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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]