Family Class Sponsorship
Family reunification is one of the three pillars of Canadian immigration program, which permits both the recent immigrants and long-established Canadians to be reunited with members of their family.
If you are a Permanent Residence or citizen of Canada, then you may sponsor:
- Your Spouse
- Common-law partner
- Conjugal partner
- Dependent child
- Adopted child
- Parents and grandparents
Who is eligible to sponsor their spouse, partner or child
- You can sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent child if:
- You’re at least 18 years old
- You’re a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act
- If you’re a Canadian citizen living outside Canada, you must show that you plan to live in Canada when the persons you want to sponsor become permanent residents.
- You can’t sponsor someone if you’re a permanent resident living outside Canada.
- You’re able to prove that you’re not receiving social assistance for reasons other than a disability
- You can provide for the basic needs of any persons you want to sponsor
If you live outside Quebec
- To become a sponsor, you must promise to financially take care of the persons you are sponsoring for a period of time. We call this promise an undertaking.
- The undertaking commits you to:
- Providing financial support for your sponsored family members, starting when they become permanent residents repaying any provincial social assistanceyour sponsored family members get during that time
- Also, you and your sponsored family members need to agree to certain responsibilities during the undertaking period. This is called the sponsorship agreement.
- The sponsorship agreement means that you’ll provide for the basic needs of your sponsored family members and the person you sponsor will make every effort to support themselves and their family members
Income requirement
- In most cases, there isn’t an income requirement to sponsor your spouse or partner or dependent child. You onlyneed to show that you have enough money to meet the income requirements if :
- You’re sponsoring a dependent child that has 1 or more dependent children of their own, or
- you’re sponsoring a spouse or partner that has a dependent child, and their dependent child has 1 or more children of their own
Who can’t sponsor their spouse, partner or child
You can’t sponsor your spouse, partner or child if:
- You’re less than 18 years old
- You won’t live in Canada when the persons you want to sponsor become permanent residents
- You’re not a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act
- You’re a temporary resident, that is you’re visiting, studying or working in Canada on a visa or permit
- You must have permanent resident status at the time you submit your sponsorship application.
- You don’t have enough money to support the persons you want to sponsor (if applicable)
You may
not be eligible to sponsor your spouse, partner if you:
- Were sponsored by a spouse or partner and you became a permanent resident less than 5 years ago
- Are still financially responsible for a previous spouse or partner that you sponsored. This means you’re still bound by the 3 year undertaking to take care of this person.
You may
not be eligible to sponsor your spouse, partner
or child if you:
- You have already applied to sponsor the spouse, parent or child you are currently seeking to sponsor and a decision on that application hasn’t been made
- Are in jail, prison, or a penitentiary
- Didn’tpay back:
- An immigration loan
- A performance bond
Interested in getting your family to Canada ? Let’s chat :
+1 800.431.8499 | +1 437.881.6994 | anbimmigration@gmail.com
