Can i Sponsor when Family in Pakistan after PR? Need Help

[saadt]

Once I get my PR, can I sponsor my mom, dad and 2 sisters? One sister is 18 and one is 28 years old?

Is it easy to sponsor them? Are there any others ways to bring them here?

 

[Rob_TO]

Before you can sponsor parents and their dependent children, you need to show 3 years of Canadian income meeting the LICO amount. You can also use your spouse's income if applicable.

You can't sponsor your 28 yr old sister, she is too old (unless she has some disability). Cutoff for dependents is under age 22 (could change to under age 19 soon).

In the meantime, you can try supervisa for your parents, but that won't help you get your sisters here. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/supervisa.asp . Sisters should look at other ways to immigrate to CAnada (via study permit or skilled trade) if they want to come here.

 

[scylla]

You will be able to sponsor your parents once you meet the requirements for sponsoring them. You may be able to include your 18 year old sister in the application (it will depend how old she is when the application is submitted and if she has been in school full time). You won't be able to include your 28 year old sister. She will have to qualify to immigrate independently.

For you to qualify to sponsor your parents and possibly one sister, you will need to meet the minimum income requirements to sponsor them for three years in a row - also, this income will have to come from Canadian sources. What this means is that you will have to work in Canada for at least three years and meet the income requirements each year to qualify to then sponsor your parents. So if you have no work experience in Canada at this point, it will be at least three years after you land before you can submit the application to sponsor your parents (and several more years of waiting for the application to be processed).

Other ways for them to come over (immigrate independent of you) are listed here;

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/apply.asp

 

[Rob_TO]

you cant sponsor your parents till 5 years after getting PR. no chance of sponsoring your sisters.

That is not true. A PR can sponsor parents immediately (or whenever the parents program is open) if they have the 3 years income.

5 year rule is only for sponsoring new spouses after divorce.

 

[screech339]

That is not true. A PR can sponsor parents immediately if they have the 3 years income.

3 year rule is only for sponsoring new spouses after divorce.

You mean the 5 year ban of sponsoring new spouses, not 3 years

 

[scylla]

you cant sponsor your parents till 5 years after getting PR. no chance of sponsoring your sisters.

That's completely incorrect. There's no five year rule for sponsoring parents. You are thinking of the rule that bans someone who was sponsored as a spouse through family class from sponsoring a new spouse for five years after landing. Again, absolutely nothing to do with parents.

 

[Rob_TO]

You mean the 5 year ban of sponsoring new spouses, not 3 years

Yep! edited.

 

[chakrab]

ah my fault then. removed the info. sorry

 

[screech339]

Yep! edited.

Actually, it's 5 years after landing as PR, not 5 years after divorce. The way you worded it, sounds like its 5 year ban starts after the divorce.

 

[scylla]

Just to add... It looks like you've been working in Canada for several years. So provided you meet the income requirements for three years in a row and can supply three years of tax returns to prove that you meet the income requirement, you may be able to sponsor your parents fairly soon after you become a PR and chances are good you will be able to include your 18 year old sister (it looks like you've applied for CEC and are expecting PR soon).

CIC is only accepted 500 applications like this per year starting each January - and spots fill up extremely quickly. So once you meet the requirements to apply, you should make sure you're ready to submit the application January 1st so that you don't miss the cap.

 

[saadt]

thanks for the response guys.

My parents have been to Canada on visit visa several times, so im pretty sure they will get the visa. Even if it super visa i'm fine with that.

My only concern is how can I get my sisters here in Canada. My older sister is working so I guess she will have to apply for Federal Skilled worker class? Is there any other way for her?

While we are trying to get my younger sister on student visa here. But there are other issues like will she get her PR after meeting CEC requirement? Because they are making the rules strict every year and I'm afraid by the time she graduates and gain 1 year experience she may not be able to apply for CEC due to certain restrictions.

 

[saadt]

I have been working here for past 2 years now after graduation and hoping to get my PR soon.

 

[scylla]

My only concern is how can I get my sisters here in Canada. My older sister is working so I guess she will have to apply for Federal Skilled worker class? Is there any other way for her?

She can apply for FSW if she qualifies. You or her will have to look through the requirements to find out if she can apply. If she doesn't qualify for that program, she can look into the Provincial Nominee programs (although many of these require a job offer in Canada).

 

[saadt]

She can apply for FSW if she qualifies. You or her will have to look through the requirements to find out if she can apply. If she doesn't qualify for that program, she can look into the Provincial Nominee programs (although many of these require a job offer in Canada).

If I somehow get her a letter of employment from my company. Can she apply for FSW class?

 

[scylla]

If I somehow get her a letter of employment from my company. Can she apply for FSW class?

A letter of employment isn't enough. She also needs an approved LMO and a permanent job offer. There are additional requirements (IELTS, experience, minimum points, etc.).

Again, you really need to familiarize yourself with the FSW requirements through the CIC web site.

And if you have questions about this program, you should really be asking them in the Skilled Worker section of the forum.