Flying back to Canada, Spouse Visa being processed...

[ben001]

Hello everyone,

First off I'd just like to say this board and its participants have been an incredible help while preparing my documentation for my common-law sponsorship/visa application.

I've got a question regarding returning to Canada while our application is being processed.

I will be flying to visit my common-law partner later this month was wondering about when we return together if it is important that we be on the same flight/get processed at customs together.
The reason I am asking is that in order to purchase a ticket that returns on the same flight, I would need to purchase a ticket which is 700$ more than purchasing a ticket that returns later that same day but on a separate flight.
I have been told that being processed at customs together and having a photocopy of our application makes things a lot easier.
Would it be a problem if we flew separately and went through customs separately for her obtaining a temporary visa while our application is processed?

Thanks for all of your help in advance,

Ben

 

[Leon]

If your application is not processed yet, then your partner is just coming to visit you, right? Then I don't see why it would matter if you come together or not.

Although, I am not sure what you want to do with your application. You want to use your application for spousal sponsorship to bring your common law into the country? Can you even do that? Because normally they are not supposed to give a partner a temporary visa unless they are convinced that the person is only visiting Canada and will go back at the end of their visit. They have in many cases refused spouses and fiancees of Canadians temporary visas because they believe they are coming to stay. Explain what it is that you are planning to do.

 

[ben001]

Very interesting...

Yes it would classify as a visit although we would like for her to stay while waiting for the results of the application.

This changes things doesnt it?

 

[Leon]

If your partner can get a visit visa or comes from a visa exempt country, you can go to Canada, together or separately and file an inland application and stay together the whole time. If your partner can't get a visa, you can go to Canada alone and file an outland application and wait for the results until she can join you.