I noticed that the sponsorship application asks if I have been charged with an offense punishable by a term of at least 10 years. If the answer to this question is "yes", does that prevent me from sponsoring my wife? It was an aggravated assault charge; I acted in self-defense against 5 men. The injury to one of them was severe enough that I was charged and after some "dead time" I plead guilty to get out of jail and did 5.5 months and got time-served. I was a heavy drinker and drug user then and since the crime I have rehabilitated myself - I am an abstainer and drug free for the last 3 years. This occurred about 3.5 years ago. There is also a break and enter on my record and a few breaches. All of these crimes were committed during a period of extreme drug and alcohol abuse. I have since transformed and am now an Area Sales Manager for a respectable Canadian company.
Can a moderator with legal expertise please advise me on whether this prevents me from sponsoring my wife?
Thanks in advance.
Can a moderator with legal expertise please advise me on whether this prevents me from sponsoring my wife?
Thanks in advance.