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Sponsering Aunt & Uncle?

mdk.01

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Has anyone ever done this? Is it possible?
I sponsored my Husband 3 years ago...
but now we want to bring his Aunt & Uncle permanently in the future.
 

PMM

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Has anyone ever done this? Is it possible?
I sponsored my Husband 3 years ago...
but now we want to bring his Aunt & Uncle permanently in the future.
1. No, since he has a spouse in Canada, he can't sponsor an Aunt and Uncle.
 

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Say we where to seperate/divorce then he could sponsor them?
Does he have any children? Are either of his parents still alive? Does he have any other family members in Canada apart from his wife?
 

mdk.01

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Does he have any children? Are either of his parents still alive? Does he have any other family members in Canada apart from his wife?
We have three children, father alive, and no additional family members on his side in Canada.
 

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We have three children, father alive, and no additional family members on his side in Canada.
In that case even if you divorced, you still wouldn't be able to sponsor them. You would have to have no wife, no children, both of your parents would have to be deceased, and you would have to have no other family in Canada to sponsor them.
 
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mdk.01

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In that case even if you divorced, you still wouldn't be able to sponsor them. You would have to have no wife, no children, both of your parents would have to be deceased, and you would have to have no other family in Canada to sponsor them.
Who knew there was so many variables.
 

scylla

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Who knew there was so many variables.
It's pretty common knowledge to many of us on the forum - but obviously not common knowledge to the general public.

It's referred to as the "lonely Canadian rule" - specifically because you must have absolutely no one in Canada and have no living parents you can sponsor to qualify.
 

kcward7

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It's pretty common knowledge to many of us on the forum - but obviously not common knowledge to the general public.

It's referred to as the "lonely Canadian rule" - specifically because you must have absolutely no one in Canada and have no living parents you can sponsor to qualify.
Out of curiosity...is that what immigration refers to it as? Or was it just coined by those applying etc?
 

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Out of curiosity...is that what immigration refers to it as? Or was it just coined by those applying etc?
I don't know the origins of the term. It's certainly not on the CIC website if that's what you're asking - however the requirements are spelled out fully there.
 
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PMM

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I don't know the origins of the term. It's certainly not on the CIC website if that's what you're asking - however the requirements are spelled out fully there.
1. Actually it was in the 1977 Act and Regulations and it was reversed, then you could sponsor the last remaining family member living abroad.