Spousal sponsorship

[Canada Moose]

Hi @armoured

My wife applied for a visitor visa in July 2025, but it was rejected. She underwent biometrics for the visitor visa.

Now we have applied for her PR under spousal sponsorship. Does she have to undergo biometrics again?

 

[armoured]

Hi @armoured

My wife applied for a visitor visa in July 2025, but it was rejected. She underwent biometrics for the visitor visa.

Now we have applied for her PR under spousal sponsorship. Does she have to undergo biometrics again?

Yes.

 

[markzman13]

Hello! we are are applying for common-law sponsorship inland and have been living together for 2 years now, do we still need to submit our chat, text, email and call logs?

 

[mj1995]

Last week -Eligibility status has been updated to In progress
——————————————————————————
Today- We sent you a message about your application Read the message carefully and take appropriate action as necessary


we haven't received any email from them, we both checked our email and spam folder but nothing in there.


What does it mean?

 

[Hamidx4794]

Here is my overview of sponsoring my wife from Afghanistan. I was worried because I didn't receive any correspondence from IRCC for nearly 8 months in the beginning. Then they FAST TRACKED the rest of the process. Thank God.

• October 29, 2024 – Application received
• November 2, 2024 – AOR (Acknowledgment of Receipt)
• June 26, 2025 – Medical exam request
• July 17, 2025 – Medical exam completed (Islamabad)
• September 23, 2025 – Eligibility moved to “In Progress”
• October 2, 2025 – Biometrics request received
• October 6, 2025 – Biometrics completed (Islamabad VAC)
• October 8, 2025 – Eligibility completed
• October 8, 2025 – Background check completed
• October 21, 2025 – Final decision: Approved
• October 22, 2025– PPR (Passport Request)
  • Passport submitted at Islamabad VAC
  • Visa Office handling the file: Abu Dhabi
• November 21, 2025 – Arrived in Canada (landed)

Additional Notes:

• Sponsor Approval was never issued
• All physical submissions (Biometrics, Medical, Passport) were completed in Islamabad

 

[casewhen58]

Good day, folks. Hope you’re all doing well, and thanks for taking the time to read this.

I am a PR and recently got married. We are currently waiting for our marriage certificate, and my wife's PGWP expires in mid-December. Based on Service Ontario's timeline, I don’t think we will receive the certificate before her PGWP expires.

Our current plan is to have her apply for a Visitor Record before the PGWP expires. Once we receive the marriage certificate, we will submit the inland spousal sponsorship application, wait for the AOR, and then apply for an open work permit.

Is this the only feasible plan? Am I missing any other option that would allow my wife to continue working?

Really appreciate any help, and wishing everyone a smooth PR journey.

 

[M_Bd]

Hi Folks, after passing medical exam., they have requested for some documentary evidences of "Intent to reside in Canada". I am the sponsor but requested letter has been sent to principal applicant i.e. my spouse. My question is, is this fine if I provide some of my documents? I am non-resident, how can I provide such Canadian documents? If anyone has any idea, please let me know? Thank you

 

[armoured]

Hi Folks, after passing medical exam., they have requested for some documentary evidences of "Intent to reside in Canada". I am the sponsor but requested letter has been sent to principal applicant i.e. my spouse. My question is, is this fine if I provide some of my documents? I am non-resident, how can I provide such Canadian documents? If anyone has any idea, please let me know? Thank you

In brief: you provide a plan for you and your spouse to move to and reside in Canada, and evidence that you are working on that plan. You were supposed to have provided that with the application - and if you did not, that is a very deficient application package. (If you did - now you update them on what you have done, with documents).

If you do not have such a plan: work on one immediately. Get serious. Your best move - if what you provided was very thing - would be to move (yourself) to Canada, now.

Yes, they do refuse applications based on this. The program is not to 'provide PR status' to spouses of Canadians, or to help with visits. It is to facilitate Canadians with foreign spouses to move to Canada, permanently.

(And I'd go so far as to say that if the intent is not to move to Canada, it may make more sense to withdraw the app).

 

[YVR123]

Hi Folks, after passing medical exam., they have requested for some documentary evidences of "Intent to reside in Canada". I am the sponsor but requested letter has been sent to principal applicant i.e. my spouse. My question is, is this fine if I provide some of my documents? I am non-resident, how can I provide such Canadian documents? If anyone has any idea, please let me know? Thank you

The intent to reside in Canada is for the sponsor (well with the spouse after approval).
So proof is like: have you quit or plan to quit your current job to relocate. Have you look into renting or buying property in Canada and where about? Have you start moving your financial to Canada...etc.

You can still provide document outside of Canada (e.g. resignation of current job or if your company support relocation of your position to a Canadian division.)

 

[PradipSaha]

@Leon and others,

Asking on behalf of a friend

When filling up IMM 5532, PART A - Sponsor's Employment History, I have run out of space but I need to add 1 more employment record to complete the 5 year requirement, since this is an online application & the PDF form is XFA type, Adobe is suggesting not to edit, as this might corrupt the form format. Please suggest how to resolve this?

 

[armoured]

@Leon and others,

Asking on behalf of a friend

When filling up IMM 5532, PART A - Sponsor's Employment History, I have run out of space but I need to add 1 more employment record to complete the 5 year requirement, since this is an online application & the PDF form is XFA type, Adobe is suggesting not to edit, as this might corrupt the form format. Please suggest how to resolve this?

I believe in the instructions it says you can add a sheet, separate, letter, with the same basic format (a simple table) and basically extend the section this way.

 

[PradipSaha]

Hi @Leon & others,

Asking on behalf of my friend.

For IMM 5532, neither the sponsor nor the principal applicant is unable to digitally sign this PDF form, but they are able to update other fields, including checkboxes & date fields.

Kindly suggest

 

[PradipSaha]

I believe in the instructions it says you can add a sheet, separate, letter, with the same basic format (a simple table) and basically extend the section this way.

Thank you @armoured

 

[scylla]

Good day, folks. Hope you’re all doing well, and thanks for taking the time to read this.

I am a PR and recently got married. We are currently waiting for our marriage certificate, and my wife's PGWP expires in mid-December. Based on Service Ontario's timeline, I don’t think we will receive the certificate before her PGWP expires.

Our current plan is to have her apply for a Visitor Record before the PGWP expires. Once we receive the marriage certificate, we will submit the inland spousal sponsorship application, wait for the AOR, and then apply for an open work permit.

Is this the only feasible plan? Am I missing any other option that would allow my wife to continue working?

Really appreciate any help, and wishing everyone a smooth PR journey.

That's the only feasible plan unless you are able to get the marriage certificate and somehow submit the application before the PGWP expires.

 

[PradipSaha]

Hi @Leon & others,

Asking on behalf of my friend.

For IMM 5532, neither the sponsor nor the principal applicant is unable to digitally sign this PDF form, but they are able to update other fields, including checkboxes & date fields.

Kindly suggest

Hi, I rechecked the Complete Guide & I got the below guidance -

**If you’re sponsoring a spouse or partner (with or without dependent children), you must fill out

Sponsorship Evaluation and Relationship Questionnaire [IMM 5532] (opens in a new tab)
Important: To digitally sign the form, you must first complete it and then select “print to PDF”. This will create a new a version of the form that can be digitally signed.**

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ner-dependent-child-complete-guide.html#forms