SWICANADA

Family Class (Sponsorship)

Residents who reside in Canada are currently eligible to sponsor for admission to Canada
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Canadian citizens or Canadian permanent residents who reside in Canada are currently eligible to sponsor for admission to Canada certain family members to become a Canadian permanent residence:

To be a sponsor:

  • You must be 18 years of age or older.
  • You and the sponsored relative must sign a sponsorship agreement that commits you to provide financial support for your relative, if necessary. This agreement also says the person becoming a permanent resident will make every effort to support her or himself.
  • You must provide financial support for a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner for three years from the date they become a permanent resident and 20 years for parents and grand-parents
  • You must provide financial support for a dependent child for 10 years, or until the child turns 25, whichever comes first.

Who could be sponsored:

  • Spouses, Common Law or Conjugal Partners 16 years or older
  • Dependant children as defined in the Immigration Regulations
  • Mother and father and any accompanying dependant children as defined in the Immigration Regulations
  • Grandparent(s)
  • Brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces or grandchildren who are orphans; under the age of 18 and not married or in a common-law relationship
  • Another relative of any age or relationship but only under specific conditions
  • Accompanying relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children)

PLEASE NOTE: Canadian citizens, residing abroad, might also be eligible to sponsor their spouses and dependant children for as long as they can prove to Citizenship and Immigration Canada officials that it is their intention to return to Canada to settle in the country, permanently, upon the issuance of the immigrant visa(s) to the dependant(s) that they are sponsoring. The filing of a Sponsorship Application, Sponsorship Agreement and Financial Evaluation Form along with Application for Permanent Residence of the person being sponsored with a designated Case Processing Centre in Canada are the first steps in the sponsorship process. Once the sponsorship has been approved the designated Case Processing Centre in Canada sends the application to Visa post abroad and he/she must meet statutory requirements