Spousal Sponsorship - 境內依親申請對於離境的灰色地帶

對於住在境內的申請人來說, 第一個面對的抉擇就是, 到底要走境內申請還是境外申請??
詳細的差異, 會有另外一篇文章來分析, 不過今天要特別提一下對於境內申請存在的一個灰色地帶或者說是小陷阱!



在IMM5289針對境內依親有一段說明如下

Sponsoring your spouse or common-law partner who lives with you in Canada You can apply under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class if your spouse or common-law partner cohabits (lives) with you in Canada and has temporary resident status. Your spouse or common-law partner can’t become a permanent resident in Canada if they’re inadmissible for any reason other than not having legal immigration status in Canada. A public policy also covers spouses and common-law partners who will be assessed for permanent residence even if they have no legal immigration status in Canada. Before applying, your spouse or common-law partner in Canada must resolve any other situation that made them inadmissible. To qualify under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class, the sponsored person must: be the spouse or common-law partner of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in Canada and have legal immigration status Your spouse or partner may be eligible for an open work permit. For more information, see the section about Working and studying for spouses and partners below. Important information: if your spouse or partner is already working or studying in Canada and would like to continue, they must apply for an extension before their work or study permit expires. Leaving Canada can automatically cancel temporary resident status as a visitor, student or worker. If your spouse or common-law partner leaves Canada before becoming a permanent resident, they may not be allowed to come back. This is especially true if they need a Temporary Resident Visa to enter Canada. If your spouse or partner can’t return to Canada, you must submit a new application to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga (CPC-M).

黃色Highlight的部分就是說, 申請境內依親的PR申請人必須擁有合法的身分, 不管你是拿工作簽證或者只是單純的Visitor VISA. 而當你離境的時候, 你的簽證可能就會失效, 下次你再入境時CBSA會重新判斷你是否可以入境, 當CBSA因為某個原因不讓你入境的話, 你的境內申請就可能會失效, 必須重新改走境外申請.
甚麼人最容易遇到這個問題? 當PR申請人是持Visitor VISA這種一次性簽證住在加拿大的, 可能就會踩到這個問題. 因為Visitor VISA就是離境時自動失效了, 下次入境前須重新申請簽證, 如果有任何原因造成簽證申請被拒絕或於機場被CBSA拒絕入境, 就會引發這個問題。曾經有一個案例是, 一位菲律賓籍的境內依親申請人, 返回菲律賓探親後申請Visitor Visa欲返回加拿大, 結果被拒簽, 最後是由擔保人寫信向IRCC撤回境內申請案, 重新遞交境外申請案。

當然台灣因為屬於免簽國之一, 無須事先申請簽證, 除重大違規外不會被拒絕入境, 但小心駛得萬年船, 所以若是以Visitor身分在境內等境內申請的話, 要有住好住滿的決心。


至於若是透過境內依親申請並一併申請Open Work Permit, 在取得Open Work Permit與eTA之後, 反倒是沒有這個問題哦!因為Open Work Permit配合eTA本來就是可以進出加拿大的, 下圖是OWP審查通過收到的Email範例, eTA會隨著OWP一起核發, 所以對身為免簽過的台灣境內申請人來說, 多次進入是沒問題的。但個人建議還是減少離境的計畫, 以免出事....

我所謂出事不是在海關被擋, 持OWP基本上海關不會擋你入境, 出事是被IRCC發現申請人長期不在境內, 懷疑沒有居住事實, 發動Review, 這下整個審查流程就整個停頓下來, 就得不償失了!
舉例來說,
申請人回台灣過年1~2星期, 或者擔保人與申請人去歐洲旅遊2~3星期, 我想這都不會有問題, 但要是申請人單獨回台灣3個月, 你說CIC會不會懷疑申請人根本沒有與擔保人同住呢?



(感謝網友熱心提供, 為保護隱私就不放名字出來了)

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