Preface:
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we initially (husband/ex-wife/son) landed in canada on PR(Skilled worker) ~ Dec 2013. and returned in less than a week after making landing.
We obtained jobs and returned to canada ~April 2014 and stayed in canada for less than 2 months(~june 2014).We were expecting our second child and due to lack of family support we decided to move back home temporarily.
Our son#2 was born abroad ~Dec 2014.I couldn't sponsor our son#2 to canada PR and we moved back to USA.
Amid the PR situation for our son#2(along with other issues) we parted ways(not on mutual agreement).
From 2016-Jul 2018 there was a lengthy court case related to child custody which prohibited the kids to be taken out of USA(PR clock is ticking all this time). The court finally granted sole custody to me around summer 2018.
After obtaining the visit visa for my second son,i came to Canada in fall of 2018 and have been living/working since. I re-married in Jan 2019 and my wife joined us on visit visa as well.
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Here are my questions:
1. what options do i have to keep my wife/son(on visit visas) together without leaving Canada?
2. I have a expired-PR card which i can't renew unless i meet the residency obligation(number of days). Does it mean i can't sponsor PR my wife/son as well?
3. Can my wife apply for open work permit and have my son as dependent?
would greatly appreciate any other options
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we initially (husband/ex-wife/son) landed in canada on PR(Skilled worker) ~ Dec 2013. and returned in less than a week after making landing.
We obtained jobs and returned to canada ~April 2014 and stayed in canada for less than 2 months(~june 2014).We were expecting our second child and due to lack of family support we decided to move back home temporarily.
Our son#2 was born abroad ~Dec 2014.I couldn't sponsor our son#2 to canada PR and we moved back to USA.
Amid the PR situation for our son#2(along with other issues) we parted ways(not on mutual agreement).
From 2016-Jul 2018 there was a lengthy court case related to child custody which prohibited the kids to be taken out of USA(PR clock is ticking all this time). The court finally granted sole custody to me around summer 2018.
After obtaining the visit visa for my second son,i came to Canada in fall of 2018 and have been living/working since. I re-married in Jan 2019 and my wife joined us on visit visa as well.
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Here are my questions:
1. what options do i have to keep my wife/son(on visit visas) together without leaving Canada?
2. I have a expired-PR card which i can't renew unless i meet the residency obligation(number of days). Does it mean i can't sponsor PR my wife/son as well?
3. Can my wife apply for open work permit and have my son as dependent?
would greatly appreciate any other options