Sponsor spouse while student/low income

[akak121212]

Hi everyone,

Can you sponsor a spouse as a student (I'm a PR - Quebec resident with a CSQ) with income lower than the financial threshold Quebec specifies?

I know Quebec has financial standards you need to meet before you can sponsor anyone (http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/immigrate-settle/family-reunification/requirements-sponsor/specific-requirements/financial-standards/index.html). For a single person wishing to sponsor a spouse it's $40k.

While my last full time salary was above this minimum, I recently started a masters program (full time) and so don't have that salary anymore. Once I graduate I could/would/should get a salary of $50-60k but of course, I can't show that right now... And even if I intern somewhere I'll only earn $15-20k over the 4 months of an internship.

Any advice in this situation? Do they take income/resources as black and white or do they look at the whole picture? Anyone been in this situation? (I checked the forums - didn't find much..)

Thank you!

 

[lossada]

Hi everyone,

Can you sponsor a spouse as a student (I'm a PR - Quebec resident with a CSQ) with income lower than the financial threshold Quebec specifies?

I know Quebec has financial standards you need to meet before you can sponsor anyone (http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/immigrate-settle/family-reunification/requirements-sponsor/specific-requirements/financial-standards/index.html). For a single person wishing to sponsor a spouse it's $40k.

While my last full time salary was above this minimum, I recently started a masters program (full time) and so don't have that salary anymore. Once I graduate I could/would/should get a salary of $50-60k but of course, I can't show that right now... And even if I intern somewhere I'll only earn $15-20k over the 4 months of an internship.

Any advice in this situation? Do they take income/resources as black and white or do they look at the whole picture? Anyone been in this situation? (I checked the forums - didn't find much..)

Thank you!

How did you get your CSQ throughout PEQ / SWQ? if so, I think you don't need financial threshold nor interview
you could be advice by an Immigrant Lawyer/Consultant

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi everyone,

Can you sponsor a spouse as a student (I'm a PR - Quebec resident with a CSQ) with income lower than the financial threshold Quebec specifies?

I know Quebec has financial standards you need to meet before you can sponsor anyone (http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/immigrate-settle/family-reunification/requirements-sponsor/specific-requirements/financial-standards/index.html). For a single person wishing to sponsor a spouse it's $40k.

While my last full time salary was above this minimum, I recently started a masters program (full time) and so don't have that salary anymore. Once I graduate I could/would/should get a salary of $50-60k but of course, I can't show that right now... And even if I intern somewhere I'll only earn $15-20k over the 4 months of an internship.

Any advice in this situation? Do they take income/resources as black and white or do they look at the whole picture? Anyone been in this situation? (I checked the forums - didn't find much..)

Thank you!

Hi

There is no minimum income to sponsor a spouse. The information you are looking applies to those sponsoring OTHER family members, like parents.

 

[akak121212]

How did you get your CSQ throughout PEQ / SWQ? if so, I think you don't need financial threshold nor interview
you could be advice by an Immigrant Lawyer/Consultant

I got CSQ through PEQ (Quebec graduate, TEFAQ score). Thanks for your reply, I'll look into those further!

 

[akak121212]

Hi

There is no minimum income to sponsor a spouse. The information you are looking applies to those sponsoring OTHER family members, like parents.

I HAD been under the impression that that's the case for provinces other than Quebec. But I guess I was just skimming rather than reading! http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/immigrate-settle/family-reunification/requirements-sponsor/index.html
General prerequisite no. 5.

• If you sponsor your father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, a dependent child who has a child or a close relative who is a minor and an orphan, you must prove that you have at your disposal sufficient financial resources for the duration of the undertaking (see financial standards).

Which shows that you are correct. For spouse it just says spouse must be 16+ and that previous undertakings must be finished. Which would be easy.

Thank you so much!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

With that your spouse will get the PR in max 6 months

??

How the OP became a PR has NOTHING to do with how quickly their spousal sponsorship app will be processed.

 

[lossada]

I got CSQ through PEQ (Quebec graduate, TEFAQ score). Thanks for your reply, I'll look into those further!

with that path, you can add your spouse, then your spouse will get the PR in max 6 months

 

[canuck_in_uk]

with that path, you can add your spouse, then your spouse will get the PR in max 6 months

Except OP is already a PR....

 

[scylla]

with that path, you can add your spouse, then your spouse will get the PR in max 6 months

No - OP can't 'add' their spouse. OP is already a PR. You don't really understand how immigration works, do you? Maybe not such a great idea to be providing advice.

 

[linalightning]

@akak121212 what was the verdict? I'm in a similar situation

Low income but I'm a Canadian Citizen. I was reading that for Quebec you must make minimum C$23,855... Can anyone confirm?

Thank you!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

@akak121212 what was the verdict? I'm in a similar situation

Low income but I'm a Canadian Citizen. I was reading that for Quebec you must make minimum C$23,855... Can anyone confirm?

Thank you!

The previous answer stands.