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Can I sponsor my parents and grandparents for permanent residence?
As of November 5, 2011, the government is not accepting new applications to sponsor parents or grandparents. However, your parents or grandparents may be eligible to apply for the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa and visit you in Canada for up to two years without needing to renew their status. They may also be able to apply for a normal temporary resident visa, which is usually valid for six months.
Is it faster to apply to sponsor my spouse from inside or outside Canada?
It is usually faster to apply to sponsor a spouse from outside Canada. The requirements are the same in both cases; however, there are some important differences in the terms and conditions. For example, applications made inside Canada do not bring with them a right of appeal, and if the applicant leaves Canada and cannot re-enter, the application will be considered abandoned. Applications from outside of Canada bring with them the right of appeal and have relatively shorter processing times.
What is conditional permanent residence?
Spouses, common-law partners and conjugal partners who have been in a relationship with their sponsor for two years or less and who have no children in common at the time of the sponsorship application must live together in a legitimate relationship with their sponsor for two years from the day they receive their permanent resident status in Canada. Only when the 2-year requirement has been met will their conditional visa will be made permanent. The conditional permanent residence measure only applies to permanent residents whose applications are received on or after October 25, 2012.
Do I have to earn a minimum income to sponsor my spouse and dependent children?
You do not have to strictly meet an income test. However, you should be willing and able to support your family members without recourse to government assistance upon their arrival in Canada.
Which family members can I sponsor for permanent residence?
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident you can sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, or dependent children to come to Canada. You may be eligible to sponsor other relatives, including
brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship.
If you do not have a living spouse or common-law partner, conjugal partner, a son or daughter, parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece who could be sponsored as a member of the family class, and you do not have any relative who is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident or registered as an Indian under the
Indian Act
, then you may apply to sponsor one relative relative regardless of their age or relationship to you.
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