divorce = deportation?

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Subject: divorce = deportation?
If a man divorces his sponsor, will he be deported? What if he gets re-married right after?
How does it all work?

[19-08-2005,02:33]
[**.199.104.34]
confused
(in reply to: divorce = deportation?)
If you already have your PR status then no you will not be deported.


[19-08-2005,11:34]
[***.246.61.1]
Anonymous
(in reply to: divorce = deportation?)
How long does it take to recieve P.R. status once married?
[19-08-2005,12:03]
[**.199.104.34]
confused
(in reply to: divorce = deportation?)
It does not depend on marriage....it depends on when you applied and received your PR card.
Just marrying someone does not grant residency status. WAY back in the past that was the case but now it has changed.

Have you actuially applied with CIC for PR?
Do you have a PR card?

[19-08-2005,12:18]
[**.244.235.164]
Rachunek
(in reply to: divorce = deportation?)
Hi Confused,

I am trying to get you an answer from the CIC website; www.cic.gc.ca, however it seems the site is down today. I have an external application in process and the time line is 5-11 months for routine cases, my case is not routine, so I expect to wait longer for a decision.

The processing time for an application varies, it depends on the proof that you sent to immigration, and whether the immigration officer believes that you have a genuine marriage. My uncle got married in August 2001 and his wife got her PR status in January/February 2005.

You can check out the CIC website and look up processing times, the link for processing times is on the right hand side of the home page, about halfway down. Further down on the CIC home page is a link for Manuals and Programs, don´t remember the full name now, but you can read the documents on Internal Processing on that link.



[19-08-2005,12:19]
[***.246.61.1]
Anonymous
(in reply to: divorce = deportation?)
I am still a little confused by the intent of the question. what are we talking about -
1) a spouse who assumes Canadian status is automatic with marriage
2) spouse married to Canadian that has not begun sponsorship process
3) sponsored spouse who is waiting for PR to be issued
4) sponsored spouse who is already in possession of his PR card and has landed in Canada.

the only time deportation or cancellation of PR will not happen is in the case of #4 and even then if someone can prove the marriage was only to obtain PR, I think there could be problems.

[19-08-2005,13:59]
[***.20.170.23]
sharon
(in reply to: divorce = deportation?)
What you ask if he gets remarried right after are you saying he will marry another Canadian Citizen or PR or are you saying marry someone w/o Canadian Status? If you are marry some directly after getting a divorce from you sponsor and then sponsor your new wife immigration will be very suspicious.

You can not dissolve a relationship with X person and marry Y person to get PR status and then restart a relationship with X person and try to sponsor X.

[19-08-2005,15:08]
[***.246.61.1]
Anonymous
(in reply to: divorce = deportation?)
I´m inquiring for a friend who has recently found the girl (Canadian citizen) he fell in love with years ago, but she broke up with him and he is now engaged to be married to someone else (also a Canadian citizen).
The lost love is still in love with him but is not willing to jump into a marriage with him. He says he has two months before he is deported if he is not married.
He was supposed to get married very soon, but since seeing her has called the wedding off.
She is willing to bcome engaged to him, but they don´t think immigration will accept that, and his lawyer is taking much to long to get back to him. What they are wondering is if he gets married, they put their relationship on hold for a year, and, if after that time, they still have feelings for each other, he will divorce his wife and marry her.
They have looked up every site on the internet that google and ask.com takes them too, but they don´t really understand their options, so I came here hoping to help them out.

[20-08-2005,02:14]
[**.199.104.34]
confused
(in reply to: divorce = deportation?)
The first marriage will be an immigration marriage, plain and simple and this is not permitted by law.

Immigration and your friend´s status is not the main or only issue here. There is another woman involved. Did your friend tell her that he loves someone else and if he has, did she agree that she would continue in a relationship that obviously has no future?

If this other woman is his true love and they decide that they want to be together then he should go back home and wait until she is ready for a long term relationship. This woman has also broken things off with him in the pass, so he must decide which his best option. He can marry his fianc?, but it has to be a genuine marriage, the marriage cannot be dead on its face before it happens. Or he can say in love with the other woman and go back to his home country and hope that this time she is not so flighty, and will stay the course.

In all things he should do what is right morally....not what he things will benefit him most.

[20-08-2005,12:34]
[**.229.169.227]
Anonymous
(in reply to: divorce = deportation?)
who is going to be the sponsor? you cannot change it mid application and if he marries #1) with obvious intention to divorce once immigration is complete, he is committing fraud, never mind taking sponsor #1 for a very cruel and nasty ride. She would be responsible for him for 3 years. If he wants to avoid all problems, he should ask #1 to withdraw the application.
[20-08-2005,13:35]
[***.20.170.23]
sharon
(in reply to: divorce = deportation?)
Thank you everyone for your advice!
[20-08-2005,22:50]
[**.199.104.34]
confused