Canadian And Thai Wife

[nokmdk]

Hey all,

Reading the Canadian websites and packages for my wife to get PR, its confusing the hel_l out of me.

My questions, if you can answer.

I have been in Thailand for 4 years now, planning to head back soon.

1. Must she apply for PR here in Thailand?

2. If we get her a 3 month visa for visiting, i feel it would be easy as she has done before, can she apply for PR once in Canada? I understand they hate us doing that.

3. If she can in fact apply once in Canada, will she have to leave the country at any point?

4. Being married close to 4 years, will i have to sponsor her, or, can my family help in this point as well? As they are much more secure with their careers at this point, ive been away a bit.

Any other info that you have done yourself or know of directly would be a huge help.

Thanks all.

Mark

[nokmdk]

Been a few days, bumping for a bit of justice.

[cdnvic]

Hey all,

Reading the Canadian websites and packages for my wife to get PR, its confusing the hel_l out of me.

My questions, if you can answer.

I have been in Thailand for 4 years now, planning to head back soon.

1. Must she apply for PR here in Thailand?

If she's not in Canada then she must be in a country where she is either a citizen or legal resident

2. If we get her a 3 month visa for visiting, i feel it would be easy as she has done before, can she apply for PR once in Canada? I understand they hate us doing that.

Yes she can. It's not that they hate you doing it so much, but that they give priority to cases where the spouses are separated, so those already living together in Canada are a bit lower on the priority list. Count on an extra month or two if the application is launched in Canada.

3. If she can in fact apply once in Canada, will she have to leave the country at any point?

No, though she will still need to pay the "Right of Landing Fee" ($490) before the final PR visa is issued.

4. Being married close to 4 years, will i have to sponsor her, or, can my family help in this point as well? As they are much more secure with their careers at this point, ive been away a bit.

Yes, they can co-sponsor along with you, but they incur the same three years of financial responsibility for her that you do.

Any other info that you have done yourself or know of directly would be a huge help.

Thanks all.

Mark

The Thais that work in the visa section at the Canadian embassy in Bangkok are useless in my experience. Don't be afraid to go over their heads as the rest of the staff there are excellent.

Make sure you get all your documentation translated in Thailand. Finding certified Thai/English translators here ain't easy.

Good luck

[thaigene2]

The Thais that work in the visa section at the Canadian embassy in Bangkok are useless in my experience. Don't be afraid to go over their heads as the rest of the staff there are excellent.

Think you'll find that only tourist visa are arranged in Bangkok. Immigration Visas are sent to the Embassy in Singapore where the regional Immigration people are located. Could explain the above - though I've never had any trouble with them. Filling out the 'family information' form is a real drag though..even for tourist visitors apparently

[cdnvic]

The Thais that work in the visa section at the Canadian embassy in Bangkok are useless in my experience. Don't be afraid to go over their heads as the rest of the staff there are excellent.

Think you'll find that only tourist visa are arranged in Bangkok. Immigration Visas are sent to the Embassy in Singapore where the regional Immigration people are located. Could explain the above - though I've never had any trouble with them. Filling out the 'family information' form is a real drag though..even for tourist visitors apparently

If he wants an initial tourist visa for her, he will have to do it in Bangkok. If the PR visa application is filed in Canada it will be processed at Vegerville AB. The Singapore office handles applications launched in Thailand.