Spousal Sponsorship when Sponsor has not met RO before PR expires.note¶
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I sponsored my spouse from within Canada without meeting my RO. I had stayed in Canada for 3 months in a five year
period, and upon re-entering Canada, I was questioned by CBSA. My wife and son were accompanying me on visitor visas. I
explained why I was outside Canada for so long with necessary Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds documents, and
they accepted. They asked if I intended to sponsor, for which I replied, Yes. We were all admitted.
Below applies to our INLAND application:
However, things were different when the application was received by CIC. What happens in this case is that when they look
at your application and start processing it (7 months after receiving application in our case), they transferred it to local office.
That delay was another 10-12 months. They basically suspend the sponsorship application until they are able to "determine
your permanent residence status." In this case, the delays and transferring to local office worked in our favor, as every day
that went by was counting towards meeting the residency application. IF THEY DO NOT ISSUE YOU AN A(44) report
(removal order), your days continue to count. By the time an officer had time to review the file, I was back in compliance with
my residency obligation, and the application continued to be processed. After two and half years since applying, my wife and
child have since become permanent residents two weeks ago