Can I sponsor my spouse if we're both living in Canada?

[umjorge2]

Hello,
I am a Canadian/American duel citizen, and have an Canadian husband, and we both live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I would like to apply to sponsor him as my spouse, so we can one day move to the USA permanently. Can I apply to sponsor him while I still live in Canada? How can I show that I will support him financially when we move to the USA, if I obviously do not have a job in USA to prove that? And is it a possibility that if he gets his PR, then when we move to the USA, he will also be able to work any job immediately?

I have no current US home address. Will this be an issue? We wouldn't really look to get one unless the possibility was there that we could live down there providing he could get a green card to work down there.

 

[ananga73]

See answers below. Also read this link, the information you need is all there.

http://familybasedimmigration.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10793

Cheers!

Hello,
I am a Canadian/American duel citizen, and have an Canadian husband, and we both live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I would like to apply to sponsor him as my spouse, so we can one day move to the USA permanently. The green card is not for people who plan to move to USA one day, it is for people ready to move within six months of issuance

Can I apply to sponsor him while I still live in Canada? Yes you can start the I-130 process however at some point before approval you will have to move to the good ole USA because after all the green card is being given to him to REUNITE you both in the USA so if you do not move back it defeats the whole purpose

How can I show that I will support him financially when we move to the USA, if I obviously do not have a job in USA to prove that? Do you have assets? You can qualify based on assets otherwise you will have to get a joint/co-sponsorAnd is it a possibility that if he gets his PR, then when we move to the USA, he will also be able to work any job immediately?Yes

I have no current US home address. Will this be an issue? We wouldn't really look to get one unless the possibility was there that we could live down there providing he could get a green card to work down there.