NEWBY ASKING HELP

[all_iz_well]

Hi,

I will be landing in few weeks and will be sending my spouse sponsorship application in few weeks.

I could not add her as an accompanying family member since I did not have enough points in EE though she is in currently working in Canada and has been living here for 6+ years. (We both were students before.)

I saw you applied this year and your file was processed really quick.

I have no idea about sponsorship application.

Can you walk me thru the process and give me tips to avoid delays.

Thanks in advance.

NB: My spouse has upfront medical(April 2017) and Police clearance+RCMP(May 2017) done.

 

[KBH]

Hi,
Just to confirm, you DID declare your spouse - but as non-accompanying, rather than accompanying, right?

 

[all_iz_well]

Hi,
Just to confirm, you DID declare your spouse - but as non-accompanying, rather than accompanying, right?

Of course I did. I also had to submit her Medical, PCCs and Marriage certificate.
I could NOT include her for CRS point.
And the reason I gave for not including her is "She is not interested to become a PR at this point."

 

[KBH]

Of course I did. I also had to submit her Medical, PCCs and Marriage certificate.
I could NOT include her for CRS point.
And the reason I gave for not including her is "She is not interested to become a PR at this point."

Ok, that's great - Since you mentioned not declaring her as accompanying, I figured I would double check and make sure she was declared. Just wanted to confirm because there are sometimes people who overlook declaring their partner and end up not being able to sponsor them.

As a start I would recommend checking out the complete guide here. It is very informative and walks you through everything step by step.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5289ETOC.asp

 

[JulianaAndrew]

Be aware that as a PR, during the sponsorship, you will have to remain in Canada for the whole process. Your application could potentially be refused if you are not in Canada during the sponsorship. Trips of 2 weeks or so seem to be okay, but more than that could compromise the application. However it seems like you would be applying inland, so in that case it would be easier for both of you to remain in Canada during the process.

 

[all_iz_well]

I was actually planning to visit my parents last year for a month. It will be a paid vacation from my office. Would that be an issue? How to over come
How to overcome it?

Be aware that as a PR, during the sponsorship, you will have to remain in Canada for the whole process. Your application could potentially be refused if you are not in Canada during the sponsorship. Trips of 2 weeks or so seem to be okay, but more than that could compromise the application. However it seems like you would be applying inland, so in that case it would be easier for both of you to remain in Canada during the process.

 

[KBH]

I was actually planning to visit my parents last year for a month. It will be a paid vacation from my office. Would that be an issue? How to over come
How to overcome it?

There isn't really a way to overcome it. As a PR, you must follow the rules for PRs, which indicate you need to be living in Canada the entire time the application is processing. A month long trip out of the country would not be permitted and could jeopardize your application, so unfortunately you would need to prioritize whether or not you want to take the trip or sponsor your partner.

 

[scylla]

I was actually planning to visit my parents last year for a month. It will be a paid vacation from my office. Would that be an issue? How to over come
How to overcome it?

The only way to overcome this is to reduce the length of your visit.

You need to keep your trips outside of Canada to three weeks or under while you are sponsoring your spouse for PR - and not take too many of them.

Alternatively, you can wait until later to sponsor your spouse to avoid impacting your planned visit to see your parents.

 

[all_iz_well]

Dos the same rule applied to my spouse?

She can travel max 3 weeks outside Canada?

 

[Rob_TO]

Dos the same rule applied to my spouse?

She can travel max 3 weeks outside Canada?

For the PR sponsor there is no "max". The amount of time you are allowed outside Canada is entirely at discretion of the visa officer processing your file. Many PRs have traveled for much more than 1 month and had no problems. If you are gone long enough that the visa officer notices your absence and feels you are no longer residing in Canada, then you run into problems.

The 3 weeks is just a guideline, as we have seen some cases run into issues after absences of this length. But it's entirely up to you if you wanted to go on vacation longer. An extra week "probably" won't cause any issues, but who knows.

For the PR applicant, an INLAND app needs to follow the same general guidelines. There is an extra risk here that if an inland PR applicant is denied re-entry to Canada for any reason, their PR app is cancelled.
So if PR applicant intends to travel during the process, an OUTLAND app is recommended. Then they can travel as often and as for long as they want with no risk to app.