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melodicnana

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I've done quite a bit of research in the past week but I'm still confused about a couple of things. I understood that:

-since he is moving to Quebec we have to go through that immigration also.
-there is a financial requirement to be met for dependent children, parents, grandparents, etc but there aren't any for spouses? (I want to make sure for this one because I took a quiz on the Quebec site and it said I have to make around $40000)
-I'm seeing everywhere on the forum that it takes about 4 to 5 months these days to get the PR card but is that timeline valid for Quebec also with the extra step?

I am a Canadian citizen and he is a US citizen. We are getting married in October and starting the papers in November.
Thanks in advance!
 
There is no financial requirement when sponsoring a spouse and the application for A CSQ will take about 2 weeks to a month.
 
to clarify, you don't get the PR card upon landing. At landing, you receive PR status. the officer will fill out the application form for the card at landing and send it to the processing centre. it takes 4-6 months to get the card after landing. For most provinces, the COPR (landing document) can be used for any services a PR card is needed for... SIN#, Healthcare, etc. For US citizens, a PR card isn't super essential for traveling, since your COPR and passport work just as well.

Right now, it's taking US citizens 2-3 months to complete the outland process. Quebec may be a bit longer because of the CSQ. Ottawa is the visa office US applications process at and they are processing applications at a super speedy rate right now.
 
CDNPR2014 said:
to clarify, you don't get the PR card upon landing. At landing, you receive PR status. the officer will fill out the application form for the card at landing and send it to the processing centre. it takes 4-6 months to get the card after landing. For most provinces, the COPR (landing document) can be used for any services a PR card is needed for... SIN#, Healthcare, etc. For US citizens, a PR card isn't super essential for traveling, since your COPR and passport work just as well.
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Thank you for the information!
 
Getting the csq won't delay anything. Fill the forms at the same time that your application for CIC. Then, when you receive you sponsorship approuval letter you print it and sent it with your CSQ forms. You don't need to have minimum income for quebec but you'll to show that you really live in quebec(electric bill, cable bill, municipal tax invoice,etc)
The processing time is within a month. It took me 5 week but that include christmas holidays ;)
 
Shineon39 said:
Getting the csq won't delay anything. Fill the forms at the same time that your application for CIC. Then, when you receive you sponsorship approuval letter you print it and sent it with your CSQ forms. You don't need to have minimum income for quebec but you'll to show that you really live in quebec(electric bill, cable bill, municipal tax invoice,etc)
The processing time is within a month. It took me 5 week but that include christmas holidays ;)
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Oh wow! Ok got it, thank you.
So once the processing is done, your spouse can come to Canada right away?
 
melodicnana said:
Oh wow! Ok got it, thank you.
So once the processing is done, your spouse can come to Canada right away?
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No, the CSQ wont allow your husband to move to quebec sooner. You still have to wait after your visa office.
 
Oh ok...I spent more than one year looking into US immigration & getting to know it by heart. We just decided last week that he would be the one moving and now I'm so confused :-[ Where can I go to look at a detailed timeline of each step?

When exactly can my husband move then? After the processing in Quebec and Canada is done? Thanks.
 
melodicnana said:
Oh ok...I spent more than one year looking into US immigration & getting to know it by heart. We just decided last week that he would be the one moving and now I'm so confused :-[ Where can I go to look at a detailed timeline of each step?

When exactly can my husband move then? After the processing in Quebec and Canada is done? Thanks.
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He can't technically "move" or "live" in Canada until he is fully approved as a permanent resident. He can "visit" you anytime he wants before then and stay in Canada while his application processes, and extend his stay if the application takes longer than his allowed entry. All he needs to do is go to the border and tell them he is visiting you until he is approved for PR. It's usually recommended he be able to show ties to the US (housing/job) to avoid issues at the border, however CBSA is friendlier to those applying for PR and understands the rules - that he can only visit right now.

There really is no specific timeline for each step, except for maybe sponsor approval. The timelines posted on CIC website for applicant processing is not an average and does not represent what applicants are facing.

How it works is that both applications (sponsor and applicant) get sent to Mississagua in the same package. CIC will then process the sponsor's application and check the applicant's for completion. Once the sponsor is approved, the applicant's applicaiton will be internally transferred to the appropriate visa office (for us citizens the visa office is ottawa). Ottawa will then process the application and approval. Currently the TOTAL time for US citizens is super fast. People are getting through the entire outland process in 2-3 months. Before that, the average was 5-6ish months.
 
CDNPR2014 said:
He can't technically "move" or "live" in Canada until he is fully approved as a permanent resident. He can "visit" you anytime he wants before then and stay in Canada while his application processes, and extend his stay if the application takes longer than his allowed entry. All he needs to do is go to the border and tell them he is visiting you until he is approved for PR. It's usually recommended he be able to show ties to the US (housing/job) to avoid issues at the border, however CBSA is friendlier to those applying for PR and understands the rules - that he can only visit right now.

There really is no specific timeline for each step, except for maybe sponsor approval. The timelines posted on CIC website for applicant processing is not an average and does not represent what applicants are facing.

How it works is that both applications (sponsor and applicant) get sent to Mississagua in the same package. CIC will then process the sponsor's application and check the applicant's for completion. Once the sponsor is approved, the applicant's applicaiton will be internally transferred to the appropriate visa office (for us citizens the visa office is ottawa). Ottawa will then process the application and approval. Currently the TOTAL time for US citizens is super fast. People are getting through the entire outland process in 2-3 months. Before that, the average was 5-6ish months.
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Thank you so so much!!
 
What is the timeline if my fiancé decides to visit before he gets the PR approval.
Does he have to go back to the states once he gets the approval to activate it? Is that even a thing?
 
melodicnana said:
What is the timeline if my fiancé decides to visit before he gets the PR approval.
Does he have to go back to the states once he gets the approval to activate it? Is that even a thing?
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He would technically have to leave Canada somehow and re-enter with his COPR to "land" as a permanent resident. This can be done by flagpoling (driving up to the U.S. border and getting a refusal that doesn't affect future entries) or you can make a trip out of it and go somewhere and come back.

Or you can schedule a landing appointment within Canada. This isn't recommended because it can take quite a long time.
 
Decoy24601 said:
He would technically have to leave Canada somehow and re-enter with his COPR to "land" as a permanent resident. This can be done by flagpoling (driving up to the U.S. border and getting a refusal that doesn't affect future entries) or you can make a trip out of it and go somewhere and come back.

Or you can schedule a landing appointment within Canada. This isn't recommended because it can take quite a long time.
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Got it thank you!
 
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