Alex Oren

Hello people,

I have read the info on the CIC site regarding family class sponsorship and the info
on Canadavisa.com (http://canadavisa.com/documents/family).

There is one thing that I don't understand.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdffiles/kits/KIT9.PDF says:

"If you are sponsoring your spouse and/or your dependent children who are under 19,
unmarried and who have no children of their own, you do not need to meet the
financial test. You must still complete this form. We will assess whether or not
your spouse and children will be able to look after themselves financially without
the need for social assistance."

Does that mean that a permanent resident does not have to have Canadian income in
order to sponsor their spouse? If so, what are the requirements to meet?

Can one sponsor one's spouse shortly after landing, then? (assuming the spouse cannot
be named as a dependent on the original application due to any reason).

Will the situation change under the new bill C-11?

Please advise.

Have fun, Alex.

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Andrew Miller

Alex,

Yes, when sponsoring a spouse person doesn't need to meet LICO requirements, but
still sponsor's financial situation and/or sponsored spouse's ability to support
herself or himself will be examined to determine if the entire family will be able to
live in Canada without any social assistance. The only difference in requirements for
sponsors between sponsoring a spouse and sponsoring other member of Family Class is
the above, all other requirements are the same.

But you raised another issue here in your last question. If person is married at the
time of application then spouse should be included in that application. If person
gets married after submitting the application then spouse's application must be added
to the original case. If person gets married after visa is issued but before landing
then visa is no longer valid and must be returned together with spouse's application.

If person applied as a single, without a dependent spouse, was subsequently
granted PR visa as such and landed as a single while being married then the PR
status is not longer valid as obtained fraudulently. So, not only sponsoring a
spouse after such landing is out of the question but the residency of the person
in Canada is in question.

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