Please advise..best option for my spouse

[moonlightshadow]

Hi,
My spouse applied for citizenship (AOR received); she lives in Canada and work there. Her dossier seems quite in good shape in so far.

In the meantime I just got a position abroad for a year work contract. This is more solid income and prospect for the family.

We agreed it is best to stay together as family and it would not be wise to drop the option abroad.

Problem is the citizenship application consequences. Should my spouse leave Canada to join me abroad, we are concerned it will delay if not jeopardize the citizenship application.

Can someone please offer some route or path forward to keep some chances for my spouse to stay on track for citizenship application, should my spouse join me abroad.

Your help is very much appreciated.

 

[wilson]

• Your spouse is allowed to travel outside Canada while her citizenship application is pending.
  
  
• Maintain PR status:
  She must continue to meet the requirements for maintaining her permanent resident status, including the minimum physical presence in Canada, anticipating possible delays in the application process.
  
  
• Keep communication lines open:
  Ensure she can receive mail and online communications from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) while she is away.
  
  
• Be prepared to return for the Oath:
  She will need to be in Canada to attend the Oath of Citizenship ceremony. If she receives an invitation while abroad, she'll need to inform IRCC and make arrangements for her return.
  
  
• No need to notify IRCC of travel:
  She doesn't need to specifically notify IRCC of her travel plans, but she should be prepared to provide updates if required.
  
  
• Potential delays:
  While travel is permitted, it's important to be aware that missing communications or deadlines due to being outside the country could potentially delay her citizenship.

 

[moonlightshadow]

Thank you very much for your input, very much appreciated.

Does it help further, in view of IRCC (immigration officer appreciation), if the purpose for spouse traveling abroad is to be with Canadian husband working/relocating abroad (not sure which should be the vehicle for providing such clarification to IRCC, prvoided such a thing is recommended)?

The question is from view point of trying to secure as much as possible "normal" processing, i.e. spouse not being (hypothetically) penalized from not being in Canada during application processing.

Understood that, in any event the travel is allowed.

 

[Seym]

You're free to let IRCC know of the reason your spouse is leaving Canada when she does, but the reason here is usually only relevant for PR residency calculation. The only real way to help secure a "normal processing" here is to provide a very precise application with no mistakes at all, and a healthy buffer above 1095 days, and obviously to be available for travel back to Canada on short notice at all times. Everything else is usually either only useful for the applicant's peace of mind or just plain useless, and the complications with the processing are sometimes out of the applicant's control, so don't worry too much about it. Good luck to your wife!

 

[moonlightshadow]

Thank you so much. This is very useful indeed.

 

[GFLiam]

Here's to plant a seed in your mind....would your wife be able to work at this new country with her current citizenship (non-Canadian)? If not and if she could get an employment offer from a company there, this is a legit reason to ask for expedited processing.

 

[armoured]

Here's to plant a seed in your mind....would your wife be able to work at this new country with her current citizenship (non-Canadian)? If not and if she could get an employment offer from a company there, this is a legit reason to ask for expedited processing.

I don't think that IRCC would think that needing Canadian citizenship to get a job outside of Canada would be a valid reason to grant expedited processing. Unless it were with a crown entity (ie. Canadian govt or close to it), and possibly a few other (rare) scenarios.

Why would they expedite for someone to pay taxes elsewhere?

 

[GFLiam]

I don't think that IRCC would think that needing Canadian citizenship to get a job outside of Canada would be a valid reason to grant expedited processing. Unless it were with a crown entity (ie. Canadian govt or close to it), and possibly a few other (rare) scenarios.

Why would they expedite for someone to pay taxes elsewhere?

No, you have mistaken what I meant. I mean IF the spouse received a job offer from this new country, but her current citizenship doesn't allow her to work in this country, but a Canadian citizenship would, then it is a reason to ask for an expedited process because it affects the family income. It literally says that on IRCC's website "apply for a job or avoid losing your job"
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...p/become-canadian-citizen/apply/urgently.html

 

[CNP]

No, you have mistaken what I meant. I mean IF the spouse received a job offer from this new country, but her current citizenship doesn't allow her to work in this country, but a Canadian citizenship would, then it is a reason to ask for an expedited process because it affects the family income. It literally says that on IRCC's website "apply for a job or avoid losing your job"
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...p/become-canadian-citizen/apply/urgently.html

That link probably points to applying job within Canada.

 

[armoured]

That link probably points to applying job within Canada.

That specific webpage does not specify that, but my understanding - for example - is that they (historically) haven't done so for, eg., NAFTA professionals visas and the like.

Anyway, I could be wrong. No harm in trying. I doubt it, but no skin off my nose.

 

[GFLiam]

That link probably points to applying job within Canada.

No, it's for employments anywhere. I am not going to search for it, but I remember at least one person have tried that with an employment opportunity in US and was successful in pursuing for urgent processing.

Also, I think it's very rare that a job opportunity within Canada that would only accept Canadian citizens to apply, but not PRs. May be some high security clearance jobs? And if that's the case, I doubt IRCC would explicitly establish an exemption for those rare situations.

 

[armoured]

Also, I think it's very rare that a job opportunity within Canada that would only accept Canadian citizens to apply, but not PRs. May be some high security clearance jobs? And if that's the case, I doubt IRCC would explicitly establish an exemption for those rare situations.

That is precisely the type of job for which it may apply, and yes, they would establish an exemption for that. If it's something to Canada's benefit, why not?

Think, for example, military. While I believe PRs can join military, not surprisingly some jobs within require citizenship.

 

[moonlightshadow]

As regards the next step with IRCC, assuming we will not expand on the reasons for my spouse moving;

Is it just fine to send a web-form with the new address abroad once set up and leave it at that (no further explanation at this point) ? I assume that would trigger IRCC to update the address in the system, possibly without interfering much with the processing at this point (at least hopefully). I am getting it correct?

We will have no problem providing a corresponding address in Canada though, might be relative one or postbox, but we can secure that just in case.

Is it all to it?

Thank you again.

 

[moonlightshadow]

It seems since address is outside Canada, web-form is required. Found this link
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc/web-form.html

 

[moonlightshadow]

It seems we cannot set a different mailing and residential address at least not using a single web-form all at once.
Either the residential and mailing address is the same and this can go through web-form, or one has to change one address at a time sequentially through two subsequent web-forms; not sure if this is even allowed...sounds a bit odd too proceeding this way..

NB: idea was to have residential address abroad so to stay honest with IRCC and mailing address in Canada as extra safety measure for safe mail delivery.

Any thoughts?
Thanks