Travel outside Canada

[ashj]

Hi All, I got my Canadian citizenship in Dec 2021 and my wife's outland spousal was submitted in Nov 2021.
She just got a notification from IRCC regarding pre arrival info.
I was planning a trip to India before her visa comes, is it ok if I leave Canada now? or it could lead to rejection?
Please help.
Am planning a 2-3 weeks trip.

Thanks

 

[armoured]

Hi All, I got my Canadian citizenship in Dec 2021 and my wife's outland spousal was submitted in Nov 2021.
She just got a notification from IRCC regarding pre arrival info.
I was planning a trip to India before her visa comes, is it ok if I leave Canada now? or it could lead to rejection?
Please help.
Am planning a 2-3 weeks trip.

Thanks

As a PR sponsor, a short trip like you are planning is fine.

Now that you are a citizen, you don't even have to be resident, but the question could arise if IRCC's file for the sponsorship does not reflect that you're a citizen.

So my honest suggestion would be to avoid having the issue come up by keeping your trip to the timeline you mention. (Administrative screw-ups are the potential risk, not you having somehow done something wrong)

Might be a good idea to advise by webform that sponsor for your wife's application is now a citizen (copy of your citcertificate or passport). Personally I wouldn't mention the travel to them though.

 

[ashj]

As a PR sponsor, a short trip like you are planning is fine.

Now that you are a citizen, you don't even have to be resident, but the question could arise if IRCC's file for the sponsorship does not reflect that you're a citizen.

So my honest suggestion would be to avoid having the issue come up by keeping your trip to the timeline you mention. (Administrative screw-ups are the potential risk, not you having somehow done something wrong)

Might be a good idea to advise by webform that sponsor for your wife's application is now a citizen (copy of your citcertificate or passport). Personally I wouldn't mention the travel to them though.

Thanks for the response. I submitted the webform with my updated info in Jan 2022. You think then its fine if I travel for 3 weeks?

 

[armoured]

Thanks for the response. I submitted the webform with my updated info in Jan 2022. You think then its fine if I travel for 3 weeks?

Yes. Again, 3 weeks travel would almost certainly be fine as a PR anyway. Guidelines say 'short trips' are fine for PR-sponsors.

As a citizen definitely fine, but I'm sure you don't want to risk a delay in the sponsorship because somebody didn't notice you're a citizen.