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Separate sponsorship, eligible sponsored-spouse work permits and temporary visits before preparing a family application.
Bring your relationship history, sponsor or status details, and any earlier application records. We will help you identify the next useful family-route step.
“Spouse visa” can describe several different Canadian immigration questions. Choose the route that matches the purpose of the application before collecting documents. Kanan can help visitors understand documents and next steps; IRCC decides eligibility and applications.
This is the family-class route for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who may be eligible to sponsor a spouse or partner for permanent residence. The sponsorship application and the principal applicant’s permanent-residence application are related, but they are not a visitor application.
Read the spousal sponsorship guideIn some in-Canada sponsorship situations, a spouse or partner may have an open-work-permit option. It is a separate, eligibility-dependent application. It is not an automatic permit created by sponsorship.
Read the spousal open work permit guideSome spouses or common-law partners of foreign workers or international students may have an open-work-permit route. Eligibility depends on the principal applicant’s current immigration category and IRCC’s current rules; it is different from sponsorship-related work authorization.
Read the open work permit guideA visitor application is for a temporary stay. It should explain the visit purpose, funds and intention to leave Canada at the end of authorized stay. It does not replace a permanent-residence sponsorship application.
Read the Canada visitor visa guideThese groups help you prepare for a conversation. They are not a universal IRCC checklist: the documents that matter depend on the selected route, the people involved and current instructions.
A family application is not strengthened by a large collection of unrelated records. It is more useful to organize genuine documents around the relationship and the route you are actually using.
Names, dates, addresses, relationship history and travel details should not conflict across forms, letters and supporting records. Where something needs explanation, use truthful context rather than trying to hide or rewrite the history.
Do not create, alter or backdate evidence. A document review can help identify what records already exist, what is missing and which questions should be checked against current IRCC guidance.
Relationship evidence should remain relevant to the case. A visitor file also needs a credible temporary-purpose explanation; it should not be presented as a substitute for sponsorship.
A new application should respond to the actual concern in the earlier file. Reusing the same forms or adding generic letters may leave the underlying issue unresolved.
Bring the refusal letter and, where available, the submitted forms, supporting documents and any correspondence. Review the facts before choosing sponsorship, a permit or a visitor route.
The next step may require clearer evidence, a different route or waiting until the facts support an application. Kanan can review the file, but cannot promise approval or a different decision.
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Bring the relationship history, current status details and any prior application record. We will help identify the next useful question for the route you are considering.
Bring your relationship history, sponsor or status details, and any earlier application records. We will help you identify the next useful family-route step.
Local route support
Start with the route that matches your goal. Return to the Vadodara visa-consultant hub if you are still comparing services.
Plan sponsor and applicant evidence for a permanent-residence family application.
Check whether the applicant qualifies for a specific open-work-permit option.
Prepare a temporary visitor file; this is different from sponsorship.
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Sponsorship, an eligible sponsored-spouse open work permit and a temporary visitor application are separate routes with different requirements and outcomes.
Last updated July 20, 2026
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