Grandmother adopting the grandchildren and sponsor to enter Canada

[kanj888]

Here i am again asking about a grandmother who is 56 years old, a canadian citizen already but Filipino in blood...She's planning to adopt her three grandchildren because the father of the children already passed away. But the mother is still young and able. However, she has no work to sustain her children's needs. So, is it possible that the grandmother can adopt the kids and bring them to Canada?Is she qualified to adopt?

 

[sakamath]

Did the grandmother check the status of her daughter if she (the daughter) qualifies to be a Canadian based on the fact that the grandmother is a citizen?
Check if any of these apply to the daughter:

www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/rules/index.asp

 

[scylla]

Here i am again asking about a grandmother who is 56 years old, a canadian citizen already but Filipino in blood...She's planning to adopt her three grandchildren because the father of the children already passed away. But the mother is still young and able. However, she has no work to sustain her children's needs. So, is it possible that the grandmother can adopt the kids and bring them to Canada?Is she qualified to adopt?

You can try - but I don't think this will work. CIC will very likely classify this as an adoption of convenience that has been done primarily so that the children can obtain PR status in Canada.

I don't think there is anything stopping the grandmother from adopting. Howwever I think it's unlikely CIC will approve the PR application.

 

[canadianwoman]

CIC won't accept an adoption of convenience as scylla mentioned. So the grandmother would have to show that it is not an adoption of convenience. CIC expects that the children and the new adoptive parent should have a real child/parent bond. The kids must start thinking of the grandmother as their mother, in other words, and must stop thinking of their biological mother as their mother. The grandmother must show she is caring for the children as a responsible parent would, and is providing for their needs. If the grandmother could go to the Phillipines, have the kids move in with her, and start acting like their mother, this would help show that she has really adopted them.

 

[kanj888]

Did the grandmother check the status of her daughter if she (the daughter) qualifies to be a Canadian based on the fact that the grandmother is a citizen?
Check if any of these apply to the daughter:



Hi sakamath!...Thanks for the response...Actually, she's a daughter-in-law...It was the grandmother's son who passed away...her daughter-in-law is 35 years old, a full time housewife. She has no job to sustain the three kids that's why the grandmother decided to adopt the kids.

 

[kanj888]

You can try - but I don't think this will work. CIC will very likely classify this as an adoption of convenience that has been done primarily so that the children can obtain PR status in Canada.

I don't think there is anything stopping the grandmother from adopting. Howwever I think it's unlikely CIC will approve the PR application.

Hi scylla! Thanks for the response. We have at least ideas now and would not expect much that it will be materialized.

 

[kanj888]

CIC won't accept an adoption of convenience as scylla mentioned. So the grandmother would have to show that it is not an adoption of convenience. CIC expects that the children and the new adoptive parent should have a real child/parent bond. The kids must start thinking of the grandmother as their mother, in other words, and must stop thinking of their biological mother as their mother. The grandmother must show she is caring for the children as a responsible parent would, and is providing for their needs. If the grandmother could go to the Phillipines, have the kids move in with her, and start acting like their mother, this would help show that she has really adopted them.

Hi canadianwoman! Thanks for the response. The information that you gave me is also helpful. The grandmother has a a very close relationship and bonding with her grandchildren. They even call her "Mama" and considered her as their second mother. If she will go to the Philippines, would she stay longer with kids then?...Anyways, thanks once again.

 

[scylla]

Hi canadianwoman! Thanks for the response. The information that you gave me is also helpful. The grandmother has a a very close relationship and bonding with her grandchildren. They even call her "Mama" and considered her as their second mother. If she will go to the Philippines, would she stay longer with kids then?...Anyways, thanks once again.

To establish the parent relationship for immigration, the grandmother would really need to move to the Philippines for a significant period of time, take over as the parent of the children (i.e. have the children move in with her instead of living with their mother) and take over all parenting responsibilities (e.g. taking the children to school, taking them to the doctor, etc.). If the grandmother simply moves to the Philippines and moves in with the daugher and children - this will prove nothing and you'll still have the same problem you have now. The grandmother needs to completely take over as the parent and the mother needs to be out of the picture.

 

[kanj888]

To establish the parent relationship for immigration, the grandmother would really need to move to the Philippines for a significant period of time, take over as the parent of the children (i.e. have the children move in with her instead of living with their mother) and take over all parenting responsibilities (e.g. taking the children to school, taking them to the doctor, etc.). If the grandmother simply moves to the Philippines and moves in with the daugher and children - this will prove nothing and you'll still have the same problem you have now. The grandmother needs to completely take over as the parent and the mother needs to be out of

Hi scylla! Thank you so much. The information that you gave me is a big help to us. It's really hard I think coz the grandmother is the only person who support the grandchildren and her daughter-in-law in the Philippines. I am not sure if she gonna take the option of moving back to the Philippines because they don't have the source of income in the Philippines yet to sustain their needs. Thank you so much for the info...