Hi,

I am a permanent resident, currently living in Canada. My wife and baby are in India from past 2 months, we used to live in the US until recently. Both my wife and baby would come back to US in December-2003 or Jan-2004. Baby is a US citizen and my wife an Indian citizen.

I want to sponsor both of them to Canada in early November from India. When their file is still under process, and if they come to US probably by the end of December, what are the options I have?

1) Can I request their file transfer from India to US? Is it going to cause
substantial delays? Or
2) Should I wait until they come to US (end of dec-03 or jan-04) and then
sponsor them from US.
(If the processing time is going to be around 3-4 months, we can wait
till they come to US)
3) Is the processing time for sponsoring same from India and US?

Please advise!

1) Can I request their file transfer from India to US? Is it going to cause
substantial delays?

- FILE TRANSFER ALWAYS CAUSES SOME DELAY. IN SPOUSAL CASE, DELAY WON'T BE SUBSTANTIAL
- WHY DON'T YOU JUST APPLY NOW. THEY MAY GET VISA BY THE TIME THEY LEAVE FOR USA. THE PROCESS IS VERY FAST NOW [EVEN OUT OF NEW DELHI...]

Or
2) Should I wait until they come to US (end of dec-03 or jan-04) and then
sponsor them from US.
(If the processing time is going to be around 3-4 months, we can wait
till they come to US)
- YOU CAN DO THIS TOO

3) Is the processing time for sponsoring same from India and US?
- YES, FOR SPOUSES

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Massood bhai, thank you very much for your precise answers.
Yet to decide on sponsoring from India or US, would make it soon!