Can i sponsor , while i am staying in my Homeland.

[Hot-Lier]

I am newly landed immigrant in Canada... I came here alone at first bec my spouse and 2 kids were not accompnying members in my application, so i proceeded alone while landing. They allready had their medicals and all of their documents are submitted in Local office in my country. I just wanted to confirm that is that possible that i go back to my country and then proceed their permanant residence application, while staying there and to come back with them when it is approved? OR i can only sponsor them while staying in canada?

 

[mitamata]

As a PR, you need to be living in Canada in order to sponsor someone. Citizens of Canada are allowed to be living abroad while sponsoring, but permanent residents are not. So you need to be in Canada to sponsor.