Sponsored my American wife inland but now we may move to the states

[Alan1]

My wife and I have recently sent in our sponsor ship application we live in Canada she is a US citizen currently on a visitors status. I am a Canadian Citizen. So we are currently waiting.

What has changes is that I might be going to work for a company in the US and we would be moving there. We don't want to be there on a permanent basis and would like to eventually return to Canada. However, if I take the job offer we will likely still be in the US when the PR application is processed.

I am not sure what to do in this situation.

Should we:
Withdraw our application if we move and re-apply when we decide to return?
Move to the US and simply notify the CIC that we have moved but intend to return to Canada someday?

Will we no longer qualify after we move to the US?

If we move to the US will we have to return as soon as she get's her PR?

 

[canadianwoman]

For an inland app you have to be in Canada. So I would withdraw the application. In your case I would then submit an outland application when you know you will be returning to Canada. As a citizen, you can sponsor her even when you are living outside Canada, but you have to show proof you will be returning to Canada.
You could also submit an outland application now, while you are still in Canada. Your wife can stay in Canada as a visitor while it is being processed, but if you can get a job in the USA, you can then just go work there. This way you would not have to submit proof you will return to Canada with the application, since you would still be living in Canada when you sent it in. The visa officer would want this proof later, though, once you have moved.

 

[computergeek]

Once she is granted PR she maintains her PR status by accompanying you outside Canada (such days count against the PR residency requirement, but not towards the Citizenship requirement.) But a requirement of inland sponsorship is that you have to be living in Canada.

I agree with the advice: withdraw the application. If you do it before processing has started, you will obtain a refund of the application fees.

You can apply at a later time (generally we counsel US applicants to apply via the outland process anyway, although the inland process is getting faster and the outland process is getting slower so it's not so clear anymore.)

Good luck!