Ways Of Sponsoring An Adult Brother Or Sister
Sponsoring adult siblings to move to Canada is tricky. There are many cases like this being asked from Canadian visa and immigration experts and although it is a tough situation, it is not hopeless at all.
Let’s discuss some different scenarios and probable solutions to them.
The immigration bill or law says that if an adult sibling is an orphan, under 18 years of age and single, Canadian citizens or permanent residents may sponsor them. Other than that, the only other way of sponsoring an adult brother or sister is through indirect means.
One is by sponsoring a parent. When a Canadian decide to sponsor his/her parent/s, any child of the parent who is under 22 and single can be included in the sponsorhip. If their children are over 22, they can also be considered for inclusion IF the child is substantially dependent on the parents before they turn at the age of 22 and IF they were in continous full time studies or pursues even vocational training since he/she turned 22.
Another situation where sponsoring an adult sibling is possible is if the citizen or Canadian landed immigrant lives alone in Canada, that he or she have no other relative (grandfather, grandmother, aunt, uncle etc.) living in Canada. This is actually applicable to ANY relative in your family regardless of how closely related the Canadian sponsor is. You can sponsor an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandfather, grandmother etc. if you are under a case like this.
Third is by applying as an independent immigrant. The passing mark to qualify for the Federal Skilled Immigration Class as required by Citizenship And Immigration Canada is 67 points (as of this writing Nov2007).
If your sibling is short of the point requirement, additional points can be gained by accomplishing one or a combination of this ways:
1) An Human Resources And Social Development Canada (HRSDC) approved job offer in Canada is waiting before he/she becomes a Canadian landed immigrant.
2) Obtain a work permit or gain at least one (1) year Canadian work experience.
3) Acquire two (2) years of study anywhere in Canada.
However, using your Canadian residence as support to boost your siblings’ to reach the required points will not help. It is not also wise to apply as an independent immigrant if your brother or sister is short on the point requirement, although this is allowed, because of the backlog of the Federal Immigration Department, where some applicants have more than 67 points to show.
You can also check if your brother or sister qualifies to each provincial nominee programs of each province in Canada. A Canadian visa and immigration expert can provide free consultation by contacting them through email and may provide you with more information.
Disclaimer: The immigration article posted above does not substitute as a legal advice on immigration issues. If you need to consult a qualified professional about your case, you can visit The Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) and look for any member consultant or lawyer in the society. Or, we can refer you to a professional immigration consultant who is a member in good standing of CSIC and whose record and honesty we can personally guarantee.
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I am inquiring on behalf of my wife. She would like to sponsor her sister and her family. My wife has no relatives in Canada. Under the sponsorship policy, am I classified as a relative.
Sorry for this delayed response.
To answer your question, you may support your wife’s sponsor application for her sister but you’re not classified as her sisters relative.
my sister just become a permanent resident can she sponser her sister and her two children.
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I am having PR card, working full time, paying taxes since Sep.2008. My wife is in home country (she already go the PR but decided to live separately). My brother who is adult, married with adoptd child is in Dubai. I want to sponsor my brother. Can I do that? If so, what documents I require? How much time is taken in this process?
I am a Canadian PR married to a Canadian citizen. We decided to sponsor my mom, but she refuses to come here. Now, as I was reading the Canada website I was just wondering if I can just get my sister instead since my mom doesn’t wanna be here. I was just basing my point on one of the options listed under canada web page which is another relative of any age or relationship if none of the above relatives could be sponsored, and you have no other relatives who are Canadian citizens, persons registered as Indians under the Indian Act or permanent residents and.
I posted this same question in one forum, and somebody said that it doesn’t apply as I have a husband here. I am just confused since technically speaking a “relative” means somebody related to you by blood.
I would appreciate any feedbacks. Thanks in advance
@china - the response you got in the forum is right. your husband is interpreted in the ruling as your relative or someone you are related with. if i were you, i’d contact immigration canada so you’d find some other ways to sponsor your sister.
MY BROTHER STUDIES IN AUSTRALIA(BRISBANE) SINCE LAST YEAR & HE WANTS ME TO INVITE THERE CAN YOU PLZ HELP ME FOR THE SAME
Hi, Thanks for sharing all this information. I am considering to sponsor my sister, I have no relatived in Canada, I live here totally alone, my parents live in my home country but they have a life there, they don’t want to come. Can I sponsor my sister? She is 26 now. I thought I could qualify on the fact that I have no relatives here in canada. But she does have 2 infant kids though. Thanks.
I’m a little confused about the:
“If their children are over 22, they can also be considered for inclusion IF the child is substantially dependent on the parents before they turn at the age of 22 and IF they were in continous full time studies or pursues even vocational training since he/she turned 22.”
I was still studying and dependent at the age of 23.
I’m 35 now.
My sister has already sponsored my mom and recently, my dad.
So I still qualify under this category?