Sponsor your spouse, partner or child: check if you're eligible

Who is eligible to sponsor their spouse, partner or child · If you're a Canadian citizen living outside Canada, you must show that you plan to ... Skiptomaincontent Skipto"Aboutgovernment" Sponsoryourspouse,partnerorchild:checkifyou’reeligible COVID-19:Impacts 1.Abouttheprocess 2.Checkifyou’reeligible 3.Whoyoucansponsor 4.Howtoapply 5.Afteryouapply 6.Prepareforarrival Whoiseligibletosponsortheirspouse,partnerorchild Youcansponsoryourspouse,partnerordependentchildif: You’reatleast18yearsold You’reaCanadiancitizen,apermanentresidentofCanada,orapersonregisteredinCanadaasanIndianundertheCanadian IndianAct Ifyou’reaCanadiancitizenlivingoutsideCanada,youmustshowthatyouplantoliveinCanadawhenthepersonsyouwanttosponsorbecomepermanentresidents. Youcan’tsponsorsomeoneifyou’reapermanentresidentlivingoutsideCanada. You’reabletoprovethatyou’renotreceivingsocialassistanceforreasonsotherthanadisability youcanprovideforthebasicneedsofanypersonsyouwanttosponsor IfyouliveoutsideQuebec Tobecomeasponsor,youmustpromisetofinanciallytakecareofthepersonsyouaresponsoringforaperiodoftime.Wecallthispromiseanundertaking. Theundertakingcommitsyouto: providingfinancialsupportforyoursponsoredfamilymembers,startingwhentheybecomepermanentresidents repayinganyprovincialsocialassistanceyoursponsoredfamilymembersgetduringthattime Also,youandyoursponsoredfamilymembersneedtoagreetocertainresponsibilitiesduringtheundertakingperiod.Wecallthisthesponsorshipagreement. Thesponsorshipagreementmeansthat: you’llprovideforthebasicneedsofyoursponsoredfamilymembers thepersonyousponsorwillmakeeveryefforttosupportthemselvesandtheirfamilymembers Whenyouapply,you’llhavetocompleteandsignaformthatincludestheundertakingandthesponsorshipagreement. Incomerequirement Inmostcases,thereisn’tanincomerequirementtosponsoryourspouseorpartnerordependentchild.Youonlyneedtoshowthatyouhaveenoughmoneytomeettheincomerequirementsif: you’responsoringadependentchildthathas1ormoredependentchildrenoftheirown,or you’responsoringaspouseorpartnerthathasadependentchild,andtheirdependentchildhas1ormorechildrenoftheirown. TheFinancialEvaluationforminstructionsexplainhowmuchmoneyyou’llneedandhowtofillouttheform. You’llgettheformwhenyoudownloadyourapplicationpackage. IfyouliveinQuebec Youmustmeet Quebec’simmigrationsponsorshiprequirements afterweapproveyouasasponsor.Youmustsignan undertaking withtheprovinceofQuebec. TheQuebecministryinchargeofimmigrationwillassessyour income. Whocan’tsponsortheirspouse,partnerorchild Youcan’tsponsoryourspouse,partnerorchildif: you’relessthan18yearsold youwon’tliveinCanadawhenthepersonsyouwanttosponsorbecomepermanentresidents you’renotaCanadiancitizen,apermanentresidentofCanada,orapersonregisteredinCanadaasanIndianundertheCanadian IndianAct you’reatemporaryresident,thatisyou’revisiting,studyingorworkinginCanadaonavisaorpermit yourpermanentresidenceapplicationisstillinprocess Youmusthavepermanentresidentstatusatthetimeyousubmityoursponsorshipapplication. youdon’thaveenoughmoneytosupportthepersonsyouwanttosponsor(ifapplicable) Youmay not beeligibletosponsoryour spouse,partnerifyou: weresponsoredbyaspouseorpartnerandyoubecameapermanentresidentlessthan5yearsago arestillfinanciallyresponsibleforapreviousspouseorpartnerthatyousponsored.Thismeansyou’restillboundbythe3yearundertakingtotakecareofthisperson. Youmay not beeligibletosponsoryour spouse,partnerorchildifyou: youhavealreadyappliedtosponsorthespouse,parentorchildyouarecurrentlyseekingtosponsorandadecisiononthatapplicationhasn’tbeenmade areinjail,prison,orapenitentiary didn’t payback: animmigrationloan aperformancebond court-orderedfamilysupportpaymentssuchasalimonyorchildsupport (notapplicableifyouliveinQuebec) didn’tgivethefinancialsupportyouagreedtowhenyousignedasponsorshipagreementtosponsorsomeoneelseinthepast(notapplicableifyouliveinQuebec) declaredbankruptcyandarenot discharged (notapplicableifyouliveinQuebec) receivesocialassistanceforareasonotherthanadisability youwereconvictedofattempting,threateningtocommitorcommittingaviolentcriminaloffence,anyoffenceagainstarelativeoranysexualoffenceinsideoroutsideCanada can’tlegallystayinCanadaandmustleavethecountrybecauseyoureceiveda RemovalOrder Theremaybeotherreasonsthatmakeyouineligibletosponsoryourspouse,partnerorchild.Ifwedetermineyou’renoteligibletosponsor,we’lltellyouwhy. Readmoreabout eligibilityrequirements inthecompleteinstructionguide. Socialassistancemeansabenefit–money,goodsorservices–thataprovinceorterritoryprovidestooronbehalfofaperson. Eachprovinceorterritorydecideswhatisconsideredsocialassistance,whichmayincludeassistancefor:  food shelter clothing fuel utilities householdsupplies personalrequirements healthcarenotprovidedthroughpublichealthcare CloseCloseoverlay(escapekey) Features Documentnavigation Next:Whoyoucansponsor Reportaproblemormistakeonthispage Pleaseselectallthatapply: Alink,buttonorvideoisnotworking Ithasaspellingmistake Informationismissing Informationisoutdatedorwrong Loginerrorwhentryingtoaccessanaccount(e.g.MyServiceCanadaAccount) GCKeyaccess SecureKeyConcierge(BankingCredential)access PersonalAccessCode(PAC)problemsorEIAccessCode(AC)problems SocialInsuranceNumber(SIN)validationproblems Otherloginerrornotinthislist Ican'tfindwhatI'mlookingfor Otherissuenotinthislist Submit Thankyouforyourhelp! 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