Name: Hundal Law Chambers
Address: 1 Nelson Street W, Suite 200B, Brampton, ON, L6X 3E4, CA
Telephone: +19054520348

You sponsor your partner for permanent residence while they live outside Canada.

For your partner to visit while the sponsorship is in process. This is a separate application, and an officer may look closely at whether the visit is temporary.

Confirm you can sponsor. You must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident living in Canada, or a person registered under the Indian Act, and at least 18. A citizen living abroad must show they will live in Canada once the partner becomes a permanent resident.
Confirm the relationship fits one of the three categories: married spouse, common-law partner (living together for at least 12 months), or conjugal partner (an exceptional category for couples who could not live together or marry).
Gather proof that the relationship is real and continuing.
Complete the sponsorship and permanent residence forms together, pay the government fees, and submit online.
Your partner gives biometrics, completes a medical exam and provides police certificates when asked.
IRCC may ask for more documents or invite you to an interview.
If approved, your partner receives confirmation of permanent residence and lands in Canada.

Timing depends on the country where your partner lives, how complete the application is, background and medical checks, and whether an interview is needed. IRCC publishes current estimates on its processing times page.

Confirm you can sponsor. You must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident living in Canada, or a person registered under the Indian Act, and at least 18. A citizen living abroad must show they will live in Canada once the partner becomes a permanent resident.
Confirm the relationship fits one of the three categories: married spouse, common-law partner (living together for at least 12 months), or conjugal partner (an exceptional category for couples who could not live together or marry).
Gather proof that the relationship is real and continuing.
Complete the sponsorship and permanent residence forms together, pay the government fees, and submit online.
Your partner gives biometrics, completes a medical exam and provides police certificates when asked.
IRCC may ask for more documents or invite you to an interview.
If approved, your partner receives confirmation of permanent residence and lands in Canada.

Sponsor my spouse or partner: Outside Canada

Routes people usually look at

Spousal, common-law or conjugal partner sponsorship (family class)

A visitor visa

What’s usually involved

Documents you’ll typically need

Timing

Common pitfalls