Spousal with teenager

[Northern Canuck]

My wife is coming here from the Philippines, her daughter is 17, we were hoping to allow her to complete her schooling there first, then come to Canada.

But I was told she had to come to Canada with her mother first, then return to finish school, it sounds like an insane waste of money, is this the rule? Are there no other options?

Thanks for a reply if you are sure you know the answer.

 

[scylla]

My wife is coming here from the Philippines, her daughter is 17, we were hoping to allow her to complete her schooling there first, then come to Canada.

But I was told she had to come to Canada with her mother first, then return to finish school, it sounds like an insane waste of money, is this the rule? Are there no other options?

Thanks for a reply if you are sure you know the answer.

Once the PR visa is issued, she needs to physically come to Canada and 'land' before the expiry date of the visa. You'll have a fixed period of time during which she will have to travel to Canada. Otherwise the PR visa will expire and she will have to be sponsored from scratch once she is ready to come here.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

My wife is coming here from the Philippines, her daughter is 17, we were hoping to allow her to complete her schooling there first, then come to Canada.

But I was told she had to come to Canada with her mother first, then return to finish school, it sounds like an insane waste of money, is this the rule? Are there no other options?

Thanks for a reply if you are sure you know the answer.

Change her to non-accompanying and her mother can sponsor her to come to Canada before she turns 22.

 

[Northern Canuck]

Change her to non-accompanying and her mother can sponsor her to come to Canada before she turns 22.

Wow, just the answer I need, how do we make that change, I have not seen that option yet.
Thanks for your quick replies.

 

[Surexistence]

Wow, just the answer I need, how do we make that change, I have not seen that option yet.
Thanks for your quick replies.

Just sponsor her and let her land. Won't her mother want her to come visit at times. Or will she stay back home till her mum is ready to sponsor her?. Its better to just do the sponsorship now cuz sponsorship of a child who has already crossed 18years takes time from what I am seeing. There was a case of a man sponsoring his son and bfr the sponsorship could be approved he has already crossed 22years

 

[scylla]

Wow, just the answer I need, how do we make that change, I have not seen that option yet.
Thanks for your quick replies.

You'll most likely end up spending more money this way. She will still have to complete the medical as part of her mother's application. You'll then need to re-do all of that and pay application fees again once she's ready to come to Canada. IMO - include her as accompanying now and have her fly to Canada to land, then return immediately to finish school.

 

[YVR123]

You'll most likely end up spending more money this way. She will still have to complete the medical as part of her mother's application. You'll then need to re-do all of that and pay application fees again once she's ready to come to Canada. IMO - include her as accompanying now and have her fly to Canada to land, then return immediately to finish school.

Agree with scylla.

A return plane ticket plus few weeks of vacation may cost similar to the fees that you need to complete the application and re-do that allover again in a few years.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Wow, just the answer I need, how do we make that change, I have not seen that option yet.
Thanks for your quick replies.

You would just need to send a Webform to IRCC to change her to non-accompanying.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Just sponsor her and let her land. Won't her mother want her to come visit at times. Or will she stay back home till her mum is ready to sponsor her?. Its better to just do the sponsorship now cuz sponsorship of a child who has already crossed 18years takes time from what I am seeing. There was a case of a man sponsoring his son and bfr the sponsorship could be approved he has already crossed 22years

Dependent child sponsorship doesn't take any longer than normal.

Age is locked in at time of submission, so it doesn't matter if the dependent turns 22 during the process.

 

[Northern Canuck]

The reason is education mixed with ability to speak English, we want her to get grade 12 equivalency first. Looks like I have the answer up above, many thanks to those who took time out to reply. She is only 17 now and we can bring her here in 2 years or a bit less.

 

[scylla]

The reason is education mixed with ability to speak English, we want her to get grade 12 equivalency first. Looks like I have the answer up above, many thanks to those who took time out to reply. She is only 17 now and we can bring her here in 2 years or a bit less.

Note that under the previous administration the dependent age was "under 19". Always possible that could change again with another party in power at the Federal level. I would make sure you submit the sponsorship application before she turns 19 to play it safe.