{"id":1447,"date":"2023-04-21T04:21:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T04:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aekay.ca\/?page_id=1447"},"modified":"2023-05-18T05:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T05:44:52","slug":"spousal-sponsorship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aekay.ca\/spousal-sponsorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Spousal Sponsorship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1447\" class=\"elementor elementor-1447\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-778af67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"778af67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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.elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Spousal sponsorship is a program that allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their spouse or common-law partner for permanent residency in Canada. The program is designed to help families stay together by providing a pathway for foreign spouses or partners to join their Canadian sponsor in Canada.<\/p><p>To be eligible for spousal sponsorship, the sponsor must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and they must be able to prove that they can financially support their spouse or partner once they arrive in Canada. The sponsored spouse or partner must also meet certain eligibility criteria, such as being in a genuine and ongoing relationship with the sponsor, passing background and medical checks, and meeting certain language requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b0f64d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9b0f64d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c31753 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3c31753\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb996f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddb996f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b54707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25b54707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f1592a;\">Requirements to Sponsor in Canada<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d88e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d88e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>To receive a visa under this immigration program, you and your foreign spouse or partner will have to prove that you are in an authentic relationship. Factors that can terminate your chances of sponsoring your spouse:<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3627ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3627ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><ul><li>If you fall under 18 years of age or were married to someone else at the time of his\/her marriage to the sponsored applicant.<\/li><li>Have been admitted to Canada but not examined by CIC.<\/li><li>Have failed to provide any financial evidence to support a previous sponsorship.Lived separately and any one of the two had been involved in a conjugal or common-law relationship with a third person.<\/li><li>Have been engaged in an existing sponsorship agreement which is valid at the time of filing another sponsorship application to CIC.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72d0de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d72d0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>To sponsor your spouse in Canada involves a commitment to provide financial support to your spouse. As a sponsor, you will have to sign an undertaking that promises to provide for the basic necessities of your spouse.<\/p><p><strong>These basic needs include:<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8311ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8311ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><ul><li>Food and personal hygiene products;<\/li><li>Housing, including utility bills;<\/li><li>Clothing and other items necessary for daily living;<\/li><li>Medical expenses not covered by public health insurance, such as dental and eye care.<\/li><\/ul><p>Your role as a sponsor begins the minute the undertaking is in effect. 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