get the TRV she could travel to Canada and you could apply inland with an OWP.

Yes.

 

[CanadaSimple]

Not necessarily, as long as she has a valid way of re entering Canada it is OK to take short trip

From the Guide https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5289-sponsor-your-spouse-common-law-partner-conjugal-partner-dependent-child-complete-guide.html

Leaving Canada can automatically cancel temporary resident status as a visitor, student or worker.
If your spouse or common-law partner leaves Canada before becoming a permanent resident, they may not be allowed to come back.

Someone might want to take chances. I wouldn't recommend doing so.

 

[gopr]

Get the TRV before you marry. Chances of getting one after drop considerably. If you get the TRV she could travel to Canada and you could apply inland with an OWP.

@anirudhmagon - This is what I would suggest + Option 2. Here is what we did:

Get TRV - approval depends on her ties to India - job, property and money in the bank account. Also attach the day to day itinerary for her visit - places to visit and dates. And a round trip plane ticket (we got a fully refundable one) may help.

Let her visit first if possible, then go home get married and bring her to canada so you can do inland sponsorship. But she needs to have a return ticket though because they might deny entry.

We got married only a year later and my spouse visited twice before marriage. We chose outland for other reasons - like flexibility to travel and spouse's work etc. But my spouse visited here during the outland sponsorship process and sort of moved here 3 months before the 12 months process.