For humanitarian reasons, IRCC is committed to reuniting families as quickly as possible so sponsoring your spouse outland is relatively fast. The process is generally about 12 months. The procedure is as follows: the application is submitted to the&nbspSydney Case Processing Centreand then transferred to Hong Kong or Ottawa Visa Office for processing of permanent resident status.

The inland sponsorship success-rate is higher, almost at 100%. At the same time, the applicant can apply for a work permit. If the principal applicant has a valid temporary status, he/she may apply for an open work permit at the same time as submitting the inland application. If the status expires, you can also apply for a work permit to restore the validity after receiving the letter of Approved in Principle.

When both parties are in Canada, interviews are rarely required, but if both parties are abroad, the interview is usually conducted in Hong Kong. If the application fails, the outland application has the right ofappeal, which can be heard through an Immigration Appeal Division. Refused inland applications can only retain a law firm to file a&nbspJudicial. Review on the original application. Despite of apparent refusal, as long as the relationship is genuine, there is no need to worry too much.

Canadian citizens living outside of Canada can apply for outland sponsorship, but immigration officers need to be convinced that once the principal applicant is granted permanent residence, the couple will settle in Canada. Canadian permanent residents living outside of Canada may not apply for spousal sponsorship. Both parties need to return to Canada to submit the application.

No proof of income is required if the sponsor is sponsoring his/her married spouse, common law partner, conjugal partner and unmarried children under the age of 22. Even unemployment and low income will not affect the outcome of the application. The sponsor only has to fulfill the corresponding obligations and reimburse the compensated government benefits.

A&nbspmedical examination&nbspis required, provided that the applicant does not endanger the public safety of Canada and does not carry a seriously contagious disease. However, even for a condition needing treatment that causes financial strain on Canada's public health system, it will not be a reason for the application to be refused.

如果担保人居住在魁北克省以外的加拿大省份或地区，担保人在申请前 3 年，以及移民审理过程中的每一年的收入都达到加拿大家庭最低收入 LICO 的 1.3 倍。但 2020 年由于疫情影响，可无需增加 30%，2018-2020 具体收入要求如下：

2021 年的收入，无需在递交申请时提供。但根据移民法，审理期间（目前的审理周期大约 2 年）担保人仍要满足收入要求。每年的收入要比上一年增长 1-2% 左右。至于 2021 年是否仍可豁免 30% 尚不明确。

在配偶愿意共同签名的情况下，收入可以合并计算。共同签名的配偶也必须是加拿大公民或永久居民。

计算人数的方法：担保人的配偶、子女、正在被担保的人（申请人）和即将被担保的人的家庭成员，都需计算。例如：

• 申请人单身且无子女，担保父母，按 3 人计算
• 申请人一家四口（两子女），曾担保男方父母且 20 年担保期未过，即担保女方目前。女方母亲有配偶和一个未成年子女且不随同（仍要计算），按 4+2+1+1=8 人计算

“收入” 指 “税前收入”，自雇或受雇的收入都可纳入计算。通常来说，即是申请人税单上第 150 行（Line 150）的数值。其他更多细节问题，请参看父母团聚移民 2021 年常见问题。

根据 2019 年经验，受邀后所需提交的材料包括：

• 通常需要担保人的出生公证，但不需要担保人父母的出生公证，除非担保祖父母。
• 很多担保人没有留存医院的出生医学证明，或者 90 年代以前出生的担保人可能从来没有获得过出生医学证明。这种情况可以去户口所在地公证处开具出生公证书。有出生医学证明的担保人提供原件相符的公证翻译件。
• 首次递交不需要申请人的无犯罪公证和户口本公证，但后期可能需要。身份证公证通常是不需要的材料。
• 不建议提前准备无犯罪，因为无犯罪有比较严格的有效期规定。出生公证、结婚证公证和户口本公证则永久有效。但户口本上经常会有过期的信息（服务处所等），建议更新过期的信息后重新公证。
• 理论上结婚证、户口本和出生医学证明可以提供认证翻译件，但有时候签证官依然要求补公证件，为方便起见，建议直接提供这些证件的公证件原件。
• 可以在担保表格中直接授权移民部查询申请人的纳税情况，也可以提供过去三年的税单 （Notice of Accessment，NOA），二选一。