Speeding up process for a family!
According to the recent Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC)’s news release, IRCC will speed up spousal application processing and help families build their lives together in Canada.
This is good news for those who have already submitted the family sponsorship applications or those who plan to do so!
As per the below extract, IRCC is aiming to finalize approximately 6000 spousal applications each month starting from October.
“Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased the number of decision makers on spousal applications in Canada by 66%, to process spousal applications more quickly and reduce couples’ wait times.
IRCC is leveraging new technology in a pilot to digitize paper applications so they can be processed more efficiently by IRCC employees working remotely and at various worksites. In addition to implementing facilitative biometrics measures, IRCC will be piloting, in the upcoming weeks, technology to conduct interviews with applicants remotely, in adherence with public health protocols.
With these initiatives, IRCC aims to accelerate, prioritize and finalize approximately 6,000 spousal applications each month from October until December 2020. Combined with processing to date, this rate will lead to about 49,000 decisions by the end of this year.”
“IRCC News Release on Sept. 24, 2020”
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Here are the key elements of a sponsor. You can sponsor your spouse, partner, or dependent child if:
- You’re at least 18 years old
- You’re a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act
- If you’re a Canadian citizen living outside Canada, you must show that you plan to live in Canada when the persons you want to sponsor become permanent residents.
- You can’t sponsor someone if you’re a permanent resident living outside Canada.
- You’re able to prove that you’re not receiving social assistance for reasons other than a disability
- you can provide for the basic needs of any persons you want to sponsor
Note: In most cases, there is no low-income-cut-off (LICO) for a spouse, partner or dependent child sponsorships. However, if a dependent child you are sponsoring has a dependent child of their own, you must meet a minimum LICO score. LICO is determined by the Canadian government each year.
If you’re a Canadian citizen living outside Canada, you can sponsor your:
- spouse,
- common-law partner,
- conjugal partner,
- dependent child.
You must show that you’ll live in Canada when the sponsored person becomes a permanent resident.
There are a lot of required documents for this category. It is crucial to include the proof of relationship to convince IRCC that your relationship is legitimate.
Our consultant has a lot of experience in family sponsorship applications. We are confident that you will enjoy our efficient service in this category. If you are interested in this family sponsorship program, please contact us through this form.
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