help please: spouse sponsorship check list

[dnllnds]

Hello, could anyone explain the meaning of the following question from the spouse sponsorship application check list? Any clarification will be greatly appreciated

"the person I am sponsoring was declared as my spouse or partner and was already examined as a non-accompanying dependent when I applied for a permanent resident visa, and did not receive an immigrant visa. (Note: If you have never applied for a permanent resident visa, answer no.)"

 

[Rickay001]

The answer would be no because he was non accompanying.... I'm in the same situation the only difference is that my spouse

 

[Rickay001]

The answer would be no because he was non accompanying.... I'm in the same situation the only difference is that my spouse was supposed to be avvomaccomp but the lawyer put him as non accompanying so now we are doing the sponsorship

 

[dnllnds]

thanks for the response, but what does "non-accompanying dependent" mean?

 

[KBH]

If you are a Canadian citizen, answer NO.
If you are a Canadian PR, but were not married/in a common-law relationship with your partner at the time you became a PR, answer NO.
If you were already married or in a common-law relationship when you became a PR, and declared your spouse as non-accompanying, answer YES.

If you don't know what the question means then the answer to the question is probably no.

 

[dnllnds]

thanks!