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Sponsoring a dependent child

Chai28

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Sep 10, 2018
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Hello. Goodmorning. I'm Chailin, from Philippines. I just want to ask something. Because my mother keeps on telling me that I can't be included in her sponsorship as dependent child because of I'm pregnant. That's why she told me that it's so sad for me that I can't go with her. My question is can I still be included as dependent child in her sponsorship even though I'm turning 2month pregnant? ? Btw I'm already 21 and unmarried.
 

zardoz

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Feb 2, 2013
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Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
16-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
31-07-2013
LANDED..........
09-11-2013
Hello. Goodmorning. I'm Chailin, from Philippines. I just want to ask something. Because my mother keeps on telling me that I can't be included in her sponsorship as dependent child because of I'm pregnant. That's why she told me that it's so sad for me that I can't go with her. My question is can I still be included as dependent child in her sponsorship even though I'm turning 2month pregnant? ? Btw I'm already 21 and unmarried.
She is wrong. If you are 21 or below, unmarried and not in a common-law partnership, she can include you as her dependent, pregnant or not.
 
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jddd

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Hello. Goodmorning. I'm Chailin, from Philippines. I just want to ask something. Because my mother keeps on telling me that I can't be included in her sponsorship as dependent child because of I'm pregnant. That's why she told me that it's so sad for me that I can't go with her. My question is can I still be included as dependent child in her sponsorship even though I'm turning 2month pregnant? ? Btw I'm already 21 and unmarried.
Since you are from the Philippines, can we clarify if you are in a "live-in" relationship with the father of your child? If you are, have you been living together for a year or more? If you have, then your mother is correct, not because of your pregnancy but because of your live-in relationship which equals to common-law in Canada. Again, being "single" technically does not make you single in Canadian law. This is a common misconception/excuse given and IRCC knows it.

If the above is unrelated to you, being pregnant should not stop your mother from sponsoring you.
 
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Chai28

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Sep 10, 2018
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Since you are from the Philippines, can we clarify if you are in a "live-in" relationship with the father of your child? If you are, have you been living together for a year or more? If you have, then your mother is correct, not because of your pregnancy but because of your live-in relationship which equals to common-law in Canada. Again, being "single" technically does not make you single in Canadian law. This is a common misconception/excuse given and IRCC knows it.

If the above is unrelated to you, being pregnant should not stop your mother from sponsoring you.
No,I'm not in a live in relationship. We don't even been living for a year nor months.
 

Chai28

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Sep 10, 2018
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Since you are from the Philippines, can we clarify if you are in a "live-in" relationship with the father of your child? If you are, have you been living together for a year or more? If you have, then your mother is correct, not because of your pregnancy but because of your live-in relationship which equals to common-law in Canada. Again, being "single" technically does not make you single in Canadian law. This is a common misconception/excuse given and IRCC knows it.

If the above is unrelated to you, being pregnant should not stop your mother from sponsoring you.
And I'm living together with my mother and my grandma.
 

Chai28

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Sep 10, 2018
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But is there any chance that I can be included in her dependents? What if she didn't put me in her dependents? Is there any possible that it might change and include me??
 

canuck78

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She must be in her 40s and she is living in the Philippines so surprised she qualifies for PR unless she has previously worked in Canada.
 

Chai28

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Sep 10, 2018
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She must be in her 40s and she is living in the Philippines so surprised she qualifies for PR unless she has previously worked in Canada.
Yes she lives here in the Philippines together with us..but that's why she had that kind of visa is because her husband is a Canadian.
 

Chai28

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Sep 10, 2018
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She must be in her 40s and she is living in the Philippines so surprised she qualifies for PR unless she has previously worked in Canada.

But is there any chance that can I be included in her dependents? What if she didn't put me in her dependents? Is there any possible that it might change and include me? ?
 

canuck78

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She was supposed to declare all family members and dependents. She could try and change it before she gets
PR but would need to explain why you weren't declared initially.
 

Chai28

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Sep 10, 2018
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She was supposed to declare all family members and dependents. She could try and change it before she gets
PR but would need to explain why you weren't declared initially.
I also got no idea why she did that. For what I know maybe because she doesn't want me to go there together with her, or maybe it will take her to a long procedure if she includes me or maybe her husband doesn't like me to go there.