Sponsor your Spouse, Partner or Dependent Child for Canadian Permanent Residency

Spousal sponsorship program is part of family sponsorship program. If you are a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada and want to invite your Spouse, Partner or Dependent Children to Canada to stay and live permanently with you then this program is specially designed for you. Canadian government understands importance of the families to live together so this program is given priority as compared to other programs. This program is also known as Dependent Visa.

Who Can Become Sponsor or Eligibility to Sponsor

1) Age of sponsor must be at least 18 years

2) Sponsor must be Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident

3) If you are a Canadian Citizen living outside Canada then must show your plan to live in Canada when person who you sponsored will become PR and if sponsor is Permanent Resident of Canada then must be residing in Canada to be eligible to Sponsor

4) Provide proof of financial capability of Sponsor

5) Capable and willing to fulfill basic financial needs of yourself and spouse or partner and/or dependent child and for this sponsor is are required to sign undertaking

6) If you are sponsoring your Spouse or common law partner or Conjugal partner then length of undertaking is for 3 years

7) If you are sponsoring dependent child under age 22 then length of undertaking is 10 years from the day your dependent child become PR or until child becomes 22 years old whichever is earlier.

8) If you are sponsoring a dependent child over age 22 then length undertaking is 3 years from day your dependent child becomes PR.

Types of sponsorship:

1) Inland Sponsorship
2) Outland Sponsorship

Who you can sponsor

You can sponsor your Spouse, Common-law partner, conjugal partner (can be either sex) or Dependent Children in Canada and overseas.

1) If want to sponsor your Spouse then your spouse must be

Legally married and
At least 18 years old or Above

2) If you want to sponsor your Common Law partner then

Age of common law partner must be at least 18 years
Is not legally married to you
Has been living with you for at least 12 consecutive months without any long periods apart
Need proof of common law relationship

Common law relationship is considered as marriage like relationship in Canada by Canadian Immigration Law.

3) If you want to sponsor your Conjugal Partner then

Age of conjugal partner must be at least 18 years
Not legally married or in common law relationship with you
In a relationship with you for at least 1 year
lives outside Canada
Due to legal and Immigration reasons cant marry or live with you in their country
Need to provide proofs related to it

4) If you want to sponsor your Dependent children then

Whom you can sponsor as dependent children

Your own child
Your spouse or partner and their dependent child

Both of these requirements must be fulfilled by dependent child to qualify as dependent

Under age 22
Don’t have spouse or common law partner

Children age 22 years or older qualify as dependent children only if both the requirements are met –

Not able to support themselves due to reasons of mental ability or physical condition
They have depended on their parents for financial support since before the age of 22

How to apply for the program

1) Person want to sponsor must apply to become a sponsor. 2) Your spouse, partner or child must apply for permanent residence.

Both the sponsorship and the permanent residence applications need to be send at the same time. You must apply online.

You may be eligible to apply open work permit if

you live in Canada with the person sponsoring you

you got an acknowledgement of receipt letter that says your permanent residence application is being processed

If you already have work permit, you may continue working until your work permit is valid

Sponsored person will be required to submit other documents as per instruction by IRCC during processing like Medical, bio metrics and others as requested.

Processing Fees

Sponsor your spouse or partner: $ 1080 CAN

(Sponsorship fees – $ 75, Principal applicant processing fee $ 490 CAN, Right Of Permanent Residence Fee $515 CAN)

Sponsor dependent child – $ 155 CAN (per child per)

Processing Time

Processing time for spouse or partner application is approx..13 months.

Processing time for child: varies by country

After approval sponsored applicant will get Confirmation of Permanent Residency to Canada.

How we @ Dhrron Consultancy can help you

We have years of Canadian immigration experience and detailed knowledge of documentation, which is very important for any visa file, especially for a spouse and/or dependent PR visa to Canada.

Please Note: The above-mentioned details are only a summary and not legal advice. The information is subject to change based on changes made by the IRCC and/or provincial government’s information, norms, rules, and regulations. Contact Dhrron Consultancy for more information. We ensure the best of our services.