Can i sponsor my elder sister

[masud2002]

Can i sponsor my elder sister , she has two children and husband

 

[starzibal]

Can i sponsor my elder sister , she has two children and husband

you can sponsor if you dont have any other family member in canada or no one that you can sponsor i.e. your parents/grandparents

 

[masud2002]

Grad parents are not alive ...parents doesn't want to come ...at this point sister is highly interested for her kids ..is it ok to sponsor her

 

[DanSlh]

Quoted from Cic's website:

Who you can sponsor
You can sponsor:

brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, or grandchildren who are orphaned, are under 18 and do not have a spouse or common-law partner,
relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children) who will come with them to Canada, or
You can sponsor one relative of any age or relationship, but only if you do not have one of these living relatives who could be sponsored as a member of the family class:

spouse or common-law partner,
conjugal partner,
son or daughter,
parent,
grandparent,
sibling, or
uncle, aunt, nephew or niece, and
you do not have any relative who is a:

Canadian citizen,
permanent resident or
registered Indian under the Indian Act.
Who you cannot sponsor
You cannot sponsor other relatives, such as brothers and sisters over 18, or adult children who support themselves financially. If they apply to immigrate under the Skilled Worker Class, they may get extra points for having a relative in Canada.

 

[masud2002]

Hi every thing i have understood except the following lines ...kinda confusing ..can you please help me out to understand this

"
You can sponsor one relative of any age or relationship, but only if you do not have one of these living relatives who could be sponsored as a member of the family class:

spouse or common-law partner,
conjugal partner,
son or daughter,
parent,
grandparent,
sibling, or
uncle, aunt, nephew or niece, and
you do not have any relative who is a:Canadian citizen,
permanent resident or
registered Indian under the Indian Act.

 

[masud2002]

It says that you can sponsor one person at any age..so why not my sister

 

[masud2002]

Any body can explain more why i can't sponsor my elder sister

 

[Rob_TO]

It says that you can sponsor one person at any age..so why not my sister

You have parents that you could sponsor, who take precedent over any other family. The fact they don't want to immigrate to Canada is irrelevant.

Only once parents are deceased, and you don't have any spouse/kids/family in Canada with you, could you then think of sponsoring your sister and her spouse/dependent children.

 

[masud2002]

I am the principal applicant in this case can my wife sponsor my sister

 

[Rob_TO]

I am the principal applicant in this case can my wife sponsor my sister

No she can't.

 

[ydj_dil]

Here's the thing. I realize it would be nice to "pull in" your siblings once you are here, so that they too can share the good life you now have. And then they can "pull in" others and so on. But, sadly, that does not work.

The logic to sponsorship is as follows: Sponsorship "unites" family. People need Spouse to live happily, and have responsibility towards parents/grandparents. Thats the only class that can be normally sponsored. Rest of all relatives cannot normally be sponsored because you don't need your nephew to live happily and you don't have any responsibility towards your siblings - they are separate family.

Rest of relatives can be sponsored only if you don't have any one here with you, and they don't have any one there to take care of them. Example: Orphan brother and sister. Brother comes to Canada and is all alone here. Would like his only family member to come. Sister can be sponsored, if she is all alone outside of Canada.

You have your wife with you here. You are not alone. Your sister is married and has kids, living outside of Canada. She is not alone. Parents are alive. So, clearly, it is not necessary to "unite the family". So thats why you cannot sponsor your sister.

 

[screech339]

Question I have is this. Does living grandparents still supersede siblings even though the parents are no longer alive?

 

[ydj_dil]

Yes, having grandparents alive means you cannot sponsor siblings. I can honestly think of only the Orphan siblings case where one sibling can sponsor another. Anybody else was able to sponsor their siblings in a different scenario? Just for theoretical discussion