Ok so I am hoping I can get this all figured out with a little bit of help.
I am a Canadian born citizen currently living in the Philippines and married to a Filipina wife. We have been chatting since 2012 before I came to the philippines June 2013 to live with/marry her.
She has one 6 year old child from a previous past relationship with a Filipino.
Anyways the guys name and signature are on the child's birth certificate even though he has never been involved in the child's life as well as givin no financial or emotional support.
We have a plan to submit an application for my wife within the next 2 months for a family class sponsership to canada to live with me.
The child will be in sole custody of her parents while she is residing in canada and will not be accompanying her at first.
So my first question would be...
1.) How long after she gets her pr card and lands in Canada will she be able to sponser her child herself?
2.) Is there any other documents that the cic will request to prove that the child is staying with her parents?
3.) She currently does not and has not had any contact with the biological father since the child was born as well as does not know his whereabouts. How will this affect the app process and what kind of consent does she need to get if any?
4.) is there anything else I should be concerned about on need to get before we submit?
We have plenty of proof of our relationship and I am confident that we will have no problems filling out the application and gathering the necessary documents.
We have the medical exam all done for her and the child as of last week and are just currently waiting now for the renewal of her passport in my surname which should be ready in just over 1 month.
The application is very straight forward but I am just worried about how long it will take and all of the requirements for the child after she gets a pr.
I would obviously hate to see her and myself away from the child for long as he is very attached to us.
Thank you for your time and have a great day!