How to sponsor your partner for Canadian immigration from inside Canada

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Sponsoryourpar t nerf orCanadi ani mmi gr at i on

Appl y i ngf ory ourpar t nert ol i v ewi t hy oui nCanadai sdi f f er entt hani fy ouar eappl y i ngout s i deoft hec ount r y . Thepr oc es shasdi f f er ents t eps ,buti fdonec or r ec t l y ,t her es ul t ss houl ds eey ouandy ours pous el i v i ngt oget her i nCanada. TheSpous eorCommonLawPar t neri nCanadac l as sr out ei sf orper manentr es i dent sandCanadi anc i t i z ens whol i v et oget heri nt hec ount r yandwant t os t ayt hat way . Thef or ei gnnat i onal i nt hec oupl emus t hav eCanadi an i mmi gr at i ons t at usasawor k er ,v i s i t or ,ors t udent . I ft hei ndi v i dual al s owant st ogai nanopenwor kper mi t ,t heys houl dappl yundert hes amec l as s .Thi swi l l al l ow t hem t owor kwhi l ewai t i ngont hei rSpous eorCommonLawPar t neri nCanadat obeappr ov ed.Pos s es s i ngan openwor kper mi tmayhel pr educ et heec onomi candemot i onal i s s uesofapos s i bl yl ongappl i c at i onpr oc es s .I n addi t i on,anopenwor kper mi tal l owsy ourpar t nert obepr of es s i onal l yac t i v ewi t hwor kandt oj oi nt heCanadi an l abormar k et . I ti sex pec t edt hatappl i c ant swi l ls t ayi nCanadadur i ngappl i c at i onpr oc es s .I fy ourpar t nerdoesnotpl ant o r emai ni nCanadaormus t t r av el out s i det hec ount r ydur i ngt heappl i c at i onpr oc es s , t hent heout l ands pons or s hi p pr ogr am maybeabet t eropt i onf ory ou. T os pons orapar t nerors pous e,aCanadi ani nt er nat i onalmus tf i r s tens ur et heyar eel i gi bl et os pons ort he i ndi v i dual .Youwi l lneedt obeaCanadi anc i t i z en,Fi r s tNat i on,orper manentr es i dentofCanadaov ert heage of18t os pons ory ourpar t nerors pous e. Al ongwi t hmeet i ngt hef i r s ts t epsofs pons or s hi p,y ouwi l lneedt opr ov ey ouc anpr ov i def ory ourbas i cneeds al ongwi t ht heneedsofy ourpar t ner .I ft her ear eanydependentc hi l dr en,y ouwi l l needt opr ov ey ouc ans uppor t t hem t oo.Ther ear es omef ac t or st hatc anmak ey oui nel i gi bl et os pons ory ourpar t ner .I fy ouwer ec onv i c t edof av i ol entc r i met heny ouwon’ tbeabl et os pons ory ourl ov edone.

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Ot herr equi r ement st osponsoryourpar t nerf orCanadi ani mmi gr at i oni ncl ude: Youar el egal l ymar r i edandi ti sv al i dundert heCanadi anl awoft hej ur i s di c t i oni nwhi c hi ti sr egi s t er edand underCanadi anl aw Youar ec ohabi t i ngorhav ebeenc ohabi t i ngwi t hy ourpar t neri namar r i agel i k er el at i ons hi pf oratl eas t12 c ons ec ut i v emont hs Thes pons or edi ndi v i dual mus t not hav ebeens pons or edbyy oui nCanadai nt hef i v ey ear spr i ort ot heappl i c at i on’ ss ubmi s s i on Nei t hery ounory ourpar t nermus tbei npr i s on,c har gedwi t has er i ousof f ens eorbank r upt Conj ugal par t ner s hi pss uc hasr el at i ons hi psi nwhi c ht wopeopl ear enotal l owedt ol i v et oget herormar r ydue t or el i gi ousormar i t al s t at usbar r i er sar enotel i gi bl ef ors pons or s hi p Yourpar t nermus t al s obeel i gi bl ef ors pons or s hi p. Theymus t beov er18y ear sol d, pas sabac k gr oundc hec k , s ec ur i t yc hec k ,andmedi c al ex ami nat i ons . Ac c or di ngt ot heCanadi angov er nment ,y ourr el at i ons hi pmus tbe c ons i der ed“ genui ne”andnotbui l tonobt ai ni ngper manentr es i denc ys t at usi nCanada. I mmi gr at i on,Ref ugeesandCi t i z ens hi pCanada( I RCC)wi l lt ak ear ound12mont hst opr oc es st hepar t ner s pons or s hi pappl i c at i ons . Ther ei sal s oat wot ot hr eemont hsper i odast heyens ur et heappl i c at i oni sc ompl et edt hor oughl y . TheI RCCmayas ky oupar t nerwhoi sappl y i ngf orCanadi anper manentr es i denc et os ubmi tbi omet r i cdat a dur i ngt hepr oc es s i ngper i od.Yourpar t nerwi l lhav eamax i mum of30day st os endt hebi omet r i cdat at o t heI RCC.Addi t i onali nf or mat i onmayber eques t edbyt heI RCC.Thi saddi t i onali nf or mat i onmayi nc l ude ani nper s oni nt er v i ew,whi c hc oul doc c uratanyt i me.Thos ebei ngs pons or edhav e30day st ounder goa medi c al ex am f ort hei rappl i c at i on.Youwi l l beabl et ot r ac ky ourappl i c at i ons t at usonl i ne. Af t eradec i s i oni smadeony ourappl i c at i onbyt heI RCC,y ouwi l lbes enti ns t r uc t i onsf ort henex ts t epsof t hepr oc es s .Thepar t nerwhoi sappl y i ngf ori mmi gr at i ont oCanadawi l l hav eaf ewmor es t epst ot ak ebef or e per manentr es i denc yi sgr ant ed. Yourpar t nermus tv i s i taCanadi anpor tofent r yt omeetwi t hani mmi gr at i onof f i c i alf oral andi ngi nt er v i ew. Spec i f i cdoc ument swi l lbeneededandt heI RCCwi l li nf or my ouaboutt hos epaper sneeded.Thet i meand l oc at i onof t hei nt er v i ewwi l l al s obeout l i nedbyt heI RCC. Af t ert hel andi ngi nt er v i ewi sc ompl et ed, y ourpar t ner wi l lbec omeanof f i c i alper manentCanadi anr es i dent .Thenex ts t epi st or ec ei v eaper manentr es i dentc ar d, whi c hwi l l ar r i v ei nt hemai l .

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