e-1263 (Immigration)
- Keywords
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Immigrant sponsorship
- Passports and visas
- Security checks
- Spouses
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Outland Spousal Sponsorship process takes more than a year, even up to 3 years, while the application is stuck in security screening despite the absence of a criminal record;
- Finalization of the security screening is waiting for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reports despite being completed by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service;
- CBSA security screening has no time-limit: it was 8-19 months in 2011 and in 2017, CBSA Vice-President Tina Namiesniowski mentioned there is no time-limit for CBSA security screening;
- The United States (with intensive security screening) have a 180 days policy after which Green Cards can be issued;
- As young professionals, most sponsors have little vacation time to be with their spouse and are required to stay in Canada;
- Sponsored persons cannot come to Canada as visitor visas are rejected;
- The separation of newly married couples is impacting their physical and mental health, putting their family and career life in danger; and
- Women are either giving birth and raising kids alone in Canada or are worried to miss the opportunity.
- Open for signature
- October 4, 2017, at 10:29 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- February 1, 2018, at 10:29 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Jenny Kwan
(Vancouver East)
February 9, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02052) - Government response tabled
- March 26, 2018