Spouse Sponsorship HELP

[ambm11]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to get some information in the following topics from person with much more experience in these situations. My wife will be sponsoring me in January 2013. She is a Canadian citizen and we currently have been married for 2 years. I was deported with my father and other family members because we overstayed due to my father's decision. On top of that I believe the reason why we were asked to leave initially was because our refugee claim was denied. My wife and I married a day before I left Canada, therefore our marriage is valid within Canada. It has been 2 years since I left Canada, and now I was wondering from all the research I have done through these forums; If my wife sends the sponsorship applications, obviously an ARC will be needed due to the conditions I left the country in the first place, but if I would like to return to Canada before my application for PR is processed, lets say if I were to apply for a work visa in the meantime, could this get in the way of our sponsorship papers or because of the fact an ARC will be needed I could be denied regardless??

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.


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[scylla]

The ARC needs to be approved before you can return to Canada.

To be frank, I think the chances of you being approved for a work permit are very low (even with an approved ARC). To be approved for a work permit, you must demonstrate that you have no plans to remain in Canada long term. Your deportation and failed refugee claim will make this extremely difficult for you to prove.

I would focus on getting the sponsorship application submitted as soon as possible. This is really your best chance for returning to Canada. Make sure you include strong supporting documents to demonstrate your relationship is genuine. Your application will be scrutinized more carefully by CIC due to the deportation / failed refugee claim.

As for whether a failed work permit application could harm your sponsorship application. Normally the answer would be no. However you already have the failed refugee claim and the deportation working against you. Having a failed work permit on top of that might make CIC think that all you are trying to get to Canada by any means possible and could cast double on the validity of your marriage.

I would focus on the sponsorship application and hold off on the work permit (I think there's zero chance you'd be approved for the work permit anyway).

 

[ambm11]

Thank you very much scylla! That sure does help shed some light in the situation and lots of concerns I had with my situation since it has been bugging me ever since I left Canada. If I had any more questions I will be sure to posted them here ~!