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Catram
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 19-Feb-01, 11:11 PM (EST)
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"Expired Visa"
 
   Dear Mr. Cohen,
I am Canadian, and I have a Mexican fiancee who unknowingly stayed beyond the term of her Canadian visitor's Visa. We will be married within two months, and I am starting to worry about her status in Canada and how it may affect our future. I get the feeling that our dilemna is a rather unique one because I have been unable to obtain guidance from any forums or FAQ's on the various websites I have checked for information.
For your information, I am currently a student only working part-time and therefore do not have the sufficient income to support a sponsorship application (other than the spousal allowance). Would it possibly be sufficient for my fiancee to demonstrated her own financial stability in order to by-pass this requirement? Also, we plan to be here only for another few months at which point we will leave for Mexico to stay.
My primary concern is that any "bad blood" between my wife-to-be and Immigration Canada may come back to haunt us when we return to visit or even to stay.
If you have any advice to offer me on how to rectify this situation (hopefully without separating us) I would much appreciate your help.
Yours in gratitude,
J. Bolhuis


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dcohenteam
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1410 posts		 21-Feb-01, 07:36 PM (EST)
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1. "RE: Expired Visa"
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   In an application for sponsorship, the sponsor is responsible for demonstrating the financial viability of such an undertaking. Even if the applicant does have his/her own financial support, this does not exempt the sponsor from this requirement. The exception is in the case of spousal sponsorships, in which financial obligations can be overlooked if the sponsor is not on social assistance.

Although overstaying in Canada may affect subsequent applications for visitor admission, that is not necessarily the case for an immigration application. The exception may be if the immigration authorities feel that the individual knowingly violated the laws of Canada.
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