If your relative becomes a Permanent Resident of Canada, they are allowed to stay, study as well as work in Canada. If you are above 18 years of age, you can sponsor some of your relatives to come and stay in Canada, provided your relative must be:
If your relative becomes a Permanent Resident of Canada, they are allowed to stay, study as well as work in Canada. If you are above 18 years of age, you can sponsor some of your relatives to come and stay in Canada, provided your relative must be:
Sponsoring Relatives to Canada is now possible by applying under the Family Sponsorship Canada Program as it works to reunite the families by allowing the adult permanent residents or the citizens to sponsor their relatives for migrating to Canada. Eligibility criteria for a person seeking sponsorship are as follows:
At the time of sponsoring your relative to become a Canadian Permanent Resident, you must make sure that:
Any adult over 18 years of age, who is a Canadian Permanent Resident can become a Sponsor. A sponsor is required to be a Canadian resident.
An individual might not be able to sponsor if:
Here is how you can apply for the process of Sponsoring Relatives to Canada:
If your application gets accepted, you will be sent an invite to apply for this sponsorship program. Your Invite contains updated forms and the latest instructions guide. Hence, never fill out your application unless you are invited to apply. This needs to be followed to avoid filling out the outdated forms or using the old instruction guide from last year.
The package includes:
Usually, the fee structure includes:
Biometrics fee
Usually, the Biometrics fee needs to be paid at the time of your application submission. Or else, it may get delayed. The Biometrics fee includes the cost of collecting your fingerprints as well as a digital photo.
The instruction guide will help you in understanding the fee structure as well as which fees and how much fees apply to you.
You are required to submit your application within 60 days. The details about the deadlines will be mentioned in your invitation.
You can apply for a Permanent Residency only after receiving an invite from the Canadian Immigration department.