Can I sponsor my husband to come to Canada if I'm a student?
Hello, I'm a 20 year old Canadian marrying an Irish man in August of this year. We are looking to start the immigration process for my future husband to join me in Canada as soon as possible. I'm wondering what the financial requirements are to become a sponsor of your spouse. Since I'm a student, I have not had a job in the last year. Will I still be able to sponsor my husband?
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1 :
In order to sponsor anyone, you need to prove that you are financially able to do that. Not working and not having an income, I do not see that that is a possibility.
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hi there! myself (scottish) and my wife (canadian) are hoping to do the same thing and when we called an advice line we were told that it may not be viable. butttt they also said that it's not written in stone in their rules and it could depend on who is dealing with your request! So basically as clear as mud.... My wife isn't a student but she's "travelling" over here (she's on a worker holiday visa so we can be together while it's sorted out) so hence we have the same problem as she isn't working either! i've actually just asked the same question on here as well in the hope someone could give me a concrete answer, probably we're in the same situation as yourself with not wanting to be apart as well! So the only advice I can give you is to maybe do what we are..... giving it a try and if it gets knocked back get your husband over there on a worker holiday visa so you can at least be together and get yourself in a job as soon as you can so you can apply to sponsor him again! hope this helps if not at least you know there's others out there suffering with the same problem!
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There is no income requirement to sponsor a spouse, unless you live in Quebec. You can be a student and sponsor a spouse. Please ignore the other answers, they are incorrect. Your spouse cannot go on any type of government assistance (i.e. welfare) if they do, then you will be required to pay that back. Your spouse can work as soon as they land and get their SIN. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse-apply-how.asp#step2
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Hello, To be able to sponsor someone, you need to prove that you have enough finances to do so. you will probably need a job to prove you have an income. But as Irish citizen your husband will be able to Canada first, just for a visit without any problems and then you could start working on it.
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