Canadian Immigration Tighten Spousal Sponsorship Rules – Global Visas
Marrying to obtain a permanent visa can well be the thing of the past in Canada, according to today’s Global Visas

(PRWEB UK) 14 March 2012

Canadian immigration minister, Jason Kenney announced last week that the spousal sponsorship rules are being tightened by their department.

The changes are intended to stop people from going ahead with marriages of convenience to allow them to gain Canadian visas. Alex, a consultant at Global Visas clarifies what these changes signify, explaining, “From now, any spouse or partner that is sponsored under the scheme, after marrying a Canadian, has to wait a full five years before they themselves can become sponsors of a non-Canadian spouse.”

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