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I am Canadian my wife American we live in the US for the last 6 years. We just sold our house and don´t have time to apply for her PR status from within the US before we have to move, we would like to come to Canada then apply.
If my wife came on a 6 month visit to Canada and decided to apply for PR in Canada would she be able to travel back and forth across the boarder while waitng for the PR status? I would be sponcering her.
She can stay in Canada for 6 months without a visa, she would return to the US every month or two to restart the 6 month status until she gets the PR status.
Any suggestions?
[15-04-2006,00:07]
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Mark |
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(in reply to: US to Canada)
if your wife is sponsored inland, she cannot leave Canada. If she does, and the IO does not grant her entrance back into Canada for whatever reason, you will have to start the process all over again... and lose the application fees to boot.
[15-04-2006,02:32]
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Cheri |
(in reply to: US to Canada)
No she can. As long as you sponsor her. Check CIC websit, there was a news on this last Feb.
[16-04-2006,02:59]
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Anonymous |
(in reply to: US to Canada)
It is VERY risky.
As a foreign national, you do not have the rights to enter into Canada. The only people who has the right to enter Canada are Canadian citizens. Your ability to enter into Canada as a visitor is the same whether you are an inland PR applicant or an outside PR applicant. The only difference is if you are refused entry, the consequence of being denied is minimal for an outside applicant (they just need to return to the home country), but quite serious for an inland applicant (their PR application would be refused).
Re-entry into Canada is always up to the discretion of the immigration officer. There is no guarantee that you are allowed back into the country. Therefore, it is strongly recommended you do not leave the country during your PR application process.
[16-04-2006,09:56]
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Cheri |
(in reply to: US to Canada)
Thanks for the information,
Anonymous, the information on the web site regarding the new release did not mention travel from and to Canada, just regarding legal status while in Canada. If you have other information on this topic can you post the CIC link here so I can read it over.
Thanks again everyone,
M
[16-04-2006,11:51]
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Mark |
(in reply to: US to Canada)
Mark... is there a reason that your wife would need to come back to the US? or.. is this an attempt just to renew the ´6 month´ visitor pass?
If you are concerned that she will have to leave Canada before her inland PR is complete, refer to the website anonymous was speaking of. Your wife will not have to leave after the 6 months as the visitor pass can be extended. Just make sure to get it renewed well in advance of the expiration. As long as she maintains legal status in Canada all will be well.
Best of luck to you.
[16-04-2006,12:12]
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Cheri |
(in reply to: US to Canada)
Cheri,
Yes, the only reason she would leave Canada before the PR status is to renew the 6 month legal status visitors pass or if there was some sort of family emergency.
Thanks we will look into the renewal of the visitor pass when the time comes.
Thanks again
Mark
[16-04-2006,23:55]
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Mark |
(in reply to: US to Canada)
I just looked at the web site.
Can you confirm If I understand the procedure right.
She can apply to extend/change her visitor status by sending in the application the same time as applying for PR status.
When she gets a reply for the visitor status she can stay another 6 months and may be able to travel to the US and return to Canada if she had to since she will have a document stating that she is legal to be in Canada.
What if she does not get a stamp in her passport when we cross the border? We never do everytime we come to Canada. Will that be a problem ? Is it needed?
Thanks
M
[17-04-2006,01:14]
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Mark |
(in reply to: US to Canada)
You can send in your extension of visitor status with PR application.
No, getting the visitor record DOES NOT assure her of re-entry. When she receives it, it will say so. What some people do is when coming back into Canada, take proof that they have submitted their application and the IO will let them back into the country. That is NOT guaranteed, and as Cheri said, it is VERY risky to leave the country. Most people only try it if there is a family emergency or something.
The forms always ask for the date of entry to Canada. If you were ever asked for proof, the stamp to the passport would verify it. I never traveled with a passport, but somehow was always lucky enough to be given a visitor record when I crossed the border. I don´t know what you would do if you were asked to prove when you entered the country and neither of these things happened.
[17-04-2006,03:40]
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gentlespirit512 |
(in reply to: US to Canada)
In addition to what gentlespirit512 has said:
When she applies for visitor status, she can stay as long as the IO lets her stay. This is not to say it is an automatic 6 months. Some are longer, some are shorter... the length of time is always at the discretion of the IO.
[17-04-2006,15:52]
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Cheri |
(in reply to: US to Canada)
Thanks for clarifying that, Cheri!
[17-04-2006,18:40]
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gentlespirit512 |
