Sponsoring Spouse Living Outside of Canada 

PMM

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Hi, I am Moris a Canadian Citizen living outside Canada and i will appreciate if you could guide me the facts to sponsor my sponsor my spouse.

I migrated to Canada in 2002 and I sponsor my wife and 2 kids in 2004 and they got their permanent residency status and card which was valid from Oct, 2004 to Oct -2009.

Due to some family reason my spouse came back to India after staying for 4 months.

In short she lived in Canada for almost 12 months in 3 different visit out of 5 years which could not meet the residency obligation for renewing P R Card and she continued lived here.


I as a husband also living with her in India and being a Canadian Citizen I used to go Canada and coming back to India.

Now I want to sponsor my wife again and I am living outside Canada.

Should I apply again with the fresh sponsorship process
OR
Is there any other provision to apply.


I will be thankful if you could guide me.



Thanking you

PMM

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PMM wrote:

Hi

mdixon wrote:

Hi, I am Moris a Canadian Citizen living outside Canada and i will appreciate if you could guide me the facts to sponsor my sponsor my spouse.

I migrated to Canada in 2002 and I sponsor my wife and 2 kids in 2004 and they got their permanent residency status and card which was valid from Oct, 2004 to Oct -2009.

Due to some family reason my spouse came back to India after staying for 4 months.

In short she lived in Canada for almost 12 months in 3 different visit out of 5 years which could not meet the residency obligation for renewing P R Card and she continued lived here.


I as a husband also living with her in India and being a Canadian Citizen I used to go Canada and coming back to India.

Now I want to sponsor my wife again and I am living outside Canada.

Should I apply again with the fresh sponsorship process
OR
Is there any other provision to apply.


I will be thankful if you could guide me.



Thanking you

1. If you are a Canadian citizen residing abroad with your spouse she should apply for a PR Travel document, as she would have maintained her PR status residing with you.

But during Oct 2004 to Oct 2009 I was in Canada she visited and stayed only 12 months in 3 different visit out of 5 years which could not meet the residency obligation for renewing P R Card.

Now I have 2 options mentioned below

1 Should I apply again with the fresh sponsorship process with fee.
OR
2 Is there any other provision to apply.

If you or someone knows or faced this type of situation please guide me.

Thanks

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7.5. Accompanying a Canadian citizen outside Canada

R61(4) provides that each day a permanent resident is outside Canada accompanying (that is,ordinarily residing with) a Canadian citizen constitutes a day of physical presence in Canada,provided that the Canadian citizen they are accompanying is a spouse or common-law partner or parent. In the case of a permanent resident outside Canada accompanying a Canadian citizen, it is not necessary to determine who is accompanying whom, nor is it necessary to determine for what purpose. In other words, under A28(2)(a)(ii) and R61(4), as long as a permanent resident is accompanying a Canadian citizen, the intent and purpose of their absences are not relevant as the residency obligation is met.

In the case of a permanent resident outside Canada accompanying a Canadian citizen, it is not necessary to determine who is accompanying whom, nor is it necessary to determine for what purpose. In other words, under A28(2)(a)(ii) and R61(4), as long as a permanent resident is accompanying a Canadian citizen, the intent and purpose of their absences are not relevant as the residency obligation is met.

OPTION 1. Accompanying a Canadian citizen or permanent resident outside Canada

You may count each day that you accompanied a Canadian citizen or permanent resident outside Canada provided that

• the person you accompanied is your spouse, common-law partner or parent (if you are a child under 19 years of age);
• if you are accompanying a permanent resident, they were employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or in the public service of Canada or of a province or territory during the period you accompanied them.

Evidence required
You must provide supporting documents to prove that:

• The person you are accompanying is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (and that the permanent resident you are accompanying meets his or her own residency obligation); and
• You are the spouse, common-law partner or child of that person.

Supporting documents may include:

• marriage licence or evidence of common-law partnership (mandatory if you are accompanying a spouse or common-law partner)
• child’s birth certificate, baptismal document, or adoption or guardianship document (mandatory if you are accompanying a parent)
• all passports or other travel documents of the person you are accompanying used in the five years before the application (mandatory)
• school or employment records
• association or club memberships
• documents showing the citizenship of the person you are accompanying, including the date the person became a Canadian citizen, or documents showing that the permanent resident you are accompanying meets their residency obligation (mandatory)
• evidence of the residential addresses of the person you are accompanying for the five (5) years before the application (mandatory)
• any other documents that you want to have considered