Hi, I sponsored my spouse to canada in 2018 and we got our Permanent residency in 2020.We recently got divorced in September 2023.How long i have to wait to sponsor my second spouse if i remarry.
Remarriage after divorce
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Three years from the date your first spouse landed and became a PR in Canada.
Did you actually sponsor your spouse? Cos if you did, you and your spouse won't "get your PR at the same time".
Did you apply for PR and included your spouse as dependent in your PR application? In that case, you do not need to wait for the undertaking. (3 years) Because you didn't sponsor.
Hi, i came as an internet student and then he came after me on a work visa. We applied for our PR at the same time.He was my dependent in my PR application.
Your potential-future spouse would not automatically get any kind of status in Canada just because of marriage; would have to be sponsored by you. (Or get status some other way)
BUT: if you became a PR by being sponsored by your previous spouse, you won't be eligible to sponsor for some period of time:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/spouse-partner-children/eligibility.html
There is no status change after him getting married with you. Getting married with a PR do not give any special status to the spouse. His status will expired on 2025 (or before depending on what permit he has)
Since you were sponsored and landed on 2023 (I assumed), you won't be able to sponsor anyone until 5 years from your landing (i.e. likely after 2028).
Specific info from the link provided by another member.
You may not be eligible to sponsor your spouse, partner if you:
- were sponsored by a spouse or partner and you became a permanent resident less than 5 years ago
then how we can live together after marriage if his visa expired .. or we have option to extend his visa
This rule is to put in place for people who were sponsored by their spouse and then quickly left their spouses and remarried and bring in another person.
It's less than a year since you landed (sponsored by your spouse) and you are already divorced and planned to remarry. Typically, couples need to be separated for 1 year before they can be divorced.
You choice to live with your new spouse could be stay for 3 years, apply for citizenship, then leave to live with your spouse and apply inland after 5 years wait is over. Then enter after your spouse gets the approved PR.
Or your spouse could apply on his own. Since he is a student and hopefully will have PGWP after he graduate. He can look into economic stream and apply with his work experience, job offer...etc.
You give up your PR (renounce) and move with your spouse and then apply again with him with your work experience/education...etc. Then you can include him as your dependent in your application.
You may not be likely to stay in Canada during that process unless him has PGWP or other work permit after he graduated and continue to stay in Canada.
We already answered. There is NOTHING you can do just by marrying him.
Getting married won't extend his study permit or extend his stay as visitor.
He could apply to extend his stay as visitor. BUT being married to a PR who cannot sponsor him is NOT a good reason to extend his status as visitor because IRCC knows that he will not leave Canada because he will have family tie in Canada.
The part I don't understand is that most students on study permit would have applied via a program/school that will provide work permit after. Or possibility of economic stream for immigration (e.g. master for some post grad provincial stream). So he is on a program that gives him nothing after he graduated in Feb 2025?
You came on May 1 2023 being sponsored by your ex spouse and you are already divorced Jun 2024?
Did your relationship break down before you landed? If so, you may have already committed misrepresentation when you land.
I am sorry that happened to you. abuse is bad. You should report your ex so that he will be charged and cannot sponsor another victim to Canada.
Visitor cannot work.
Not sure about the one year course (some of them do have work permit).
You could try to extend his visa as a visitor but that's uncertain if it will be approved since he has strong tie in Canada.
I think he best chance is to apply to study with a program that will give him work permit (PGWP) and he could find jobs after and apply to immigrate on his own (and stay in Canada with you).
On that time i was totally new in canada i didn’t know about anything here they took my cell phone as well from me .. so there is no way to complain n all things… i think he could live with me on visitor visa …I think there is some way that we live together because everyone know after marriage we cant live alone.. thats will very tough for both of us i live here nd he live far
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It is not that uncommon for spouses to have to be separated for a long period while in Canada. If you can’t be separated after marriage delay the marriage for a few years.
IMO, it may not be true and l was being polite before and didn't spell it out. It's unlikely that his stay will be extended as visitor so he can stay after his study permit expired.
He has strong tie in Canada and not so in his home country. His chance of overstaying in Canada is high.
If he is being refused, he will need to leave right away. So again, it may be the best for him to look into immigrate on his own. (better study program, getting PGWP, apply for him on his own...etc.)