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Sponsor spouse

low

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Dec 31, 2009
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Hi. Is it possible to sponsor spouse who lost permanent resident status due to residency requirement? How long does the process take ?
 

CharlieD10

VIP Member
Sep 5, 2010
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Northern Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
KGN
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-02-2011
File Transfer...
09-05-2011
Med's Done....
17-01-2011, 08-03-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
30-3-2012
VISA ISSUED...
13-04-2012
LANDED..........
06-06-2012
Yes, you may re-sponsor a spouse who has lost PR due to non-compliance with the residency requirement.

It takes the same time as sponsoring the first time, such applications are not given any priority because they were once PRs. Furthermore, your spouse must now show why they should be given PR again when they failed to retain it before.

If I have seen one case judge say it in a Residency Obligation appeal, I have seen them all say it: The residency requirements are not onerous, and there is flexibility built in to allow PRs to fulfill these obligations.
 

low

Star Member
Dec 31, 2009
83
3
It was mainly due to economic reasons as my husband is working for an American mnc and is holding quite a senior position. Unfortunately, he was unable to secure an internal transfer to Canada. He is still trying to get an internal transfer at the moment since it is the beat way to overcome the ",anadian experience" dilemma.

Will this actually work against him when I sponsor him?
 

canadianwoman

VIP Member
Nov 6, 2009
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Category........
Visa Office......
Accra, Ghana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-01-2008
Interview........
05-05-2009
No, in your case. Just explain the situation in the application.