{"id":26,"date":"2026-11-07T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-11-07T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:13:25","slug":"spousal-sponsorship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=26","title":{"rendered":"Spousal Sponsorship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000344 e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-page-hero vz-service-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000344\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000343 e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000343\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000033f vz-breadcrumb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000033f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=8\">Services<\/a> &nbsp; \/ &nbsp; Family Sponsorship\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000340 vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FAMILY SPONSORSHIP<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spousal Sponsorship<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000342 vz-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Personal advice. A strategy built around your circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000350 e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-service-detail e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000350\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000034f e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000034f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000034e e-con-full vz-node vz-services-layout e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000034e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000347 e-con-full vz-node vz-service-body e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000347\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000345 vz-article elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What it is<\/h2><p>Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their husband or wife for permanent residence, either from inside Canada (inland) or through a visa office abroad (outland). The officer&#x27;s central question is whether the marriage is genuine.<\/p><h2>Who is eligible<\/h2><ul><li>A sponsor who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, 18 or older; permanent residents must live in Canada<\/li><li>A marriage that is legally valid where it took place and under Canadian law; proxy, phone and online marriages are generally not accepted<\/li><li>A sponsor who isn&#x27;t on social assistance (other than for disability), isn&#x27;t in default on a past sponsorship, and wasn&#x27;t sponsored as a spouse in the last five years<\/li><li>A three-year undertaking to support your spouse<\/li><\/ul><p>Partners applying inland can usually get an open work permit while they wait, and must keep valid temporary status during processing.<\/p><p>Find out which route fits your relationship. Book a 30-minute consultation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000346 vz-content-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Service information supplied by Visazone \u00b7 October 24, 2026. Program requirements can change; confirm the requirements that apply to your circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000034d e-con-full vz-node vz-service-sidebar e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000034d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000348 vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>YOUR NEXT STEP<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s look at your options.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000034a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000034a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Book a 30-minute consultation for guidance tailored to your immigration history and goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000034b vz-button  elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000034b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=10#consultation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a consultation  \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000034c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000034c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+16473827200\">+1 647 382 7200<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000358 e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000358\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000357 e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000356 e-con-full vz-node vz-cta-inner vz-row e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000356\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000354 e-con-full vz-node  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000354\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000351 vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start with a clear assessment.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tell us about your immigration matter. 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What it is Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their husband or wife for permanent residence, either from inside Canada (inland) or through a visa office abroad (outland). 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