URGENT! Do not meet financial requirements for Spouse Sponsorship - Quebec

[mega_option101]

Hello Everyone,

Could some of you experienced members provide me with some information on what happens if one does not meet the financial requirements for Quebec on their Outland Spouse Sponsorship application?

For some reason I was thinking that there was no minimum; however, it seems Quebec is the only province to have one.

What would you recommend that I do?

I am not planning on staying in Quebec with my wife; however, at the moment this is where my Canadian address is.

Please help and offer me some advice on what I should do!!!!

Kindly,

mega_option101

 

[Mokomoko]

Can you tell us what happened exactly so that we might be able to advise you?as from what I know though many people say no minimum requirements I know that there are actually minimum requirements. however as I know it is a matter of appreciation by a VO. for example you might be not working but showing how you will sustain yourself and your spouse. or showing a job promise.

Do you think that in any province if the sponsor is earning 14K a year they will allow him(no minimum requirements)?
As I mentioned If you provide us with more details, it would be easier for us to advise you.

 

[Owl29]

There is no requirements if you sponsor your spouse: KitA, sponsors guide: read the general requirements and specific requirements

The requirements apply only to other family members: parents, grandparents, etc

 

[CanInd1234]

I was in same dilemma today so I called up CIC and confirmed that there is NO minimum requirement for spouse sponsorship.

Not sure about Quebec though, you may call and check with CIC.

Regards,
CanIND

 

[Mokomoko]

''A sponsor is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or Registered Indian (see Note
below) at least 18 years old, who resides in Canada and has filed an application to
sponsor a member of the family class, a member of the spouse or common-law
partner in Canada class or an applicant seeking permanent residence status in
Canada under H&C grounds [R130(1)]. Sponsors must meet these requirements on
the day the sponsorship is filed and from that day until the day a decision is made
with respect to the application (to sponsor) [R133(1)''

 

[Rob_TO]

Can you tell us what happened exactly so that we might be able to advise you?as from what I know though many people say no minimum requirements I know that there are actually minimum requirements. however as I know it is a matter of appreciation by a VO. for example you might be not working but showing how you will sustain yourself and your spouse. or showing a job promise.

Do you think that in any province if the sponsor is earning 14K a year they will allow him(no minimum requirements)?
As I mentioned If you provide us with more details, it would be easier for us to advise you.

There is no minimum income required to sponsor a spouse.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op02-eng.pdf
10.3. Sponsors who do not meet the income test
Sponsors of dependent children and of spouses, common-law partners or conjugal partners do not have to
meet financial requirements, but they do undertake to provide for the basic necessities of the
sponsored applicants so that the applicants do not need social assistance.

Countless people have sponsored their spouses with ZERO income before, such as when they're a student or just unemployed at the time. CIC just needs to make sure you will not go on social assistance after, so if you don't have income you need to show some plan on how you will support yourselves i.e. getting family members to write letters they will financially support you, job prospects, etc. Having an app rejected due to income reasons is very rare.

 

[Mokomoko]

Actually you guys you are right.I was wrong, as from CIC this is the policies:

''Exception to minimum necessary income requirement
The ability to meet the minimum income requirement is mandatory, unless the
sponsor is sponsoring a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or a
dependent child where the child has no dependent children of their own. This
exception also applies to persons under the age of 18 whom the sponsor intends to
adopt in Canada.''

Sponsorships in Quebec
The Canada-Quebec Accord gives Quebec responsibility for setting its own criteria
for family class sponsorship and administering undertakings. The federal government
maintains responsibility for most eligibility requirements related to admissibility and
enforcement. (See Quebec sponsors, section 24 for details.)
Quebec is responsible for:
• determining the financial criteria for the sponsorship of foreign nationals intending
to live in Quebec, and administering sponsorship undertakings and determining
their duration.
The duration of undertakings in the province of Quebec is:
• 3 years for spouses and common-law or conjugal partners;
• 10 years or until the age of 18 whichever is longer for dependent children; and
• 10 years in other cases.
5.42. Sponsors who move from Quebec
A sponsor who signed an engagement with the province of Quebec and
subsequently moves from Quebec to another province while their sponsorship
application is in process must sign a new undertaking and agreement.

 

[mega_option101]

Can you tell us what happened exactly so that we might be able to advise you?as from what I know though many people say no minimum requirements I know that there are actually minimum requirements. however as I know it is a matter of appreciation by a VO. for example you might be not working but showing how you will sustain yourself and your spouse. or showing a job promise.

Do you think that in any province if the sponsor is earning 14K a year they will allow him(no minimum requirements)?
As I mentioned If you provide us with more details, it would be easier for us to advise you.

I am earning 33k a year. I have a child with my spouse. Our child has her citizenship, so I am only undertaking sponsorship for my wife.

I am pretty sure Quebec is the only province that has a financial requirement. As for Canada I know that the other provinces don't.

Based on what the Quebec calculator says, I'd need to prove 47k a year in income to be able to meet the financial requirements...

What happens if I can't? I just started working full time after finishing my studies in May 2015.

 

[Mokomoko]

Sorry about that. I think you are saying 47K based on family of 3 right?Maybe Quebec has exceptions as well which might save you.I will try to get more info about that,or other members can know that.but I think that rule might not apply automatically otherwise many people would not be able to sponsor from Qc since I know many people who are earning very little. and were able to sponsor.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

I am earning 33k a year. I have a child with my spouse. Our child has her citizenship, so I am only undertaking sponsorship for my wife.

I am pretty sure Quebec is the only province that has a financial requirement. As for Canada I know that the other provinces don't.

Based on what the Quebec calculator says, I'd need to prove 47k a year in income to be able to meet the financial requirements...

What happens if I can't? I just started working full time after finishing my studies in May 2015.

As said above by Owl29, Quebec doesn't have a financial requirement when sponsoring a spouse. Look here http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/immigrate-settle/sponsors-sponsored/requirements-sponsor/specific-requirements/index.html. There is no financial requirement for the spousal category. The financial requirement is listed in the other categories.

 

[snowy2015]

QC does not have any financial requirements for spousal sponsorship. You are mixing it with parents/grandparents sponsorship.

 

[lonelyguy]

They asked me to put 2 of my recent payslips though.(Quebec).

 

[blueangel371115]

Unless the rules have changed, my husband was never required to submit financial paperwork so we never did and I was approved. Plus I was told even recently that rejection of a spouse by the province is rare. I would read all your papers and guides again rather than fill out extra paperwork.

 

[shmoops]

Do sponsors need to be employed full time before they can sponsor a spouse? TIA

 

[profiler]

Do sponsors need to be employed full time before they can sponsor a spouse? TIA

No, they do not. You will have to show you are not in receipt of social assistance, but otherwise there is no requirement to be employed, or for a specific minimum amount of earnings.