Hey all,
Just wondering if you can help with some questions as I am a little confused with these visa processes. I'll give some context my situation and put question at the bottom.
I am a British citizen (23 male), currently living with my wife (21 female) and two children (2yrs, 4 months) in England. My wife is Canadian and has recently (September) completed her three year studies in England and we now have a spouse visa application in for her. We are 50/50 (there has been some issues about the financial requirement for UK sponsorship) that it will be accepted but are kind of regretting our decision anyway and thinking that our lives would be better in Toronto, Canada.
As I understand, our two children are automatically Canadian citizens (even though born in UK) as there Mother (my Wife) was born in Canada - so we should not have to do anything for them. Preferably we would like to apply inland, as if our application for sponsorship in Britain gets declined it will only allow 30 days until she must leave the country - and we don't really want to have to split the children up or spend a year apart.
My questions are:
1. How can I apply for an in-land spouse visa, when you need to prove on the temporary visitor visa that you will leave the country after the stay? If I tell border control that I am using the visitor visa as a way to enter the country and then my Wife will sponsor me for PR, will they just refuse my entry?
2. I currently am self-employed and work online helping university students complete there essays/assignments (earn around £2000-£3000 a month). This can be done anywhere and I would aim to continue doing this in Canada until I can find myself a graduate job. Is this legally allowed, and should It be something I mention to border control as a means for funding ourselves? Although we will be leaving with my partners parents and have about $13000CA in savings.
3. My understanding on the inland visa is that you can't leave the country during processing times. I am currently studying a Masters degree and would like to complete this, but they will have exams in April/May time. I assuming I wouldn't be able to go back to England to complete these exams. Is there any way around this, such as getting a visitor visa in Feb but not applying for spouse visa until after my exams, so I can go to England and return to Canada?
4. My wifes parents also run their own business and she will be able to work there occasionally, but will she also be able to receive benefits (family/childcare) whilst sponsoring a visa?
I think thats everything, hopefully I am not too confusing, and any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks a lot,
Phil
Just wondering if you can help with some questions as I am a little confused with these visa processes. I'll give some context my situation and put question at the bottom.
I am a British citizen (23 male), currently living with my wife (21 female) and two children (2yrs, 4 months) in England. My wife is Canadian and has recently (September) completed her three year studies in England and we now have a spouse visa application in for her. We are 50/50 (there has been some issues about the financial requirement for UK sponsorship) that it will be accepted but are kind of regretting our decision anyway and thinking that our lives would be better in Toronto, Canada.
As I understand, our two children are automatically Canadian citizens (even though born in UK) as there Mother (my Wife) was born in Canada - so we should not have to do anything for them. Preferably we would like to apply inland, as if our application for sponsorship in Britain gets declined it will only allow 30 days until she must leave the country - and we don't really want to have to split the children up or spend a year apart.
My questions are:
1. How can I apply for an in-land spouse visa, when you need to prove on the temporary visitor visa that you will leave the country after the stay? If I tell border control that I am using the visitor visa as a way to enter the country and then my Wife will sponsor me for PR, will they just refuse my entry?
2. I currently am self-employed and work online helping university students complete there essays/assignments (earn around £2000-£3000 a month). This can be done anywhere and I would aim to continue doing this in Canada until I can find myself a graduate job. Is this legally allowed, and should It be something I mention to border control as a means for funding ourselves? Although we will be leaving with my partners parents and have about $13000CA in savings.
3. My understanding on the inland visa is that you can't leave the country during processing times. I am currently studying a Masters degree and would like to complete this, but they will have exams in April/May time. I assuming I wouldn't be able to go back to England to complete these exams. Is there any way around this, such as getting a visitor visa in Feb but not applying for spouse visa until after my exams, so I can go to England and return to Canada?
4. My wifes parents also run their own business and she will be able to work there occasionally, but will she also be able to receive benefits (family/childcare) whilst sponsoring a visa?
I think thats everything, hopefully I am not too confusing, and any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks a lot,
Phil