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Family Sponsorship
Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are 18 years of age or older may
sponsor close relatives or family members who want to become permanent residents
of Canada. Sponsors must promise to support the relative or family member and
their accompanying family members for a period of three to 10 years to help them
settle in Canada.
You can sponsor relatives or family members from abroad if they are:
- spouses, common-law or conjugal partners 16 years of age or older;
- parents and grandparents;
- dependent children, including adopted children;
- children under 18 years of age whom you intend to adopt;
- brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces or grandchildren who are orphans;
under the age of 18 and not married or in a common-law relationship;
or
- you may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have a family
member from the list above who you could sponsor or who is already a Canadian
citizen or permanent resident.
A son or daughter is dependent when the child:
- is under the age of 22 and does not have a spouse or common-law partner;
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is a full time student and is substantially dependent on a parent for financial
support since before the age of 22, or since becoming a spouse or common-law
partner (if this happened before age 22); or
- is financially depis financially dependent on a parent since before the age of 22 because of a
disability.
Brothers and Sisters
If you wish to sponsor a brother or sister, you generally
cannot sponsor them directly unless they are an orphan, under the age of 18 and
not married or in a common-law relationship. However, you may include a brother
or sister as part of the sponsorship of a parent if they are still dependent on
their parent.
Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class
When sponsoring a spouse or common-law partner, the application is normally
processed at a Canadian Visa Office in the country where the applicant normally
resides. However, if you and your spouse are already in Canada, you may instead
have the application processed from inside of Canada. There are both advantages
and disadvantages to applying from inside of Canada. Please
Contact
Us
for
further details.
If you would like to have a free assessment of your eligibility to sponsor a
family member,
please click here.
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