Living in the US presently..can we sponsor my Mother? Please Help..

[vizag00]

My wife, who is a natural born Canadian citizen has previously successfully sponsored me (the spouse) for a Permanent residency. My PR was approved late last year and I'll be doing the official entry in Canada as a PR in the next several weeks.

We are now hoping to sponsor my mother (my wife's 'mother-in-law') for a permanent residency so we can all be together.

The issue is that while she has worked/lived in Canada last 3-years and has tax returns/income to show, we are presently living in the US.
Her income has been over the required threshold (which I am told is usually $60000-65000), except for last year when she spent 8 months to be with me in the US since we were planning to start a family.

Questions moving forwards:
1. I was advised that since I don't yet have any financial history/tax returns in Canada, my WIFE with would have to be the sponsor. Do you advise moving forward with the application?

2. Is it worth hiring an immigration attorney to help?

3. I am being told that the timeline is 2-3 years so will also be applying for the 'super visa'? Is it advisable?

Anyone in the same boat or can share their experience would be a great help. I would really appreciate it.

 

[Ponga]

1. AFAIK, your wife cannot sponsor her mother-in-law.

 

[vizag00]

Thank you for the quick reply.
Can we jointly sponsor the application? Thanks

 

[Ponga]

Thank you for the quick reply.
Can we jointly sponsor the application? Thanks

I don't believe so, but I'm sure someone will answer that one for you.

Good luck!

 

[scylla]

Your mother cannot be sponsored until you have officially become a PR. YOU must be her primary sponsor. Your wife can co-sponsor - but not until after you've become a PR.

You must be living in Canada in order to sponsor your mother.

I would assume the processing time is going to be 3+ years.

Yes - the super visa is a good means of enabling your mother to visit you in Canada while you wait for her PR application to be approved.

Based on what you've written, this last year is going to create a problem for you and delay your ability to sponsor your mother. In order to sponsor her, you and your wife must be able to show that you meet the minimum income requirements for the previous three years with income from Canadian sources. If your wife wasn't working in Canada for most of the past year and won't meet the minimum income requirement for this past year, this means you'll need to wait another three years until you once again meet the minimum income requirement for the previous three years before you can apply.

 

[truesmile]

And don't forget the income requirement runs one year behind i.e. income from 2015, 2016 and 2017 will support a 2019 application, not 2018.