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Spousal sponsorship

canuck_in_uk

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Hi there. I am a single mother, PR and planning to get married to someone who doesn't live in Canada. You said it would be better to live together while sponsoring. How is that possible? visitor/tourist visa doesn't allow him to stay here more than a month. I wish I could live with him and work to earn money.
HI

You don't need to live together. Many people live apart while sponsoring, especially PRs because they are required to be in Canada during the process.

I'm not sure where you are getting your information but visitors are generally granted 6 months visitor status when entering Canada. There is no one month limit.
 
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canuck_in_uk

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Can someone help me please.

I have applied for common law living in canada sponsorship with my boyfriend. I have been in canada for 18months on a work visa. I have been getting my schedule A and UK police check ready and I'm not sure if I need a Canadian police check or not??

If anyone knows or has advice please can you let
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canuck_in_uk

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I have a question for anyone who has applied for 2 week processing for a work permit. I understand that this applies to workers in both class "0" and "A." I am a US citizen under class "A" workers and will be able to fulfill the requirements for 2 week processing if I pulled everything together.

The reason why I am asking is because I applied for Spousal Sponsorship in July and received my AOR September 6th. I am worried that I will not receive my OWP in a reasonable amount of time as I have a job offer that begins in October. I was unaware of this 2 week processing since the spousal sponsorship PR route encourages applying for the OWP in conjunction with the spousal sponsorship application.

Is it too late to apply for the expedited application, should I even try? thanks in advance
The inland OWP is a special permit, different from any other work permit because it is issued solely on the basis of submitting an inland PR app and is processed differently. I don't believe the OWP falls under the "International Mobility" stream that makes people LMIA-exempt, which would mean that your employer would need an LMIA for you to qualify for the Global Skills processing time. However, this is just my speculation.

You can most certainly try. I don't believe I have seen anyone try this, so it will be interesting to see the outcome.
 

zavir

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Sep 10, 2017
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HI

You don't need to live together. Many people live apart while sponsoring, especially PRs because they are required to be in Canada during the process.

I'm not sure where you are getting your information but visitors are generally granted 6 months visitor status when entering Canada. There is no one month limit.
Thanks but he found out that you have to renew/take permission every month or something like that if you live more than a month.
Where can I find up to date step to step guide for spousal sponsorship? Not the CIC site. That's quite generic.
 

canuck_in_uk

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Thanks but he found out that you have to renew/take permission every month or something like that if you live more than a month.
Where can I find up to date step to step guide for spousal sponsorship? Not the CIC site. That's quite generic.
Again, there is no one month limit, renewal requirement or anything like that. He needs to stop listening to whoever is providing him with incorrect information.

The IRCC guide and checklist are pretty comprehensive and thorough. If you are having trouble with it, you may want to seek professional help with the application.
 

vunamese

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Sep 7, 2017
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The inland OWP is a special permit, different from any other work permit because it is issued solely on the basis of submitting an inland PR app and is processed differently. I don't believe the OWP falls under the "International Mobility" stream that makes people LMIA-exempt, which would mean that your employer would need an LMIA for you to qualify for the Global Skills processing time. However, this is just my speculation.

You can most certainly try. I don't believe I have seen anyone try this, so it will be interesting to see the outcome.
thanks for the input
 

Aries69

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Dear All Senior,

I am going to apply for Spousal visa. I am principal applicant and my wife is sponsoring me. In (New form of 2017) Supplementary Travel History Form IMM 5562 their is a question.

List all trip you, and if applicable, your family members have taken outside your country of origin or residence in the last years(or since your 18th birthday if this was lees then 10 year ago.)

a) You- (Means Principals applicant travel history)

b) Your spouse or common law partner (Means sponsor Travel history)

My question is we have to provide them travel history of sponsor also???

Please advise especially those who filled their application forms in 2017.
 

bakanomics

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Dear All Senior,

I am going to apply for Spousal visa. I am principal applicant and my wife is sponsoring me. In (New form of 2017) Supplementary Travel History Form IMM 5562 their is a question.

List all trip you, and if applicable, your family members have taken outside your country of origin or residence in the last years(or since your 18th birthday if this was lees then 10 year ago.)

a) You- (Means Principals applicant travel history)

b) Your spouse or common law partner (Means sponsor Travel history)

My question is we have to provide them travel history of sponsor also???

Please advise especially those who filled their application forms in 2017.
Yes,you have to in
 

Mellove

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Aug 27, 2017
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So you are in the situation that you want to sponsor your foreign spouse for permanent residency of Canada and don't know where to start. Here are some tips:

Married, common law or conjugal partners

First you need to pick an application class. There are three of them: married, common-law and conjugal. For all of them, you need to prove the genuineity of your relationship. For common-law, you need to prove that you have lived together for 12 months or longer. For conjugal, you need to prove that you have combined your affairs as much as possible but there are real immigration barriers or other barriers preventing you from living together or getting married. Conjugal is the hardest to prove. For example, if your partner could get a visit visa to come to Canada for 6 months and then apply for an extension to get the full year, even though they will not be allowed to work, that is not considered an immigration barrier. An immigration barrier is if your partner tries to get a visit visa to come to Canada and is repeatedly refused. Some people have had luck with the conjugal class but try to avoid it if possible.

Outland or inland?

Now you need to decide if to apply outland or inland. If your spouse is not in Canada and can not get a visa to go to Canada, you must apply outland. That means that you will send your application to Mississauga and they will approve you as a sponsor. The time that takes is usually 1-2 months to but current processing times can be seen here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#sponsorship After that, the application is forwarded to your local visa office. If your spouse is residing in a country other than the country of their nationality, you can pick which of the two visa offices you want. Otherwise it will be processed in their country of nationality. You can see the processing times here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/05-fc-spouses.asp

If your spouse is staying in Canada as a visitor or on some other visa, you can pick whether you want to apply outland or inland. Outland is generally faster and has appeal rights but a downside to outland is that if an interview is required, your spouse will have to travel to the visa office in the country where it's being processed. Inland has the downside that it's generally not advised that your spouse travels while you are waiting for your processing because it is a requirement of inland that they reside in Canada and if they are denied entry at the border for some reason, your application is gone. If an interview is required for inland, you may also have to wait a long time for it. The inland application would be sent to Vegreville and if all goes well, you would get a first stage approval, usually in 6 to 8 months. The current processing times can be seen here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#perm_res Then the file is forwarded to your local CIC office where you live and they will contact you for a landing appointment. Getting the PR with inland usually takes 12-18 months. If an interview is required for inland, Vegreville will not give first stage approval but instead will forward the application to the local CIC office without it and you will have to wait for them to have time for your interview. In some cases that can take a year or two. If you do get the first stage approval, your spouse will usually be eligible for health care and an open work permit. It is actually a good idea when applying inland to send an application form for a visit visa extension as well as the open work permit to be given at first stage approval all in one package so it's tied together.

Which method to pick depends on your situation. If your spouses country of nationality has a long processing time or your spouse does not want to have to travel there for a possible interview, then inland is the way to go. For faster processing and freedom of travel during the processing time, outland would be better. You can find the application forms for inland at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp and the application forms for outland at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

Avoiding potential problems with your application

The most common reason for people to be called for an interview is that the visa officer has doubts about the relationship being genuine. It is up to you to send immigration some quality data, emails, chat logs, phone records, photos, letters and other material to prove to them that your relationship is the real thing. Other reasons you might have problems with is eligibility of the sponsor. The sponsor can not be on social assistance, can not be bankrupt and can not have a record of violent crimes or crimes against family members. If that is the case, better talk to a lawyer and get that cleared up before attempting to apply.

Dependent children

If your spouse has dependent children, they must be included in the PR application, even if they are not coming to Canada. They will need to have medicals as well to keep the option open to sponsor them later. The only way that immigration will accept the application without those medicals is if the children are no longer minors and refuse to have it or if the children are in the full custody of their other parent who refuses to make them available for medicals. In that case, your spouse needs to sign a statement stating that they know that they will never be able to sponsor these children to Canada in the future.

Dependent children are classified as single and either under 22 years of age or if they are older, they must have been full time students since before age 22 or dependent on their parent due to a disability or medical problem.

Refusals due to income and medicals

You will be asked to provide information about your income but you will not be denied to sponsor your spouse and dependent children because you do not make enough money. It is possible though that if you make absolutely no money at all that immigration may ask you how you plan to support yourselves.

Spouses and dependent children are also exempt from the clause about excessive demand on health care so you do not have to worry about them being refused for that reason.

Sponsoring your spouse while living in another country

If you are a Canadian citizen, you can sponsor your spouse without being in Canada but you do then have to prove that you are planning on moving to Canada when your spouse gets approved for permanent residency. Such proof can include having arranged jobs, being accepted to college, having arranged housing or letters from friends & relatives stating that they know of your plans and that you can stay with them while you look for housing etc.

If you are a PR, you must reside in Canada in order to sponsor your spouse. You can chance short vacations (remember that a Canadian vacation is generally no longer than 2 weeks) but if immigration finds out that you are not in Canada, you risk getting your
Hi leon

My husband his trying to sponsor me and my children from a previous relationship. Do i need a letter to prove that i have full parental responsibility of my children?
 

canuck_in_uk

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Hi leon

My husband his trying to sponsor me and my children from a previous relationship. Do i need a letter to prove that i have full parental responsibility of my children?
You need permission from the other parent or full legal custody granted by the courts.
 

christina88

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Sep 13, 2017
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Hi,
I sent my application in June, there was mistake and they sent me back, I returned it in 14th of July . I haven't recieved any news from CIC yet. Is it normal or should I worry?
Thank you
Hi Tamari,

I've had a similar situation. My application was returned as we had a mistake there. Then we corrected it and mailed the file again in 28th July. And there is no response/news from CIC yet. We hope to hear from them during September.
I guess you'll hear back from them earlier. Let me know when it happens, please.
 

redhotgalego

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Aug 20, 2015
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Hi!
I´m filling up the document checklist for inland applications. It asks in the section "SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR SPONSORED PERSONS (PRINCIPAL APPLICANT AND ALL FAMILY MEMBERS)" for a number of documents. My problem is that among those are a couple I don´t have. I don´t have a national ID (I´m from Spain, it expired after I left and I have to be in Spain to renew it) and a copy of my family booklet. I do have every other document they ask for: birth certificate, passport and my current status. Should this be a problem? Should I include a letter explaining why I don´t have these two?
Thanks for the help!
 

Aries69

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Oct 24, 2015
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Hi!
I´m filling up the document checklist for inland applications. It asks in the section "SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR SPONSORED PERSONS (PRINCIPAL APPLICANT AND ALL FAMILY MEMBERS)" for a number of documents. My problem is that among those are a couple I don´t have. I don´t have a national ID (I´m from Spain, it expired after I left and I have to be in Spain to renew it) and a copy of my family booklet. I do have every other document they ask for: birth certificate, passport and my current status. Should this be a problem? Should I include a letter explaining why I don´t have these two?
Thanks for the help!
Explain them in a letter but better if you will renew your national ID by visiting your embassy or online.
 

canuck_in_uk

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Hi!
I´m filling up the document checklist for inland applications. It asks in the section "SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR SPONSORED PERSONS (PRINCIPAL APPLICANT AND ALL FAMILY MEMBERS)" for a number of documents. My problem is that among those are a couple I don´t have. I don´t have a national ID (I´m from Spain, it expired after I left and I have to be in Spain to renew it) and a copy of my family booklet. I do have every other document they ask for: birth certificate, passport and my current status. Should this be a problem? Should I include a letter explaining why I don´t have these two?
Thanks for the help!
If you still have the expired ID card, include a copy; it doesn't need to be valid. If you don't actually have the card anymore, just explain that in the letter.

For the family booklet, if Spain actually issues one (most don't), explain in the letter as well.


Explain them in a letter but better if you will renew your national ID by visiting your embassy or online.
There is no need to renew the national ID.