Spousal sponsorship

[Lhadysherie_06]

Wait. There is always the possibility that they will extend your current medical instead of requesting a new one.

ok then thank you for your response..i'm a little bit worried because i haven't heared or receives any email from them since feb2016

 

[icy116]

Question: Is it possible to email the embassy 30 days after passport request? I have a trip coming so I am worried when they will return the pp. Thanks in advance.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Can you shed some light on what would qualify as an official document?


EDIT: Also, it seems that the police in Israel release the police certificates to the Canadian Embassy directly. Does anyone know if I should worry about translating it? It doesn't mention anything on CIC website.

Official documents basically means government issued. Passport, ID cards, birth cert, marriage cert, divorce cert, military documents etc. You will also need two Statutory Declarations from family or friends; it would be easier if you have people who can write their letters in English so they just need to be notarized.

No need to worry about the PCC. Just follow the rules as per IRCC's website.

 

[sadcanadianpr]

Thanks sadcanadianpr for your reply.

Actually, she would be applying through PNP nomination (as a post-grad student), so points won't be a problem for her express entry application. However, the problem is I am also finishing my studies and plan to find a job in the US. So just trying to figure out which would be faster, but it's difficult to tell as I saw some people got their spousal applications approved in 6-8 months.

I'm leaning toward spousal sponsorship at this point.

Hey Buddy... Which is your base country ? I have seen people getting approved in 4 months. That's for US applicants whose applications are going to Ottawa. So if in your case it goes to Ottawa you will be processed comparatively faster. I am a july applicant and it still shows In Process. My spouse VISA is being processed from New Delhi. So check what's the time line for your spouse's base country. Also as you said PNP, doesn't that take a year itself to get processed ? I don't have much idea about that. But good luck buddy.

 

[jrseee]

Thanks man! I am not from the US, but someone in this forum mentioned that spouse with 1 year of valid study permit/visa from the date of application gets forwarded to Ottawa. Not sure how true it is or this has happened to anyone.

These days BC PNP takes on average 2 -3 months to get approval. I guess it was taking much longer back in 2015, more than a year.

Thanks for the wish! We need it

Hey Buddy... Which is your base country ? I have seen people getting approved in 4 months. That's for US applicants whose applications are going to Ottawa. So if in your case it goes to Ottawa you will be processed comparatively faster. I am a july applicant and it still shows In Process. My spouse VISA is being processed from New Delhi. So check what's the time line for your spouse's base country. Also as you said PNP, doesn't that take a year itself to get processed ? I don't have much idea about that. But good luck buddy.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thanks man! I am not from the US, but someone in this forum mentioned that spouse with 1 year of valid study permit/visa from the date of application gets forwarded to Ottawa. Not sure how true it is or this has happened to anyone.

These days BC PNP takes on average 2 -3 months to get approval. I guess it was taking much longer back in 2015, more than a year.

Your spouse's app will most likely be processed in the VO for her country of nationality, not Ottawa.

Current posted processing time for PNP is 6 months. However, that is only the federal processing time and does not include the time it will take to actually receive the provincial nomination.

 

[Parry_k]

Hello

I am going to Canada on study permit and then my husband (who is a PR) is going to file an Inland Spouse sponsorship for me along with an Open Work Permit application.
My doubt is that is there any chance of getting refusal for the Open Work permit in the sense that it may conflict with my Study permit?
My diploma is a part time program and as such it is quite less demanding compared to a full time program. So I do wish to join full time work while continuing the part time evening course.

Will my study permit get cancelled once I get the open work permit or can I retain both?

thanks in advance!

 

[xtreemboarder]

Official documents basically means government issued. Passport, ID cards, birth cert, marriage cert, divorce cert, military documents etc. You will also need two Statutory Declarations from family or friends; it would be easier if you have people who can write their letters in English so they just need to be notarized.

No need to worry about the PCC. Just follow the rules as per IRCC's website.

Is that all that is required to fulfill the statutory declaration requirement? Just notarized English letters? I was going to get affidavits from some people.

If we have the "non-official" documents translated, would they need to be notarized as well or is it safe to send them in translated with a note saying by whom it was translated?

Thank you

 

[nekeol]

Question: Is it possible to email the embassy 30 days after passport request? I have a trip coming so I am worried when they will return the pp. Thanks in advance.

yes but it will be useless, read VO instructions at PP request, they have clear mentioned regarding your trips or visits to postpone till your visa is issued

 

[SL_chica]

Is that all that is required to fulfill the statutory declaration requirement? Just notarized English letters? I was going to get affidavits from some people.

If we have the "non-official" documents translated, would they need to be notarized as well or is it safe to send them in translated with a note saying by whom it was translated?

Thank you

They require any and all documents that are not in English or French to be translated by a translation service.

Excerpt from a letter they sent :

 "[i]All documents must be translated into English or French.  You must have the entire document translated, not just portions of it.  The translation must be done by a professional translator who is not related to you.  The translation must not be done by your lawyer, immigration consultant, or any other person you have retained to represent you or advise you concerning this application, nor can they be translated by an employee of that person.  Provide proof of the translator’s accreditation.[/i]"

 

[xtreemboarder]

They require any and all documents that are not in English or French to be translated by a translation service.

Excerpt from a letter they sent :

 "[i]All documents must be translated into English or French.  You must have the entire document translated, not just portions of it.  The translation must be done by a professional translator who is not related to you.  The translation must not be done by your lawyer, immigration consultant, or any other person you have retained to represent you or advise you concerning this application, nor can they be translated by an employee of that person.  Provide proof of the translator’s accreditation.[/i]"

I get all that, our Hebrew documents would be of no use to them. We'll definitely have everything non-English translated but my concern is by whom? Some people are doing translations themselves. Then there seems to be grey area about having the translated copies notarized. Seems that all government documents should be translated by some accredited translator, but all the small junk like movie stubs and grocery store receipts are ok on their own without a notarization? Am I understanding this correctly?

 

[Bluemoon0606]

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP.

I've been calling everywhere I could and nobody can help me with this.
My husband is in Canada and I'm in Peru. He sent our application last Tuesday, but I didn't make my medical yet, I'm gonna do it tomorrow. Is there somehow a possibilty of sending them the certificate when I get it without them sending us back all the papers?

Thank you so much, I appreciate the answers.

 

[CDNPR2014]

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP.

I've been calling everywhere I could and nobody can help me with this.
My husband is in Canada and I'm in Peru. He sent our application last Tuesday, but I didn't make my medical yet, I'm gonna do it tomorrow. Is there somehow a possibilty of sending them the certificate when I get it without them sending us back all the papers?

Thank you so much, I appreciate the answers.

yes. more than likely CIC will process the sponsor's application then will provide information about sending the medical receipt to the visa office in the sponsor approval letter. there is no need to do anything about it until then. it is rare an application is sent back ONLY because the medical is missing, since it is not necessary to process the sponsor's application.

 

[Bluemoon0606]

yes. more than likely CIC will process the sponsor's application then will provide information about sending the medical receipt to the visa office in the sponsor approval letter. there is no need to do anything about it until then. it is rare an application is sent back ONLY because the medical is missing, since it is not necessary to process the sponsor's application.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

 

[SL_chica]

I get all that, our Hebrew documents would be of no use to them. We'll definitely have everything non-English translated but my concern is by whom? Some people are doing translations themselves. Then there seems to be grey area about having the translated copies notarized. Seems that all government documents should be translated by some accredited translator, but all the small junk like movie stubs and grocery store receipts are ok on their own without a notarization? Am I understanding this correctly?

I don't think you need to translate the movie stubs, grocery receipts as such. But if you have utility bills that (telephone, gas, water...etc) that can prove your case, have them translated by a translation service if they aren't in English or French.

Official documents such as property deeds, affidavits etc must be notarized and translated.