You mean you want to sponsor your wife.
Being on EI doesn't prevent you from sponsoring her, you just need to demonstrate a plan to be able to afford to cover her expenses. If you are on welfare you have an issue.
Spousal sponsorship
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Being on EI doesn't prevent you from sponsoring her, you just need to demonstrate a plan to be able to afford to cover her expenses. If you are on welfare you have an issue.
Yes, but how much bank balance do i need to show for her expenses. i am currently actively looking for a job. i applied EI just as a precaution measure only.
There is no number that is set for a spousal sponsorship. You just need to demonstrate you can.
Thanks for update any one has the sample format letter for demonstrating that i can support
I just got to NO
i just checked this information in Google EI wont comes under welfare or social assistance
However, if you are receiving Employment Insurance benefits (unemployment) or disability benefits, you may still sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner as these benefits do not count as welfare.
EI is not social assistance, so it will not affect your sponsorship of your wife. It will also not affect your eligibility for citizenship.
Hi everyone
I’ve just gotten my PR last month. I have a same-sex partner and we plan to get married in Canada (my partner will get a visitor visa for this). So my questions are:
1. With this, my partner will apply for spousal sponsorship PR? Do people receive a work visa or any temporary visa while they are waiting for this type of PR in Canada?
2. Same-sex marriage isn’t recognised in our own country, and thus on many documents our status will still be “single”. Will this cause any problem when applying for PR?
3. Have anyone married in Canada and their change of status not recognised in their home country?
I honestly have found no guidance for any of these. I hope that someone on here might be able to help us. Much appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read.
I’ve just gotten my PR last month. I have a same-sex partner and we plan to get married in Canada (my partner will get a visitor visa for this). So my questions are:
1. With this, my partner will apply for spousal sponsorship PR? Do people receive a work visa or any temporary visa while they are waiting for this type of PR in Canada?
2. Same-sex marriage isn’t recognised in our own country, and thus on many documents our status will still be “single”. Will this cause any problem when applying for PR?
3. Have anyone married in Canada and their change of status not recognised in their home country?
I honestly have found no guidance for any of these. I hope that someone on here might be able to help us. Much appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read.
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We can’t be open about our relationship so there’s no proof or anything that we are together. But I thought we wouldn’t need to prove co-habitation if we marry in Canada?
We have been together for 1.5 years, but have never lived together.
Ah yes, I’m sorry, I didn’t realise. It’s very unusual in our country to not live with the parents (in the same city) until marriage. Even then, a heterosexual couple will most likely live with the parents of the husband. We are both ‘single’, hence we’re still living with our respective parents and so there is nothing to show for the relationship by the usual means.
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1. If your partner is approved for a TRv, yes, they can apply for PR here in Canada. If they apply inland, they can include a work permit app.
2. No.
3. Canada doesn't care if it isn't recognized in your country.
Hi everyone,
i need a help from you, i got layoff recently now i am jobless currently on EI, i am going to apply my spouse dependent visa i am eligible to apply it can anyone please share me a sample explanation letter if we are not working. i dont no exactly what to mention in the explanation so i am confused can you please help me with this one.
i need a help from you, i got layoff recently now i am jobless currently on EI, i am going to apply my spouse dependent visa i am eligible to apply it can anyone please share me a sample explanation letter if we are not working. i dont no exactly what to mention in the explanation so i am confused can you please help me with this one.