Can my aunt on pension sponsor me?

[Miss_faye]

Can my aunt in BC, who is a citizen, sponsor me under family class if she's on pension? She was a nurse who had an accident a few years back at work and was advised by doctors that she isn't fit to work anymore (she had a back injury) though she isn't disabled in a sense that she's not on wheelchair or anything and she looks pretty normal.

Thanks in advance for the valuable response

 

[Miss_faye]

argh! no one ever answers my questions in this forum! I've had like 4 posts (diff. topics) and no one ever answers!!!

 

[amikety]

You need to give more than 45 minutes for someone knowledgable to answer you, especially late at night.

Disability is allowable. However, normally an aunt cannot sponsor a niece. What provisions are you applying under?

 

[scylla]

argh! no one ever answers my questions in this forum! I've had like 4 posts (diff. topics) and no one ever answers!!!

If you want immediate answers - hire a lawyer. If you want free advice - you will need to learn to wait and not be so rude to those who can offer you free advice.

It's unlikely your aunt can sponsor you. Does she have a husband or children or sisters / brothers? If the answer is yes to any of these questions they she cannot sponsor you.

 

[Miss_faye]

Forgive me but i didn't have the slightest intention to be rude to any one, or to make anyone feel that way. I simply said no one was ever answering because it's true. I've had 4 posts 2 weeks ago and never did I get a single reply. And sorry for saying but I also felt that you're the one being rude to me by telling me to get a lawyer.

I appreciate your reply. Sorry and sorry in advance to anyone who might find my comment rude, I didn't mean it that way.

And to answer your question, No. my aunt doesn't have children nor spouse. But she has siblings who are all above the age of 40.

thank you.

 

[scylla]

And to answer your question, No. my aunt doesn't have children nor spouse. But she has siblings who are all above the age of 40.

She can't sponsor you through family class. You will have to qualify to immigrate independently.

 

[Miss_faye]

Thank you for that. I appreciate it.

 

[K25]

Hello, i understand your frustration and will try to help.

From my experience, your aunt cannot sponsor you if:

1. If she has a living spouse, she has living children, she has living parents, or if she has any relatives living in the country.

2. If she cannot afford the required financial requirement for sponsorship (which includes all the application fees and proof of her financial ability to support you for a specific amount of years even after your arrival. That amount of years is determined by the Embassy).

Hope i was of some assistance.

 

[scylla]

1. If she has a living spouse, she has living children, she has living parents, or if she has any relatives living in the country.

They don't have to be living in Canada. She has siblings - so she can't sponsor.

 

[K25]

even if the aunt has siblings - once those siblings (or any other relatives) are not living in the same country as she is, and she meets the other requirements, she can sponsor.

 

[scylla]

even if the aunt has siblings - once those siblings (or any other relatives) are not living in the same country as she is, and she meets the other requirements, she can sponsor.

No - she still can't sponsor.

 

[K25]

it's okay. I'm not here to argue. was just trying to assist based on my experience scylla. The only difference in the family experience that i had was that the sponsor was gainfully employed and not on pension. The family i know, their sponsorship was successful.

 

[truesmile]

I was going to say "she cannot sponsor" too. BUT, I see the "score" is already 7,267 - 4 . . . So my input is not needed here.

 

[Miss_faye]

it's okay. I'm not here to argue. was just trying to assist based on my experience scylla. The only difference in the family experience that i had was that the sponsor was gainfully employed and not on pension. The family i know, their sponsorship was successful.

Thank you K25... I appreciate your kind assistance I will just ask my aunt to speak to a lawyer in Canada and hopefully she can find out for sure whether or not she can sponsor me.

Thanks everyone for your kind responses.