You must include all your family members even if they are not coming to Canada with you. This includes: spouse or partner.
Residency and Citizenship in the Cook Islands Applicants wishing to gain Permanent Residency in the Cook Islands must have lived in the Cook Islands continuously. For non-New Zealand citizens, this is for a continuous ten years, while for New Zealand citizens this is for five years.
- The processing time for U.S. citizens filing Form I-130 for a spouse beneficiary ranges from 13-54.5 months. - The processing time for legal permanent residents filing Form I-130 for a spouse beneficiary ranges from 32-67.5 months.
Express Entry: 2. The main applicant can list the spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner as a dependent. Alternatively, the spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner can be named as a secondary applicant.
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You must include all your family members even if they are not coming to Canada with you. This includes: spouse or partner.
Initially, they are usually not included. You are considered the principal beneficiary and after your initial application or petition is approved, very often after at the second or third stage your spouse and children can be named as derivative beneficiaries.
You must file a separate Form I-130 for each eligible relative unless they can be considered a derivative beneficiary. See the form instructions for more information. If you submit a petition for your spouse, you must also submit Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary.
Eligibility: If your spouse is included in your application, their eligibility for PR can be assessed alongside yours, which can be beneficial if either of you has any issues with meeting requirements.