- Jan 23, 2012
- 2
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Vienna
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 05-15-2012 (received 05-17-2012)
- Doc's Request.
- 10-12-2012 additional information req.
- AOR Received.
- Vienna 09-26-2012, in process 10-09-2012, DM 01-18-2013
- File Transfer...
- 20-08-2012
- Med's Done....
- 20-04-2012
- Interview........
- waived
- Passport Req..
- visa exempt
- VISA ISSUED...
- issues 14-01-2013, received COPR 30-01-2013
- LANDED..........
- February 05, 2013!!!!!!!!!
Hello Forum,
I am a German citizen and I am in Canada on a Working Holiday Visa which expires in early April 2012. I am getting married to my Canadian fiance on March 24, and once we get the marriage certificate, we will apply for family class sponsorship. Before my current visa expires, I will change my status into "visitor" so that I can stay in Canada with my husband-to-be. We will do the outland application through Berlin, because thanks to this great forum I learned that this will be a much faster process.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Now my question is, do I have to change the name on my German passport before we submit the application? Since it takes 10-12 weeks to get a new passport, it would take a lot longer to submit the application. What happens if I don't change my name on my German passport, would that be a problem if the PR card is issued with my maiden name, but I will be using my fiance's name in Canada? Can the name on the PR card be changed after I get it? And will they attach anything to my current passport (like my Working Holiday Visa) so I would lose that when I change my passport?
Sorry if that sounds confusing, I just want to prepare everything in advance and make sure I'm doing everything right.
Thank you for your help!
Franzi
I am a German citizen and I am in Canada on a Working Holiday Visa which expires in early April 2012. I am getting married to my Canadian fiance on March 24, and once we get the marriage certificate, we will apply for family class sponsorship. Before my current visa expires, I will change my status into "visitor" so that I can stay in Canada with my husband-to-be. We will do the outland application through Berlin, because thanks to this great forum I learned that this will be a much faster process.
Now my question is, do I have to change the name on my German passport before we submit the application? Since it takes 10-12 weeks to get a new passport, it would take a lot longer to submit the application. What happens if I don't change my name on my German passport, would that be a problem if the PR card is issued with my maiden name, but I will be using my fiance's name in Canada? Can the name on the PR card be changed after I get it? And will they attach anything to my current passport (like my Working Holiday Visa) so I would lose that when I change my passport?
Sorry if that sounds confusing, I just want to prepare everything in advance and make sure I'm doing everything right.
Thank you for your help!
Franzi