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[heckerd]

I'm sponsoring my wife to Canada. Can I add her niece as a dependent with the application if she gain legal guardianship of her. As she can't sponsor her later on since her niece is not orphaned.

 

[PMM]

Hi

I'm sponsoring my wife to Canada. Can I add her niece as a dependent with the application if she gain legal guardianship of her. As she can't sponsor her later on since her niece is not orphaned.

No.

PMM

 

[heckerd]

but won't her niece be consider a dependent on the family class since she the legal guardian.

 

[PMM]

Hi

but won't her niece be consider a dependent on the family class since she the legal guardian.

Nope, not unless the child was adopted would she be a member of the family class.

PMM

 

[heckerd]

thank you for the info