dragonica42
New Member
Hi Riley,
Although I have already gathered a good amount of useful information pertinent to my question from other posts on this awesome forum, I still have a few more questions to which I would very much appreciate your answer. Let me first give you the background story.
I'm a Canadian citizen married to a German, we got married in Canada in 2009 and we have been living in Germany since 2010. We are considering moving back to Canada in the next couple of years. Before moving to Germany, I lived in Montreal, but if/when we move back, we would like to settle in Ottawa. We also have a 4-year old daughter, who has a dual citizenship. Since we would like to move back to Canada together, I am interested to get as much information about inland sponsorship as I can. Having read all the posts here related to this issue, it is clear that this would be possible. However, my worry is the fact that I don't have a job there, and that our application might be refused on the grounds that I, as a sponsor, cannot prove that I am able to support our family. If we make this move, we would like to start the application process for his PR as soon as possible, but I don't know if we could actually do that unless i have a job. Of course, I would start a job search immediately, but that may take a while. Would you be able to tell me more about the financial requirements that I, as a sponsor, must satisfy? Is our financial situation assessed by looking only at the sponsor or us as a couple?
The good news is that my husband's boss is willing to let him work long distance from Canada. This means that we would have a good source of income from the start, but I don't know how to sort out the work permit situation. If we move, he will need to start working relatively fast, which means that his boss wouldn't be able to wait for months so that my husband can obtain the permit first. At the same time, if he starts working immediately upon arrival without the permit, I'm afraid that by doing that he would ruin his chance of getting his PR. Would you happen to have any ideas as to how we could go about the work permit issue?
Thank you so much for your time and patience!
J.
Although I have already gathered a good amount of useful information pertinent to my question from other posts on this awesome forum, I still have a few more questions to which I would very much appreciate your answer. Let me first give you the background story.
I'm a Canadian citizen married to a German, we got married in Canada in 2009 and we have been living in Germany since 2010. We are considering moving back to Canada in the next couple of years. Before moving to Germany, I lived in Montreal, but if/when we move back, we would like to settle in Ottawa. We also have a 4-year old daughter, who has a dual citizenship. Since we would like to move back to Canada together, I am interested to get as much information about inland sponsorship as I can. Having read all the posts here related to this issue, it is clear that this would be possible. However, my worry is the fact that I don't have a job there, and that our application might be refused on the grounds that I, as a sponsor, cannot prove that I am able to support our family. If we make this move, we would like to start the application process for his PR as soon as possible, but I don't know if we could actually do that unless i have a job. Of course, I would start a job search immediately, but that may take a while. Would you be able to tell me more about the financial requirements that I, as a sponsor, must satisfy? Is our financial situation assessed by looking only at the sponsor or us as a couple?
The good news is that my husband's boss is willing to let him work long distance from Canada. This means that we would have a good source of income from the start, but I don't know how to sort out the work permit situation. If we move, he will need to start working relatively fast, which means that his boss wouldn't be able to wait for months so that my husband can obtain the permit first. At the same time, if he starts working immediately upon arrival without the permit, I'm afraid that by doing that he would ruin his chance of getting his PR. Would you happen to have any ideas as to how we could go about the work permit issue?
Thank you so much for your time and patience!
J.