Spousal sponsorship

[lion.com]

hey everyone i’m very new in here i have some question regarding my application please anyone can help me and anyone can guide me about my case please i’m going to share

1. We received your application to sponsor on April 26, 2019.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on June 12, 2019.
3. We started processing your application on June 11, 2019.
4. We sent you a letter on July 26, 2019. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.
5. We sent you correspondence on August 8, 2019. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the correspondence before sending us additional information, as the correspondence will outline all information that is required.

this is what the immigration send me step by step i have no idea what even the send me and why send me i sponsored my husband from pakistan they should send latter or any information to my husband not me anyone can share their experience please and thank you

Keep checking your email and spam box too... maybe some request to give them some document. If you don’t see anything give them a call. Was your file transferred already??

 

[shaheed10]

Keep checking your email and spam box too... maybe some request to give them some document. If you don’t see anything give them a call. Was your file transferred already??

hey thank you for replying no they didn’t even transfer my application yet that’s the big problem i’m so worried about it and killing me i did call yesterday the agent was very nice he told me they ask me for latter and he told me that i’m still on OW and the agent told me cic immigration they canceled my application because of that but i start crying i told him that i’m not on walfer anymore i give him explanation he understand me he said he he will by his side request to the officer to not cancel my application and he said send all the proof by web from and i did
i mean before i was applying i was at ontario works but i removed myself before i was applying but my bad i never send the latter to cic immigration but today i sent all the proof with the latter i send to web from and i had explain them .. so this is what happened to me i wanted to share this to everyone and now i don’t know what will happened if

 

[lion.com]

hey thank you for replying no they didn’t even transfer my application yet that’s the big problem i’m so worried about it and killing me i did call yesterday the agent was very nice he told me they ask me for latter and he told me that i’m still on OW and the agent told me cic immigration they canceled my application because of that but i start crying i told him that i’m not on walfer anymore i give him explanation he understand me he said he he will by his side request to the officer to not cancel my application and he said send all the proof by web from and i did
i mean before i was applying i was at ontario works but i removed myself before i was applying but my bad i never send the latter to cic immigration but today i sent all the proof with the latter i send to web from and i had explain them .. so this is what happened to me i wanted to share this to everyone and now i don’t know what will happened if

You were on welfare when you applied sponsorship?
You didn’t get sponsor approval yet?

I think you need of someone more experienced than me. Try creating new thread and explain your problem properly. Do not stress!

But for file transfer it takes up to 8 months, so don’t worry about that.

 

[karan sallan]

Hello if anyone is facing delays on CSQ for family reunification, i am an outland applicant had submitted my file on June 26,2019 (CSQ) Normally the QC immigration issues it in 25 days but as per shown on their website they are processing files received on May 15th, anyone in the same situation?

 

[DiNaV]

Friends,

A quick question on form "Imm5562e Supplementary Information For Travels":

This form needs to be filled in by Principal Applicant to provide travel history and there are two options
a) You
b) Your Spouse or Common Law Partner

My confusion is on option (b). I am the sponsor and I am the spouse of the principal applicant so is this my travel details that needs to be filled in this section?

Would really appreciate who knows answer to this.

Thanks.

 

[Jaybee43]

It's been 32 days since I requested our GCMS notes. Can anyone provide a link where I can email CIC to track the status if them? Thanks in advance

 

[payalpat]

Hi,

I submitted my spouse's file in April (2019) and we got the answer from Federal in May. My spouse's medical and biometrics were done in June and now, we are waiting for the visa and PR. I am a born Canadian and my spouse lives outside of Canada. I was wondering if the offices are giving out visas or not..

Thanks.

 

[empress09]

I'm from Manila, Philippines and got married to my Irish husband based in Canada. We want to start working on our papers to go there to him in Canada. I need some help for some details and requirements stated on CIC.

1. Do I need to update all my papers here under my married name, specifically my passport?

2. Any suggestions on what are the best documents we can submit as a proof of our relationship?

3. As we read, me and my husband will fill up some forms for my immigration application, do we submit these separately? From where? If not, do we need to send it here to be submitted together with my forms?

Thanks in advance!

Hi Jinkydo, I'm also from the Philippines and my husband is PR in Canada. We just submitted our Spouse Sponsorship last June. This is what we did:

1. After getting the marriage certificate from PSA, I renewed my passport in DFA to change my marital status and surname. For other IDs, like Driver's License and UMID, I didn't change it. I also created new Gmail account with my married name.

2. For the Proof of Relationship, we submitted all requirements stated in the Checklist. But to be specific, here are the documents we submitted:
-20 printed photographs (Wedding, Engagement, Family Vacation & Gatherings that we're together since we're bf/gf in 2013)
-Screenshots (Facebook posts with comments from friends/family that recognize our relationship, FB Profile with 'Married' Status
-Wedding Suppliers Receipts
-Church Membership Certificate
-Money Remittance Receipts (since we don't have children yet, did not co-habit & no joint bank account)
-FB Messenger Conversations (you need to have it translated if you converse in tagalog; docbase.ca)
-Love Letters I gave my husband when we're still bf/gf

3. For the forms, I printed the pages of the forms that needed my signature and I sent it to Canada via DHL. When my husband received it, he compiled it with all the forms we filled out thru pdf.

We submitted the application via Canadapost last June 10, then June 13, it was received by a representative from IRCC office.

As of the moment, we're still waiting for the email from IRCC if my husband is Eligible to Sponsor and Medical Instruction.

Hope this helps.

 

[empress09]

Hi Everyone,

I'm from the Philippines and my husband is a Permanent Resident in Canada. Here's our timeline as of the moment:

June 10 - Submitted Spouse Sponsorship application via Canadapost
June 13 - IRCC received the application (tracked via Canapost & with signature)
August 1 - My husband received an email from IRCC that they received our application last June 13 (has application # & UCI)

-Checked CAS tool - IN PROCESS for both Sponsorship & PR Application Status​

August 9 - I received Biometrics Instruction Letter thru email from IRCC

- Checked CAS tool - DECISION MADE for Sponsorship & IN PROCESS for PR Application Status​

For now, we're still waiting for IRCC's email. Based from a friend in Canada who also submitted spouse sponsorship application, after she received the AoR, it only took a week then she received an email that she is eligible to sponsor and her husband also received the Medical Instruction letter.

Will update here once we received an email from IRCC.

 

[Brown_Sugar]

Does anyone know if the passport is still requested if it's not recognized by Canada? Since we need a single journey travel document I'm wondering if we still have to send the passport in.

 

[Qaiser Ahmed]

Hi, I am June 2018 applicant, after 12 months of processing I got to know that my application is forwarded to an agency that conduct interviews and visit the applicant country. can anyone tell me when would LVO immigrationofficer visit Pakistan since it's been a while I didn't get any response

 

[Roxy c]

So you are in the situation that you want to sponsor your foreign spouse for permanent residency of Canada and don't know where to start. Here are some tips:

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.

Hi I Just send my papers for sponsorship visa for common law. They received it July 30th and I was wondering when we ll get an answer to see if all paperwork is complete? Thank you

 

[Lestad_01]

Hi guys, Im a little confuse, I sent my app last week for spouse sponsorship+ OWP, for paying the fees, they ask me questions about my application type, and if i will apply for WOP and Biometrics and for WOP the only fee they show me to pay is CAD155, not the CAD100 i see we have to pay too. I see so many cases the WOP application is returned because of missing fee ( the only pay 100 and not 155) is the same for people who only paid 155? I answered everything they ask me for make sure to pay ALL the fees, and they only showed me the PR fees, biometrics fee (85) and Only 155 for OWP. Please help if anyone did the same and i f i have to pay the 100, how to do it before the sent me the AOR.

 

[russ6970]

Do pictures have to be on photographic paper, or can they just be printed off? Thanks in advance

 

[DiNaV]

imm0008enu_2d Generic Application Form

What is the meaning of "Residential address" on this form? Where Applicant currently resides? My spouse is staying and working in Bangalore but his mailing address is of Bombay where his parents resides and that's the address for all his official documents too. On the form "eimm5669 Background declaration" we have mentioned both address Bombay and Bangalore with Bangalore address checked as "On going".

1. Do we need to mention his Bangalore address in "Residential address" ?
2. If yes, do we need to submit any proof document for this address?

Another question on this form is for "Current Occupation" and "Intended Occupation". What should we write here? Current job title?