Spousal sponsorship

[aribc]

Hi Guys,
In Appendix B checklist, CIC requested 8 photos (45-35 mm) of applicant and his/her family.
Does it mean only principal applicant needs to provide photos or Sponsor needs too?
Help me plz !
Thanks
Cheers,

 

[eemsley]

Hi Guys,
In Appendix B checklist, CIC requested 8 photos (45-35 mm) of applicant and his/her family.
Does it mean only principal applicant needs to provide photos or Sponsor needs too?
Help me plz !
Thanks
Cheers,

If it helps, I sent 9 photos of myself (sponsor), and 9 of my spouse (principal applicant). I recall same question when we did ours. So when in doubt, do both. Note that our applications were processed with out any problems. So if I can help with questions, feel free to ask.

 

[Rob_TO]

what do you think about visa issuing ?
is it be in the visa office ( like Cairo office ), or they sent the passport to Canada to stamp it ?

Visas are put into passports ONLY at the visa office processing the application (so Cairo).

Hi Guys,
In Appendix B checklist, CIC requested 8 photos (45-35 mm) of applicant and his/her family.
Does it mean only principal applicant needs to provide photos or Sponsor needs too?

Applicant only. Family is any dependents also being sponsored.

Sponsor does NOT need to provide any immigration photos.

 

[aribc]

Does Sponsor need to meet minimum income amount? (Form IMM5491E Checklist)
Im sponsoring my wife, and there is no Dependent/Co-Signer in our application.
Thanks

 

[monologst]

Disability is meant to support 1 person, not 2.

first of all thanks for reply
so please tell me what we have to do to be accepted by cic
she is coming next month what should we do
if we get married and live together for 6 months ? and after that she go to Canada and find a job and the we apply for the spousal sponsorship ?
is that fine or we have to live together for one year before applying ?
and also could she get disability while she is outside Canada if yes so how ?
sorry for many question but its our future
thanks a lot

 

[eemsley]

Does Sponsor need to meet minimum income amount? (Form IMM5491E Checklist)
Im sponsoring my wife, and there is no Dependent/Co-Signer in our application.
Thanks

no. somewhere in the forms it explains that sponsor's income is not considered when sponsoring your spouse. However, they do ask for a bit of employment history. Mostly they want to be sure there will not be a cost to the government should something go wrong during the three year temporary PR period. They also want to be sure the sponsor is not depending completely on social assistance. I may find the information for you at a later date.

 

[Konabo]

Your PR status will be determined by if you submitted your application before or after Oct 25, 2012, or if after that date by how long you had been married/common-law at the time you submitted the app.

And for citizenship, keep in mind that days spent in Canada before you have PR status, only counts as 1/2 a day.

So to satisfy the current eligibility of 3 of past 4 years, the quickest possible time to qualify for citizenship is 2 full years after becoming PR.
Calculation would be 2 years before getting PR = 1 year of qualifying (at 1/2 time) + 2 years as a PR, for total 3 years in past 4.



Also there is a good chance the new rule of 4 of 6 years will kick in later this year, although this would not have an impact on you as you could calculate 4 years before PR = 2 years (1/2 time) + 2 years as a PR = 4 years in past 6.

Thanks Rob! You really are a Champion Member! Appreciate the reply and information so much. You Rock!!!

 

[LiftedR]

no. somewhere in the forms it explains that sponsor's income is not considered when sponsoring your spouse. However, they do ask for a bit of employment history. Mostly they want to be sure there will not be a cost to the government should something go wrong during the three year temporary PR period. They also want to be sure the sponsor is not depending completely on social assistance. I may find the information for you at a later date.

wow i did not know that. I always thought if you have low income you cannot sponsor people.

 

[sakay]

hi guys, just wondering if anyone can help me.

my wife had a student visa in canada then had a PGWP.. then after it expired we applied for inland spousal sponsorship last july 2013 + application for visitors visa. last august she got visitors permit for 1 year.

so now, i am wondering, can we still apply for OWP? or is it too late? if its not, where do we send it?

anybody here has experience on this? thanks

 

[premmis]

Thanks Great Info..

 

[BeShoo]

And for citizenship, keep in mind that days spent in Canada before you have PR status, only counts as 1/2 a day.

So to satisfy the current eligibility of 3 of past 4 years, the quickest possible time to qualify for citizenship is 2 full years after becoming PR.
Calculation would be 2 years before getting PR = 1 year of qualifying (at 1/2 time) + 2 years as a PR, for total 3 years in past 4.

Also there is a good chance the new rule of 4 of 6 years will kick in later this year, although this would not have an impact on you as you could calculate 4 years before PR = 2 years (1/2 time) + 2 years as a PR = 4 years in past 6.

Unless I'm greatly mistaken (and I'm pretty sure I'm not) time spent before you are a PR can only count as a maximum of 1 year (i.e. 2 years or more counts as 1 year). Under the proposed rules set to kick in later this year, you won't be able to count any of the time you spent in Canada before you got PR, unless that proposal has recently changed.

EDIT:
"Currently, each day that applicants spend in Canada before they become PRs counts as a half day of residence toward fulfilling their residency requirement for citizenship. Under the proposed measures, time spent in Canada as a non-PR would no longer meet citizenship residency requirements."

Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2014/2014-02-06a.asp

 

[lavender111]

Hi guys,
could anybody help me !! i have a question , i got passport request with APPENDIX (A) with no picture request, and here i read a lot about APPENDIX(B) with picture requested, so what the difference between A & B ?

 

[Rob_TO]

Unless I'm greatly mistaken (and I'm pretty sure I'm not) time spent before you are a PR can only count as a maximum of 1 year (i.e. 2 years or more counts as 1 year). Under the proposed rules set to kick in later this year, you won't be able to count any of the time you spent in Canada before you got PR, unless that proposal has recently changed.

Yes the current rules state 1/2 time for before PR, and you need a minimum of 2 years as PR. So as my calculation showed, would need 2 years as non-PR (= 1 yr qualifying) and 2 years as PR to get the 3 years.

And yes you are right, new rules seem to be eliminating non-PR time completely! So would have to get all 4 years as a PR. This would double the time for some people if the law passes in the current proposed form.

 

[Rob_TO]

first of all thanks for reply
so please tell me what we have to do to be accepted by cic
she is coming next month what should we do
if we get married and live together for 6 months ? and after that she go to Canada and find a job and the we apply for the spousal sponsorship ?
is that fine or we have to live together for one year before applying ?
and also could she get disability while she is outside Canada if yes so how ?
sorry for many question but its our future
thanks a lot

There is no firm answer to your question. Whether you are interviewed and whether you are accepted for PR or not, depends on the view of the visa officer that will review your application and situation. You can always try to apply and see what happens, but usually it's better to submit a strong application first, instead of a weak one that may be rejected and have to go to appeal.
You have tons of red flags in your case. You are much younger, the Canadian is on disability so can be seen in a vulnerable state, you have never met in person and established entire relationship over internet, I assume you have never met each others family, and you want to get married very soon after meeting for first time.
In order to have a better shot at getting accepted, you should spend as much time together in person before getting married. Also for a wedding you should ensure family and friends are able to attend. Also you will need to satisfy how you both intend to support yourselves when in Canada.

 

[b4roness]

Unless I'm greatly mistaken (and I'm pretty sure I'm not) time spent before you are a PR can only count as a maximum of 1 year (i.e. 2 years or more counts as 1 year). Under the proposed rules set to kick in later this year, you won't be able to count any of the time you spent in Canada before you got PR, unless that proposal has recently changed.

EDIT:
"Currently, each day that applicants spend in Canada before they become PRs counts as a half day of residence toward fulfilling their residency requirement for citizenship. Under the proposed measures, time spent in Canada as a non-PR would no longer meet citizenship residency requirements."

Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2014/2014-02-06a.asp

I'm trying to wrap my brain around this so I fully understand what's being implied here:
I've spent 3 full years in Canada before leaving late 2012(failed refugee), of those three years('09-'12), 2.5 were under refugee status. We've sent in our sponsorship app mid Jan.'14, and via Vienna it may take a year or so to process. If the new rules take effect, lets say tomorrow for the sake of argument, would my (half)time still count? Or do applicants, who have applied already but have not received PR yet, fall into the NEW criteria?
My apologies if this was answered somewhere.