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Spouse sponsership with different situation

sampriya1

Newbie
Sep 30, 2014
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My situation is quite different. I and my wife are Indian by nationality.I have a PR of Canada and my wife also got the PR visa in 2013. However, due to her Master's Program in USA and her internship after the program she couldn't go to Canada for her PR visa stamping. I am now planning to reside in Canada, So what would you suggest shall i meet the Visa officer and request him/her to reconsider her PR visa and reopen the file or i have to restart her process all over again for the new application.
Also i am wrapping my stuff from USA and i have to do back and forth to Canada due to my business in usa,so how many days i can live outside the Canada. Please help us out in finding the best solution.
 

keesio

VIP Member
May 16, 2012
4,795
396
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-01-2013
Doc's Request.
09-07-2013
AOR Received.
30-01-2013
File Transfer...
11-02-2013
Med's Done....
02-01-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
12-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-08-2013
LANDED..........
14-10-2013
Most likely you will have to re-sponsor her again. I doubt you will find much sympathy anyway given that the reason she could not land was because she was going to school and doing an internship in the US (it will probably annoy the officer more than anything).

As for how long you can live outside Canada - if you sponsor your wife, you need to live in Canada but you can take short trips for vacations and business. The consensus seems to be that any trip for less than a month will be acceptable.
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
95,848
22,113
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
I agree. It's a use it or lose it policy. You can ask but it's almost certain you'll need to sponsor her as your spouse from scratch.

As mentioned above, since you are a PR you must be living in Canada in order to sponsor your wife. You should wait until you have returned to live in Canada permanently before attempting to sponsor your wife.
 

kickb

Hero Member
Jul 7, 2011
275
10
Category........
Visa Office......
new delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-08-2013
Doc's Request.
22-03-2014(PCC, Medicals & RPRF) 21-05-2014(Proof of Communication), Feb 10, 2015 background info(updated)
AOR Received.
30-08-2013
File Transfer...
18-03-2014
Med's Request
22-03-2014, Mar 05, 2015(Re-medicals)
Med's Done....
02-04-2014
Interview........
Inprocess - Nov 07, 2014, Dec. Made: Jul 03, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Jun 29, 2015
Who is the main applicant?
 

sampriya1

Newbie
Sep 30, 2014
7
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Thank you so much for your prompt response. If I re sponser her again, what do you advice shall I do it out land or inland filong while she is in usa, if I come thr to apply for her would she be able to travel on a dependent visa.
 

zardoz

VIP Member
Feb 2, 2013
13,298
2,167
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
16-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
31-07-2013
LANDED..........
09-11-2013
sampriya1 said:
Thank you so much for your prompt response. If I re sponser her again, what do you advice shall I do it out land or inland filong while she is in usa, if I come thr to apply for her would she be able to travel on a dependent visa.
There is no "dependent visa" available for the spouse of a permanent resident, unlike for a TFW or student.
 

sampriya1

Newbie
Sep 30, 2014
7
0
If i am applying for my wife outland application can she come to Canada on visitor visa/ other vis?
also can we extend that visa while her application is in the process...will it impact on her application process
Thank you all...
 

keesio

VIP Member
May 16, 2012
4,795
396
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-01-2013
Doc's Request.
09-07-2013
AOR Received.
30-01-2013
File Transfer...
11-02-2013
Med's Done....
02-01-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
12-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-08-2013
LANDED..........
14-10-2013
NY / LA are offices for applicants from the US who have issues with their application and end up there from Ottawa. You don't want to end up there.

Your wife's office will either be Ottawa or New Delhi. You can request Ottawa but CIC has the final say on where it ends up. They can decide that your wife has stronger ties to New Delhi and send it there.
 

sampriya1

Newbie
Sep 30, 2014
7
0
If i am applying for my wife outland application can she come to Canada on visitor visa/ other vis?
also can we extend that visa while her application is in the process...will it impact on her application process
Thank you all
 

canadianwoman

VIP Member
Nov 6, 2009
6,200
284
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra, Ghana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-01-2008
Interview........
05-05-2009
sampriya1 said:
If i am applying for my wife outland application can she come to Canada on visitor visa/ other vis?
also can we extend that visa while her application is in the process...will it impact on her application process
She can come to Canada on a visitor visa or other visa while the outland application is being processed. Note that this means she can apply for a visa - there is no guarantee that the government will give her one. She will have to prove that she plans to leave Canada before the visa expires.
If she gets a visa to visit you, she can extend it. It will not hurt the application process; in fact, if there is an interview, it is good to be able to show that the two of you are living together.