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Canadian Services Center - Canadian Immigration Consulting Firm - Sponsor A Kin
Sponsor A Kin
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.
Under the Canada–Quebec Accord, the province of Quebec has a role in
determining sponsorship eligibility for Quebec residents. However, the
Quebec portion of the process is begun only after Citizenship and
Immigration Canada (CIC) has finished its assessment of your ability to meet
Canada’s sponsorship requirements.
If you live in Quebec and want more information about the province’s
immigration requirements please contact Quebec Immigration for information.
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 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.
- 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;
- 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 dependent on a parent since before the age of 22 because of a disability.
Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class
You may also sponsor a spouse or common-law partner from within Canada if they have been
living with you in Canada. Sponsorship of a spouse or common-law partner includes their
dependent children whether inside or outside of Canada.
For more information please click here.
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