Representative

[rlajambe]

I am going to be sponsoring my wife for her outland PR application. Can I also act as her representative? We had an Inland application that was processed for a year and a half and then thrown out (she left canada) and CIC would never speak to me regarding her case and my wife was always too nervous to speak to them. Is she allowed to appoint me as her representative so that I can complete all of the forms and conduct communications with CIC? It always seemed rather ridiculous that I was not allowed to discuss her case with CIC considering I am her husband and sponsor and I was the one who was handling everything anyways.

 

[medellinguy]

yes, she can add you as a representative. It was not stupid from CIC to not disclose everything with you even though you are her husband. She has the rights to not tell you everything if she wanted to such as medical conditions...anyways you get the idea.

Make sure you put her address for correspondance if you apply outland, because the courrier from other countries to Canada may add up several weeks.

 

[rlajambe]

Thanks for the advice, I will be sure to list her address for correspondence.

You do have a point about the possibility of her wanting to hide something from me. But it was frustrating sitting in the same room as my wife when speaking to them and then having to hand the phone to her. She would then get frustrated because they spoke too quickly for her to understand or had a different accent than she was used to. She asked them to speak with me instead. Of course, you know they refused to allow that. They also wouldn't allow her to use speaker and have me help her understand as they believed I was feeding her answers.

But it is good to know that I CAN act as her representative. The first time we did this, I thought that a representative referred only to lawyers or Imm. consultants. I'm glad I found this forum to answer my questions. The guides provided by CIC are rather vague at times.

 

[wes786]

Sorry to hear about your story! Yes anyone can act as a representative, and as suggested, give your wife's address for corresspondence. I have been my wife's representative since I applied, and therefore I can email them about status updates and order CAIPS if I need to again. It makes it much more easier to deal with them that way, otherwise they won't tell you a thing if you don't have your wife's consent. Welcome to forum, you will find great help and advices here...

Thanks for the advice, I will be sure to list her address for correspondence.

You do have a point about the possibility of her wanting to hide something from me. But it was frustrating sitting in the same room as my wife when speaking to them and then having to hand the phone to her. She would then get frustrated because they spoke too quickly for her to understand or had a different accent than she was used to. She asked them to speak with me instead. Of course, you know they refused to allow that. They also wouldn't allow her to use speaker and have me help her understand as they believed I was feeding her answers.

But it is good to know that I CAN act as her representative. The first time we did this, I thought that a representative referred only to lawyers or Imm. consultants. I'm glad I found this forum to answer my questions. The guides provided by CIC are rather vague at times.