Annulment after 2Yrs of Marriage effects PR stat- AppDt:05/2012 / Land'd:01/2013

[badlyshaken2]

Dear Fellows,

I got married to a Canadian permanent resident in august 2011. Application date is 05/2012 and landed in 01/2013. During whole period of 28 months of marriage we stayed together for 50 days during our honeymoon and in Jan 2013 till Feb 2013 as I was working in India and she continued to work in Canada.

In Sept 2013 I took a transfer to Canada and asked her to join me. She said she needs 100K CAD in her account then she will start living with me. I was shattered and then I came back to India. Now she is asking for annulment of marriage.

Just wanted to know is it going to effect my Permanent residency status in Canada. Now after regained my balance and I got a job in Canada.

Please advice. Thanks, Badlyshaken

 

[zardoz]

No, it will not affect your PR status, unless CIC/CBSA suspect a "marriage of convenience" or misrepresentation.

 

[badlyshaken2]

No it was not a marriage of "marriage of convenience" or misrepresentation. But she is accusing me of hiding facts that my family told her family earlier in person and also in the forms that we filed are having all the correct details. I took the transfer to Canada just because of her and to have a family of my own with her. But then I was shattered due to her such demands of money and went back to India.

I contacted her parents so that they can resolve these matters but instead they said if I can't fulfill their demands then you guys cant continue.

 

[sunshinemrc]

you are free to return to Canada and live here as a PR. Give her an annulment or divorce, but due to her and her family's demands tell them they have to pay for it. You are not a conditional PR, and if you have written communication of her demanding money from you now, it is you who can report her to the ministry and she may have problems if investigated, if she is found guilty, if the matter is pursued, she can lose her PR if she is a resident, or she can even lose her citizenship if she is a citizen. Her demands and her family demands fall under a criminal act.

 

[badlyshaken2]

No I don't have anything in written but it was the breaking point. She started with asking for financial security, then she asked about giving my whole salary to her, and when i resisted then her family said that no you guys can stay together.

 

[sunshinemrc]

It is ok. It is really unfortunate how you have been treated. But as I said earlier, you can make your life here and move on. We so often hear of people marrying to come here, but what we don't hear is that in many instances it is the sponsor who abuses and mistreats their spouse. Good luck with everything, hope it all works out for you in whatever decision you take.