Spouse Visa

The foreign government's dedication to keeping immigrant families together is demonstrated through the Spouse visa. Citizens and permanent residents who are over the age of majority, i.e. 18 years, can sponsor dependent family members such as spouses, children, parents, grandparents, and common-law partners via the Spouse Visas and Dependent Visas programmes.The Spouse Visa programme allows PR visa holders and citizens of foreign countries to sponsor their spouse or common-law partner who is currently residing outside the country to apply for immigration and live in the country.

The government defines marital arrangements in the following ways for the purposes of this visa:

• • A spouse is someone you've officially married according to your religious traditions and registered with your city's civic authorities.
• • A Common-Law Partner is someone with whom you have been in a continuous conjugal relationship for at least one year, with exceptions made for short journeys for family or business. You should be able to show that you and your partner live in the same house.
• • A conjugal partner is someone with whom you have a common-law relationship but have not lived together for a year or who you are unable to marry due to rules in your own country.