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Rimka13

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Hello everyone,

I applied for pr with my ex wife as non accompanying spouse and she never came to canada so we divorced early this year.
My current girlfriend doest live in canada and we plan to get married at the end of the year.

Can i sponsor her without any issue even if i have divorced in the same year?

Thank you.
 
You may not be able to sponsor if you…
  • are sponsoring a spouse or partner but you signed an undertaking for a previous spouse or partner and it hasn’t been three years since they became a permanent resident.
3 Years under taking
 
You may not be able to sponsor if you…
  • are sponsoring a spouse or partner but you signed an undertaking for a previous spouse or partner and it hasn’t been three years since they became a permanent resident.
3 Years under taking
He never signed an undertaking for a previous spouse. He was not a PR during his application
 
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He never signed an undertaking for a previous spouse. He was not a PR during his application
He stated that he sponsored his first wife but they got divorced and she never came to canada.
So did he withdraw the application, what happened to the application? If she got her PR approved and never came to canada?
 
He stated that he sponsored his first wife but they got divorced and she never came to canada.
So did he withdraw the application, what happened to the application? If she got her PR approved and never came to canada?

Then that applicatoin would have lapsed, and no undertaking in force.

So should be no problem - if it's been more than three years, then IRCC will have record of that. If less than three years, may have to just explain to IRCC that spouse did not immigrate and become a PR, therefore the undertaking also lapsed.

Note, not addressing issue of IRCC evaluation of the new relationship. That's a separate matter than this.
 
Then that applicatoin would have lapsed, and no undertaking in force.

So should be no problem - if it's been more than three years, then IRCC will have record of that. If less than three years, may have to just explain to IRCC that spouse did not immigrate and become a PR, therefore the undertaking also lapsed.

Note, not addressing issue of IRCC evaluation of the new relationship. That's a separate matter than this.
Well I'm not a immigration lawyer or consultant to give any advice what he should be doing next.
I answered his question following ircc website.
 
Well I'm not a immigration lawyer or consultant to give any advice what he should be doing next.
I answered his question following ircc website.

I think you've been right on the key points, just clarifying.
 
He stated that he sponsored his first wife but they got divorced and she never came to canada.
So did he withdraw the application, what happened to the application? If she got her PR approved and never came to canada?
I don't think he said he sponsored his first wife unless he changed his post.
"I applied for pr with my ex wife as non accompanying spouse I applied for pr with my ex wife as non accompanying spouse "

means he applied as PR with wife non accompanying. But he never stated if he eventually applied to sponsor her.

If he did and she landed as a PR, then he is still under the 3 years undertaking.
If he didn't or if she never landed, then he doesn't have the under taking and he can sponsor his new wife once they got married.

BUT a relationship developed so fast may be under more detail evaluation by IRCC.
 
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I don't think he said he sponsored his first wife unless he changed his post.
"I applied for pr with my ex wife as non accompanying spouse I applied for pr with my ex wife as non accompanying spouse "

means he applied as PR with wife non accompanying. But he never stated if he eventually applied to sponsor her.

If he did and she landed as a PR, then he is still under the 3 years undertaking.
If he didn't or if she never landed, then he doesn't have the under taking and he can sponsor his new wife once they got married.

BUT a relationship developed so fast may be under more detail evaluation by IRCC.

Yes i applied as non accompanying spouse and she never landed here in canada.

What do you mean by detail evaluation by ircc?
By the time we will get married, we will be dating for 1 year and half
 
He stated that he sponsored his first wife but they got divorced and she never came to canada.
So did he withdraw the application, what happened to the application? If she got her PR approved and never came to canada?

I applied for PR as non accompanying spouse and i did not sponsor her.
 
Yes i applied as non accompanying spouse and she never landed here in canada.

What do you mean by detail evaluation by ircc?
By the time we will get married, we will be dating for 1 year and half
We really don't know if IRCC will be more detail on your relationship proof. But if you get married after in the relationship for 1. 5 year and have been in constant contact and have spent time together, then it should be OK.

You can sponsor a spouse, since you do not have any undertaking now.
 
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Hello everyone,

I applied for pr with my ex wife as non accompanying spouse and she never came to canada so we divorced early this year.
My current girlfriend doest live in canada and we plan to get married at the end of the year.

Can i sponsor her without any issue even if i have divorced in the same year?

Thank you.

When did you land as a PR?
 
october 2019

Why did you never sponsor your spouse if you came to Canada in October 2019 and you only got divorced in 2023? If you were still in a relationship when you landed in 2019 most would have applied to sponsor their spouse right away.
 
Why did you never sponsor your spouse if you came to Canada in October 2019 and you only got divorced in 2023? If you were still in a relationship when you landed in 2019 most would have applied to sponsor their spouse right away.

Here's a scenario:

The former spouse was designated as non accompany when he came to Canada in Oct 2019. Then the pandemic came. Many relationship broken apart. It's not unusual to get divorced in 2023.

Why would they want to sponsor their spouse right away if they can just land together? What if their spouse want to continue their work outside Canada and without travel to Canada? It doesn't make sense to sponsor their spouse right away if the spouse don't want to make the move.
 
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