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Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

canuck78

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@ZOYAMAN13 Congratz IRCC has relaxed the travel restrictions allowing the entry of siblings, grandchildren, and grandparents of Canadian citizens/PRs as of October 08.

Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/10/government-introduces-new-border-measures-to-protect-canadian-public-health-provides-update-on-travel-restrictions.html
They do still have to apply
Yes it should be fine as the flight lands in Canada on the 8th :)
@ZOYAMAN13 I read new release very differently. It looks like family members must apply and get authorization before travel and further information will be released on October 8th. Would be cautious because of the huge increase in cases in Ontario and Quebec there could be pushback to delay these orders when provinces are not coping with the current population.
 

canuck78

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they are also expanding the group to allow for grandparents to travel so that makes me happy!
Looks like people are still required to get authorization to visit Canada. We need to wait for more details next week. Given the cases are spiking in 2 provinces and other provinces, like in Atlantic Canada, are being able to lift more resteictions I expect there to be some concerns and even possibly some delays when it comes to these programs especially if numbers keep increasing. Given Montreal is in shutdown I am sure people and especially business owners will question why we are increasing international travellers when we have just had to shut down for a month. Hopefully there will be more covid testing required in the country of origin to be able to enter the airport and hopefully the very fast testing will also happen before boarding the plane. I believe Air Canada has orderd the Abbott lab testing machines. I also hope that one of the requirement is to show that a person has medical insurance that covers covid to enter Canada as visitor. Canadian governennts are taking on a huge volume of debt. If we are increasing the anount of people who can visit Canada during the pandemic we should at least require that visitors ca take care of their medical expenses if they do get covid. We are spending billions but every million saved treating covid or other illnesses could pay 10+ nurses.
 

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ZOYAMAN13

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They do still have to apply


@ZOYAMAN13 I read new release very differently. It looks like family members must apply and get authorization before travel and further information will be released on October 8th. Would be cautious because of the huge increase in cases in Ontario and Quebec there could be pushback to delay these orders when provinces are not coping with the current population.


But it's too late to get any authorization. They traveling in 4 days
 

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My mother in law received her passport request from Warsaw embassy on September 25. Just waiting for passport return now. Why is vfs involved in all this?
they are the middle man between you and the embassy, at least in China. They ask you to mail everything to the VAC, they will check the documents, and then send them to the embassy. they charge the document processing fee...
 

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EtaG

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hey guys, can anyone please let me know what alternative documents can I submit instead of birth certificate to sponsor my parents. I do not have one and it is next to impossible to get one. Is there any one who has done this and sponsored their parents successfully to Canada. Your comments will be really appreciated as I'm quite tensed thinking about this.

Thank you in advance.
 

geol

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But it's too late to get any authorization. They traveling in 4 days
Wishing All the best for your parents and bro. Hopefully everything will go smoothly. They should carry all the printouts especially the details of dependant. The documents should be arrange in:
1. Yours PR card copy ( or Citizenship copy)
2. Yours Birth certificate copy showing your relationship to parents
3. COPR copy Primary Applicant with highlighter marking on dependants accompany ( your Mom & Bro)
4. Printout showing details of dependant.
I am sure everything will be alright.
All the best.
 
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ZOYAMAN13

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Wishing All the best for your parents and bro. Hopefully everything will go smoothly. They should carry all the printouts especially the details of dependant. The documents should be arrange in:
1. Yours PR card copy ( or Citizenship copy)
2. Yours Birth certificate copy showing your relationship to parents
3. COPR copy Primary Applicant with highlighter marking on dependants accompany ( your Mom & Bro)
4. Printout showing details of dependant.
I am sure everything will be alright.
All the best.


Yes that's the plan. Thanks so much for all your help and concerns. Your detailed responses help alot. @geol

I will keep you guys updated on what happens on Thursday.
 
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