Spousal sponsorship

[mohan99]

Read the first post in this thread for income verification. No, you do not need a job to sponsor your wife but you need proof of finances to support her for the 3years of undertaking.

Yes, all documents are sent together; both your application to sponsor and her application for PR.

with regards to photos concentrate on quality not quantity. some have sent over 200 photos and others about 20 and both been approved. The instructions do not allow an applicant to send in CD. send Paper copies of photos. see this thread for suggestions on photos: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/photo-proof-and-evidence-t406992.0.html

Ur post was excellent. Thank u. As far as finances go . how does one go about convincing cic that , i can take care of my wife for three years.

I got $11,000 in my account and dunno hw much more i shall have to be on a safe side

 

[mohan99]

i got my pr in 2015 august.

also. we were in a relationship for 12 years and got married in feb 2016.


we have never lived together under one roof for all these years.

does that mean that we were never in a common law (i hope thats the case because i didnt declare anything when i got my PR and my understanding was that only when u start living in one home with your partner u establish a common law )

Kindly correct and guide me

 

[Nyhiraba]

Ur post was excellent. Thank u. As far as finances go . how does one go about convincing cic that , i can take care of my wife for three years.

I got $11,000 in my account and dunno hw much more i shall have to be on a safe side

Read this thread: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t54441.0.html

 

[mohan99]

thanks nyhiraba

 

[Aquakitty]

i got my pr in 2015 august.

also. we were in a relationship for 12 years and got married in feb 2016.


we have never lived together under one roof for all these years.

does that mean that we were never in a common law (i hope thats the case because i didnt declare anything when i got my PR and my understanding was that only when u start living in one home with your partner u establish a common law )

Kindly correct and guide me

Yes you did things correctly.

 

[Nyhiraba]

i got my pr in 2015 august.

also. we were in a relationship for 12 years and got married in feb 2016.


we have never lived together under one roof for all these years.

does that mean that we were never in a common law (i hope thats the case because i didnt declare anything when i got my PR and my understanding was that only when u start living in one home with your partner u establish a common law )

Kindly correct and guide me

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=346&top=14

What does the Government of Canada consider to be a common-law relationship?

You may apply to sponsor a common-law partner, of the opposite sex or the same sex. If so, you have to prove you have been living with your partner for at least 12 consecutive months in a relationship like a marriage.

That means living together for one year without any long periods where you did not see each other. Either partner may have left the home for work or business travel, family obligations, and so on. However, that separation must have been temporary and short.

A common-law relationship ends when at least one partner does not intend to continue it.

 

[mohan99]

thanks again.

 

[willyblue]

My application is ready to be sent,my question is this..Is it the principal that should send the application to CIC or the sponsor?

 

[CDNPR2014]

My application is ready to be sent,my question is this..Is it the principal that should send the application to CIC or the sponsor?

it doesn't matter who sends it or where it's sent from. all that matters is that all the information is together in 1 package and sent to the right location.

 

[mikehipson]

There's a couple ways you can go. Mexico can be a fast office for some people, if you have a solid application and don't need an interview. Since you've lived in Mexico for 13 years with your wife and have 2 kids this should be a breeze. Just do a good job on the application. Then, apply outland while in Mexico (as TanMex said, be sure to provide proof you plan to move to Canada). If you apply soon, she will probably have her visa before the end of the year.

If you really want to move to Canada asap, it might be tricky. You could try for the visitor visa right away. Have a solid plan for why you want to visit Canada (like visiting your family) Show all the ties you have to Mexico (job, house etc). I'm not sure how hard it is for a Mexican to get a visit visa, but generally getting a visitor's visa is tough. The issue here is the border, you don't want it to look like you are moving to Canada. Once you get her into Canada, you can apply for an inland application.
The downside here is inland takes about 2 years to process. But, she can apply for the open work permit then live in Canada legally for the whole process.

Hi there, thanks for all the useful comments. So yeah, we would rather be in Canada within a few months, especially for our kids to go to school there in September, so our first option right now is the visa. I understand your comments about it being hard to get a visitor's visa. I should mention that my wife already got a visitor's visa in 2011. It was multiple entry and good for 2 years. Do you think that will help her odds? My daughter also has to get a visa, because we haven't applied for her citizenship certificate yet (Actually the reason is that it supposedly takes over a year from Mexico, and only a few months from within Canada....)

(If this is too risky we are still considering taking the outland option...)

Thanks so much to you and all who have taken the time to read and reply!

Mike

 

[Aquakitty]

Hi there, thanks for all the useful comments. So yeah, we would rather be in Canada within a few months, especially for our kids to go to school there in September, so our first option right now is the visa. I understand your comments about it being hard to get a visitor's visa. I should mention that my wife already got a visitor's visa in 2011. It was multiple entry and good for 2 years. Do you think that will help her odds? My daughter also has to get a visa, because we haven't applied for her citizenship certificate yet (Actually the reason is that it supposedly takes over a year from Mexico, and only a few months from within Canada....)

(If this is too risky we are still considering taking the outland option...)

Thanks so much to you and all who have taken the time to read and reply!

Mike

Yes that will totally help her case, that makes it a whole different story (assuming she abided by the visa rules and left on time) I see no reason she won't be approved for another visa if you apply similarly.

I should mention you can still apply outland while she's in Canada, if she has a visitor's visa and doesn't plan on working, that's a good option and will be much speedier. She can just extend the status of her visa while in Canada (assuming she gets a multiple entry visa again).

As for the citizenship certificate, EDIT: Read canucks advice on the next page.

 

[preet05]

Hello Folks,

First of all heartiest greetings to all

I am looking for your expert advice in my case. So here is my case:-

1) I am Canada PR and working in one of the category of ( National Occupational Classification 2011) List in canada.
2) I got married last month and i want to sponsor my wife to canada for open work permit also and want to file her spouse PR also.
3) I am confused in whether to apply outland PR or Inland PR. My wife has a valid tourist visa with her.

Now the question comes:- In case she comes to live with me and i apply for open work permit for her. Can i apply a Outland PR for her. I don't want to waste 26 months on inland PR.

Please guide me to come out of this situation.

thanks a lot !

Appreciate ur response.

 

[Valkriz]

Hi to all,

I am stuck in a dilemma need some insight.... My husband and I have been waiting for our application for just over a year now, he was under exclusion order which just expired March 19. They requested an ARC which we submitted a month ago Feb 22nd and we haven't heard anything except a reply to my email from Vienna office saying that his application is on-going which is a positive thing and bring looked at as we speak. My dilemma is that I am desperate to visit home again, I've been twice already my most recent in January. However, my work will not allow me to take any more vacation days (which has always been a pain for me to get time off from my job). My only option is to quit my job (which I've had stable for few years now) and get another job and take a vacation sometime before I start the new one. Please offer us your advise and/or experience in this... Will it hurt our application for me (his sponsor) to change jobs? Will it delay it in any way or has there been a negative outcome from it? Also, what is the process if I change jobs do you I have to inform the cic and is it a pain to do so? We are really looking at our options and just want to be reunited soon. We appreciate any help.

P.S. I am PR not Canadian citizen so I am unable to go live with him or be without work to be more specific.

 

[scylla]

1) I am Canada PR and working in one of the category of ( National Occupational Classification 2011) List in canada.
2) I got married last month and i want to sponsor my wife to canada for open work permit also and want to file her spouse PR also.
3) I am confused in whether to apply outland PR or Inland PR. My wife has a valid tourist visa with her.

Now the question comes:- In case she comes to live with me and i apply for open work permit for her. Can i apply a Outland PR for her. I don't want to waste 26 months on inland PR.

She will only qualify for an OWP if you apply inland (you would submit the OWP with the inland application). If you apply outland - no OWP.

 

[TANMEX]

Hi to all,

I am stuck in a dilemma need some insight.... My husband and I have been waiting for our application for just over a year now, he was under exclusion order which just expired March 19. They requested an ARC which we submitted a month ago Feb 22nd and we haven't heard anything except a reply to my email from Vienna office saying that his application is on-going which is a positive thing and bring looked at as we speak. My dilemma is that I am desperate to visit home again, I've been twice already my most recent in January. However, my work will not allow me to take any more vacation days (which has always been a pain for me to get time off from my job). My only option is to quit my job (which I've had stable for few years now) and get another job and take a vacation sometime before I start the new one. Please offer us your advise and/or experience in this... Will it hurt our application for me (his sponsor) to change jobs? Will it delay it in any way or has there been a negative outcome from it? Also, what is the process if I change jobs do you I have to inform the cic and is it a pain to do so? We are really looking at our options and just want to be reunited soon. We appreciate any help.

Hi ,
changing or quitting your Job or even never work again will not hurt your application or delay it or make them process faster .
The ARC Issue with Vienna VO is well known here , they are one of the most time wasting VOs .