Outland PR application

[emmagail]

Hi all,
happy new year!

I am Irish and I am in Ontario on a holiday visa with my Canadian wife and 2 children. I am applying for PR using the spousal sponsorship scheme. We are using the outland as it is much quicker and there is a right of appeal.

Do I HAVE to use UK processing office or can i use Buffalo NY, so if i do get called for an interview, its just a drive up to Niagra, instead of a flight to Heathrow?

We are married 6 years next September.

thanks

[Leon]

Since you have a one year visa to Canada, you may choose Buffalo as your processing office.

[emmagail]

thanks Leon, it would save alot of hassle and expense.  The fact that i am applying for a PR, will i get back into Canada ok? I travel on an Irish passport. (Irish don't need visa for US either)
thanks

[Leon]

Nobody can guarantee that you will get back into Canada if you leave.  You are always at the mercy of the immigration officers but since you have a 1 year open work permit, I think there is very little risk for you to leave.  Besides, if you chose London as your processing office, you would still have to leave if they call you for an interview.

[emmagail]

Nobody can guarantee that you will get back into Canada if you leave.  You are always at the mercy of the immigration officers but since you have a 1 year open work permit, I think there is very little risk for you to leave.  Besides, if you chose London as your processing office, you would still have to leave if they call you for an interview.

its not a work permit, just a visitor visa.  Have you heard of many people refused re-entry after leaving Canada for interview?
thanks again...

[Leon]

Oh, you said holiday visa and I read working holiday visa out of it   In that case, you must be careful to extend your visit visa before it expires, listing waiting for sponsorship as the reason you want to stay.  I have not heard about a lot of people who have been denied re-entry but it is possible that you get called for an interview exactly at the time you have applied to extend your visit visa and so you have implied status and actually look like you are overstaying if they don't know that you applied to extend.  That could get iffy.

I had a coworker who was on a work visa that had expired, he had applied to renew and was waiting under implied status, working.  Then the boss sent him on a work trip to the US.  He definitely had some trouble getting back into Canada again but he managed to convince them.  Anyway, there is no certainty that you will even get called for an interview.

[emmagail]

Thanks again Leon,

I fear i will get called, as i have a fraud conviction, and a DUI (11yrs ago in April), Apparently it depends on who opens the envelope on the day as to decide if I need to go through the rehabilitation process.

That will be a bigger problem as we are married so long it should routine. 

[kelKel]

Emmagail if you haven't already I would obtain all the court documents of the final disposition of the DUI/Fraud charges and conviction and send it along with your application.  Although it was over 11 years ago and they may deem you rehabilitated they still may request the documents.  I would include them in the application, it may help with delays later on.

[emmagail]

Emmagail if you haven't already I would obtain all the court documents of the final disposition of the DUI/Fraud charges and conviction and send it along with your application.  Although it was over 11 years ago and they may deem you rehabilitated they still may request the documents.  I would include them in the application, it may help with delays later on.

As well as the police clearance cert? Because the fraud is on it, the DUI isnt, but i am putting it down anyway incase they do there own check.

[kelKel]

I would definitely ask someone who has more experience with criminal inadmissability.  I would PM Robsluv as she has been through a situation and would be able to better advise you of what you should include in your application.  How long ago was the fraud charge?