Sponsoring my brother.

[marvik2011]

Dear friends,
Is anybody know what is the best way to sponsor brother. We are PR holders and settled in Alberta.
My brother is 25 years old.
Thank you very much for your help.
Regards,
Marvik

 

[parker24]

Dear friends,
Is anybody know what is the best way to sponsor brother. We are PR holders and settled in Alberta.
My brother is 25 years old.
Thank you very much for your help.
Regards,
Marvik

You can sponsor:

brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship
another relative of any age or relationship but only under specific conditions (see Note below)
accompanying relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children).
Note: You can sponsor one relative regardless of age or relationship only if you do not have a living spouse or common-law partner, conjugal partner, a son or daughter, parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece who could be sponsored as a member of the family class, and you do not have any relative who is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident or registered as an Indian under the Indian Act.

If you have any other living relative, no, you cannot. He will have to come on his own.

 

[marvik2011]

thanks a lot parker, I read all this but was not sure if it will work.
If anybody went thru this process please advise where to start from.
Thanks a lot guys.

 

[scylla]

thanks a lot parker, I read all this but was not sure if it will work.
If anybody went thru this process please advise where to start from.
Thanks a lot guys.

As parker24 explained - you cannot sponsor your brother. You don't qualify to sponsor him through family class.

He will have to apply on his own (e.g. through the skilled worker or provincial nominee program).

 

[amikety]

thanks a lot parker, I read all this but was not sure if it will work.
If anybody went thru this process please advise where to start from.
Thanks a lot guys.

You may have heard about it because Alberta used to do it.

http://www.albertacanada.com/immigration/immigrating/ainp-fs-family-stream.aspx

You can always check back, but for right now, it's closed.

 

[marvik2011]

You may have heard about it because Alberta used to do it.

http://www.albertacanada.com/immigration/immigrating/ainp-fs-family-stream.aspx

You can always check back, but for right now, it's closed.

Thanks a lot, I know that program is closed ;-( unfortunately. Will wait till 1st of April, and let see.