Sponsor Your Partner Canada

Sponsor Your Partner Canada 

If you still wonder how to reunite with your partner, you should learn more about the possibilities to sponsor your partner to Canada. It is the governmental program that allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to help their partners to come and live together in Canada.

To apply and sponsor your partner to Canada, you must meet several requirements.

1. You have to be a permanent resident, a citizen, or an Indian registered in Canada under the Canadian Indian Act.
2. You ought to be 18 and more years old.
3. If you are a Canadian citizen who does not live in Canada, you must prove that you are going to live in Canada when your partner becomes a permanent resident. In case you are a permanent resident who lives outside Canada, you do not have a right to apply to sponsor your partner to Canada.
4. You have to demonstrate that you do not receive social assistance from the government for reasons other than a disability.
5. You need to prove that you can provide for the basic needs of your partner. In other words, you have to sign the undertaking and sponsorship agreements.

The undertaking agreement obliges you to support your partner when they become Canadian permanent residents. In its turn, the sponsorship agreement commits you to provide for the basic needs of your partner, while they promise to make every effort to support themselves. You will need to fill out and sign the undertaking and the sponsorship agreement form when you apply to sponsor your partner to Canada.

There are also several cases when Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot apply to sponsor their partner to Canada programs. It is better to check them to avoid any complications during the application processing.

1. You cannot be a sponsor if you are less than 18 years old.
2. You cannot apply and sponsor your partner to Canada if you are not going to live in Canada when they become permanent residents.
3. You cannot become a sponsor if you are not a citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
4. You do not have a right to sponsor your partner to Canada if you are a temporary resident of Canada. In other words, you have a visitor visa, study permit, or work permit.
5. You cannot be a sponsor if your permanent residence application is still in process. The main requirement that allows you to sponsor your partner to Canada states that a sponsor must have permanent resident status at the time of the sponsorship application submission.
6. You cannot be a sponsor if you do not earn enough to support your partner. You must meet this requirement if you want to sponsor your partner that has a dependent child, and their dependent child has one or more children of their own.

Furthermore, you may not have a right to apply to sponsor your partner to Canada if:

1. You became a permanent resident less than five years ago through the Partner Sponsorship Canada program.
2. You have already applied to sponsor your partner to Canada and a decision on that application has not been made.
3. You are still bound by the three-year undertaking to take care of the person you are being sponsored. In other words, you are still financially responsible for a previous spouse or partner.
4. You receive social aid for a reason other than a disability.
5. You are in prison or a penitentiary institution.
6. You must leave Canada because you received a Removal Order.
7. You have a criminal record of attempting, threatening to commit, or committing a violent criminal offense, an offense against a relative or any sexual offense inside or outside Canada.
8. You did not meet all conditions of a sponsorship agreement when you applied to sponsor your partner to Canada program in the past. This requirement does not apply if you live in the province of Quebec.
9. You did not pay back a performance bond, an immigration loan, court-ordered family support payments such as child support or alimony. However, this requirement does not apply if you live in the province of Quebec.
10. You declared bankruptcy and are not discharged. This requirement does not apply if you live in the province of Quebec.

The partner also has to meet several requirements, that allow you to apply and sponsor your partner to Canada. Your partner of either sex must be 18 and more years old. You can sponsor your common-law partner to Canada as long as you have lived with them for at least one year in a marriage-like relationship. If you want to sponsor your conjugal partner (a person living outside Canada, who could not live with you because of reasons beyond their control) you must prove that you are in a conjugal relationship for at least 12 months. To sponsor your partner to Canada you must also prove that your relationship is genuine and there is a significant degree of attachment between the two of you. Your partner has to provide all required documents and forms with the sponsorship application, submit any additional information the immigration officer may request during application processing, such as biometrics and medical exams.

To sponsor your partner to Canada, you and your partner must fill out two applications. You have to apply to become a sponsor, and your partner has to apply for permanent residence. When your application package is complete, you need to send these applications together at the same time. The Partner Sponsorship Canada program requires taking four steps.

The first step is to get the application package that includes an instruction guide, all needed forms, and a checklist. These documents will help you and your partner to gather needed documents, fill out forms correctly, and submit the complete application package.

To sponsor your partner to Canada, you have to fill out and sign these forms:

1. Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking.
2. Sponsorship Evaluation and Relationship Questionnaire.
3. Use of a Representative. You need to complete this form if you use a representative.

Your partner must fill out and sign these application forms:

1. Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement, and Undertaking.
2. Sponsorship Evaluation and Relationship Questionnaire.
3. Use of a Representative. You need to complete this form if you use a representative.
4. Generic Application Form for Canada.
5. Schedule A – Background/Declaration. All principal applicants and all dependants 18 and more years old are required to complete this form.

Some other application forms, depending on your individual situation, may be needed to sponsor your partner to Canada.

The second step is to pay the processing fees and print the receipts. In total, you have to pay 1,050 CAD, including a principal applicant processing fee of 475 CAD, a right of permanent residence fee of 500 CAD, and a sponsorship fee of 75 CAD. You should also pay a biometrics fee of 85 CAD that covers the cost of collecting fingerprints and a digital photo. 

The third step is to submit your application to sponsor your partner to Canada. You can use regular mail or courier service to send it to IRCC. The mailing addresses are indicated in your application guide.

The last step is to wait for a decision and provide all additional information during processing. The immigration officer can ask your partner to provide medical exams, biometrics, and pass an interview. Your partner has 30 days to give their biometrics and the same time to do the medical exam. The immigration officer may ask for an in-person interview with your partner at any time.

The processing time of the application to sponsor your partner to Canada is about 12 months. If it is approved, your partner becomes a permanent resident of Canada. Consequently, they have the right to live, study or work anywhere in the country, get most social benefits, such as health care coverage, get protection under Canadian law, and apply for Canadian citizenship. Additionally, your partner must respect all Canadian laws and pay taxes. However, a permanent resident does not have a right to vote, run for political office and occupy positions that need a high-level security clearance.

 

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