a question about debts and sponsoring--please answer PMM or anyone who can help

[Nouraboody]

First I apologise if this question has been asked and answered before but I truly did not find this exact question on here so far...I am wondering if after my spouse receives his approval and arrives in Canada as a PR and is actually living here will it affect him in any way or cause problems with immigration if I were to declare a bankruptcy or consumer proposal to deal with some debts?  He is concerned it will cause CIC to send him back to his home country.

Thank you in advance for your time and answers.  May God bless you all with positive results in your sponsorship processes. Great web site too!!

[Rasha]

While your file is being assessed, you cannot have filed bankruptcy - as you will then not be eligible to sponsor your spouse for PR in Canada. If that is/was the case, you can consider to use a co-sponsor. Keep in mind; however, you are signing a sponsorship declaration (undertaking) that you will financially be responsible for your spouse for the next three years. He cannot file for welfare etc.. or seek social assistance - OR you will be getting the bill (whether you are bankrupt or not, you will have to pay this money back). Having said that....reading this post, one might ask how can you undertake him, if you are declaring bankruptcy?

.....On the flip side, once you are approved as a sponsor, and once he is here...legally they cannot 'take back' PR status of him due to these financial issues (and send him back - he's a PR at that time), but regardless to what you do, you still hold the financial responsiblity of him for three years, as you have signed. So while I think legally you could file for bankruptcy - logicallly and realistically - if you are doing that, how can you properly undertake him ?? [If he is the major bread winner, will be working etc.. then no problem- inshallah all things will be good].

hope that answers your questions....legally yes, I do think once you are approved, and he is landed you could do that, but think about what I said above as well. Doing that, does not negate you from the financial responsibility of the undertaking of three years.

[Rasha]

One thing to note..

there are SEVERAL posts on the same thing you asked:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t13152.0.html

if you search the word: BANKRUPTCY you will see the thread above, and several others.

Good luck to you