Spouse Application...Help needed

[Candreamer]

Hi Friends,
 
   I have a query regarding sponsoring my spouse to Canada. I have been recently granted a PR for Canada, i did my landing last month, finished all the formalities of SIN etc and came back to Europe to continue working for my present job.

  My question to the fellow members is, do i need to be physically present in Canada during the complete application process time for my spouse, say if i go to Canada in the beginning of May 2012 (i am prepared to stay in Canada without a job for 2-3 months initially),  send the sponsorship application in mid May 2012 and if the initial assessment will be done in 65 days and the application is sent to the respective consular post for further processing, at this point of time can i take a vacation of 2 months before joining my new job in Canada around September 2012 (i have talked to my Canadian employer about this)? or Do i need to be present all the time until which my spouse gets her PR acceptance?

Inputs are highly appreciated!!

Thank you for the time and Happy Holidays

[scylla]

I assume you must have gotten married after becoming PR.

As a PR, you must be living in Canada for the entire time your spouse's application is being processed (not just the initial assessment - the entire process from beginning to end). A short trip outside of Canada for 2-3 weeks is fine. Anything longer than that and you risk having the application rejected.