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    December 2, 2013

    Responsibility of Sponsors

    In the case of applications for permanent residence from foreign nationals who are spouses, common-law partners, conjugal partners and dependent children, (including children already adopted): Responsibility of Sponsors As a Responsibility of Sponsors You Must: Complete the responsibilities related to the sponsorship application, Ensure that your sponsored family [...]

  • December 2, 2013

    Family Class Minimum Necessary Income

    LICO The sponsor's income must meet the minimum necessary income requirement, as identified annually by Statistics Canada in LICO levels, to support all members of a sponsor's own family and all sponsored persons and their family members, including family members listed as non- accompanying. The applicable LICO level [...]

  • December 2, 2013

    Financial Responsibility when Sponsoring

    The financial test is needed to prove that sponsors can support sponsored persons for the period of the undertaking. Financial Resources: May include the resources of the sponsor's spouse or common-law partner if the sponsor's financial resources are inadequate and the sponsor's spouse for Financial Responsibility when Sponsoring common-law [...]

  • December 2, 2013

    Family Class Sponsorship Bars to Sponsorship

    Sponsors and co-signers these conditions occur cannot sponsor if: They are permanent residents This includes stayed orders, departure orders, exclusion orders subject to a removal order and deportation orders. Exception: People who were granted permanent residence despite an unexecuted removal order. They are detained in any Sponsors being [...]

  • December 2, 2013

    Who Can you Sponsor under Family Class?

    Members of the Family Class Include: spouse, common-law or conjugal partner; dependent child (no matter which parent is supporting the child, and also including children adopted overseas); father or mother; grandfather or grandmother; orphan under 18, if sibling, niece or nephew, or grandchild of sponsor; child under age [...]

  • November 26, 2013

    Can I File Family Class Sponsorship Application Myself?

    Family Class Sponsorship Application The Family class Sponsorship Application is the second most popular for immigrating to Canada, after Federal Skilled Worker program. In 2012, 50000 people migrated to Canada under the Family Class program. Canada values the importance of family and understands how important the concept of [...]