can i sponsor my spouse even if i don't have a job?

[kbdje]

hi,

I'm a PR card holder since July 2009, have stayed and worked here in Canada since then. Last March 2012 I went back to the Philippines and stayed there for 3 months to get married and came back in Canada pregnant. Right now I don't have a work because my boss doesn't want to give me hours due to my pregnancy. I'm planning to sponsor my husband who is currently living in the Philippines.

I called the CIC twice and told me different things which confused me.

My question is: Will I be able to sponsor my husband even if I don't have a job? Is there a minimum income requirement to be able to sponsor a spouse?

Please help me... thanks...

 

[KJG]

as long as you are not on welfare/social assistance you can apply for sponsorship

 

[sakamath]

Meeting the "Low-income-cut-off" is not a requirement while sponsoring a spouse. As long as you can provide evidence that you worked (you in Canada, and your spouse in Philippines), the two of you have the skills to make a decent living and finally this is not a marriage of convenience - you should be fine. Go ahead and fill that application. Just don't be on welfare.

 

[kbdje]

@KJG thank you so much for the quick reply. I'm worrying so much because one of the call center agent from CIC told me that I can't sponsor my husband if I don't have a job and that I should have at least $22,000 net income.

@Sakamath thank you for replying. I'm planning to provide an Option C Print Out from the Revenue Agency and some pay stubs from the previous months, hoping that would just be fine.

 

[markym]

Hi KBDJE !

we're on the same situation right now. i will be going back to canada this august, pregnant.
are you filling up your sponsorship already for your spouse?

what proofs do we need that we can still make a living even though we still don't have job?

 

[tink23]

You can show bank accounts with any savings in them. You can show your spouses qualifications and work history to prove that he is capable of working once he gets here.
If you're going to living in someone else's house (your parents or something) rent free, they can write u a letter stating that fact that u both can live with them until you're able to go back to work and get on your own feet. Just to show that once your husband arrives in Canada his basic needs will be tended to and that you won't have to go on welfare to get by with the basics.

 

[Azsereth]

A Sponsor must demonstrate a level of income that meets the minimum necessary income or low-income cutoff (LICO) for a given family size, as established by Statistics Canada. The Sponsor is freed from this requirement if:
The individual requiring sponsorship is the spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the Canadian Sponsor; or
The individual requiring sponsorship is the dependent child of the Canadian Sponsor

The above is quoted directly from another part of this web site (/immigration-financial-ability.html)

 

[kbdje]

hi markym,

yup i already did fill up the application for my spouse. all the other documents are in except for the letter of employment which i wouldn't have because i'm jobless

how far along are you on your pregnancy?

i just wrote a letter of explanation stating my situation right now and the future plans that me and my husband have in order to provide for us..

 

[markym]

hello kbdje,

that's great !

i'm on my 6th months of pregnancy now, how about you?
i am planning to submit the application this september,
have you submitted yours already?

hopefully, they'll accept the reason why we are jobless.

goodluck!