Spousal Sponsorship TRAP by CIC

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Subject: Spousal Sponsorship TRAP by CIC
  MIX UP REGARDING SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP WITHIN CANADA APPLICATIONS AND WHERE TO SUBMIT


Please note on this page there are two types of spousal sponsorship application forms which if interpreted literally can cause serious problems for many applicants.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/menu-inside.asp

The first higher link that looks like this ?Spouse or Common-Law Partner Class? is designed for all out of status Spousal Sponsorships and is to be mailed to Vegreville Case Processing Centre.

The lower link is for In Canada applications as well and looks like this ?Spouse, Common-Law or Conjugal Partner and Dependent Children? This link will inform you to submit your application to Mississauga Case Processing Centre.

If your partner is an American little problem will exist.

If your partner is not an American and can not get to Buffalo for an interview your application will be refused regardless if you did not check off the box 6 b) & c) of the IMM 1344A Undertaking of Assistance. Found here on page 3 of 5. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM1344EA.pdf

If your partner is a Visitor and applies at the same time AS YOU SUBMIT YOUR SPOUSAL APPLICATION for a Visitor Extension because of your marriage they could give him/her a one year extension and send YOUR SPOUSAL APPLICATION off to Buffalo RPC.

When Buffalo RPC sees that your partner is from a country that is unlikely to obtain a US Visitor Visa they immediately send your application for an interview regardless of the quality of submissions just to get rid of the file and the work.

IF YOUR partner is IN CANADA only send your application to Vegreville CPC regardless of them being IN Status or out of Status.

The Call Centre claims only one set of forms should be on this page but?..it?s not my job to inform management of this error. QUOTE ------- UNQUOTE

So if your a student or on a work permit and you use the lower set of IN CANADA SPOUSAL forms the odds are your file will be sent to Buffalo RPC. Regardless of checking off the boxes on the IMM 1344A Undertaking.

This has become a nightmare for two real marriages that now have to withdraw the original undertaking and resubmit a whole new application after loosing (X) months of processing.

Please be careful when submitting spousal sponsorships when your partner is in Canada.

Roy
www.cvimmigration.com

[08-05-2008,15:03]
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