Common law sponsorship for Québec

[Moving.montreal]

Hi again!

We have decided to go the outland route to sponsor my common law partner.

I would like to know if any of you have been in this same situation;
We are currently living abroad and moving to Montreal in May.
Can I explain and prove this to Québec and would they accept it or is it not worth the risk? (of them saying I have to be there already)
Would it be better to just wait until we are there and able to show bills to my name?

Thanks a lot!

 

[spousalsponsee]

Hi again!

We have decided to go the outland route to sponsor my common law partner.

I would like to know if any of you have been in this same situation;
We are currently living abroad and moving to Montreal in May.
Can I explain and prove this to Québec and would they accept it or is it not worth the risk? (of them saying I have to be there already)
Would it be better to just wait until we are there and able to show bills to my name?

Thanks a lot!

I don't entirely understand what you're asking.

If you move to Quebec, you will need a Quebec Certificate of Selection.

If your partner comes to Canada to visit while they wait for a PR decision, they will need to demonstrate visitor intent, and that they will leave if the PR application is refused. If the CBSA officer thinks they don't intend to leave and are just moving to Canada, they could refuse them entry. This is the same at any port of entry, be it in Newfoundland, Quebec, Manitoba, or BC.

 

[Moving.montreal]

Thanks for your answer.

My question is: is it better to wait until I am in Canada to send the application?
Our first intention was to send it from Argentina, where we currently live.
BUT one of the forms we have to fill in, asks for proof that I am already residing in QC.
Therefore, I wonder if it is better to wait until I am actually already living in QC to apply.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thanks for your answer.

My question is: is it better to wait until I am in Canada to send the application?
Our first intention was to send it from Argentina, where we currently live.
BUT one of the forms we have to fill in, asks for proof that I am already residing in QC.
Therefore, I wonder if it is better to wait until I am actually already living in QC to apply.

There is no point in waiting. You don't need to provide proof that you are living in Quebec.

 

[Moving.montreal]

Really? Do I just need to say and show that I AM moving there then?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Really? Do I just need to say and show that I AM moving there then?

You just tick the box "the province of Quebec" in the Sponsor Residency Declaration section of IMM1344.

 

[Miraclejj]

Thanks for your answer.

My question is: is it better to wait until I am in Canada to send the application?
Our first intention was to send it from Argentina, where we currently live.
BUT one of the forms we have to fill in, asks for proof that I am already residing in QC.
Therefore, I wonder if it is better to wait until I am actually already living in QC to apply.

You are still confused with inland and outland applications. Since you are citizen and has decided to file an outland application, you don't need to physically live in Canada to file it.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

You are still confused with inland and outland applications. Since you are citizen and has decided to file an outland application, you don't need to physically live in Canada to file it.

OP's query has nothing to do with inland vs. outland. The query is about proof of residency for Quebec.

 

[Miraclejj]

OP's query has nothing to do with inland vs. outland. The query is about proof of residency for Quebec.

This post is related from another post from her that she sought for help on inland or outland application.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

This post is related from another post from her that she sought for help on inland or outland application.

OP stated in the first post of this thread that they are submitting an outland app.

 

[Miraclejj]

OP stated in the first post of this thread that they are submitting an outland app.

That was her conclusion from her other post, and in that thread, other posters provided pros and cons of both inland and outland application process, including the requirement of physically residing in Canada to file inland application. I guess the OP is still confused that the requirement of physically residing in Canada is applied to inland application only.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

That was her conclusion from her other post, and in that thread, other posters provided pros and cons of both inland and outland application process, including the requirement of physically residing in Canada to file inland application. I guess the OP is still confused that the requirement of physically residing in Canada is applied to inland application only.

OP was not confused about inland residency requirements. OP was confused about QUEBEC residency requirements because that particular province has its own immigration system and a different process than everywhere else in Canada.

 

[Moving.montreal]

Thank you all!

There was no confusion about applying for Outland. The confusion came from an answer I got on that other thread aboit having to reside in Québec.

By looking at all the forms again yesterday; I confirmed that there is indeed one you fill and sign if you are not living in Canada at the time you submit the application, stating you will be by the time the applicant gets Permanent Residency.

Thank you all and hopefully all threads help others looking for answers.