Delayed sponsoring of my wife.

[sam12345]

Dear Forum Members.

Thank you for such a wonderful informative forum

I'm a permanent resident under the skilled worker category. I'm from Jordan. I did my landing on October 2008 and since then i have lived in Canada. However I have not found a permanent job in my specialty, as an MD, I'm still doing my exams and applying for residency.

In December 2008 my marriage contract was signed in Jordan while I was in Canada. I returned to Jordan briefly on July 2009 and got married (the wedding)

However, I have not changed my status within the immigration authorities, i e i did not inform them that I got married.

Now I want to sponsor my wife. She is a pharmacist.

I would like to ask your kind advice on three issues

1. What are the consequences of this delay on my part in informing the immigration authorities about my marriage?

2. If I fail to find a job in the near future, will my sponsorship application be accepted?

3. What is the possibility of inviting my wife to Canada on a regular visa and then applying for the sponsorship from Canada, because obviously that will be faster.

Thank you in advance for your time

Sam

 

[canadianwoman]

Did you sign any documents with CIC or border services claiming that your status had not changed, or claiming that you are single, after you got married? If so, you won't be able to get your wife in.
You can sponsor without a job; since you are a MD, your job prospects are good, so the visa officer won't be worried about how you will support yourself and your wife.
Inland sponsorships usually take longer than outland, but you can wait with your wife in Canada.
Visa officers don't usually issue TRVs to someone whose spouse is living in Canada, because they don't believe the person will leave Canada when the visa expires. To get a TRV, you have to prove you will leave Canada. A job, with a letter from the boss giving you a month's leave, for eg.; a house or apartment; a child left behind; etc. Still, it is not impossible.

 

[Halifax-Maple]

Hello Sam

My understanding is as follows and please correct me if I am wrong: You landed in Canada officially on October 2008 and at that date you became a PR of Canada and you were still single. You got married later on December 2008 (after you landed). In this case, you are fine and you do not need to report your marital status to immigration authority. It could affect you, if you were married before October 2008 and if you failed to report the change on the landing day.
The problem you have to face now is this: You are not a Canadian citizen but PR. So, you can not sponsor your wife unless you live physically in Canada. You can not do that from abroad (Canadian citizen can do).
With regard to the visit visa, you can try but the chance is very slim.

Good luck

 

[sam12345]

Thank you canadianwoman

I landed in Canada in October 2008. At that time I was single. So all my papers stated that I was single. The only contact with the immigration people was when I landed, so any papers I signed was correct in stating that I was single at that time. I did not contact the immigration people after that.

The issue is that I did not contact them to change my status. I will have to contact them now as I plan to sponsor my wife, but I'm concerned about their reaction. They might say "Where have you been these last 18 months and why did not tell us you got married?"

What do you think?

Sam

 

[sam12345]

Thank You Halifax Maple

I replied CanadianWoman before reading your kind reply.

Yes when I landed and got my PR, I was single. I still live in Canada since then. My wife lives in Jordan. I want to sponsor her.

Thanks loads

Sam

 

[canadianwoman]

You're fine. The visa officer processing your case will probably wonder why you waited so long before sponsoring your wife. Usually people start the sponsoring process as soon as possible. Just explain whatever your reasons were.