Family reunion

[Vgitha]

Hi friends...im Vgitha.my question is can a refugee claimer bring family to canada after his case gets accepted ? Or does he need to wait for his PR and then bring the family to canada

 

[Buletruck]

Immediate family (wife, children) or extended family (parents, siblings)?

 

[Vgitha]

Immediate family (wife, children) or extended family (parents, siblings)?

Immediate ones...wife and 2 kids

 

[Buletruck]

When you apply for you PR, include them in the application. It should be processed at the same time as your, maybe a bit longer. Before that, it would be difficult (not impossible, but extremely difficult) to get them any sort of visa.

 

[Vgitha]

When you apply for you PR, include them in the application. It should be processed at the same time as your, maybe a bit longer. Before that, it would be difficult (not impossible, but extremely difficult) to get them any sort of visa.

Actually my husband had his case hearing last month..and we are expecting a positive decision.myself and our two kids are suffering alot without him.he included us in his application.but as far as i know him getting PR will take more than 2 years.but in USA asylum seekers can bring their family when th

 

[Vgitha]

*when they get the Asylum

 

[canuck78]

*when they get the Asylum

This is Canada not the US. Yes it will take around 2 years for family reunification if he gets approved as a protected person.

 

[Vgitha]

Oh ok...even the family reunification OYW program takes one year? Is it

 

[scylla]

Oh ok...even the family reunification OYW program takes one year? Is it

Yes - it's because it's through the refugee program. Agreed you have another 2 years or so to wait before family can move to Canada.

 

[Vgitha]

Ohhh

 

[Yeanie729]

Immediate family (wife, children) or extended family (parents, siblings)?

Hi what about parents and siblings? How long does that take?

 

[Buletruck]

Parents and grand parents would likely have to wait until you qualify to sponsor them for PGP. Unless the siblings are dependent on the parents, they would have to find their own way to immigrate to Canada.

 

[canuck78]

There are no guarantees parents will ever be able to get PR in Canada. If you get the opportunity to sponsor your parents and your siblings are under 22 that would be the only way to sponsor them.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hi what about parents and siblings? How long does that take?

You are confusing the American Family-Based Immigrant Visas with Canada's Immigration system. Two separate countries, two wholly different set of rules for families to immigrate

 

[Yeanie729]

You are confusing the American Family-Based Immigrant Visas with Canada's Immigration system. Two separate countries, two wholly different set of rules for families to immigrate

Okay I am asking what are the rules for Canada please?