Which Family Members Can Come with Me to Canada When I Immigrate?
If you are above the age of 18 and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you can sponsor some of your relatives to Canada as permanent residents. Eventually, if they…
If you are above the age of 18 and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you can sponsor some of your relatives to Canada as permanent residents. Eventually, if they…
If you are a Canadian citizen, or a permanent resident in Canada, you can sponsor your partner or spouse as a permanent resident in Canada. You are encouraged to apply…
You can apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to sponsor a spouse to come to Canada if you are a permanent resident in Canada or a Canadian citizen. The…
There have been many fraudulent cases of “marriages of convenience” where the primary reason of the union is to obtain permanent residence status in Canada. Immigration officers must ensure that…
Spousal sponsorship applications in Canada can be very complex. You need to prove that you are in a genuine relationship with your spouse in order for you to sponsor him/her…
If you are planning on submitting your application in order to sponsor your common law partner or spouse you will need to build a strong case. To do so, you…
The Canadian immigration system is greatly concerned with family reunification and this is one of the cornerstone categories for offering permanent resident status to foreign nationals. However, sponsoring your loved…
According to an announcement that was made last year, immigrants who were sponsored by their spouses to come to Canada will no longer be required to stay in the relationship…
Sponsorship applications can be done when the sponsored person is in Canada or outside of the country. IRCC provides different requirements to such situations. First, you’ll need to determine which…
Foreign nationals being sponsored by a Canadian spouse or partner may be in Canada as temporary residents during this process. Most will initially enter the country as visitors or students…
Sponsorship applications are thoroughly scrutinized by immigration officers to determine the genuineness of the application. More often than not, applicants include supporting letters or personal statements to talk about their…
Ending a serious relationship such as marriage is already difficult enough. It may be more of a headache when living as an immigrant in a foreign country and you are…
After getting married, you have the choice of retaining your maiden name or changing your last name to your spouse’s last name. Some people will do this informally but retain…
If you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident in the country, you can sponsor family class immigrants to come and visit or live in Canada. Sponsored family members…
When it comes to common-law sponsorship in Canada there are many misconceptions that should be clarified. To help demystify these misconceptions let us begin by defining what a common-law partnership…
The immigration department is taking steps to make application processing fair and transparent for all. As a result, they have made changes in the parent sponsorship Canada making it easier…