My wife and I were married just over a month ago in the Philippines. I am a Canadian citizen and she is a citizen of the Philippines. Normally we have to wait a year for her to be able to move here to Canada. My question is, if she were to come to Canada on a visitors visa and have the baby here, would she be able to stay even though she would be two months or so shy of the year long waiting period?
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I'm not sure what you mean by the year long waiting period. If you're married - you can sponsor her immediately as your spouse. You only have to live together for a year first if you're unmarried and applying common-law.
To answer your question, no - having a child in Canada (Canadian citizen child) will not grant her any additional rights.
To answer your question, no - having a child in Canada (Canadian citizen child) will not grant her any additional rights.
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jasla said:
It's pretty hard to get a visitors visa for people's spouses. Some pretty strong ties and reasons to stay in the Philippines would have to be presented.
With the year waiting period, are you just thinking of the time it takes to process her visa?
If you want to sponsor her for PR, then go ahead. The processing time for outland is 3 months in Mississauga + 8 months in Manila for 80% of applications so yours could be faster. If you don't apply, there is nothing going to automatically happen a year from now that will allow her to live in Canada with you.
As for applying for a visit visa, it is very hard for spouses to get one because normally immigration tends to believe that a spouse will overstay and they prefer you to sponsor them for PR.
Even if she does get a visit visa, she can stay up to 6 months and then apply to extend. Having a Canadian baby does not change her status in the least.
As for applying for a visit visa, it is very hard for spouses to get one because normally immigration tends to believe that a spouse will overstay and they prefer you to sponsor them for PR.
Even if she does get a visit visa, she can stay up to 6 months and then apply to extend. Having a Canadian baby does not change her status in the least.
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