Spouse in Another Province? Your PNP Is at Risk The safest option during any provincial nomination or PR process is for spouses to live together in the same province where the main applicant is claiming to settle. Immigration officers carefully look at “intention to reside,” and when a spouse is living and working in another province, it can raise doubts about whether the family truly plans to settle in the nominating province. This situation has led to procedural fairness letters and refusals,