Appeal Your Refugee Decision in Canada

Your spouse cannot sponsor your parents. You will sponsor them, and your spouse will be your co-signer/co-sponsor for the financial requirement (LICO) to sponsor your parents.

There are two types of applications for sponsorship, in-land sponsorship application and out-land sponsorship application. You can apply under the Spouse or Common-Law partner in Canada Class (Inland application) if: The foreign national (the “Applicant”) lives with the sponsor in Canada at the moment of application The foreign national holds a valid immigration status in Canada (tourist, worker, student, etc.) Note: if your spouse or common-law partner does not have a legal status in Canada, you may still sponsor them in Canada BUT they will not be able to apply for an open work permit until their permanent residence application is approved and should refrain from travelling outside of Canada while their application is in progress. The foreign national would like to have an open work permit to work in Canada while the application is being processed. You need to apply under the Family Class Outland sponsorship process if: The foreign national (the Applicant) lives outside of Canada or If the Applicant is currently living in Canada with the sponsor but does not plan to stay in Canada while their application is being processed.

Yes, you may sponsor your conjugal partner. Additional supporting documents will be required to prove the obstacles or restrictions that are preventing you from living together or getting married.

A conjugal partner is a person who is living outside Canada, in a conjugal relationship with the sponsor for at least one year, and could not live with the sponsor as a couple because of reasons beyond their control (e.g. immigration barrier, religious reasons or sexual orientation). This term applies to both opposite and same-gender couples. The key to determining whether an individual is a conjugal partner is whether they are in a conjugal relationship with their sponsor and whether there is a compelling barrier to continuous cohabitation. If you are unsure about meeting the requirements as conjugal partner book a consultation with one of our experts.

Yes, you may sponsor your conjugal partner if they are not divorced or if you are not divorced but certain conditions apply: Persons who are married to third parties may be considered conjugal partners provided their marriage has broken down and they have lived separate and apart from their spouse for at least one year, during which time they must have cohabited in a conjugal relationship with their current partner. Although a couple in a conjugal partner relationship might have known one another while one or both was still with their legally married spouse, they could not be in a conjugal relationship until there was a separation from the legally married spouse and the new conjugal relationship established.

-Sponsor your spouse of partner: $1,080 -Sponsor your dependent child: $150 -Sponsor your parent or grandparent: $1,080 -Include the spouse or partner of your parent or grandparent: $1,085 -Include a dependent child of your parent or grandparents: $155 Other fees: -Medical exam -Biometrics -If sponsoring in Quebec: Sponsorship of a person Quebec: $301 Each additional person sponsored to Quebec: $120

The application processing time may vary but on average it takes up to 12 months.

You can submit your application in IRCC’s new permanent residence application portal or in paper in two ways: 1.Submit your application by mail: Application for spouses, common-law partners or conjugal partners outside Canada and all dependent child sponsorships: CPC Sydney P.O. Box 9500 Sydney, NS B1P 0H5 Note: Choose this option if your spouse or common-law partner is living in Canada with you, but you have chosen to use the overseas sponsorship. OR Application for spouses or common-law partners currently living in Canada applying under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class: CPC Mississauga P.O. Box 5040, Station B Mississauga, ON L4Y 4H0 2.Submit your sponsorship application by courier service: Application for spouses, common-law partners or conjugal partners currently living outside Canada and all dependent child sponsorships: CPC Sydney 49 Dorchester Street Sydney, NS B1P 5Z2 Note: Choose this option if your spouse or common-law partner is living in Canada with you, but you have chosen to use the overseas sponsorship. OR Application for spouses or common-law partners currently living in Canada applying under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class: CPC Mississauga 2 Robert Speck Parkway, Suite 300 Mississauga, ON L4Z 1H8

-You can apply for an open work permit if you apply under the inland Canada sponsorship stream (application inside Canada). -You can apply at three different points of the process depending on your circumstances: If you have not submitted the sponsorship application and you want an open work permit, you will need to include the work permit application together with the sponsorship and permanent residence application. You will send all the applications at the same time, as well as the corresponding application fees. If you already submitted the application and you have not received the approval in principle, you may submit an open work permit application if you are in Canada, to the corresponding processing center in Canada. If you already submitted the application and have received the approval in principle, you may submit an open work permit application online or in paper to the corresponding processing center in Canada

You can withdraw your sponsorship application at any time before the person you’re sponsoring becomes a permanent resident of Canada. If your sponsored relative becomes a permanent resident before IRCC gets your cancellation request, they can’t cancel your application. You will have to respect your sponsorship obligations. If your sponsored relative has not been approved for permanent residence, you may cancel/withdraw your application to sponsor by submitting a request through a webform. You will need to submit a copy of the electronic payment receipt OR a copy of both sides of the payment receipt (form IMM54 01).

If IRCC did not start the sponsor’s application: You will get all fees back. If IRCC started the sponsor’s application: You will not get the C$75 sponsorship fee back. You will get all other fees back. If IRCC finished processing the sponsor’s application, but did not start processing the permanent residence application for the sponsored person: You will not get the C$75 sponsorship fee back. You will get all other fees back. If IRCC finished processing the sponsor’s application and started the permanent residence application for the sponsored person: You will get the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (C$490 per person) back, if applicable. If your application was refused: You will not get any fees back.