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Spousal sponsorship

kiwiblair

Full Member
Feb 2, 2016
42
5
124
NEW ZEALAND
Category........
Visa Office......
SYDNEY
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-06-2016
AOR Received.
25-04-2016
Med's Done....
up front
Passport Req..
29-09-2016
VISA ISSUED...
17-10-2016
LANDED..........
11-01-2017
just opened my email and saw this !!!!! 4 and half months to get this email !!!!!!

"Your application for Permanent Residence to Canada has reached the final stages of processing, please review the attached letter for information and instructions on what to do next.

You must enter Canada as a permanent resident before your medical expiry date of 2017/03/30. "

holy cow !!! .....

yay ....
 

Shayal

Newbie
Sep 7, 2016
3
0
kiwiblair said:
just opened my email and saw this !!!!! 4 and half months to get this email !!!!!!

"Your application for Permanent Residence to Canada has reached the final stages of processing, please review the attached letter for information and instructions on what to do next.

You must enter Canada as a permanent resident before your medical expiry date of 2017/03/30. "

holy cow !!! .....

yay ....
Congrats. . I am June 16th applicant .. visa office is Sydney .. hoping to get the letter soon as well ..
 

r2rlanes

Hero Member
Nov 13, 2014
520
7
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-08-2016
Doc's Request.
03-11-2016
AOR Received.
20-09-2016 AOR2 ..........: 20-10-2016
File Transfer...
17-10-2016
Med's Request
Upfront | Passed
Med's Done....
27-06-2016
Interview........
Not applicable
Passport Req..
23-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
01-03-2017
LANDED..........
23-04-2017
kiwiblair said:
just opened my email and saw this !!!!! 4 and half months to get this email !!!!!!

"Your application for Permanent Residence to Canada has reached the final stages of processing, please review the attached letter for information and instructions on what to do next.

You must enter Canada as a permanent resident before your medical expiry date of 2017/03/30. "

holy cow !!! .....

yay ....
That was so fast! Congratulations...:)
 
Feb 17, 2016
16
1
Banff
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-03-2016
IELTS Request
07-07-2016
Med's Request
07-07-2016
Med's Done....
11-07-2016
Passport Req..
01-12-2016
LANDED..........
17-12-2016
kiwiblair said:
just opened my email and saw this !!!!! 4 and half months to get this email !!!!!!

"Your application for Permanent Residence to Canada has reached the final stages of processing, please review the attached letter for information and instructions on what to do next.

You must enter Canada as a permanent resident before your medical expiry date of 2017/03/30. "

holy cow !!! .....

yay ....

Wow thats fast!! I applied at the Sydney office in May. Hopefully mine comes through any day now...... Congratulations!!!
 

TrishuBee

Newbie
Sep 29, 2016
1
0
My question is to Leon ,Can I sponsor my spouse with having the support of subsidized housing. Would it have any negative effect on the application. I am a canadian citizen. I do have a full time job. ?!
 

Ponga

VIP Member
Oct 22, 2013
10,419
1,469
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
TrishuBee said:
My question is to Leon ,Can I sponsor my spouse with having the support of subsidized housing. Would it have any negative effect on the application. I am a canadian citizen. I do have a full time job. ?!
I'd be surprised if that is not a form of Social Assistance.
 

Omegabyte

Hero Member
Aug 8, 2016
515
92
Edmonton
Visa Office......
Edmonton
LANDED..........
02-03-2017
Ponga said:
I'd be surprised if that is not a form of Social Assistance.
No, subsidized housing isn't social assistance (welfare). My wife/sponsor gets a housing subsidy through WCB, and we just got SA.
 

Ponga

VIP Member
Oct 22, 2013
10,419
1,469
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Omegabyte said:
No, subsidized housing isn't social assistance (welfare). My wife/sponsor gets a housing subsidy through WCB, and we just got SA.
Good to know.

But...if it's not social assistance...what is it?
 

canuck_in_uk

VIP Member
May 4, 2012
31,553
7,205
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06/12
Omegabyte said:
No, subsidized housing isn't social assistance (welfare). My wife/sponsor gets a housing subsidy through WCB, and we just got SA.
If her subsidy is from WCB, then I'm guessing it's to compensate for a workplace injury. This is different from someone which is receiving housing subsidy from the government because they are low income.


TrishuBee said:
My question is to Leon ,Can I sponsor my spouse with having the support of subsidized housing. Would it have any negative effect on the application. I am a canadian citizen. I do have a full time job. ?!
Contact your housing liaison or support worker to find out.
 

Omegabyte

Hero Member
Aug 8, 2016
515
92
Edmonton
Visa Office......
Edmonton
LANDED..........
02-03-2017
canuck_in_uk said:
If her subsidy is from WCB, then I'm guessing it's to compensate for a workplace injury. This is different from someone which is receiving housing subsidy from the government because they are low income.
She lost her prior (common-law) husband in a workplace incident. :'(

I've read elsewhere on this forum, as well as other websites, that housing subsidies aren't welfare. I only mentioned our circumstance as anecdotal evidence of that statement. If you find out otherwise, please let me know? Thanks Canuck_in_UK.
 

Kara123

Star Member
Aug 7, 2016
53
0
Hi I'm a July applicant , my application is already at the VO and in process... I got my WX-1 visa to Canada till the end of March. What kind of visa is that? Anyone how any idea?
 

bluegirl08

Star Member
Nov 22, 2014
100
19
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
App. Filed.......
18-08-2017
AOR Received.
30-09-2017
File Transfer...
20-10-2017
Med's Request
04-10-2017
Is student loan from the government or example Alberta Grant, considered as a social welfare?
 

canuck_in_uk

VIP Member
May 4, 2012
31,553
7,205
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06/12
Omegabyte said:
She lost her prior (common-law) husband in a workplace incident. :'(

I've read elsewhere on this forum, as well as other websites, that housing subsidies aren't welfare. I only mentioned our circumstance as anecdotal evidence of that statement. If you find out otherwise, please let me know? Thanks Canuck_in_UK.
I believe it depends on the circumstances and where the money is coming from. Your partner's situation is very different from most who recieve housing subsidies and is very clearly not welfare.

As I advised OP, they should check with their support worker.


bluegirl08 said:
Is student loan from the government or example Alberta Grant, considered as a social welfare?
Student loans are not welfare.
 

Son-of-A-Gun

Star Member
Sep 23, 2016
177
31
The processing time for the assessment of sponsor has just jumped to 32 days (instead of 29 previously) for the "Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada" (Mississauga).