booking a flight for sponsor partner

[Kferg]

Hi!

I'm currently living in Canada and my partner who I am sponsoring is in Chile. We've been living together for the last 2 years but I've had to come back to Canada before him because of a job offer.

He's coming in March or April but I was wondering what the procedure is for booking a flight in this instance. Can he come to Canada with a one way flight? I really don't want to spend the extra money on a return flight if we aren't going to use it.

Also does he tell immigration in the airport that he is here to be sponsored for a spousal visa? Like when they ask the purpose of his visit, does he say "I'm visiting my partner and she's sponsoring me for a spousal visa?", if so I'm assuming that he would need some proof of that, right? But we are not applying until he gets here because we were a little late with the paperwork before I left Chile and he still needs to sign things. So could he have copies of the paperwork to show immigration?

And whats the procedure..he gets an ETA (because Chile doesn't require a visa visa), he books a flight, he comes, we send off the application, then like 3-4 months for the OWP? and who knows how long for the PR?


Thanks!

 

[christina88]

I'm not sure if itsia good idea to tell the immigration about his intentions of being an immigrant here. As far as I know, people who stayed for INLAND process entered Canada as tourists. Because if you are allowed to enter Canada as a tourist and then you are telling the officer an opposite thing, they might send you back immediately.

 

[Kferg]

I'm not sure if itsia good idea to tell the immigration about his intentions of being an immigrant here. As far as I know, people who stayed for INLAND process entered Canada as tourists. Because if you are allowed to enter Canada as a tourist and then you are telling the officer an opposite thing, they might send you back immediately.

Hi!
Thanks. Yeah. That's the other thing that I was thinking. So do you think that he'll need a return flight even if he doesn't use it?

 

[kcward7]

Hi!
Thanks. Yeah. That's the other thing that I was thinking. So do you think that he'll need a return flight even if he doesn't use it?

Having a return flight is better than being denied upon attempting to enter

 

[christina88]

Usually it is cheaper to buy a round trip ticket instead of the one way. Shop around to buy the cheapest ticket for a round trip

 

[Kferg]

Okay. I guess that makes sense. Urgh, spending extra money.

If/When we book a flight, can we book it for the last day of the ETA?

 

[Bs65]

Okay. I guess that makes sense. Urgh, spending extra money.

If/When we book a flight, can we book it for the last day of the ETA?

Assume you mean the last date of a potential authorised visitor stay, 6 months, given an actual ETA is valid for 5 years from issue and is only used to board a plane

 

[Kferg]

Assume you mean the last date of a potential authorised visitor stay, 6 months, given an actual ETA is valid for 5 years from issue and is only used to board a plane

Yes, sorry. For the last day of the 6 months

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Okay. I guess that makes sense. Urgh, spending extra money.

If/When we book a flight, can we book it for the last day of the ETA?

Just buy a separate fully refundable flight.