Can a Canadian citizen sponsor their spouse (who acquired PR recently) to become a Canadian citizen?

[Addy18]

Hi all,

I recently became a Canadian citizen and my wife is a PR. She got her PR in 2021 and is not yet eligible to apply for her Canadian citizenship on her own.
Can I sponsor her so that she becomes a Canadian citizen as well?

Thank you for your inputs!
Adi

 

[scylla]

Hi all,

I recently became a Canadian citizen and my wife is a PR. She got her PR in 2021 and is not yet eligible to apply for her Canadian citizenship on her own.
Can I sponsor her so that she becomes a Canadian citizen as well?

Thank you for your inputs!
Adi

No.

 

[Buletruck]

Hi all,

I recently became a Canadian citizen and my wife is a PR. She got her PR in 2021 and is not yet eligible to apply for her Canadian citizenship on her own.
Can I sponsor her so that she becomes a Canadian citizen as well?

Thank you for your inputs!
Adi

They still need to meet the citizenship requirements. You status has no bearing on theirs.

 

[YVR123]

Hi all,

I recently became a Canadian citizen and my wife is a PR. She got her PR in 2021 and is not yet eligible to apply for her Canadian citizenship on her own.
Can I sponsor her so that she becomes a Canadian citizen as well?

Thank you for your inputs!
Adi

citizenship application is on the individual. You could sponsor a spouse to become PR. But once they are PRs, they need to fulfill the requirement to become citizens.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hi all,

I recently became a Canadian citizen and my wife is a PR. She got her PR in 2021 and is not yet eligible to apply for her Canadian citizenship on her own.
Can I sponsor her so that she becomes a Canadian citizen as well?

Thank you for your inputs!
Adi

1. No, she has to put in the 3 years to apply.