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Sponsoring wife from outside Canada with PR card

ASWJ

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Jun 30, 2008
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Dear all,

I am on PR card status but am right now working outside Canada. I am planing to move to Canada with my wife. My question is, can I sponsor her application from outside Canada while myself being on PR card status. Any advice would be really appriciated.
 

GK

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Dec 18, 2007
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Category........
Visa Office......
Detroit
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-06-2008
Passport Req..
20-07-2008
VISA ISSUED...
01-08-2008
LANDED..........
01-10-2008
No, only Canadian citizens can sponsor when living outside Canada
 

ASWJ

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Jun 30, 2008
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Thanks GK for your reply. In that case, I plan to apply for visit visa for my wife so that we can go together. And then once in Canada, I can apply for her. Can I do it like that. Please advise.
 

GK

Hero Member
Dec 18, 2007
289
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Detroit
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-06-2008
Passport Req..
20-07-2008
VISA ISSUED...
01-08-2008
LANDED..........
01-10-2008
It may be difficult. As your wife's intention is to remain permanently in Canada there is a high risk of her visitor visa being refused. Now I am not an expert in this, this is what I have understood from reading other posts on this forum.
 

ASWJ

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Jun 30, 2008
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GK and all other friends, can anybody please suggest what approach should I take to expedite my wife's paper's. She is in India now and will be probably applying from Delhi. I am working in Saudi Arabia, and she will join me soon here. if I apply to the Canadian embassy here, will it help. Any other advise.
 

PMM

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Jun 30, 2005
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Hi

ASWJ said:
GK and all other friends, can anybody please suggest what approach should I take to expedite my wife's paper's. She is in India now and will be probably applying from Delhi. I am working in Saudi Arabia, and she will join me soon here. if I apply to the Canadian embassy here, will it help. Any other advise.
As the other posters stated, you cannot sponsor her until you return to Canada.

PMM
 

ASWJ

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Jun 30, 2008
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Hi everybody,

From what I have gathered from reading the forum walls, if I go to Canada and file her sponsorship papers and then try for a visit visa, there are good chances that it might be accepted. Right!! any advice on that......

Thanks,
Shahid