Sponsor your spouse or partner for Canadian immigration

Canada focuses on bringing families together. This is done through the Partner, Spousal, and Children immigration sponsorship category. Every year Canadian welcomes a total of 80,000 migrants through the family sponsorship category. Many Canadians and permanent residents in Canada sponsor their partners spouses, conjugal partner and also common law partner to attain a Canadian PR Visa. The inclusive nature of Canada also allows IRCC to accept and validate same-sex relationships.

Eligibility requirements for sponsors

In order for your loved one to receive a Canadian permanent residency status. You have to meet the following eligibility requirements:

Your age must be 18 or above
You are Canadian by nationality, a permanent residence, or even registered as an Indian in the Canadian Indian Act. If you are a citizen of Canada and are currently residing overseas, you must mention to the IRCC that you intend to live in Canada with your partner upon receiving a permanent residency status. You must also take into account are at the time of applying for a PR status, the sponsor is living in Canada while submitting their sponsorship application form.

It is important that you are not receiving any kind of assistance socially unless you have a disability.
You have to prove that you will be able to carry the financial requirements of you and your spouse during your stay in Canada.

Who you can sponsor

The person who will be sponsored must be above the age of 18 years and must be eligible in any one of the following categories:

Common-law partner: This means that you and your partner are not married but been living together for over a year.
Spouse: You and your partner have been legally married to each other.
Conjugal partner: This means that you and your partner have not been married due to religious constraints, but have been living together for more than one year and lives outside Canada. To simplify, this happens in interfaith marriages which is not allowed in some countries.

Process of submitting your sponsorship application

The department of immigration of Canada is submitted two applications which are: permanent residence application and sponsorship applications. You have to submit both of these applications simultaneously. 1st Step: Affirm your eligibility criteria to sponsor. 2nd Step: Go to IRCC’s website and download the application package. 3rd Step: Make a payment of the processing fees (that includes permanent residence fees, biometrics fees etc.) 4th Step: The last step is to mail and submit both of these applications to IRCC. IRCC will analyse and pass its approval on your application, after which you and your partner are required to satisfy specific commitments. You are monetarily answerable for your loved one for somewhere around three years. Your partner or spouse isn’t permitted to support someone else for a very long time after they acquire Canadian permanent residence status.