Spouse application rules changed!!!!!!

[Mohan Joshi]

I want to submit my aplication soon under the family class sponsorship. My spouse is living in India. I have heard that there are certain changes have been made in the family class sponsorship which was published on last Friday's newspaper. Can anyone please provide a link in the CIC website where the changes have been made. I have gone through the CIC website. I have not noticed any changes.

I have filled up all the necessary forms according to the IMM5491(02-2012) and gathered all the required documents according to the Document checklist IMM 5491. I am NOT sure if I am missing anything.

Please advice.

Thanks.

 

[computergeek]

Are you talking about the proposed provisional spousal sponsorship? That was published last week (http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-03-10/html/reg1-eng.html) but is not yet in force. There is also the new five year bar on the sponsored spouse in turn sponsoring a new spouse, which became active on March 2, 2012 (see OP 386 at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2012/ob386.asp)

Neither of these should affect your application directly, however.

 

[KangaRuthie]

Thanks for that info...I've just read through it all, and it poses no threat to anyone doing everything legally, nor any threat to those who respect their partners & families.

I'm new to all this, but am very surprised that these issued had not been revised earlier by Canadian Immigration.