Canadian immigration Family Sponsorship
Family reunification can be viewed as one of the cores of Canada's immigration system.
Canada is a country of immigrants which means that practically every Canadian Citizen or Resident has family members residing abroad. Many Canadians are striving to reunite with their loved ones.
There are three major sponsorship categories currently available in Canada:
1 - Sponsoring immediate family member
Spouse / common-law partner (of the same or opposite sex) along with dependent children under the age of 22
Canadian citizens or Canadian Permanent Residents are entitled to sponsor their spouses or common-law partners residing abroad and dependent children under the age of 22.
- For a variety of reasons, some people immigrate to Canada by themselves, while their spouses and minor children remain overseas.
If you declared your immediate family members as “non-accompanying dependents” while becoming a Canadian Permanent Resident, you have a right to sponsor them.
- Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada marry / become partners with people of other nationalities and wish to bring them to Canada.
To be eligible to sponsor your wife / husband / dependent children, you should meet the following basic criteria:
- You should be at least 18 years of age;
- You should be a Canadian Permanent Resident or Canadian Citizen residing in Canada (certain exemptions exist for Canadian citizens residing overseas);
- In most cases, there are no specific income requirements to become eligible to sponsor immediate family members, but you cannot be collecting Welfare;
- You must make a commitment to provide for basic needs and to support your spouse / child financially for the duration of sponsorship undertaking.
2 - Sponsoring parents and grandparents
This option is now closed but will reopen soon and Canada has announced that they will accept 30 000 new Applicants. Start preparing your case now in order to be ready to file your application on Day #1 of the Program reopening.
To be eligible to sponsor parents or grandparents, in addition to meeting the basic criteria mentioned above, you should have enough financial resources to be a qualified sponsor.
3 - Sponsor another family member:
Under certain circumstances, you may be eligible to sponsor your sibling, niece, nephew, uncle and even the person who is not related to you by blood. In such cases, Humanitarian and Compassionate consideration can play a significant role.
Please contact us to determine if you are eligible to sponsor.
We will be glad to review all the sponsorship scenarios and determine the best suitable course of action for your circumstances.