Spousal Sponsorship- Family Class- After PR EE

[muslahit]

Hi everyone, I am sponsoring my Spouse and dependent child. I got my PR under FSW last year. I had my CRS above cut off by 50 points and declared my spouse and child as non-accompanying due to personal reasons(we were expecting another child). Now that I am sponsoring my family after 1 year of my PR. It help would be helpful to know:

• Has anyone here gone through a similar process?
• Did you face any ADR (Additional Document Request)?
• How was your overall timeline and outcome with IRCC?

 

[brittanyatk13]

From what I've seen online, IRCC is really being more strict on those that listed spouses/kids as non-accompanying and then try to sponsor them not too long after. Applicants realized their spouse was making them not meet the cutoff, and then they'd use the non-accompanying route in order to make it (which would be misrepresentation). In fact, people are not just getting adr, but even pfl in cases like these as well (again, not sure how much this is happening, but there have been scenarios). I'm not sure what reasoning you submitted with your original application for why they were non-accompanying, but it may be a good idea to consult a lawyer or consultant to ensure you don't put your own PR at risk as well. Just to make sure everything matches up, and that you have proper proof if you are requested to explain why they would not have accompanied you. I hope this is helpful.

 

[muslahit]

From what I've seen online, IRCC is really being more strict on those that listed spouses/kids as non-accompanying and then try to sponsor them not too long after. Applicants realized their spouse was making them not meet the cutoff, and then they'd use the non-accompanying route in order to make it (which would be misrepresentation). In fact, people are not just getting adr, but even pfl in cases like these as well (again, not sure how much this is happening, but there have been scenarios). I'm not sure what reasoning you submitted with your original application for why they were non-accompanying, but it may be a good idea to consult a lawyer or consultant to ensure you don't put your own PR at risk as well. Just to make sure everything matches up, and that you have proper proof if you are requested to explain why they would not have accompanied you. I hope this is helpful.

Thank you for your response. In our case, listing them as accompanying would increase my overall score. Anyways, I had my CRS well above the cut-off. This is helpful.

 

[armoured]

From what I've seen online, IRCC is really being more strict on those that listed spouses/kids as non-accompanying and then try to sponsor them not too long after. Applicants realized their spouse was making them not meet the cutoff, and then they'd use the non-accompanying route in order to make it (which would be misrepresentation). In fact, people are not just getting adr, but even pfl in cases like these as well (again, not sure how much this is happening, but there have been scenarios). I'm not sure what reasoning you submitted with your original application for why they were non-accompanying, but it may be a good idea to consult a lawyer or consultant to ensure you don't put your own PR at risk as well. Just to make sure everything matches up, and that you have proper proof if you are requested to explain why they would not have accompanied you. I hope this is helpful.

I've not seen yet the scenario where someone after landing is accused of misrepresentation or received PFL for then deciding to sponsor a non-accompanying family member. If there are such cases, please share.

What we have seen more of - definitely - is reports of IRCC basically not allowing / recalculating points for those whose spouse and/or children are already in Canada while the PA applies for PR. (Put more simply, those gaming the points by excluding spouses who clearly do intend to eventually become PRs - although I use 'gaming' without negative implication, my view is IRCC should just make clear rules on this).

So IMO this does not apply to above case - it wasn't raised when the OP applied and became a PR. (Although not clear whether the spouse was in Canada). I think can go ahead and sponsor.