G'day Everyone
This is my first post here. I find this forum very informative and you guys seem very knowledgeable. My situation is tad complicated and would be nice to have your inputs:
I moved to Canada on work permit and subsequently became a landed immigrant. I continued my employment in Canada on my PR status for the next 7 months and moved overseas for better options.
My 5 year timeframe for PR expires on November 2012 but my card only expires on March 2013. I understand that i need to have 2 years to retain my PR status, which means I need to return to Canada before June/July 2011 (so that i can fulfil 17 months stay before Nov 12).
The tricky part is that I got married subsequent to my PR and have a baby. I need to sponsor my wife and daughter to Canada. I have heard mixed opinion as some suggest to get them on a tourist visa to Canada and apply PR from Canada (with now right of appeal) while others say that i should move back to Canada and then apply for their PR. Please the experts suggest which is the best and what other pros and cons we should consider in this? If it matters, they will possibly be applying from either Dubai or India.
Second point - if for any reason there is a delay on my return to Canada by June/July 2011 and say i land there by December 2011 (I have seen posts where people suggest that then stay silent and do not reapply for the PR card till i complete 730 days), in such a scenario, would i still be able to sponsor my wife and daughter or will that turn out to be quite difficult or for simplicity sake, should we all reassess for PR on my skilled migrant category? How does CIC view re applicants?
Finally, would there be any income requirement to sponsor wife and daughter? The website stipulates income requirement for other family members but for dependents, it only talks about a sponsorship agreement. Essentially can i land in Canada and immediately apply for their sponsorship or should i have a full time job before applying for sponsorship? I will show some savings in the bank account to prove that i can support them. I have also paid decent amount of taxes on my previous employment in Canada.
Sorry for a long post and many thanks in advance.
Cheers!
This is my first post here. I find this forum very informative and you guys seem very knowledgeable. My situation is tad complicated and would be nice to have your inputs:
I moved to Canada on work permit and subsequently became a landed immigrant. I continued my employment in Canada on my PR status for the next 7 months and moved overseas for better options.
My 5 year timeframe for PR expires on November 2012 but my card only expires on March 2013. I understand that i need to have 2 years to retain my PR status, which means I need to return to Canada before June/July 2011 (so that i can fulfil 17 months stay before Nov 12).
The tricky part is that I got married subsequent to my PR and have a baby. I need to sponsor my wife and daughter to Canada. I have heard mixed opinion as some suggest to get them on a tourist visa to Canada and apply PR from Canada (with now right of appeal) while others say that i should move back to Canada and then apply for their PR. Please the experts suggest which is the best and what other pros and cons we should consider in this? If it matters, they will possibly be applying from either Dubai or India.
Second point - if for any reason there is a delay on my return to Canada by June/July 2011 and say i land there by December 2011 (I have seen posts where people suggest that then stay silent and do not reapply for the PR card till i complete 730 days), in such a scenario, would i still be able to sponsor my wife and daughter or will that turn out to be quite difficult or for simplicity sake, should we all reassess for PR on my skilled migrant category? How does CIC view re applicants?
Finally, would there be any income requirement to sponsor wife and daughter? The website stipulates income requirement for other family members but for dependents, it only talks about a sponsorship agreement. Essentially can i land in Canada and immediately apply for their sponsorship or should i have a full time job before applying for sponsorship? I will show some savings in the bank account to prove that i can support them. I have also paid decent amount of taxes on my previous employment in Canada.
Sorry for a long post and many thanks in advance.
Cheers!