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   Family Immigration to Canada 

Canadian citizens and permanent residents living in Canada, 18 years of age or older, may sponsor close relatives or family members who want to become permanent residents of Canada. Sponsors must promise to support the relative or family member and their accompanying family members for a period of 3 to 10 years to help them settle in Canada.

You can sponsor relatives or family members from abroad if they are :

•     • Spouses, common-law or conjugal partners 16 years of age or older;

•     • Parents and grandparents;

•     • Dependent children, including adopted children;

•     • Children under 18 years of age whom you intend to adopt;

•     • Brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces or grandchildren who are orphans; under the age of 18 and not married or in a common-law  
•       relationship; or

•    • You may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have an aunt, uncle or family member from the list above who you could  
•       sponsor   or who is already a Canadian citizen, Indian or permanent resident.

•  • Is under the age of 22 and does not have a spouse or common-law partner;

•  • Is a full time student and is substantially dependent on a parent for financial support since before the age of 22, or since becoming a spouse or common-law partner (if this happened before age 22); or

•  • Is financially dependent on a parent since before the age of 22 because of a disability.

 The medical requirements for spouses, common-law partners, conjugal partners and dependent children are different from the medical requirements that must be met for other members of the Family Class.

Police Certificates and Clearances

 You and your family members must provide a police certificate issued by the authorities of each country in which you have lived for 6 months or more since reaching the age of 18.

Length of Time for Support

You must provide financial support for the relatives or family members you are sponsoring depending on their age and relationship to you.

• • Your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner, you must provide financial support for 3 years from the date that person became a permanent resident;

• • Your, or your spouse's, common-law or conjugal partner's dependent child who is less than 22 years of age, you must provide financial support for 10 years from the date that person became a permanent resident or until the child turns 25 years of age, whichever comes first; • Your, or your spouse's, common-law or conjugal partner's dependent child who is 22 years of age or older, you must provide financial support for 3 years from the date that person became a permanent resident; or

•  • Any other person not mentioned above, you must provide financial support for 10 years from the date that person became a permanent resident.

•  • The person you want to sponsor is a member of the family class;

•  • You are 18 years of age or older;

•  • You are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;

•  • You reside in Canada. Evidence that they will reside in Canada may include one or more of the following:

•  • Letter from an employer;

•  • Letter of acceptance to a Canadian educational institution;

•   • Proof of having rented/bought a dwelling in Canada;

•  • Reasonable plans for re-establishing in Canada or severing ties to the other country;

•  • You sign an undertaking promising to provide for the basic requirements of the person being sponsored and, if applicable, his or her family 
•     members;

•  • You and the person being sponsored sign an agreement that confirms that each of you understands your mutual obligations and
•     responsibilities;

•  • You have an income that is at least equal to the minimum necessary income, the amount of which is published yearly by the Canadian government. This condition does not apply if you are sponsoring only:

•  • Your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner who has no dependent children; or

•  • Your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner whose dependent children have no children of their own; or

•  • Your dependent child who has no children of his or her own. Family Member Sponsorship You can sponsor close family members living abroad, including:

•   • Parents;

•  • Grandparents;

•  • Children adopted outside of Canada or intended to be adopted in Canada;

•  • Brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, grandsons or granddaughters who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner;

•  • Any other family member if there is no spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, son, daughter, mother, father, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, niece or nephew who is a Canadian citizen, registered Indian or permanent resident or whom you may sponsor.

Partner Applications for Immigration to Canada

•  • Spouse;

•  • Common law partner;

•  • Conjugal partner; and

•  • Same sex partner.

The new spousal policy sets out that most spouses and common-law partners in a genuine relationship with a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, regardless of status, are able to apply for permanent residence while remaining in Canada.

• • You must have a Certificate of Marriage issued by the province or territory where the marriage took place. If you were married outside Canada:

• • The marriage must be valid under the law of the country where it took place and under Canadian law;

• • A marriage performed in an embassy or consulate must comply with the law of the country where it took place, not the country of nationality of the Embassy or Consulate.

Tourist VisaBusiness Visas to Canada are generally granted to immigrants who can invest in, or start businesses in Canada.

 Investors

The Immigrant Investor Program seeks to attract experienced persons and capital to Canada.

Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneur Program seeks to attract experienced migrants that will own and actively manage businesses in Canada.

Every year more than 35 million people visit Canada; some of these people require a Canadian Travel Visa.

To visit Canada you:

•  • Must be healthy. You might need a doctor's examination;

•  • Must respect Canadian laws;

•  • Will need a valid passport, proof of who you are or other travel documents;

•  • Will need a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) if you are from one of the countries on the Designated Countries/Territories List; and

•  • May need a letter of invitation.  

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND TRAVEL can assist you with all your questions and processing of visas and other legal work you may need in acquiring visas transportation and many forms of documentation. We have been processing hundreds of visas to Canada for 10 years and are aware of the Embassy local requirements as well as the interview preparation.