My_question_is: US-specific question: I am a Canadian citizen living in the U.S. with my American wife and 2 children. My children are both dual citizens as they were born in Canada. We've been in the States for 9 years now and subsequently, my wife has lost her landed immigrant status in Canada. We would like to move back to Canada, so now I have to sponsor her. My question is, Do I send the sponsorship application 1st and then send her application afterward or do We send them both at the same time along with all fees? Also, do I need to put our kids name on the sponsorship forms as I will not need to sponsor them as they are already Canadian citizens?? I'm just a little unsure of what to do first as the website doesn't make it totally clear. Thank-you for any help you may have...
david ingram replies: I sent this on to Ron McKay to answer - Here is his reply. thanks Ron.
Hi David. Sorry for the late response..I just returned from holidays in Northern Ontario - Sudbury... They have two pathes... Pathe 1: if the US spouse has entered Canada as a visitor and has no intention of returning to the USA then, they could submit the sponsorship and application for permanent residence to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville along with a request for a 'visitor record extension' or 'work permit request'. They won't receive any news for 6-9 months and nothing will be registered in the computer system that is available to the CIC and the CBSA. Pathe 2: They would submit the Sponsorship and the Application for Permanent Residence to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga. They do not need to sponsor the children..it's only the US Spouse. Within a 45 day time period the Canadian sponsor would receive an 'eligibility to sponsor' letter and the foreign national will receive a computer system file number. For processing thereafter, the application for permanent residence that was submitted together with the sponsorship will be transferred to the Regional Processing Centre in Buffalo. The Regional Processing centre will consider where the US spouse is either in Canada or in the USA in making a determination as to where to process the application. If the US spouse is in British Columbia then, the application will be transferred to the Canadian Consulate in Seattle. Pathe 2 is the 'pathe' that the Canadian immigration authorities prefer that US nationals pursue. The process should be completed in less than a one year time period. I hope this helps... Best Regards in the New Year! Ron McKay CSIC Membership Number M041205 Immigration Consultant ------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: David Ingram [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 8:48 PM Subject: Spousal sponsorship On 29/12/2010 5:20 AM, xxxxx wrote: --- My_question_is: US-specific question: I am a Canadian citizen living in the U.S. with my American wife and 2 children. My children are both dual citizens as they were born in Canada. We've been in the States for 9 years now and subsequently, my wife has lost her landed immigrant status in Canada. We would like to move back to Canada, so now I have to sponsor her. My question is, Do I send the sponsorship application 1st and then send her application afterward or do We send them both at the same time along with all fees? Also, do I need to put our kids name on the sponsorship forms as I will not need to sponsor them as they are already Canadian citizens?? I'm just a little unsure of what to do first as the website doesn't make it totally clear. Thank-you for any help you may have... W. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- david ingram replies give Ron McKay a call at 604-643-3148 or [email protected] if you need help, he can help you as well. david I have copied this to him. Ron McKay | Clark Wilson LLP Immigration Consultant-CSIC#M041205 800-885 West Georgia Street | Vancouver, BC | V6C 3H1 Tel: 604.643.3148 | Fax: 604.687.6314 | Email: mailto:[email protected] -
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