***DECEMBER 2018 OUTLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP***
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I am sponsoring my wife and i plan to travel for 2 months for her delivery..shouldnt be a problem..cic can not say i cant see my newborn child until they finish their “processing”..what if they take 2 years for some reason? Doesnt make sense..as long as u have ur residence in canada, u intend to live in canada and u lived here for most part of the previous years, you should be fine..there is no travel ban for genuine reasons.
This is really, really terrible advice and is absolutely not true. If the sponsor is a permanent resident and not a citizen, a period of travel for 2 months would be way too long and would end up in rejection if IRCC catches wind of it. A sponsor that is a PR must remain inside Canada to sponsor. Of course they can't stop you from going but they most certainly can deny the application. This only applies to sponsors that are PRs.
@JoshC wanted to ask, did they also do an audiometry test for you? (Did they ask you about your family health issues such as diabetes etc) also about small health issues when you were younger maybe like chickenpox or jaundice. Just trying to get an idea on the whole ‘questionnaire’ side of the test.GCKEY updated, Medical passed
So then what do you think is the reasonable amount of time to travel? And where's the line between "reside" and "travel"?
Yes. Because as someone stated above, CIC can't just say "you can't see your spouse for 1.5 years while we're processing your application". And visiting a spouse even adds more proof that your relationship is genuine.
They're not saying you can't see them. No set timeline but with other similar matters with IRCC I would not risk anything in excess of 1-2 weeks, max.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/spouse-partner-children/eligibility.html
- You can’t sponsor someone if you are a permanent resident living outside Canada.
Yes I had a quesionnaire about my health. However, I wasn’t questioned about any family health issues.
I didn’t have an audiometry test, just one of those quick checks of the eyes and ears with the little tool (forgive me I’ve no idea what they’re called).
However, its unfortunately stated that a permanent resident must stay in Canada to pass eligibility. Thats why even PR’s who head out of the country for more than 2-3 weeks be it for work purposes end up informing cic beforehand with proof that they are being sent by the company. However, wanting to see you’re child may not hold as a strong proof of a PR’s return to Canada and their application might be rejected.
In one of the forms there is a question "Do you reside in Canada and not any other country?" Reside means live permanently, have job, etc. If a PR goes for 3 weeks vacation, what's a problem? You're not residing in another country while on vacation.
Because it's ambiguous. It's up to the officer to decide. They've rejected common law applications for being apart for 2.5-3 weeks, for example. Also the poster said 2 months, not 3 weeks.
Right, but since you answered my question "1-2 weeks", I'm asking why is it a problem in 3 weeks vacation.
Once again - it's ambiguous. It is not defined. You could have an officer who decides that's too long - that's the whole point. As I already stated I would never take a risk longer than 1-2 weeks. Do you really want to find out if it's a problem when it's too late and the officer has decided against you? You have to weigh the risks.