Am I eligible to apply?

[traum]

It doesn't work like that. You can't just apply to be a sponsor to "check," it's considered part of the spousal application.

Simple rule is if you're not on welfare and not a criminal, you're eligible to sponsor.

Sorry, I didn't fully understand how the sponsorship works. So when they said sponsor refusal here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/spouse-partner-children/track-update-application.html , this means only based on criminal record or welfare assistance in Canada? Then it may be a waste of money to proceed with sponsorship under these conditions. Thank you for your insight.

 

[traum]

Have you checked the CRS score of your spouse? Is it above 460? There is a search function on the forum. If you spouse can qualify to immigrate on her own that would solve your problem.

Yes, it should be above 470. Though the ITA cut-off has been ranging from 469 to 472 lately, so I was trying to increase their odds by doing both applications. Thank you for your suggestions.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Some research can be flexible location-wise after course requirements are fulfilled (not lab-based experiments), and the campus is within 1 1/2 hr driving distance from nearest Canadian city (where my spouse will likely live) if urgent attendance is necessary. The timeline to finishing credit requirements matches up with pr application processing (~12 mo). Ideally, I'd travel to the campus on a weekly basis and spread my time between living in the States and in Canada. Do you think that this arrangement is acceptable for applying for sponsorship pr?



Yes, I plan on living in the US until the course requirements are finished for the PhD, but my spouse will likely live in Canada.


Sorry, I didn't phrase it right in the OP. I meant that we will move together in the future to a city that is better for our careers. My spouse will likely be living in Canada in the meantime.

Honestly wouldn't try the sponsorship route. Once IRCC reviews intent to return and sees that you just started a PhD in the US, you are pretty much guaranteed to receive a request for solid proof of intent to return to Canada as soon as the app is approved and they aren't likely to believe anything less than a withdrawal from the US program and an actual move to Canada.

There was a Canadian-US couple in the recent past who were living in the US and received approval but when the spouse went to the border to land and told CBSA their sponsor had just started a 2 year degree in the US and wasn't returning to Canada, they were refused landing.

When does the passport actually expire?

 

[andrew3081]

What country is the OP from? If you are willing to share.