Sponsorship - Lots of doubts

[LeoVFX]

Hi all!, Thanks for accepting me.
I'm Leonardo, and I have lots of doubts about the sponsorship, my boyfriend (Canadian) and me.
We are reviewing some point of this, but i have particularly a doubt, if the sponsor needs to have a mount of money also for sponsor and spouse or conjugal partner? Because I read to sponsor grandparents or dependant kids is it necessary. And also I read that while the application is being processed I could ask for an open work permit.
My boyfriend is from Quebec, and I was working for a year in Quebec with worker Visa, but right now I'm in my country.
I'm not sure what option we should apply, we still being boyfriends, i mean we are not married.

I'm very thankful of your help, thanks for your advice and comments, i'm reallly a little bit lost about the process, and scared to give a bad step that could affect the whole process.

Thank you.
Leonardo

 

[scylla]

Hi all!, Thanks for accepting me.
I'm Leonardo, and I have lots of doubts about the sponsorship, my boyfriend (Canadian) and me.
We are reviewing some point of this, but i have particularly a doubt, if the sponsor needs to have a mount of money also for sponsor and spouse or conjugal partner? Because I read to sponsor grandparents or dependant kids is it necessary. And also I read that while the application is being processed I could ask for an open work permit.
My boyfriend is from Quebec, and I was working for a year in Quebec with worker Visa, but right now I'm in my country.
I'm not sure what option we should apply, we still being boyfriends, i mean we are not married.

I'm very thankful of your help, thanks for your advice and comments, i'm reallly a little bit lost about the process, and scared to give a bad step that could affect the whole process.

Thank you.
Leonardo

First of all, you most likely don't qualify for conjugal sponsorship. You would want to either get married or live together for a full year in order to qualify to be sponsored.

There are no minimum income requirements to sponsor a spouse / common law partner. However your boyfriend cannot be on social assistance.

 

[LeoVFX]

First of all, you most likely don't qualify for conjugal sponsorship. You would want to either get married or live together for a full year in order to qualify to be sponsored.

There are no minimum income requirements to sponsor a spouse / common law partner. However your boyfriend cannot be on social assistance.

Ok, so the option would be to get married? And getting married wouldn't be necessary living at least 12 months with him?

 

[np08]

Ok, so the option would be to get married? And getting married wouldn't be necessary living at least 12 months with him?

You can either get married or apply common law. If you get married, you don't need to cohabit for 12 months. If you don't wanna get married and wish to go the common law route instead, then you need to cohabit for 12 months (and be able to prove it, of course).

Married - no 12 month cohabitation rule
Common law - 12 month cohabitation rule

Conjugal is the third category and it's very rare and difficult to qualify for, as for that you need to have legal and immigration barriers to getting married or becoming common law.

 

[LeoVFX]

You can either get married or apply common law. If you get married, you don't need to cohabit for 12 months. If you don't wanna get married and wish to go the common law route instead, then you need to cohabit for 12 months (and be able to prove it, of course).

Married - no 12 month cohabitation rule
Common law - 12 month cohabitation rule

Conjugal is the third category and it's very rare and difficult to qualify for, as for that you need to have legal and immigration barriers to getting married or becoming common law.

Ok, now everything is clear. Thank you!
One more doubt is if I go to visit him as tourist, I mean no worker o student visa, can i apply inland? Or should I apply Outland when I return to my country?
I heard the process Outland is a bit faster, but i don't really know.
Thank you for all your advice and support!

 

[np08]

Ok, now everything is clear. Thank you!
One more doubt is if I go to visit him as tourist, I mean no worker o student visa, can i apply inland? Or should I apply Outland when I return to my country?
I heard the process Outland is a bit faster, but i don't really know.
Thank you for all your advice and support!

You can apply inland and also apply for an open work permit, which you'd get in about 3-4 months. This allows you to work while waiting for the decision on the PR application. The average timeline right now is 12 months and it seems to be the same for both inland and outland generally. It can be shorter in some cases and Americans traditionally get dramatically shorter timelines than the rest.

If you apply inland, it's generally not advised to travel out of Canada while the application is being processed. With outland you get more travel flexibility, but no ability to get a work permit or anything like that.

Both have their positives and negatives really, depends on each individual situation.

You can read a bit more around the forum to see how it normally goes - there are many inland and outland threads, as well as the search function to look for specific threads. And you can also always post any specific questions you have, of course.

 

[LeoVFX]

You can apply inland and also apply for an open work permit, which you'd get in about 3-4 months. This allows you to work while waiting for the decision on the PR application. The average timeline right now is 12 months and it seems to be the same for both inland and outland generally. It can be shorter in some cases and Americans traditionally get dramatically shorter timelines than the rest.

If you apply inland, it's generally not advised to travel out of Canada while the application is being processed. With outland you get more travel flexibility, but no ability to get a work permit or anything like that.

Both have their positives and negatives really, depends on each individual situation.

You can read a bit more around the forum to see how it normally goes - there are many inland and outland threads, as well as the search function to look for specific threads. And you can also always post any specific questions you have, of course.

Thank you for your advice, the last one I hope don't disturb, if I do the Outland process, after to finish the application, I mean to have a positive answer, can I ask for and Open work permit? To work during the whole sponsorship?

 

[YVR123]

Thank you for your advice, the last one I hope don't disturb, if I do the Outland process, after to finish the application, I mean to have a positive answer, can I ask for and Open work permit? To work during the whole sponsorship?

I think you are confused with the terminology.
Once your application has been approved (either outland or inland), and you finished the landing process and arrived in Canada, you will be grand the permanent resident status. Which allows you to live and work in Canada and in a few years, you can apply to be a citizen (if you meet the requirements).
The sponsorship is for your partner to commit to support you for the first 3 years so that in case you cannot find a job, he should support you. And you shouldn't need to apply for welfare (and if you do, gov will get the money back from your partner).

 

[LeoVFX]

Ok, I got it, I was confused hehe, but now I understand better, thank you so much for answering my doubts, now I can understand better, I hope to get it, it will be a long way but I will try my best.
Thank you again