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Canadian citizens and permanent residents living in Canada,
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:
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spouses,
common-law or conjugal partners 16 years of age or older;
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parents and grandparents;
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dependent children, including adopted children;
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children under 18 years of age whom you intend to adopt;
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brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces or grandchildren who are
orphans; under the age of 18 and not married or in a common-law
relationship; or
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you may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have an
aunt, uncle or family member from the list above who you could
sponsor or who is already a Canadian citizen, Indian or permanent
resident.
The Immigration
and Refugee Protection Act also allows for sponsorship of foreign
nationals who are in a same-sex relationship with a permanent
resident or citizen of Canada.
Spouses of
permanent residents and Canadian citizens who have temporary legal
status in Canada may be sponsored from within Canada under the
Spouse in Canada Class. However, in certain circumstances, spouses
of permanent residents and Canadian citizens who do not have
temporary legal status in Canada may also be sponsored under
Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds.
LICO (Low Income
Cut Off)
If
landed immigrants want to sponsor members of the Family Class, they
are required to demonstrate that they are able to support all of the
people that they wish to sponsor as well as all of their dependants
already in Canada (except in spousal sponsorship cases where no
income verification is necessary). This is accomplished using a
formula designed by the government.
Under special
circumstances however you may be able to sponsor your family to
Canada where you cannot meet the LICO amount. Please contact
ImmiGlobe for a consultation and further information on this issue.
Please
Contact us for an assessment of your eligibility…we love to
reunify families
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