i need your advice please

[chasley]

hi im 21.years old now and im under the family class sponsorship of my mother..im turning 21 when my mother submitted the papers to the embassy and i just need some advices if do i have to enroll a certain corse or do i hve to be a full time student for me to be consider as a dependent child for in fact im already graduated and passed the board exam already..

 

[asiddiq]

It's kind of confusing. Let me make clear of it to u.

Your age as 21 will be locked at the time of receiving the sponsorship application. You will be accepted as dependent of your mother as long as:

Since sponsorship process will be longer ( About 4 to 5 yrs), you will be 22+ during the process.

During this process, you must be enrolled in a post secondary institution and fully financially dependent on your parents.

OR

If you get married before 22 while the application is in process, since becoming a spouse, you must enrolled in a post-secondary institution as a full time student
AND financially dependent on your mother.

OR

You r 22 yrs old or above, you still need to proof that you continuously has been studying since at the age of 21.

So, one thing is common that You must be continuously studying since your application started processing.

 

[asiddiq]

All the time, as a Full time student

 

[canadianwoman]

hi im 21.years old now and im under the family class sponsorship of my mother..im turning 21 when my mother submitted the papers to the embassy and i just need some advices if do i have to enroll a certain corse or do i hve to be a full time student for me to be consider as a dependent child for in fact im already graduated and passed the board exam already..

Your age is 'locked in' at the date the application is received by the government, in your case 21. So you do not have to continue to study. However, you cannot get married or live common-law until the processing of the application is finished and you have received the PR.

 

[Leon]

From the CIC operational manuals:

In order to meet R2(b)(i) of the definition of “dependent child”, a child must be under 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner on the date when the IMM 1344AE is received by CPC-M, and not a spouse or common-law partner when the visa is issued, and when they arrive in Canada.
...
R2(b)(ii) & (iii) describe children over the age of 22 who may be considered dependent children if they are substantially dependent on their parents for financial support. This includes full-time students enrolled in accredited post secondary institutions or children with a physical or mental condition. In such cases, officers must ask for documentary evidence of full time attendance at school, evidence of the institution's accreditation with the relevant authority, evidence of the physical or mental condition and evidence of financial dependency on parents.

Dependent children under 22 years of age
• Is under 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner when the application is received by CPC-M; and
• without taking into account their age, they continue not to be married or not involved in a common-law relationship at visa issuance and when they enter Canada.

Dependent children over 22 years of age and full-time students
Since before the age of 22 or, if married or a common-law partner before the age of 22, since becoming a spouse of common-law partner they have been:
• substantially dependent for financial support on their parents; and
• continuously enrolled and actively pursuing a course of study at an accredited post secondary institution when the application is received by CPC-M and when the visa is issued.

Dependent children over 22 years of age and unable to be financially self-supporting due to a
physical or mental condition. Since before the age of 22 have been:
• substantially dependent for financial support on their parents when the application is received by CPC-M; and
• continue to be substantially dependent upon their parents when the visa is issued.

So as you see from this, as your age is locked in, you do not have to be a full time student to qualify but you shouldn't get married or enter into a common law relationship.

If you had been 22 or older at the time of the application being received, you would have to be a full time student and continue to be a full time student until you would get PR.

 

[lovely20]

Thanks for clarifying that canadianwoman and Leon.
I know that was the case for children below 22, just want to be sure and hear it out from you guys before I comment.

 

[chasley]

so it means that im not required to enroll for as long as im under22 or 21( to be specific) when my mother submitted the papers? so my age will be locked and stay as is .. even though in the present age its getting higher?

 

[Leon]

That is right.