Filipiniana News – February 2013 RHYME & REASON A recent series of articles in the Toronto Star dealing with experiences of victims of spousal sponsorship fraud prompted me to revive this topic that I have discussed a few times in this column. Sadly, these stories and even some comments from readers reveal a continuing lack of knowledge and/or misunderstanding of the complex and ever-changing immigration laws, including those involving spousal sponsorships. There are two types of spousal sponsorship applications. The first is the outside Canada sponsorships that are initially submitted to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario and then forwarded to the visa office where the applicant spouse is a resident or citizen. The second is the inland application under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class that is submitted to the CIC Case Processing Centre in Vegreville, Alberta. Depending on t...