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SPONSOR MY SPOUSE OR PARTNER AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN

  • Your common-law partner can be either sex, at least 18 years old, you have been living together continuously for at least 1 year in a conjugal relationship.
  • Your conjugal partner: can be either sex, at least 18 years old, has been in a relationship with you for at least 1 year and cannot live with you in their country of residence or marry you because of significant legal and immigration reasons.
  • you can sponsor your spouse or partner and dependent children who live with you in Canada OR live overseas.
  • Your spouse or partner cannot become a permanent resident in Canada if they are inadmissible to Canada (criminality, security...)
  • Length of undertaking is 3 years from the day your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner becomes a permanent resident and 10 years for their children under 22 years old.
  • In general, the income requirement does not apply when you want to sponsor your spouse or partner or dependent child.
  • If you are applying under the Spouse or Common-law partner in Canada, your spouse or partner may be eligible to apply for an Open Work Permit.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS TO SPONSOR YOUR SPOUSE, YOUR COMMON-LAW OR CONJUGAL PARTNER AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN:
To sponsor your spouse or you partner and their dependent children to become Canadian permanent resident, you the sponsor should:
  1. Be at least 18 years old, Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act ;
  2. Be able to provide for the basic needs of any persons you want to sponsor.
  3. gave the financial support you agreed to with immigration Canada when you signed a sponsorship agreement to sponsor someone else in the past.
  4. have paid back (if applicable), an immigration loan or a performance bond.
  5. Not be receiving social assistance for reasons other than a disability.
  6. have not been sponsored by a spouse or partner and you became a permanent resident less than 5 years ago.
  7. Not still bound by the 3-year undertaking for a previous spouse or partner that you sponsored.
  8. Not have a court-ordered family support payments such as alimony or child support (not applicable if you live in Quebec).
  9. be discharged from any bankruptcy, if applicable (not applicable if you live in Quebec) ;
  10. not been convicted of attempting, threatening to commit, or committing a violent criminal offence, any offence against a relative or any sexual offence inside or outside Canada.
if you have any questions you can book a consultation with one of our immigration consultants. They will be able to assess your situation, answer your questions and help you explore your Canadian visa options.
HOW TO APPLY TO SPONSOR MY SPOUSE, MY COMMON-LAW PARTNER, OR MY CONJUGAL PARTNER AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN?
For a small fee, you can retain the services of our experienced immigration consultants. You will be saving money and time, and certainly they can prevent you from making critical mistakes that MAY result in the refusal of your application or the delay of the processing time of your application.

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