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Can a dependent spouse in the Express Entry pool apply to SINP using their partner's EE profile?

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Step-by-Step

If you're listed as the dependent spouse on your partner's Express Entry (EE) profile and want to apply to Saskatchewan's SINP International Skilled Worker: Saskatchewan Express Entry stream in your own right, you cannot do so under their existing profile.

  1. Understand that a dependent spouse cannot apply to SINP using the primary applicant's EE profile number. SINP's Express Entry stream requires you to be the primary applicant on your own profile.

  2. Create a separate Express Entry profile with yourself as the primary applicant. This is a distinct profile from your partner's, even though you'll both remain in the pool.

  3. Once you have your own EE profile number, you can apply to SINP under the Saskatchewan Express Entry stream using that number as the primary applicant.

  4. If your NOC is on the province's in-demand occupations list, the Occupation In-Demand stream may also be worth comparing, since it doesn't require an EE profile in the same way — check current SINP stream requirements, as in-demand lists change periodically.


Having two separate EE profiles (one where you're primary, one where you're a dependent on your spouse's) is generally not an issue in itself, but confirm current SINP and IRCC rules before applying, since program requirements are updated over time.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Don't: Don't attempt to use your spouse's EE profile number to apply to SINP as a dependent — SINP's EE stream requires you to be the primary applicant on your own profile.
  • Do: Create your own separate EE profile as primary applicant if you want to pursue SINP independently of your spouse's profile.

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