How can i bring my mother and brother with his family from India

[mubeen241615]

Hi

I got my citizenship in March, 2016 and would like to apply immigration or citizenship to my mother and brother & his family from India .

Can you please give some more information here

1) Can i able to sponsor to my mother and brother with his family from India ?

2) When can i able to apply to apply the sponsorship ?

3) Do i need to apply PR or citizenship for them ?

4) How much it will cost ?

Please give some more information

Thanks alot

Regards
Mubeen

 

[CDNPR2014]

1. yes, you can apply to sponsor your mother. more than likely you can not sponsor your brother and his family. if he is over the age of 19 and married, he is not eligible to be included on your mother's application for pr. your brother will need to find another way to immigrate to canada on his own.
2. you can apply as soon as you can prove you meet the income requirements and have all the paperwork ready.
3. you would be applying for your mother to gain PR status. she will not be eligible to become a citizen until she has been a PR for a specific amount of time.
4. the prices are listed on the cic website and in the application guidelines. along with the sponsor fee, applicant fee and right of permanent residency fee, your mother will also need to get a medical exam done which costs money. getting her police clearance will also cost money, and the amount is specific to the country that supplies the record.

I suggest going to the CIC website and doing some research to find the application guide so you can see what is involved in applying.

 

[truesmile]

Correct!

You will need three years of consecutively meeting the income requirement. So if you will meet it immediately (starting in 2016), you will include proof of this for 2016, 2017, and 2018 on an application that you will submit in January of 2020.

 

[Hasan9999]

Correct!

You will need three years of consecutively meeting the income requirement. So if you will meet it immediately (starting in 2016), you will include proof of this for 2016, 2017, and 2018 on an application that you will submit in January of 2020.

It seems that only Canadian citizens with certain yearly income for three consecutive year can bring their parents to Canada as PR. In other words the immigration system is discouraging parents immigration in Canada. May be to avoid extra burden on the economy. Citizens with lonely elderly parents overseas without so much income in Canada might be under tremendous emotional mental pressure!

 

[scylla]

It seems that only Canadian citizens with certain yearly income for three consecutive year can bring their parents to Canada as PR. In other words the immigration system is discouraging parents immigration in Canada. May be to avoid extra burden on the economy. Citizens with lonely elderly parents overseas without so much income in Canada might be under tremendous emotional mental pressure!

PRs can sponsor their parents too. It's not limited to citizens.

Yes - there's a minimum income requirement. It's to ensure the sponsors are able to financially support their parents for at least 20 years and to avoid the parents from becoming a financial burden on Canadian tax payers.

The systems isn't discouraging parent immigration - it's discouraging immigration for people who don't have enough income to support their parents. I think it's great people want to bring their parents - but I sure as heck don't want to pay to support them financially (they will already be supported by the health care system which is funded by taxpayers). Most taxpayers naturally feel the same.

If a citizen feels too much emotional pressure being away from their parents - they can secure a job in Canada with sufficient income to sponsor their parents or chose to live with their parents in their home country.

 

[Hasan9999]

PRs can sponsor their parents too. It's not limited to citizens.

Yes - there's a minimum income requirement. It's to ensure the sponsors are able to financially support their parents for at least 20 years and to avoid the parents from becoming a financial burden on Canadian tax payers.

The systems isn't discouraging parent immigration - it's discouraging immigration for people who don't have enough income to support their parents. I think it's great people want to bring their parents - but I sure as heck don't want to pay to support them financially (they will already be supported by the health care system which is funded by taxpayers). Most taxpayers naturally feel the same.

If a citizen feels too much emotional pressure being away from their parents - they can secure a job in Canada with sufficient income to sponsor their parents or chose to live with their parents in their home country.

Thanks for taking time to analyse the matter.

Income requirement hinders people to bring their parents and I am not opposing this but just pointing out human side of the issue. The system at least allowing PR/Citizens to bring their spouses without any income requirement...that's definitely an affirmative policy. The poor citizens have the choice to move back to the places from where they came to live with their parents, if they want to.

I wonder if the same policy exists in USA for the parents sponsorship.

Hasan

 

[jomz]

Thanks for taking time to analyse the matter.

Income requirement hinders people to bring their parents and I am not opposing this but just pointing out human side of the issue. The system at least allowing PR/Citizens to bring their spouses without any income requirement...that's definitely an affirmative policy. The poor citizens have the choice to move back to the places from where they came to live with their parents, if they want to.

I wonder if the same policy exists in USA for the parents sponsorship.

Hasan

To petition for your parents (mother or father) to live in the United States as green card holders, you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years old. Green card holders (permanent residents) may not petition to bring parents to live permanently in the United States.

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However, before the Green Card process is started, U.S. citizens must have enough income or assets to support their parents. The USCIS will take the income into account when granting Green Cards to parents

 

[Hasan9999]

To petition for your parents (mother or father) to live in the United States as green card holders, you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years old. Green card holders (permanent residents) may not petition to bring parents to live permanently in the United States.

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However, before the Green Card process is started, U.S. citizens must have enough income or assets to support their parents. The USCIS will take the income into account when granting Green Cards to parents

Thanks for sharing important information.

1) A Canadian PR can sponsor parents but US green card holder can't! So this policy in Canada is indeed good.

2) Any specific income requirement for the US citizens to be able to sponsor their parents?

Hasan

 

[Rob_TO]

Income requirement hinders people to bring their parents and I am not opposing this but just pointing out human side of the issue. The system at least allowing PR/Citizens to bring their spouses without any income requirement...that's definitely an affirmative policy. The poor citizens have the choice to move back to the places from where they came to live with their parents, if they want to.

I wonder if the same policy exists in USA for the parents sponsorship.

The US is not offering parents essentially free (entirely tax payer funded) total healthcare coverage. Of course there is a strict limit and eligibility criteria in Canada since people at the age in most parents apps (65 and over) represent the most significant cost on Canadian healthcare and social services. Rules are in place to protect Canadian taxpayers and try to control usage on our tax funded services.

Other countries have their own restrictions. I think in Australia the wait time can be over 20 years.

 

[scylla]

I wonder if the same policy exists in USA for the parents sponsorship.

Yes - they have minimum income requirements to sponsor parents in the US. But as also pointed out, it's much more complicated in the US since it's often prohibitive to obtain health care coverage for older parents unless you are very wealthy.

Unlike Canada, the US also has minimum income requirements to sponsor a spouse. In Canada, you can sponsor a spouse even if you have no income. In the US, this isn't possible unless you are able to find a co-sponsor who is willing to make a legal financial commitment by signing the application as a co-sponsor.

 

[Hasan9999]

The US is not offering parents essentially free (entirely tax payer funded) total healthcare coverage. Of course there is a strict limit and eligibility criteria in Canada since people at the age in most parents apps (65 and over) represent the most significant cost on Canadian healthcare and social services. Rules are in place to protect Canadian taxpayers and try to control usage on our tax funded services.

Other countries have their own restrictions. I think in Australia the wait time can be over 20 years.

Thank you.

The bottom line is if you have to live with your parents just go back where you come from unless you have a fortune or sizeable income! Makes sense. Why should the taxpayers will bear the health costs of elderly parents of poor Canadian citizens??

Hasan

 

[scylla]

Thank you.

The bottom line is if you have to live with your parents just go back where you come from unless you have a fortune or sizeable income! Makes sense. Why should the taxpayers will bear the health costs of elderly parents of poor Canadian citizens??

Hasan

Not quite right - having a fortune doesn't make a difference and doesn't allow you to sponsor. You need to be making an income in Canada that meets the low income requirements. IMO the low income requirements really aren't that high - they are reasonable given the cost of living in Canada.

Taxpayers do in fact bear the health care costs of elderly parents who immigrate later in life since these parents qualify for provincial health care once they become PRs. The point of the low income requirement is to ensure those parents don't also become a burden on social care systems.

 

[Hasan9999]

Not quite right - having a fortune doesn't make a difference and doesn't allow you to sponsor. You need to be making an income in Canada that meets the low income requirements. IMO the low income requirements really aren't that high - they are reasonable given the cost of living in Canada.

Taxpayers do in fact bear the health care costs of elderly parents who immigrate later in life since these parents qualify for provincial health care once they become PRs. The point of the low income requirement is to ensure those parents don't also become a burden on social care systems.

Thanks for your positivity!

How much is the low income requirement per household say comprising husband, wife and two children?

Hasan

 

[scylla]

How much is the low income requirement per household say comprising husband, wife and two children?

Assuming you are sponsoring two parents (which would mean your household # is 6) =

2015 = we don't know yet - likely a few thousand more than 2014
2014 = $73,072
2013 = $71,991

You can combine your income with your spouse's income to meet the minimum.