Thoye

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1/7/2017
Topic: Spousal Sponsorship Visa Questions

Thoye

Hello,

I would like some clarifying about some things with our application.

I am sponsoring my spouse for Permanent Residence (From within Canada) and we have received an e-mail from the government saying that his application has been received. We have yet to receive any other notification about what to do next, but the processing time says 2 years - will we not find out what to do next for 2 years? Currently my husband is on a tourist visa, can he legally stay within Canada since we submitted the application or will he need to extend his visitors visa for him to be legal to stay?

My second question is that it has been 3.5 months since he's been in the country - in his passport there is a stamp from immigration but no date which says he needs to leave by. Should I assume correctly that he has 6 months which this visa is valid? And can we leave the country for my friend's wedding in February in California?

Thanks