Hello Everyone,
I'm new to this forum and just wanted to see if anyone can answer my questions.
Here's some background info:
I am a Canadian citizen but my fiance is from Malaysia. He is currently on a 3 year PGWP that is expiring on June 13, 2013. We are getting married on May 26, 2012 and will apply for his PR (spousal sponsorship)right after we have our marriage certificate and pictures from our wedding/honeymoon ready, so probably in June 2012. We are planning on applying Inland, since our plan is for him to get AIP and an OWP--(it will be difficult to have only me working, since we will be newlyweds)
Questions:
1) We should apply for hiw OWP at the same time he submits his PR application, correct?
2) The current 1st stage inland processing times takes 11 months, and I only imagine it to be getting longer, so by the time we apply next year, maybe it'll take 12-13 months? If this is the case, his PGWP will be expired by the time we get first stage approval. Will he have implied status then until his first stage restuls come in?
2) Is there a limit as to how long a person can have implied status for?
Any advide is apprciated!
I'm new to this forum and just wanted to see if anyone can answer my questions.
Here's some background info:
I am a Canadian citizen but my fiance is from Malaysia. He is currently on a 3 year PGWP that is expiring on June 13, 2013. We are getting married on May 26, 2012 and will apply for his PR (spousal sponsorship)right after we have our marriage certificate and pictures from our wedding/honeymoon ready, so probably in June 2012. We are planning on applying Inland, since our plan is for him to get AIP and an OWP--(it will be difficult to have only me working, since we will be newlyweds)
Questions:
1) We should apply for hiw OWP at the same time he submits his PR application, correct?
2) The current 1st stage inland processing times takes 11 months, and I only imagine it to be getting longer, so by the time we apply next year, maybe it'll take 12-13 months? If this is the case, his PGWP will be expired by the time we get first stage approval. Will he have implied status then until his first stage restuls come in?
2) Is there a limit as to how long a person can have implied status for?
Any advide is apprciated!