When someone marries a United States citizen or a United States green card holder (permanent resident) they are eligible to be sponsored by that citizen or permanent resident for a green card of their own. There are multiple ways of doing this, but no matter which way you do so you need to be aware [...]
Immigrating to the US when you marry a US citizen
Did you know that when a United States citizen or United States permanent resident marries a foreign national, the United States citizen or permanent resident can sponsor that foreign national for a green card? This method of immigration is called spousal sponsorship, as the United States citizen or permanent resident sponsors the foreign national to [...]
Immigrating to the United States by marriage
Immigration through marriage is called spousal sponsorship. The United States allows United States citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their foreign spouses to come to the United States as permanent residents. This can be an extremely worthwhile application for married couples. However, there are also a few things that you need to be aware of [...]
Immigration to Canada through marriage
Marriage to a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada is one way to become a permanent resident of Canada yourself. Family reunification programs are an important part of the Canadian immigration system, because they allow families to reunite in Canada. This is especially vital to couples who want to live in Canada, including [...]
Immigrating to Canada via marriage
Marrying a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada is one way that someone can become a permanent resident of Canada. In order to achieve permanent resident status, the spouse will have to be sponsored by their Canadian or permanent resident spouse. Unfortunately, spousal sponsorship applications are heavily scrutinized and applicants must be sure that [...]
Spousal sponsorship and immigration in Canada
There are many ways of becoming a permanent resident of Canada. Permanent residents are not Canadian citizens, but they have many rights that other types of immigrants in Canada do not get, like being able to live and work anywhere in Canada as well as leaving and re-entering Canada with ease. One way to become [...]
How Does Spousal Sponsorship Work in Canada?
If you marry a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, they can apply to sponsor you for permanent residency. This is called spousal sponsorship in Canada, or Family Class immigration. There are also ways that Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor close family members to Canada and the Family Class immigration program is a great [...]
Spousal Sponsorship Fraud Leaves Sponsor Broke
According to this article in the Toronto Star, a woman who sponsored her spouse to Canada from Cuba has been left abandoned and broke after her new husband disappeared three days after arriving at the Toronto airport. New laws were put in place by the government of Canada that prevents sponsored spouses from obtaining permanent [...]
Sponsorship Lawyers for Toronto
Are you searching for a Sponsorship Lawyer in Toronto? Do you wish to sponsor your loved one to Canada and do not know where to turn? Immigration law is becoming increasingly complex so it is essential that you get the help you need in order to ensure that the process will go smoothly. Sponsorship Applications [...]
Sponsoring your spouse to Canada: Getting the help you need
Q. How can I sponsor my spouse to Canada? I am a Canadian citizen and I want to bring my American wife to live with me to Canada. We just got married in the US and I wish her to immigrate to Canada. A. We get lots and lots of questions about sponsoring your spouse [...]
Need Help with Spousal Sponsorship?
Many people come to us with questions about how to sponsor their spouse, common-law or conjugal partner to Canada. Spousal sponsorship cases are one of the most popular applications we handle and I can tell you we have seen it all. Love knows no borders, countries or distance. People meet online, on cruises, though long distance family [...]
How to Sponsor a Spouse in Canada
Do you wish to Sponsor your Spouse in Canada? Below is some information about how to sponsor a spouse, common law partner or conjugal partner to Canada. The first step is determining your eligibility as a sponsor. The main requirements are that you are a citizen or permanent resident in Canada, are at least 18 years of [...]
Is The Super Visa Program For Parents And Grandparents A Success?
Last year as a part of their effort to clear a massive immigration application backlog, the Government of Canada announced they would not be accepting any new applications to sponsor parents and grandparents to Canada. Some of these permanent residency applications were taking up to eight years to be processed. Instead, the Government of Canada [...]
New Spousal Sponsorship Rules Introduced By Canadian Government
The Government of Canada has announced that the long-discussed spousal sponsorship rules are now in effect. These rules will have a big impact on marriage immigration in Canada, and sometimes not for the better. New spousal sponsorship rules in place to combat marriage fraud Immigration marriage fraud is a fraudulent exploitation of the Canadian spousal [...]
How to sponsor family to the USA
Did you know that if you are a United States citizen or green card holder (lawful permanent resident of the United States), they can sponsor you or their other family members to the US? Spousal Sponsorship in the USA In order to sponsor someone to the United States, the sponsor must be either a United [...]
