3. Who qualifies as a "Dependent Child"?
For Family Sponsorship purposes, a dependent child means a child who is:
Under 22 and unmarried on the date the application for sponsorship is submitted (and still unmarried on the date the child lands in Canada); or
Of any age or marital status and is a continuously enrolled full-time student, who is financially dependent on his or her parents since before the age of 22 (or since becoming a spouse or common-law partner, if this happened before 22); or
Is financially dependent on a parent since before the age of 22 because of a disability.
For Family Sponsorship purposes, a dependent child means a child who is:
Under 22 and unmarried on the date the application for sponsorship is submitted (and still unmarried on the date the child lands in Canada); or
Of any age or marital status and is a continuously enrolled full-time student, who is financially dependent on his or her parents since before the age of 22 (or since becoming a spouse or common-law partner, if this happened before 22); or
Is financially dependent on a parent since before the age of 22 because of a disability.