I am a permanent resident, Recently got my pr in CEC, Unfortunately my mom passed away recently leaving my brother who is 18 years of age right now, my bother is orphan as both my parents have passed away, Can I sponsor him on the basis of Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds what are my options to get my brother to Canada.
Humanitarian and Compassionate
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Do you have a spouse / common law partner? Do you have children?
Do you have any other family in Canada? (Aunts, uncles, etc.)
Do you have any other family in Canada? (Aunts, uncles, etc.)
Then you should be able to sponsor him as an "other eligible relative". The process overview is here:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/relatives.asp
The eligibilty criteria is here:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/relatives-apply-who.asp
Do this rather than H&C. I think H&C has an extremely low chance of success.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/relatives.asp
The eligibilty criteria is here:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/relatives-apply-who.asp
Do this rather than H&C. I think H&C has an extremely low chance of success.
Thanks for the reply but its says he should be under my problem is my brother is 18 right now. Its says who are under 18
Who you can sponsor
You can sponsor:
brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, or grandchildren who are orphaned, are under 18 and do not have a spouse or common-law partner,
relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children) who will come with them to Canada, or
You can sponsor one relative of any age or relationship, but only if you do not have one of these living relatives who could be sponsored as a member of the family class:
spouse or common-law partner,
conjugal partner,
son or daughter,
parent,
grandparent,
sibling, or
uncle, aunt, nephew or niece, and
you do not have any relative who is a:
Canadian citizen,
permanent resident or
registered Indian under the Indian Act.
Who you can sponsor
You can sponsor:
brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, or grandchildren who are orphaned, are under 18 and do not have a spouse or common-law partner,
relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children) who will come with them to Canada, or
You can sponsor one relative of any age or relationship, but only if you do not have one of these living relatives who could be sponsored as a member of the family class:
spouse or common-law partner,
conjugal partner,
son or daughter,
parent,
grandparent,
sibling, or
uncle, aunt, nephew or niece, and
you do not have any relative who is a:
Canadian citizen,
permanent resident or
registered Indian under the Indian Act.
The part that applies to your brother is bolded below:
brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, or grandchildren who are orphaned, are under 18 and do not have a spouse or common-law partner,
relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children) who will come with them to Canada, or
You can sponsor one relative of any age or relationship, but only if you do not have one of these living relatives who could be sponsored as a member of the family class:
spouse or common-law partner,
conjugal partner,
son or daughter,
parent,
grandparent,
sibling, or
uncle, aunt, nephew or niece, and
you do not have any relative who is a:
Canadian citizen,
permanent resident or
registered Indian under the Indian Act.
brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, or grandchildren who are orphaned, are under 18 and do not have a spouse or common-law partner,
relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children) who will come with them to Canada, or
You can sponsor one relative of any age or relationship, but only if you do not have one of these living relatives who could be sponsored as a member of the family class:
spouse or common-law partner,
conjugal partner,
son or daughter,
parent,
grandparent,
sibling, or
uncle, aunt, nephew or niece, and
you do not have any relative who is a:
Canadian citizen,
permanent resident or
registered Indian under the Indian Act.
Hi, I was reading on cic and i found this
You cannot sponsor other relatives, such as brothers and sisters over 18, or adult children who support themselves financially. If they apply to immigrate under the Skilled Worker Class, they may get extra points for having a relative in Canada.
Does it apply in my case. My brother is 18 but still studying le me know about it thanks
You cannot sponsor other relatives, such as brothers and sisters over 18, or adult children who support themselves financially. If they apply to immigrate under the Skilled Worker Class, they may get extra points for having a relative in Canada.
Does it apply in my case. My brother is 18 but still studying le me know about it thanks
Hi there I need some info regarding my mother. She is currently in Canada with a supervisa. The problem is that she can't live alone back home since there is no other family member there to take care of her. My dad passed away and me and my sister live in Canada. I don't have the income required to sponsor her. Neither my sister. I was told to apply for H & C but not sure.
If she does apply will she lose the visitor visa in the meantime, can she still use her visa??
If she does apply will she lose the visitor visa in the meantime, can she still use her visa??
If your mother wants to try applying through H&C, then she should really remain in Canada while the application is processed. It will take approximately 2 years for application processing.
If the H&C application is refused and she has to leave Canada, she will most likely have issues returning to Canada in the future as a visitor since the H&C application will have demonstrated that she has an intent to remain long term.
You would be better off waiting until the parent / grandparent sponsorship process re-opens in January and applying through this program - assuming you meet the income requirements and are selected.
Thank you for replying and for your informations. I was just wondering if she can cross the border since her visa is multiple entry and probably still valid. We trying to get some time off heading to the states next year, but we can't leave her alone.
She should remain in Canada and avoid leaving if she wants to go the H&C route. Forget the visit to the US if you really can't leave her alone. No guarantee she will be allowed back into Canada which would force her to return home and likely be there alone for a significant period of time. A valid multiple entry TRV does not guarantee re-entry.
If she wants the ability to travel, forget about H&C and apply through the regular parent / grandparent sponsorship route.
I’m confused , so you and your sister knew she’d be left alone when you and your sister moved to Canada , if that’s the case why’d you move ?
As mentioned , this isn’t a H/C case , it’s a case of Supervisa abuse, poor planning and being impatient
And if it’s gets refused ? What’s your plan b ?
The IRCC sees many of these situations where people want to jump the que and not apply thru the P&G process, and use the Supervisa to attempt to do so