What if a dependent doesn't land immediately?

[tink23]

I am in a group where a question was posed regarding dependents. Her question was as follows: what if a dependent daughter who is 20 years old doesn't want to move to Canada right now. Does his mean she can ever become a resident?

Is she limited to landing before the 1 year of the medical is up? Thanks.

 

[Alurra71]

Did she receive a copr? If yes, then she must land before the expiry date printed on it. If she was listed as unaccompanying dependant then she can immigrate at a later date provided her circumstances don't change to make her ineligible.

 

[tink23]

Would she have to be 22 or less?

 

[Alurra71]

As I understand it, as long as she is still dependent from being in school continuously and not common law and not married then she will remain eligible. If she is not a student or stops her studies for even one semester she will become ineligible.

 

[tink23]

Okay. Thank you!

 

[teamduckie]

Hey I have a similar question

I am sponsoring my wife to come to Canada from the United States. We are using the long application processing time to save up money to live together. Is there a strict time from date of approval where she has to move here officially, or can we do it on our own schedule?

If so, what is the timeline like?

Thanks,

JC

 

[Alurra71]

Hey I have a similar question

I am sponsoring my wife to come to Canada from the United States. We are using the long application processing time to save up money to live together. Is there a strict time from date of approval where she has to move here officially, or can we do it on our own schedule?

If so, what is the timeline like?

Thanks,

JC

She must land on/before the expiry date that will be printer on her COPR. Of course, landing doesn't imply that you MUST move to Canada right now, either. She only needs to 'formally' land, or present herself at a Canadian border with her COPR and passport before the date printed on her COPR. If she is not yet ready to move, that is fine, she can then return to the US to finish up what needs to be done before her permanent move.

 

[teamduckie]

Wow, thanks!

It had us worried

EDIT: Sorry, another question:
Once landed with COPR, does it mean we have to live together for a few years?

 

[agarand8]

Wow, thanks!

It had us worried

EDIT: Sorry, another question:
Once landed with COPR, does it mean we have to live together for a few years?

Well there is that condition that started last year that says if you have been in a relationship less than 2 years and you have no children together you must live together for a minimum of 2 years after landing.

I also believe that with PR status you need to be inside of Canada for a certain number of months per year to maintain it. I'm not sure exactly how many months though, maybe someone was has PR already know the rule about that.

 

[teamduckie]

Hmm, so our relationship will be around 1.5 years when we send application. Does this mean she will have to stay in Canada if she gets approved and lands?

What is expiry date before she has to land like?

This is a problem because we're also trying to save money so should we postpone our application for now?

 

[Zarilenth]

Well there is that condition that started last year that says if you have been in a relationship less than 2 years and you have no children together you must live together for a minimum of 2 years after landing.

I also believe that with PR status you need to be inside of Canada for a certain number of months per year to maintain it. I'm not sure exactly how many months though, maybe someone was has PR already know the rule about that.

Waiiiit a second, I was under the impression that the condition applied if you have been married for less than 2 years. If we've been dating for four years, married since October 2013 and have no children, does the condition apply to us?
Not that it matters but I am curious.

 

[Twelfty12]

Hmm, so our relationship will be around 1.5 years when we send application. Does this mean she will have to stay in Canada if she gets approved and lands?

What is expiry date before she has to land like?

This is a problem because we're also trying to save money so should we postpone our application for now?

I am pretty sure the 2 years start when the person "lands" in Canada.
And the expiration is usually when the medical expires or her passport expires.
Depends how long the process takes, I imagine.

I really don't know if she has to stay in Canada afterward. I think if you apply inland she has to stay until she gets PR, but I don't know much about inland applications. Someone please correct me if I am wrong!

 

[Rob_TO]

Hmm, so our relationship will be around 1.5 years when we send application. Does this mean she will have to stay in Canada if she gets approved and lands?

What is expiry date before she has to land like?

This is a problem because we're also trying to save money so should we postpone our application for now?

The Conditional PR I believe is for marriages or living as common-law, for 2 years or less. They will not care about time dating before that. So if you've been married less than 2 years at the time you mail the application package, then she will have conditional status so yes you need to live together in same home for 2 years after getting PR status.

The expiry date on COPR, is usually linked to 1 year from the date the medical exam was done. So best to get medical test done as close as possible to submitting the application. US applicants processed in CPC-Ottawa are usually done around 8-10 months time, so there should be a couple of months before COPR expires (but really depends on your specific timeline for processing).

To maintain PR status, she needs to reside in Canada for 2-out-of-5 years time, OR just live with sponsor (as long as Canadian citizen) anywhere in the world.

 

[agarand8]

Waiiiit a second, I was under the impression that the condition applied if you have been married for less than 2 years. If we've been dating for four years, married since October 2013 and have no children, does the condition apply to us?
Not that it matters but I am curious.

I believe they use the term "legitimate relationship" instead of marriage so that people will understand that it would apply to conjugal relationships as well. I think if you were dating for 10 years but only married for one, then this condition will still apply to you. Rob_TO is right you would have to be married or living together in common law for 2 years or longer, or have children together to be exempt from this condition. I think it would be kind of iffy to try to determine the rules for conjugal relationship though.... do you start counting the day you first met or does there have to be a proposal involved?

 

[teamduckie]

The Conditional PR I believe is for marriages or living as common-law, for 2 years or less. They will not care about time dating before that. So if you've been married less than 2 years at the time you mail the application package, then she will have conditional status so yes you need to live together in same home for 2 years after getting PR status.

The expiry date on COPR, is usually linked to 1 year from the date the medical exam was done. So best to get medical test done as close as possible to submitting the application. US applicants processed in CPC-Ottawa are usually done around 8-10 months time, so there should be a couple of months before COPR expires (but really depends on your specific timeline for processing).

To maintain PR status, she needs to reside in Canada for 2-out-of-5 years time, OR just live with sponsor (as long as Canadian citizen) anywhere in the world.

Ok we will definitely be married 2 years or less so we need to live together for 2 years after PR status. Does PR status mean the date she landed?

If she only needs to live 2 out of 5 years time, could she for example, get PR status on Jan, 1 2015 but go back to USA and live seperately from me for a few years, and come back to live in Canada with me in Jan. 1 2017? (this is just an example)

Also, is there a link to see that for sure?

Thanks,

JC