Spouse visa Canada requirements

Canada Spouse Visa Requirements

The Canada Spouse visa requirements keep on changing, So one must ensure before applying or submitting an application for a Canada spouse visa. The process involves two main steps: the sponsor (the Canadian citizen or permanent resident) must apply to sponsor their spouse or common-law partner, and the sponsored person must apply for permanent residence as a sponsored spouse or partner.

Here are some general requirements

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🇨🇦 Sponsor Eligibility Requirements for Canada Spouse Visa

✅ 1. Status in Canada:
Your sponsor must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident in Canada.

✅ 2 Age Requirement:

Your sponsor must be at least 18 years old at the time of sponsoring for a spouse visa application.

✅ 3. Financial Responsibility

Your sponsor must demonstrate the ability to support your spouse/partner financially for 3 years from the day they become a permanent resident.

✅ 4. No Criminal Convictions

Your sponsor may not be eligible if he/she were convicted of a violent or sexual offence and committed an offence against a family member (depending on the case and time passed)

✅ 5. No Prior Sponsorship Defaults:

Your sponsor can't sponsor if she previously sponsored a spouse or partner and did not meet the financial obligations within the 3-year sponsorship period from a prior spousal sponsorship or is in default of a court-ordered support payment.

✅ 6. Not Bankrupt:

Your sponsor from Canada must not be in undischarged bankruptcy (unless discharged and financially stable)

✅ 7. Not Under a Removal Order

If you're a permanent resident, you must not be under a removal order.

✅ 8. Proof of Relationship
You must prove the relationship is genuine:
✔️ Marriage certificate

✔️ Photos, messages, and travel together

✔️ Joint documents (leases, finances, children, etc.)

Important Notes ✍️

🔸 There is no minimum income requirement for sponsoring a spouse (except in cases involving dependents with children).
🔸 Quebec residents have additional provincial requirements and must sign an undertaking with Quebec.

Would you like a checklist or help preparing the sponsorship application? Please consult with our Canadian partner or a spouse visa consultant.

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Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner Eligibility Requirements 🇨🇦

✅ 1. Age Requirement
Must be at least 18 years old at the time of application.

✅2. Relationship status
Your relationship must be legally recognised under one of the following:

✔️ Spouse: Legally married to the sponsor with a valid marriage certificate.

✔️ Common-law partner: Lived together in a conjugal relationship for at least 12 continuous months.

✔️ Conjugal partner: In an ongoing relationship for at least 1 year, but unable to live together or marry due to significant legal or social barriers (used in rare, exceptional cases).

Please note that IRCC will assess the genuineness of the relationship, and IRCC does not accept proxy marriage.

✅ 3.Admissibility to Canada
You must be admissible to Canada. This means:

✔️ No serious criminal record

✔️ No major medical issues

✔️ Not involved in immigration fraud or misrepresentation

✅4.No Prior Marriage Fraud or Removal Order
You may be ineligible if:

✔️ You were previously sponsored as a spouse, and less than 5 years have passed since becoming a permanent resident.

✔️ You were ordered removed from Canada and have not resolved the issue.

✅ 5. Proper Documentation
You must provide proper documents to support your claim. if IRCC finds that the documents are incomplete, they will be refused without any ADR.

Additional Notes ✍️
Would you like a step-by-step checklist for the spouse being sponsored or tips on proving a genuine relationship?

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