cadinsmore

Thanks... this is our second marriage for both of us but we have been married for 5 years...let's hope that we still fall into the straightforward category! They've taken the fee, so fingers crossed!

Former Lancastrian

If you have proof that a spousal application was submitted and other documents such as a marriage certificate and proof that the other is a Canadian citizen they could request a visitor record for 12 or 24 months to stay until PR is approved. Obviously they could not work unless they got a work permit approved by CIC. No need for them to stay in the UK. Obviously if refused PR status they would have to return to the UK.

pauc

I *think* a UK citizen can be located in Canada and work remotely for a UK company (be paid into a UK account and pay UK tax) for 183 days as long as there is no interaction with Canadian clients.

A thread from here about this: http://britishexpats.com/forum/immig...l-visa-850403/

A link on CRA about this: Non-residents of Canada

I'm not 100% sure though and this is only useful if you could be a remote internet based worker.

Someone with more knowledge will hopefully correct this if wrong!

SchnookoLoly

This is my understanding as well - though I should also say I am not completely certain about this.

My understanding is that if you are working for a UK company, being paid into a UK bank account, and not taking any work away from Canadian workers (e.g., the work is being done for someone in the UK, you just happen to be in Canada doing it) then it should be fine.

THe links provided above are worth reading in detail. It would also be worth doing a search of previous threads on the subject, as there have been many.

cadinsmore

We sought advice on this from a Canadian Immigration lawyer who's advice in the end was to be very careful so not to jeopardize the PR application! Hence why my husband is still in the UK...

SchnookoLoly

It's completely fine for your husband to be in Canada as a visitor while you wait for PR to be approved.

Read this: Spousal Sponsorship-Canada : British Expat Wiki

cadinsmore

Thanks....he's only staying there so that we have the earnings (need the dual income!)...I'll just keep my fingers crossed that processing his application is straightforward!

pauc

There are other useful threads here: http://britishexpats.com/forum/immig...l-visa-810804/

http://britishexpats.com/forum/canad.../#post11434864




I am trying to get to the bottom of if this is allowed and have gathered a few useful links (and questions!) in a post here if anyone knows for sure: http://britishexpats.com/forum/immig.../#post11576730

Best of luck cadinsmore!

Annemarie_Edinburgh

Finally, an update! I got SA on February 23 after AOR on the 19th. Our application is going to Ottawa for the second stage. Now the long wait begins...

Edited to add: I just checked our status on ECAS and under permanent residence status is says that the medical results have been received. We couldn't get an appointment for the medical until after one of the police certificates expired, so we sent the application without, but my husband did get his medical last Fall and the results were sent by the doctor's office. Does this mean CIC has managed to link the two together?

andrewbrit

Spreadsheet updated. Yes if under PR application it says medicals received then they have linked the medical to your application.

cbrown89

Silly question and maybe unanswerable, I was wondering why CPCM need two more photographs of me? Reason being I sent in I think 8 previously as per instructions clean shaven, now I have a beard.... Pondering whether I should shave the beard now....

Divvym1

i guess this would only show when a officer has looked at your app? mine still says app received.

andrewbrit

I cannot say for 100% certainty but I think when files are received in London they are checked in to their system/filing structure, and part of that process includes linking a medical to them.

I received sponsor approval on October 31st 2014 and by the end of November when I checked ECAS under the PR application it did not mention medicals being received. So I fired off an e-mail to them and requested notes to see if something was up. I did this because most users see 'medicals have been received' a couple of days after SA (ie when the file has made it to London).

My notes indicated they could not link my medical as a different user came up (their words) so I fired off another email with my medical attached and within 5 days of them receiving that e-mail my ECAS said meds are received.

Divvym1

Interesting. I got SA a couple months back and no medical update. I'll send a note request tomorrow, thanks for the info.

Annemarie_Edinburgh

Thanks Andrew. I'm surprised as we haven't sent them the form the doctor gave us, but I guess that's the benefit of having a unique name.