spousal sponsership

[niamh08]

Hi , looking for some guidance on this,
I have been on the Canadian Government website but found it quite confusing.
I was born in Canada and lived there until I was 5, I then moved to Ireland with my mother who is Irish so I have dual citizenship (Irish , English and Canadian ). Because of the economic crisis in Ireland myself , my partner ( Irish Citizen) and our child need to move, we have been together 5 yrs , lived together and due to marry Jan 2012.
I have heard that in order to sponser a spouse I have to be able to prove that I am Financially stable and in employment, is that just if you are living in Canada already? as I cant get work in Ireland!
Will I be able to sponser my spouse ? How long will we have to wait before he is granted an immigrant visa? What are the costs? And more importantly will me being unemployed be a problem with me sponsoring him ?
I am not in receipt of any Government assistance,
Any help would be great,
Thanks
Niamh

[Baloo]

Read this first - Leon's main post.
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/spousal-sponsorship-t46995.0.html;msg344291#msg344291

Processing time is here
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp


This is the location on CIC.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse.asp

[TeresaLynn]

You are a Canadian, you were born here. My family is the same as you. I am born in Canada but my parents are Irish. You are able to sponsor your spouse under common-law. You need to send proof that you have been living together for at least 12 months.You don't need to be living here to do so. You can apply outland in Ireland which will probably be much faster, or you can come to Canada and apply inland which is a little bit longer but at least you will be able to work as your are Canadian. Your partner has to wait until the application gets first stage approval if you are applying inland which takes about 9-10 months. You have to weigh your options. Look up applying outland vs. inland. There are pro's and con's to both. I hope this helps.

[niamh08]

Thanks for the reply,
will it be a problem that I am unemployed , my partner is a chef and in full time employment just scared me a bit when I saw that as its necessity at this point that we leave Ireland!
Thanks again !

[emmagail]

Hi,

I am Irish, here in Ont, with my Canadian wife and 2 Irish children.

I came here intending to apply from here.  If i could have, i would have stayed at home UNTIL I had my PR.

Your partner will find it head-wreaking to say the least waiting.  If he has a drink-driving conviction, it is classed as criminal offence here.

I know getting the money together to apply - 75+475+? for meds, then flights, and setting up cash her is next to impossible on the now reduced dole over.
Same with off loading assets like a car or worse, house.
 If you apply from home, (Ireland) worst case scenario is a quick RyanAir to Stanstead or ferry to Liverpool for an interview in London, if they ask for one.  All done and dusted, MAX 1yr.
It is just as hard to get the money together for it over here, as any income is gone on household bills.  
The positive side is that as soon as ye get here, you can enroll your child in school and both go working.

Best of luck with what you decide.....

[canadianwoman]

Thanks for the reply,
will it be a problem that I am unemployed , my partner is a chef and in full time employment just scared me a bit when I saw that as its necessity at this point that we leave Ireland!
Thanks again !

The Canadian sponsor does not need a job or an income to sponsor a spouse or common-law partner. The visa officer will want to see that the sponsor and applicant can support themselves in Canada, though, so having a job and money is certainly better. But your partner has a job and I assume you two have some savings and maybe a house and car you can sell, so evidence of this will show the visa officer that you will have some money to support yourselves when you arrive in Canada.
I would apply outland from Ireland, as your partner has a job now. If you do, you will have to prove you will move back to Canada when he gets his PR visa. So you could include evidence of a job search in Canada, and a letter from family offering to let you stay with them in Canada until you get settled. This will also help alleviate any fears the VO might have about you being unemployed.

[niamh08]

Thanks very much for the replies.
They're really sooo helpfull