Spousal sponsorship

[sussie]

hello guys,
im thinking of getting married after i get pr and sponsor my spouse to canada before i land there. can i possibly do that, if not wAt esle is the option? cuz i dont want to go alone.

 

[savinca]

Thanks a lots! @CutiePie92 @Saied @sue89

yep, the purpose / proofing of visitor visa and pr do contradict each other
better wait for pr /sponsorship...10 months official processing time...

 

[Saied]

Thanks a lots! @ CutiePie92 @ Saied @ sue89

yep, the purpose / proofing of visitor visa and pr do contradict each other
better wait for pr /sponsorship...10 months official processing time...

Good luck with your PR. We all are praying for you

 

[Shaw]

[size=10pt]Question????

Is there any restrictions for first timer to Canada if the husband wants to bring all his wife's jewelaries and aurnaments since he is moving to Canada for good? I heard immigration makes a big deal out of this? What's the requirements? [/size]

An Immigrant can bring as much jewellaries, furniture and other valuable without any duty when he arrives in Canada 1st time. I am sure. You can go to any Custom at any Canadian port and check it by yourself or call them.

 

[sue89]

Good luck with your PR. We all are praying for you

Hi Saeid ,
i was impressed by your timeline stats which is very optimistic i ve noticed that your VO is singapore and the processing time is 28 months but you are mentioning here that ur sponsorship took about a year and 2 months and you got ypur visa i am wondering i am wrong or right ? my VO process time is 21 months and i hope i can get my visa before the official time.

 

[Saied]

Hi Saeid ,
i was impressed by your timeline stats which is very optimistic i ve noticed that your VO is singapore and the processing time is 28 months but you are mentioning here that ur sponsorship took about a year and 2 months and you got ypur visa i am wondering i am wrong or right ? my VO process time is 21 months and i hope i can get my visa before the official time.

Hello Sue,
Yes, you are right. I'm really one of the fortunate one. My wife got her PR way before expected. well, 28 month is the maximum period. I'll pray so you and everyone gets the visa before the official time.

 

[Saied]

An Immigrant can bring as much jewellaries, furniture and other valuable without any duty when he arrives in Canada 1st time. I am sure. You can go to any Custom at any Canadian port and check it by yourself or call them.

Thank you Shaw. your information was really helpful for peace of mind

 

[sue89]

Hello Sue,
Yes, you are right. I'm really one of the fortunate one. My wife got her PR way before expected. well, 28 month is the maximum period. I'll pray so you and everyone gets the visa before the official time.

Thank you saied you deserve it inshalah we all get the visa soon

 

[Saied]

Thank you saied you deserve it inshalah we all get the visa soon

Aamen

 

[quebecnewhusband]

Hello everybody,

I have a question that no one has been able to answer so far.

I will be sponsoring my Thai wife in the next few months. We're currently together in Thailand, but we want to apply from inland in July, since she already has a visitor visa that is valid for 5 years, after visiting me in Quebec last fall.

Question is : When she arrives at the Montreal airport with her visitor visa, what should she tell?

1- She's in Canada only to visit friends (and show a return ticket that we could cancel later) ===> Not the truth, obviously

OR

2- She's coming to Canada with her canadian husband so she could apply for permanent residency ===> The truth, but could they deny her entry?

Please help... We don't want to have a bad surprise when she arrives in Montreal...

 

[Macchiato]

Need help with this question before I apply!

To apply for the family class visa as a common law partner, does the living together for 12 months have to be continuous?

I have been in a relationship with my Canadian partner for 2 years, but we have only lived at the same address for 4 months, then 8 months with a gap inbetween while I travelled back to Australia to work (gap of 5 months)....am I eligible to apply for PR as a common law partner?

Seem to meet all the other requirements and can show that our relationship is genuine - just not sure of the exact definition of common law and want to know the facts!

 

[CutiePie92]

Macchiato even if you have a 5 month gap , you have a total of 12 months of living together, i think you qualify for sponsorship under common law.. but "veteran" users surely know more about the subject.

 

[zardoz]

Macchiato even if you have a 5 month gap , you have a total of 12 months of living together, i think you qualify for sponsorship under common law.. but "veteran" users surely know more about the subject.

No. This is not enough to conform to the definition of Common-Law. Given the information provided by Macchiato, they do not have the ability to claim that status. It has to be 12 continuous months...

 

[Rob_TO]

No. This is not enough to conform to the definition of Common-Law. Given the information provided by Macchiato, they do not have the ability to claim that status. It has to be 12 continuous months...

Just to confirm this, there is zero chance you qualify for common-law. Even a 1 month break may have broken the cohabitation.

source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/RESOURCES/manuals/op/op02-eng.pdf
5.35. What is cohabitation?
“Cohabitation” means “living together.” Two people who are cohabiting have combined their affairs
and set up their household together in one dwelling. To be considered common-law partners, they
must have cohabited for at least one year. This is the standard definition used across the federal
government. It means continuous cohabitation for one year, not intermittent cohabitation
adding up to one year. The continuous nature of the cohabitation is a universal understanding
based on case law.

So if you cohabited 4 months, then had a gap of 5 months, the clock reset to zero. If you then did 8 months cohabiting after that, then with another 4 months continuous you will satisfy the 1-year requirement.

 

[CutiePie92]

No. This is not enough to conform to the definition of Common-Law. Given the information provided by Macchiato, they do not have the ability to claim that status. It has to be 12 continuous months...

yeah i wasn't sure whether if it's a continuous cohabitation for 12 months or gaps are actually allowed. thank you for correcting me.