TRV visa to spousal sponsorship, permanent residency or other visas

[armoured]

if u have a temp. file number it should mean the application is received in Sydney

I had thought that temp file number meant that possibly/likely the file has been scanned (i.e. in full electronic form). Do you know?

It clearly means that they have entered some of the information has been entered into database, or otherwise would not be possible to get the temp file number. But I do not know for sure.

 

[esam99]

I had thought that temp file number meant that possibly/likely the file has been scanned (i.e. in full electronic form). Do you know?

It clearly means that they have entered some of the information has been entered into database, or otherwise would not be possible to get the temp file number. But I do not know for sure.

im not sure about the scan part or how they get on with the application
i just know that once they give or issue a temporary file number, it means they have received the application

 

[canuck78]

My Wife is from Pakistan. The documents were basically pretty standard application forms that they require which you can find online. I had to specially request an emergency visa for my wife because my mother who is living with me in Canada is terminally ill and the doctors have at best given her another 6 months to live, it is my mothers wish and desire that her daughter in law i.e. my wife enjoy the pleasure of her company in whatever time she has left. My mother is in no medical or physical state to travel therefore we had to gather as many letters from the doctors, specialists we have taken her too as proof of her medical condition.

Apart from that you also have to show proof of funds i.e. you can financially support her when she is here in Canada so for that i obviously submitted my bank account statements for a full year along with a letter of employment from my employer. They will also ask her to prove that she has money herself for her own travel expenses and stay in Canada for which she submitted the joint bank account statements that i share with her.

Then you will have to write her a formal letter of invitation inviting her to come visit Canada, signed. She herself will have to write a formal letter of invitation to the IRCC explaining why she wants to come to Canada requesting them to urgently expedite the application, signed by her. Then you will have to submit proof of marriage relationship and for this purpose you can submit your marriage certificate, license, religious documentation prooving you are married. I believe i had to submit her birth certificate as well.

You will have to submit a copy of her passport, her photographs. Finally you need to pay $185 for the entire application process

The fact that your mother is sick makes this a PHAC application. Just want to caution people that this isn't a normal TRV for a spouse. Also no she doesn't qualify for OHIP.

 

[Paul09]

My Wife is from Pakistan. The documents were basically pretty standard application forms that they require which you can find online. I had to specially request an emergency visa for my wife because my mother who is living with me in Canada is terminally ill and the doctors have at best given her another 6 months to live, it is my mothers wish and desire that her daughter in law i.e. my wife enjoy the pleasure of her company in whatever time she has left. My mother is in no medical or physical state to travel therefore we had to gather as many letters from the doctors, specialists we have taken her too as proof of her medical condition.

Apart from that you also have to show proof of funds i.e. you can financially support her when she is here in Canada so for that i obviously submitted my bank account statements for a full year along with a letter of employment from my employer. They will also ask her to prove that she has money herself for her own travel expenses and stay in Canada for which she submitted the joint bank account statements that i share with her.

Then you will have to write her a formal letter of invitation inviting her to come visit Canada, signed. She herself will have to write a formal letter of invitation to the IRCC explaining why she wants to come to Canada requesting them to urgently expedite the application, signed by her. Then you will have to submit proof of marriage relationship and for this purpose you can submit your marriage certificate, license, religious documentation prooving you are married. I believe i had to submit her birth certificate as well.

You will have to submit a copy of her passport, her photographs. Finally you need to pay $185 for the entire application process

Thank you so much for your detailed response.

I am sorry to hear about your mother. Hope you guys will make the most out of it. Good Luck.

 

[canuck78]

I submitted the Spousal Sponsorship and Permanent Residency application for my wife on March 30, 2020. Unfortunately like everyone else, because of the pandemic i have still not received any AOR in the email. I reached out to my MP a few times regarding this matter and kept getting different feedback i.e. the age gap between you and your spouse is very significant i.e. she is 20 years old, you are 35 which means additional background checks are being done on her. The last time i reached out to my MP's office, he reached out to the immigration minister's office directly and apparently he was informed that there are around 150,000 spousal sponsorship applications pending with the IRCC and it could literally take years before this backlog can be cleared. By the end of January he encouraged me to consider applying for a temporary residence visa for my wife because a lot of married couples are in the same boat and now the IRCC is beginning to become lenient and sympathetic.

I applied for the TRV visa for my wife in the first week of February and upon filing the application, it said that the expected processing time is around 433 days. Too my surprise she received her biometric letter in 2-3 days. Upon receiving the biometric letter, she completed her biometric formalities in the next 3-4 days and then 3 days later she received a Decision Made Letter where they requested her to submit her Passport to the authorities immediately. She did the needful and now within 10 days, she has received a 4 year multiple entry TRV visa.

This is a huge sigh of relief for me, my wife and the fact that after almost 16 months, we are finally going to be together and living as a proper married couple. My understanding is that the TRV visa basically works out like a Visit Visa where she can stay, live in Canada as a tourist but she can't work and she cannot study/enrol in a University either. But the positive is that atleast it will give her some time to get used to living in her new country and take things gradually. My wife wants to study and pursue Law in Canada as a career. With a TRV visa

- Will she be able to get OHIP or No? If not, then can she get private health insurance?

- Can she appear for her G1, G2 Driving test and get the license?

- Will she be allowed to open a Bank account in Canada?

- Let's say if she applies for admission in various universities n Canada and gets in, will the IRCC be willing to change her visa from TRV to Student Visa?

- Can she atleast study privately at home for exams like IELTS, TOEFL and take private French Speaking classes online or at a Centre on the TRV visa? She doesn't just want to sit at home all day being restricted

- We are both hoping that because we will now be living together in Canada as a proper married couple, the immigration authorities will treat that as a positive sign and an undisputed proof that an actual married relationship, union exists so this might actually be very good for our spousal sponsorship application

- Let's say if progress is made on her spousal sponsorship application where i receive the AOR via email, will the biometrics that she has given as part of the TRV application also be valid for the spousal sponsorship application, where they won't make her unnecessarily require her to submit her biometrics, photographs again?

- In order to process her spousal sponsorship application, will they do so while allowing her to stay in Canada on the TRV visa or will she have to exit Canada and complete all the formalities outside Canada?

- Can the number of days that she spends inside Canada on the TRV visa i.e. let's say 1 year, 2 years, can these days count towards the number of days you are required to stay in Canada after you receive your PR card (3 years) before she can apply for Canadian Citizenship

Also i will be greatful for any feedback, advice on the list of things or activities my wife can do or take part in to make the most of the time she is in Canada on the TRV visa while we wait for our spousal sponsorship application to be processed.

She will need a bachelors degree (or3 years of a bachelors degree) to get into law school. It is a very competitive program. She would need to apply for a study permit and pay international fees so I would personally wait until she actually has PR since law school is very expensive in some provinces. She has to be careful about what she does because she can’t expose your mother to covid and she can’t do any volunteer work that could be done by a paid employee. She can only study if the program takes less than 6 months to be completed. Given that she applied outland she could be asked to return to Pakistan to do an interview if one is required. Her time as a visitor will not count towards PR or citizenship. She will need to quarantine in the hotel quarantine first and then quarantine in a separate location in your home like a basement suite or AirBnB/hotel for the rest of the 14 days. This is even more important given your mother’s health. Would focus on her spending time with your mother which is why you were lucky enough to get a TRV.