Canada Visa Spousal Sponsorship offers a way for Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their spouse or common-law partner for permanent residency Canada.

To be eligible to sponsor a spouse or common-law partner, the sponsor must meet certain requirements, such as:

• Being at least 18 years old.

• Be living in Canada, or planning to return to Canada once your spouse/ partner becomes a permanent resident of Canada.

• Be able /willing to afford and provide for the basic economic needs of your spouse/ partner for 3 years

The sponsored spouse or common-law partner must also meet certain requirements, such as being admissible to Canada, having a valid relationship with the sponsor, and not being inadmissible for reasons such as criminality or medical issues.

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The spousal sponsorship process involves two stages:

First, the sponsor must submit an application to sponsor their spouse or common-law partner.

Second, the sponsored person must submit an application for permanent residence. How long does it take to sponsor your spouse or partner to Canada?

Applications for sponsorship go through the entire processing cycle in around a year. Normally, they don’t take much longer than a year to process, but it depends on the specifics of your case.

The processing of your application will be delayed and take longer if it is problematic or the visa office needs further evidence of your relationship.

Making sure that your sponsorship application is completed accurately the first time is the best approach to guarantee that it is processed as promptly as possible.

Immigration Canada Spouse Sponsorship Terminology

The word “partner” by itself, depending on the context, someone who wants to immigrate to Canada is referred to as the spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner of a Canadian national or permanent resident.

“Sponsor” means: the citizen of Canada or lawful permanent resident who is applying for immigration benefits on behalf of their partner.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), the division of the federal government of Canada that deals with all immigration-related issues, has recently been renamed Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). On this website, “Immigration Canada” might be referred to by either word.

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What is happening in 2023 with Spousal Sponsorship?

In January 2023 compared to January 2022, Immigration to Canada under the sponsorship of a spouse nearly increased.

Here we present the numbers:

According to the immigration levels plan, Canada hopes to accept more than 78,000 spouses as permanent residents.

Around 10,065 new permanent residents were sponsored by their spouses to immigrate to Canada in January.

This represents an increase of 4,770 people, or 90.1%, from the 5,295 immigrants who reunited with their families through the same programme in 2022.

Prior to a slight decline in 2022, spousal sponsorships nearly reached pre-pandemic levels in 2021, rising by more than 78.4% to 64,440.

Please book a consultation now to find out how you can bring your partner/spouse family closer together