Wife's spousal sponsorship and currently working outside the Philippines (Dubai)

[PhilCanCIC]

Hello po mga kabayan I was browsing online and came accross on this forum.

I am a Canadian Citizen and just got married in the Philippines last April 29,2016.
My wife and I prepared all the required documents. We are waiting for the Marriage Certificate from NSO and will take 2-3 weeks since we asked for advance endorsement. AOM will follow once we receive the certificate. Her medical was also done at St. Lukes Extension Clinic in Ermita.

What will be the difference or any additional requirements since she's currently working in Dubai?

Salamat

 

[PhilCanCIC]

 

[xabibella]

Hello po mga kabayan I was browsing online and came accross on this forum.

I am a Canadian Citizen and just got married in the Philippines last April 29,2016.
My wife and I prepared all the required documents. We are waiting for the Marriage Certificate from NSO and will take 2-3 weeks since we asked for advance endorsement. AOM will follow once we receive the certificate. Her medical was also done at St. Lukes Extension Clinic in Ermita.

What will be the difference or any additional requirements since she's currently working in Dubai?

Salamat

I think it should be the same except she will need a police certificate/clearance from Dubai if she is living there. You can check the country specific guide for applicants who live in Dubai and see if they have other requirements and submit them also just to be safe but since your wife is a Filipino citizen, her application will most likely be forwarded to Manila VO. We're kind of in a similar situation- I'm a Filipino residing in the US when we submitted our application but I followed the US-specific guide since I've been living here for a couple of years. Cic-Missisauga sent our application to Manila VO and when I received the aor2 email from Manila VO, I mailed the extra documents that Manila requires (they didn't ask for it but I sent them just to be sure, like the Manila VO guide ask for original NSO birth certificate and marriage certificate while US guide only asks for copies)

 

[PhilCanCIC]

I think it should be the same except she will need a police certificate/clearance from Dubai if she is living there. You can check the country specific guide for applicants who live in Dubai and see if they have other requirements and submit them also just to be safe but since your wife is a Filipino citizen, her application will most likely be forwarded to Manila VO. We're kind of in a similar situation- I'm a Filipino residing in the US when we submitted our application but I followed the US-specific guide since I've been living here for a couple of years. Cic-Missisauga sent our application to Manila VO and when I received the aor2 email from Manila VO, I mailed the extra documents that Manila requires (they didn't ask for it but I sent them just to be sure, like the Manila VO guide ask for original NSO birth certificate and marriage certificate while US guide only asks for copies)

Thanks, we got the Police Clearance from Dubai.

 

[PhilCanCIC]

Here's an update..

I registered our Marriage Certificate last May 3, 2016 and just received it back after yesterday. I had to call them and asked, seems like the City we applied at forgot to sent it back to us.

Next step: Apply for AOM

 

[PhilCanCIC]

Update: After 2 days of waiting for AOM, finally arrived in the Philippines. I'm in Canada in requested it online using PSA website.

 

[PhilCanCIC]

Notice – Government addresses spousal backlog and wait times

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Notice – Government addresses spousal backlog and wait times
Ottawa, June 13, 2016 – As part of its commitment to family reunification, the Government of Canada will grant permanent residence to more spouses, partners and dependent children of Canadian citizens and permanent residents this year. This will significantly reduce the backlog of existing applications and speed up processing times going forward.

Each year, the Government sets how many permanent residents Canada intends to admit through its various immigration categories during the year. This is done with the annual immigration levels plan. The plan for 2016 reflects the Government's key priorities for immigration, which include bringing more families together.

This year, the Government increased the number of spaces allowed for spouses, partners and dependent children by 14 000, bringing it up to 62 000 spaces.

Over the past few years, more people have applied to come to Canada in the spousal category than there was space for in previous immigration levels plans; this has created a backlog. This year, the Government will reduce this backlog.

Tackling the spousal backlog will ease the uncertainty faced by spouses and partners wanting to move forward and build their lives in Canada with their family and help them integrate into our communities and our economy.

Increasing the number of admission spaces for spouses and partners is one of the measures the Government has taken to support family reunification. Through Budget 2016, $25 million was also allocated to support faster and more predictable processing times for family sponsorship.

What this means for applicants
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has begun to work on reducing its current spousal sponsorship backlog.

Reducing the backlog means complete and straightforward spousal sponsorship applications will be finalized faster.

The backlog reduction applies to applications received through the family class (overseas processing) as well as the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class (in-Canada processing).

All applications will continue to undergo the necessary screening to ensure that individuals do not pose a health, safety or security risk to Canadians and that the relationships are genuine.

If you have already submitted an application to sponsor your spouse or partner, IRCC may contact you to advise you if we need additional information to help process your application. You do not need to contact us, but please make sure your file is up to date.

If you are contacted, please respond to any communication you receive from us within the time frame provided in order to ensure that we can properly process your application. The success of our efforts relies on your cooperation.

If you have not yet submitted an application to sponsor your spouse or partner but plan to do so, the application will not be dealt with as part of our backlog reduction efforts, but it will be processed as quickly as possible.

IRCC's work to reduce the backlog will eventually benefit all spousal applicants—whether they are already in the backlog or submitting a new application—by bringing down wait times for all.

Find general information on family sponsorship, and find answers to your questions at the Help Centre.

Date Modified: 2016-06-13

 

[PhilCanCIC]

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[andrei0917]

Hi guys,

Question, what are the Philippine requirements? I got married here in Canada, I have the Report of Marriage already. However, the consulate in Toronto still hasn't lodged our ROM to PSA in Manila. I recently contacted PSA and they said they still didn't submit anything. Any help would be appreciated. BTW we are applying for inland sponosrship.