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Subject: Spouse's immigration
  I am a 24year old Civil Engineer working in Mongolia, but currently still legally living in Canada. Over the past 1 and a half years working in Mongolia I have met, fallen in love and gotten married to a Mongolian citizen. Now I am in the phase of my life that I want to return to Canada, but not without my wife. I am posting in regards to her permanent residency application, are their any tips or anything that will speed up the process or even help her get into Canada quicker, we currently live together on a work site and rent an apartment in Ulaanbaatar, she´s met some friends of mine while on a trip to Beijing but we have been unable to get her travel Visa to visit my family in Canada. I am pretty desperate to get her back home with me as quick as possible and need some dire advice since this is a first time experience for me.

thank you,
Jon.

[24-10-2007,13:13]
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Jonathan Lavallee
(in reply to: Spouse's immigration)
Jon,

Only thing I could suggest to start the application quickly, and fill up the forms..everything correctly. No way to expedite the process other than taking pre-caution. You may check/get everything from the CIC official website.

If you want to apply for her staying outside of Canada then you may need to take some extra steps and commit to return to Canada upon her PR is approved.

[24-10-2007,13:17]
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Departed_Canadian
(in reply to: Spouse's immigration)
One way to speed the process is by paying all the fees at once when you submit your application, instead of waiting to pay the until your application has been approved. It is also better to provide as much information as possible which will hopefully eliminate the need for an interview. In terms of your wife having not met your family I would not worry. I recently successfully sponsored my husband from india and he had never met my parents because he could not get a visitors visa. My father wrote a letter that I included in my application along with others from friends who had met him, basically stating when my parents learned of the relationship, their support and how they looked forwarded to meeting him. In general the application is pretty straight forward if you are living abroad now and planning to return to Canada you have to provide details regarding that, which is outlined on the website. Good luck.
[24-10-2007,16:05]
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cita
(in reply to: Spouse's immigration)
The website is www.cic.gc.ca

On this website, under visas and immigration, click on ´immigrating to Canada´ and under this, see ´sponsoring your family´. Are you a citizen or PR yourself or not?

[24-10-2007,20:24]
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Almost Perfect!!
(in reply to: Spouse's immigration)
I am a born citizen, currently working in Mongolia, I still currently live in Canada, where my present address is. I´m also wondering, when I apply do I have to prove i´m staying in Canada permanently or can i still retain my overseas job, while returning on my scheduled breaks to Canada, I have a home, and frankly I´m not leaving my job in Mongolia while waiting for a response to get her to Canada. Just wondering if this would cause any problems. Should i quite my job, risk having no income because i´m not leaving the country without her, or keep the job considering i´m not a non-resident, i´m still a resident, home owner and whatnot, we just have an apartment in Ulaanbaatar so when I don´t go for quick visits to Canada we have somewhere to stay together other then a hotel.
[25-10-2007,08:56]
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Jonathan Lavallee
(in reply to: Spouse's immigration)
You still can live & work outside of Canada, but have to commit to retun Canada upon her PR approval.
[25-10-2007,09:36]
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Departed_Canadian
(in reply to: Spouse's immigration)
I can commit to living in Canada, but i´m worried about having to show employement in Canada, since when we´re accepted to come to Canada I will need to find new employement. I can´t leave this job until we´re given the go ahead to enter together. I currenlty have more then enough funds to let us coast for a while, wondering if they would take that into consideration. Also I do live in Canada, my home is in Canada, but I have a second residence in Ulaanbaatar that we would have to get rid of when we can proceed.
[25-10-2007,10:57]
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Jonathan Lavallee
(in reply to: Spouse's immigration)
You don´t necessarily have to show employment in Canada.

You just have to commit to return Canada after she gets her PR approved.

Till the entire processing as far as I know you don´t have to come into Canada. This part is unclear to me as it is not mentioned in CIC online regulations, you returned with her, but hoow long you have to stay in Canada? Not clear. Any Citizen has full right to live/work outside of Canada as they wish.

[25-10-2007,11:55]
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Departed_Canadian
(in reply to: Spouse's immigration)
Alright, I was wondering about that since as you say it is not mentioned in the CIC guidelines. As well as how long I have to remain in Canada either. I might hire the help of an immigration lawyer for the process. Also surfing around the web i´m wondering if it´s worth hiring the aid of a migration expert, such as www.migrationexpert.com, really just figuring out if it is worth the money for their services.
[25-10-2007,12:08]
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Jonathan Lavallee
(in reply to: Spouse's immigration)
Jon,

I frankly don´t think you need to spend money for hiring any consultant. Spousal immigration is the most straight forward one, you just need some info. that I also don´t know. Like, after coming Canada with her how long do you have to stay? What if you leave the country the very next day??? Ask those questions Roy/Balwant directly here, they are immigration consultant can explain better.

For spousal sponsorship you even don´t have to have any income. Just have to proof that your relationship is genuine. Prepare all docs..pics togeher..personal letters..such things they ask as proofs.

[25-10-2007,12:51]
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Departed_Canadian
(in reply to: Spouse's immigration)
DC,

How can I ask Roy/Balwant directly? Should I just open a new thread with their name in the heading or can they be refered to these posts?

Thanks,
Jon.

[25-10-2007,14:12]
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Jonathan Lavallee


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