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If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you may sponsor your
If you sponsor a family member to immigrate to Canada, you must provide proof that you can meet the following basic needs and requirements:
The Family Class immigration objective is to reunite close family members in Canada. This class allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their dependent children, parents and grandparents, spouse, common-law, or conjugal partners.
The Government of Canada strongly supports keeping families together whenever possible. As such, the processing of Family Class applications is given the highest priority at Canadian Visa Offices.
DETERMINE YOUR ELIGIBILITY – SPONSOR YOUR SPOUSE
Effective October 25, 2012, sponsored spouses or partners must now live together in a legitimate relationship with their sponsor for two years from the day they receive permanent residence status in Canada.
If you are a spouse or partner being sponsored to come to Canada, this applies to you if:
THE SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM IS A SUBSECTION OF THE FAMILY CLASS IMMIGRATION CATEGORY. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, A CANADIAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT MAY SPONSOR A SPOUSE OR COMMON-LAW PARTNER FOR CANADIAN PERMANENT RESIDENCY.
Both the Canadian citizen or permanent resident (also called the ‘sponsor’) and the foreign national (the ‘sponsored person’) must be approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in order for the sponsored person to receive a visa.
Requirements for the Sponsor:
Requirements for the Sponsored Person:
Requirements for the nature of the relationship:
You must prove that the relationship between the sponsor and the sponsored person qualifies under one of three categories:
