Spousal Sponsorship

You can sponsor a person as your common-law partner if:

That person is of the opposite or same sex  and

You and your partner have lived together in a conjugal relationship for a period of at least one year.

Once you have graduated from an eligible program at a Canadian post-secondary institution, you may qualify to apply for the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program. This program offers graduates up to a three-year open work permit which will allow you to earn valuable work experience. You do not need to have a job offer to get an open work permit.

Additionally, Canada allows foreign students who have completed their studies in Canada and have gained a certain amount of work experience within Canada to apply for immigration to Canada under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).

You may be eligible to sponsor a spouse or common-law partner or accompanying dependent child from inside Canada if:

You are 18 years of age or older;

You are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;

The person you want to sponsor qualifies as a spouse or common-law partner or accompanying dependent child, in-Canada class;

You live in Canada and continue to live in Canada after the sponsored person gets permanent resident status;

You and your spouse or common-law partner both sign an agreement confirming that each of you understands your obligations and responsibilities;

You sign an undertaking promising to provide for the basic needs of your spouse, common-law partner or accompanying dependent child;

 

For sponsorship purposes, both spouses and common-law partners or accompanying dependent child must:

Live with you in Canada;

Have a valid passport or travel document;

Be 18 years old or older; and

Be your spouse or common-law partner for genuine reasons and not primarily for the purpose of getting permanent residence in Canada.

Spousal Sponsorship is a complex process requiring extensive documentation and preparation, and even the slightest error can lead to a refusal. Contact Alexander Immigration Services Inc. to reunite with your spouse, and to prepare a professional package that will provide you as an applicant with the best chances to be sponsored.