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Spousal Sponsorship or Add to EE application

amodmallya

Star Member
May 3, 2016
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Hamilton, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
24-04-2016
AOR Received.
26-04-2016
Passport Req..
18-10-2016
VISA ISSUED...
28-10-2016
LANDED..........
26-11-2016
I just wanted some help in figuring the best and fastest option.

A little bit about my background.

I am an Indian citizen currently in the US on a student visa which expires June,2017. Knwing the risk involved in applying for H1b, i decided to look at canada. I recently got PPR and am waiting for my COPR from Ottawa.
Now comes the tricky part.
I am going to get married in the last week of december and my fiance is an indian national as well residing in India. She does however have a tourist visa to the US and i am planning on having her come over after the marriage till i am ready to move to Canada.

I am planning to do my landing during Thanksgiving(US-- EOM November). However, I was wondering if it would be better to do my landing and then sponsor my wife(now fiance) when i move to Canada
OR
I should not do my landing, get married and add her to my application.

NDVO is notorious for slow application processing but i am in a dillema here because outland spousal sponsorship take about 13 months as of now. Inland is not an option right now because she does not have a Canadian Visitor visa yet.

What would be the best course of action keeping in mind that I HAVE to leave the US by end of June 2017 and I must go to Canada directly from the US because i have a dog with me and it would just be easier to do that.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,