Hello there,
I recently got engaged and my spouse lives in the US. My spouse already has a Canada visitor visa and we are planning to do our civil ceremony in next few months followed by the religious marriage. I have few questions regarding my spousal sponsorship:
- If I sponsor my spouse from within Canada, then how long it takes for her to get her PR and can she get a work authorization before she gets her PR? If yes, how long it takes for her to get her work authorization after I apply for her?
- If I sponsor my spouse from outside of Canada, which will be US in her case, then how long it takes for her to get her PR and will she be eligible to get a work authorization? If yes, then how long will it take for her to get the work authorization and enter Canada from the US?
- If I sponsor my spouse from outside of Canada and in the middle of her application process if she decides to come to Canada, will she be able to stay in Canada while her process is ongoing and will she have any problem in doing so?
- Is there any income obligation I need to meet in order to sponsor my spouse?
Any help in regards to above questions will be really appreciated. Thank you!
I recently got engaged and my spouse lives in the US. My spouse already has a Canada visitor visa and we are planning to do our civil ceremony in next few months followed by the religious marriage. I have few questions regarding my spousal sponsorship:
- If I sponsor my spouse from within Canada, then how long it takes for her to get her PR and can she get a work authorization before she gets her PR? If yes, how long it takes for her to get her work authorization after I apply for her?
- If I sponsor my spouse from outside of Canada, which will be US in her case, then how long it takes for her to get her PR and will she be eligible to get a work authorization? If yes, then how long will it take for her to get the work authorization and enter Canada from the US?
- If I sponsor my spouse from outside of Canada and in the middle of her application process if she decides to come to Canada, will she be able to stay in Canada while her process is ongoing and will she have any problem in doing so?
- Is there any income obligation I need to meet in order to sponsor my spouse?
Any help in regards to above questions will be really appreciated. Thank you!