# Sponsor Spouse & Children While Living Abroad
**URL:** https://discourse.settlement.org/t/sponsor-spouse-children-while-living-abroad/9970
**Category:** Sponsoring Family
**Created:** [October 11, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/sponsor-spouse-children-while-living-abroad/9970 "2018-10-11T12:14:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@vincitygialam](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/vincitygialam)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/sponsor-spouse-children-while-living-abroad/9970/1 "2018-10-11T12:14:58Z")
I am a Canadian citizen (wife)living abroad married to a non Canadian with two children.
After reading the news release about sponsoring while living abroad
kindly guide me as to how much income is required to sponsor a spouse and two dependant children.
Your help will be highly appreciated
thank you.
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### Author:  [@Joeykaddu](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/Joeykaddu)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/sponsor-spouse-children-while-living-abroad/9970/2 "2018-10-12T11:01:58Z")
Im a Canadian and I sponsored someone before and we separated after a year and its now 9 years ago. I remarried and wanted to sponsor my husband, I sent his application for sponsorship and it was sent back with a refusal letter saying my previous husband took social assistance when we separated. he took quite a lot of money and im wondering if I pay that money back , will I be able to sponsor my husband?
thank you and your immediate response will bw highly appliciated
Joy