Outland Waiting For Sponsor to Be Aprroved

[Eli51]

My wife sent in the application for Spousal Outland Canadian Sponsorship & am waiting back to see if I get approved as her sponsor before it gets sent off for the second part of the process. I returned to Canada from the U.S. this past Sunday February 01, 2014 & I am a us born Citizen. I told the Customs agent @ Pearson Airport that I am coming to stay with my wife & I applied for spousal outland Sponsorship & have the receipt, copy of the marriage certificate & a return ticket & the agent still sent me to secondary. I told the agent @ secondary the same thing I told the first agent & she looked up my receipt in the system & couldn't find it so I told her that I am waiting for immigration to mail back the approval & she let me through. The question is I would like to go back to New York in March & according to the processing times it's very unlikely I will know whether I get approved or not & just because this agent was nice doesn't mean another will therefore I would like to know what to do? Cancel my trip & stay in Canada until I get the approval letter I am able to stay until July 31, 2015 legally, is there a letter I can get written & commissioned explaining why I don't have the approval yet?

 

[blueangel371115]

Pay the fees or at least part of them if you haven't yet as it shows your intent to apply or even the fact you did. It went a long way towards easing their minds when I showed my receipt. It will be easier when you can say you have SA However, reentry is never guaranteed and with me I always was looked at with a wary eye until the process was done.

 

[Eli51]

To Blueangel371115 I showed them the receipt as you can see in my post & the agent looked up in the system to see if I was approved or not. The receipt was even stamped from the bank that you the $550 payment was made. The agent wants to approval.

 

[blueangel371115]

That's odd. You may have to wait then but then again, it's always a hassle and often they do look at you suspiciously, especially if you leave and return often, until the process is done. So I'm not sure it would be worth the risk, if it were me. Unless you need to return for family or urgent reasons.

 

[Eli51]

This would only be my second time leaving in the last seven months.

 

[blueangel371115]

It could be the language you use too . Always say you are visiting your spouse/partner not living or staying. That's a huge red flag and it makes all kids of trouble as they'll assume you think you have the right to live and work there ( I don't think you feel that way, mind you). Or that you intend to do so. They watch people's language and demeanor carefully. So if you make it clear you know what the rules are and you intend to abide by them, they may give you less of a hassle but it's never a guarantee.