I have had to think lately about this issue. I have never really seen my wife's PR application as one beset by what are regularly called "red flags" on this forum. Previous marriages and even moreso, sponsorships are often seen in that light. I have seen more threads that I can remember offering the opinion that one can expect a spousal PR application to go smoothly in the absence of red flags.
In our case, I sponsored my previous wife here as a permanent resident in 2003. She came to Canada as my employee in 2002. We married in 2004 and were together until 2019. We had a child together, born in 2004. Despite being aware that, according to what one sees here, my past could raise a red flag or two, I really thought it a non-issue, until today.
What has me thinking about it now relates to the fact that as well as representing wife wife for her PR application, I am also rep for her sister, who married a Canadian at the same time. Our application was submitted last November. Theirs was submitted 3 weeks later. The sister's husband has been married twice before, but this is his first sponsorship. The sister has 3 kids who will not accompany, but will be the subject of a later application. They went through the medical exams. So, I thought, if anything, their application might be seen as a bit more complex than ours.
Last week, the sister received notice that her eligibility check had been completed. It commenced on May 24, same as my wife. One day later, the sister received her pre-arrival services letter. My wife has not seen that yet and her eligibility remains in process. My wife's background check was completed June 27. Her sister's completed last week as well, so now she is all done. I expect to see her PPR soon.
So my concern is that, notwithstanding the sister's application being submitted 3 weeks later then my wife's, and both being in the same office, my wife is not out of the woods and no end in sight. So, should I read anything into that? Could it be that a dreaded red flag has reared its ugly head?
I recognize that the timeline difference between the 2 applications is not vast and maybe I am wrong being concerned that an application filed 3 weeks after my wife's has pulled into the lead. Also, if my previous sponsorship has raised a red flag, why did it not at the sponsorship approval stage? I also remain quite concerned about my wife's 3 failed TRV applications since January 2020. Has that raised a red flag and poisoned the well?
A further item is age gap. The sister and husband have an age gap, but has not sunk their application. Ours is greater, but it's not like I am have married some innocent young thing. She's around 40, university-educated and worked in the Phils and abroad.
Thoughts anyone? Am I fretting for no good reason, or should I expect that we'll be shot down at any moment?
In our case, I sponsored my previous wife here as a permanent resident in 2003. She came to Canada as my employee in 2002. We married in 2004 and were together until 2019. We had a child together, born in 2004. Despite being aware that, according to what one sees here, my past could raise a red flag or two, I really thought it a non-issue, until today.
What has me thinking about it now relates to the fact that as well as representing wife wife for her PR application, I am also rep for her sister, who married a Canadian at the same time. Our application was submitted last November. Theirs was submitted 3 weeks later. The sister's husband has been married twice before, but this is his first sponsorship. The sister has 3 kids who will not accompany, but will be the subject of a later application. They went through the medical exams. So, I thought, if anything, their application might be seen as a bit more complex than ours.
Last week, the sister received notice that her eligibility check had been completed. It commenced on May 24, same as my wife. One day later, the sister received her pre-arrival services letter. My wife has not seen that yet and her eligibility remains in process. My wife's background check was completed June 27. Her sister's completed last week as well, so now she is all done. I expect to see her PPR soon.
So my concern is that, notwithstanding the sister's application being submitted 3 weeks later then my wife's, and both being in the same office, my wife is not out of the woods and no end in sight. So, should I read anything into that? Could it be that a dreaded red flag has reared its ugly head?
I recognize that the timeline difference between the 2 applications is not vast and maybe I am wrong being concerned that an application filed 3 weeks after my wife's has pulled into the lead. Also, if my previous sponsorship has raised a red flag, why did it not at the sponsorship approval stage? I also remain quite concerned about my wife's 3 failed TRV applications since January 2020. Has that raised a red flag and poisoned the well?
A further item is age gap. The sister and husband have an age gap, but has not sunk their application. Ours is greater, but it's not like I am have married some innocent young thing. She's around 40, university-educated and worked in the Phils and abroad.
Thoughts anyone? Am I fretting for no good reason, or should I expect that we'll be shot down at any moment?
