Hi. I am a Canadian Citizen and we already have a spousal sponsorship application in process since 2020. We have gone through and passed all the requirements except the background check which is taking a long time. Neither IRCC nor the MP is of much help.
We are planning to apply for a TRV and have a few questions before we start the process, if anyone is able to guide us.
1. How much money the applicant needs to show in their bank statement?
2. Will giving my bank statement help with the application regardless I don't have much savings in my account?
3.Should all our documents match with what we have provided for the spousal application. I changed my job last year and was told I don't need to update IRCC with it as have already been approved to sponsor my spouse. all information of the applicant needs to be up to date only.
4. Do we need to give my spouse's children's(from previous marriage) custody documents again? (The custody is with their mother, which IRCC is already aware of and have been provided with evidence).
5. what should we put in under duration of stay?
6. Should we use the GCKEY site to apply from as our file spousal application is linked to it and there is an option for applying for a TRV through it or should we make a new account through the new IRCC portal?
7. there is a form to fill out for family members does the applicant need to mention the name of their step kids even though they don't have custody of them?
All the help will be much appreciated.
This is unbelievable!!! (not your story - but unbelievably criminal performance of IRCC OFFICERS!) ...You submitted spousal PR application in 2020? Sponsor is a Canadian Citizen! Wait is application for Quebec?
Can you please share the country of origin of the principal applicant. This may explain the context.
Though - IRCC does not need any context. I mean Johnny boy will make any excuse to keep eating donuts and gulping down coffee all day and not working at all. right?
Yes, apply for TRV - if you haven't done so previously. In your case, it may actually help. As you will show that you have been patiently waiting an extra ordinary amount of time (while CIC is busy processing Jan/Feb 2024! applicants and handing them PR). But with all the doom and gloom about TRV - chances are very less. Still apply, wont hurt in your case.
1- Money - Depends on the length of stay in Canada. If its more than 3 months - Atleast 15K.
2-Bank Statement - if you only have 20k and you are putting 15k is being set aside for your spouse's trip - that may work against you. So use your judgement.
3-Matching the docs is NOT IMPORTANT. Matching the information, name, dob, spouse's name etc. - those things ofcourse have to be 100% same. But if your address, job, salary, position, company - those things changed which can change in 4 years ....just write an explanation letter - and point wise inform about all the changes. When it happened and what exactly changed. Keep it concise.
4-If you have given a document - AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE DOC OR THE SITUATION - then there is no need to give it again.
5-Duration of stay - ahhh. Some put 90 days and some have shared that they wrote 6 months - and also expressed their Dual Intent, that if the PR application is NOT processed within that time, spouse will return back. Give proof of return - not necessary return ticket - but does the spouse have a house - will it be the same address as where the spouse is living right now...(that will make more sense). Give the immigration officer enough details so that they can belief that the TRV applicant can return back to the country - and wont make any excuse to stay here.
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6-....sorry - its been some time - I can't recall on this one.
7- will leave it for someone else to answer this one.
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Lastly - did you apply for GCMS notes to know what's been done on your application - or when was the last action taken on spouse's application.