SPOUSAL APPLICATION - QUESTIONS PLEASE HELP!!!!

[annakonevitchenko]

HELLO!
i am only new to this forum, and i would LOVE and appreciate any advice or help on this topic!!

I am a canadian citizen, however i am currently in the UK with my husband. We travel to canada all of the time and have always had plans to immigrate back to canada but due to various financial situations we had to put them on hold. At the moment i am on a spousal visa here - which gives me the right to work and live here etc temporarily.

Firstly, i am very confused about the whole process. I have a few questions and i would love to get some insight!!
1) Does it matter that i am living aboard? i read somewhere that it doesnt matter and that as i am a canadian citizen i can sponsor my husband.
2) We both work full time here and can provide proof of funds this way - however they will obviously be in british pounds - we are saving up for a house deposit when the paperwork goes through in canada - will that matter? How can we prove that we want to live in canada? We cant get a property yet, i am not going to school, etc - but it says on the application form that we need to prove we want to seattle in canada
3) where do we actually send our application forms?
4) when he does the medical - do we send that off with everything? or does the doctor send that off somewhere else? what is the best practice there?
5) how long after this application is approved do we have until we must move? we both have jobs and it will of course take time to get everything together
6) when do you actually do the medical? are you prompted or is this something you should do straight away?
6) i read somewhere that you can "land" and then leave straight away - that your residency starts as soon as you land - Where do you register when you land? is that something that customs do at the airport? or do you have to travel to an embassy? how do they register you? How do you then apply for a card? or is the card sent to you via mail? if so what address would you put? and how long do you have to stay in canada before your card comes through? is this something that is automatically done for you? or once you go through customs you have to apply somewhere else and if so where? and how long does the card take to be sent?
7) i would just love some advice and general points of what to include with the application what not to - i was thinking to perhaps include some character references or any job references but i dont know if that will hinder or help? so just any tips really would be amazing!

thanks so much

Anna

 

[scylla]

1) You can sponsor your husband from abroad because you are a Canadian citizen. Permanent residents must be living in Canada to sponsor.
2) You have to get creative but it's definitely a requirement that you must show you intend to move back here. Proof can be job offers, job searches, rental agreements, rental searches, proof that you've interviewed with companies, property owned, school enrollments, bank accounts and other assets, etc.
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4) The doctor will take care of sending the medical. You must include proof in your application that the medical has been completed.
5) You typically have a few months to land (depends when your medical expires). If you can't move right away, you can always land, return back to the UK and move at a later date.
6) You do the medical yourself before you submit the application. No prompt.
6) You land when you first arrive at the airport or land border as a new immigrant. The card is automatically processed for you. It takes about 6-8 weeks to arrive and can only be sent to a Canadian address. If you aren't staying in Canada long enough, you can use the address of a friend or family.
7) I wouldn't bother with character references or job references. Focus on proving your relationship is genuine and that you plan to settle in Canada once the PR status is approved.