Longia Immigration helps you with the complex Spousal Sponsorship Application Process. The entire processing of this sponsorship program may take longer than a year.

Who Can Sponsor A Spouse?

A person having permanent Canadian citizenship and lives in Canada is eligible to offer sponsorship for their spouse or any dependent for a permanent resident opportunity in Canada. 

The Sponsorship Process

The spousal sponsorship process consists of two major steps. The first step involves the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, where an officer in authority assesses the eligibility of the sponsor. Once it is done, the application is transferred further to the Canadian Visa office that comes in the picture regarding the application in the country of the spouse, common law, or conjugal partner. This is required to test the credibility and authenticity of the relationship between the spouse and the sponsor and also the admissibility of the applicant.

Some Major Concerns

In the case of Spousal Sponsorship, one of the prime concerns is the validity of the marriage. This is to ensure that the rules which the state has created to reconnect the families do not get misused or exploited. Someone should not marry just for the sake of immigration.

Types Of Spousal And Partnerships For Canada

• Marital relationship
• Common-law partnership
• Conjugal partner relationship

Eligibility For Spousal Sponsorship

There is a certain criterion to be able to be eligible for spousal sponsorship in Canada. These are:

• The sponsor must be 18 years of age or above
• Must be a permanent resident of Canada
• The person that is to be sponsored must be a family member
• You must reside in Canada at current
• There should be the signing of an agreement stating that you and the sponsor clearly understands all the obligations and responsibilities
• The sponsor must sign an undertaking that states that you will fulfil all the basic requirements to the person you are sponsoring and their dependent children (if any or applicable).