Changes
are bound to happen in your life while waiting for your landed
immigrant visa.
Here's what you have do if these things do happen.
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Changes
in Your Mailing
Address
The Visa
Office will be communicating with you by letter, it is important
that you inform the Visa Office of your current mailing
address. It is your responsibility to notify them of your new address. Use the form "
Change of Address Fax" provided in the kit.
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Changes
in Your Marital
Status or Family Composition
If any
of your answers to the
questions on the Immigrant Application Form, or the Additional
Family Information Form, change at any time before you
immigrate to Canada you must immediately notify the Visa Section.
Matters
of marriage, death, divorce, and child birth must be
brought to the immediate attention of the Visa Officer.
Failure to notify the Visa Office of changes to your
marital status or family composition will delay the processing of
your application for permanent residence and could even result to
your application being denied.
Once you
inform the Visa Officer of changes to marital status and/or family
composition, you will be sent a letter with additional instructions
on what to do next.
I recently got married, how do I add my spouse to my application?
You must immediately
inform the Visa Office of your marriage in writing. If
your spouse is not a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident, he/she
will be required to complete an application form, pay the processing
fee, be medically examined, and provide all required documents.
Your spouse must have a valid passport.
I wasn't married when I
applied for immigration but I'm married now.
Can I land in Canada alone and sponsor my spouse once I am in
Canada?
No, you
will not be allowed to enter Canada.
Your spouse must meet the criteria for immigration
before you can become a landed immigrant.
My wife has recently given birth,
do I need to add this child to our application?
Do I need to get a passport for the baby?
If your
baby was born in Canada, he/she is a Canadian Citizen and does not
need to be added to your application.
You must send a copy of the baby's birth certificate to the
Visa Office.
If your
baby was born outside of Canada, he/she must be
added to the application.
You must submit a copy of the baby's birth certificate, the
processing fee (currently $100.00 Canadian) and the baby must be
medically examined. You
must also obtain a passport for the baby.
I didn't have any children when I applied for immigration but my wife
has given birth. Can I land in
Canada and sponsor my baby later?
No, you
will not be allowed to enter Canada.
Your baby must be medically examined before you can become a
landed immigrant. Your child will be required to have her own
passport.
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