Sponsoring wife from outside Canada with PR card

[ASWJ]

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]

No, only Canadian citizens can sponsor when living outside Canada

 

[ASWJ]

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]

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]

GK, Thanks a lot for your replies.

ASWJ

 

[ASWJ]

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]

Hi

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]

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