Hi,
Sort of a unique situation we are in, and could use some help.
I am a Canadian citizen married to an American wife since February 2018. We've intended to get the Inland Permanent Residence package off but just haven't gotten around to it. We have always been 100% honest with the CBSA and CIC, as we never wanted to ruin our chances.
Long story short, we have been applying for Visitor record extensions for the past 18 months. We had no idea there was a time or quantity limit on this kind of thing, and were doing it simply to maintain her status and give the government a record to go on.
We decided to leave for vacation with her parents in the US in early November. Around the 15th, after she had left, she received her refusal letter for her last Visitor record extension. The refusal letter was your generic template with reasons listed as:
ties to country
reason for original entry and requested extension
financial means
probability to leave
etc etc
This has now hit us in the butt how important it is to be quick with the PR app.
She is hoping to come back to Canada by air on December 24th and apply for her Inland PR spousal after she gets in.
I am worried sick she is going to get a refused entry because of this, and I am wondering what our options are to increase her chances.
I spoke to a CBSA person when I came back and asked her advice and she recommended the following:
-proof of work or residence (has neither, she works online and lives with her parents down there)
-return ticket ---we have this, what is a good time frame to go on? We were thinking about a month.
-proof of finances---I am the one with the money, should I write a letter or have something else (proof of work, finances, etc) for the CBSA guy?
Please if anyone has been in this situation or has advice for us, don't hesitate to respond.
Sort of a unique situation we are in, and could use some help.
I am a Canadian citizen married to an American wife since February 2018. We've intended to get the Inland Permanent Residence package off but just haven't gotten around to it. We have always been 100% honest with the CBSA and CIC, as we never wanted to ruin our chances.
Long story short, we have been applying for Visitor record extensions for the past 18 months. We had no idea there was a time or quantity limit on this kind of thing, and were doing it simply to maintain her status and give the government a record to go on.
We decided to leave for vacation with her parents in the US in early November. Around the 15th, after she had left, she received her refusal letter for her last Visitor record extension. The refusal letter was your generic template with reasons listed as:
ties to country
reason for original entry and requested extension
financial means
probability to leave
etc etc
This has now hit us in the butt how important it is to be quick with the PR app.
She is hoping to come back to Canada by air on December 24th and apply for her Inland PR spousal after she gets in.
I am worried sick she is going to get a refused entry because of this, and I am wondering what our options are to increase her chances.
I spoke to a CBSA person when I came back and asked her advice and she recommended the following:
-proof of work or residence (has neither, she works online and lives with her parents down there)
-return ticket ---we have this, what is a good time frame to go on? We were thinking about a month.
-proof of finances---I am the one with the money, should I write a letter or have something else (proof of work, finances, etc) for the CBSA guy?
Please if anyone has been in this situation or has advice for us, don't hesitate to respond.