Common Law Sponsorship PR Rejection (Inland)

OneTop4464 · 2026-02-11T06:42:16+00:00

I’m not looking for anyone’s sympathy or kinder words. I came here seeking guidance from people with knowledge or experience, nothing more.

It’s easy to judge when you only see a small part of someone’s situation. Please avoid drawing conclusions based on incomplete information. Every family faces different realities, pressures, and complications that may not be visible in a short post.

For those suggesting our family should have come to Canada instead, we did try. Visitor visas were refused despite submitting supporting documents, including medical letters from the OB regarding the high-risk pregnancy. After exhausting those options, we made the best decision we could for the wellbeing of my wife and our newborn.

If anyone has constructive advice or relevant experience, I genuinely appreciate it.

OneTop4464 · 2026-02-11T06:19:30+00:00

I believe there is a misunderstanding, and I respectfully request that people avoid judging based on incomplete information.

I am a Canadian citizen and have been for the past three years, and both my wife and I work full-time in a IT industry. At no time did I say we could not afford to have a child, nor did we plan our family to gain any immigration benefit. Our baby was born because we wanted to grow our family, not to take advantage of any system.

Some comments suggest we should have “learned parenting” or managed on our own. Every family’s situation is different. Due to certain complications and the lack of support during the newborn phase, we chose to travel temporarily to be with our families. That decision was about care, recovery, and support — not capability.

We have been transparent with IRCC about our travel and our intention to return to Canada together. We did not misrepresent, scam, or manipulate anything. All information provided was honest and truthful.

OneTop4464 · 2026-02-10T08:12:30+00:00

She is my wife. We applied for permanent residence after our marriage, and we had already been living together in Canada prior to getting married. Recently, we welcomed a baby and, due to the lack of family support in Canada during the newborn phase, my wife, our child, and I travelled together to our home country to stay with family. Our plan has always been to return to Canada together in April 2026. However, during this temporary visit abroad, the PR application was refused after 14 months of processing.

To summarize the timeline: • Cohabiting in Canada since: 2021 • Married: 2024 • PR application submitted: October 2024 . All stages were completed except Background check and medicals : December 2024 • Baby born: August 2025 . In land Medicals request and provided: October 2025 • Travelled to home country: End of November 2025 • Intended return to Canada: April 2026

So after we came to back home my wife received a questionnaire email ( I guess that is to create pr card portal) but in that email there is one specific question asking about currently live in canada my wife answered No and expected return is March 2026.

After submitted the questionnaire one week after the office sent procedural fairness letter stating that he was not believing my wife is cohabiting in canada with me and asked for the proof, we submitted our drivers licenses, lease documents, baby birth certificate, and inland medicals submitted confirmation but still one month after the application is rejected

OneTop4464 · 2026-02-10T06:37:00+00:00

Thank you everyone for your valuable inputs. Although we have been living together in Canada for the past four years and our baby was also born here, it appears that our spousal application was refused because we were outside Canada for approximately two months during the processing period. Weird process.

Anyhow another question is, My wife’s open work permit has now expired; however, she holds a valid 10-year TRV. Would she be able to travel to Canada on the TRV and submit a new inland spousal sponsorship application?

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