Sponsoring spouse on study permit as PR

[umayadav]

Hello,

I am currently on a temporary work permit which is going to expire soon and I've already applied for PR which should give out a decision very soon.

My wife has received an admission offer from McMaster University for Winter 2022. We are planning to apply for her study permit in mid-October for some reason.

Let's say I receive my PR before she applies for the study permit. In that scenario, what would be the chances of approval of her study permit?

We have applied once for a study permit before and she got a refusal citing the reason that she won't leave Canada after she finishes her studies.

Now, that I am going to a PR, would that further reinforce that refusal reason that she won't leave Canada? Would that lead to the Visa officer believing that she is actually to reunite with her husband, not for the studies?

She had applied for the university before we got married. So that is one of the arguments. But how do we make our case stronger?

Has anyone seen such cases before? What are the alternative ways I can bring her to Canada except for the family sponsorship which is taking a very long time?

Thanks.

 

[scylla]

Hello,

I am currently on a temporary work permit which is going to expire soon and I've already applied for PR which should give out a decision very soon.

My wife has received an admission offer from McMaster University for Winter 2022. We are planning to apply for her study permit in mid-October for some reason.

Let's say I receive my PR before she applies for the study permit. In that scenario, what would be the chances of approval of her study permit?

We have applied once for a study permit before and she got a refusal citing the reason that she won't leave Canada after she finishes her studies.

Now, that I am going to a PR, would that further reinforce that refusal reason that she won't leave Canada? Would that lead to the Visa officer believing that she is actually to reunite with her husband, not for the studies?

She had applied for the university before we got married. So that is one of the arguments. But how do we make our case stronger?

Has anyone seen such cases before? What are the alternative ways I can bring her to Canada except for the family sponsorship which is taking a very long time?

Thanks.

Is your wife not included in your PR application as an accompanying dependent?

 

[canuck78]

Hello,

I am currently on a temporary work permit which is going to expire soon and I've already applied for PR which should give out a decision very soon.

My wife has received an admission offer from McMaster University for Winter 2022. We are planning to apply for her study permit in mid-October for some reason.

Let's say I receive my PR before she applies for the study permit. In that scenario, what would be the chances of approval of her study permit?

We have applied once for a study permit before and she got a refusal citing the reason that she won't leave Canada after she finishes her studies.

Now, that I am going to a PR, would that further reinforce that refusal reason that she won't leave Canada? Would that lead to the Visa officer believing that she is actually to reunite with her husband, not for the studies?

She had applied for the university before we got married. So that is one of the arguments. But how do we make our case stronger?

Has anyone seen such cases before? What are the alternative ways I can bring her to Canada except for the family sponsorship which is taking a very long time?

Thanks.

It will be quite difficult for her to get a study permit as the spouse of a PR. The one exception may be for very advanced degree like a PhD. If you didn’t include her as accompanying you must have realized that you would likely need to go through the sponsorship process.

 

[umayadav]

Is your wife not included in your PR application as an accompanying dependent?

No, I've only included her as a non-accompanying family member thinking that it would complicate study permit application that under processing back in time and later got refused.

 

[umayadav]

It will be quite difficult for her to get a study permit as the spouse of a PR. The one exception may be for very advanced degree like a PhD. If you didn’t include her as accompanying you must have realized that you would likely need to go through the sponsorship process.

Do you any instances where study permit was refused in such cases ? Or any tips how can we make our case stronger ?

I don't want to go through sponsorship since it will take a lot of time. Or Do you know of other ways i can bring her to Canada ?

 

[scylla]

No, I've only included her as a non-accompanying family member thinking that it would complicate study permit application that under processing back in time and later got refused.

Can you still change her to accompanying? That would honestly be the best option.

 

[canuck78]

Do you any instances where study permit was refused in such cases ? Or any tips how can we make our case stronger ?

I don't want to go through sponsorship since it will take a lot of time. Or Do you know of other ways i can bring her to Canada ?

Most don’t attempt to apply for a study permit because they know the chances of refusal are high and they want to avoid paying international fees. You can search the forum for previous examples. Why don’t you add your spouse onto your PR application as accompanying? That is the best solution.

 

[umayadav]

Can you still change her to accompanying? That would honestly be the best option.

I've already submitted forms and documents to add her as a non-accompanying member. Is it possible to change that now to accompanying member?

Thanks.

 

[canuck78]

I've already submitted forms and documents to add her as a non-accompanying member. Is it possible to change that now to accompanying member?

Thanks.

Yes. Send in a webform.

 

[umayadav]

Yes. Send in a webform.

Wouldn't that lead to the recalculation of my CRS points? I'll fall below the cutoff in the round which i was invited in.

 

[scylla]

Wouldn't that lead to the recalculation of my CRS points? I'll fall below the cutoff in the round which i was invited in.

No. There are multiple discussions on this topic in the Express Entry section of the forum. Join discussions on this topic there.

 

[umayadav]

@scylla @canuck78 Thanks, guys. I've requested a change from non-accompanying to accompanying and paid the fees. Figured that would be the good amongst the worse solutions. I also applied for BOWP today since my work permit is going to expire in the next two months.

My wife already had her biometrics, medical, and all other forms filled up when we initially added her back in mid-July. Application status shows medical passed for her.

I also saw a ghost update recently a few days back. Was that a sign that the application was moving forward?

My application is being processed at Vancouver VO.

My wife is in India and i am in Canada. I know wrong to ask but any idea how long it may take for the decision to be made?

 

[scylla]

@scylla @canuck78 Thanks, guys. I've requested a change from non-accompanying to accompanying and paid the fees. Figured that would be the good amongst the worse solutions. I also applied for BOWP today since my work permit is going to expire in the next two months.

My wife already had her biometrics, medical, and all other forms filled up when we initially added her back in mid-July. Application status shows medical passed for her.

I also saw a ghost update recently a few days back. Was that a sign that the application was moving forward?

My application is being processed at Vancouver VO.

My wife is in India and i am in Canada. I know wrong to ask but any idea how long it may take for the decision to be made?

You really need to post in the right section of the forum.

If you are asking about an EE or PNP application, then post your questions to those sections of the forum. This is where others are discussing status for similar applications.

 

[umayadav]

Putting an update here for someone else's reference.

I changed my spouse from non-accompanying to accompanying.

Applied for a study permit the second time, got rejected for the same reasons as the first time.

But for the PR application, received PPR for her along with my COPR. Happy ending !

Full timeline in signature.

Thanks @scylla @canuck78 I owe you guys for the great advice.

 

[canuck78]

Putting an update here for someone else's reference.

I changed my spouse from non-accompanying to accompanying.

Applied for a study permit the second time, got rejected for the same reasons as the first time.

But for the PR application, received PPR for her along with my COPR. Happy ending !

Full timeline in signature.

Thanks @scylla @canuck78 I owe you guys for the great advice.

Glad it worked out!