Does the IRCC Web form entertain questions regarding sponsorship eligibility?

[planbee]

Judging by the hugely important "if" in the statement below, it seems like I would be barking up the wrong tree if I were to ask a question about whether I meet my residential obligations as a PR sponsor.

URL: https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx

You may use this form if:

• You have submitted an application or profile.
• Your application has exceeded normal processing times. We will not respond to your enquiry if the application is within normal processing times.
• You wish to report important changes, such as a change in contact information, births, deaths, marriages, divorces, adoptions, changes in employment, withdrawal of application, refund request, or urgent requests. If you are reporting a change in contact information, it will take 5 business days for it to be updated. During this time you should continue to monitor your old contact information.
• You wish to add, change or cancel a representative and you are ready to upload your Use of Representative Form (IMM5476) or you authorize IRCC to release information from your case file and you are ready to upload your Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual (IMM5475).
• You require urgent processing of your renewal/replacement Permanent Resident card. To be eligible for urgent processing, you must provide:
  • proof of travel (itinerary or ticket) that shows your full name, destination and travel dates;
  • proof of payment for the travel that shows the date you paid, the full amount you paid, and how you paid;
  • a letter explaining the reason for the urgency; and
  • proof of the urgency (e.g. a doctor’s note, death certificate, or letter from your employer).
• You wish to report a technical issue with IRCC online services. Please select 'Technical Difficulty' as your application/enquiry type and ensure you provide:
  • type of application (work permit, study permit or visitor record, etc) in the 'Your enquiry' field;
  • approximate date that the application was submitted, if applicable, in the 'Your enquiry' field.
  • complete address (including the postal code) in the 'Your enquiry' field. If the residential address is different from the mailing address, please provide both addresses;
  • Unique Client Identifier (UCI) number / Client ID number, if you have one;
  • online application reference number, if you have one;
  • telephone number. If you have more than one contact number, please provide them all;
  • screenshot(s), if possible.

 

[zardoz]

Judging by the hugely important "if" in the statement below, it seems like I would be barking up the wrong tree if I were to ask a question about whether I meet my residential obligations as a PR sponsor.

URL: https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx

You may use this form if:

• You have submitted an application or profile.
• Your application has exceeded normal processing times. We will not respond to your enquiry if the application is within normal processing times.
• You wish to report important changes, such as a change in contact information, births, deaths, marriages, divorces, adoptions, changes in employment, withdrawal of application, refund request, or urgent requests. If you are reporting a change in contact information, it will take 5 business days for it to be updated. During this time you should continue to monitor your old contact information.
• You wish to add, change or cancel a representative and you are ready to upload your Use of Representative Form (IMM5476) or you authorize IRCC to release information from your case file and you are ready to upload your Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual (IMM5475).
• You require urgent processing of your renewal/replacement Permanent Resident card. To be eligible for urgent processing, you must provide:
  • proof of travel (itinerary or ticket) that shows your full name, destination and travel dates;
  • proof of payment for the travel that shows the date you paid, the full amount you paid, and how you paid;
  • a letter explaining the reason for the urgency; and
  • proof of the urgency (e.g. a doctor’s note, death certificate, or letter from your employer).
• You wish to report a technical issue with IRCC online services. Please select 'Technical Difficulty' as your application/enquiry type and ensure you provide:
  • type of application (work permit, study permit or visitor record, etc) in the 'Your enquiry' field;
  • approximate date that the application was submitted, if applicable, in the 'Your enquiry' field.
  • complete address (including the postal code) in the 'Your enquiry' field. If the residential address is different from the mailing address, please provide both addresses;
  • Unique Client Identifier (UCI) number / Client ID number, if you have one;
  • online application reference number, if you have one;
  • telephone number. If you have more than one contact number, please provide them all;
  • screenshot(s), if possible.

You are probably correct. What do you mean "whether I meet my residential obligations"?

 

[planbee]

You are probably correct. What do you mean "whether I meet my residential obligations"?

As a PR, I spent the majority of the first 3 years outside of Canada (40 days in Canada). I want to know if I am eligible to sponsor my spouse. And if it is safe for me to travel to US for work-related trips.

 

[scylla]

As a PR, I spent the majority of the first 3 years outside of Canada (40 days in Canada). I want to know if I am eligible to sponsor my spouse. And if it is safe for me to travel to US for work-related trips.

To qualify to sponsor your spouse, you must meet the residency obligation. This obligation requires you to live in Canada for two out every five rolling years. So if you landed in Canada three years ago and have spend all but 40 days of that outside of Canada, then you have only 40 days of buffer before you'll start failing to meet the residency obligation. You'll need to keep a very close count of the number of days inside and outside of Canada to make sure you meet the requirements to sponsor and also ensure you can show you do in fact meet RO if IRCC challenges you on this fact.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

As a PR, I spent the majority of the first 3 years outside of Canada (40 days in Canada). I want to know if I am eligible to sponsor my spouse. And if it is safe for me to travel to US for work-related trips.

If you provide actual dates, people on this forum can easily tell you if you qualify or not.