Outside Spousal Sponsorship

[niboy]

Hello Everyone,

Question regarding some of the forms in the spousal sponsorship packet. I am being sponsored by my Canadian wife. I currently reside in the US as a US citizen. We have been together for the past four years, and during the last three I have been the primary and only source of income for my family.

I am afraid this is going to cause problems when they consider my wife as eligible to sponsor me.

Some of the forms in the packet request items like an Option C printout and proof of income. Because she has not had a job for three years, she does not have either of these things.

We have no financial problems at all, because the job I have is more than adequate for her to not have to work. The job I currently have will not be lost during my move to Canada, and we have a substantial amount of savings together (around $50k Canadian).

Given this information, what can I do to prevent her from being declined as an eligible sponsor? I have called the CIC Call Centre, but they were not able to adequately answer my questions.

Thanks!

 

[Leon]

She does not have to prove income to sponsor a spouse as long as she is not on social assistance. From http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/3900E.pdf page 7 and 8:

you have an income that is at least equal to the minimum necessary income, the amount of
which is published yearly by the Canadian government.

You will have to provide us with documents that show your financial resources for the past
12 months and prove you are financially able to sponsor members of the family class. You
may solicit the help of a co-signer (must be your spouse or common-law partner). If you
reside in Quebec, see also Sponsors living in Quebec.

This condition does not apply if you are sponsoring only
· your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner who has no dependent children, or
· your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner whose dependent children have no
children of their own, or
· your dependent child who has no children of his or her own.

 

[niboy]

So then I am not required to provide the documents in the document checklist? I guess I would just write n/a in those check boxes then.

It seems like this whole thing would be easier if the forms wern't so multi-use. In the packet they sent me there are at least three forms that do not apply (Declaration of Common-Law Union, Medical Condition Statement [for adopted children], etc).

Thanks!

Follow Up: This may not at all be the proper place to ask this question, but I have heard and read things on the internet that once you get your PR, you still have to wait 9-12 months to get OHIP. I don't have any immediate medical needs, but the last thing I want to do is break my arm while not having insurance. I have it here in the US, but it won't cover me if I'm in Canada and hurt myself. Do you really have to wait that long? If so, are there any private insurers in Canada that would cover the interm?

Thanks!

 

[Leon]

Other people have been told they can write not-applicable on income so I think you should be safe to do that.

Once you have your PR and move to Ontario, you will have to wait 3 months to be covered by OHIP. You can check with your insurance in the US if they will cover you. Otherwise you can check if you can get some kind of travel emergency insurance that will cover you. Otherwise you can ask OHIP if they know of an insurance in ON.

 

[Boncuk]

I would still get her the Option C Printout to show that she hasn't received social assistance.

 

[PMM]

Hi

I would still get her the Option C Printout to show that she hasn't received social assistance.

She would have had to file taxes in Canada to request an Option C

PMM

 

[Boncuk]

I provided my option C from the last year that I was living in Canada because I'm a freak for details lol