It’s not easy to move to another country and leave your loved ones on the other side of the world.The Government of Canada has made family reunification a top priority, and there are a number of PROGRAMs in place to help and support this important Canadian value. Family class sponsorship, like other immigration categories, has certain restrictions, such as a minimum required income that must be reached by the sponsor. When you sponsor a family member, whether it’s a dependent child or a spouse/common-law partner, you agree to financially assist them. As a result, you must work in Canada and earn a particular amount of money. Sponsoring a family member to come to Canada requires a significant financial investment and the signing of an undertaking agreement.
The age limit for dependent children has been modified from “under 19” to “under 22” for immigration purposes. All new applications received on or after October 24, 2017 will be affected by this change. To be considered a dependence, your child must be under the age of 18 and meet the conditions for a dependent child. Children who are under the age of 22 and do not have a spouse or partner are considered dependants. If a child is 22 years old or older and meets both of these criteria, they are considered a dependant: they have relied on their parents for financial support since before the age of 22, and they are unable to sustain themselves financially due to a mental or physical condition.
A spouse or common-law partner may be sponsored by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in order to obtain permanent residence in Canada.
In order for the foreign national to acquire a Visa, both the’sponsor’ (Canadian citizen/permanent resident) and the’sponsored person’ (foreign national) must be approved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Both parties must verify that their connection falls into one of the three categories below in order to acquire a Visa through this PROGRAM: spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner.
There is currently no direct sponsorship scheme for Canadian citizens or permanent residents’ siblings and sisters. Their siblings, on the other hand, can petition for permanent residency as economic class immigrants and gain fifteen additional Express Entry points. There are two more possibilities for brothers and sisters to petition for family-based immigration. The first option involves dependent children who are sponsored by their parents. In this instance, the parent(s) may claim their child as a dependent on their tax return. Sponsored children must meet specific criteria to be considered dependents. Brothers and sisters may be sponsored under the orphaned near relative PROGRAM under extraordinary situations.
Before you may bring your child to live with you in Canada, you must finish the adoption process as well as the citizenship or immigration process. It is important to apply for Citizenship or Immigration in order to sponsor your adopted child to come to Canada (Permanent Residency). Through the citizenship process, an adopted kid receives a direct grant of citizenship. Adopted children, on the other hand, will be granted permanent residency status through the immigration process. If parents want to have a child through surrogacy outside of Canada, the infant is legally the sponsor’s or their spouse’s/child partner’s in that jurisdiction, and there are several options for bringing the child back to Canada.
Family Class sponsorship and/or the Super Visa PROGRAM are two options for allowing Canadian citizens/permanent residents to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada.
The Parent and Grandparent Program: An Overview (PGP)
To use this PROGRAM, Canadian citizens and permanent residents must first fill out an online form on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website, indicating their desire to bring their parent(s) or grandparent(s) to Canada.
It is vital to remember that completing an Interest to Sponsor form is not an application, but rather the first and most important step in using this PROGRAM. Candidates who have been invited to apply have 60 days from the date of their invitation to submit a comprehensive application together with all supporting papers.
You may be eligible to sponsor your relative under the “last remaining relative” exception PROGRAM in certain circumstances. If the sponsor does not have any of the following relatives in Canada, who are either permanent residents or citizens: spouse/common-law partner, child, parent(s)/grandparent(s), sibling, niece/nephew, aunt/uncle, this PROGRAM allows a permanent resident or citizen of Canada to sponsor any relative (related by blood or adoption) regardless of age. Furthermore, the sponsor should not have any family members (who could be sponsored) living outside of Canada. If you sponsor a relative to become a permanent resident of Canada, you must financially support that relative.
Contact us or schedule a consultation to know more about the process that you want to follow and we can help you decide.
