does the sponsor need to stay in Canada 730 days to sponsor a spouse?

[kenwong699]

Hi All,
Could anyone please advide me if I can sponsor my wife if I only stay in Canada for 725 days in Canada for the past 5 years which is missing 5 more days according to the 730 days rules (residency obligation).

The reason I am asking is that in order to have enough 730 days I have to wait until November but by that time we will move to another state so we had to redo most of our paper works again and it will take a lot of our time.

Will they check my residency obigation when I sponsor my wife as an inland application since I only have 725 days in Canada for the past 5 years?

Please help us, thank you very much folks!! Have a good day!

 

[computergeek]

The sponsor must be in compliance with the residency obligation. CIC is rather strict in confirming sponsor eligibility, so even five days would likely trigger a residency investigation. While they wouldn't be able to do much (by the time they did anything you'd be back in compliance anyway) it would likely drag out your sponsorship process by a very long time - far longer than just waiting until November.

 

[tomtomato]

To make sure, is this 730 days for when you have PR status, or 730 days when you stay in Canada regardless of your status (obviously, legal status, like student visa, work permit and so on)?

Thanks!

 

[zardoz]

To make sure, is this 730 days for when you have PR status, or 730 days when you stay in Canada regardless of your status (obviously, legal status, like student visa, work permit and so on)?

Thanks!

You must meet the residency obligation requirements as a PR. It is up to you to show that you do. The rules are documented on the CIC website. There are also many, many posts on here that cover the calculations.

 

[gongdi]

The sponsor must be in compliance with the residency obligation. CIC is rather strict in confirming sponsor eligibility, so even five days would likely trigger a residency investigation. While they wouldn't be able to do much (by the time they did anything you'd be back in compliance anyway) it would likely drag out your sponsorship process by a very long time - far longer than just waiting until November.

From the little information that cic posts, I get the impression that cic are finally beginning to rethink PRs of convenience, who get their free health care ticket punched and then fly back home to make money and not pay taxes to the "host“. This is becoming a bit of an epidemic, especially in British Columbia. I'm not judging OP but I'd gather that spending 3 of 5 years out of the country while on PR might appear suspicious to VO and you may have to explain your intentions when you submit your sponsorship.

 

[scylla]

To make sure, is this 730 days for when you have PR status, or 730 days when you stay in Canada regardless of your status (obviously, legal status, like student visa, work permit and so on)?

Thanks!

PR status. You can't sponsor your spouse for PR if you are here on a student visa or work visa.