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My first landing in Montreal was on 1994 after that I used to go and come till 1997 I delivered a baby girl during a visit to my family inkuwait during Christmas holiday ( she was born on 7th month) after that she was staying with my mother in low till she died and I used to go and come my husband and other 2 boys settled in Canada my husband got his Canadian citizenship and staying with us now in Kuwait my 2 boys still in Canada how can you help me to get my Pr activate and how we can get the girl to Canada she will be 16 by December please your kind and urgent reply is appreciated
I am Holding Jordanian passport & staying in Kuwait
Thanks a lot in advance looking forward to hear from you
Boushi
[20-05-2013,15:45]
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Boushi |
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(in reply to: Sponsoring my daughter)
When did your husband become a Canadian citizen. I assume it was after your daughter was born so she should have been included in the documents. If she was not included, you have a problem. As for you, you can`t just activate a PR. You would have to be sponsored and to do that you would have to make sure your PR status ended. It would be out of status anyway. I think your husband will need to show that he plans to return to Canada to live with you and be able to support you.
[21-05-2013,15:29]
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Sabrina |
(in reply to: Sponsoring my daughter)
Dear Sabrina
Thanks a lot for yr kind answer, my daughter was not included in the document for the citizenship , yes it sounds a big problem while I don´t know from where to start. Do you have any advise please
Thx again
[21-05-2013,16:06]
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Boushi |
(in reply to: Sponsoring my daughter)
Your husband is a Canadian citizen and you are a permanent resident living with him. So your PR might be in good standing. Just apply for a travel document saying that you are living abroad with a Canadian citizen and you might be able to get it, using which you an return to Canada.
Your daughter was born after you became a PR, so it is ok - it is not a big problem. Once you arrive in Canada, you can sponsor her. I don´t see major problems unless I misunderstood your situation.
[22-05-2013,15:49]
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hobbes |
(in reply to: Sponsoring my daughter)
Although she said the husband was with her now in Kuwait, it didn`t sound like he was living most of the time with her there since he would have had to meet the residency requirements in Canada and presumably was living with the sons. If he left Canada as soon as he got citizenship, maybe it would work, but if there was a long gap, I don`t think so.If the daughter was not included as a member of the family when he did the paperwork, I think it is going to be very difficult to sponsor her now even if she were to get back her PR. I don`t think this is a DIY project, it needs a good professional consultant to present it to her advantage.
[22-05-2013,17:34]
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Sabrina |
(in reply to: Sponsoring my daughter)
If as Sabrina says your husband wasn´t always living with you, the situation is somewhat complicated and I agree with her that you should consult a lawyer.
But I still don´t think there would be a problem sponsoring your daughter once you or your husband gets back into Canada. Not mentioning your daughter in the citizenship application should not really constitute misrepresentation (it doesn´t "induce any error" in the decision to grant citizenship). Had she been born at the time of your PR, but you didn´t mention her in the paperwork, that would have been very serious.
[22-05-2013,21:30]
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hobbes |
(in reply to: Sponsoring my daughter)
Thanks all for your kind reply I really appreciated, yes my daughter was born during I was having a valid pr and I want to mention her I tried several time while so many "lawyers" said not to do and when my husband wanted to mention her before he could get his citizenship once again they said ((no)) and what put us in this problem. And yes I agree 100% with mr. Roy who mentioned in one post that we should check whom to ask for advise as there are so many people called lawyers and they are selling dreams to us.
Sorry for disturbing you all , thanks for being so patient to read my post still waiting for an answer how to start solving this problem
Thanks thanks thanks
[23-05-2013,17:28]
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Boushi |
(in reply to: Sponsoring my daughter)
Also yes my husband join us in kuwait after he got his citizenship but my 2 boys stayed in Canada they finished studying one is still working in Canada one he got a job offer and now he is with us in kuwait
I thought u might need these information
[23-05-2013,17:38]
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Boushi |
(in reply to: Sponsoring my daughter)
This is in response to "where to start".
First, you should hire professional help if you don´t feel confident about doing it all yourself. Hire a qualified lawyer. Don´t try to save money by hiring cheap consultants, you will regret it.
If you feel like doing it yourself, the first step would be to get certainty on your own status.
You should do one of the following 2 things.
1. Apply for a travel document at your embassy. Be truthful with everything. State that you are applying for a TD on the basis of staying with your spouse who is a citizen. If you get it, then you and your husband go to Canada and then sponsor your daughter (either on your own or through a lawyer). If you don´t get it, then your PR status will be revoked. Your husband then flies to Canada alone and sponsors both of you.
2. Get a US visitor visa, fly into the US along with your husband. Rent a car at the Canada border and drive into Canada. You explain to the border officials that your husband is a canadian and you have PR status. They will ask you more questions. Don´t lie about anything. Explain why you had to leave Canada in the first place. If you are lucky, they will simply let you in without reporting. You wait for 730 days before applying for a PR card, meanwhile your husband sponsors your daughter. If they report you (but will have to still let you in) and a removal order is issued, you can either accept it and leave Canada or appeal it. If you leave Canada, you lose your PR status. Again your husband can sponsor you and your daughter.
The advantage of the second method is that border officials are usually more lenient than CIC (so higher chance of retaining your status).
Good luck!
[23-05-2013,23:08]
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hobbes |
(in reply to: Sponsoring my daughter)
Both plans assume they want to actually live in Canada, something that neither appeared to want before and nothing has been said about wanting now, just getting the daughter there. The husband might also want to check out tax status. If he has not been paying taxes and did not sever residency (nothing to do with PR or citizenship but everything to do with tax), he might find he owes taxes on income outside the country. Also still think a daughter that has never been mentioned before might cause some questions. Before heading off to the US and trying to cross the border and risking being refused, I would definitely hire a professional.
[24-05-2013,14:49]
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Sabrina |
(in reply to: Sponsoring my daughter)
Thanks all for yr kind reply & help , I will start working on my papers but in case I need more information from a qualified lawyer can you provide me with some names or its not allowed in this forum. Once again really really thx for yr help
[24-05-2013,16:17]
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Boushi |
