Pinkee

Hi
I am engaged to marry a canadian PR and we will be getting married
soon.
I am living in the US with no legal status and working here. My
Fiancee is working in Canada. I had applied for PR under independent
category hoping that I would get an interview waiver, but instead I
recieved a call for an interview. (which would probably take another
18months or so to process)
I have to move to Canada sooner to be with my fiance as soon as
possible, so we have decided to get married sooner than earlier
thought and apply for spouse sponsorship.
My question is
1.Will my "no legal status" in the US cause my spouse application to
be rejected. ( I have noticed in the CIC guide that you could write no
legal status in the background declaration form..does that mean they
are okay with it or they are indifferent to the applicants legal
status in the country of application. I had not supplied any
documentation to my status while applying as an independent and my
application was not rejected.. can I be hopeful here too..)
2. Also will my pending independent category application have a
negative effect on my spouse application.
3. Also what is general timeframe for a spousal visa to get processed
in the US.

I would appreciate any help in this regard..
thank you

pkjmet

[email protected] (Pinkee) wrote in message news:...
    > Hi
    > I am engaged to marry a canadian PR and we will be getting married
    > soon.
    > I am living in the US with no legal status and working here. My
    > Fiancee is working in Canada. I had applied for PR under independent
    > category hoping that I would get an interview waiver, but instead I
    > recieved a call for an interview. (which would probably take another
    > 18months or so to process)
    > I have to move to Canada sooner to be with my fiance as soon as
    > possible, so we have decided to get married sooner than earlier
    > thought and apply for spouse sponsorship.
    > My question is
    > 1.Will my "no legal status" in the US cause my spouse application to
    > be rejected. ( I have noticed in the CIC guide that you could write no
    > legal status in the background declaration form..does that mean they
    > are okay with it or they are indifferent to the applicants legal
    > status in the country of application. I had not supplied any
    > documentation to my status while applying as an independent and my
    > application was not rejected.. can I be hopeful here too..)


Your no legal status in the uSA should not affect your application for
PR. Despite what others may say CIC has not implimented the legal
status requirements of the new law.




    > 2. Also will my pending independent category application have a
    > negative effect on my spouse application.


It should have no effect.



    > 3. Also what is general timeframe for a spousal visa to get processed
    > in the US.

Spousal cases are supposed to be processed in 6 months but there is
slippage if you come from some problem countries particularly the
middle east. If yo are required to attend an interview you may also
encounter delays and therefore careful preparation of the application
and a history of yru relationship are essential.


Jim Metcalfe, Consultant

    > I would appreciate any help in this regard..
    > thank you

jiggajulz

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Spousal cases are supposed to be processed in 6 months but there is
slippage if you come from some problem countries particularly the
middle east. If yo are required to attend an interview you may also
encounter delays and therefore careful preparation of the application
and a history of yru relationship are essential.


Jim Metcalfe, Consultant

hi jim metcalfe
u said family class is supposed to be 6 months, mine is over a year can u explain this. have done 2 medicals, and results are in and now CIC accra,ghana said they are not issuing visas till december