• June 22, 2023

    Who Can you Sponsor under Family Class?

    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 [...]

  • June 22, 2023

    Family Class Sponsorship Calculating Required Income

    Family Class Sponsorship Calculating Required Income The total number of persons determines the amount of income required to sponsor and determines which LICO to use. Sponsors should count: Themselves, and any family members to whom they [...]

  • June 22, 2023

    Family Class Sponsorship Bars to Sponsorship

    Family Class Sponsorship Bars to Sponsorship Sponsors and co-signers cannot sponsor if these conditions occur This includes stayed orders, departure orders, exclusion orders and deportation orders. Exception: People who were granted permanent residence despite an unexecuted removal [...]

  • June 22, 2023

    Family Class Sponsorship

    Family Class Sponsorship The Family Class Sponsorship application is available if you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident living in Canada, and you want to sponsor close family members living abroad, including: Spousal Sponsorship: If you are [...]

  • June 22, 2023

    Family Class Sponsorship

    Canadian Family Class Sponsorship The family class sponsorship application is available if you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident living in Canada, and you want to sponsor close family members living abroad, including: Spousal Sponsorship Canada If you [...]

  • December 2, 2013

    Dependent children Meeting Requirements

    Family members - When requirements have to be met Meets the requirements of the class as set out in section 5.14 above and meets the definition of spouse or common-law partner as described in OP 2, Section 6 when the application is received and when a [...]

  • December 1, 2013

    Including your Family in your LCP Application

    If an applicant's separated spouse or their children who are legally in the custody of someone else are inadmissible, their admissibility would not render the applicant inadmissible. As separated, spouses can reconcile and custody arrangements for children may change; examination is required in order to [...]

  • November 28, 2013

    Sponsoring your Parents to Canada

    Canada supports family values, and this is why it has launched its Family Class program. Under this program, citizens and permanent residents of Canada can sponsor their family members in a foreign country, allowing them to immigrate to Canada. This is a great opportunity for [...]

  • November 20, 2013

    Things to Keep in Mind with Conjugal Sponsorship

    Submitting an application to sponsor your conjugal partner can be a stressful endeavour. Many of our clients have an easy enough time locating application forms online but have no idea where to start with respect to gathering documents. Akrami & Associates will guide [...]

  • December 2, 2013

    Relationships of Convenience

    A foreign national is not considered a spouse or a common-law partner if the marriage or relationship is not genuine and was entered into primarily for the purpose of acquiring any status or privilege under the Act. In addition, a relationship between two persons that [...]

  • December 2, 2013

    Dependent Children

    For purposes of in-Canada processing, accompanying dependent children are children listed on the application who are applying for permanent residence and: reside in Canada; or reside outside Canada but will join the applicant if permanent resident status is received. Dependent Children Living Outside Canada For [...]

  • November 28, 2013

    Family Reunion to Reopen in January

    In the last decade, tens of thousands of people have immigrated to Canada under the family sponsorship program. The country is known for its generous immigration policies, especially when the sponsored applicant is a spouse, child or parent, or grandparent. If you survey the immigration [...]