Questions about Sponsoring a Spouse. Please help. x

[JamieKasandra]

My boyfriend & I, we have been together long distance, him living in America & me Canada, it will be 2 years January 21st. Can anybody tell me the process & which order to do things, in detail, if I want to Sponsor him to be my Spouse to live as a Permanent Resident here with me. I know the majority of things, I just need a bit more of a thorough explanation. Preferably somebody with experience, or much knowledge on this.

I will explain our situations. It is going to be tough I think, however we love each other a lot. I met him when I was 21 & he was 17, my source of income is ODSP, although am looking for a job. He doesn't work. Hopefully he gets a job. I know this whole process costs a lot of money. He has a lot of family, but his family is very unstable & I have not visited. He visited here 2 times. I don't have family, I have my mum who lives in BC, & am living with a friend right now in Ontario, & I have another friend who lives in a different city. That is about it. I need to know how possible this is, or if it even is, as we both have very complicated lives, but when we are together it is amazing, & we help each other emotionally & mentally very much. We have a few things of proof, like many photos, although I was the one that sent him things the majority of the time because I had the money to. I received only two packages from him & we have proof of airplane ticket & bus ticket.

I just am wanting somebody to talk to. I have an appointment tomorrow at the Immigrations Services tomorrow to speak with somebody.

Thank you.. xx

 

[zardoz]

My boyfriend & I, we have been together long distance, him living in America & me Canada, it will be 2 years January 21st. Can anybody tell me the process & which order to do things, in detail, if I want to Sponsor him to be my Spouse to live as a Permanent Resident here with me. I know the majority of things, I just need a bit more of a thorough explanation. Preferably somebody with experience, or much knowledge on this.

I will explain our situations. It is going to be tough I think, however we love each other a lot. I met him when I was 21 & he was 17, my source of income is ODSP, although am looking for a job. He doesn't work. Hopefully he gets a job. I know this whole process costs a lot of money. He has a lot of family, but his family is very unstable & I have not visited. He visited here 2 times. I don't have family, I have my mum who lives in BC, & am living with a friend right now in Ontario, & I have another friend who lives in a different city. That is about it. I need to know how possible this is, or if it even is, as we both have very complicated lives, but when we are together it is amazing, & we help each other emotionally & mentally very much. We have a few things of proof, like many photos, although I was the one that sent him things the majority of the time because I had the money to. I received only two packages from him & we have proof of airplane ticket & bus ticket.

I just am wanting somebody to talk to. I have an appointment tomorrow at the Immigrations Services tomorrow to speak with somebody.

Thank you.. xx

At the moment, you are not even close to being eligible to sponsor him. You will need to either be married or have spent at least one year of formal cohabitation together, in order to qualify as common-law. (You can discount "conjugal partner" as an option). You therefore need to start thinking about how you intend to move forward with your relationship. Start reading here - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ship/spouse-partner-children/eligibility.html

 

[scylla]

Agreed with the advice above. At this time you cannot sponsor him. You either need to get married or live together for a full year continuously before you will qualify to sponsor him.

That's the first thing you need to sort out.

 

[JamieKasandra]

At the moment, you are not even close to being eligible to sponsor him. You will need to either be married or have spent at least one year of formal cohabitation together, in order to qualify as common-law. (You can discount "conjugal partner" as an option). You therefore need to start thinking about how you intend to move forward with your relationship. Start reading here - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ship/spouse-partner-children/eligibility.html

Oh yes I know all about the marriage, next time he visits that's what we will be doing. On that note I was more so wondering about our lack of support systems, our connections. That would interfere with a lot, no?

 

[JamieKasandra]

Agreed with the advice above. At this time you cannot sponsor him. You either need to get married or live together for a full year continuously before you will qualify to sponsor him.

That's the first thing you need to sort out.

Our lack of support systems would interfere with the process wouldn't it? ( friends, family )

 

[scylla]

Since you are on ODSP, CIC may have concerns about your ability to sponsor your boyfriend. I would recommend that either he get a job or you get a job before you apply.

While there is no income requirement to sponsor a spouse and you can sponsor a spouse while on ODSP - we have seen instances where sponsors have been refused for this reason. I think you are at risk of that unless one of you can demonstrate you are working to prove he won't become a financial burden to Canada.

 

[JamieKasandra]

Since you are on ODSP, CIC may have concerns about your ability to sponsor your boyfriend. I would recommend that either he get a job or you get a job before you apply.

While there is no income requirement to sponsor a spouse and you can sponsor a spouse while on ODSP - we have seen instances where sponsors have been refused for this reason. I think you are at risk of that unless one of you can demonstrate you are working to prove he won't become a financial burden to Canada.

Ok yes I thought so, that is my plan.

 

[canuck78]

Also you need to have a formal lease. Not sure if you are living at your friends house or if you are roommates and are sharing the costs but you will need to set up some sort of home you can both share. I would imagine that will be one of the things you will need to prove in terms of your ability to support yourselves. It would be best to show that you have been working for at least 6 months before it is really considered a stable form of income.

 

[JamieKasandra]

Since you are on ODSP, CIC may have concerns about your ability to sponsor your boyfriend. I would recommend that either he get a job or you get a job before you apply.

While there is no income requirement to sponsor a spouse and you can sponsor a spouse while on ODSP - we have seen instances where sponsors have been refused for this reason. I think you are at risk of that unless one of you can demonstrate you are working to prove he won't become a financial burden to Canada.

I do have another question, in order to prove I can support a spouse with income, what would be the process for that? Do they strictly only go by the amount of income I receive?