On PGWP - Wife in Dubai - Best way to get here to Canada?

[Dani2772]

Hello kinda users,

I am going to apply for my PR very soon here, most probably through the CEC stream. I recently got married in Dubai and want to reunite with my wife here in calgary. Please tell me what is my best option.

1. Apply for a visitor visa from outside Canada - Processing time 22 days - whats the refusal rate?

2. Apply for a Open work permit from outside Canada, based on my PGWP - Processing times 7 Months - whats the refusal rate?

3. Apply for PR and then apply for a dual intent?

Please help me out here, I need advice ASAP

Thank you
Regards
DM

 

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Hello kinda users,

I am going to apply for my PR very soon here, most probably through the CEC stream. I recently got married in Dubai and want to reunite with my wife here in calgary. Please tell me what is my best option.

1. Apply for a visitor visa from outside Canada - Processing time 22 days - whats the refusal rate?--> relatively high refusal rate. useless visa. Cannot work, cannot study. needs to go back to home country in 6 months.

2. Apply for a Open work permit from outside Canada, based on my PGWP - Processing times 7 Months - whats the refusal rate?--> chances are higher to get visa, spouse can work with any organisation for any amount of hours

3. Apply for PR and then apply for a dual intent?--> Will take lot of time for ur approval.

Please help me out here, I need advice ASAP

Thank you
Regards
DM

You are in a little tricky situation.. If you apply for spouse's work permit will take 6 months and by next year i.e. January 2015, CEC is no longer an option for you..it is closing...
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/apply-how.asp
Next year will be tricky under Express Entry

If you apply for PR under CEC it will take sufficient time for u and then ur spouse..

For proving "will you go back to home country" is difficult when applying under Tourist and student visa

Best bet is open work permit and u can parallely apply for CEC (but do check on CIC website if this will not have impact on ur and ur spouse's application)

 

[Dani2772]

Thanks Sir, that kinda helps me..

My only fear right now is the refusal rate for a visitor visa, otherwise I could ask her to apply for this visa and get here. Processing time 22 days from AD

You are right in saying that it would take 7 months to process the OWP application (which is based on my PGWP). However, is it a much safer route? is there a higher chance of getting it than the visitor visa.


I want her to be able to travel to Canada only in Jan2015 anyway, which is after our consummation (rukhsati)

Please help, I need a response soon here..

Thanks
DM