I came here abouyt 5 months ago as well from Calgary, Alberta. Things are not as very well organized here.
I am not sure you can apply for a family visa right away. You need to meet certain requirements before your family can join you which indirectl means you have to be here first, to meet all requirements before you can apply for them. Thisis the reason why most poeple bring their family on a tourist or visitor visa as they have to be here to process there RP.
On another note the process for attestation of documents is very difficult. You wilhave to attest your certificates first with teh Ministry of Foreign Affiars in Ottawa, and then by MOFA at the Qatar embassy in Ottawa before you come. Once you get here, the same process will need to be done first at the Canadian embasssy (which I am told at the embassy now that they d not do) and then at MOFA here as well before you can get your RP or sponsor your family. I am going through that right now as it is a mess. You will nee to do the same for your marriage certificate.
My advise is get a proper handle on what documents need to be attested and make sure you go through all the process on teh Camnadian side before you get here. It is very messy and and very frustrating to have to arrange for document attestion remotely.
If you have school age children, schools are not cheap. make sure you put all of that into consideration when you negotiate your offer.
If you need any further information i will be more than happy to call.
Hi Tony,
I came here abouyt 5 months ago as well from Calgary, Alberta. Things are not as very well organized here.
I am not sure you can apply for a family visa right away. You need to meet certain requirements before your family can join you which indirectl means you have to be here first, to meet all requirements before you can apply for them. Thisis the reason why most poeple bring their family on a tourist or visitor visa as they have to be here to process there RP.
On another note the process for attestation of documents is very difficult. You wilhave to attest your certificates first with teh Ministry of Foreign Affiars in Ottawa, and then by MOFA at the Qatar embassy in Ottawa before you come. Once you get here, the same process will need to be done first at the Canadian embasssy (which I am told at the embassy now that they d not do) and then at MOFA here as well before you can get your RP or sponsor your family. I am going through that right now as it is a mess. You will nee to do the same for your marriage certificate.
My advise is get a proper handle on what documents need to be attested and make sure you go through all the process on teh Camnadian side before you get here. It is very messy and and very frustrating to have to arrange for document attestion remotely.
If you have school age children, schools are not cheap. make sure you put all of that into consideration when you negotiate your offer.
If you need any further information i will be more than happy to call.