If you are a Citizen of Canada and you have a spouse living abroad you can bring them to Canada as a permanent resident.
Out of many objectives of the immigration system of Canada, one is to unite families and love ones together. Canada aims to achieve its mission through various family-specific immigration programs called the Family Class Immigration Program. A lot of families and long-distanced Canadians have been reunited through the help of this program. Canada has set aside a target of 80,000 immigrants who come to Canada every year through this stream.
So, if you are a citizen of Canada or even a permanent resident and you are a lawful spouse from Pakistan or lived together for more than one year as common partners you can sponsor them as permanent residents in Canada.
Getting a Canadian PR will grant your partner to live, work, study in Canada not to mention that they will also be granted the right to use social and healthcare services.
How to know if your spouse is eligible for the sponsorship
A attain a family sponsorship in Canada, there are a number of requirements that need to be fulfilled.
Above all there is an age restriction, you can only bring your spouse to Canada as a PR if he or she is 18 years and more.
The second most important criteria are to be registered as a permanent resident or a Canadian citizen in the Indian Act of Canada.
Additionally, those who are living abroad and are Canadian citizens and need to prove to the IRCC they want to reside in Canada with their spouse as they intend to become permanent residents in Canada.
With respect to extremely durable inhabitants looking to support a friend or family member, they should live in Canada at the time they present their sponsorship application.
While there is no base monetary necessity to support a companion, you should show that you have an arrangement to monetarily uphold your family which incorporates yourself just as the individual you are supporting. You can do as such by showing that you have adequate pay, investment funds, or resources to help all individuals from your nuclear family. Note that under Canadian migration law, people getting social help are not qualified to support relatives aside from in case it is because of an incapacity.
The supported mate additionally must be north of 18 years of age and should pass foundation, security, and clinical checks. Individuals with criminal feelings are by and large not permitted to come to Canada, yet there might be choices to beat criminal forbidden nature.
Process of sponsorship in Canada
The most crucial step is to adhere to the process of sponsoring a spouse to Canada while going through the required documents to prove if the relationship with your partner is genuine or not.
As a married couple, you and your partner will have to show documents which is a certificate of marriage along with various other documents too. A marriage that is authenticated in Pakistan is legal in Canada too.
If you are united together in a common-law validation, you will have to produce evidence inform of a document that states that you have been living for a period of 12 months and more in lieu of a certificate of marriage.
Your supporting documents should have a language proficiency certificate in English and French and you will be required to issue a translation of these documents by meeting the requirements of IRCC. Both the applications are required to be submitted at the same time. It should be made sure that the applications are sent to the correct address and you will find this information in the guide that is provided in the government portal.
Since Quebec has a separate PNP, the residents of Quebec must meet the eligibility criteria of the provinces too.
On submitting the application there is a fee requirement that is needed to be paid.
The average duration of the immigration department of Canada to process an application is 12 months.
