Dependent child,22 y/o.interrupted studies for a year

[katkian]

Hi,

I'm really worrying b0ut my applicati0n as a dependent child of my dad because im already 22 and I've interrupted my studies for ab0ut a year.

I graduated BSN last march 2009 and decided to st0p studying for a year,for the reas0n that I want to be a full time m0m.

But last June 2010, I enrolled as BS-MEDTECH. And I turned 22 last Aug 4,2010. Our papers was passed to CPC-M last Aug 9,2010.

Do you think I still have the possibility to pass the immigration eventhough im 22 and i interrupted my studies for a year but remain financially dependent to my dad? Will they lo0k for a pro0f that im dependent to my dad?Or being unemployed for a year is an en0ugh pr0of? And do they care about the n0. of units that i have in my present course?

Your reply will be a great help for me!tnx!

 

[RobsLuv]

Are you married or in a common-law partnership? If so, you would have had to be financially dependent on your parent(s) and enrolled continuously in school full time since before becoming married or a common-law partner. If you aren't married or in a common-law partnership, it looks like you'd be okay as you were eligible simply based on being under 22 years of age - even though you weren't attending school - and now that you are over 22 years of age, you have been attending school continuously since before turning 22 years of age. Had you not started school before turning 22, you'd not be eligible. At least that's how I interpret this. It would help, though, to have a few more details about your situation if you can't figure out, from what's quoted below, exactly how you fit in to this definition of a dependent child from the IRPA Regulations, Division 1(2)

• "dependent child”, in respect of a parent, means a child who

• • (a) has one of the following relationships with the parent, namely,
    
  • • (i) is the biological child of the parent, if the child has not been adopted by a person other than the spouse or common-law partner of the parent, or
      (ii) is the adopted child of the parent; and
    (b) is in one of the following situations of dependency, namely,
    • (i) is less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner,
      (ii) has depended substantially on the financial support of the parent since before the age of 22 — or if the child became a spouse or common-law partner before the age of 22, since becoming a spouse or common-law partner — and, since before the age of 22 or since becoming a spouse or common-law partner, as the case may be, has been a student
    • • (A) continuously enrolled in and attending a post-secondary institution that is accredited by the relevant government authority, and
        (B) actively pursuing a course of academic, professional or vocational training on a full-time basis, or
      (iii) is 22 years of age or older and has depended substantially on the financial support of the parent since before the age of 22 and is unable to be financially self-supporting due to a physical or mental condition.

 

[Siouxie]

You have already had answers to this in your previous thread!

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/dependent-child22-yointerrupted-studies-for-a-year-t52955.0.html

 

[katkian]

Thanks for the info!

The word continuously enr0lled is really confusing for me. If they mean that the dependent must n0t st0p studying or if they mean that it is c0ntinuously enr0lled before 22 and enr0lled pri0r to submission of the sp0ns0rship form up to the time of the issuance of the visa.

I hope the official website will clearly emphasize on what c0ntinuously really means. And emphasize ab0ut full time student,if they are requiring number of units,subjects,and hours. Because in my case I only have 2 subjects,6 units,8 h0urs per wk..

 

[Siouxie]

They must be enrolled without a break from before the age of 22 until PR is granted (presuming that the application is received by CIC after the age of 22)... that is what is meant by continuously.

They must be enrolled in a full time course, which is specified in the link I gave you in your other thread.

8 hours a week is not a full time course.

As to qualifying as you are financially dependant on your father, you would need to check the regulations and/or consult with CIC as I am not sure.