If you are at least 18 years old, a permanent resident of Canada, citizen of Canada or a registered Indian, you can sponsor the following relatives under the Family Sponsorship programs:
Your spouse, Common-law partner or dependent children
You don’t have to meet the Low Income Cut-off (LICO) requirement but need to demonstrate your financial ability to support your sponsored spouse, Common-law partner or dependent children
If you sponsor a child of your dependent child (your child’s child), you still need to meet LICO for past 12 months.
Ensure the sponsored person will not rely on social assistance
Processing time is about 12 months (but it’s also case-by-case and varies by country)
Your parents and grandparents
You need to meet the Low Income Cut-off (LICO) plus 30% requirement for 3 previous years and demonstrate your financial ability to support your sponsored parents/grandparents and their dependants
Ensure the sponsored person will not rely on social assistance
Processing time is about 20-24 months (but it’s also case-by-case and varies by country)
Your other relatives (some restrictions applied)
You can sponsor an orphaned brother, sister, nephew, niece or grandchild if they are minors, single, orphaned and related to you by blood or adoption
You can sponsor ONE relative if you have no Canadian/PR/registered Indian family members and no other eligible family members to sponsor
You need to meet the Low Income Cut-off (LICO) requirement for past 12 months and demonstrate your financial ability to support your sponsored relatives and their dependents
Ensure the sponsored person will not rely on social assistance
Processing time varies case-by-case and varies by country
Your adopted child
You must establish a genuine and legal parent-child relationship with your adopted child
The adoption must be recognized by the child’s country of origin and the province/territory of residence in Canada
You must go through the adoption process and later the sponsorship process
Processing time varies case-by-case and varies by country
Let us help
If you need any help with your family sponsorship applications, you are more than welcome to fill out the assessment form and book a free consultation session with one of our RCICs. We are here to help and support you throughout your journey.
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