Dear all,
I will appreciate your advice on the following. I sponsored my parents to Canada and they have a permanent resident status and all officially required documentation. After landing they lived in Canada for about 2 months and then returned home to arrange their affairs and to prepare for moving here permanently. Unfortunately, my mom's father got seriously ill and since then she had to take care of him. He lived in the village, and every weekend my parents had to drive there and take care of him and his wife (my mom's stepmother). This was going on for almost 3 years - even if my grandfather felt better, he needed help, as his wife broke both her hips during this period, and had to be hospitalized and operated twice, which my parents also took care of, having to bring her to the city where they live, bed-sit, make sure that they helped them while she learned how to use crutches, etc. Finally my grandfather died this spring, but they still are looking for a caregiver to take care of his wife. They live in Ukraine, where places such as assisted living are non-existent, and old folks homes are dreaded of.
The period that they were officially allowed to stay outside Canada (3 years) is over, and they are almost 1 month overdue. I am insisting they immediately purchase tickets and come here. Would that be too late? Now, the Immigration website says that sometimes the period outside Canada could be extended due to compassionate reasons (which I think taking care of the ailing relatives qualifies for). I called Immigration Canada but the agent there could not explain what options my parents have. Please let us know how they can ensure they don't lose their permanent resident status. They would still like to find a caregiver for my granddad's wife before coming here. By the way, they have paid Canadian taxes every year and consider themselves residents of Canada, with a permanent address, bank accounts, investments, credit cards, etc.
Thank you very much in advance for your help.
I will appreciate your advice on the following. I sponsored my parents to Canada and they have a permanent resident status and all officially required documentation. After landing they lived in Canada for about 2 months and then returned home to arrange their affairs and to prepare for moving here permanently. Unfortunately, my mom's father got seriously ill and since then she had to take care of him. He lived in the village, and every weekend my parents had to drive there and take care of him and his wife (my mom's stepmother). This was going on for almost 3 years - even if my grandfather felt better, he needed help, as his wife broke both her hips during this period, and had to be hospitalized and operated twice, which my parents also took care of, having to bring her to the city where they live, bed-sit, make sure that they helped them while she learned how to use crutches, etc. Finally my grandfather died this spring, but they still are looking for a caregiver to take care of his wife. They live in Ukraine, where places such as assisted living are non-existent, and old folks homes are dreaded of.
The period that they were officially allowed to stay outside Canada (3 years) is over, and they are almost 1 month overdue. I am insisting they immediately purchase tickets and come here. Would that be too late? Now, the Immigration website says that sometimes the period outside Canada could be extended due to compassionate reasons (which I think taking care of the ailing relatives qualifies for). I called Immigration Canada but the agent there could not explain what options my parents have. Please let us know how they can ensure they don't lose their permanent resident status. They would still like to find a caregiver for my granddad's wife before coming here. By the way, they have paid Canadian taxes every year and consider themselves residents of Canada, with a permanent address, bank accounts, investments, credit cards, etc.
Thank you very much in advance for your help.