Spouse inland sponsorship application

[Kpkkk]

Good day I just wanted to ask if police certificate is needed for my application if my spouse has been in Canada for the past 4 years.

 

[Kpkkk]

Am applying for my spouse who has been in Canada since 2018 on study permit so I wanted to ask if I would have to provide a police certificate

 

[Ponga]

If your spouse is the applicant, a PCC is needed for any/all countries where your spouse resided/lived for 6 months or longer since age 18. Your spouse does not need one from Canada.

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1328&top=14

 

[Kpkkk]

Thanks she was 17 when she came newly to Canada but now 22.

 

[Kpkkk]

So do we have to get a police certificate from her country of origin

 

[Ponga]

So do we have to get a police certificate from her country of origin

You answered your own question.

Check out the link and dig through the info.

 

[Kpkkk]

Thanks for the reply but you said this …….(If your spouse is the applicant, a PCC is needed for any/all countries where your spouse resided/lived for 6 months or longer since age 18 ) but she clocked 18 in Canada and not her country of origin

 

[Ponga]

Thanks for the reply but you said this …….(If your spouse is the applicant, a PCC is needed for any/all countries where your spouse resided/lived for 6 months or longer since age 18 ) but she clocked 18 in Canada and not her country of origin

Right. Doesn't 18 come after 17?

Again, check the link and read through everything (especially for spousal sponsorship applications) to see if that's still the case. It used to be 18, but I have no idea if that has changed, sorry.

What country is she from?

 

[Kpkkk]

Thanks so much ……

 

[Kpkkk]

1 more question if you don’t mind …. Can we submit her application now cause she’s presently on maintained status waiting for her study permit extension just asking if we can put in her application for permanent resident or you advice us to wait till she gets that then we submit for pr application

 

[Ponga]

1 more question if you don’t mind …. Can we submit her application now cause she’s presently on maintained status waiting for her study permit extension just asking if we can put in her application for permanent resident or you advice us to wait till she gets that then we submit for pr application

Absolutely. Send it now if you have everything needed to do so...including the patience that is needed during the process! LOL!

If you're submitting an Inland application, she will be eligible to apply for an Open Work permit as soon as she receives AOR, because she is under Maintained Status now.

Have you considered submitting an Outland application (which many submit even though they are in Canada)? There's no OWP available, but the process may be faster, depending on her country of origin.

 

[Kpkkk]

Thanks I have everything ready just the police certificate is the only thing I wanted to verify

 

[Kpkkk]

Right. Doesn't 18 come after 17?

Again, check the link and read through everything (especially for spousal sponsorship applications) to see if that's still the case. It used to be 18, but I have no idea if that has changed, sorry.

What country is she from?
She is Nigerian

 

[Ponga]

Perhaps some of these posts will be helpful:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/search/20453416/?q=spousal+sponsorship+Nigeria&o=relevance

Good luck!