Greetings, I am a Canadian Permanent Resident, and I want to sponsor my wife and our 3-year-old child, who are both currently in Canada. I noticed that the estimated processing time for spousal sponsorship is about 24 months, while dependent child sponsorship takes around 10 months. Given that they are both already in Canada, I would also like to know whether it would be more efficient to apply together or separately. I appreciate your guidance on the best approach.
Child and spouse sponsorship
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Apply together. Assume you have received your PR card renewal if not I would do that first.
You should really wait for PR card approval first to prevent any issues. Posted processing times mean very little so I would not focus on them.
I sincerely appreciate your guidance and support. I am currently filling out the sponsorship applications and gathering the required documents. However, I plan to submit the application only after my PR renewal is issued, which I expect next week.
My main concern is that my child is currently out of status (his visitor visa has expired), while my wife has legal status with a visa stay extension. I want to ensure that my child’s application is processed as quickly as possible. If I apply for both together, will my child’s application take the same approximate 24-month processing time as my wife’s, or can his PR be granted earlier?
I appreciate any clarification you can provide.
My main concern is that my child is currently out of status (his visitor visa has expired), while my wife has legal status with a visa stay extension. I want to ensure that my child’s application is processed as quickly as possible. If I apply for both together, will my child’s application take the same approximate 24-month processing time as my wife’s, or can his PR be granted earlier?
I appreciate any clarification you can provide.
The posted processing time doesn’t actually seem correct given what people are posting. It’s unclear why it increased all of a sudden and could be an admin issue. Your choice but don’t think there will be a big difference either way. Expired visa does not mean expired status. Did you not apply for a visitor record before their status expired?
Hey everyone, I need some advice on my situation.
My wife is currently in Canada on a visitor visa that expires in July 2025, along with a visitor status extension valid until the same date. My child, however, is currently out of status, and I’m unsure of the best way to fix this while submitting the sponsorship application. As I was filling out the application, I realized that my previous income is below the minimum required to sponsor them. However, I recently signed a job contract with a hospital as an Associate Physician, and I will be starting in one month. My salary in this new position will be significantly higher than the required amount for sponsorship.
I also plan to apply for an open work permit for my wife before her visitor status expires, but I’m not sure if I should submit it separately or along with the sponsorship application. Given my situation—low past income but a secure, well-paying job starting soon—how should I present this in my application? Also, what’s the best way to handle my child’s out-of-status situation while applying for sponsorship? I’d really appreciate any advice from those who have been through this process. Thanks in advance!
My wife is currently in Canada on a visitor visa that expires in July 2025, along with a visitor status extension valid until the same date. My child, however, is currently out of status, and I’m unsure of the best way to fix this while submitting the sponsorship application. As I was filling out the application, I realized that my previous income is below the minimum required to sponsor them. However, I recently signed a job contract with a hospital as an Associate Physician, and I will be starting in one month. My salary in this new position will be significantly higher than the required amount for sponsorship.
I also plan to apply for an open work permit for my wife before her visitor status expires, but I’m not sure if I should submit it separately or along with the sponsorship application. Given my situation—low past income but a secure, well-paying job starting soon—how should I present this in my application? Also, what’s the best way to handle my child’s out-of-status situation while applying for sponsorship? I’d really appreciate any advice from those who have been through this process. Thanks in advance!
-There's no specific income requirement for spousal sponsorship, just a general 'ability to support' requirement.
-You can show your new job by including any sort of offer or job letter.
-You could try to restore our daughter's status (if only recently); ultimately really this won't be a barrier to sponsoring her. Do admit up-front that she is currently out of status and take responsibility for that.
-Your spouse can apply for a work permit once acknowledgement of receipt of your application is received. You should apply as soon as you get that and NOT wait for her visitor visa status to expire.
-I would apply to extend your spouse's visitor status before it expires, at least if the work permit is not received before then (which it probably won't). That said, I don't follow well the qustion of status while an application in process.
Thanks for the info! That helps a lot. While I understand that spousal sponsorship doesn’t have a strict income requirement, I was filling out the financial evaluation for my dependent child, and it specifically asked for my income and noted that I shouldn’t apply if it's below the minimum required.
Also, regarding my wife’s status, since her visitor visa expires in July 2025, can I apply for an extension ? I just want to make sure I take the right steps to avoid any complications. Thanks again!
Also, regarding my wife’s status, since her visitor visa expires in July 2025, can I apply for an extension ? I just want to make sure I take the right steps to avoid any complications. Thanks again!
I believe that evaluation is only required if your dependent child also has a child. Check the instructions carefully. (It is a bit confusing, I thought I had to fill it out too, back when).
Yes. I believe in this case it means applying for a visitor record (extension of stay). I do not know if that means they also issue some kind of new visa (for travel) or not. If not, travelling outside Canada may be complicated.
We do not have any intentions to travel for at least one year
Read carefully. Assuming your daughter is child of your spouse, you should not need to do a 'separate' sponsorship document for each. (Or at least if there is somethign separate, I don't know what it is - online process is a bit different) . She should just be included as dependent of your spouse.
I want to sincerely thank you for being so helpful. He is our child, and yes, he is from my spouse, whom I am sponsoring.
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