Hello all,
May I first say I have been reading thought the forum and I'm truly appreciative of everyone that takes the time to answer peoples questions. It has really shone some light on certain things I was unsure about.
I am hoping to get some help about the process for my wife who is British and I to move back to Alberta.
Background.
I have lived abroad for 6 years and my now wife and I have been together for 5 of those. 2 years before we got married in december we went to the Canadian Consulate and became common law partners for Chinese visa reasons. My wife has a good job and has been the bread winner for the last couple years. We don't want to have kids in China with all the pollution and have decided on Alberta as our best place to live.
Since we have been living in China and outbound applications seem to be handled faster our thoughts are to apply though the Canadian Consulate in Beijing. Is it best for us to send all our documents to the processing office in Ontario, instead of directly to the office in Beijing? I have read that all sponsorship applications will go to Mississauga anyways and then shipped back to the outbound office of choice. This might speed up our application by 2 weeks if it can be done that way.
Since my wife is British and has the ability to receive a 6 month stay in Canada, our thought was to then come back to Canada this summer and wait for the PR application to be competed. We know that she wont be able to work during that time but in Alberta can still have Health Insurance do to the fact that she will be my dependent. Once PR is granted does she have to leave Canada and come in on the new PR card?
When we move back to Canada I am planning on going back to school for 6 months could this be a problem for us, since I wont be able to work at that time? And if I am sponsoring her can I still get Canadian grants for schooling?
I am sure my wife has a few more questions but she is asleep now so lets start here. Again thanks for all your help in advance.
May I first say I have been reading thought the forum and I'm truly appreciative of everyone that takes the time to answer peoples questions. It has really shone some light on certain things I was unsure about.
I am hoping to get some help about the process for my wife who is British and I to move back to Alberta.
Background.
I have lived abroad for 6 years and my now wife and I have been together for 5 of those. 2 years before we got married in december we went to the Canadian Consulate and became common law partners for Chinese visa reasons. My wife has a good job and has been the bread winner for the last couple years. We don't want to have kids in China with all the pollution and have decided on Alberta as our best place to live.
Since we have been living in China and outbound applications seem to be handled faster our thoughts are to apply though the Canadian Consulate in Beijing. Is it best for us to send all our documents to the processing office in Ontario, instead of directly to the office in Beijing? I have read that all sponsorship applications will go to Mississauga anyways and then shipped back to the outbound office of choice. This might speed up our application by 2 weeks if it can be done that way.
Since my wife is British and has the ability to receive a 6 month stay in Canada, our thought was to then come back to Canada this summer and wait for the PR application to be competed. We know that she wont be able to work during that time but in Alberta can still have Health Insurance do to the fact that she will be my dependent. Once PR is granted does she have to leave Canada and come in on the new PR card?
When we move back to Canada I am planning on going back to school for 6 months could this be a problem for us, since I wont be able to work at that time? And if I am sponsoring her can I still get Canadian grants for schooling?
I am sure my wife has a few more questions but she is asleep now so lets start here. Again thanks for all your help in advance.