Bringing your wife and children to Canada with you is confusing sometimes if you don’t know the requirement and the specifics of your situation.
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Can I take my wife and my children come to Canada with me? We received a lot of similar questions to this one, it depends on how long are you planning to stay in Canada.
1. If you are coming to Canada for a short time
Your spouse or common-law partner and dependent children can come with you to Canada or visit you in Canada if they:
- meet all the requirements for temporary residents to Canada,
- satisfy an immigration officer they will only stay in Canada temporarily,
- can prove they have no criminal record, if necessary, and
- meet all the conditions for getting a temporary resident visa, if they are from a country or territory whose citizens require a visa in order to enter Canada as visitors.
2. If you are moving to Canada permanently
Your spouse or common-law partner and dependent children can come with you to Canada or visit you in Canada if they:
- you and your family members meet the eligibility requirements of your program (for example, you meet the income requirement to sponsor your family members),
- your children qualify as dependents, and
- your family members are not inadmissible to Canada.
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3. What is the difference between spouse and common-law partner?
In Canada, your wife have to fit the legal definition on IRCC glossary. If your wife fit the definition of spouse or common-law partner and the above qualify, then he or she can come to Canada.
First of all, what is spouse and common-law partner by legal definition?
Spouse is a legal marriage partner. Means that you both married and have documents to prove this relationship. This term includes both opposite- and same-sex relationships but does not include common-law partnerships.
Common-law partner (Related term: Common-law spouse) means, in relation to a person, an individual who is cohabiting with the person in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year. The term refers to opposite-sex and same-sex relationships.
For example: You and your partner move in to live together (at least a year) without having a legal documents to prove that you are married then your partner is belong to this category – common-law partner
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4. How do I know if my children are dependent children?
In glossary on the Government of Canada website, Dependent child means a child who is under the maximum age and is not married or in a common law relationship. Generally, to qualify as dependants, children must
- be under 22 years old
- not have a spouse or common-law partner
Exception: Children who are at the age limit or older can qualify as “over-age” dependants if they
- have depended on their parents for financial support since before they reached the age limit and
- can’t financially support themselves due to a mental or physical condition
Previous age limits:
The age limit has changed in recent years. If your application has been in process for a while, one of the older definitions of dependent child may apply. Generally, we use the rules in place when we get your complete application. Previous age limits for a dependent child:
- From August 1, 2014 to October 23, 2017: under 19 years old
- On or before July 31, 2014: under 22 years old
Note: The rules for over-age dependents are different for applications that were submitted on or before July 31, 2014.
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