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YouTubeBack in February I wrote about Visa Sponsorship but have just now seriously started the process. I guess procrastinating has won, but I can’t afford to wait any more. My friend Ed has told me several times that filling out the forms and getting everything together will take about a month – I’m hoping I can keep it shorter than that.
There are multiple forms to fill out and the guides (yes there are three guides ranging from 10 to 33 pages long) are quite helpful, but still there are some areas that area little ambiguous. The multiple sections about dependant children have me confused. It seems to imply that my children will be applying for visas as well even though we’ve gotten Canadian citizenship cards for both of them. At this point I’m unsure if I should include them in the application or not, or make a special note of this.
another example on the form I’m working on for my wife (she needs to complete it, but I’m filling in all the info I know)
You must provide teh following details about each of your family members, whether they will be accompanying you to Canada or not. You must include your spouse or common-law partner, if applicable, and all of your dependent children, and those of your spouse or common-law partner, who are not already permanent residents or citizens of Canada.
the last bit about “who are not already permanent residents or citizens of Canada” seems to suggest not including me, but is rather ambiguous in wording – does it refer to anyone not a permanent resident or citizen or only dependent children? Wish it were more clear.
Related to this, should we get Canadian passports for the kids and use those when we fly to Canada or use their Korean passports which they already have?
Comments(7)
XUP: Monday Aug 9, 2010 at 07:39 AM
If I were you, I would get advice from someone in immigration. Or, failing that, there are many immigration blogs where people would be more than happy to give you advice and steer you in the right direction. One of my regular readers has been keeping a very successful immigration blog in Spanish and has recently also started on in English. He is most familiar with immigration from South America, but I assume many of the processes are the same. He could also direct you to other resources: http://thezieglersblog.com/