Can the son of the beneficiary, who lives in the US provide financial sponsorship?

[albertj]

Alice wishes to immigrate to Canada and her brother will be the sponsor for immigration. The brother does not have a good income to support. Can the son of the beneficiary who lives in the US provide the financial support?

The financial support has to be in form of income or money in the account?

 

[scylla]

Alice wishes to immigrate to Canada and her brother will be the sponsor for immigration. The brother does not have a good income to support. Can the son of the beneficiary who lives in the US provide the financial support?

The financial support has to be in form of income or money in the account?

A brother typically cannot sponsor a sister fro PR. How exactly is the brother sponsoring his sister? Through which program?

Is he single with no children? Are both of his parents deceased? Does he have no other family members in Canada (e.g. aunts, uncles)?

 

[albertj]

Thank you for your response. Based on Family sponsorship. Why not? The official immigration website of Canada allows that. Click on this link.

The brother is married with 2 children. Both parents deceased. Alice has no family other than the brother and brother's wife and children in Canada.

 

[monkeys89]

Alice wishes to immigrate to Canada and her brother will be the sponsor for immigration. The brother does not have a good income to support. Can the son of the beneficiary who lives in the US provide the financial support?

The financial support has to be in form of income or money in the account?

The brother needs to demonstrate income acceptable to the calculations based on CRA returns, I believe. I don't think that someone else providing money to the main applicant is an acceptable way to meet the financial aspects of the application.

 

[Buletruck]

To be eligible to sponsor a sibling, the sponsor must meet all of the requirements in your link. The highlighted items specifically exclude the brother from sponsoring his sister.

• you don't have a living relative you could sponsor instead, such as a:
  • spouse
  • common-law partner
  • conjugal partner
  • son or daughter
  • parent
  • grandparent
  • brother or sister
  • uncle or aunt
  • nephew or niece
• you don’t have any of the above-named relatives who is:
  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident
  • registered Indian under the Indian Act

 

[monkeys89]

To be eligible to sponsor a sibling, the sponsor must meet all of the requirements in your link. The highlighted items specifically exclude the brother from sponsoring his sister.

• you don't have a living relative you could sponsor instead, such as a:
  • spouse
  • common-law partner
  • conjugal partner
  • son or daughter
  • parent
  • grandparent
  • brother or sister
  • uncle or aunt
  • nephew or niece
• you don’t have any of the above-named relatives who is:
  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident
  • registered Indian under the Indian Act

Those aren't people that the brother could sponsor instead, as they are already in Canada and presumably in Canada under some sort of PR or citizenship provisions. So he's not excluded on the basis of having a spouse or son or daughter because he cannot sponsor them.

 

[mikeymyke]

Brother is married, so he cannot sponsor the sister.

 

[Buletruck]

So he's not excluded on the basis of having a spouse or sonor daughter because he cannot sponsor them.

Yes he is.

 

[monkeys89]

However he cannot sponsor someone while not meeting the minimum financial requirements. Having money from someone else does not meet the criteria, as you have to submit your Notices of Assessment from CRA.

The sister should investigate qualifying under Express Entry or other pathways.

 

[Buletruck]

He can’t sponsor his sister “because” he already has a spouse and children living in Canada or eligible for sponsorship. It’s called the “Lonely Canadian” program for a reason.....you have no family “IN” Canada. He can’t sponsor her.....ever.

 

[monkeys89]

Yes he is.

Edited because I'm wrong and Buletruck is right.

 

[monkeys89]

He can’t sponsor his sister “because” he already has a spouse and children living in Canada or eligible for sponsorship. It’s called the “Lonely Canadian” program for a reason.....you have no family “IN” Canada. He can’t sponsor her.....ever.

Right. I read this again and noticed that I'm wrong.

you don’t have any of the above-named relatives who is:

• a Canadian citizen
• a permanent resident
• registered Indian under the Indian Act

So he has a wife and children in Canada. He cannot sponsor the sister.

 

[elomam]

@monkeys89 He doesn't meet this condition as he has spouse and children in Canada :

you don’t have any of the above-named relatives who is:

• a Canadian citizen
• a permanent resident
• registered Indian under the Indian Act

So He's not eligible to sponsor his sister

 

[monkeys89]

@monkeys89 He doesn't meet this condition as he has spouse and children in Canada :

you don’t have any of the above-named relatives who is:

• a Canadian citizen
• a permanent resident
• registered Indian under the Indian Act

So He's not eligible to sponsor his sister

Thanks, I had to pause a moment and re-read.

 

[Buletruck]

It’s tricky, because you have to meet all the requirements listed. The second built point regarding family already in the country should come first imo. It causes no end of confusion with people reading the first bit and assuming they can.