Sponsoring brother and his family

[borrowedlife]

Hi all, I am a Canadian citizen and would like to know if anyone in similar situation would care to share information on process/steps for applying for my brother and his family who are living in India?

 

[scylla]

We'll need to know more about you to say if sponsorship is even possible.

Do you have a spouse or common law partner? Do you have children? Are your parents still alive? Do you have any family in Canada?

If the answers to any of the above questions is yes - you unfortunately don't qualify to sponsor your bother. If he wishes to immigrate he will have to qualify on his own.

 

[borrowedlife]

We'll need to know more about you to say if sponsorship is even possible.

Do you have a spouse or common law partner? Do you have children? Are your parents still alive? Do you have any family in Canada?

If the answers to any of the above questions is yes - you unfortunately don't qualify to sponsor your bother. If he wishes to immigrate he will have to qualify on his own.

Yes I am married, have a child. Parents are alive and reside in India, no relatives in Canada just me, my husband and son. So, I see I will not be able to sponsor them, so what's next best option, how does he apply from there? Or can i on his behalf apply from here?

 

[scylla]

Yes I am married, have a child. Parents are alive and reside in India, no relatives in Canada just me, my husband and son. So, I see I will not be able to sponsor them, so what's next best option, how does he apply from there? Or can i on his behalf apply from here?

He will have to qualify and apply on his own. There are several different economic immigration streams and you will have to read through them to see if he qualifies to apply (if he meets the criteria). You can find this information here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/apply.asp

 

[borrowedlife]

Thank you for your time and patience, much appreciated.

 

[MBANSAL]

Hi All...
I am also in a similiar fix, request your help on this
i got the PR for me, wife and daughter and expiring in Nov 15, but still not able to decide whether to move or not
my brother has autism and he is 24yrs old. if i move to canada, i can call my parents after 3-4 yrs depending upon financials but dont know whether brother would be allowed to come along. he is dependent and has nobody back here to look after. if he is not granted visa, i wont be able to call even my parents, not even for few days

can anyone help me to give some clarity that dependent brother can be given visa

Thanks

 

[borrowedlife]

@mbansal, sorry to hear about your situation.

Does/has anyone engaged a lawyer from Canada ? Would like referrals to assist in bringing my brother in law and his family? Thanks

 

[borrowedlife]

Sorry I forgot to mention, I live in Mississauga

 

[truesmile]

@ mbansal, sorry to hear about your situation.

Does/has anyone engaged a lawyer from Canada ? Would like referrals to assist in bringing my brother in law and his family? Thanks

Getting a lawyer does not change your eligibility to sponsor your brother. Have him do the eligibility test that now shows up in the right hand pane of this forum.

 

[alex1973]

Hi,

I have a question actually. I have a sister in the Philippines and I want to sponsor her together with her 2 kids. He situation is: she's long been separated with her first husband (more than 10 years now, actually - no divorce, no annullment, no legal separation arrangement). She still carries her former husband's last name and her first daughter carries her father's name. The second daughter carries my sister's maiden name as my second niece was born our of wed lock.

My parents are long gone and I am alone here in Canada; no relatives. I meet the income criteria, and I have a stable job.

Given the above circumstances, can I still sponsor my sister and her dependents?

Thanks.

Alex

 

[ipoo]

Hi,

I have a question actually. I have a sister in the Philippines and I want to sponsor her together with her 2 kids. He situation is: she's long been separated with her first husband (more than 10 years now, actually - no divorce, no annullment, no legal separation arrangement). She still carries her former husband's last name and her first daughter carries her father's name. The second daughter carries my sister's maiden name as my second niece was born our of wed lock.

My parents are long gone and I am alone here in Canada; no relatives. I meet the income criteria, and I have a stable job.

Given the above circumstances, can I still sponsor my sister and her dependents?

Thanks.

Alex

Are you married? have any children?

 

[alex1973]

I forgot to indicate that. Sorry. I am single with no children. I am not in a common law relationship either.

 

[scylla]

I forgot to indicate that. Sorry. I am single with no children. I am not in a common law relationship either.

Based on the information you have provided it does look like you qualify to sponsor your sister and her dependents. Note that she will have to provide some sort of documentation / evidence to prove that she is no longer in a relationship with her husband. Also, she will need to obtain written permission from the fathers of her children to remove the children from the Philippines and relocate them to Canada.

 

[alex1973]

Thanks for the reply. I have another question. I have a sister who has a son turning 19 next year in January and is on his second year in university. My sis was never married, doesn't have a common law partner. Can I sponsor her? How about her child? Can I include my nephew as her dependent if I file the sponsorship say next year? She's actually self-employed back home... will that affect my sponsorship of her?

 

[Rob_TO]

Thanks for the reply. I have another question. I have a sister who has a son turning 19 next year in January and is on his second year in university. My sis was never married, doesn't have a common law partner. Can I sponsor her? How about her child? Can I include my nephew as her dependent if I file the sponsorship say next year? She's actually self-employed back home... will that affect my sponsorship of her?

You must choose which sister to sponsor, you can't sponsor both.

As of the date you submit the application, only your sister's children aged 18 and under can be included in the application. Any child 19 or older at that time is no longer a dependent. So if you want to include her children in the app you must have your application received at CIC before their 19th birthday.

Her employment is irrelevant.