apply for PR upon marriage to a PR holder in canada

[jenny22]

Hi all,

I had work permit initially but now it has expired and I'm planning to get married here in Canada with a guy who has Canadian PR..does anyone know how long the process takes if made from here. What are the chances of getting approved. And what can I do in the mean time since I have no status currently. Will I be able to apply for a temporary work permit so I can work until I get approved? How do I apply for work permit and what information do I need?

Will appreciate Ur help on this..

[scylla]

If you are applying inland (from within Canada), then the first stage of processing should take 11-12 months to complete. Once the first stage of processing has been completed, you will qualify for a work permit. However if you have no status in Canada, the first stage of processing could very well take longer than 11-12 months. So I don't think it's possible for any of us here to guess how long you will have to wait for stage 1 approval and the work permit.

The official processing time for the second stage of inland applications is 8 months.

None of us here can tell you what your chances are of getting approved. Since you have no status in Canada, I would recommend that you submit as much information as possible in your application to prove your relationship is genuine so that CIC doesn't think your relationship is a marriage of convenience (MOC).

[Kazakhstan]

I know you can apply for a visitor visa (temporary residence permit) at the same time you submit your inland PR application and they will give it to you automatically because there is a PR case in process... Maybe you should try and get a new (or extended) work permit instead?? NOT based on the PR application, but the standard way... I doubt it will be granted, though, because you overstayed your previous one... You were supposed to leave Canada, you know it, so you broke the rules... A work permit is a temporary stay visa...

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp

When someone of my close family applied inland in 2009 under spousal sponsorship, they received 1st stage and 2nd stage approval letters around the same time, 18 months after applying!!! So they got their PR in a month's time after that and so, obviously, there was no sense in applying for an Open Work Permit...

And I can't stress enough that you should make every effort to prove your marriage being bona fide and not a marriage of convenience, which they will suspect based on your situation with work permit, you staying illegally etc etc...........

[jenny22]

Thanks fr Ur replies...what all information does the sponser has to provide ?

[scylla]

Thanks fr Ur replies...what all information does the sponser has to provide ?

There's quite a bit of information that has to be provided. Your best bet would be to start reading through the  application forms and guides. They can be found here:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp