PMM

Hi

Or Humanitarian and Compassionate in Canada.

Andrew Miller

Yes, but it is too long process and no good reason for H&C anyway.

njdude26

Im not sure i understand this. abroad route meaning what ?
From the link below what do i choose ? the home country of my birth ? or US or Canadian Consulate ?

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/applica...fc.html#region

Andrew Miller

If baby is only a US citizen then Buffalo. If baby is also a citizen of the parent's country of nationality then Canadian visa post in that country is an option too.

njdude26

Also im not understanding why i need to be physically present in Canada to apply for residency. In the sponsorship application
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kit...s/IMM5540E.PDF

They ask if im residing or not. if im not residing they ask for intention to reestabilish in canada ( job offer etc..) i have a job offer from the same company that i work here.

Am i reading this wrong ?

Andrew Miller

Only Canadian citizens may sponsor their spouses or common-law partners and their children while living ouutside Canada. Canadian PR must reside in Canada and be able to document it to be able to sponsor anyone.

njdude26

Andrew I called the CIC 1-888-242-2100.
They informed me that I dont need to be in Canada for the first part of the application process which takes around 53 days to complete. The agent told me that I can file the application while outside Canada but in the 2nd stage of the process I will have to be inside canada and show them that i have a job or house etc. after the 2nd stage they will mail me the landing documents for my baby. At that time either she has to cross the border and go to US or go outside the country somehow and come back in.
Please clarify ....

njdude26

Also I see this in the

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/3900E.pdf

Is this the 2nd step that the agent was talking about ?


Sponsors not residing in Canada must provide evidence that they reside exclusively
outside Canada on the date of giving the undertaking and will reside in Canada at the time
their sponsored spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner and/or children become
permanent residents of Canada. Evidence that they will reside in Canada may include one
or more of the following:
· letter from an employer;
· letter of acceptance to a Canadian educational institution;
· proof of having rented/bought a dwelling in Canada;
· reasonable plans for re-establishing in Canada or severing ties to the other country.

njdude26

Im Calling them again to confirm. Just want to make sure the lady was not and

Biiiiink

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pub/you...tion11.html#14

Can I sponsor my family members if I live outside Canada?

If you are a Canadian citizen living abroad, you may sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent children with no dependent children of their own, provided you will return to live in Canada once your family members become permanent residents.

Andrew Miller

Never rely on answers from Call Centre - phone agents are not immigration officers and often provide wrong and/or misleading answers.

As a PR you must be living in Canada in order to be eligible to sponsor anyone, period.

njdude26

Ok I obviously trust u more than the agent