Spousal sponsorship and sponsorship bars

[skaba]

Apparently, if a person came to Canada as a sponsored spouse, and after some time s/he got divorced, s/he can not sponsor a new spouse until 5 years have passed since becoming a PR in Canada.
Does this apply to a spouse who came here as a dependent family member, i.e.: the couple were married, husband came to Canada on a work visa, then applied for PR and his wife was inherently part of that application. They both became PR at the same time. A couple of years later, the relationship fell apart, they divorced in Canada, and now she wants to sponsor her new spouse. Does she have to wait for 5 years or not?

Thanks.

 

[Rob_TO]

Apparently, if a person came to Canada as a sponsored spouse, and after some time s/he got divorced, s/he can not sponsor a new spouse until 5 years have passed since becoming a PR in Canada.
Does this apply to a spouse who came here as a dependent family member, i.e.: the couple were married, husband came to Canada on a work visa, then applied for PR and his wife was inherently part of that application. They both became PR at the same time. A couple of years later, the relationship fell apart, they divorced in Canada, and now she wants to sponsor her new spouse. Does she have to wait for 5 years or not?

Thanks.

No, the sponsorship bar does not apply in this case. It's only for family class sponsored spouses.

 

[skaba]

No, the sponsorship bar does not apply in this case. It's only for family class sponsored spouses.

Thanks, Rob. That was my understanding. On a different note, which sponsorship applications process faster, inland or outland?

 

[spousalsponsee]

Thanks, Rob. That was my understanding. On a different note, which sponsorship applications process faster, inland or outland?

There's a new global target of 12 months for inland or outland.

Historically, inland took 18-24 months, outland varied by visa office (about 3-24 months depending on nationality and VO).