Hi All
Hopefully someone can help as I have seen varying advice in other posts.
I am British and married to a Canadian citizen. We are both living and working in London. We are wanting to move to Canada in around 12 months time and I am unsure as to how we can provide sufficient evidence to prove that my wife, as my sponsor, will be coming to Canada with me.
Looking on the CIC website the processing times are currently estimated as 1 month for sponsorship and up to 10 months for the Permanent Residency from London. We will need to serve notice on our jobs in the UK after getting the approval but my wife won't be able to secure a new job in Canada and know a true return date until we get the PR approval. It's all a bit chicken and egg.
The only evidence I think we will be able to provide is:
- A signed declaration of our intentions to come to Canada together and the reason why we don't have jobs and accommodation already lined up.
- Letters from my wife's family and friends in Vancouver confirming that they know our intentions and that we will be staying with them when we first move.
- A flight ticket for both of us if we can book something flexible that leaves the UK in around a year.
Does anyone have any experience or suggestions to help?
Thank you!
James
Hopefully someone can help as I have seen varying advice in other posts.
I am British and married to a Canadian citizen. We are both living and working in London. We are wanting to move to Canada in around 12 months time and I am unsure as to how we can provide sufficient evidence to prove that my wife, as my sponsor, will be coming to Canada with me.
Looking on the CIC website the processing times are currently estimated as 1 month for sponsorship and up to 10 months for the Permanent Residency from London. We will need to serve notice on our jobs in the UK after getting the approval but my wife won't be able to secure a new job in Canada and know a true return date until we get the PR approval. It's all a bit chicken and egg.
The only evidence I think we will be able to provide is:
- A signed declaration of our intentions to come to Canada together and the reason why we don't have jobs and accommodation already lined up.
- Letters from my wife's family and friends in Vancouver confirming that they know our intentions and that we will be staying with them when we first move.
- A flight ticket for both of us if we can book something flexible that leaves the UK in around a year.
Does anyone have any experience or suggestions to help?
Thank you!
James