Wife Overstayed Without Status For 1.5 Years (Is Outland Sponsorship The Way To Go Now?)

[Ryan1212]

My wife and I have been married for 4 years now, and we made plans to have her come with me to Canada and I was going to do an inland spousal sponsorship, however some things came up financially and we had to put a pause on the paperwork until things became better. I didn't think her being here for longer than a visitor would be a problem since she is my wife and that I had plans to sponsor her while she was here living with me, but she is stressed out about filling in the paperwork now properly and she doesn't know what to do about the questions regarding her address, address history, travel history, etc. I really don't know what to tell her either.
Would it be best though to send her back to the States to stay with her parents and do the outland sponsorship instead? And do we put in the papers that she lived with me here for 1.5 years? Will they deny us because we didn't do things properly for her status? I don't know what to do

 

[k.h.p.]

Overstaying is not a bar to spousal sponsorship. She will not be eligible for an OWP.

There are many, many cases of spouses not-in-status sailing through the sponsorship process.

Strictly speaking, though, her being in Canada for longer than a visitor is an issue. And the simple fact that you're married would otherwise provide an issue were she to be trying to come to Canada from the US - because she is your wife, and people often feel no issue with overstaying to be with their married partner. As you demonstrate, that often leads to overstaying.

She shouldn't be worried to fill out the sponsorship package. That is probably one of the best things you can do now - an attempt to regularize her status.

 

[canuck78]

Technically she could be deported at any time. She will remain without status until you apples you should do so asap. Not sure why you think that this is no big deal. Listen to your wife