[vasilae]

Hi there!

My name is Hristo.

I would like to ask you a few questions before I start doing the applications for sponsoring my wife and child

I became Canadian in January 2009 but then I moved to Bulgaria 3 years ago, I got a family here a wife and a child , he was born in May 2008 , they are both Bulgarians.

My first question is can I sponsor them as we all live in Bulgaria right now?

From what I have read online and I am worring is that my income right now its not 30 000 dollars a year and I have looked in the applications for sponsoring and there is a questions about my yearly income.

If you can tell me what is the best way to sponsor them and take them with me in canada that would be perfect.

Do I have to return to Canada and work a year before I can apply to start the procedure or I will be still able to apply from Bulgaria and the income would not affect the final decision!?

Thank you very much for your co-operation!

Regards ,Hristo.

[ShepherdsDog]

Honestly, get your information straight from the horse's mouth. Contact the Canadian embassy either by phone or email, or better yet go there in person if possible. Something like this you need to get the straight talk, not opinions from those who are guessing.

Good luck

[vasilae]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

Honestly, get your information straight from the horse's mouth. Contact the Canadian embassy either by phone or email, or better yet go there in person if possible. Something like this you need to get the straight talk, not opinions from those who are guessing.

Good luck

o yes next week i ll do that , i was just trying to prepare myself for their answer

[OnTheIce]

vasilae vasilae:

Hi there!

My name is Hristo.

I would like to ask you a few questions before I start doing the applications for sponsoring my wife and child

I became Canadian in January 2009 but then I moved to Bulgaria 3 years ago, I got a family here a wife and a child , he was born in May 2008 , they are both Bulgarians.

My first question is can I sponsor them as we all live in Bulgaria right now?

From what I have read online and I am worring is that my income right now its not 30 000 dollars a year and I have looked in the applications for sponsoring and there is a questions about my yearly income.

If you can tell me what is the best way to sponsor them and take them with me in canada that would be perfect.

Do I have to return to Canada and work a year before I can apply to start the procedure or I will be still able to apply from Bulgaria and the income would not affect the final decision!?

Thank you very much for your co-operation!

Regards ,Hristo.

Income will affect your application. You have to prove that you can support a wife and child on your income and that they will not need social assistance.

$1:

To be a sponsor:

You and the sponsored relative must sign a sponsorship agreement that commits you to provide financial support for your relative, if necessary. This agreement also says the person becoming a permanent resident will make every effort to support her or himself.

You must provide financial support for a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner for three years from the date they become a permanent resident.
You must provide financial support for a dependent child for 10 years, or until the child turns 25, whichever comes first.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/ ... spouse.asp

[vasilae]

I see
Well, is it possible to provide financial support only with savings in my bank account ??

[OnTheIce]

vasilae vasilae:

I see
Well, is it possible to provide financial support only with savings in my bank account ??

You have to prove you can support a wife for 3 years and your child for 10. I would assume it would have to be a substantial savings account to provide and get yourself settled in a home.

[Brenda]

I don't think it is possible to sponsor your partner from abroad. The whole idea of sponsoring is to get them physically with you in Canada. Which means you should be IN Canada yourself too. It kinda defeats the purpose if you are not, no?

[martin14]

Brenda Brenda:

I don't think it is possible to sponsor your partner from abroad. The whole idea of sponsoring is to get them physically with you in Canada. Which means you should be IN Canada yourself too. It kinda defeats the purpose if you are not, no?

He could start the process in Bulgaria at least.

Then maybe he returns to Canada, gets a job with enough money to
support them.

I have friends who did it that way, they were apart 6 months,
she came on a tourist visa, then got PR after a year or so.

Long time, and yes money is involved. Maybe a co-sponsor, if they
still do it that way.

[desertdude]

From the top of my head and from what little I can remember ( could be massively wrong thouh ) Both qualify for Canadian citizenship, as your child is born to a Canadian father he automatically gets it and for your spouse a time spent married to a Canadian is considered time spent in Canada, so technically she has been in Canada.

[Robair]

When I was living abroud, I found this forum:
http://www.canuckabroad.com dedicated entirely to issues for Canadians not living in Canada.

Check it out. The forum is under the "community" tab.

[Jughead]

Brenda Brenda:

I don't think it is possible to sponsor your partner from abroad. The whole idea of sponsoring is to get them physically with you in Canada. Which means you should be IN Canada yourself too. It kinda defeats the purpose if you are not, no?

I was living in the southern U.S. when I met my wife. We married in the U.S., and after a few years, we decided to move to Canada. I did the paperwork, and sponsorship all from within the U.S. She received her visa stamped in her American Passport (permanent resident status) about 4 months after we filed the application. I recall the process was fairly quick.

So yes, it is possible to sponsor a family member from a foreign country. However, I'm not sure if this is true for all countries.

[Brenda]

Jughead Jughead:

Brenda Brenda:

I don't think it is possible to sponsor your partner from abroad. The whole idea of sponsoring is to get them physically with you in Canada. Which means you should be IN Canada yourself too. It kinda defeats the purpose if you are not, no?

I was living in the southern U.S. when I met my wife. We married in the U.S., and after a few years, we decided to move to Canada. I did the paperwork, and sponsorship all from within the U.S. She received her visa stamped in her American Passport (permanent resident status) about 4 months after we filed the application. I recall the process was fairly quick.

So yes, it is possible to sponsor a family member from a foreign country. However, I'm not sure if this is true for all countries.

Hell, even applying for a new PR card takes longer now

[desertdude]

Woman, you got no one else to blame for that. You've spent donkey years in Canada and yet haven't applied for citizenship. Whadya waiting for or still unsure ?

[Brenda]

desertdude desertdude:

Woman, you got no one else to blame for that. You've spent donkey years in Canada and yet haven't applied for citizenship. Whadya waiting for or still unsure ?

I'm not willing to give up my Dutch nationality.

[Jughead]

Brenda Brenda:

desertdude desertdude:

Woman, you got no one else to blame for that. You've spent donkey years in Canada and yet haven't applied for citizenship. Whadya waiting for or still unsure ?

I'm not willing to give up my Dutch nationality.

My wife's the same. After all these years, she still refuses to file for her Canadian Citizenship. She's afraid that she'll somehow lose her American Citizenship. We've debated this issue numerous times, and although Canada allows dual citizenship, the U.S. officially only allows it till the age of 18. It's easier for a Canadian citizen to acquire U.S. citizenship and have a dual status than it is for an American. Although, I'm quite sure that any American who becomes a citizen of Canada will likely not lose their U.S. citizenship.