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Q: Spousal sponsorship with a twist

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404KF2

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First post here: my 27 year old son - born in Canada as was I and my parents before me, and he's of course a Canadian citizen - has just got married in Japan to a young woman who he met in the Rocky Mountains while they were both working up there in the summer of 2015. My wife, me, our two daughters and his new wife's family were all at the wedding in Tokyo earlier this month. It was wonderful!

Now the work begins. His wife has a bachelor's degree from a Japanese university and currently works for an airline, based in Tokyo. She speaks nearly perfect English.

My son is just finishing up his degree - it's a co-op degree, with a full year working in Japan, and he took a lot of time off during the program - but the point is, he hasn't got employment right now because he's a full time student. The studies will end at the end of August and he will be eligible for graduation and can look for a job after that.

I am prepared to financially sponsor, or backstop his wife for two years. My income is good, unlike my son's. So I wonder whether there is any allowance in the application process for situations such as this, where the sponsor is a student. Or do they just have to wait ....and wait, until he gets a stable job?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
 
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Your son can sponsor his wife. It is a 12 month process approximately. Yes you can submit financial documents saying that you will support them. She is also employed which will prove that they can support themselves. What are her plans in terms of employment? They could wait and move back to Canada and apply for inland sponsorship as well as an owp (4 months until approval) for her but she would have to remain in Canada. They can apply outland from Japan but must show that they intend to resettle in Canada once they are approved but she could continue working. The other option is outland from Canada. That option would not allow her to work in Canada but she can leave the country.
 
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Thanks for that! I will definitely cover her costs for two years, she is a sweetheart.

My son is studying his last semester at the University of Victoria, so they're not together at this time. His wife's plan for now is to continue working until December of this year to save more money, and then quit her job with hopes of moving to Canada as soon as possible afterwards. So he is in Canada and she is in Japan at this moment.

I'm going to give my son cash to go visit her again in September but obviously they want to be together permanently ASAP.

Naturally she is worried about her job prospects here in Canada, but her English is very good and she has lots of skills. If she could land an airline related job it'd be ideal for her, but as I said, she has a business degree so there are other things she would be good at and enjoy. She was in Canada in 2015-16 on a short stay work visa, and worked at a hotel in the Rockies as well as a Tim Horton's!

Given those facts, what would be the recommended type of application, which would have a high likelihood of approval in a relatively short period of time? She would no doubt leave her job before December if she could live here before then.
 
Spousal sponsorship will take 12 months approximately no matter what. He could either apply now and she would be able to join him but not work until she gets PR or they could wait until she lands in December and she can apply for inland sponsorship and an open work permit that will be approved in 4 months.
 
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404KF2 said:
Thanks for that! I will definitely cover her costs for two years, she is a sweetheart.

My son is studying his last semester at the University of Victoria, so they're not together at this time. His wife's plan for now is to continue working until December of this year to save more money, and then quit her job with hopes of moving to Canada as soon as possible afterwards. So he is in Canada and she is in Japan at this moment.

I'm going to give my son cash to go visit her again in September but obviously they want to be together permanently ASAP.

Naturally she is worried about her job prospects here in Canada, but her English is very good and she has lots of skills. If she could land an airline related job it'd be ideal for her, but as I said, she has a business degree so there are other things she would be good at and enjoy. She was in Canada in 2015-16 on a short stay work visa, and worked at a hotel in the Rockies as well as a Tim Horton's!

Given those facts, what would be the recommended type of application, which would have a high likelihood of approval in a relatively short period of time? She would no doubt leave her job before December if she could live here before then.
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As she doesn't plan to come to Canada until December, they should apply outland now.

Note that there is no "twist" to their situation. It is a very common situation for spousal sponsorship.
 
Agree they should do outland and start now but they need to be ready to dedicate some significant time and energy to the process. She will have to anticipate not being able to work in Canada for around 6 months if she arrives in December. Also no healthcare so get private insurance.
 
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Agree they should do outland and start now but they need to be ready to dedicate some significant time and energy to the process. She will have to anticipate not being able to work in Canada for around 6 months if she arrives in December. Also no healthcare so get private insurance.
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Probably less than 6 months and healthcare depends on the province.
 
Refer......Spousal Sponsorship Checklist.....Employment/Source of Income:

If you are not working in Canada, provide other documentation showing that you can support the person(s) you are sponsoring. This must
include a detailed explanation of how you plan to support yourself and the sponsored person(s) on a separate piece of paper.
 
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