I never thought about that I will get invitation after 2 years, so I filled on interest form just like playing a try, thinking at least I step inside the pool. I filled out in Oct, 2020, I guessed that I can meet LICO starting from 2020, as many many many stuck at home and got EI, but I still kept working in a pharmacy. Adding my grandma's name at time just thinking that why not give it a try.
Parents & Grandparents Program(PGP) 2022
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I never thought about that I will get invitation after 2 years, so I filled on interest form just like playing a try, thinking at least I step inside the pool. I filled out in Oct, 2020, I guessed that I can meet LICO starting from 2020, as many many many stuck at home and got EI, but I still kept working in a pharmacy. Adding my grandma's name at time just thinking that why not give it a try.
You can’t apply for one parent. You must apply for both. The eligibility requirements are clearly stated - you must meet LICO for 3 years. You don’t apply if you don’t meet LICO. Go ahead and apply and see what happens. Just so you know if the program opens next year or the year after, and your file is still being reviewed for not meeting LICO, you can reapply.
Thank you very much for the feedback. I will make sure to attache a letter from the get-go to minimize delays
Because you keep saying it is unfair that you don’t meet LICO. You want to go ahead anyway. You should decline as you don’t meet eligibility requirements. They decline people who are $100 short. You will tie up your application for years, and possibly miss future opportunities because you will not be able to put in further expressions of interest while your file is under review. There is a reason they sent out invites to around 23k and only accept up to 15k. It is because so many applications will not be eligible, and many will be refused because they don’t meet LICO.
you should have checked income requirements BEFORE you submit the interest to sponsor.
this is on the 2020 interest to sponsor form:
What happens next
After the closing date, we'll randomly choose potential sponsors and invite
them to apply to sponsor their parents and grandparents. If we invite you
to apply, you need to meet all eligibility criteria. For example, you need to
meet minimum income requirements, live in Canada and be at least 18
years old.
Add to add: 2019 is the norm: minimum income requirement = LICO + 30% This had always been the requirement until covid hit.
IRCC lowered the requirements by not adding 30% for 2020 and 2021. This is a one-time special treatment for covid. They can announce it to end anytime. You didn't meet the requirement on the year you submitted interest to sponsor (2017, 2018, 2019) and you don't meet the requirement this year when you are invited (2019, 2020, 2021). Don't waste your money and time on it.
If it's witihin the 20 years undertaking (or 10 years depending on the sponsorship rule when they were sponsored) after they were sponsored for PR, they needed to be counted for the family member. Yes the number is 8 for you.Thanks for your response. I have also sponsored my parents in past. they are the permanent resident now. should i be including my parents in the head count? meaning me, me wife, my two kids and my parents . Total 6 people and now two parents in law. meaning i have to meeting the requirement for a family of 8?
Income required for the 3 tax years right before the day you apply (sponsors applying in 2022)
| Total number of people you’ll be responsible for | 2021Footnote1 | 2020Footnote1 | 2019Footnote1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 people | $32,898 | $32,270 | $41,007 |
| 3 people | $40,444 | $39,672 | $50,414 |
I read those online and compared to my T4 slip each year, 3 people, only 2019 is under that numbers. so what do you mean by "You didn't meet the requirement on the year you submitted interest to sponsor (2017, 2018, 2019) and you don't meet the requirement this year when you are invited (2019, 2020, 2021)." it total needs 6 years income?
How can 2019, 2020 and 2021 be 6 years? You need to meet the minimum requirement for EACH of the 3 years and continue to meet income requirement until your application is completed.
"only 2019 is under" is not an excuse. When is doesn't meet the requirement, it doesn't meet it.