Family Sponsorship

Hi dmj, please check www.cic.gov, they will tell you the requirements to sponsor a person for a spouse visa, i have been reading the website to get more information, they said that a principle applicant should have a job to sponsor a spouse to get there to Canada, but they can have co-sponsor ( an employed person that will give financial support to the person from Pakistan) that will justify the Canadian government that they will not ask for financial aid from the government) It is better to inquire with a reputable lawyer near you to get more information.

For spousal sponsorships, you cannot have a co-sponsor (co-sponsors are allowed with some other types of applications - but not spousal). As long as your sister is not bankrupt or on social assistance (welfare), she should qualify to sponsor her husband as a student. Note that since she is a PR (rather than a citizen) she must be living in Canada when she submits the application to sponsor her husband and must continue living in Canada until his application is approved and he is issued a visa.

If she is your daugther the your application will fall into Parents and grandparents Application and at this point CIC is nolonger taking Parents and grandparents Application unless you apply for a Super Visa. If not she was to prove that she is not on any social assistance from the government and show that she will be able to take care of your basic needs for a certain period of time. May be other specialist here will help you out such as pmm.

Since your daughter is already a Canadian citizen, she can sponsor her husband even if she is living outside of Canada (i.e. she doesn't have to be in Canada to submit the application). If she is living outside of Canada when she submits the application, she will need to include proof that she plans to return to Canada and make Canada her home again once her husband's PR has been approved.

Hope this helps. Being a citizen certainly makes the process easier and more flexible.