The term used by Canada Immigration for this document is the Police Certificate. But it goes by different names in the immigration sector – a police clearance, a police clearance certificate or PCC, a police check, a police report – they all mean the same thing. The PCC will show any criminal charges you’ve had…
Spousal Sponsorship for Canada: Overseas or Inland?
A Canadian Citizen living abroad is eligible to sponsor their spouse or common-law partner as long as they have a plan to return to Canada as soon as their partner is approved for PR. But if the sponsor is a Permanent Resident of Canada, and not a Canadian citizen, the sponsor must be physically residing…
Spousal Sponsorship Canada Online
In September 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada implemented a mandatory online application process for Canada spousal sponsorship applications. A spousal sponsorship is possible when a Canadian citizen or Canadian permanent resident is married to a foreign national, and the family intends on living in Canada. The Canadian partner is able to sponsor the foreign…
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Canadian Spousal or Common Law Partner Sponsorship Top Tips
It is important that your application to sponsor your spouse or partner for immigration to Canada is perfectly prepared when it is submitted for processing, or it will be returned to you – which means months of wasted time. Simply following the online instructions when preparing to sponsor your spouse or partner to Canada is often not enough to ensure that your application is accepted for processing on the first submission attempt. This post offers our best practical tips to help ensure that your family sponsorship application is successful the very first time that you submit it.