Is job mandatory for spousal sponsorship?

[sridhar249]

Hi, this is Sridhar. I am a PR of Canada. But I stayed out of Canada for the last 2 years. My PR is still valid and I will be returning to Canada in a week's time.

I am planning to sponsor PR for my wife and daughter as soon as I come to canada, may be in a couple of weeks from now.

Now the question is, do I need to have a job in hand to sponsor PR for my wife and daughter? Is it mandatory? Or if I show some bank balance say some $20,000, will that be sufficient? I will try to find a job (software engineer) as soon as I come to Canada. But, in the worst case, it might take a few months. So, just wondering if I can file PR for my wife and daughter, while I get the job, so that the PR gets processed sooner.

Thanks in advance,
Sridhar.

 

[jpsant]

As long as you're not on welfare, you should be fine.
Tell them your plans too.

Good luck

 

[DanSlh]

You don't need to have money on spousal sponsorship.
Just tell them your plans and how you're goin' to make things work.
Good luck.