My (Canadian) wife and I to move to Canada

[GerardT]

Hi,

My wife and I have decided to move to Canada next year. Since we are married and my wife is Canadian, I understand that she is allowed to sponsor me. However, now that I am getting all the forms together, I have the feeling that there may be an issue with this. When we move to Canada, she will not have any job straight away and therefore she cannot claim any income until she gets a job. Would this causes an issue with my visa application? At the moment, I'm filling all the paperwork in on the basis of her and mine current job.

Hopefully you can give me some advise.

Thanks,
Gerard

 

[scylla]

No - this won't create an issue. There are actually no minimum income requirements for sponsoring a spouse. You are right in filling out the paperwork based on your current jobs.

 

[katdanger]

Hi,

My wife and I have decided to move to Canada next year. Since we are married and my wife is Canadian, I understand that she is allowed to sponsor me. However, now that I am getting all the forms together, I have the feeling that there may be an issue with this. When we move to Canada, she will not have any job straight away and therefore she cannot claim any income until she gets a job. Would this causes an issue with my visa application? At the moment, I'm filling all the paperwork in on the basis of her and mine current job.

Hopefully you can give me some advise.

Thanks,
Gerard

Hi! There shouldn't be a problem with income as even an unemployed person can sponsor a spouse, however, your wife will have to prove her intention to return to Canada and a job offer or employment offer is a good way to do this!

If she can't provide a job offer, proof of property like mortgage or car payments in Canada or a rental agreement serves as good proof. I didn't have any of the recommended proof so I provided a letter from my current employer (abroad) stating that she knows of my intentions to return to Canada and that my employment will terminate when my husband is granted PR. I also included letters from family and friends showing they know of our plans to return and offering support (ex: place to stay, financial help if necessary, etc.) when we return, a letter of good standing from my Canadian bank that also outlines the accounts and products I've maintained while living abroad, flight information from my most recent trip home (to show continued ties to Canada), and correspondence regarding arrangements for a large event I'm organizing in Canada about a year from now. I also wrote a letter explaining why we decided to move back to Canada (safety, quality of life, best place to raise a family, political unrest here, economic crisis here, etc.).

I believe all this will be enough, but if we're told it's not, I'lll move back to Canada and change my address to a Canadian one on our application and wait there for my husband's PR - Not ideal as we don't want to be separated, but you gotta do what you gotta do!