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Sponsoring a parent currently is subject to a time limited submission of a pre-application or “Interest to Sponsor” application. Parents sponsorship Canada is one of the most sought-after family reunification pathways. Potential sponsors who submit their Interest to Sponsor in a timely way shall be invited to formally file a sponsorship for their parents. As of September 2018 the maximum amount of parent applications to be accepted for filing will be 20000, up from 17000 in August 2018. The filing of an Interest to Sponsor after the cap of 20000 persons has been filled would disqualify a sponsor from initiating a formal application to sponsor a parent
Important third party documentation includes presenting sufficient evidence of financial ability to support the parents being sponsored. The undertaking of assistance is a promise that the sponsor will support her parent(s) for 20 years after the parent lands in Canada as a permanent resident
Sometimes parental sponsorships are delayed or refused due to a parent having a history of non compliance with Canada’s immigration laws, or a medical issue that may trigger admissibility issues, or a criminal record. Recourse for such refusals may be had at the Immigration Refugee Board (Appeal Division), depending on the severity of the criminality. A case of a parent being found to have misrepresented would require recourse to the Federal Court
Canadian citizens and residents often have loved ones living elsewhere that they wish to bring to Canada. The government offers several ways for this to happen, and these methods are referred to as sponsorships. These include parent sponsorship, grandparent sponsorship, spousal sponsorship, and dependent child sponsorship opportunities. A spousal sponsorship is split into two categories: inland and outland
For parent(s) sponsorship, Canadian income requirements depend on the number of people within the household. According to 2018 guidelines, the range is from $40,379 per year for a household with two people to $85,835 for a household with seven people. An additional person adds $8,740 to the minimum requirement. For those within Quebec, the range is from $23,855 for a household of one person to $50,953 for a household of five persons, with $5,171 being added for each additional person. The person applying must earn the minimum for at least three years to qualify. These income requirements usually go up each year.
The process involves completing the Interest to Sponsor form and submitting all required documentation.
In order to be eligible to sponsor a parent, an individual must meet certain criteria:
An individual may not be eligible if they:
For more information please contact or book a consultation with Canadian Immigration Lawyers at Chaudary Law Office.
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The immigration department provides an estimate at on their site here
This is sent to the Case Processing Centre Mississauga
A spouse, common law partner or conjugal partner can be the co-signer
A sponsor can electronically sign a document but an officer may ask for an original signature at a later date
If the income is foreign and declared while the sponsor is in Canada then that income may be included.
Similarly a sponsor working in the USA but remaining resident in Canada may declare the income earned working for the USA-based company
If this is declared then it can be included towards the income requirement to sponsor a parent
