Outland app - applied in Mars and wanted to go with husband and child (both canadians) to Canada this summer, is it still possible?

[LebCanSpouse]

Hello all,
I have a Tourist visa from Last summer when we visited his family, it is valid until december. We had plans of moving end of Summer, hoping my application would be already half way through and I could extend stay from Canada. Yet now, it seems job market is going to be difficult for my husband and I am not sure :
1 -they would allow us in Canada.
2 - they would allow me in Canada (as I am not Canadian ) and extend my status end of Sept.
3 - My Husband (in Education) would be able to find a job
So we are thinking it is better to wait now until I get my PR, changing all our plans and postponning the moving for at least a year...
Is this the wiser thing to do? we are very lost (as most people I guess) during these times

 

[canuck78]

Hello all,
I have a Tourist visa from Last summer when we visited his family, it is valid until december. We had plans of moving end of Summer, hoping my application would be already half way through and I could extend stay from Canada. Yet now, it seems job market is going to be difficult for my husband and I am not sure :
1 -they would allow us in Canada.
2 - they would allow me in Canada (as I am not Canadian ) and extend my status end of Sept.
3 - My Husband (in Education) would be able to find a job
So we are thinking it is better to wait now until I get my PR, changing all our plans and postponning the moving for at least a year...
Is this the wiser thing to do? we are very lost (as most people I guess) during these times

1.You can’t move to Canada until you receive PR. You could visit Canada while you wait for your PR to be approved. You can not appear to moving and must pack as a visitor.
2. Yes you should qualify to enter based on current rules. Most entering Canada are given a 6 month stay. If you haven’t received your PR by then you could apply to extend your visitor status.
3. Did your husband do his teacher training in Canada? What level and subject does he teach?

In order to get approved for sponsorship your family will have to have strong proof that you will be resettling to Canada soon after you get PR. Unfortunately steely many never resettled so CIC has become more demanding when it comes to proof.

 

[ryester]

1.You can’t move to Canada until you receive PR. You could visit Canada while you wait for your PR to be approved. You can not appear to moving and must pack as a visitor.
2. Yes you should qualify to enter based on current rules. Most entering Canada are given a 6 month stay. If you haven’t received your PR by then you could apply to extend your visitor status.
3. Did your husband do his teacher training in Canada? What level and subject does he teach?

In order to get approved for sponsorship your family will have to have strong proof that you will be resettling to Canada soon after you get PR. Unfortunately steely many never resettled so CIC has become more demanding when it comes to proof.

I don't think short-term visit qualifies as essential travel. I think she will most likely to be denied by CBSA even if she has visitor visa

 

[LebCanSpouse]

I don't think short-term visit qualifies as essential travel. I think she will most likely to be denied by CBSA even if she has visitor visa

yes that was my thought but my husband seems to think that if he needs to go to Canada, they will not seperate the family, as I am also carer for our baby

 

[ryester]

yes that was my thought but my husband seems to think that if he needs to go to Canada, they will not seperate the family, as I am also carer for our baby

Here are some examples posted by IRCC

Some examples of discretionary or optional travel are

• to visit family for a vacation
• for the birth of a grandchild, nephew, niece, cousin, etc. (For the parent of a child, this may be considered non-discretionary travel; however, it will still require assessment.)
• to spend time at a secondary residence (vacation home, hunting or fishing lodge, etc.). This includes entry for upkeep or maintenance purposes.
• to attend the funeral of a family member (This purpose of travel would be improbable due to quarantine measures and limits to the number of attendees at funerals under provincial restrictions.)

Travel for the following purposes would be considered non-optional or non-discretionary:

• economic services and supply chains
• critical infrastructure support
• health (immediate medical care), safety and security
• supporting Indigenous communities
• transiting through Canada for non-optional or non-discretionary purposes
• studying in Canada if already approved for a study permit on or before March 18
• tending to family matters for non-optional or non-discretionary purposes (such as bringing supplies to elderly parents or tending to sick family members) when there is no one else available in Canada to assist
• any other activities that are deemed non-optional or non-discretionary by the Government of Canada or based on an officer’s assessment

 

[LebCanSpouse]

Here are some examples posted by IRCC

Some examples of discretionary or optional travel are

• to visit family for a vacation
• for the birth of a grandchild, nephew, niece, cousin, etc. (For the parent of a child, this may be considered non-discretionary travel; however, it will still require assessment.)
• to spend time at a secondary residence (vacation home, hunting or fishing lodge, etc.). This includes entry for upkeep or maintenance purposes.
• to attend the funeral of a family member (This purpose of travel would be improbable due to quarantine measures and limits to the number of attendees at funerals under provincial restrictions.)

Travel for the following purposes would be considered non-optional or non-discretionary:

• economic services and supply chains
• critical infrastructure support
• health (immediate medical care), safety and security
• supporting Indigenous communities
• transiting through Canada for non-optional or non-discretionary purposes
• studying in Canada if already approved for a study permit on or before March 18
• tending to family matters for non-optional or non-discretionary purposes (such as bringing supplies to elderly parents or tending to sick family members) when there is no one else available in Canada to assist
• any other activities that are deemed non-optional or non-discretionary by the Government of Canada or based on an officer’s assessment

oh thank you for this! I haven't seen it before and it helps a lot