If you've left a loved one behind, for whatever reason, to immigrate to Canada, you probably have a goal of bringing that person into the country to live with you. That is certainly possible, as long as you and your spouse, conjugal, or common law partner qualify. In 2016, the country simplified the spousal sponsorship Brampton paperwork and turn around times to make the process easier.
Before you start filling out the paperwork, you should be certain that you and your loved one qualify for the program. You must both be at least eighteen years of age. You have to be either a citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. You will be required to sign an agreement that states you will be financially responsible for the other individual for a period of three years after that person has become a permanent resident of the country.
The individual you are sponsoring must be either a conjugal partner, a common law partner, or a spouse. In order to sponsor a spouse it is necessary to produce a valid marriage certificate. Canada must recognize the union as legal. If you were married somewhere other than Canada, that country must also recognize the marriage as valid. Your sponsor application will be denied even with a valid marriage certificate, if the government is not convinced the relationship is a genuine one.
For the country to recognize a common law partner, you have to prove first that you have lived together continuously for a period of at least one year. That does not include short periods of time when you were apart because of an emergency, business obligations, or some other extenuating circumstance. In addition to living together, you will be required to show that you have shared expenses like utilities and rent payments. Canada recognizes common law partners who are the opposite and the same sex.
Conjugal partners are two individuals who are unable to live together through no fault of their own. There are a number of possible circumstances that qualify for this status. Sexual orientation is one.
Another is a circumstance in which one or both of the partners are married to others and are not together because a country will not allow them to divorce. The Philippines is an example of this. The sponsor must prove that every effort has been made to overcome the extenuating circumstances.
The overseas and inland applications have been combined. Inland means the partners or spouses are both living in Canada and the partner to be sponsored has legal status by way of a visa or permit. Overseas simply means that the individual to be sponsored is currently living in another country. Since there is now one application for both statuses, the processing time is the same for both.
The undertaking promise to provide for the sponsored individual and any dependent children is meant to ensure that Canada is not going to support them financially. The sponsor will be responsible for shelter, food, clothing, utilities, and any personal requirements. There is no specific financial threshold required of the sponsor, but documentation showing income and tax returns will be required.
Before you start filling out the paperwork, you should be certain that you and your loved one qualify for the program. You must both be at least eighteen years of age. You have to be either a citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. You will be required to sign an agreement that states you will be financially responsible for the other individual for a period of three years after that person has become a permanent resident of the country.
The individual you are sponsoring must be either a conjugal partner, a common law partner, or a spouse. In order to sponsor a spouse it is necessary to produce a valid marriage certificate. Canada must recognize the union as legal. If you were married somewhere other than Canada, that country must also recognize the marriage as valid. Your sponsor application will be denied even with a valid marriage certificate, if the government is not convinced the relationship is a genuine one.
For the country to recognize a common law partner, you have to prove first that you have lived together continuously for a period of at least one year. That does not include short periods of time when you were apart because of an emergency, business obligations, or some other extenuating circumstance. In addition to living together, you will be required to show that you have shared expenses like utilities and rent payments. Canada recognizes common law partners who are the opposite and the same sex.
Conjugal partners are two individuals who are unable to live together through no fault of their own. There are a number of possible circumstances that qualify for this status. Sexual orientation is one.
Another is a circumstance in which one or both of the partners are married to others and are not together because a country will not allow them to divorce. The Philippines is an example of this. The sponsor must prove that every effort has been made to overcome the extenuating circumstances.
The overseas and inland applications have been combined. Inland means the partners or spouses are both living in Canada and the partner to be sponsored has legal status by way of a visa or permit. Overseas simply means that the individual to be sponsored is currently living in another country. Since there is now one application for both statuses, the processing time is the same for both.
The undertaking promise to provide for the sponsored individual and any dependent children is meant to ensure that Canada is not going to support them financially. The sponsor will be responsible for shelter, food, clothing, utilities, and any personal requirements. There is no specific financial threshold required of the sponsor, but documentation showing income and tax returns will be required.
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