Baby with my canadian fiance - best way to become PR

[Seppelrator]

Hi everyone,
my name is Sebastian, 23 years and originally from Germany.
I moved to Canada two years ago with a 3 year work permit that will expire Jan.2016
My fiance and I are together for a year now and in January we expect our first child. Now I would like to know if and how my child or my fiance could sponsor me to become PR as soon as possible.
What needs to be done and is it even possible? What is the waiting time?

Also I have two years of canadian work experience and should qualify for the Canadian Experience Class. Would that be the faster way?

We really have a lot of stress right now with the baby coming soon and buying a house and so on that I really dont want my fiance to worry about my work permit as well.

I really appreciate your help.

 

[Awesomeg]

Hi everyone,
my name is Sebastian, 23 years and originally from Germany.
I moved to Canada two years ago with a 3 year work permit that will expire Jan.2016
My fiance and I are together for a year now and in January we expect our first child. Now I would like to know if and how my child or my fiance could sponsor me to become PR as soon as possible.
What needs to be done and is it even possible? What is the waiting time?

Also I have two years of canadian work experience and should qualify for the Canadian Experience Class. Would that be the faster way?

We really have a lot of stress right now with the baby coming soon and buying a house and so on that I really dont want my fiance to worry about my work permit as well.

Congratulations for your baby,
In my opinion she can sponsor you as common Law, you have been together for enough time,
In my opinion if you marry her you can be sponsored as spouse. Either way will be OK,
up to you ....
You could also have the option of the experience class, but probably will need to investigate how it works....

Fortunately for you there are many options,
and whatever way you chose to take I think that will work OK,

I really appreciate your help.

 

[Kayaker]

Hi Sebastian,

I don't know much about the Experience Class so I won't comment; hopefully others can offer some insight.

Your fiance can sponsor you as her common-law partner or as her spouse. To qualify as common-law, you would need to prove you have cohabited for at least a year. (joint rental agreement, letter from landlord, etc.) To qualify as spouse, you need to be married before you submit your application.

This is the guide - it's long but print it out and read it very carefully. Most of what you need to know is here.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/3900ETOC.asp

This is the document checklist to see what you need to prepare:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/3901e.pdf

A few tips:

You could apply Inland or Outland. Despite its name, this does not have anything to do with your location or your address. You can apply "outland" while living in Canada.

The one advantage of Inland is, I believe, you can be an illegal immigrant in Canada and still apply. Waiting times are atrocious. (They have gone up drastically recently with no explanation.) Also, you cannot leave the country while it is being processed. You can - but if by any chance you come across a cranky officer when you come back to Canada and he/she doesn't let you back in the country (allowing a foreigner in, even with a visa, is at the discretion of the border official) your application is cancelled then and there. So if you think you want to be able to travel, better not apply Inland.

Outland applications are processed in one of many locations worldwide. Each Visa Office has a different timeline. Some take longer, some less. As a rule of thumb people from visa-exempt countries like Germany get PR sooner than people who need visas to visit Canada. Your case will be processed in Vienna. Vienna's "processing time" is currently 17 months. That's how long it took to process Most applications. In other words, only 20% of people waited longer than that. Those 20% who waited longer would be people with issues such as criminal record, dependent children, insufficient proof of relationship, etc. I'm assuming you wouldn't be one of them. To find out what seems to be the actual processing time in Vienna for Germans, look for a thread on this forum for applicants being processed in Vienna, or German applicants.

 

[Seppelrator]

Wow thanks a lot for your help!!!

One question though. We are not living together for a full year yet but we gonna have a baby together in January. I know from the governemt website that having a child together qualifies for common law even if we live together for less than a year. Is it the same for Immigration or do they have different rules?

Thanks guys

 

[scylla]

Wow thanks a lot for your help!!!

One question though. We are not living together for a full year yet but we gonna have a baby together in January. I know from the governemt website that having a child together qualifies for common law even if we live together for less than a year. Is it the same for Immigration or do they have different rules?

Thanks guys

For immigration purposes you MUST live together for a minimum of one full year to be considered common law. Having a baby together does not make you common law for immigration.

 

[truesmile]

Not to sidetrack, but you said you're buying a house. How much is your income needed for mortgage approval? Your SIN if temporary starts with a 9. I went through this personally, banks DO NOT like temporary residents (indicated by temp SIN #'s), where mortgages are concerned. We ended up leaving my wife off the mortgage application all together.

No need to answer here, just be prepared.