No, this was always the situation. But, PRs must be resident in Canada to
sponsor while citizens may sponsor while living abroad so long as they
intend to return to Canada and settle there with the spouse.
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Jim Humphries,
Former Visa Officer
"VM" wrote in message
news:YJwrj.11811$FA.1573@pd7urf2no...
> Thanks for clarifying that for the O.P. Jim. Have the rules changed over
> the last couple of years? I know when I went through the process only
> citizens could sponsor people.
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> "Jim Humphries" wrote in message
> news:D2wrj.11696$FA.8937@pd7urf2no...
>> So long as your wife is resident physically in Canada she can sponsor
>> you. The only financial concern would be that she must not be receiving
>> welfare.
>> --
>> Jim Humphries,
>> Former Visa Officer
>> wrote in message
>> news:5552a1f3-888e-42af-9337-2f5f6a38ac4a@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>> Hi, my wife got her PR few months ago then we got married. She does
>>> not have any job at this moment. will she be able to sponsor me
>>> without any job. As I have seen this website where it says the sponsor
>>> is free from financial requirement. Any suggestions will be
>>> appreciated. Thank you. the link is
>>> http://www.canadavisa.com/immigration-financial-ability.html
>>>
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