Sponsorship with criminal inadmissibility

Ivan0110: A lawyer could better respond. What is likely to succeed, and how to get there, is not too complicated but complicated enough that a lawyer's help is best for this.

I believe there are other aspects of your history and circumstances which are important as well, and it would be better to review these with a licensed solicitor, in a confidential setting.

If I understand you correctly, your husband is applying for PR for Canada. While they usually deny it outright if the infraction took place within the last 5 years, they will ask for interviews if their is some confusion or clarification needed on the status of your realationship, or the status of a child. I am not totally 100% sure though. In our case we had no interview for my American spouse coming to Canada, because they had no problem with our realationship status, it was the infraction that caused the problem. However, in order for the TRP to be issued they need to be sure your realationship is genuine etc etc, just as they would a PR. This is only my opinion.

I don't know if you should expect a refusal, but it is good to prepare for the worst. We applied for our TRP after I was approved to sponsor my American spouse. Therefore I would do it now and quote your file number from your PR application , so they know why you are applying for a TRP. If your PR is rejected, they will process your TRP, and will maybe grant it a month or so after your PR rejection ( this time varies). Under a TRP that is issued for longer than six months you can apply for an open work permit when your husband arrives in canada, this usually only takes a few weeks and is pretty routine. He can also get a study permit if he wishes to study for longer than six months at a canadian university/college if he is granted a TRP. Usually for spouses in your,situation they will grant it for longer tha six months. In the case of my spouse they gave her a 3 year TRP, and her situation sounds similar to yours minus the child.

Have you obtained GCMS notes on your TRP application?  If so, bring those as well.  If not, it's too late to do so (and the border officer can pull them up with the AOR letter from NYC if she/he wants.)

Don't forget to take the completed TRP application along with you (and the $200 application fee).  I'd probably also bring along a copy of OP 20 ("Temporary Resident Permits") and make sure you know WHY you are eligible based upon those rules.

It sounds like you've got a reasonable chance at being successful.  Good luck!

Yes, you need to think of the POE application as a SEPARATE application - the POE officer won't have access to the file you submitted to the visa office.  You can certainly show them your receipt, but be prepared to pay the fee again (in which case you can ask for a refund from the visa office).

In other words, be prepared to submit a complete application at the border.  Have copies of everything you might require.  You might get away with less, but if you COUNT on getting away with less you may not have enough to make them happy.