Marital Status

[PrincessEnriquez]

Permanent Resident here. My husband and I just got married a month ago and now I want to sponsor him to live here in Canada as well. Is it important that I change my marital status here first before I fill up for a sponsor application? which important legal documents I should work on changing my status here like passport, PR and CRA?

Thank you!

 

[Will_PA]

Download the checklist for your husband's country:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/spouse.asp

This will contain a list of all paperwork and relationship evidence required.

I don't know which passport you hold, but UK one definitely doesn't show marital status. IMHO gathering the checklist documents would be my priority. Adding husband as beneficiary of your life insurance, opening joint bank account, changing rental/mortgage agreement to joint names, etc.

Good luck!

 

[PrincessEnriquez]

EDITED: I'm still holding a Philippine Passport. Says here on the specific requirements for the principal applicant that for him to establish the marital status, he just needs to submit the PSA document which provides the details about any marriages registered in our country.
I'm good in submitting any evidence like photos, text messages, letters, etc. to show our relationship is real. I just thought about my marital status here in Canada is still single and maybe it might affect the application because of that.

Thanks for the reply btw!

 

[JulianaAndrew]

EDITED: I'm still holding a Philippine Passport. Says here on the specific requirements for the principal applicant that for him to establish the marital status, he just needs to submit the PSA document which provides the details about any marriages registered in our country.
I'm good in submitting any evidence like photos, text messages, letters, etc. to show our relationship is real. I just thought about my marital status here in Canada is still single and maybe it might affect the application because of that.

Thanks for the reply btw!

You should update your status with CRA. Usually you have to do this whether you want to sponsor someone or not, so you should do that. Then you could add this as evidence of your relationship when you submit the application to sponsor your husband.

 

[Rob_TO]

I just thought about my marital status here in Canada is still single and maybe it might affect the application because of that.!

There is no official marriage registration process in Canada. Once you are married outside Canada, you are immediately considered married inside Canada as well. The only mandatory place you need to tell this, is (as mentioned above) to the CRA for tax purposes. Anyone else you tell (like insurance company, etc) is entirely up to you. Your IDs like passport, drivers license, etc do not show your marital status.

If anyone needs proof of your marriage, you would show your foreign marriage certificate with an english translation if needed.

 

[PrincessEnriquez]

Thank you so much for the helpful response!

 

[blackandwhite]

I would like to have some clarifications on this issue. I am a PR here in canada and my husband and i got married last month, which means i am still single and using my maiden name on my PR card, my question is do I need to change my last name first before i process his spousal Sponsorship or i can proceed with his sponsorship even without changing my last name on my PR CARD yet?

 

[PMM]

HI

I would like to have some clarifications on this issue. I am a PR here in canada and my husband and i got married last month, which means i am still single and using my maiden name on my PR card, my question is do I need to change my last name first before i process his spousal Sponsorship or i can proceed with his sponsorship even without changing my last name on my PR CARD yet?

1. Sure, there is no law that says you have to take your husband's name in Canada, you can apply for a change to your PR card anytime you wish.

 

[Oldmacwright]

HI



1. Sure, there law that says you have to take your husband's name in Canada, you can apply for a change to your PR card anytime you wish.

Sorry..... what?? There’s no law here (or most western countries) saying you must change your surname, most will do, some may even combine both surnames, and some continue to use their own surnames.

 

[Prettyjhazz]

Permanent Resident here. My husband and I just got married a month ago and now I want to sponsor him to live here in Canada as well. Is it important that I change my marital status here first before I fill up for a sponsor application? which important legal documents I should work on changing my status here like passport, PR and CRA?

Thank you!

I just sponsor my husband i didnt change my surname yet but i update my status at the cra

 

[blackandwhite]

I just sponsor my husband i didnt change my surname yet but i update my status at the cra

That's what I thought too... 'cause what i know is if i change my PR card first that would take long before I start to process my husband's papers.. and when you said you updated your status with cra, did you mean updating it online?

 

[YVR123]

HI



1. Sure, there law that says you have to take your husband's name in Canada, you can apply for a change to your PR card anytime you wish.

No such law. It's personal choice.

I keep my maiden surname and have no plan to change it to my husband's surname.

 

[YVR123]

That's what I thought too... 'cause what i know is if i change my PR card first that would take long before I start to process my husband's papers.. and when you said you updated your status with cra, did you mean updating it online?

Update the CRA info online. Or I think you can send in your 2018 tax return with the updated status.

 

[blackandwhite]

Update the CRA info online. Or I think you can send in your 2018 tax return with the updated status.

ok thank you very much for responding to all my questions and one more thing, while the papers are on process, can my husband come over once in a while to visit me? that wouldn't make ny problem or does it?

 

[blackandwhite]

Upon updating my marital status with CRA online, do I also need to change my last name? 'cause when I updated the status online I only change the SINGLE to MARRIED but my last name is still showing my maiden name...