Hi everybody,
I am about to submit an application to sponsor my wife but felt the need to ask this question to have your feedback.
My question is about the "Five-year sponsorship bar".
In the current up-to-date forms, there is a YES - NO question regarding the Sponsor Eligibility.
Q# 5: In the five years preceding this application, did you become a permanent resident after being sponsored as a spouse, common law partner or conjugal partner?
Then there is a quick note saying: "If you answer YES to question 5 and you are sponsoring a spouse, common law or conjugal partner, you are not eligible to be a sponsor and you should NOT submit your application."
My answer should be this: YES.
Because:
1. I had become a permanent resident after being sponsored as a spouse.
2. Earned a Permanent residence on 2012-08-07 (still not 5 years)
However, there is this little detail.
Spouses and partners sponsored before
Date IRCC got your sponsorship application
Before March 2, 2012
The five-year sponsorship bar does not apply, no matter when you became a permanent resident.
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On or after March 2, 2012
The five-year sponsorship bar applies. You cannot sponsor someone until you have been a permanent resident for five years.
NOW. Here's my side of story.
IRCC received my application for permanent residence on June 16, 2011.
Which is before March 2, 2012, and The five-year sponsorship bar does not apply to me. (no matter when you became a permanent resident.)
Finally. My Question.
1. Should i go ahead and thick "NO" and let them actually notice The five-year sponsorship bar does not apply to me.
or
2. Should i thick "YES" and submit the application with a letter of explanation or proof of letter, showing that
The five-year sponsorship bar does not apply to me because IRCC received my application for permanent residence on June 16, 2011.
If you suggest me the option 2, how would you write that letter? Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
I am about to submit an application to sponsor my wife but felt the need to ask this question to have your feedback.
My question is about the "Five-year sponsorship bar".
In the current up-to-date forms, there is a YES - NO question regarding the Sponsor Eligibility.
Q# 5: In the five years preceding this application, did you become a permanent resident after being sponsored as a spouse, common law partner or conjugal partner?
Then there is a quick note saying: "If you answer YES to question 5 and you are sponsoring a spouse, common law or conjugal partner, you are not eligible to be a sponsor and you should NOT submit your application."
My answer should be this: YES.
Because:
1. I had become a permanent resident after being sponsored as a spouse.
2. Earned a Permanent residence on 2012-08-07 (still not 5 years)
However, there is this little detail.
Spouses and partners sponsored before
Date IRCC got your sponsorship application
Before March 2, 2012
The five-year sponsorship bar does not apply, no matter when you became a permanent resident.
-----
On or after March 2, 2012
The five-year sponsorship bar applies. You cannot sponsor someone until you have been a permanent resident for five years.
NOW. Here's my side of story.
IRCC received my application for permanent residence on June 16, 2011.
Which is before March 2, 2012, and The five-year sponsorship bar does not apply to me. (no matter when you became a permanent resident.)
Finally. My Question.
1. Should i go ahead and thick "NO" and let them actually notice The five-year sponsorship bar does not apply to me.
or
2. Should i thick "YES" and submit the application with a letter of explanation or proof of letter, showing that
The five-year sponsorship bar does not apply to me because IRCC received my application for permanent residence on June 16, 2011.
If you suggest me the option 2, how would you write that letter? Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
