Spousal sponsorship

[Mice]

Hi there! I need help! My spousal application status shows that they send me medical request on 12 of March but still I haven’t got any kind of email or mail or post to my address or email inbox. What should i do now? By which i can get my medical instructions? Please need help!!

You can use web form to send your request. OR call CIC number

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi there! I need help! My spousal application status shows that they send me medical request on 12 of March but still I haven’t got any kind of email or mail or post to my address or email inbox. What should i do now? By which i can get my medical instructions? Please need help!!

Check junk mail.

Panel Physicians are closed right now anyways.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Citizen

She can stay outside of Canada but needs to update IRCC about her new address and will need to provide proof of intent to return to Canada before the app is approved.

 

[Haideen]

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are all hanging on.

How long does it normally take to process Right of permanent residence fee (RPRF), if you pay it when it is requested (not upfront)?

 

[prive6399]

My wife's visitor status in Canada is set to expire in May 12, 2020. We have already submitted the in Canada spousal sponsorship complete application package with the open work-permit application. The courier delivered the application on January 8, 2020. IRCC sent as an acknowledgment of receipt email on March 3, 2020, we are tracking the application online since then. My question is, even though I have already applied for a change of immigration status for my wife though the open work-permit application, should I apply for an extension of her visitor status in Canada just to be safe, while we wait for her open work permit to come? Thank you,

 

[canuck_in_uk]

My wife's visitor status in Canada is set to expire in May 12, 2020. We have already submitted the in Canada spousal sponsorship complete application package with the open work-permit application. The courier delivered the application on January 8, 2020. IRCC sent as an acknowledgment of receipt email on March 3, 2020, we are tracking the application online since then. My question is, even though I have already applied for a change of immigration status for my wife though the open work-permit application, should I apply for an extension of her visitor status in Canada just to be safe, while we wait for her open work permit to come? Thank you,

Too early. If she hasn't received the OWP a few days before her visitor status expires, apply then.

 

[Siddiqua]

Hi guys! My medical request is going to expire on 12 of March but cic has closed all medical services till march 14. What to do now? Should i have to apply for new medical request or they will accept it if i do it after 14 of march. Any suggestions guys?

 

[unknowntoknown]

Hi guys! My medical request is going to expire on 12 of March but cic has closed all medical services till march 14. What to do now? Should i have to apply for new medical request or they will accept it if i do it after 14 of march. Any suggestions guys?

Don't worry. CIC is providing extensions. So, you'll be able to get it done post they open.

 

[Siddiqua]

Don't worry. CIC is providing extensions. So, you'll be able to get it done post they open.

Thank u very much

 

[Mice]

Hi guys! My medical request is going to expire on 12 of March but cic has closed all medical services till march 14. What to do now? Should i have to apply for new medical request or they will accept it if i do it after 14 of march. Any suggestions guys?

send request to web-form, tell them your situation. You may get solution from them. However, they inform that they will extend 90 days in this situation. Try to contact them, let them know you are on the wait-list.

 

[Haideen]

Hi there! I need help! My spousal application status shows that they send me medical request on 12 of March but still I haven’t got any kind of email or mail or post to my address or email inbox. What should i do now? By which i can get my medical instructions? Please need help!!

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/immigration-applicants.html

Check out this link, they are providing 90 day extensions for medicals (and Biometrics too if you need it)

 

[Siddiqua]

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/immigration-applicants.html

Check out this link, they are providing 90 day extensions for medicals (and Biometrics too if you need it)

Thank you

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/immigration-applicants.html

Check out this link, they are providing 90 day extensions for medicals (and Biometrics too if you need it)

thank you so much

 

[Shanwari]

So you are in the situation that you want to sponsor your foreign spouse for permanent residency of Canada and don't know where to start. Here are some tips:

Married, common law or conjugal partners

First you need to pick an application class. There are three of them: married, common-law and conjugal. For all of them, you need to prove the genuineity of your relationship. For common-law, you need to prove that you have lived together for 12 months or longer. For conjugal, you need to prove that you have combined your affairs as much as possible but there are real immigration barriers or other barriers preventing you from living together or getting married. Conjugal is the hardest to prove. For example, if your partner could get a visit visa to come to Canada for 6 months and then apply for an extension to get the full year, even though they will not be allowed to work, that is not considered an immigration barrier. An immigration barrier is if your partner tries to get a visit visa to come to Canada and is repeatedly refused. Some people have had luck with the conjugal class but try to avoid it if possible.

Outland or inland?

Now you need to decide if to apply outland or inland. If your spouse is not in Canada and can not get a visa to go to Canada, you must apply outland. That means that you will send your application to Mississauga and they will approve you as a sponsor. The time that takes is usually 1-2 months to but current processing times can be seen here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#sponsorship After that, the application is forwarded to your local visa office. If your spouse is residing in a country other than the country of their nationality, you can pick which of the two visa offices you want. Otherwise it will be processed in their country of nationality. You can see the processing times here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/05-fc-spouses.asp

If your spouse is staying in Canada as a visitor or on some other visa, you can pick whether you want to apply outland or inland. Outland is generally faster and has appeal rights but a downside to outland is that if an interview is required, your spouse will have to travel to the visa office in the country where it's being processed. Inland has the downside that it's generally not advised that your spouse travels while you are waiting for your processing because it is a requirement of inland that they reside in Canada and if they are denied entry at the border for some reason, your application is gone. If an interview is required for inland, you may also have to wait a long time for it. The inland application would be sent to Vegreville and if all goes well, you would get a first stage approval, usually in 6 to 8 months. The current processing times can be seen here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#perm_res Then the file is forwarded to your local CIC office where you live and they will contact you for a landing appointment. Getting the PR with inland usually takes 12-18 months. If an interview is required for inland, Vegreville will not give first stage approval but instead will forward the application to the local CIC office without it and you will have to wait for them to have time for your interview. In some cases that can take a year or two. If you do get the first stage approval, your spouse will usually be eligible for health care and an open work permit. It is actually a good idea when applying inland to send an application form for a visit visa extension as well as the open work permit to be given at first stage approval all in one package so it's tied together.

Which method to pick depends on your situation. If your spouses country of nationality has a long processing time or your spouse does not want to have to travel there for a possible interview, then inland is the way to go. For faster processing and freedom of travel during the processing time, outland would be better. You can find the application forms for inland at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp and the application forms for outland at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

Avoiding potential problems with your application

The most common reason for people to be called for an interview is that the visa officer has doubts about the relationship being genuine. It is up to you to send immigration some quality data, emails, chat logs, phone records, photos, letters and other material to prove to them that your relationship is the real thing. Other reasons you might have problems with is eligibility of the sponsor. The sponsor can not be on social assistance, can not be bankrupt and can not have a record of violent crimes or crimes against family members. If that is the case, better talk to a lawyer and get that cleared up before attempting to apply.

Dependent children

If your spouse has dependent children, they must be included in the PR application, even if they are not coming to Canada. They will need to have medicals as well to keep the option open to sponsor them later. The only way that immigration will accept the application without those medicals is if the children are no longer minors and refuse to have it or if the children are in the full custody of their other parent who refuses to make them available for medicals. In that case, your spouse needs to sign a statement stating that they know that they will never be able to sponsor these children to Canada in the future.

Dependent children are classified as single and either under 22 years of age or if they are older, they must have been full time students since before age 22 or dependent on their parent due to a disability or medical problem.

Refusals due to income and medicals

You will be asked to provide information about your income but you will not be denied to sponsor your spouse and dependent children because you do not make enough money. It is possible though that if you make absolutely no money at all that immigration may ask you how you plan to support yourselves.

Spouses and dependent children are also exempt from the clause about excessive demand on health care so you do not have to worry about them being refused for that reason.

Sponsoring your spouse while living in another country

If you are a Canadian citizen, you can sponsor your spouse without being in Canada but you do then have to prove that you are planning on moving to Canada when your spouse gets approved for permanent residency. Such proof can include having arranged jobs, being accepted to college, having arranged housing or letters from friends & relatives stating that they know of your plans and that you can stay with them while you look for housing etc.

If you are a PR, you must reside in Canada in order to sponsor your spouse. You can chance short vacations (remember that a Canadian vacation is generally no longer than 2 weeks) but if immigration finds out that you are not in Canada, you risk getting your application refused.

Great job
Thanks

 

[Canada2020eh]

!0 days ago I asked this question on the forum:


Hello all, Looking for confirmation on my situation. We are outland application, I am Canadian citizen living with my spouse and son in the Philippines. Both of them have TRV's, we were planning to move to Canada mid April and use dual intent since no PR's yet. With everything happening in the world we are trying to get there ASAP. Please confirm they are included in the exemption. Thanks

@canuck_in_uk responded that they are allowed, which is correct.

A note for anybody else in this situation. Make SURE if you are traveling from a country that has outbound Immigration, that they will allow a Citizen from that country to leave the country on a TRV. At this time the Philippines will not allow a Citizen on a Tourist visa to leave for any country. We had 1st hand experience in Manila a few days ago. Fingers crossed they will lift that restriction before too long.

Should change my name on here to "Stranded in Manila", stay safe everyone.

 

[Jyotika_kumar]

Hi there. I need your advice. My application was acknowledged on 15th oct,2019. I have done bio, sent police clearance,and they requested additional documents which i sent too.
Till now i haven't received medical papers. But just today got email that i have to go for an interview and they will let me know time,date and venue later on.
Is this a red flag? Or normal? Im really worried. This is an outland application sponsoring wife and 1 daughter aged 7years.