I don't think she followed her ex to Canada. In fact later she also said in response to one of my posts that the children were in Singapore and after the grandparents got to old the ex had joint custody (and still does - which they now share).BBCWatcher wrote: She followed her first husband to Canada, after all....
Who knows, really. One could second guess ICA endlessly and fruitlessly. However, in my view since the marriage is not a secret you might as well act like the permanent residents you want to be. That said, she could be the "lead" PR applicant and you the "trailing" PR applicant if you think she has the stronger application. If ICA wants to approve her but reject you they still can. If you fear you're "dragging her down" then failing to apply doesn't seem to me like a solution (and probably the opposite), though divorce might be a solution.
Anyway, take your own best guesses at the answers to these questions:
1. How should ICA interpret your failure to apply for PR with your spouse?
2. How should ICA interpret your application for PR with your spouse?
Then decide how you'd like to proceed. Although if you simply don't want to become a permanent resident of Singapore, then the decision is easy, isn't it?
But yes, they have to look at it from both ways and "buys their tickets and takes their chances".She had two children from her first marriage to feed ( a boy and a girl). She got a good job offer and left for Canada first with the hope of bringing her kids when she settled down.
I probably have it backwards, but who knows which is "worse."sundaymorningstaple wrote:I don't think she followed her ex to Canada.
Her ethnic background won't be a secret in her PR application, and she cannot change it. If ICA wants to discriminate on that basis or any other, ICA can.littledesires wrote:1. With regards to ethnic background, wont my wife have the same issue?
Maybe. Or maybe ICA doesn't like being scorned, so to speak. There's nothing she can do about these facts either.Or is it the fact that she is an ex Singaporean give her a slight edge in competition with others of the same ethnicity?
My view is that it can be helpful having an intelligent person with a strong command of the English language review ICA's few instructions and your application(s). I have to assume that it's better to follow ICA's instructions and to communicate clearly than not. However, I don't think such a review requires a PR agency.2. How good are these PR agencies for PR applications? or are they just a waste of time and money?
As of now, all I know is, those who 'can' engage agents and lawyers are those who come under the Investor scheme.sundaymorningstaple wrote: Granted that was over 20 years ago, but I reckon the mindset of mistrust still exists today, especially in view of the abuse they have received at the hands of certain ethnic groups in the past decade.
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