Spousal sponsorship
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@armoured Thank you for addressing all my questions - your answers are very helpful. Of course I have follow ups. Numbered as per your responses...
4) With this in mind - would you advise against shipping our belongings for our arrival in November (it's not a whole house just personal belongings)? Also, we have a dog that we intend to bring with us - will showing up with a dog raise alarm bells?
6) With regards to my son: I have heard that citizenship certificate applications are extremely delayed (I have a friend who applied for his daughter from here in the UK early last year and have still not received it) With this in mind I have contacted the embassy in London and as you say they have advised that we can apply for a LVP once we've applied for his citizenship on the basis that we need it for my wife's PR application. But if I'm understanding you correctly it's actually just the proof of applications for both that we'll need?
On the final paragraph - according to the IRCC processing calculator a Work Permit takes 50 days so my thinking is that if we arrive November at worse my wife should have a work permit by end of Jan at the latest. Compared to the calculator saying it will take 12 months for an Outland application. Do you have any information/sources on the accuracy of these times? Or indeed any current information on actual processing times for other applicants?
I don't know, as I said, it's a tricky issue. First - I don't think the spouse can receive belongings duty-free until she has pr status, you'll need to confirm. Obviously you can ship your stuff, and if the dog is yours, then what can they say?
As noted, this dual intent stuff can be a bit tricky - as no, she should not be moving such that she will never leave, but they may be somewhat lenient in situations with kids, etc.
I don't know what you mean by both - you'll have to check passport procedures. (I thought it was possible to apply for both citizenship and passport at same time - what's LVP?). The point being as a citizen he should enter and travel to Canada on Canadian passport.
For the PR application package, yes, a copy of the application for citizenship you submitted will be needed.
Ignore the calculators. I believe inland spousal applicants here were taking ~4 months for the work permits before covid, recent experience more like seven months? Best to check the relevant threads here (If there is a 50 days it's probably some different process to get work permit with completely different eligibility)
Outland: the figure before covid was ~80% of apps were done in 12 months or less - some as little as six months. They seem to be catching up from the covid delays (but there is still a backlog). For more straightforward cases where no relatiosnhip doubts likely and countries where security/criminality easily done, many done quicker than the 12 months.
So up to you, but I find it hard to see that inland would be quicker. But who knows these days?
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Yea, I have noticed several other people who have received DM and have been waiting for PPR since one month or more. I will suggest raising a webform or reach out to your local MP for a query. Do you know which Visa office your file went to?
After Decision Made, next step will be passport request. Just keep an eye on your email for that.
Yeah, this issue is prominent with Delhi Visa office. I have no idea on what basis they choose applications. Patience is the key here, you will get PPR soon. I would suggest checking your spam folder as well, just in case. Raise a webform asking about the application status. I hope you get PPR soon.
Thanku ..they took two long in my case in april 2019 applicant ..i will do that..you think it will take one more month or less
It is hard to guess the time line. I am not sure what is the hold up if decision has been made on the file. I have seen people getting PPR on the same day as decision made and sometimes after 2 months as well. I will suggest, just follow up with them as I have also seen sometimes, PPR going to the wrong email address as well.
Yes before covid people got ppr on same day ..i hope its not gonna happ in my case ..
Hi guys need a quick help. I got my pr on 11 March. I don’t have cic account but when I enter my details online it show I am permanent resident of Canada. But I never receive copr I called them they said it on cic account but I said I don’t have they said wait more Vancouver office will send you. Does someone faced same situation