Clarification for Outland vs Inland Application and what is next best step after mistake?

[jcdc666]

Hello there, thank you for taking the time to read this and hopefully provide some insight.

We submitted our application for PR for my spouse who is from Korea on Friday and have had some conflicting information regarding inland vs outland and where in particular you 'choose' this. We are married as of a few weeks ago and living together for the past months. We wanted to apply for outland as the processing times were faster and she would like to travel back home for a family wedding later next year. (inland preventing this)

However, our confusion comes from when we were reviewing our documents and noticed on the IMM 5533 document checklist question #5 we selected the first option "applying under the spouse or common law partner in Canada" As to our understanding that's what we were doing. we have now discovered that such is apparently not the case, and that will lead to a inland application being processed, which we want to avoid for a variety of reasons.

Should we have applied under the third option instead, "family class" ? We have seen multiple conflicting information on this at this point and IRCC's guides and websites really fall short of explanation.

Hoping someone can provide some clarity, and if we did mess up, is there any course for rectification? Can we resubmit new documents, should we attempt to withdraw the application ASAP? what is the best course of action. Looking to call IRCC on Monday hopefully they can provide some guidance as well.

Thank you for your time!!!

 

[canuck78]

Hello there, thank you for taking the time to read this and hopefully provide some insight.

We submitted our application for PR for my spouse who is from Korea on Friday and have had some conflicting information regarding inland vs outland and where in particular you 'choose' this. We are married as of a few weeks ago and living together for the past months. We wanted to apply for outland as the processing times were faster and she would like to travel back home for a family wedding later next year. (inland preventing this)

However, our confusion comes from when we were reviewing our documents and noticed on the IMM 5533 document checklist question #5 we selected the first option "applying under the spouse or common law partner in Canada" As to our understanding that's what we were doing. we have now discovered that such is apparently not the case, and that will lead to a inland application being processed, which we want to avoid for a variety of reasons.

Should we have applied under the third option instead, "family class" ? We have seen multiple conflicting information on this at this point and IRCC's guides and websites really fall short of explanation.

Hoping someone can provide some clarity, and if we did mess up, is there any course for rectification? Can we resubmit new documents, should we attempt to withdraw the application ASAP? what is the best course of action. Looking to call IRCC on Monday hopefully they can provide some guidance as well.

Thank you for your time!!!

IRCC can’t provide advice on your case a lawyer or consultant can. If the issue is processing times they are fairly similar inland an Outland but for some reason posted processing times are very different.

 

[jcdc666]

IRCC can’t provide advice on your case a lawyer or consultant can. If the issue is processing times they are fairly similar inland an Outland but for some reason posted processing times are very different.

Really? Thanks for the information, so they are unable to let me know if it makes more sense to withdraw, or try to update information?

 

[brittanyatk13]

@jcdc666 Family class applications are currently being processed like "outland" applications. If you selected the spouse living in canada, that would be for inland applications. They are not following similar timelines, as outland applications are currently moving faster than inland. I'd consult a lawyer on what to do and your specific scenario.

 

[brittanyatk13]

The spouse living in Canada is also much more prohibitive, and usually people are not recommended to leave during processing, as you risk being denied re-entry and having your application abandoned and/or refused (not sure the correct terminology, but you get the idea). There are specific scenarios where the inland makes sense, so I'd really suggest consulting a lawyer ASAP to make sure you make the right choice for your particular situation.

 

[jcdc666]

The spouse living in Canada is also much more prohibitive, and usually people are not recommended to leave during processing, as you risk being denied re-entry and having your application abandoned and/or refused (not sure the correct terminology, but you get the idea). There are specific scenarios where the inland makes sense, so I'd really suggest consulting a lawyer ASAP to make sure you make the right choice for your particular situation.

I appreciate the response, thank you! Yeah unfortunately a lawyer isn't really in our budget

 

[Ponga]

... we selected the first option "applying under the spouse or common law partner in Canada" As to our understanding that's what we were doing.

This is the Inland application.

Hopefully you were able to reach someone at IRCC!

Good luck!

 

[jcdc666]

This is the Inland application.

Hopefully you were able to reach someone at IRCC!

Good luck!

Thanks Ponga, that's what we understood as well. The individual at IRCC was... well less than helpful as some have already suggested. We chose outland family sponsorship in the online application part and had selected the wrong one on the forms, so we submitted corrected forms and are hoping that things will work out.