Given current processing delays, the likelihood is that a sponsor ship application filed overseas will not be concluded by September 2003. As such, an inland sponsorship may be the surest way to be sure that she is in Canada by this date without risking separation.You are eligible to travel to Canada without first obtaining a passport visa.
If married to a Canadian and within Canada, then an application for sponsorship may be submitted within Canada, as the marriage would constitute sufficient Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds to allow for such. Such an inland application is processed entirely within Canada, unlike a standard sponsorship which is generally concluded overseas.
In such a case, the temporary status of the applicant will generally be extended for the duration of the application process. Also, once an approval in principle is obtained, an open employment authorization may be obtained.
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