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YouTubeAges ago I took a look at the process for sponsoring a spouse to Canada, but have just now looked again. The Canadian Embassy In Korea web site’s page on visas and immigration and ultimately to this page with the mouthful of a title Information for Canadian citizens living in Korea who wish to sponsor a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner
Eventually I made my way to this page with the sponsorship documents to download. There are a total of eight pdf files to download plus an additional guide to filling out all the forms. Could it get any more difficult? There’s a further four forms and a guide on the immigration process. Sponsorship doesn’t include/guarantee immigration? must read more.
Now that I’ve finished my latest client web site, I’m going to get on this and start filling out the forms over the next while. It appears that the Canadian embassy has zero to do with this process. Applicants are essentially instructed to not even deal with the embassy but rather complete the application and submit it directly to Canada.
Once you have answered all the application questions, put all your documents together in one envelope - this includes both sets of forms (Parts A and B) and all of your supporting documents (photos, police certificates, letters, etc.) as well as your fee payment (a bank draft of money order in Canadian dollars), and mail it to:
Case Processing Centre - Mississauga
P.O. Box 3000, Station A
Mississauga, Ontario L5A 4N6NOTE: The Embassy in Seoul does not accept applications for sponsorship. These applications must be mailed directly to the address above in Canada. Do not put your application in the Embassy drop box. It will be returned to you without assessment.
FAQ question three on the sponsorship page answers an important question for me about needing a minimum income to sponsor my wife. This was a concern since I’ll be unemployed when I return, though we should have sufficient funds to buy a house, car and live for 12-18 months on a tight budget until we get work.
No co-signer is needed for spousal sponsorships because you do not need to meet a minimum necessary income in order to sponsor.
Time to starting cutting through the red tape.
Comments(7)
kwandongbrian: Thursday Feb 4, 2010 at 12:54 PM
That note about not going to the embassy in Korea is good news for me. I almost destroyed the consulate in Busan a few days ago.
I was standing at the counter and took a little step back. However, my son was directly behind me. i stepped on his toes and immediately lifted my heels. I was off balance so I grabbed the counter, which was not anchored to any wall. I didn’t tip it over (quite) but did knock a lot of stuff off. They were happy when i left.
Actually, the service was excellent there.