ynahvie said:
What if your dependats are 18yrs old and over are they exempted for paying the RPRF
The following applicants are not required to pay the RPRF:
dependent children of a principal applicant or sponsor, a child to be adopted, or an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild;
protected persons, including Convention refugees.
regardless of what type of dependent children, whether type a,b or c, they are all exempted from rprf
Type A - He or she is under the age of 22 and not married or in a common-law relationship.
Type B - He or she married or entered into a common-law relationship before the age of 22 and, since becoming a spouse or a common-law partner, has been continuously enrolled and in attendance as a full-time student in a post-secondary institution accredited by the relevant government authority; and depended substantially on the financial support of a parent.
or
He or she is 22 years of age or older and, since before the age of 22, has been continuously enrolled and in attendance as a full-time student in a post-secondary institution accredited by the relevant government authority; and depended substantially on the financial support of a parent.
Type C - He or she is 22 years of age or older, has depended substantially on the financial support of a parent since before the age of 22 and is unable to provide for him/herself due to a medical condition.
NEW RULE ON DEPENDENTS AGE
Accompanying dependents must be 18 years of age or younger.
As of January 1st, 2014, a dependent child means 18 years of age or younger, with one exception whereby a child is dependent physically or mentally. However, in such case, there would be medical inadmissibility issue for the whole family instead.
This definition of “dependent” is applicable to ALL APPLICATIONS, not just parents and grandparents sponsorship. In other words, this definition will apply to study permits, work permits, temporary resident visas, any classification of permanent resident applications including provincial nominee program.
There are some transitional clauses, but essentially, age for a dependent child will be LOCKED when a permanent resident application is received by CIC, not when sponsorship is file, or not when Provincial Nominee certificate is issued.