Sponsor to my wife who is in India

[srkarthik]

Hi All,

Hope all are doing well.
I have a quick question:

I have got PR and planning to go to canada in May time.
When I got PR in AUG 2011 , I was single and in JAN 2012 I got married.
I am in India @ present.

> Should I update anywhere in CIC Immigration office about my marital status ?
> How should I apply for my wife who is in India ( at present I am also in india and looking for a job in canada)
> Can I go to Canada and apply for my wife ?
> How long it will take to process and do i need to take care anything in terms on documents .

Appreciate your help on the same.
God bless !
Regards
SRK

 

[canadianwoman]

Did you 'land' in Canada in August 2011? That is, did you present your PR visa to an immigration agent at an airport, fill out some forms, and later got a PR card in the mail? If you did, you are a PR of Canada. You can only sponsor your wife once you are back in Canada - PRs have to stay in Canada to sponsor a spouse, while a Canadian citizen can be living abroad and still sponsor.
If you have not landed yet - that is, you do not have a PR card - then you must inform CIC and the New Delhi visa office that you got married, and your wife will be added to your application.

 

[srkarthik]

Thanks for the reply
I have landed in canada in AUG 2011 and got my PR.

At present I am trying to get job.
Mean time, do I need to inform CIC / Immigration office about my marital status from single to married ?

 

[Amy612]

Thanks for the reply
I have landed in canada in AUG 2011 and got my PR.

At present I am trying to get job.
Mean time, do I need to inform CIC / Immigration office about my marital status from single to married ?

No need to inform CIC. You sponsor your spouse through family class.