Sponsorship of parents, children, spouses (common-law, conjugal, same sex), refugees.
Sponsorship Questions - Moving from the US
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esirois Posts: 1
Posted On: 1/12/2015
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Hi all.
I'm Canadian by birth. I moved to the USA a few years ago. I got married and have two children.
I know the kids are citizens by birth and I just need to get them proof of citizenship.
I am wanting to move back to Canada and get a job as a police officer. My thoughts are to apply from the states and travel back there for the interview and testing process and everything else thats part of the police selection process. If I am selected then that is when we would move and only then.
My issue however is this how are we supposed to go about moving back to Canada.
If we applied for my wife to have permanent residence from the states it would take like 20 months (I think that was the waiting time last we checked for applications from the USA). We don't want to and really can't wait that long to move.
Would we be able to all of us go to Canada and apply for my wife to get permanent residence by marriage from Canada?
Would she be able to do this?
I know once we apply for permanent residence through marriage she will get a workers permit, but how long-ish will it take for her to receive that?
We want to know how long she will be on her visitor visa and how many times we would need to apply to extend it.
We can't be apart as we will not be able to afford housing for me in Canada and her in the USA so we all need to move together at one time.
We don't want to take any risks and wrap things up in the states only to get to Canada and be told she can't enter.
We really want to move to Canada and only will if I got the job and once I do we wont have 2 years to apply and wait for decisions. We would need to move rather fast.
I have tried contacting the Canadian embassies in the USA and they will not answer any questions. the CIC website is really vague for my issues and their call center only accepts calls from within Canada.
Please help us.
I want to return Home.
Thank you all in advance.
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Moderator Moderator Posts: 4075
Posted On: 1/20/2015
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Hello,
Thank you for sharing your situation and questions with us.
We can appreciate that you would want to find the most efficient way to go about your move back to Canada and that you would not want to be apart.
For in-Canada sponsorships, the processing time for first stage is currently 17 months and CIC is currently working on applications received on September 3, 2013.
After that, it would still be several months before you would hear anything or see any updates for your application on-line.
You can see the processing times and which applications CIC is currently working on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website.
We have had other users share their In-Canada Sponsorship application process and experience. It may be helpful to read their timelines, experiences and suggestions. They also state how long the process has taken thus far and when they applied for a work permit.
It is difficult for us to provide a definitive response regarding whether or not they will allow your spouse into Canada as a visitor and whether or not they will approve any extensions.
As you may already know, as a Canadian citizen not residing in Canada, you may sponsor your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner and/or dependent children who have no dependent children of their own.
You can find some information on the process in our Settlement.Org How do I sponsor a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, or dependent child living outside of Canada? article.
The timeline for outside Canada sponsorships can be found on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website. It is important to note that there are two consecutive steps in processing family sponsorship applications. In order to know the total approximate time you must add the times together.
It is true that it is not possible to access the toll-free number from outside Canada. We have had some of our users previously state that they have been able to contact CIC from abroad by dialing 1 613 944 4000. Listen to the options to get to CIC. Then you should be transferred to the CIC Call Centre.
Please note though that some have reported that it did not work for them or that it is no longer working.
You may want to give it a try.
Long distance charges will apply.
We hope that others share their experiences and suggestions with you.
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.
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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
Settlement.Org
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