i am a canandian permanent resident, landed in canada in sept 2003 from india and then returned back to india, within 7 days of landing in toronto. now i am planning to move permanently to toronto in aug 2005, to pursue my MBA and then stay back there. as per the new canadian immigration rules, i can be outside canada for 3 years out of any 5 year period. i have been outside canada now only for less than 2 years. so i should be okay, i guess.
now my questions to the forum are:
1. can i get married now before moving to canada in aug 2005? will i face any issues in sponsoring my wife who is in inida now, to canada?
2. will i have to be working or earning a salary in canada to sponsor my wife? can i be a student (i am a PR holder) and still sponsor my wife to canada?
3. i am planning on spending my own money and also take a loan to do my MBA in toronto. will my taking a loan pose an issue while i try to sponsor my wife to canada?
4. i have not filed any tax returns so far as i did not have any income in canada and only had a savings bank account that paid me perhaps less than CAD $50.00 in interest for the full year, for the past 2 years. now i believe that tax returns is one of the required documents for filing a PR application to sponsor my wife. in this case, will i face an issue? i.e. due to the fact that i have not filed for a tax return in the past, in canada?
5. what is the procedure that i need to follow to sponsor my wife to canada, from india? i mean the steps that i need to go through. what do i need to do first, then second, then... and so on?
6. can i file for my wife's PR sponsorship application, from india? i believe, i need to be in canada physically, before i can file the application. is that correct? what is the approx. timeframe that i am looking at from the time i file the sponsorship application, to the time my wife can join me in canada?
i am eagerly looking forward to answers to my questions and any valuble inputs from the forum, thanks.
now my questions to the forum are:
1. can i get married now before moving to canada in aug 2005? will i face any issues in sponsoring my wife who is in inida now, to canada?
2. will i have to be working or earning a salary in canada to sponsor my wife? can i be a student (i am a PR holder) and still sponsor my wife to canada?
3. i am planning on spending my own money and also take a loan to do my MBA in toronto. will my taking a loan pose an issue while i try to sponsor my wife to canada?
4. i have not filed any tax returns so far as i did not have any income in canada and only had a savings bank account that paid me perhaps less than CAD $50.00 in interest for the full year, for the past 2 years. now i believe that tax returns is one of the required documents for filing a PR application to sponsor my wife. in this case, will i face an issue? i.e. due to the fact that i have not filed for a tax return in the past, in canada?
5. what is the procedure that i need to follow to sponsor my wife to canada, from india? i mean the steps that i need to go through. what do i need to do first, then second, then... and so on?
6. can i file for my wife's PR sponsorship application, from india? i believe, i need to be in canada physically, before i can file the application. is that correct? what is the approx. timeframe that i am looking at from the time i file the sponsorship application, to the time my wife can join me in canada?
i am eagerly looking forward to answers to my questions and any valuble inputs from the forum, thanks.