Request for urgent help and guidance regarding eligibility of 15 additional sibling points in my EE application .
After getting my ITA, while filling my application, I noticed the following paragraphs at “ HELP ? “ next to the application sections “ SIBLING “ and “ CRS SCORE “
You can be awarded points if you or your spouse or common-law partner (if they will come with you to Canada) has:
a brother or sister who is (on both the date you submit your profile and when you submit your application for permanent residence)
- 18 years of age or older
- a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- living in Canada
Brother or sister relationships include:
- biological (this means you are related by blood)
- brother or sister
- half-brother or sister
- adopted brother or sister
- step-brother or step-sister (this means you are not related by blood or adoption, but your parents are married or in a common law relationship on both the date you submit your profile and when you submit your application for permanent residence)
CRS - Additional - PR or Canadian Sibling
Points can be awarded if the principal applicant or accompanying spouse or common-law partner has a sibling who is 18 years of age or older as of the date of application and who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident residing in Canada.
Sibling relationships include the following:
- Biological brother or sister
- Adopted brother or sister
- Half-brother or half-sister
- Step-brother or step-sister
My background is -
- I created / submitted my EE profile at CRS 419 on 25th June, 2017.
- My elder brother having a Permanent resident status who was living in India moved to Canada on 12th July, 2017 to permanently settle there.
- Next day on 13th July,I updated my profile and enhanced my crs to 434 by claiming 15 sibling points
- On 29th July, 2017 I also applied for OINP and my present status shows as ASSESSMENT.
- I got ITA on 9th August, 2017.
- Now as per the above paragraphs in application section of my EE profile, the sibling has to be living in canada on both dates i. e the date of submitting profile as well as on the date of submission of application for permanent residence.
- Now as my sibling was in India when I recreated / submitted the EE profile on 25th June, 2017.
My concern is that I don't meet these both dates condition of my sibling living in canada.
Kindly let me know if I am eligible and qualify to obtain 15 sibling points. If not than I shall have to decline the ITA and proceed with OINP if I get the nomination.
I notice why is it that this condition of sibling living in canada on both dates is not mentioned anywhere on IRCC website or canada GAZETTE.
I also checked GLOSSARY section of IRCC website. Here in the SIBLING points description it mentions the two date condition in context with Step-brother / Step - sister only.
Sorry for this post being so long and hoping for an early reply. I can imagine how busy you must be. Many thanks