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Sponsorship for wife and kid after getting PR ?

yrrej007

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hi guys..i wish to know a couple of info.... If i am a PR and i wish to sponsor my wife and son what are the procedure? like after getting PR how long does it need to sponsor my wife and son? and what are the financial procedure to sponsor them? can somone explain me?
 

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yrrej007 said:
hi guys..i wish to know a couple of info.... If i am a PR and i wish to sponsor my wife and son what are the procedure? like after getting PR how long does it need to sponsor my wife and son? and what are the financial procedure to sponsor them? can somone explain me?
Hi there,

I hope you mentioned them on your PR application before you landed...
 

yrrej007

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Sep 29, 2011
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no buddy..well i havent applied and intent to apply for PR..but due to lack of funds or POF i thought of taking them at a later stage to canada....but my doubt is if im nt planning to take them alomg with me when i get the PR , how do i process the PR application at the initial stage? like i just need to show the POF for just myself right? that is what i would like to clear.....
 

Foofy

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If you do not add them in your initial application ( mention you have a child and a wife) you will ruin their chance of ever beign sponsored by you

Not sure if you can immigrate first and them after
 

yrrej007

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but if i include them in my initial application then i will have to show their POF also right? or if i just enter their info and just show only my POF is that ok ?
 

PMM

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yrrej007 said:
but if i include them in my initial application then i will have to show their POF also right? or if i just enter their info and just show only my POF is that ok ?
Yes, you will have to show POF for a family of 3. If you didn't, everyone would do it, as they would "land" and then sponsor their spouse and children because you don't have to meet the MINI for spouses and dependent children.
 

yrrej007

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Sep 29, 2011
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im sorry i dint get what u just said...can u explain it in detail? or can someone else clarify it better ?

my concern here is that as of right now i just have the POF for myself. I dont mind including my wife and kid in the initial application. But if i include them in the initial application then wont i hve to show their POF also within mine? Or can i just show my POF only ?
 

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yrrej007 said:
im sorry i dint get what u just said...can u explain it in detail? or can someone else clarify it better ?

my concern here is that as of right now i just have the POF for myself. I dont mind including my wife and kid in the initial application. But if i include them in the initial application then wont i hve to show their POF also within mine? Or can i just show my POF only ?
No - you can't just show POF for yourself.

You must show POF for your entire family. Even if they aren't accompanying you.

If you only have enough POF for yourself right now, then you don't qualify to apply.
 

yrrej007

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that is really bad ... isnt there another option to apply? can somone suggest any idea ? but mind it , that i need to take my family at later stage to canada... so plz suggest another option !!
 

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How were you planning on applying anyway? Was someone else going to sponsor you? Were you going to get a work permit?
 

janpacs

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hi.i just want to clarify something.i landed canada and became a permanent resident with a single status but actually i'm married two weeks before i landed canada.can i sponsor my wife?or if im having aproblem about this matter,can you suggest me what to do so i can sponsor my wife as soon as possible?
 

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janpacs said:
hi.i just want to clarify something.i landed canada and became a permanent resident with a single status but actually i'm married two weeks before i landed canada.can i sponsor my wife?or if im having aproblem about this matter,can you suggest me what to do so i can sponsor my wife as soon as possible?
Sorry to say, but if you landed without declaring your change of status from single to married, then your new wife is excluded from ever being sponsored by you in Family Class.
 

PMM

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AllisonVSC said:
Sorry to say, but if you landed without declaring your change of status from single to married, then your new wife is excluded from ever being sponsored by you in Family Class.
And he can be reported for misrepresentation, since he declared himself as single when he "landed"
 

AllisonVSC

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PMM said:
Hi

And he can be reported for misrepresentation, since he declared himself as single when he "landed"
Yeah, I probably should have included that, but I didn't want to be the bearer of bad news all by myself.
 

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janpacs said:
hi.i just want to clarify something.i landed canada and became a permanent resident with a single status but actually i'm married two weeks before i landed canada.can i sponsor my wife?or if im having aproblem about this matter,can you suggest me what to do so i can sponsor my wife as soon as possible?
Ouch - you've made your life difficult. Had you waited until AFTER you had landed to get married there wouldn't be a problem, but because your status changed BEFORE you landed, you were obligated to tell them of your status change and have your new spouse evaluated.

See http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/relatives-apply-how.asp:

If you apply to sponsor or to be a permanent resident in Canada, you must not misrepresent your situation in any way because it can make you inadmissible to Canada. You cannot misrepresent any relevant facts in your application. You cannot misrepresent your family members and marital status, and you must inform CIC of any change in circumstances. You must disclose all your family members in the application. If you fail to disclose and/or have examined any of your close family members at any time between the date of the original application and the date your family member is granted permanent residence, then you will be barred from sponsoring those members in the future.
To immigrate, your spouse will need to qualify independently of you in one of the eligible classes (which, in your case, does NOT include spousal sponsorship.) It's possible that you might be able to apply in Humanitarian and Compassionate class, but that's a very low probability approach.

I would suggest that you find a lawyer that is comfortable and familiar with this type of situation.