Spousal sponsorship
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hi everyone>> I want to ask about supplementary information/ your travels form?
Since it's about my wife the principal applicant who is overseas and I am the spouse in Canada ..should we fill my part or leave it empty because I m a permanent resident alrready in Canada? and if I leave it empty should I type N/A and where? thanx
Since it's about my wife the principal applicant who is overseas and I am the spouse in Canada ..should we fill my part or leave it empty because I m a permanent resident alrready in Canada? and if I leave it empty should I type N/A and where? thanx
Hi there, is anybody here sponsored their partner (living outside Canada) in December 2016 by using old forms and checklist? I have some confusion regarding my application. So I sponsored my husband in December 2016 and used old forms because the new forms were not updated that time and on January 2017 they asked us to send some more forms which was not included in old kit but the new one. And since then there is no update in our online account. It's been showing that "we need more documents to process your application and we will send you a message" but there is no correspondence received by CIC since long. Has anyone been through the same situation? Any advice please?
Hi everyone,
Im living here in abu dhabi for almost 4 years and my wife is in canada for 4 years also. We are both from the philippines.She went here in abudhabi and we got married last march 2017 (this year) and we've submitted all the requirments from both sides. We applied for sponsorship on march 2017 and now im still waiting for my visa. My question is, how long will it take for my visa to come?
Please answer.
Thank you so much
Im living here in abu dhabi for almost 4 years and my wife is in canada for 4 years also. We are both from the philippines.She went here in abudhabi and we got married last march 2017 (this year) and we've submitted all the requirments from both sides. We applied for sponsorship on march 2017 and now im still waiting for my visa. My question is, how long will it take for my visa to come?
Please answer.
Thank you so much
Hi friends,
I landed two weeks ago and am currently in the fun process of settling in. You can read about my experience at www.me-immigration.jimdo.com
Thanks for all the help through this long process.
See you in time.
I landed two weeks ago and am currently in the fun process of settling in. You can read about my experience at www.me-immigration.jimdo.com
Thanks for all the help through this long process.
See you in time.
My file reviced in india about month ago . and background checks says not applicable . How long it will take to process ?
Married, common law or conjugal partners
First you need to pick an application class. There are three of them: married, common-law and conjugal. For all of them, you need to prove the genuineity of your relationship. For common-law, you need to prove that you have lived together for 12 months or longer. For conjugal, you need to prove that you have combined your affairs as much as possible but there are real immigration barriers or other barriers preventing you from living together or getting married. Conjugal is the hardest to prove. For example, if your partner could get a visit visa to come to Canada for 6 months and then apply for an extension to get the full year, even though they will not be allowed to work, that is not considered an immigration barrier. An immigration barrier is if your partner tries to get a visit visa to come to Canada and is repeatedly refused. Some people have had luck with the conjugal class but try to avoid it if possible.
Outland or inland?
Now you need to decide if to apply outland or inland. If your spouse is not in Canada and can not get a visa to go to Canada, you must apply outland. That means that you will send your application to Mississauga and they will approve you as a sponsor. The time that takes is usually 1-2 months to but current processing times can be seen here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#sponsorship After that, the application is forwarded to your local visa office. If your spouse is residing in a country other than the country of their nationality, you can pick which of the two visa offices you want. Otherwise it will be processed in their country of nationality. You can see the processing times here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/05-fc-spouses.asp
If your spouse is staying in Canada as a visitor or on some other visa, you can pick whether you want to apply outland or inland. Outland is generally faster and has appeal rights but a downside to outland is that if an interview is required, your spouse will have to travel to the visa office in the country where it's being processed. Inland has the downside that it's generally not advised that your spouse travels while you are waiting for your processing because it is a requirement of inland that they reside in Canada and if they are denied entry at the border for some reason, your application is gone. If an interview is required for inland, you may also have to wait a long time for it. The inland application would be sent to Vegreville and if all goes well, you would get a first stage approval, usually in 6 to 8 months. The current processing times can be seen here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#perm_res Then the file is forwarded to your local CIC office where you live and they will contact you for a landing appointment. Getting the PR with inland usually takes 12-18 months. If an interview is required for inland, Vegreville will not give first stage approval but instead will forward the application to the local CIC office without it and you will have to wait for them to have time for your interview. In some cases that can take a year or two. If you do get the first stage approval, your spouse will usually be eligible for health care and an open work permit. It is actually a good idea when applying inland to send an application form for a visit visa extension as well as the open work permit to be given at first stage approval all in one package so it's tied together.
Which method to pick depends on your situation. If your spouses country of nationality has a long processing time or your spouse does not want to have to travel there for a possible interview, then inland is the way to go. For faster processing and freedom of travel during the processing time, outland would be better. You can find the application forms for inland at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp and the application forms for outland at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp
Avoiding potential problems with your application
The most common reason for people to be called for an interview is that the visa officer has doubts about the relationship being genuine. It is up to you to send immigration some quality data, emails, chat logs, phone records, photos, letters and other material to prove to them that your relationship is the real thing. Other reasons you might have problems with is eligibility of the sponsor. The sponsor can not be on social assistance, can not be bankrupt and can not have a record of violent crimes or crimes against family members. If that is the case, better talk to a lawyer and get that cleared up before attempting to apply.
Dependent children
If your spouse has dependent children, they must be included in the PR application, even if they are not coming to Canada. They will need to have medicals as well to keep the option open to sponsor them later. The only way that immigration will accept the application without those medicals is if the children are no longer minors and refuse to have it or if the children are in the full custody of their other parent who refuses to make them available for medicals. In that case, your spouse needs to sign a statement stating that they know that they will never be able to sponsor these children to Canada in the future.
Dependent children are classified as single and either under 22 years of age or if they are older, they must have been full time students since before age 22 or dependent on their parent due to a disability or medical problem.
Refusals due to income and medicals
You will be asked to provide information about your income but you will not be denied to sponsor your spouse and dependent children because you do not make enough money. It is possible though that if you make absolutely no money at all that immigration may ask you how you plan to support yourselves.
Spouses and dependent children are also exempt from the clause about excessive demand on health care so you do not have to worry about them being refused for that reason.
Sponsoring your spouse while living in another country
If you are a Canadian citizen, you can sponsor your spouse without being in Canada but you do then have to prove that you are planning on moving to Canada when your spouse gets approved for permanent residency. Such proof can include having arranged jobs, being accepted to college, having arranged housing or letters from friends & relatives stating that they know of your plans and that you can stay with them while you look for housing etc.
If you are a PR, you must reside in Canada in order to sponsor your spouse. You can chance short vacations (remember that a Canadian vacation is generally no longer than 2 weeks) but if immigration finds out that you are not in Canada, you risk getting your application refused.[/QUOTE]
Married, common law or conjugal partners
First you need to pick an application class. There are three of them: married, common-law and conjugal. For all of them, you need to prove the genuineity of your relationship. For common-law, you need to prove that you have lived together for 12 months or longer. For conjugal, you need to prove that you have combined your affairs as much as possible but there are real immigration barriers or other barriers preventing you from living together or getting married. Conjugal is the hardest to prove. For example, if your partner could get a visit visa to come to Canada for 6 months and then apply for an extension to get the full year, even though they will not be allowed to work, that is not considered an immigration barrier. An immigration barrier is if your partner tries to get a visit visa to come to Canada and is repeatedly refused. Some people have had luck with the conjugal class but try to avoid it if possible.
Outland or inland?
Now you need to decide if to apply outland or inland. If your spouse is not in Canada and can not get a visa to go to Canada, you must apply outland. That means that you will send your application to Mississauga and they will approve you as a sponsor. The time that takes is usually 1-2 months to but current processing times can be seen here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#sponsorship After that, the application is forwarded to your local visa office. If your spouse is residing in a country other than the country of their nationality, you can pick which of the two visa offices you want. Otherwise it will be processed in their country of nationality. You can see the processing times here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/05-fc-spouses.asp
If your spouse is staying in Canada as a visitor or on some other visa, you can pick whether you want to apply outland or inland. Outland is generally faster and has appeal rights but a downside to outland is that if an interview is required, your spouse will have to travel to the visa office in the country where it's being processed. Inland has the downside that it's generally not advised that your spouse travels while you are waiting for your processing because it is a requirement of inland that they reside in Canada and if they are denied entry at the border for some reason, your application is gone. If an interview is required for inland, you may also have to wait a long time for it. The inland application would be sent to Vegreville and if all goes well, you would get a first stage approval, usually in 6 to 8 months. The current processing times can be seen here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#perm_res Then the file is forwarded to your local CIC office where you live and they will contact you for a landing appointment. Getting the PR with inland usually takes 12-18 months. If an interview is required for inland, Vegreville will not give first stage approval but instead will forward the application to the local CIC office without it and you will have to wait for them to have time for your interview. In some cases that can take a year or two. If you do get the first stage approval, your spouse will usually be eligible for health care and an open work permit. It is actually a good idea when applying inland to send an application form for a visit visa extension as well as the open work permit to be given at first stage approval all in one package so it's tied together.
Which method to pick depends on your situation. If your spouses country of nationality has a long processing time or your spouse does not want to have to travel there for a possible interview, then inland is the way to go. For faster processing and freedom of travel during the processing time, outland would be better. You can find the application forms for inland at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp and the application forms for outland at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp
Avoiding potential problems with your application
The most common reason for people to be called for an interview is that the visa officer has doubts about the relationship being genuine. It is up to you to send immigration some quality data, emails, chat logs, phone records, photos, letters and other material to prove to them that your relationship is the real thing. Other reasons you might have problems with is eligibility of the sponsor. The sponsor can not be on social assistance, can not be bankrupt and can not have a record of violent crimes or crimes against family members. If that is the case, better talk to a lawyer and get that cleared up before attempting to apply.
Dependent children
If your spouse has dependent children, they must be included in the PR application, even if they are not coming to Canada. They will need to have medicals as well to keep the option open to sponsor them later. The only way that immigration will accept the application without those medicals is if the children are no longer minors and refuse to have it or if the children are in the full custody of their other parent who refuses to make them available for medicals. In that case, your spouse needs to sign a statement stating that they know that they will never be able to sponsor these children to Canada in the future.
Dependent children are classified as single and either under 22 years of age or if they are older, they must have been full time students since before age 22 or dependent on their parent due to a disability or medical problem.
Refusals due to income and medicals
You will be asked to provide information about your income but you will not be denied to sponsor your spouse and dependent children because you do not make enough money. It is possible though that if you make absolutely no money at all that immigration may ask you how you plan to support yourselves.
Spouses and dependent children are also exempt from the clause about excessive demand on health care so you do not have to worry about them being refused for that reason.
Sponsoring your spouse while living in another country
If you are a Canadian citizen, you can sponsor your spouse without being in Canada but you do then have to prove that you are planning on moving to Canada when your spouse gets approved for permanent residency. Such proof can include having arranged jobs, being accepted to college, having arranged housing or letters from friends & relatives stating that they know of your plans and that you can stay with them while you look for housing etc.
If you are a PR, you must reside in Canada in order to sponsor your spouse. You can chance short vacations (remember that a Canadian vacation is generally no longer than 2 weeks) but if immigration finds out that you are not in Canada, you risk getting your application refused.[/QUOTE]
Anyone could say,
(1)Did IRCC receive my IMM5669 form!
(2)Should I need to submit PCC hard copy as IRCC asking to upload this time only PCC color scan copy & mentioned if require hard copy they will ask! if yes then pls help me by providing mail address.
(3)How long time IRCC will take to process my spouse file!
Below is my status:
I have applied for my spouse & got update accordingly:
Application sent:29th March 2017;
Application received by IRCC:04th April 2017;
Received Letter from IRCC:14May 2017;
Received Letter from IRCC for Principal Applicant to submit IMM5669 form:19th Sep 2017;
IMM5669 form sent through email:26th Sep 2017;
PA linked email with GCKey A/C :27th Sep 2017;
PCC asking through GCKey: 29th Sep 2017;
Uploaded PCC scan color copy on GCKey:30th Sep 2017;
(1)Did IRCC receive my IMM5669 form!
(2)Should I need to submit PCC hard copy as IRCC asking to upload this time only PCC color scan copy & mentioned if require hard copy they will ask! if yes then pls help me by providing mail address.
(3)How long time IRCC will take to process my spouse file!
Below is my status:
I have applied for my spouse & got update accordingly:
Application sent:29th March 2017;
Application received by IRCC:04th April 2017;
Received Letter from IRCC:14May 2017;
Received Letter from IRCC for Principal Applicant to submit IMM5669 form:19th Sep 2017;
IMM5669 form sent through email:26th Sep 2017;
PA linked email with GCKey A/C :27th Sep 2017;
PCC asking through GCKey: 29th Sep 2017;
Uploaded PCC scan color copy on GCKey:30th Sep 2017;
Hi,
I am a naturalized Canadian and have applied for my husband's spousal sponsorship visa in march 2017. I am pregnant (my due date is in february 2018) and we are currently living in Karachi, Pakistan. My question is if the baby is born in karachi how long does it take to get the proof of citizenship certificate for the baby? Please kindly respond
I am a naturalized Canadian and have applied for my husband's spousal sponsorship visa in march 2017. I am pregnant (my due date is in february 2018) and we are currently living in Karachi, Pakistan. My question is if the baby is born in karachi how long does it take to get the proof of citizenship certificate for the baby? Please kindly respond
Hi Saqlain,
Since yours is an inland application, could you share if your wife is here on a visitor visa while the spouse PR application is in process? or did you apply for an open work permit as per the new pilot rule that started couple of years ago? If it's a visitor visa, then did you have to cross the border every 6 months? I became a PR last week and was thinking what would be the best pathway for a spouse PR.
Hi everyone
I am from Hong Kong and married in Hong Kong on last November. My husband is going to apply the spouse immigration for me. May I know if we need to fill in the form IMM 1283E?
He is only sponsoring me, and one more question, can he ask his father as the co-signer or just leave it blank in fine?
Thanks so much!
I am from Hong Kong and married in Hong Kong on last November. My husband is going to apply the spouse immigration for me. May I know if we need to fill in the form IMM 1283E?
He is only sponsoring me, and one more question, can he ask his father as the co-signer or just leave it blank in fine?
Thanks so much!
SaqlainSyed
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Hi Monish,
I am sorry for the late reply, actually i am being sponsored by my wife as she is Canadian. I was on a student visa before and completed my studies before we got married. And then we did indeed get the open work permit which is why i am currently working as she is a full time student right now. We got married in 2014 while i was completing my education. I was going to apply through as a student and was going to apply through Manitoba PNP but since we were married and going to move in soon. We waited till we could and then applied through the spouse sponsorship inland.
I had a valid student visa till 15 july 2017 which expired but i still have a work permit till May 2018. I am not sure if the pilot program is 1 year work permit because i got mine in 2016 may and it was valid for 2 years.
Hope that helps. If you need to ask anything else. Feel free.