Question - Spouse Visiting (Experts - Renee, Andrew, Jim, Volenpesta and all)

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Raj - 29 Nov 2003 02:00 GMT

Dear Experts,
Would appreciate a reply and suggestion -
My wife who is working in the US (on H1B Visa), is visiting me in
Canada. I am planning to apply for her Spousal Sponsorship sometime in
the next few weeks.
She has a visitors visa to come to Canada. Her visa is valid till
December' 03.
How soon after she visits me can I apply for an extension for her visa
(so she can stay with me for sometime). Can she travel outside Canada
and come back again if she has to go for an interview for spousal
sponsorship (since I am doing her sponsorship through Buffalo).
Do they stamp the passport indicating the length of her stay in
Canada. For e.g. if she enters on December 15th, can she stay until
June 15th and in the interim, I apply for her extension of visitor
visa. This way she can be with me and still go to US when the request
for interview (if required) comes.

Renee, Andrew, Jim, Volenpesta and all experts, kindly throw some
light.

Regards,

Raj

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Jim Humphries - 29 Nov 2003 02:43 GMT

It sounds as though your wife will not be working in the USA much longer.
Most persons admitted to visit Canada can stay as long as 6 months without
extending their permission, unless the officer at the border gives a shorter
time. If you are intending to use the Inland Spouse route then you will
have to apply for an extension of her stay. It is bes to do that as soon as
the application for permanent residence is filed or at least 2 months before
the expiry of her status.

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> Dear Experts,
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Raj - 29 Nov 2003 23:25 GMT

Thanks much, Jim. Appreciate your response.
If I am applying through Buffalo, is that possible. She will continue
to work for her employer in US (as they are open to the idea of
remotely working). She may need to visit the US once every fortnight
or so.
Can I do her sponsorship through US even though she is with me most of
the time. I am certain that before her visa expires (six months from
the date of entry), we will either get it renewed or have her go back
to the states.
Also, can you throw some light on the processing time taken for
spousal sponsorship through states.

Thanks,

Raj

> It sounds as though your wife will not be working in the USA much longer.
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Renee - 29 Nov 2003 19:52 GMT

I'm flattered that you included me on the "experts" list, but I honestly
don't know what to tell you. I don't know anything about how a H1B visa
works since I've been a U.S. Citizen from birth, and I didn't need a visa to
come to Canada. I applied for a temporary resident visa when I first moved
here in February because I knew that I was getting married and would be
applying for permanent residency, so I wanted to establish a CIC client
number to make it easier for me to apply for the extensions and to do my
medicals ahead of my PR application.

I can tell you that my temporary resident visa is not good for multiple
entries, so I can't leave Canada with guarantee of reentry. The
Immigrations Officer who issued my original visa said she was noting
multiple entries in the misc. comments area, but that still wasn't a
guarantee that I could leave and come back. The extended TRV no longer says
"multiple entries." In my case, since I'm an inland applicant, I can't
leave Canada during my PR processing anyway, or my case will be considered
abandoned.

Sorry I can't help you more. I'm just going through the inland spouse
process, so I can offer some advice about that part. Overseas sponsorships
and H1B visas are outside of what I've researched.

Good luck with your case though! :)

Renee :)

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Inland Spouse Timeline so far (U.S. Citizen):
19 Feb 2003: Moved to Calgary from U.S. on 6 month TRV
12 May 2003: Did medicals in Calgary
20 June 2003: Applied for TRV extension
5 July 2003: Wedding Date
17 July 2003: CIC received inland spouse PR application
15 Aug 2003: Received 6 month TRV extension
20 Aug 2003: CIC request for work history dates (which were sent with
application)
21 Aug 2003: CIC received work history reply by overnight post
4 Sept 2003: CIC e-Client finally shows "in process"

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