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.
You must include all your family members even if they are not coming to Canada with you. This includes: spouse or partner.
As a Green Card holder (permanent resident), you may petition for certain family members to immigrate to the United States as permanent residents. You may petition for the following family members: Spouse (husband or wife) Unmarried children under 21.
If you get married after getting an Invitation to Apply (ITA) but before you apply for PR, you will still need to update your family information with IRCC. Because your family composition has changed, the IRCC needs to be informed. This applies even if your spouse is not accompanying you to Canada.
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.
Submitting Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, is the first step to help an eligible relative apply to immigrate to the United States and apply for a Green Card.
- 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.
If you are married to a US citizen and both of you live in the United States, you can apply for your green card (Lawful Permanent Residency) immediately after your marriage. There is no mandatory waiting period before you can submit your application.