Applying for Permanent Residence from Within Canada Question

[Thomas1990]

Greetings,

I have a question concerning the Required paperwork to be finished for Permanent residence in Canada, I have every document finished BUT the ( IMM0008DEPENU ) " Additional Dependants / Declaration Form". Its the same questions as the (IMM0008ENU_2D) Generic Application Form For Canada. My question is does my wife have to fill out the additional dependants / declaration form? she has no kids or past relationships.

She has been on a study permit visa in Canada since 2009, i recently married her in Canada in 2011. i would love to send this paperwork off without it being returned because of missing paperwork. Thank you all for reading and hopefully you can help me out.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Greetings,

I have a question concerning the Required paperwork to be finished for Permanent residence in Canada, I have every document finished BUT the ( IMM0008DEPENU ) " Additional Dependants / Declaration Form". Its the same questions as the (IMM0008ENU_2D) Generic Application Form For Canada. My question is does my wife have to fill out the additional dependants / declaration form? she has no kids or past relationships.

She has been on a study permit visa in Canada since 2009, i recently married her in Canada in 2011. i would love to send this paperwork off without it being returned because of missing paperwork. Thank you all for reading and hopefully you can help me out.

1. No, that is if she had more than 4 dependents

 

[Thomas1990]

Thank you very much, now that i dont have to worry about that document i can send it off now

 

[rjessome]

Thank you very much, now that i dont have to worry about that document i can send it off now

Before you do that, my I ask why you are applying via the In Canada Class?

 

[Thomas1990]

my lawyer gave me the document's on a flash card and said that my wife is already In canada then i should do Permanent Resident from within Canada. so i filled it and printed it out.

I have no knowledge of which paperwork i should be doing reason why i am seeking help from anyone.

 

[CharlieD10]

Where is your wife from? It may be more advantageous for you to apply via the overseas office responsible for her nationality, rather than going through the Inland process. And, no, she does not have to leave Canada for that to happen.

 

[Thomas1990]

She's from vietnam, could i ask where i can find the application documents for the overseas office?

 

[CharlieD10]

Vietnam is processed via Singapore. Current timeline, 22 months average for 80% of cases processed in the last year. You may want to weigh your options, as the timeline there is not much better than Inland, but with a solid application, you may not be in process for all that time. Seen a number of straightforward cases processed in 6-12 months.

Outland application forms are here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

 

[rjessome]

Vietnam is processed via Singapore. Current timeline, 22 months average for 80% of cases processed in the last year. You may want to weigh your options, as the timeline there is not much better than Inland, but with a solid application, you may not be in process for all that time. Seen a number of straightforward cases processed in 6-12 months.

Outland application forms are here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

No, the lawyer is right in this case. He should do In Canada processing. She could be one of the unlucky few where there are no issues but the processing time still takes 22 months or more. Err on the side of caution. At least the In Canada process will allow her to remain in status.

My problem is the lawyer giving the forms on a flash drive. Sigh. I hate when I hear that representatives are making clients fill in their own forms.

 

[Thomas1990]

it really takes 22 months for the process? dang i was hoping we could go back to vietnam next year to visit her family. guess i will just have to wait it out until the paperwork is finalized.

Thank you all for the reply's it really helped me out.

 

[rjessome]

it really takes 22 months for the process? dang i was hoping we could go back to vietnam next year to visit her family. guess i will just have to wait it out until the paperwork is finalized.

Thank you all for the reply's it really helped me out.

It doesn't in all cases. Lots get finalized before that as CharlieD said. If you apply in Canada class, then if the application is properly prepared, you should get first stage approval about 11 or 12 months after applying. if no further issues and it doesn't take forever for the security check to be done, then PR should come shortly thereafter. If she has a valid TRV then there shouldn't be a problem with travelling for a visit.

 

[wolanila]

my wife doesnt have dependents but she was paranoid that if she didnt sign and send it that the application would be incomplete and sent back. she signed, dated and put N/A in all the available questions. Im a little worried now. Do you thing this is ok or will it cause problems?

 

[Thomas1990]

my wife doesnt have dependents but she was paranoid that if she didnt sign and send it that the application would be incomplete and sent back. she signed, dated and put N/A in all the available questions. Im a little worried now. Do you thing this is ok or will it cause problems?

That's what my wife did, we just wanted to be sure that we had every peice of document requested, we just added a post-it saying N/A

 

[rjessome]

my wife doesnt have dependents but she was paranoid that if she didnt sign and send it that the application would be incomplete and sent back. she signed, dated and put N/A in all the available questions. Im a little worried now. Do you thing this is ok or will it cause problems?

It's fine.