Sponsoring my Korean wife for permanent residency

[CanNZ]

My wife finally got her supporting documents today, the Entry/Exit form is mostly in English, so she does not have to get that translated correct?

Also, it never said where she went, just that she had left the country for a period of time.

 

[bartjones]

My wife finally got her supporting documents today, the Entry/Exit form is mostly in English, so she does not have to get that translated correct?

Also, it never said where she went, just that she had left the country for a period of time.

It's not a required document so you don't need to submit it. Just hang on to it in case they ask later. The one we got was in both English and Korean so you don't need to have it translated.

 

[CanNZ]

It's not a required document so you don't need to submit it. Just hang on to it in case they ask later. The one we got was in both English and Korean so you don't need to have it translated.

Did you submit it with your original application?

 

[CanNZ]

Bartjones

Also, your Employment Letter, how professional does it have to look? Did you get your school to put their letterhead on it? Or did you just type up a basic form on an A4 sized paper and have them sign it? I am really struggling with this one.

 

[bartjones]

Did you submit it with your original application?

No I didn't submit it, I just kept a copy in case they decide they want it later at which point we'll have left Korea.

Ours also didn't indicate where she had traveled. That's okay. I think that if they do ask for it they are just seeking to confirm the part of the forms where she has to indicate where she has lived since she was 18. It's probably more significant in common law applications where couples may be claiming to have visited each other over the course of their relationship. The entry/exit record will confirm that, but if I recall correctly, you're legally married, so they'll probably never ask to see it.

 

[bartjones]

Bartjones

Also, your Employment Letter, how professional does it have to look? Did you get your school to put their letterhead on it? Or did you just type up a basic form on an A4 sized paper and have them sign it? I am really struggling with this one.

I just typed up the body of the letter as follows;

Citizenship and immigration Canada
Case Processing Centre ─ Mississauga
P.O. Box 3000, Station A
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
L5A 4N6

This will confirm that (name) is currently employed with our company as (job title) at (workplace address). He has been employed in this capacity with us since (start date). His regular work hours are (days and hours you work). His monthly salary is (monthly salary) Korean Won per month. Thank you.

Yours Truly

(your boss' name)

I emailed it to my supervisor, asked him to put it on their letterhead and sign it. That's all there was to it.

 

[CanNZ]

I guess I have been overthinking this part of the application. I think I will just do something similar, but I ain't looking forward to this conversation with my employer.

 

[Korea2Canada]

I got my letters on letterhead but I would have taken it on A4. Either way. As bartjones said hold onto that entry exit doc since its not on the list. I recently started a new uni job so it ruffled some feathers. They just said are you quitting? So I had to let the cat out of the bag.

 

[CanNZ]

At least I have been with my employer for 3 years, so that shouldn't make it to uncomfortable, although the owner changed about 6 months ago.

 

[CanNZ]

Another question for you Bartjones.

If my memory is correct, you are like me and does not have a 'full time job' how many letters of employment did you do?

Also,


Document Checklist part 19, how did you deal with that one? I don't think I need to meet the minimum necessary income as we have no children.

 

[bartjones]

Another question for you Bartjones.

If my memory is correct, you are like me and does not have a 'full time job' how many letters of employment did you do?

Yes. I had a bunch of different jobs. I chose the one that occupied the most of my time and only included a letter for that one.

Document Checklist part 19, how did you deal with that one? I don't think I need to meet the minimum necessary income as we have no children.

You don't need to worry about meeting a minimum necessary income requirement as you have no non-Canadian children, right? If so, you can ignore section 19 entirely.

 

[bartjones]

BTW, I called three insurance agents last week in Ontario to get quotes on my car insurance. All three said the same thing. They only consider your last 3 years of driving when calculating rates, so if you haven't driven in Canada during the past 3 years they will charge you as if you are a first time driver. All three also said that they will not consider foreign driving records in making that assessment.

That really burns me up. Partly because I drove in Canada for 23 years before coming here with only one small damage claim and one speeding ticket and partly because I feel that after driving in "red-light optional" Korea for 8 years without any claims at all, they should let me drive in Canada for free and give me some kind of all star driving medal ;D.

 

[Rob_TO]

BTW, I called three insurance agents last week in Ontario to get quotes on my car insurance. All three said the same thing. They only consider your last 3 years of driving when calculating rates, so if you haven't driven in Canada during the past 3 years they will charge you as if you are a first time driver. All three also said that they will not consider foreign driving records in making that assessment.

That really burns me up. Partly because I drove in Canada for 23 years before coming here with only one small damage claim and one speeding ticket and partly because I feel that after driving in "red-light optional" Korea for 8 years without any claims at all, they should let me drive in Canada for free and give me some kind of all star driving medal ;D.

Welcome to Ontario... worst province for insurance in all of Canada! Only things i could recommend is calling the company you used to be insured with here for 23 years... or perhaps try an insurance broker instead of the individual companies.

I've driven in Korea also and agree... if you can have a clean record there (or anywhere in Asia for that matter) it should count as double-experience here. Loved navigating all the narrow side streets in Seoul

 

[Korea2Canada]

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/2013/04/22/immigration-citizenship-backlog.html

 

[CanNZ]

Question about the police check, did your wives get fingerprinted for it? her form says 범죄경력 수사경력조회 회보서. Is this the correct one?