Posted by A Canadian citizen or permanent resident can sponsor their spouse to immigrate to Canada and get a permanent residence by using the Canadian spousal sponsorship procedure. In Canada, we know how crucial it is for families to stay together. This is why requests for spousal sponsorship are given top priority. Second, the spouse visa is processed before it is declared ready.
Canada’s Processing Times for Spouses in 2022
You can find all the necessary information on Canada’s processing times for spouses here.
The entire Canada processing time for spouses takes about a year. Generally, they take about a year to process, but they sometimes take longer, depending on the specifics of your case.
Your case will take longer to process if it is complicated or if the visa office needs more documentation to verify your relationship.
Getting everything right the first time is the best way to guarantee that your sponsorship application is approved as quickly as possible. Thousands of spousal sponsorship applications have been helped by the attorneys and legal professionals at Canadim.
What does it cost to sponsor your spouse, domestic partner, or common-law partner to immigrate to Canada?
The following are the government processing fees for sponsoring your spouse, domestic partner, or common-law partner in Canada. There will be an additional $150 fee for each child listed on the application if you are sponsoring your spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner and they have children of their own.
- Cost of sponsorship: $75
- Processing costs for principal applicants are $475
- Fee for the right to permanent residence: $500
- Biometrics: $85
- Total: $1135
In addition to the above fees, a CAD 289 additional fee must be paid if the sponsor already lives in Quebec or plans to move there after receiving permanent residence.
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Conclusion
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident if satisfy the requirements listed above, you might be qualified to sponsor your spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner.
• Are at least 18 years old; • Reside in Canada or intend to do so after your spouse or partner becomes a Canadian permanent resident;
• Are able and willing to meet your spouse’s or partner’s basic financial needs for three years.
FAQS
The following are some queries regarding the key to processing a spouse visa.
1) To sponsor my spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner in Canada, do I need a job?
You do not need a job to sponsor your spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner to immigrate to Canada. Unlike other sponsorship programs, there is no minimum income requirement for spousal sponsorship. However, the immigration officer may determine whether you have enough money to sponsor since you must sign an undertaking agreement promising to meet your partner’s basic financial needs. As a result, you must demonstrate how you will support your spouse, partner in matrimony, or common-law partner in Canada.
2) Does the spousal sponsorship program require my spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner to have a job offer?
To qualify for the spousal sponsorship program, your sponsored spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner does not need a job offer from Canada.
3) How much does it cost to sponsor your spouse, domestic partner, or common-law partner to immigrate to Canada?
Unlike most other types of Canadian sponsorship, there is no need to provide evidence of a minimum level of income to sponsor your spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner. However, you must sign an undertaking each time you sponsor a family member for immigration to Canada, pledging to cover the cost of the person’s essential needs.
Depending on the type of sponsorship, the undertaking can vary in length. The duration of the undertaking is three years, starting on the day the sponsored person becomes a permanent resident of Canada for spousal sponsorship (including spouses and common-law or conjugal partners).
4) Can I continue to sponsor my spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner despite their serious medical condition?
Your spouse won’t probably encounter any problems with their sponsorship application as long as their medical condition doesn’t pose a risk to the general welfare or safety.
There are three types of medical inadmissibility: excessive reliance on medical or social services, the risk to the general welfare, and the risk to the general safety. Spouses or sponsored common-law partners are not subject to medical inadmissibility for excessive demand.
5) Can I provide evidence of my spouse’s or my common-law partner’s language skills in English or French?
No proof of English or French language ability is necessary for your sponsored spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner.
A language test will likely be required of your spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner when they later apply for Canadian citizenship.
6) What is the procedure for applying for spousal, marital, or common-law sponsorship?
Mail or the new IRCC permanent residence application portal are both acceptable submission methods for spousal sponsorship applications.
7) When my spousal sponsorship application is being processed, can I leave Canada?
While awaiting a decision on their In Canada Sponsorship application, the sponsored individual is permitted to travel outside of Canada for brief periods. It is risky to leave the country if you cannot re-enter, as residence in Canada is a requirement for the In Canada Sponsorship Class. With the frequent implementation of travel restrictions, this has grown to be a concern since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The sponsored spouse’s open work permit application status and current, maintained status in Canada are additional factors to consider. If so, they would lose their “maintained” status when they depart Canada and will have to wait until their work visa application is approved before they can return.
You must remain in Canada while your application for common-law sponsorship is processed if you are a permanent resident.
8) What records are required to apply for spousal, conjugal, or common-law sponsorship?
You can anticipate submitting the following when requesting to sponsor a spouse:
- Completed application forms
- Evidence of Canadian residency
- Identity documents
- Marriage certificate
- Police certificate and clearances from all nations your spouse has lived in for six months or longer after turning 18
- Medical proof for your spouse
- Evidence of payment for applicable government fees
- Digital photo
- Relationship information and sponsorship evaluation questionnaire and
- Marriage certificate.
At least two of the following documents must be presented to prove your relationship:
Proof that you and your spouse jointly own property includes shared bank accounts, utility bills in both of your names, copies of government-issued IDs, proof of car insurance, and pay stubs or tax documents proving that you reside at the same address.
9) Does spousal sponsorship require an interview?
For spousal sponsorship cases, immigration interviews are uncommon and more often the exception than the rule. Despite this, spousal sponsorship immigration interviews frequently take place when there are gaps in the documentation of the marriages, discrepancies between the information provided on the forms and the supporting documentation, age and religious differences, a brief interval between the time you met your spouse and the time you got married, and little to no cohabitation.
Although the visa officer ultimately decides whether to interview a couple, using the services of a qualified immigration attorney can help you present your case in the best possible light and reduce any concerns they may have regarding the legitimacy of your relationship.