sponsoring a spouse and cousin

[lemonfever]

hi,

i am new here and like many is very relief to find an awesome site where people with similar needs can share ideas from experiences. some many answers and i am sure mine has been answered to somewhere. forgive me if i repeat them again.

i have two questions and would be grateful for any insight.

i became a PR june this year, so basically less than six months old in canada. i started working some 3 months ago paying under 33k/yr.

1. my boyfriend
my boyfriend is not from the same c3 as me and he lives in england. we've been in a relationship for 1+ and we are planning on getting married early next yr, so he can move here as well. i will like to sponsor him as my spouse obviously.
2. my cousin
i have a cousin back home who helped me a lot (btw, i am from central africa). as i do not have any other siblings and i did not know my father (my mom passed away a few years back), i would like to help my cousin as well, as she is a blood relative. i am marrying from a diff c3 and would like to also have some blood relative with me here in canada.
do you think it is possible to sponsor them both. from what i read on the CIC website, i could only sponsor a cousin if i am ALONE. i am thinking of sending an application for my cousin before i do my wedding and then later sponsor my husband when we get married but i don't know if this is possible as it will be like a 2 months time difference. does any one know if the Quebec province stance?
how best can i manage this situation.
would appreciate you ideas and feedback.
peace

 

[Swede]

From the CIC webpage:

You can sponsor:

• parents
• grandparents
• brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship
• another relative of any age or relationship but only under specific conditions (see Note below)
• accompanying relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children).

Note: you can sponsor one relative regardless of age or relationship only if you do not have a living spouse or common-law partner, conjugal partner, a son or daughter, parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece who could be sponsored as a member of the family class, and you do not have any relative who is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident or registered as an Indian under the Indian Act.

So, from the looks of it you can't sponsor your spouse and your cousin...

 

[lemonfever]

Thanks.

it does seem so but we are not married yet. would it jeopardise my spouse' application if i send my cousin's first, as then i won't be married and then send my spouse's later after the marriage?

 

[PMM]

Hi

Thanks.

it does seem so but we are not married yet. would it jeopardise my spouse' application if i send my cousin's first, as then i won't be married and then send my spouse's later after the marriage?

You know that you can only sponsor your cousin if your parents and grandparents are deceased?

PMM