INLAND OR OUTLAND???

[Londo]

Hi Guys,

I have just received PPR FSW under EE and plan on landing in Canada in August. I am married with 2 kids but unfortunately I had to name my wife as accompanying spouse to unable us get ITA, only I and my two children were granted PR. I plan on doing an OUTLAND spouse PR application the day I receive my PR card and since she is a British citizen she can visit often. As I have just started putting documents together I have a few questions and would appreciate all your inputs.

1. Can I sponsor before I get a job? I will have a large savings

2. Can someone help me with a definitive documents list for OUTLAND application

3. How long does OUTLAND applications take on average

4. The outland documents list I found indicate I birth certificate is not required. is this the case? as she has lost her BC and it will be hard to get a replacement

5. Can she visit whilst her application is being processed.

6. When application gets transferred to LVO do they ask additional documents.

Thanks for your help in advance

 

[canadianwoman]

The outland forms are here on the CIC website:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

You can send in the sponsorship application as soon as you land in Canada. You don't need a job, but I would include proof of your savings and a plan for your job search with the application. It takes a while to get the application ready, so you might have a job by the time it is ready to be sent in anyway.

For British citizens the outland application generally takes less than a year. Recent applicants from the UK can give you a closer idea of the timeline.

She doesn't need her birth certificate. It sounds like she can use other identity documents, such as her passport. If she was born in the UK, she should just apply to get a copy of her birth certificate, though. She may need it at other times.

She does not need a visa to enter Canada, so she can come to Canada as a visitor to wait while the application is being processed. She must be clear with the border agent that she is just visiting. It is good to bring a copy of the application with you, or at least the receipt, as well as any proof of ties to the UK and a return ticket.

They don't usually ask for additional documents. They might if they do not think you have included enough proof that the relationship is genuine.

 

[Londo]

The outland forms are here on the CIC website:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

You can send in the sponsorship application as soon as you land in Canada. You don't need a job, but I would include proof of your savings and a plan for your job search with the application. It takes a while to get the application ready, so you might have a job by the time it is ready to be sent in anyway.

For British citizens the outland application generally takes less than a year. Recent applicants from the UK can give you a closer idea of the timeline.

She doesn't need her birth certificate. It sounds like she can use other identity documents, such as her passport. If she was born in the UK, she should just apply to get a copy of her birth certificate, though. She may need it at other times.

She does not need a visa to enter Canada, so she can come to Canada as a visitor to wait while the application is being processed. She must be clear with the border agent that she is just visiting. It is good to bring a copy of the application with you, or at least the receipt, as well as any proof of ties to the UK and a return ticket.

They don't usually ask for additional documents. They might if they do not think you have included enough proof that the relationship is genuine.

Thank you very much for the info highly appreciated