Spousal Sponsorship
Spouse, common-law spouse, or married spouse
Children who are dependent
The following fundamental criteria and standards must be met if you are sponsoring a family member to immigrate to Canada:
Shelter, clothes, and food
Candidates must be financially capable of providing for themselves, their spouses, families, and relatives. They must also make sure that the sponsored spouses or family members do not require government assistance.
Make sure the family member being sponsored has no criminal or medical history. They might not be permitted entry if they pose a security risk to Canada or have a criminal history.
The goal of the Family Class immigration program is to bring close relatives together in Canada. Canadian citizens and permanent residents may sponsor their spouse, parents, grandparents, dependent children, common-law partners, or conjugal partners under this class.
The Canadian government is a strong advocate for preserving family units whenever feasible. Therefore, in Canadian Visa Offices, processing Family Class applications is given first attention.
Identify your eligibility and sponsor your spouse.
The requirement that sponsored spouses or partners remain together in a legal partnership with their sponsor for two years after obtaining permanent residence status in Canada went into effect on October 25, 2012.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) must approve both the foreign national (the "sponsored person") and the Canadian citizen or permanent resident (also known as the "sponsor") before the sponsored person can obtain a visa.
Common law partner or spouse sponsorship
Conditions for the Sponsor:
A minimum age of eighteen is required.
You have to be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
cannot have been charged with a major offence, be in jail, be insolvent, or be subject to a deportation order (if a permanent resident).
cannot have received sponsorship to enter Canada as a spouse in the previous five years.
Qualifications for the Sponsored Individual:
At least 16 years old is required.
The sponsor must not be too closely related to you.
Conditions for the relationship's nature:
You must demonstrate that one of three categories applies to the relationship between the sponsor and the sponsored individual:
The term "spouse" denotes a legal marriage between the sponsor and the sponsored individual. If you are married in Canada, you can prove the validity of your marriage with a Certificate of Marriage from the province or territory where it was consummated. Keep in mind that spousal sponsorship is available for same-sex marriages consummated in Canada.
The marriage must be enforceable under both Canadian federal law and the laws of the nation where it occurred if it happened outside of Canada. Same-sex weddings that occurred outside of Canada are not eligible for spousal sponsorship; however, if such a relationship can be verified, an application may be submitted under the common-law partner or conjugal partner categories.
Common-law spouse:
A common-law partnership can only be formed if the Sponsor and the Sponsored Person live together consistently for a minimum of a year, with the exception of short vacations for work or family obligations.
Conjugal partner:
Conjugal partners may be between people of the same or opposite sex. If extraordinary circumstances beyond their control have made them ineligible to be common-law partners or spouses, such as immigration limitations or laws prohibiting divorce or same-sex partnerships, then the sponsored individual is considered a conjugal partner.
For a minimum of a year, they have maintained a mutually reliant relationship with the same degree of dedication as a marriage or common-law partnership. Demonstrations of emotional closeness and intimacy, financial intimacy (e.g., shared asset ownership or mutual financial support).