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Everything you need to know about Spousal Sponsorship in Canada
Love knows no borders, and Canada’s spousal sponsorship program stands as a testament to this belief. This program allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to bring their spouses or common-law partners to Canada for a chance at a shared future. It is designed to help keep families together and reunite spouses who may be living apart due to immigration restrictions. Here, we will take you on a comprehensive journey through the spousal sponsorship process in Canada.
Under its Immigration Levels Plan, Canada invites over 400,000 new immigrants annually. While the majority are under the skilled workers category, the family-class immigrants come right after for consideration. Among family-class immigrants, Canada seeks to welcome a whopping number of people under its Spouses, Partners, and Children category. In fact, Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, sees the most significant number of arrivals under the spousal sponsorship program.
Although there are two options that you can consider while sponsoring your spouse to Canada, depending on your case, we at CanOz surf through the minutest details of your case and help you pick the right option.
Inland Spousal Sponsorship
You can consider this sponsorship alternative if your spouse is currently in Canada on a valid temporary visa. Also note, the application for sponsorship is also filed within the country.
Outland Spousal Sponsorship
Work to fortify family reunification by bringing in electronic applications for family reunification and bring out a program to give temporary residence status to spouses and children abroad while they wait for the processing of their permanent residency application.
Eligibility requirements for sponsoring your spouse
You are eligible to apply for the sponsorship if you fulfill the following requirements:
- You must be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident.
- Should be at least 18 years of age or more.
- Must prove that you intend to live in Canada once the sponsored person becomes a permanent resident
- Should be living in Canada.
- Able to demonstrate that you are not taking any social assistance (exceptions excluded).
- Able to take care of the basic needs of the person you are willing to sponsor.
*If you are living in Quebec, you are deemed to fulfill some additional
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Cost involved in sponsoring your spouse
The application processing fee is different for different cases. The government fee is aligned as follows:
- Sponsorship Fee $75
- Principal applicant processing fee $490
- Right of permanent residence fee $515
- Biometrics $85
However, if your spouse has dependent children, then there will be an additional cost involved of $155 for each child included in the application.
For those in Quebec or who plan to live in Quebec post the issuance of permanent residence are supposed to make an additional fee payment of $301.
Documents required to file an application for Spousal Sponsorship
To validate the application, you would need to prove the authenticity of your relationship with your partner, for which you may require the following:
- Marriage certificate (if you are married)
- Invitations and photographs of the wedding
- Birth or adoption records of children (if you and your spouse have together)
- Evidence of registration of the marriage with a government body
To demonstrate your relationship, you should provide at least two of the following documents:
- Proof that you and your spouse own property together
- Shared bank accounts,
- Utility bills with both of your names,
- Copies of government-issued IDs,
- Car insurance,
- Pay stubs or tax forms that show that you live at the same address
Documents for sponsoring your common-law partner
To sponsor your common-law partner, you will be required to provide the following documents to the immigration officers as evidence:
- Documental records for any children you and your common-law partner have together
- Photos of you and your common-law partner that prove the status of your conjugal
relationship - That you have lived together for at least one year
However, our immigration experts at CanOz help align your documents, including letters of explanation that can attest to your relationship status.
Time taken for processing your Spousal Sponsorship
The standard processing time is 12 months, but at times it takes longer to process the application as per the nature of the case.
To ensure that your spousal sponsorship application is processed effectively, you should do it right the first time. If you are looking to sponsor your spouse but do not know where to start, we are here to help you understand the basics and explore these two types of spousal sponsorship in detail.
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