Releasing Canadian PR - Can Reapply?

[mercer2016]

Dear immigration experts,
If my wife releases her PR since she can not meet RO and has to travel in and out a lot, and I continue to stay in Canada. When I become Canadian citizen, can she be a PR again if she would like to by then? Is the Permanent Resident can be automatically given to the spouse of a Canadian citizen if the spouse applies for it?

Or if someone gives up the PR status, could she/he apply again? Thank you.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

If my wife releases her PR since she can not meet RO and has to travel in and out a lot, and I continue to stay in Canada. When I become Canadian citizen, can she be a PR again if she would like to by then? Is the Permanent Resident can be automatically given to the spouse of a Canadian citizen if the spouse applies for it?

Or if someone gives up the PR status, could she/he apply again? Thank you.

When she is ready to move to Canada, you will need to sponsor her for PR. PR is not automatically given to spouses of Canadians. You do not need to be a citizen to sponsor her.

The fact that she renounced her status previously will not have any effect on a new PR app.

 

[mercer2016]

Dear Canuck, so if I am a PR who has met the residency obligation, I can also sponsor her? Is there any proof of income to show that I can sponsor my spouse to come to Canada as PR, when she is ready to move? My understanding, for children to sponsor their parents, they have to show certain income level, how about for sponsoring spouse?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Dear Canuck, so if I am a PR who has met the residency obligation, I can also sponsor her? Is there any proof of income to show that I can sponsor my spouse to come to Canada as PR, when she is ready to move? My understanding, for children to sponsor their parents, they have to show certain income level, how about for sponsoring spouse?

Yes, if you meet the RO and are residing in Canada, you can sponsor her. There is no minimum income requirement but you need to show IRCC that you can support yourselves in Canada without welfare.