Once the embassy asks for the passport, it’s usually a matter of days to have the visa stuck into the passport. You should ask the embassy to be sure.

Thank you for the inetersting info!!

I have a canadaian residency and planning to move to canada in teh next 5 months.. I currently live and work in the UAE, where I met my current boyfriend. We have been together for 10 months now, we live together and planning to get married soon.
What can I do to start the sponsor process now so we can go together in October? or at least something that will make him join me shortly after my move there? I honestly dont wanna go without him .. and worse I dont wanna be there for months without him..

Thank you!
Feddy

I didn’t have an interview (lucky me!) so I’m not sure what kind of questions they ask. From what I’ve heard, it revolves around your life as a couple, knowing each other’s family, date and place of holidays together, plans for the future etc.

Let me know if you have any question, and good luck with the process!

I’m currently living in Paris with my husband (love your posts about things you don’t miss from France — amen to that!) and I’m sponsoring him to come to Canada. I just received an email that I’ve been approved as a sponsor. If you want to sponsor someone while you are living outside of Canada, you have to provide solid proof that you will be returning to Canada. The purpose of the sponsorship, after all, is to reunite families. If you’re already together in another country it’s a hard sell to sponsor the person to come to Canada. In my case I sent a photocopy of my work visa, clearly showing the expiration date, at which time I have to return to Canada. (With or without my husband — here’s hoping the application goes through before that!)

On a side note, do you have any information on the kinds of questions they may ask at the interview? I’d like to prepare him in advance so that he doesn’t draw a blank.

Thanks for all the info. I’m going to get him to read some of your posts so that he’s better prepared for the big move.

Kara

Me and my partner are both currently in the UK. We are going to apply for residency for me– he will sponsor me (he’s Canadian). Would it be possible to apply from outside Canada (as its much quicker) and then enter on a work visa before the application process has completed? Or are there rules about not entering the country during applicaton? Would it some how be cheating?

I’ve scoured the CIC and can’t seem to find any info.

thanks for your help, really great website you’ve created,

joe

I assume you are a UK citizen, right? Then as far as I know, you cannot have a second Working Holiday Visa.

If your boyfriend isn’t a landed immigrant with permanent residence, he cannot sponsor you.